Colin Hay
A Man At Work, also featured on cult comedy series "Scrubs" and Ringo Starrs "All Stars"
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- Singer Songwriter/Raconteur | USA
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Touring Dates
2008
| Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19 January | Celtic Connections Festival | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 22 January | Dingwalls | London, England |
Biography
Colin Hay was born in Scotland, but moved to Australia at the age of 14 with his family. In 1978, Hay met Ron Strykert and the men began playing acoustic music as a duo. Soon after, Hay and Strykert became the band Men at Work after the addition of Jerry Speiser, John Rees, and Greg Ham. The group released their debut album Business as Usual in 1981.
"Are You Lookin' at Me?" is Colin Hay's first studio album of new material in over five years.
A tuneful, insightful meditation on life, love, sobriety, maturity and perseverance, the album finds Hay at the absolute peak of his craft.
As a writer and vocalist, he has never been more masterful: finding intriguing new angles on instantly relatable scenarios, skewering and savouring in equal measure.
His less acclaimed but no less formidable skills as arranger, engineer and bandleader insure that each song is supported by evocative musical backdrops ranging from electronic textures to plaintive acoustic balladry to classic guitar-driven pop."Are You Lookin’ at Me?" is unified by Hay’s immediately identifiable voice, relentless curiosity, wonder and a decidedly uncluttered sound which has its roots in Hay’s consistently busy tour schedule.
Few have endured and survived the way Hay has, from an unimaginable pinnacle of success to forging new roads as a working artist and songsmith.
Avoiding the pitfalls that have claimed so many of his peers (drugs, depression, delusion), he continues to ply his craft. The rewards, he knows now, are greater than something as fleeting as fame and notoriety. "Are You Lookin’ at Me?" is the next chapter in a story that is still unfolding – on his terms. “I feel really great about this record,” Hay reflects, “because I feel close to it. I don’t listen to it and think ‘Oh, that’s not me’ or ‘I’m trying to do something weird here.’ That’s what’s different...I have a great band and a great group of people to work with. It’s fun now. But not in a light way – it’s got some weight to it. But,” he says smiling, “it’s not like I have to please anybody. Well, maybe my wife.”
Hay's music has appeared in multiple episodes of the NBC sitcom Scrubs. Episode 1-24 featured the song "Beautiful World"; episode 2-01, "Overkill," had Hay himself playing his acoustic version of the Men at Work song "Overkill" while following J.D. (Braff's character) around the hospital; 2-13 ended with the staff singing Hay's song "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin"; 2-22 finished the second season with Hay's "My Brilliant Feat"; in 3-13, Braff sang part of the Men at Work hit "Down Under"; and 4-17 included Hay singing the Cheers theme song ("Where Everybody Knows Your Name"), though it was removed from subsequent airings. His song "I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You" appeared in the 2004 movie Garden State (and on its popular soundtrack), which Braff wrote, directed, and starred in.
Hay's music has also appeared on several episodes of ABC's What About Brian. Episode 1-02 featured "Waiting For My Real Life To Begin," 2-03 featured "Beautiful World," and 2-04 featured "Don't Wait Up." All of these songs were used to end the episodes they appeared in, and were all solo acoustic versions.