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Men at Work

Overkill

1983 · via Men at Work

Men at Work recorded “Overkill” in 1983. Men at Work wrote it with Colin Hay. This is the first recording of the song. Also recorded by Emmerson Nogueira (2003), Keith Fullerton Whitman (2003) and John Farnham (2005), among 25 recordings on file.

Men at Work – Overkill
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Men at Work had Overkill on record in 1983, and Dashboard Confessional came back for it in 2007. Spin them back to back and listen to how much of the song survives the trip without the band that wrote it.

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Written by Men at Work and Colin Hay.

First recorded by Men at Work in 1983: this is the first recording.

Other recordings on file

25 recordings of “Overkill” on MusicBrainz in all.

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