jjbix wrote: 
15 years ago??  Try 25 years ago...  Crap, I'm getting old.

We were pummeled with this song on the radio in the 80s.  Some MaW stuff isn't bad, but this...eh... 

 More_Cowbell wrote: 
Hey! I resemble that remark.
Offense taken!

 chirpie wrote: 
I still like it.

I like the content of the song, (lyrics) but the actual execution of it is very of it's time. My guess is if you weren't there the first time around it might not appeal to much to a person just hearing it now.

andrewimft wrote:
Great musicians had a nuclear accident? I totally missed that one in the papers. Please give details.

andrewimft wrote:

Brilliant!

YUK, please make it stop

I always loved this song... always made me a little sad though... I wish so many people could come out and say those three little words...

Colin Hays and the Men at Work gang...great song writing and brings back fond memories.

These will always be timeless classics in my book.

Trite...never!

I don't think this one aged very well. Other Men at Work songs will be great forever, but this one is nothing special.

jjbix wrote:

Considering it's a timeless song about a nuclear accident by great musicians I'd say it transcends the oldie genre into aomething more special, as are a good CD's worth of their smart tuneful songs.

It was sort of cute 15 years ago . . . now it's just trite.

breakloose wrote:

Men at Work... Another great Aussie export to the world!

It was a mistake to upload this song to RP.

All Colin.I gotta think there's about 4 or 5 guys thanking God every royalty check day for having been the spare part in the right place at the right time.

steve_san_carlos wrote:

Go back to raking your leaves in the backyard. We like you better out there (as does your spouse)!

For you youngsters who didn't catch the 80s: this is as good as pop got back then. I'm not taking this song too far, I mean its still pop, but sure does bring back a few memories.

cochlear wrote:
Got me dancing, tapping...part of me formative years!

I haven't heard this song in ages. This is amazing.

Right now I'm doing yard work with RP streaming from my WM5 PDA into my garage stereo system. But I had to run in to give my opinion on this M.A.W. song. It is unbelievably barfo sucko. Send this P.O.S. song and band back to the oblivion heap where it belongs!

now that you mention it....i think it IS Summer's Day!!!!

ChrisInCT wrote:

Simply transporting. Backward in time, with great feeling. Warm smiles here...

Nothing but great warmth and sound out of this one. One of the best from one of the actual good bands to come out of the Eighties.

I remember going to see them at the Greek Theater with Mental As Anything. Ah, youth...

there's something about MAW tunes that always just put me in a good mood. Could be that "Cargo" was one of the first cassettes I ever owned, think it was #2 after The Police, 'Ghost In The Machine'.

They so rocked this out on Solid Gold. 9 year old me was very psyched.
10. Still one of my faves.

Faulplz wrote:

This is my favorite from these guys. I think from the same album "Cargo"? are songs called "Blue For You" and "Overkill". Decent songs. Not earth shattering, but still good.

Men At Work on the playlist is just another reason I love RP and it's creators. It's diverse up in here!

wildhaire wrote:

Ditto! Total blast from the past! And so nice to hear something besides "Land Down Under" which is what all the nostalgia stations play. (Strange - I notice "Be Good Johnny" is also in the playlist but it has never been played. Too bad. It's one of my favorites from them.)

wildhaire wrote:

Junior year in high school for me! This was always one of my favorites!