About Cyndi Lauper Time after Time Live 1985: As a child I used to listen to her music all the time!!!!
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In 1984, the band took a long break as members pursued other interests and recovered from the two years of constant touring they'd done in support of both albums. At the end of that period, Jerry Speiser and John Rees were advised by management that they were no longer members of the band. The remaining members (Hay, Ham and Strykert) recorded a third album Two Hearts which peaked at #50 on the chart. Although four songs were released as singles to promote the album (lead single Everything I Need, Man With Two Hearts, Maria, and Hard Luck Story), only the first song charted in the U.S., and that only at #47. The record relied heavily on drum programming and synthesizers and reduced the presence of Ham's saxophone, giving it a different feel than the band's first two records. Strykert left the group during the album's production . Hay and Ham hired new bandmates to tour behind the record, including jazz/fusion bassist Jeremy Alsop, progressive rock drummer Mark Kennedy, and guitarist James Black, who respectively play on seven, eight and one of the ten tracks on Two Hearts. Soon after, third guitarist Colin Bayley was added to the band's touring lineup, and Kennedy was replaced by prodigious young drummer Chad Wackerman. Australian Soul singer Kate Ceberano also worked and performed live with the group during this period as a guest. Men at Work performed three songs for the 1985 Oz for Africa concert (part of the global Live Aid program) - Maria, Overkill, and an unreleased song called The Longest Night. It was broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network and Nine Network) and on MTV in the US. Maria and Overkill were also broadcast by American Broadcasting Company (ABC) during their Live Aid telecast. Ham left during the band's time touring behind the album. The final Men At Work performances in the 1980s found Australian jazz saxophonist Paul Williamson replacing Ham. By 1986, the band was defunct, and Hay was working on a solo album, which would feature participation from Alsop and Wackerman. (*)