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Lol no I couldn't find any fanart of them

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Men At Work

Music Videos 1981-1985

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"Down Under" is a song by the Australian band Men at Work. It was originally released in 1980 as the B-side to their first local single titled "Keypunch Operator", before the band signed with Columbia Records. It was written by the group's co-founders, Colin Hay and Ron Strykert. The two slightly altered the tempo and arrangement a year later and released the new version as a single from their debut album Business as Usual (1981).

The hit song went to #1 in their home country of Australia in December 1981, and then topped the New Zealand charts in February 1982. In the US the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1982 and reached #1 in January 1983.

The lyrics describe an Australian man traveling the globe, meeting people who are interested in his home country. The story is based in part on Colin Hay's own experiences, including a prominent reference to a Vegemite sandwich (a popular snack in Australia), which derived from an encounter, during Hay's travels abroad, with a baker who emigrated from Melbourne. Hay has also said that the lyrics were partly inspired by Barry Humphries' character Barry McKenzie, a comically stereotypical Australian who tours abroad.