11/18/20201 blog

On two more pop songs

“Living in a Land Down Under” by Men at Work:

“Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder.”

The words  get a bit more crude later, but this was one of my favorite pop groups in the 1980s. They had a really positive energy. I have never been to Australia but like a lot of their music and movies.

“Somebody that I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra

This was one of the better pop songs in the past few years, and it has a nice video on YouTube. It is also by Australian artists, both male and female singers. It deals with a romantic break-up. If you are interested in the issue, I think the song “Dammit” by the post-punk US band Blink 182 also deals with the situation well.

From the Blink 182 song that they seem to play at each of their concerts:

“Well I guess this is growing up
Well I guess this is growing up”