Down Under – Men At Work Lyrics
22 Nov 2008


Album: Business as Usual
Genre: Pop
Writer: Ron Strykert, Colin Hay
Released: November, 1982

Down Under was used as soundtrack for the movie Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles starring Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski. The song talks about an Australian traveler who feels so proud for his nationality and  his interactions with other people he meets who are interested in his home country. For that reason, the single become a patriotic song in Australia and very popular one around the world. It made part from the debut album of Men at Work, titled Business as Usual, an album with a big success which they won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1983. Down Under was voted #96 on VH1′s 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s. The band was active until 2001.

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