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"It's a Mistake" is an anti-war song. [1] The song's lyrics deal with the mindset of military men across the world in the 1980s, wondering if and when the countries of NATO and the communist states of the Warsaw Pact will end the Cold War standoff with conventional battle or a nuclear exchange. Hay sings in the persona of a mid-level officer ...
Hay elected to work as a solo artist shortly thereafter in early 1986, and the Men at Work name was retired. From 1996 until 2002, Hay and Ham revived the name and toured the world as Men at Work (accompanied by new group members). On 19 April 2012, Ham was found dead at his home from an apparent heart attack. [6]
Men at Work in 1983. Men at Work is an Australian pop rock band founded in 1978 in St Kilda, Victoria. [1] [2] [3] The group is best known for several Number 1 singles and studio albums released between 1981 and 1983. [1] The following is a complete chronology of the band's member history.
Live in Christchurch 1982: Released: ... CD (limited), DD, streaming; Label: Men at Work, Black Box Records/ MGM Distribution; Major compilations ... "It's a Mistake ...
Brazil is a live album by Australian band Men at Work, released in 1998.This album was recorded at a live show at Olympia music venue in Brazil, hence the title. It was first released there as Brazil '96, but for the international release, the year was removed and a new studio recording, "The Longest Night", was added.
Contraband: The Best of Men at Work is the third compilation album by Australian pop rock band Men at Work. It was released in 1996. The album includes 16 tracks from the band's three studio albums. The album reached number 36 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.
The best-known version was then released on Columbia in 1981 as the second single from Men at Work's debut studio album Business as Usual. The hit song went to number one in their home country Australia in December 1981, and then topped the New Zealand charts in February 1982. The song topped the Canadian charts in October 1982. [11]
Cargo is the second studio album by the Australian pop rock band Men at Work, which was released in April 1983.It peaked at No. 1 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart, No. 2 in New Zealand, No. 3 on the United States Billboard 200, and No. 8 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart.