· the australian band men at work produced several hits through the 1980s. Men at work songwriters colin hay and ron strykert, along with emi music, face a massive bill for unpaid royalties and losses suffered by publishing firm larrikin music. Men at work are an australian rock band formed in melbourne in 1979. · scots-born singer-songwriter colin hay wrote aussie band men at work s biggest hit, down under, but a bitter multi - million dollar lawsuit was to take its toll. The lead guitarist of men at work is attempting to reclaim royalties from the band s hit songs, after signing them away to a us company. They enjoyed worldwide fame throughout the 1980s and beyond with standout hit ‘down under’ and many more, but men at work ’ s success was marred in more recent years by a devastating. They were best known for breakthrough hits such as down under, who can it be now?, be good johnny, overkill, its a mistake, and high wire. Ron strykert, the lead guitarist of the iconic australian band men at work , is attempting to reclaim royalties from the band’s hit songs that were previously signed away to a us company, royalty advance funding.
