March 10, 2019 · 5:46 am
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MEN AT WORK: OVERKILL

Balladeer’s Blog’s recurring feature Give Them A Shoutout Before They’re Dead returns with this look at Men at Work’s song Overkill. (Not Colin Hay’s solo version.) 

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  1. Des's avatar Des
    March 12, 2019 at 11:44 pm

    I missed this the first time around. I always thought this was a really cool song, and I like Colin Hay’s solo stuff. Thanks!

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    • balladeer's avatar balladeer
      March 12, 2019 at 11:47 pm

      Great! Colin Hay’s solo version of this song always reminds me of that episode of Scrubs where he played it.

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      • Des's avatar Des
        March 13, 2019 at 12:41 pm

        I think those scenes of Colin Hay playing in various places like the closet and outside the hospital were brilliant, and made me think more about what that song was about. The episode somewhat renewed my interest in his music. I’d bet it did a lot to reinvigorate his career.

      • balladeer's avatar balladeer
        March 13, 2019 at 4:53 pm

        I agree. The slower pace of his solo version as it played over the characters’ conflicts with each other reflected the lyrics better than the original music video of the song when he was still with Men at Work.

  2. Martha's avatar Martha
    April 10, 2019 at 9:56 am

    My favorite Men at work song.

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