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Track: Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive
Artist: Men At Work
Album: Cargo

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Australian pop rock band founded in 1978 which achieved international success in the 1980s. They are the only Australian artists to reach the Number 1 position in album and singles charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom with "Business as Usual" and "Down Under". The group won the 1983 Grammy Award for Best New Artist and sold over 30 million albums worldwide. In 2019, [a285083] reformed Men at Work, being the band's first tour since 2002, with brief reunions in 2009. Members have included: [a=Colin Hay] (vocals, rhythm guitar), [a=Ron Strykert] (guitar, vocals, 1978–1985), [a=John Rees (2)] (bass, 1979-1984), [a=Greg Ham] (saxophone, flute, keyboards, 1979–1985, 1996–2002; occasional performances until his death in 2012, and [a=Jerry Speiser] (drums, 1979-1984).

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Release: Men At Work - Dr. Heckyll & Mr. Jive
Year: 1983
Genres: Rock
Styles: New Wave, Pop Rock

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LYRICS

Dr. Heckyll works late at the laboratory
Where things are not as they seem
Dr. Heckyll wishes nothing more desperately
Than to fulfill his dreams
Letting loose with a scream in the dead of night
As he's breaking new ground
Trying his best to unlock all the secrets
But he's not sure what he's found

Dr. Heckyll is his own little guinea pig
'Cos they all think he's mad
Sets his sights on the search of a lifetime
And he's never, never sad

Whoa oh, its off to work he goes
In the name of science and all its wonders

This is the story of Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive
They are a person who feels good to be alive
This is the story of Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive
Believes the underdog will eventually survive

Not long now till the ultimate experiment
He's breaking all the rules
He wants to cure all matter of imbalance
In this world of fools

He locks the door and looks around nervously
He knows there's no one there
He drinks it down and waits for some reaction
To all his work and care

Hey, hey he fumbles for what to say
He loves the world except for all the people

This is the story of Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive
They are a person who feels good to be alive
This is the story of Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive
Believes the underdog will eventually survive

Whoa, oh, its out at night he goes
He sips easily into conversation
Hey hey, he's cool in every way
Sometimes he likes to sing that old black magic

This is the story of Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive
They are a person who feels good to be alive
This is the story of Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive
Believes the underdog will eventually survive