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Men at Work — Down By The Sea
Album: Business As Usual
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Released: 1982
Length: 6:37
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Down by the sea
I found your hidden treasure
Just you and me,
We overdosed on pleasure

Yonnies in the wind,
We're ruggin' up for winter
Putting out the bins
In cold and windy weather

Down by the docks
Live all the silent sea-ships
Crates are stored on blocks
Where now only the rats live

Sail me down the river
Till we reach the shore
Diving into the center
Eating out the core

Down on the beach
Saluting Captain Benbow
Always out of reach
It's quiet when the tide's low

Climbing up the cliffs
You can see for miles far
The boat that ran adrift
Is sitting on the sandbar

Laughing at the waves
That storm the river mouth
The ice is on the move now
Creeping north and south

Down by the sea
I found your hidden treasure
Just you and me
We over-dosed on pleasure

Listen to your heart
Screamin' at the sky
Can't you feel it tremble?
Don't you wonder why?
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Great Band...still sounds good to me.
Posted 5 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Any day you overdose on pleasure can't be all bad.

 
Surely you'll burn in hell for that, heathen! {#Wink}
Posted 8 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
Great "deep track" from a great album.  Thanks!
Posted 10 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
Always thought this album art was ugly. Memorable but ugly. So I guess they did their job. Nice to hear a song that never gets to breathe air.
Posted 10 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Any day you overdose on pleasure can't be all bad.
Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
one of my favorites.
Posted 12 years ago by stockvc    [ Reply ]
 Poacher wrote:

Can I just mention, on behalf of most visitors here. . . we don't give a flying fuck.
 
Wow, that was necessary...  who shoved the burr up your butt?

Posted 12 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
much better songs to choose from......
Posted 12 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
Good guys from Down Under!
Posted 12 years ago by megaboogieman    [ Reply ]
I heard there will be a reunion but there will be a new band name:

    Men, or Women (if you are ones) At Work. {#Tongue}
Posted 12 years ago by to_the_eleven    [ Reply ]
 Synth80s wrote:
This is one of my favorite songs from growing up.  Too many poeople only know the hits from Men At Work's first two albums, but there are a lot of other great songs on both of them.  "I can see it in your eyes" is another gem off of "Business as Usual," probably my favorite Men At Work song.  Sadly, they didn't last long, but Colin Hay has some excellent solo albums.  If you're curious, pick up "Are You Looking At Me?" — it was released about 5 years ago and it's excellent from end to end.
 
Agreed! I always liked 'Catch a Star' too.
Posted 12 years ago by fiddler    [ Reply ]
I don't perform with bass, but I have one - and this song was really fun to learn! This and the Police's, 'Walking on the Moon'. Nice!
Posted 12 years ago by fiddler    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


I'll dance to this...

 
 
Can I just mention, on behalf of most visitors here. . . we don't give a flying fuck.
Posted 12 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
Blechh
Posted 12 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Five Ho-Hums, a Marginal and a Sucko-barfo on the trot. It's worrying when I'm muting more often than I'm listening. RP has been a big, big influence on my musical tastes over the last few years for which I'm very grateful and I've been happy to cough up my monthly donation, but it surely does hit some real doldrums at times. This number is the aural equivalent of a Marmite sandwich.

 

Cheese, Fred, add cheese.
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of barmy hot nights in Sydney during the 80s! One of the great bands to come out of Australia during that period.


Posted 12 years ago by breakloose    [ Reply ]
I had forgotten this one. Great to hear it again! Love Men at Work.
Posted 12 years ago by jackiebd    [ Reply ]
Always liked this one.
Posted 13 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
love this band, easy flow and deep, soothes my soul
Posted 13 years ago by Tamster    [ Reply ]
 jules44 wrote:

Thanks for the info. Colin is coming to play at a cool little theater here in itty bitty Clayton , NC and we were thinking of going. I will get that solo lp you suggest before the show!
Looking forward to it!
 
Thought about going to that show.  Pocketbook is a little light right now for $22/ticket!  Another person from Clayton on RP? Amazing.

Posted 13 years ago by pmjett    [ Reply ]
 soundlife wrote:
 
I never heard this is song, my first impression is very good!  So easy and so heavy!  I agree with you!

Can you suggest me some Hay solo's album? 

Have a good music!!
 
 
I was happy to see Colin Hay live a few months ago in VA and he played this song. He's fantastic live! He actually noted this song was rather an afterthought on their first album and written when the band was pretty drunk {#Cheers}

Anyway, he's sober these days and still making great music. If you like MAW-style I'd highly recommend checking out his solo album "Man at Work" or "Going Somewhere." Both include his excellent version of "Beautiful World," which I see is in rotation here on Radio Paradise!


Posted 13 years ago by RobMartin    [ Reply ]
 Synth80s wrote:
This is one of my favorite songs from growing up.  Too many poeople only know the hits from Men At Work's first two albums, but there are a lot of other great songs on both of them.  "I can see it in your eyes" is another gem off of "Business as Usual," probably my favorite Men At Work song.  Sadly, they didn't last long, but Colin Hay has some excellent solo albums.  If you're curious, pick up "Are You Looking At Me?" — it was released about 5 years ago and it's excellent from end to end.
 
Thanks for the info. Colin is coming to play at a cool little theater here in itty bitty Clayton , NC and we were thinking of going. I will get that solo lp you suggest before the show!
Looking forward to it!


Posted 13 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
 Synth80s wrote:
This is one of my favorite songs from growing up.  Too many poeople only know the hits from Men At Work's first two albums, but there are a lot of other great songs on both of them.  "I can see it in your eyes" is another gem off of "Business as Usual," probably my favorite Men At Work song.  Sadly, they didn't last long, but Colin Hay has some excellent solo albums.  If you're curious, pick up "Are You Looking At Me?" — it was released about 5 years ago and it's excellent from end to end.
  
I never heard this is song, my first impression is very good!  So easy and so heavy!  I agree with you!

Can you suggest me some Hay solo's album? 

Have a good music!!
 
Posted 13 years ago by soundlife    [ Reply ]
Great song! High quality thru 128,Thanks
Posted 13 years ago by Sabata    [ Reply ]
This is one of my favorite songs from growing up.  Too many poeople only know the hits from Men At Work's first two albums, but there are a lot of other great songs on both of them.  "I can see it in your eyes" is another gem off of "Business as Usual," probably my favorite Men At Work song.  Sadly, they didn't last long, but Colin Hay has some excellent solo albums.  If you're curious, pick up "Are You Looking At Me?" — it was released about 5 years ago and it's excellent from end to end.
Posted 13 years ago by Synth80s    [ Reply ]
Bad @ss
Posted 13 years ago by kfricker    [ Reply ]
Yonnies in the wind ....

Great stuff.
Posted 13 years ago by walchenbach    [ Reply ]
Haven't heard this one in a long time. Still sounds good.
Posted 13 years ago by churchd    [ Reply ]
Five Ho-Hums, a Marginal and a Sucko-barfo on the trot. It's worrying when I'm muting more often than I'm listening. RP has been a big, big influence on my musical tastes over the last few years for which I'm very grateful and I've been happy to cough up my monthly donation, but it surely does hit some real doldrums at times. This number is the aural equivalent of a Marmite sandwich.

Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 musickat wrote:
Great to hear this again.... still sounds incredible!
 
Sounds great - I'm listening to the 128 MP3 stream through WINAMP.

Posted 13 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
This song always manages to transport me somewhere I really want to be, even if only for a few minutes!
Posted 13 years ago by iliki    [ Reply ]
Great song by an underappreciated band!{#Clap}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Great to hear this again.... still sounds incredible!
Posted 14 years ago by musickat    [ Reply ]
Lovely song altogether.  Does a brilliant job at putting you right there by the sea.
Posted 14 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
My favorite MAW song too.  Nice contrast to the "popular" hits, really shows what this band was capable of.  Super nice to hear on RP too!
Posted 14 years ago by October    [ Reply ]
Suh-weet. My favorite MAW song! Nice way to end the week. RP rocks as always. This song has my second favorite bass groove ever. First place goes to Children in Bloom by the Counting Crows (probably a contentious statement to some).

Posted 14 years ago by FogAudio    [ Reply ]
I didn't like this at first but its grown on me - good song {#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
I think this is their best song. Very mellow mixing acoustic guitars and sax.
Posted 14 years ago by pmazur    [ Reply ]
This song is moody, atmospheric fabulousness.  It's in the regular rotation on my ITunes  - but it's always nice to hear it on Paradise!

Posted 14 years ago by iliki    [ Reply ]
He sure has a great voice.  Very commanding.
Posted 14 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
I don't think their music has held up over time. Sounds tired and dated to me.
Posted 14 years ago by pauleywalnuts    [ Reply ]

Arguably the ``Mens`` best song.Has an extraordinary feel to it and brings many memories

back to me in Darwin Australia. Party capital of the world.Well it certainly was in the eighties!


Posted 14 years ago by kretinburger    [ Reply ]
 Dave_Mack wrote:
Good stuff, often forgotten in the face of the big hits. It was good to hear this since I just got tickets for Ringo this summer, and Colin is playing with them. Should be cool.
 
Turns out it WAS cool.  They did some Men at Work songs — probably the big hits.  But Colin was great — very personable and he sounded great.

Posted 14 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
sweet! always loved this tune when it came out, thanks Bill for digging up some gems. 
Posted 14 years ago by killahfunkadelic    [ Reply ]
Great to hear another side of this band (besides the obvious hit song "Down Under"). Very nice song, makes me think how over-looked/underrated they were. I love the atmosphere and slow groove of the song.
Posted 14 years ago by Nicman612    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
LOVE! {#Bananasplit} LOVE!
Posted 14 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
...is it just me, or did anyone else think that this was Yes, at first....?
Nice song, though....{#Chillpill}
Posted 14 years ago by AndyFarang    [ Reply ]
Love this one and "No Time For Yesterday."  Wish they could have gotten more airplay back then, but then again, we didn't have RP, did we?
Posted 14 years ago by robbeek    [ Reply ]
yummy yummy {#Sunny}

Posted 14 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
{#Meditate}
Posted 14 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
for a second, the intro brought 'Dark Matter' Porcupine tree to my mind...only slowed down a bit; must be the coffee

Posted 14 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
I've always enjoyed Colin Hay's voice, and songwriting.  Very pleasant.
Posted 15 years ago by secretsauce    [ Reply ]
Finishing up high school when this album came out.   Great tune..................

Hard to believe this is close to 30 years old.     {#Cool}
Posted 15 years ago by Chazar    [ Reply ]
One of Bill's water sets.I wonder if it has anything to do with that swimmer guy in the forum lately ? Nah.......

 
Posted 15 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
Love this!!!  Love the tropical theme of the last few selections.  Heading down to the sea myself and leaving the cold weather for a short while!
Posted 15 years ago by cstetler    [ Reply ]
Awww, this is my favourite song by these guys!  Thanks RP!!!! {#Sunny}
Posted 15 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
So sweet and eerie.  Kind of like how I feel most days.
Posted 15 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
Great atmosphere, still sounds good after all this time.
Posted 15 years ago by snowcat    [ Reply ]
I like this song much better than the ones Men At Work became famous for.
Posted 15 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
I also had this in 8th grade, wow hadn't heard in a long time.  thanks again bill
Posted 15 years ago by Finafek    [ Reply ]
Strange to hear this.  I thought is was the weakest song on the original album at the time.  But I was in grade 8 when it was released.  Not sure how I feel about it....

not sure I like it yet.... but I am getting a thrill from hearing it for the first time in over twenty years.
Posted 15 years ago by Thistle    [ Reply ]
Such a distinctive voice, Colin Hay, some solid solo efforts too. Great band!
Posted 15 years ago by garthwb    [ Reply ]
wenatchee wrote:
Love this tune . . . down by the sea . . . evokes many memories of many trips to the ocean.
Amen. Great song and memories for those of us who grew up in the 80's.
Posted 15 years ago by bigB_3    [ Reply ]
putting out the bins in cold and windy weather rugging up for winter climbing up the cliffs you can see for miles far Beautiful saxophone. thanks for this - it's a song I'd forgotten.
Posted 15 years ago by crushedvelvet    [ Reply ]
Good stuff, often forgotten in the face of the big hits. It was good to hear this since I just got tickets for Ringo this summer, and Colin is playing with them. Should be cool.
Posted 15 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Love this tune . . . down by the sea . . . evokes many memories of many trips to the ocean.
Posted 15 years ago by wenatchee    [ Reply ]
Never thought much of this group, but I like this song. Great to hear it again.
Posted 15 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
Great set this morning-going to Aruba tomorrow. Woooohooooo. Good send off!
Posted 15 years ago by Al_Koholic    [ Reply ]
Such a cool song. I love these guys.
Posted 16 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
The first two Men ta Work album were really, really, great works
Posted 16 years ago by raga    [ Reply ]
Righteous set... Banana Boat Song > The Dock of the Bay > to some super cool obscure (to me) Men and work! Good work Bill!
Posted 16 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
Welly wrote:
He has such a unique voice. I have high hopes for him as Australia's new Environment Minister.
They're all men at work but this is Colin Hay singing. The Aussie minister of the environment is Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett, check out today's set about 12 or 15 songs back and there they are, The Oils I mean...edit...doh so slow I am, someone beat me to it
Posted 16 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
Somehow, I'd never heard this before. My loss!
Posted 16 years ago by dedawson    [ Reply ]
Colin Hayes solo work is also great..I LOVE Men at Work..must have worn out three copies of "Cargo" on the old BoomBox
Posted 16 years ago by Monster    [ Reply ]
Welly wrote:
He has such a unique voice. I have high hopes for him as Australia's new Environment Minister.
That would be the lead singer from Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, not the singer heard here.....
Posted 16 years ago by guiguy    [ Reply ]
Oh wow, this was on my fave list at the age of 12, I guess 1981? haven't heard it pretty much since :) thank you bill
Posted 16 years ago by nohaybanda    [ Reply ]
cool song, never heard it. But why do I feel like having a vegamite sandwich?
Posted 16 years ago by slithytove    [ Reply ]
Oh my, take me back why don't you. I remember when I got this when it came out. Loved it then, loved it now. Back then I played some Sax too, gotta love that. Also digging the ocean theme Bill has going on again. -dave
Posted 16 years ago by Phonedave    [ Reply ]
He has such a unique voice. I have high hopes for him as Australia's new Environment Minister.
Posted 16 years ago by Welly    [ Reply ]
Yes, yes, yes! This is an example of why MAW was so much more than a pop band.
Posted 16 years ago by burdell    [ Reply ]
this is a great song from down under.
Posted 16 years ago by CCinSB    [ Reply ]
Never heard this before... kinda cool!
Posted 16 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
I think this song is a subtle promotion for RP's Costa Rica contest. Nicely done!
Posted 16 years ago by AMH    [ Reply ]
Wow. Right back in high school...
Posted 16 years ago by fandad    [ Reply ]
I always find it a shame when most folks remember MAW as something of a novelty act. This song and "Catch a Star" are lovely in a uniquely eerie way.
Posted 16 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
Thanks RP, I've not heard this song for about 20 years. I still have it, but only on vinyl. Reminds me what a good band Men at Work were - and what a great voice Colin Hay has. Cheers!
Posted 16 years ago by Chipps    [ Reply ]
Hanging out at "Happy Trails", smoking a little and shooting the sh** with the guys, throwing back a few on Fri/Sat nights...Man am I old!! LOL
Posted 16 years ago by dharmanavy    [ Reply ]
I always regarded these guys as a cute little band that played quirky songs. This song always seemed to reach for a bit more. Thanks for giving it a spin =] It's really a very beautiful piece.
Posted 16 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
Always loved these guys and this is one of my favorites. Thanks, Bill.
Posted 16 years ago by appst89    [ Reply ]
Love this tune
Posted 16 years ago by drictor    [ Reply ]
F&*ckIN A... reminds me of hauling ass on a friday night after school to hit the swell comin in. Good memory.
Posted 16 years ago by harmaton    [ Reply ]
I really didn't like these guys when they came out. Ive really been enjoying their resurgence on RP.
Posted 16 years ago by h2o    [ Reply ]
I do love his voice. I have two Colin Hayes solo albums .. and his lyrics are corny - but there is something so likeable about him. Maybe it is nostalgia as that is a big factor in my appreciation of music.
Posted 16 years ago by sine-quinn-non    [ Reply ]
Very nice song! Never heard it before... please play it again soon!
Posted 16 years ago by Kristi    [ Reply ]
wow. I've never heard this song before but I recognized his voice immediately. I'm really liking this. loving the ocean theme going on, too.
Posted 16 years ago by Thea    [ Reply ]
man, i haven't heard this song in years. fun.
Posted 16 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Down by the sea I found your hidden treasure Just you and me, We overdosed on pleasure Always liked those lyrics
Posted 16 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
...GREAT addition...summer song...
Posted 16 years ago by Sean-E-Sean    [ Reply ]
Last Played: Never ??? I'm asking myself, when this most brilliant song will be played here!
Posted 18 years ago by iMacomania    [ Reply ]
This song has always packed an emotional wallop for me-from that Christmas morn back in '82 when I first got the cassette(Business As Usual)-to this very day.
Posted 19 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
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