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Colin James Hay was born on 29 June 1953 in Saltcoats, a town on the west coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland to James and Isabela Hay. [2] In 1967, when he was 14, the Hays emigrated to Melbourne in Australia. [3] [2] His parents owned a small music shop; his father, a piano tuner, had been a stage singer and dancer in Glasgow. [4] [5]
In their retrospective review, Allmusic criticised the album's "big drum sound and big rock arrangements", which they said "threaten at times to overshadow Hay's songwriting and singing." However, they praised the title track and "Circles Erratica" as highlights of Hay's career.
"It's a Mistake" is a song by the Australian band Men at Work. The song was written by lead singer and guitarist Colin Hay and the recording was produced by Peter McIan. It was released in June 1983, as the third single from their album Cargo and peaked at #34 in Australia.
"Overkill" is a song by Australian pop rock band Men at Work. It was released in March 1983 as the second single from their second studio album Cargo.Written by lead singer Colin Hay, it peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100; No. 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart; and top 10 in Canada, Ireland, and Norway.
Australian music legend Colin Hay, who was part of 1980s hitmakers Men At Work (“Down Under”) was Thursday awarded the honorary Ted Albert Award for outstanding services to Australian music at ...
The lead singer, Colin Hay, uses his voice in different ways throughout the song to imitate Johnny, Johnny's mother and father, and his teacher. The song also features spoken dialogue by keyboardist Greg Ham as he tries to figure out what Johnny is like.
All songs written by Colin Hay except where noted: "Transcendental Highway" (Dave Dale, Hay) – 5:49 "Don't Believe You Anymore" (Dale, Hay) – 3:56 "My Brilliant Feat" (Hay, Colin Talbot) – 5:48 "Goodbye My Red Rose" – 3:32 "If I Go" (Dale, Hay, Bobby Z.) – 4:27 "I'm Doing Fine" – 4:59 "Wash It All Away" (Dale, Hay) – 3:24 "Cactus ...
In December 2005, Hay and Heather Mills digitally re-released "My Brilliant Feat" as a charity single as a tribute to the late footballer George Best who died on 25 November 2005. Proceeds went to the Donor Family Network supporting organ donor families and promoting organ and tissue donation.