In the song Down Under, who just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich?

Answer 1

Good morning!

A man in Brussels;

Complete lyrics to Down Under:

Traveling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said,

"Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,

"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."

Lying in a den in Bombay
With a slack jaw, and not much to say
I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me
Because I come from the land of plenty?"
And he said,

"Oh! Do you come from a land down under? (oh yeah yeah)
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."


Down Under" is the title of a New Wave song of the reggae flavour, written in 1982 by the Australian rock group Men at Work, from their album Business as Usual.

It has become a popular patriotic song and video by virtue of the popular interpretation of the lyrics, about an Australian traveller circling the globe, proud of his nationality and attracting the interest of others because of that. One of the verses refers to Vegemite sandwiches, among other things, and this particular lyric has become a well-known phrase. The flute part in the song is based around the tune of Kookaburra, a well-known Australian children's rhyme.

The song is a perennial favourite on Australian radio and television, and became well-known outside Australia, after it was used as a theme song by the crew of Australia II in their successful bid to win the America's Cup in 1983. It wasn't the first Australian single to be popular in the US, as Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport was #3 in US 1963, but this song went all the way to #1 in the US and UK.

Men at Work were an Australian reggae-influenced rock band of the early 1980s. Men At Work's first album, 1982's Business as Usual, set a record for the most weeks for a debut album at No. 1 in the U.S. charts. In addition to "Down Under", the hits "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Be Good Johnny" were made into successful and popular videos during MTV's early years. Both "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under" hit number one in the United States. One of the most successful albums of the early 1980s, Business As Usual has been certified for 6 million sales in the United States, and an estimated 15 million copies worldwide.

Colin Hay, lead vocals and guitar (1979/1985) - (1996-1998);
Ron Strykert, guitar, vocals (1979/1985);
John Rees, bass, vocals (1979/1984);
Greg Ham, saxophone, flute, keyboards, harmonica, vocals (1979/1985) - (1996-1998);
Jerry Speiser, drums, vocals (1979/1984).

Answer 2

Song Vegemite Sandwich

Answer 3

Man in Brussels is a man who just smiled and gave a Vegemite sandwich.

{Off the answer}
(Though I bet I could sing pretty much better than TMLeaf Fan, I am quite sure I cannot give a better answer; so to say, I will stay "down under" here the bottom line of the answers.)

Answer 4

Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,

Answer 5

It's called "Land Down Under" by Men at Work. The lyric goes.
"Buying bread from a man in Brussells.
He was six-foot-4 and full of muscles.
I said do-ya-speak-a-my language?
He just smiles and gave a vegi-mite sandwich.
And he said,
I' come from a land down under.....

Answer 6

It is a Man from Brazil, not Brussels

Answer 7

a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles

Answer 8

the man from brussels

Answer 9

the devil