Marc Valdez Weblog (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Absurd! : Think of Australia. Now think of a tune. "Waltzing Matilda" probably comes to mind. So might the popular nursery tune "The Kookaburra Song." Then there's Men at Work's "Down Under." That major international pop hit and "The Kookaburra Song" now reside at the center of a fierce intellectual-property battle raging in Australia. The copyright holder of...
Everything Fabiolus (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Colin Hay guest stars on the ‘My Overkill’ episode of Scrubs. He sings one of Men At Works’ greatest hits, “Overkill”. This is one of my favorite Scrubs episodes.
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Former Men at Work frontman's doing just fine as a solo artist. American Sunshine marks the tenth record and twenty-second year of Colin Hay's solo career, far outstripping his Men at Work output. Granted, it's the Men at Work hits he's best known for, but that doesn't seem to bother Hay (he seems to have looked back only once, with 2003's Man at Work, where he re-recorded some of his former band's...
I Am Fuel, You Are Friends (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
There was a time in 2005 when Spring was just in full bloom, and things were starting to shift around on the seismic levels of my life. I found myself headed up to the shiny lights of Seattle, where the forest creeps right down to the edge of the endless waters that surprise you at [...]
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
THE musician who created the catchy flute riff for the hit pop song Down Under in 1979 says he did not know it echoed the children's folk song Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree.
Wilson's Blogmanac (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
"EIGHTIES rock legend and Men At Work lead singer Colin Hay yesterday admitted singing the words to the children's folk song 'Kookaburra' during live performances of the band's anthem 'Down Under'. But in another toe-tapping day in the Federal Court, Hay couldn't recall more than the first line of 'Kookaburra' when asked to give a rendition. The star took his guitar into the witness stand to give...
Tax cuts will go ahead: Rudd (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
THE flute riff in Down Under is "unmistakably" the same as an Aussie folk tune but because it is in a reggae style it sounds different, a court has heard.
The Herald (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
MEN AT WORK'S lead singer, Colin Hay, has admitted to singing the words ''kookaburra sits in an old gum tree'' during live performances of his hit song Down Under earlier this decade, but denied he did so on many or ''repeated'' occasions.
Kylie Minogue announces US tour (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
MEN At Work's alleged illegal use of an Australian folk song theme may be in a different key, but it is still the same song, a music expert has told a court.
Tax cuts will go ahead: Rudd (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
MEN At Work's alleged illegal use of an Australian folk song theme may be in a different key, but it is still the same song, a music expert has told a court.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
KOOKABURRA Sits in the Old Gum Tree is a distinct and memorable Australian melody, so there is no surprise that it ended up in a song that celebrated all things antipodean, a court has been told.
Mary Colurso's Blog & Column - al.com (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Former lead singer of Men at Work continues to write, perform
The Age (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
There is a fine line between riff and rip-off.
mel.opho.be (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
When I arrived at the Aladdin Theater to see Colin Hay , I was not prepared for the show I ended up getting. My experiences with Hay’s music have been contained mostly to his mellower, acoustic work and his time spent with Men at Work. This show proved to be a lot more rocking than I had anticipated. Hay is currently touring in support of his forthcoming album, American Sunshine . Partially...
caffeine-headache (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
I recently received American Sunshine, the new album from singer/songwriter Colin Hay (who you may remember as lead vocalist of the 80's band Men at Work) in my inbox, and while I haven't really absorbed it, there is one...
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