Men at Work - It's a mistake & Be good Johnny

Live "Maratonrock" from Germany and recorded in Sweden 1983. The best happening that year.

The concerts took place in Westfalen Halle in Dortmund west Germany 14/5-83 and were introduced in swedish TV 30/7-83. The order of bands: Nena, Men at Work, The Tubes, Ultravox, Little River Band, Robert Palmer and B-52's. It was more maratonrock 1983 in swedish TV: 29/1-83 and 16/4-83.

Colin Hay - Vocals, Guitar
Ron Strykert - Guitar, Vocals
John Rees - Bass
Jerry Speiser - Drums
Greg Ham - Saxophone, Flute, Keyboards

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• work
• mistake
• good
• live
• maratonrock

[tronutter]

Its a great song in every respect: maybe Colin Hay was just just too concerned not to drop a note and so made sure he delivered. Pity as it rocks and the whole joint should be jumping to this classic ska-rock song. Guitar solo to die for - well played that man!

[gmr366]

Colin Hay the lead singer looked pretty intense and focused to me... He wanted to give a good rendering. He managed to do that. A flawless performance in my view. Perhaps lack of enthusiasm comes from being on the road and performing two or three concerts a day. It'll knock any person out!

Having said that, raulisea, your are right... I just think it's hard to look super excited all the time given the demands of the biz. Being a star is hard on a person! Very hard.

[rowdymax1]

something about that guitar solo in "It's A Mistake"...still gives me chills everytime i hear it.

[rowdymax1]

German audiences are so polite...good on ya Colin Hay!

[SpecialMarco]

Wonderful songs!

Fabolous '80's...

Thanks for this video!

[MarceloLaraM]

que Buenos estos compares, una de mis bandas favoritas. saludos

[vespasianlegx11]

there is so much more to this band then /down under ,colin hay was a great front man and the rest of the band where great musicians .

[musclenigga09]

omg listening to the live version now! Don't let my screen name fool ya...love these guys!!

[susancseay]

I love this band!! Men at Work is awesome!

[iamipula]

very good live performance... close to the original which is very important if it's not about doing something extraordinary

[danielpassigmailcom]

@real80smusic

i think that the police are still underrated and few people appreciate the fine subtleties of their music.

[Mhikeal]

This was arguably one of the best concerts I've ever seen, even if I only did see it on TV on Nickelodeon (before it went mainstream) when it aired in late 1983. I have a lot of fond memories of watching it and it made me a Men at Work fan.