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Colin Hay
Released 2003

Down Under [Acoustic Version]
03:33
8,407 plays

Beautiful World [Alternate Mix]
03:39
5,902 plays

Waiting for My Real Life to Begin
05:45
4,831 plays

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- 1
- Beautiful World [Alternate Mix]
- 03:39
- 5,902 plays

- 2
- Down Under [Acoustic Version]
- 03:33
- 8,407 plays

- 3
- Overkill [Acoustic Version]
- 03:47
- 10,385 plays

- 4
- Storm in My Heart
- 03:09
- 3,333 plays

- 5
- Looking for Jack
- 04:07
- 2,818 plays

- 6
- Don't Be Afraid [#]
- 02:56
- 2,546 plays

- 7
- It's a Mistake
- 04:46
- 3,223 plays

- 8
- Waiting for My Real Life to Begin
- 05:45
- 4,831 plays

- 9
- To Have and to Hold [#]
- 03:29
- 2,432 plays

- 10
- Who Can It Be Now? [Acoustic Version]
- 03:24
- 4,484 plays

- 11
- Be Good Johnny
- 03:35
- 2,669 plays

- 12
- Love Is Innocent [#]
- 04:43
- 2,682 plays

- 13
- Down Under [*]
- 04:48
- 4,045 plays

album review

While he'll always be best known as the lead singer for early-'80s MTV darlings Men at Work, Colin Hay has been issuing solo releases on a somewhat regular basis, ever since his former band's disintegration. But for his 2003 release, Man at Work, Hay decided to take a step back and rework several Men at Work classics. While it's not uncommon for classic rockers to rework their songs (the "unplugged" craze of the '90s, anyone?), the reasoning as to why Hay would issue such a recording now is a bit puzzling. While such acoustic Men at Work tracks as "Overkill" and "Who Can It Be Now?" are quite charming and worth hearing, the re-recordings of "Be Good Johnny" and "It's a Mistake" (which are almost identical to the originals) don't add much to the originals. Hay's non-Men at Work songs ("Beautiful World," "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin") are worth hearing, but of course, they're not up to the high Business as Usual standards. That said, Hay's voice is still in fine form all these years later, sounding as good as it did during his commercial heyday. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide