96: Smell the Desperation

96. "Overkill" by Men At Work {#3; 4/83} [iTunes? Yes] {Video: Overkill.}

Wow, I didn't realize how much I liked Men At Work until I started writing up this list. Off of only two albums (that I'm familiar with) they got four songs on the HondoJoe Top 200. That's as many as Styx and Journey…combined. It's as many as The Cars, Journey, Tom Petty and Weezer combined. That's a pretty good showing for Colin Hay and his mates.

But, this is the last time we'll be hearing from Men At Work on the list. Wait, where's "Down Under," you ask? It's probably the most well-known song by Men At Work, and was their biggest hit. Which is probably why it's not on the list. It's a little too popular. And I usually prefer a blaring saxophone to a flute.

That's not to say I don't like "Down Under." I do. Just not as much as the other songs on the list. (If I were making a list of best songs to feature the word "vegemite," it would definitely be at the top of that list.)

Why do I like "Overkill" so much? I'm not sure. It's a good sing-along song, at least up until the last verse when Colin goes up a key or two and starts singing notes too high for me to reach.

Perhaps another reason I like this song so much are the goats. I'm not sure why, but every time he sings "Ghosts appear and fade away," I change it to "Goats appear and fade away." I don't know why I do this, but I do it every time, and it never ceases to amuse me. Apparently, goats are funnier than ghosts.

COMING UP NEXT: Dial "0."