Colin Hay - Down Under

[TheGuitarfreak939]

what is the last sentence that colin hay says, which is completly irrelevant...can't understand it =/

[knowtwodrugs]

@TheGuitarfreak939 I think he says "And then he said something which is completely irrelevant", "hey man you're from Australia!"

[kssork]

heard this for the first time today... hell of a song.

[writeract2]

Luv Colin Hay, such a nice guy.

[atlantisrising100]

I have been living in Canada for last 9yrs.I didnt realize how lucky i was to be an Aussie until i came here.I love this song and it always reminds me of home. To all the Aussies we fucking rock!!!

[SuperZerodotcom]

Genius!

[wolfatnight]

fucking KILLS it, man..... fan-FUCKING-tastic... with a capital F... as in FUCK

[damoknopfler]

air supply person ..shut dafuck up gobshite...does anyone know the tab for this version

[lysestak1]

simple, but fantastic! the simplicity probably is some of the best with colin ;)

[MrSerloin]

Colin should be titled Brilliance at Work and this clip just proves who was the driving force behind the band at their peek and he still thrives long after the breakup. The lawsuit, just some opportunist making a packet at someone elses expense being legal doesn't make it right!

[AkebaF]

What do you think about song where sing Colin Hay and Sam Lloyd or The Blinks? Greeting from Poland :)

[Purrpussful]

I found this when I went searching for the outcome of the lawsuit over the song and am glad I gave it a listen. Wonderful job, very moving. The lawsuit was totally stupid, given that the Kookaburra song's author was alive when this was a hit and she didn't do anything.

[Jturbo3077]

really interesting picking towards the middle-middle end of the song....good song, sounds great on the acoustic too

[Airsupplyband]

Colin Gay is going to jail!!! he stole the music Down Under from Kookabura!!!!

[manc84]

@Airsupplyband haha a little wrong, there was a minor riff that came from the Kookabura, in court they stated it was mnor and on no imortant part of the song!

[HeinzVomHeinzberg]

@Airsupplyband

Its called a cover u fkin jerk

[Purrpussful]

@Airsupplyband Being ordered to pay 5% of the royalties earned since 2002 (due to the statute of limitations, that's as far back as it could go) by the music publishing company (not the song's composer, who died in 1988) is hardly a prison sentence. Try Googling "Men At Work Land Down Under lawsuit". Jeez, this makes you look stupid!!

[090206p]

@Airsupplyband what's your problem with colin hay? you can suck his cock anytime

[HerbSmoulder]

@Airsupplyband Go die. 

[LUVTHEKILLERS]

Saw him last night at World Cafe at the Queen, Wilmington DE. It was moving, I cried at Maggie, and Water over me, laughed and cheered for his soul. loved it.

[freemarketeer67]

Colin performed a great show in Rockland, Maine last night. He was very funny and guitar playing was superb, not to mention his great voice which came through nicely at the Strand. Thanks for a great nite Colin!! Off to Dylan/Leon Russell on Sat.

[TheBrucke]

Who know were i cann finde the Taps for this sorng (the original taps )

[Droamen]

@TheBrucke Tap? or do you mean tab?

[mcheffey1976]

Colin is hilarious!!! Love It mate!! Colin ROCKS!!! Awesome ...Love your music!!!! Such an awesome Acoustic version i love this!!!!

[mpm111144]

G'day, mate! Great vid. Ta for putting this up here! :D)

[Chakuza971]

Is this the original?

[thedudsonette]

land down under the hole in the ozon layer

sorry australia but it wasn't my fault!

[Danwice]

I love ya, AUSTRALIA!!! I love this land where women glow and men plunder, where beer does flow and men chunder. This song gives me the creeps!!! Everytime I listen to it. Australia, I want to see ya again...

[MsMarple2504]

awesome *_*

[RayTheCrowHell89]

good song i love it

[Philter12]

I guess 44 people don't like vegemite :/

[sparky7327]

day 30: still on this song :D

[Pim2015]

very beautiful song acoustic,but no have translation ,well if i can get it.

[daboodavy]

@Pim2015 for what language? the song is in english :P

[tristantupaz]

@daboodavy : are u trying to be a comedian???

[daboodavy]

@tristantupaz no i just dont know what he wants a translation for man :)

[blaa94]

@daboodavy

the accent muhbee

[myvanillacoke]

needs more cowbell.................

[zumerian]

@myvanillacoke lolz everything dose, but this is an exception.

[akjoda]

Love the acoustic version. Scottish born but lived in OZ for decades and other members of Men at Work are Aussies. Their career started here. They are an Aussie group. ACDC has Scottish born guys as well....

[Giallo007]

@akjoda well most australians have british histories

[droutsolias]

@Giallo007 british chains?:))))))))))))))

[Freddchen007]

need the studio version -.-

[tristantupaz]

I would really like to hear more from Colin Hay. He reminds me of Sting of the Police. Their voice simply have the same calibre. Awesome musicians. I thought Colin Hay past away many years ago. I am just happy to know that he is still around!! I've always been a big fan of "Men at Work".

[rastablues1]

@tristantupaz He has like 6 or 7 solo albums out...Good stuff.

[shaneo4550]

awsome song, just confirms your australian listining to this

[kdaffy1991]

amazing song.. for so long i didn't even know if he was saying down under or st else lol

[09NudeL09]

2:49 lmfao :D

[dost1968]

Because of this I love Austuralians:)

[lonestar7703]

Can someone show how to play this? please

[TheNapalmSunrise]

great ♥

[Bayareaistitutionfan]

does anyone know what guitar he plays?

[redos12]

@Bayareaistitutionfan i think its one of those ones with like stringy things on.

[TheFreeman35]

colin hay rocks my world

thanks for posting

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[airwave2oo8]

what a song

[Brandy10074]

apparantly air supply missed the memo on this kookaburra situation - the music company with the rights that song now own 5% of the men at work tune due to similarities.

[Alicynx]

I would think it's flattering for people from other countries to sing songs in praise of yours. Can you stop for a second and just take the compliment? Srsly...

[myvanillacoke]

43 people hate vegemite!



[FallenAngelsSword363]

1:20 for start the song

[FreleoyDelgadou]

@FallenAngelsSword363 what a nice replay button :d

[StefanR10]

@FallenAngelsSword363 I wacht the full video

[isaiaslimadesouza1]

@FallenAngelsSword363

Obrigado!!

Thanks !!

You have a good taste to music..

[suboticaUSAsandiego]

The thunder from Down Under!

[myanda93]

can anybody please tell me which chords he uses?I´ve searched on the internet and saw even harder versions of this song.

[myanda93]

I´m crazy about this song!!!

[weeboys2]

Colin Hay is brilliant!

[Disbeliefer]

THIS is awesome!



[Airsupplyband]

Colin Gay you thief!!!! You stole this from KOOKABURA SITS IN THE OLD GUM TREE!!! You are going to jail!!! Don't worry Graham Russel and Russell Hitchcock of Air Supply will visit you in jail and sing Lost in Love HA HA HA HA HA HA

[5starGenAlpha5nake]

@Airsupplyband Have you done so much of the new charilie sheen drug that you lost your mind?

[Airsupplyband]

@5starGenAlpha5nake ..BOOOOOOOO Colin Hay!!! you're such a BIG SHAME to Australian rock!!! Oh you're not an Aussie!!! But just a thief from Scotland!!! You stole Kookabura!!!! Air supply's advise to you is to refrain from singing Down under in your gigs!!! or else the crowd wil pelt you with rotten tomatoes!!!!!!!

[5starGenAlpha5nake]

@Airsupplyband Why do you call your self air supply band? Do you know everything about Air supply?

[ostynd]

@Airsupplyband your logic is ridiculous! how many songs have been written about america and europe from outsiders?

[GaboHouseGabo]

@Ganymetnerathor legen wait for it...dary !! legendary !

[nobodypk]

Scrubs!

[opportunista1]

help. help, the replay button just got rape! great work :)

[spuzum45]

Awesome. This guitar is cool

[TravellingJamie]

One of the most beautiful combinations of sounds to ever be assembled by man

[der3raum1]

so much better than in the radio........fucking good

[evelajna4]

i'm having sex with button 'replay'

[palokowski]

that is not Aussie accent, absolutely not.

[carneyfex]

@palokowski He is not Australian.

[palokowski]

@carneyfex really? lol I've always thought they were Australian. well, thanks for the information. :)

[palokowski]

Respond to this video...

This explains my doubt

Colin James Hay[1][2] (born 29 June 1953) is a Scottish-Australian musician, who made his mark during the 1980s as lead vocalist of the Australian band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist.

source, Wikipedia

[leedsmanc]

@palokowski He has a slight aussie twang on a few of his words, but yes it's mostly Scots.

[lvanhalen]

The main guy the main guy he died funny go colin!!!!!!!! :)

[WillPG1212]

MUST HAVE TABS!!!

seriously tho this version is just amazing, but i can't figure out the picking :(

[felixmeretrix]

@WillPG1212 I'm like that! I can get it for the first couple of chords but not completely, it's a weird pattern.

[Guyll21]

This is almost like an all new song. Love it!

[muzzyizz]

Does anybody know if or when he's coming to England please?

[edmac164]

Going to see Colin tomorrow night in Athens Ga. Really looking forward to it.

[zkalish]

Colin hay is a fucking genius

[KTfelz]

love this version :)

[buzzatronica]

One of a kind artist. Originality and talent.

[SamyDeluxe4]

I think its good, but miles away from original...

[vinnothelizard]

cud not hit the high notes .. rubbish!!

[srssll]

@vinnothelizard do you really think he was trying to? this is a very different version. check out some other recent Colin Hay acoustic stuff on youtube - he can still hit those notes alright!

[emotionWomen]

thats SO great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[areyoulookinatmepal1]

thumbs up if your glad the band didn't make it

[sacranite]

This version is so much better than the original one

[harryos]

Colin you are still the Dogs Bollocks, Keep goin

[AirSnitch2]

Wow. When I saw him in Scrubs I thought he was just some random singer. Don't hate on me, I'm only 16, and 17 in a few months. But I love old music like this, Nic Kershaw is my favourite though.

[jwickham65]

Its not enough that he has one of the best voices in pop music, that he excels at writing interesting lyrics and melodies, or that he plays a wicked guitar...he's got to be freaking hilarious as well.

[dobynelms]

Colin Hay is well worth seeing live :)) Very funny and so talented

[4gs8vh4gs8vh]

never new this song was THAT good!!! great!!!

[Velkus96]

just hypnotic!

[PlayaPat7]

/watch?v=_aPMw9jqzkw

OFFICIAL VIDEO !! :D

Thumbs up, so everyone can see the official Video, it isn't restricted by Youtube since 3 days :)

Hope it is okay for the Uploader from this video, if I post this comment! 

[Matze2108]

@PlayaPat7 down...

[PlayaPat7]

@Matze2108 Yeah :(

Google for: Down Under - Men at Work dailymotion

[4EVAVIVALARAZA]

i actualy love this version of this song! awesome cover!

[Leo2000]

@4EVAVIVALARAZA

I agree, but it`s not a cover. It`s Colins song and you hardly can`t cover your own songs. Right ?!

[4EVAVIVALARAZA]

@Leo2000 haha yea i know what you meen but i ment version like hes on his own and no backing etc :)

[sennsilvano]

I like the way he sing his texts who are beautiful.

[TheGravedigger1990]

awesome!



[L3golASS]

Do you come from a land down under?

[Jonheich]

@L3golASS Sorry I'm spanish but I'd really like visit the land of down under.

[Jonheich]

Right, I know he is scottish, instead he moved very young to Australia and is known and famous related with 'men at work' who are a band from that country. Now I'm still interested on understand what is the reason because people are laughing when the video starts.

[Dixiechicken73]

@Jonheich just saw him last week and he tells a bunch of funny stories, so thats why the people are laughing.

[Jonheich]

@Dixiechicken73  Thanks so much.This guy is awesome and I've followed him since eighties. . .

[roensch85]

hes awsome

[21PMaster]

he´s very awesome !! and also the song !!

[danielcoppock]

WOW HES AWSOME

[KNO3CS]

Got chills at 2:54, the instrumental bridge... WoooooH!

[Jonheich]

HI! Could anybody writing the Colin Hay's video dialogue before he start singing?. Sorry for my bad australian listening. Thanks in advance.

[meandmyself83]

@Jonheich He´s not austrailian, he is scottish;-)

[suicidefoxx]

He starts singing @ 1:20

[WumboWarrior]

he does a great job at putting a whole new spin on his old classics and still having it equally great

[tdryther]

I like the bit at about 1 minute in. "No they broke up years ago man...The main guy... the main guy, he died!" Hilarious.

I wonder when this was recorded?

His guitar version is a lot different than the song on the CD. I wish I could play it like that..

[ceb5080]

Wow!

[jovanrapboy]

Give me 39 bullets...

[DUHHBUHH]

@jovanrapboy Give me.. * counts comments including the number of dislikes* about 40 bullets

[powel92]

amazing song!

[powel92]

39 people who pressed the wrong button

amazing!

[DerOrk]

@powel92 ya know, in Australia the whole Youtube Interface is up side down, so, misstakes can happen there.

[tributeforlife]

AUSTRALIA

[bonnarooU]

i want a begamite snadwich

[adrianewald1]

@bonnarooU

he said...

he just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich

[shinkun1234]

can't wait to see Colin Hay live 2nd row. Too bad it is 6 mos from now!

[brgvlt]

this sucks



[lachnick]

@brgvlt you goose do you have ears???

[mikefmale]

@brgvlt it sucks like you suck cock so its friggin great.

[optimus1497]

@brgvlt thats great that you have a opinion but if its not positive please dont share it(THIS SONG FUCKING ROCKS!)

[MultiGenesimmons]

awesome,great accoustic version...i like :)

[Ph0eniiX48]

@Ganymetnerathor ohh yes ! (:

[Pentaquin]

a great australian artist...

[meandmyself83]

@Pentaquin He is scottish ;-)

[TheMightyHartley]

@Pentaquin He's Scottish

[HildeMarie92]

look at me with a brand new hyundai

[mrmackch600]

Amazing performance and a great song!!!

[alexamnt]

where can i download this song?

[pitbull8myguitar]

@alexamnt uhhh right here einstein.

[sugarlandbaby929]

Im so grateful my friend introduced me to Colin Hay.. I love him!!!

[SLaYeROoO]

His Best Song !!! <3<3<3

[Billy29163]

One of the most interesting singer of 80-es...long live Colin Hay!!!

[MyBACON666]

To Colin Hay: Don't quit your day job, being a Man at Work.

[gossy94]

AWESOME

[TheEsperanza243]

I now love Colin Hay. Only because he performed in Bolivia, where I was born.

[tobbenhoeiland]

look at me in my brand new hyundai!

[rectify2003]

@tobbenhoeiland No !!

[tiagorochanh]

caaara, ele eh mt bom...

nunk tinha escutado solo, soh com men at work, fiquei mt admirado agora *-*

foda d+

[Doggfaced]

gr8 vid, thanks for uploading

[Schamuschi]

eomfach nur geil!!!

[Schamuschi]

man so geil dieses lied!!!

[xshad4wx]

FUCK RAP, FUCK HIP HOP, FUCK TECHNO!!!

THIS IS MUSIC!!!

[musicispower84]

NICE! I LOVE THIS!

[BorderrBandit]

Sounds Good ... nice to know that the artists of the eighties are alive and well. Kudos Colin from Texas!!!!

[sherrillwallace]

Does anyone know what kind of guitar he is playing. It sounds great. Thanks. Sherrill

[haxxxxxri]

dude... this is awesome

[mrblurblur2003]

und bergen

[MissTozzy123]

was this is germany? there's lots of germans that commented! :D

[chesco1987]

DOES anyone know where can i find the tabs or chords for this version!? Plz help me I really love to play it like this!! thankss

btw this version RULES!! COLIN HAY IS THE MAN!!