Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 13

Thread: Greg Ham of Men At Work found dead

  1. #1
    Stuck on the Border TimothyBFan's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Location
    Waiting in the weeds of Northern Indiana
    Posts
    11,565

    Default Greg Ham of Men At Work found dead

    Who doesn't remember his goofiness in the 80's videos? What a shame.

    http://www.eonline.com/news/men_work...nd_dead/309979
    He sings it high, he plays it low

  2. #2
    Administrator sodascouts's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    Where Faulkner collides with Elvis
    Posts
    33,663

    Default Re: Greg Ham of Men At Work found dead

    Wow - we're losing people right and left!

    Prayers for his family.

    Always in our hearts, Never forgotten

  3. #3
    Stuck on the Border Topkat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2011
    Location
    New York, NY
    Posts
    3,321

    Default Re: Greg Ham of Men At Work found dead

    Oh no. I loved Men at Work. Wonder what happened. Says he was only 58,
    Very sad to hear this news.

  4. #4
    Stuck on the Border
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    Sydney
    Posts
    24,191

    Default Re: Greg Ham of Men At Work found dead

    Without going into too much detail:

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-1...d-dead/3960780

    I have always thought the riff in Down Under may have been a subliminal copy of Kookaburra, not a straight 'rip off'. The whole thing left a very sour taste in the mouths of many Australians, because that song defines the country to so many people overseas.

    RIP, Greg.

  5. #5
    Stuck on the Border zeldabjr's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Buffalo NY
    Posts
    5,654

    Default Re: Greg Ham of Men At Work found dead

    Quote Originally Posted by Topkat View Post
    Oh no. I loved Men at Work. Wonder what happened. Says he was only 58,
    Very sad to hear this news.
    Oh no is right... I have very fond memories of "Who Can It Be Now" and "Down Under"...a good time in my life...my thoughts to his family.

    zelda

  6. #6
    Stuck on the Border EaglesKiwi's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2010
    Location
    Auckland, New Zealand
    Posts
    1,768

    Default Re: Greg Ham of Men At Work found dead

    R.I.P. Greg. Loved your playing.
    ---------------------------------
    Suzanne

  7. #7
    Moderator Glennsallnighter's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    ... On a journey from innocence to experience..... In Ireland!
    Posts
    13,963

    Default Re: Greg Ham of Men At Work found dead

    We all loved 'Down Under' here and it would be quite a popular song on the 80's scene. It was one of those 'anthems' we grew up to! So sorry to hear that one of its creators has passed away.

    Greg Ham - RIP.
    'I must be leaving soon... its your world now'
    Glenn Frey 1948-2016 RIP

  8. #8
    Stuck on the Border Prettymaid's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    Somewhere out on that horizon
    Posts
    11,245

    Default Re: Greg Ham of Men At Work found dead

    Quote Originally Posted by sodascouts View Post
    Wow - we're losing people right and left!

    Prayers for his family.
    I know! This is something I can't help thinking about. Since I don't really listen to new music, someday will truly be "the day the music died".
    Well, that's not true - the music will live forever, but you know what I mean.

    RIP Greg Ham.
    ~ Cathy ~

    And I dream I'm on vacation 'Cause I like the way that sounds,
    It's a perfect occupation for me.

  9. #9
    Moderator Ive always been a dreamer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    Cruising down the center of a two-way street in VA
    Posts
    20,198

    Default Re: Greg Ham of Men At Work found dead

    Yeah PM - I know what you mean. And you too, Soda. It hasn't been a very good week - that's for sure. This is very sad and my heart goes out to Greg's loved ones.

    R.I.P. Greg Ham.

    "People don't run out of dreams: People just run out of time ..."
    Glenn Frey 11/06/1948 - 01/18/2016

  10. #10
    Out on the Border
    Join Date
    Jun 2012
    Posts
    1

    Default Re: Greg Ham of Men At Work found dead

    Quote Originally Posted by TimothyBFan View Post
    Who doesn't remember his goofiness in the 80's videos? What a shame.

    http://www.eonline.com/news/men_work...nd_dead/309979

    Such a very amazing link!

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •