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"Down Under" is a song recorded by Australian rock band Men at Work. It was originally self-released in 1980 as the B-side to their first local single, "Keypunch Operator", before the band signed a recording contract with Columbia Records. [8] Both early songs were written by the group's co-founders, Colin Hay and Ron Strykert. [9]
Down Under" was co-written by Hay and Strykert, [9] and became the group's first number-one hit in December – which stayed at the top for six weeks. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The album was released on 9 November 1981, it entered the top 50 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart in December peaking at No. 1 for nine weeks and appearing in the top ...
In early 2009 the Australian music-themed TV quiz, Spicks and Specks, had posed a question which suggested that "Down Under" contained elements of "Kookaburra". [25] Larrikin, then headed by Norman Lurie, filed suit after Larrikin was sold to another company and had demanded between 40% and 60% of the previous six years of earnings from the ...
Land Down Under may refer to: Down Under, a colloquialism used to refer to Australia and New Zealand, or the Pacific island countries collectively "Down Under" (song), a song by Men at Work; Love Me Again (Land Down Under), a Filipino film initially titled Land Down Under
The term Down Under is a colloquialism differently construed to refer to Australia and New Zealand, or the Pacific island countries collectively. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The term originally referred solely to Australia and gradually expanded in scope.
Love Me Again (Land Down Under) is a 2008 Philippine romantic drama film starring Angel Locsin with Piolo Pascual released under Star Cinema. The film was directed by award-winning film director Rory Quintos. Love Me Again had its world premiere in Los Angeles on December 6, 2008 and in San Francisco, California on December 7, 2008. It opened ...
Once upon a time, in a far away land called England, a young Prince decided to play for the university water polo team and donned a Speedo that was abnormally high up on his waist.
The music video for the first single from the EP, "Choke", premiered at purevolume.com on August 25, 2010, in support of the EP's release. It was the first of a three-part series, followed by "Don't Hate" and "Hell or High Water". It shows characters killing record executive-type personnel, running from the police, and then dying in the final ...