Colin Hay Daily Music

A Simple Song (Album: Gathering Mercury, 2011)

Rafael Pompeu — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:43:56 +0000

Song from the Colin Hay's "Gathering Mercury", released in March 2011 by Compass Records (USA).

Composed by Colin Hay.

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I’m Doing Fine (Bonus Track Version, Album: Transcendental Highway [Compass Records Reissue], 2009)

Rafael Pompeu — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:32:46 +0000

Song extracted from the 2009 reissue of Colin Hay's album "Transcendental Highway", originally released in 1998.

This version is a bonus track for the new edition of the album.

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Oh, California (Album: American Sunshine, 2009)

Rafael Pompeu — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:09:45 +0000

Song from the album "American Sunshine", released in 2009 by Compass Records/Lazy Eye Records

Composed by Colin Hay & Michal Georgiades

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I Can’t Get Up Out Of This Bed (Album: American Sunshine, 2009)

Rafael Pompeu — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:40:56 +0000

Song from the album "American Sunshine", released in 2009 by Compass Records/Lazy Eye Records.

Composed by Colin Hay and Hillary Lindsey.

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Gathering Mercury (live in Sao Paulo, June 2011)

Rafael Pompeu — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:40:00 +0000

Down Under (Album: Brazil, 1997/1998)

Rafael Pompeu — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:04:05 +0000

Recorded live in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1996, released in the 1998 live album "Brazil" (originally named as "Brazil '96", when released in South America).

It's a Men at Work record but only Colin Hay (lead vocals and rythm guitar) and Greg Ham (vocals, saxophone, flute, keyboards, harmonica) are from the original formation of the band. The other musicians are Simon Hosford (lead guitar, vocals), Stephen Hadley (bass and vocals) and John Watson (drums and vocals).
This version has a samba into the middle and a flute solo that brings back to third verse of the song.

"Down Under" was composed by Colin Hay & Ron Strykert.

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Dreamtime In Glasgow (Album: Wayfaring Sons, 1990)

Rafael Pompeu — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:01:36 +0000

From the album "Wayfaring Sons", released in 1990.
Composed by Colin Hay

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Lifeline (Album: Company of Strangers, 2002)

Rafael Pompeu — Fri, 20 May 2011 06:11:21 +0000

The album "Company of Strangers" was originally released in 2002 by Lazy Eye Records and reissued in 2010 by Compass Records.

Composed by Colin Hay & Chad Fischer

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Norwegian Wood (The Beatles Cover)

Rafael Pompeu — Tue, 03 May 2011 07:04:18 +0000

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Acoustic cover rendition of The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" by Colin Hay.

(Lennon/McCartney)

Where The Sky Is Blue (Album: Gathering Mercury, 2011)

Rafael Pompeu — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:43:03 +0000

Song from Gathering Mercury, Colin Hay's 11th album released in March 29th 2011.

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