Colin Hay
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Colin James Hay (born June 29, 1953) is a Scottish-born musician who made his mark in the 1980s as a member of the Australian group Men at Work.
Colin was born in Saltcoats, Scotland. He moved to Australia at the age of 14 with his family. In 1978, Colin met Ron Strykert and started an acoustic duo. Colin and Ron became Men At Work after the addition of Jerry Speiser, John Rees, and Greg Ham. The group produced their debut album in 1981, Business as Usual. Following the break up of Men at Work in 1985, Colin released two major label solo albums, Looking for Jack (Columbia) and Wayfaring Sons (MCA), to limited commercial success.
Solo discography
- Looking for Jack (1987)
- Wayfaring Sons (1990)
- Peaks & Valleys (1992)
- Topanga (1994)
- Transcendental Highway (1998)
- Going Somewhere (2001)
- Company of Strangers (2002)
- Man at Work (2003)
Trivia
Colin Hay's music has appeared in multiple episodes of the sitcom Scrubs, starring Zach Braff. Episode 1-24 featured the song 'Beautiful World', 2-01 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', in 3-13, Braff sang part of the Men at Work hit 'Down Under', and 4-17 included Hay singing the Cheers theme song. His song 'I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You' appeared in the movie Garden State, also starring Zach Braff.