Be Good Johnny - Musica
Be Good Johnny by Men At Work
Men At Work
Biografia dell'artista Men At Work
I Men At Work Sono Un Complesso Rock Australiano Influenzato Dal Reggae Che Conquistò Il Successo Internazionale Negli Anni Ottanta. Loro Sono Stati Gli Unici Artisti Australiani A Piazzarsi Alla Prima Posizione Come Album E Singoli Sia Negli Stati Uniti Che In Regno Unito Con "Business As Usual" E "Down Under" Rispettivamente.Il Gruppo Vinse Nel 1983 Il Grammy Award Per L' Artista Rivelazione Dell'Anno. Colin Hay Emigrò In Australia Nel 1967 Con La Sua Famiglia. Nel 1978 Formò Un Duetto Con Ron Strykert. Il Gruppo Si Espanse Con L'aggiunta Alle Batterie Di Jerry Speiser E Il Tastierista Greg Sneddon Che Presto Fu Sostituito Dal Multi-Strumentista Greg Ham. Dopo Poco Tempo La Band Reclutò Il Bassista John Rees Ed Il Gruppo Era Completo. La Band Suonò Regolarmente Al Cricketers Arms Hotel Di Melbourne E Si Costruì Un Nome Conosciutissimo A Livello Locale. Nel 1980 Loro Finanziarono Un Singolo "Keypunch Operator" La Base Della Successiva Versione "Down Under". Nel 1981 La Columbia Record Firmò Un Contratto Con I Men At Work Per L'incisione Del Loro Primo Singolo "Who Can It Be Now" Arrivato Primo Sulla Chart Australiana Nell'agosto 1981. Un Seguente Singolo Una Versione Rielaborata Di "Down Under" Ed I Loro Primo Album "Business As Usual" Salirono Anch'essi In Prima Posizione E Si Affermarono Anche In Nuova Zelanda.
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Men-At-Work - Business As Usual
"Be Good Johnny" Is A 1982 Song By Australian Band Men At Work From Their First Album Business As Usual. The Song Is Written From The Viewpoint Of A 9-Year-Old Boy Who Is Constantly Being Told To Be Good But Prefers To Daydream Rather Than Concentrate In Class Or Play Sports. Johnny Feels Like He Understands Some Of His Instructions But Also That He Is Completely Misunderstood By The Adult World. 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 Dialog By Keyboardist Greg Ham As He Tries To Figure Out What Johnny Is Like. The Title Of The Song Is A Reference To Johnny B. Goode. Although The Song Was Played Moderately On US Radio Stations It Did Not Chart On The Billboard Hot 100 As It Was Not Released In The States As A Physical Single A Criterion That Was Still Used By The Hot 100 At The Time. The Song Did Chart And Peaked At #3 On The Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart In The US.
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I Men At Work Sono Un Complesso Rock Australiano Influenzato Dal Reggae Che Conquistò Il Successo Internazionale Negli Anni Ottanta. Loro Sono Stati Gli Unici Artisti Australiani A Piazzarsi Alla Prima Posizione Come Album E Singoli Sia Negli Stati Uniti Che In Regno Unito Con "Business As Usual" E "Down Under" Rispettivamente.Il Gruppo Vinse Nel 1983 Il Grammy Award Per L' Artista Rivelazione Dell'Anno. Colin Hay Emigrò In Australia Nel 1967 Con La Sua Famiglia. Nel 1978 Formò Un Duetto Con Ron Strykert. Il Gruppo Si Espanse Con L'aggiunta Alle Batterie Di Jerry Speiser E Il Tastierista Greg Sneddon Che Presto Fu Sostituito Dal Multi-Strumentista Greg Ham. Dopo Poco Tempo La Band Reclutò Il Bassista John Rees Ed Il Gruppo Era Completo. La Band Suonò Regolarmente Al Cricketers Arms Hotel Di Melbourne E Si Costruì Un Nome Conosciutissimo A Livello Locale. Nel 1980 Loro Finanziarono Un Singolo "Keypunch Operator" La Base Della Successiva Versione "Down Under". Nel 1981 La Columbia Record Firmò Un Contratto Con I Men At Work Per L'incisione Del Loro Primo Singolo "Who Can It Be Now" Arrivato Primo Sulla Chart Australiana Nell'agosto 1981. Un Seguente Singolo Una Versione Rielaborata Di "Down Under" Ed I Loro Primo Album "Business As Usual" Salirono Anch'essi In Prima Posizione E Si Affermarono Anche In Nuova Zelanda.
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"Be Good Johnny" is a 1982 song by Australian band, Men at Work, from their first album, Business as Usual.
The song is written from the viewpoint of a 9-year-old boy who is constantly being told to be good, but prefers to daydream rather than concentrate in class or play sports. Johnny feels like he understands some of his instructions, but also that he is completely misunderstood by the adult world.
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 dialog by keyboardist Greg Ham as he tries to figure out what Johnny is like. The title of the song is a reference to Johnny B. Goode.
Although the song was played moderately on US radio stations, it did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 as it was not released in the states as a physical single, a criterion that was still used by the Hot 100 at the time. The song did chart and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in the US.
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