Apr 19th, 2008
Colin Hay comes back to work
Who can it be now? How about Colin Hay, the voice and songwriting talent behind 1980s mega-hitmakers Men at Work. Hay’s been on the comeback trail for a few years now and he’s built enough of a fan base that he shouldn’t have any trouble filling the World Cafe Live for his two shows Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Hay’s still-intact wit and warmth defined the now-classic Men at Work albums — which contained Aussie-heavy Top 10 hits like “Down Under,” “Overkill” and “Who Can It Be Now?” during the MTV hey-day of the mid-80s.
More recently, Hay’s “I Just Don’t Think I’ll Ever Get Over You,” became a memorable part of the “Garden State” movie soundtrack, earning praise from even John Mayer: “This is without a doubt my favorite song of the year,” Mayer wrote in Esquire Magazine. “I’m still trying for a tune like this of my own.”
As frontman for Men at Work, Hay was responsible for one of the most identifiable sounds in ’80s pop music: infectious, blue-eyed soul with a pointedly quizzical lyrical outlook. For the past 16 years, guitarist/singer Hay has worked primarily as a solo artist.
Over the past few years, Hay’s solo material has been given increased exposure thanks to actor Zach Braff (TV’s “Scrubs” and “Garden State”) and producer/director J.J. Abrams (”What About Brian,” “Alias”). Both Abrams and Braff have taken personal interests in Hay and his music, featuring Hay’s songs in television and film projects.
Hay’s current album, “Are You Lookin’ At Me?,” is his first record of new material in more than five years and is a tuneful and insightful meditation on love, life, sobriety and perseverance.
And if you’re in the mood for something truly sizzling, check out Alo Brasil at the World Cafe Live Saturday night. A band consisting of 12 Philadelphia musicians spanning three generations Alo Brasil was born out of a passion for Brazilian music.
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10 Responses to “Colin Hay comes back to work”
I work as a student and I can tell you something big is definitely coming.I go to college. I won’t tell you where, though. I notice things. The professors have been acting pretty weird lately. They’re preparing for something big. Ever since Spring Break ended we have started having these “review sessions.” I don’t know what that means, but it has to be bad. Everywhere I turn, people are reading from books and notes and whispering to one another. Trust me on this one, fellow students. Something big is coming, and we’re fucked.
A very vague post.But by the way, he’s very likely talking about the North American Union or a world currency. That’s why we’re hearing about this so-called Credit Crisis. It’s manufactured. After all, the elites control like 85% of the markets, so they really can shift entire economies with a few quick decisions.
I bet he works works at Sears. I had a relative that worked at Sears for 15+ years. She told me they were pulling a lot of those stunts over a year ago — pulling fluorescents, switching off power overnight, etc. — before her job eventually got “eliminated” in the way he describes.
Sell your twinkie gold and buy fillings!
You can’t just make a judgement based on your enviroment, especially at a retail level. I work in retail as a member of store-level management, but I have access to all the emails, memos and whatnot that the store manager gets, and hear of any news brought down by regional and corporate.The article feels very contrived. The author tries to use the previous year’s sales compared to the current year as a valid point, but it’s not at all. Sales at my store have been continuously going up since last year, during parts of the year in which we dont typically have consistant sales (mostly between major seasons like Christmas, Halloween, etc.). His company may very well just be managed poorly and now they’re making up for poor decisions made.He also fails to mention whether or not any similarly based stores opened up in the area. And that Internet-based sales have gone up as well.It just all feels really contrived and instead of blaming his employer, he’d rather blame the economy and try to get a popular story.
So you cleansed their souls before killing them?
I was thinking Sears too, and making note so that when I buy a TV, I’ll know where to go. Where should a person buy a tv?
Sears is a financial services company, their products are there just to push credit cards.
Ouch. Careful with your timing there housing bear. Obviously Target (electronics, consumables, 24hrs, target card payments, “team members”)… and I think you posted this a bit before the earnings report was released today.Reuters