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I thought maybe she was an Australian actress or maybe just a friend of the band back then. Kevin from United StatesWondering if anyone knows who the woman was who played the 'Strange Lady ' so to speak in the video.* 'Down Under' was one of two records that prevented 'The Girl Is Mine' by Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney from reaching #1, the first two weeks 'Down Under' was at #1, Michael & Paul were at #2 and and the previous week 'Maneater' by Daryl Hall and John Oates was at #1 while Michael & Paul were spending their first week at #2. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn this day in 1982.

But, in my head, I sing it the original way every time I hear it. It make no sense and doesn’t rhyme, so that alone implies the switch. Their record label must have thought that too explicit for a pop tune, so they needed it cleaned up, and “breakfast” was quickly substituted. He agrees, and she takes him in to either a room or her body (probably both), and “gives him service” which means sex to completion. He meets a strange lady, who “makes him nervous” by proposing sex for money.

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“Head full of zombie” means they’re smoking legal cannabis. Sadly, it no longer exists, due to politics and war. They’re on the “hippie trail”, which was a network of roads from Tehran to Bangladesh. The scene is set up like this - he and his friends are traveling in a “fried out Kombi” which is a VW van prone to overheating. They were about prostitute he met on the road. Eric from Seattle The line about meeting a strange lady had a different meaning when it was first written.That was Barry Crocker, an Australian icon in his own right. Kaza from MelbourneJust wanted to clarify that while Barry McKenzie was a character created by Barry Humphries another Barry altogether played that character.we came here to learn more about the 'chunder' line and meaning. Dave And Fam from Harrison Hills, Wisconsinthis song gets strong play on jack fm/big cheese play anything radio stations and along with the dance remix has my kids loving this song as much as I did back in 6 or 7th grade.I'm terribly disappointed that that's the way I'm going to be remembered - for copying something.'Īccording to Colin Hay, it was the stress of the court case that led to the death of Ham at the age of 58 in 2012. Greg Ham, who contributed the controversial flute part, told Melbourne's The Age newspaper: 'It will be the way the song is remembered, and I hate that. In over 20 years no one noticed the reference to 'Kookaburra.' Marion Sinclair never made any claim that we had appropriated any part of her song, and she was alive when 'Down Under' was a hit. Hay said after the judgment: 'I'll go to my grave knowing 'Down Under' is an original piece of work. According to Colin Hay, legal fees in the case totaled about $4.5 million, as he fought it aggressively. The lawsuit asked for 60 percent of the publishing rights the judgment was for 5 percent, retroactive to 2002, netting Larrikin about $100,000.

In his judgment, he said that Men At Work had infringed Larrikin's copyright because 'Down Under' reproduced 'a substantial part of Kookaburra.' On February 4, 2010, a judge ruled in favor of Larrakin Music, which owned the 'Kookaburra' publishing rights - the song having been originally penned by music teacher Marion Sinclair in 1932. In 2009, the music publishing company that owns the rights to the Australian children's song ' Kookaburra' sued the 'Down Under' songwriters, claiming the flute riff copied the children's classic. Where beer does flow, and men chunder - 'Chunder' is Aussie slang meaning to vomit. It kind of resembles smooth black tar, and is similar in taste to the English 'Marmite,' but Aussies will always tell you that Vegemite is far superior. Some are indifferent to it, and others can't stand it. Some people love it and can't start the day without a piece of toast spread with Vegemite, and some go so far as to carry a small jar of it with them when they travel overseas. Vegemite sandwich - Vegemite is a fermented yeast spread that is pretty much a national institution in Australia. Head full of Zombie - Zombie was a particularly strong batch of marijuana that was floating around Australia for a long time. It comes from the VW Kombivan, which was very popular in the '60s and early '70s, especially with surfers and hippies. The lyrics are often translated as 'Combie,' but the correct spelling is Kombi.

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