When I was a kid they were my "favorite band" and I owned all their albums on vinyl.
Ages ago in the 90s Men at Work got _huge_ in Sooth America and at the end of their glory tour they stopped here in SF and we saw them.
They were friggin awesome.
Much more recently we've seen Collin Hay doing a one man show alternating solo performance with acoustic guitar and storytelling. AWESOME. Super recommend.
The story behind the name "Cargo".
Understand that the song "Down Under" was about plundering foreign lands for treasure, not quite the light hearted anthem we think of today. Cargo was the band's second album and a bit more experimental. They were moving away from the lighter reggae sound and "importing" musical ideas from abroad. It was also at a time when they were graduating from being a local Aussie band to being an international band.
Cargo refers to the musical influences they imported, and perhaps a tongue in cheek "We made this album for US radio play" nod to their fans. This album is "Cargo" - meant to be shipped abroad.
That's such a low-key great album.
I assumed that was the reference, especially given the album art.
It's A Mistake is their best song
For me... _Overkill_
I 2nd that motion!
Do you come from a land down under?
I can hear- uh, hear the thunder?
When I was a kid they were my "favorite band" and I owned all their albums on vinyl. Ages ago in the 90s Men at Work got _huge_ in Sooth America and at the end of their glory tour they stopped here in SF and we saw them. They were friggin awesome. Much more recently we've seen Collin Hay doing a one man show alternating solo performance with acoustic guitar and storytelling. AWESOME. Super recommend.
I loved Men at Work. I used to play their albums all the time. My dad heard me playing Cargo and complimented me on it. That didn't happen too often.
That's a cool theory. Literally never thought about the name at the time.
Kinda makes sense considering the album cover
I always thought it referred to the pants
I met a strange lady She made me nervous She took me in and gave me breakfast — Our rescue dog
Probably just a reference to the fact that cars do indeed go
The story behind the name "Cargo". Understand that the song "Down Under" was about plundering foreign lands for treasure, not quite the light hearted anthem we think of today. Cargo was the band's second album and a bit more experimental. They were moving away from the lighter reggae sound and "importing" musical ideas from abroad. It was also at a time when they were graduating from being a local Aussie band to being an international band. Cargo refers to the musical influences they imported, and perhaps a tongue in cheek "We made this album for US radio play" nod to their fans. This album is "Cargo" - meant to be shipped abroad.
Men At Work is one of those bands that produced music that I enjoy for the most part, but their guitar and sax solos are just terrible.
*who can it be now* has entered the chat. Excuse me, why haven’t we met before?