Cargo

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a b Dellar, Fred (12–25 May 1983). "Men at Work: Cargo" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol.5, no.10. Peterborough. p.35. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2022 . Retrieved 13 February 2022– via World Radio History. Men At Work lose plagiarism case in Australia". BBC News. 4 February 2010 . Retrieved 4 February 2010. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021 . Retrieved 25 February 2022.

The strong first side ends with “No Sign of Yesterday”, a song of nostalgia and longing lyrically, where Rees and Speiser add some rare rhythm accents, adding effect to the darkness of the song. Strykert also gets into the act with a souring and soulful guitar lead. Perhaps the best pure pop song of the entire decade of the 1980s, “Overkill” contains a hyper new-wave rhythm beneath the deep and melodic vocals of Colin Hay. This is all topped off with a signature saxophone and haunting synths by Greg Ham and yet another tremendous lead guitar by Strykert. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Pop chart and contains spastic yet profound lyrics, highlighted by the fantastic line; Nimmervoll, Ed. "Men at Work". Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012 . Retrieved 15 September 2014. In 2019, Hay once again revived the Men at Work moniker and began touring with another new group of musicians. No other previous Men At Work members are involved in the current revival.a b McFarlane, 'Men at Work' entry. Archived from the original on 13 May 2003. Retrieved 15 September 2014. They won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1983, they were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1994, and they have sold over 30 million albums worldwide. In May 2001, "Down Under" was listed at No.4 on the APRA Top 30 Australian songs and Business as Usual appeared in the book 100 Best Australian Albums (October 2010). While "Who Can It Be Now?" was still in the topten in the US, "Down Under" was finally released in that market. It entered the US charts at No.79 and tenweeks later, it was No.1. [18] By January 1983 Men at Work had the top album and single in both the US and the UK – never previously achieved by an Australian act. [7] "Be Good Johnny" received moderate airplay in the US; it reached the top20 in Canada. [16]

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Offiziellecharts.de – Men At Work – Cargo" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 February 2022. Countdown is an Australian pop music TV series that aired on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards. [42] Year Cargo is not without its weak spots, as side two does contain some blatant filler, starting with “Blue For You”, a song that is pure Caribbean in texture right down to the percussive and keyboard effects. “I Like To” is the most universally panned song on the album due to the harsh, exaggerated, late-70s techno-punk vocals by Greg Ham.

Fletcher, Alex (30 July 2009). "Men At Work accused of plagiarism". Digital Spy . Retrieved 2 July 2014. Adams, Cameron (10 August 2015). "Men at Work's Colin Hay says Down Under lawsuit 'contributed' to death of his dad and bandmate". News Corp Australia Network . Retrieved 11 August 2017. a b c d e "Men at Work – Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". AllMusic . Retrieved 15 September 2014.In 1984, Speiser and Rees were asked to leave the group, leaving Hay, Ham, and Strykert as a trio, accompanied by session musicians. During the recording of the Two Hearts album, Strykert decided to leave. Soon after the 1985 release of Two Hearts, Ham left also, leaving Hay as the sole remaining member. Hay elected to work as a solo artist shortly thereafter in early 1986, and the Men at Work name was retired. Wirt, John (28 April 2022). "Colin Hay's enjoying being a man at work again; See him next week at the Manship". The Advocate . Retrieved 30 October 2022.