Colin Hay-Jack's Music Shoppe Red Bank, NJ 4/16/11

                           Colin Hay performed a brief solo set at Jack's Music Shoppe in Red Bank New Jersey today. He was performing at Monmouth University at night, and took time to do short set at Jack's and then sign some CD's & Records and take some photos. His appearance coincided with Record Store Day.

                           Colin Hay is the former front man and chief songwriter for Men at Work. Men at Work's most popular songs were incredibly catchy, quirky pop songs. Mr. Hay's solo work is more introspective but still beautifully melodic. His short set at Jack's included 4 solo pieces, one Men at Work Song and a cover of Bruce Springsteen's Tougher Than the Rest. After performing Tougher, Mr. Hay stated "I wish I had written that one". At the same time, I wonder how many people wish they could write a song as beautiful as Send Somebody from his most recent CD Gathering Mercury.

                            Here is the setlist.

                            Overkill
                            Send Somebody
                            Invisible
                            Beautiful World
                            Tougher Than the Rest (Bruce Springsteen Cover)
                            Waiting For My Real Life to Begin