Men at Work

Not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Eligible since: 2008

First Recording: 1982

Previously Considered? No  what's this?

Men at Work
HALL OF FAME INDICATORS
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Albums
🔲Rolling Stone 500 Songs
Rolling Stone Cover
Saturday Night Live
🔲Major Festival Headliner
🔲Songwriters Hall of Fame
“Big Four” Grammys

Essential Albums (?)WikipediaYouTube
Business as Usual (1981)

Essential Songs (?)WikipediaYouTube
Down Under (1981)
Who Can It Be Now? (1981)
Overkill (1983)

Men at Work @ Wikipedia

Will Men at Work be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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I Saw them twice on SNL (October 23 1982, and October 22,1983) and almost collapsed. They deserved to be at least somewhere. But Unfortunaley they didn't do enough to be in the R&RHOF

Posted by darren on Thursday, 02/21/2013 @ 11:41am


Men at Work was categorized as "new wave" only because that's the era in which they came from. However, I think that was not the right lable for the band. I always considered them a "tight rock n roll pub band." They remind me a lot of Dire Straits (pre-MTV). Some critics actually considered them as "The Police wannabes" but I don't think they have anything in common with the Police... although Colin Hay was sort of the front man, on par with Sting.

Actually, my favorite MAW songs are Ron Strykert's contributions: "Crazy" "Settle Down My Boy" and "People Just Like To Play With Words."
And I LOVE Jerry Speiser's extremely fast drumming style ("Underground" "I can See It In Your Eyes" etc.) He was one of a kind drummer!

Posted by Barry on Monday, 08/26/2013 @ 10:05am


DOWN UNDER-MEN AT WORK 1982

I said, "Do you speak my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich

BUDAPEST-JETHRO TULL 1987

She didn't speak much English language
She didn't speak much anyway
She wouldn't make love, but she could make great sandwich
and she poured sweet wine before we played

Posted by Aaron O'Donnell on Sunday, 02/23/2014 @ 03:24am


Really, no Men At Work in the hall of fame? Oh please!
No Sign of Yesterday
Overkill
Catch a Star
Down By the Sea
Who Can It Be Now
Are stronger than some bands, currently in the hall of fame, entire catalogue. Ridiculous. Have you seen the list of bands in the hall of fame? Some couldn't touch the musicianship of this band if their lives depended upon it... literally.

Posted by Jay Cope on Tuesday, 11/24/2020 @ 21:36pm


I do seriously think people should consider Men At Work for a nomination. The lack of popularity in a lot of their songs doesn't mean they are any worse, as a matter of fact I would say the only song by this band I didn't enjoy whatsoever was "Maria". The craftsmanship on all of their albums, including "Two Hearts" is magnificent. And Colin Hay himself is a wonderful figure to behold. I recommend the song "How Long Will It Last." Wonderful really, and I just can't bring myself to enjoy a lot of the music from the bands in the RRHOF, where as this band who was possibly the most popular band in 1983, and one of the largest in '82 and '81, wasn't even considered for a nomination. I wish they had more recognition, they have a song for everyone.

Posted by Blake on Friday, 05/28/2021 @ 23:18pm


Men At Work were from Australia and they had two hits. Their hits were "Down Under" and "Who Can It Be Now?".

Posted by Brian Schonour on Sunday, 11/7/2021 @ 18:33pm


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