Vegemite Sandwich Song

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Vegemite sandwich song. Vegemite is an australian spread first devised in 1922 by australian fred walker. Read the excerpt below and see the real meaning. He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich and he said i come from a land down under where beer does flow and men chunder can t you hear can t you hear the thunder. Walter thompson advertising in 1954.

Buying bread from a man in brussels he was six foot four and full of muscles i said do. Vegemite s rise to popularity was helped by the marketing campaigns written by j. The vegemite brand was owned by mondelez international formerly kraft foods inc until january 2017 when it was acquired by the australian bega. Men at work s official music video for down under.

Just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich and he said i come from a land down under where beer does flow and men chunder can t you hear can t. There are numerous references to the homosexual community in the song. Click to listen to men at work on spotify. Vegemite is also a very good source of vitamin b.

Down under is a song recorded by australian rock band men at work. Lyin in a den in bombay with a slack jaw and not much to say i said to the man are you trying to tempt me. You better run you better take cover. Vegemite sandwich was originally popularized by men at work in their 80 s song downunder.

Vegemite ˈ v ɛ dʒ ɪ m aɪ t vej i myte is a thick dark brown australian food spread made from leftover brewers yeast extract with various vegetable and spice additives it was developed by cyril callister in melbourne victoria in 1922. It was originally released in 1980 as the b side to their first local single titled keypunch operator released before the band signed with columbia records both early songs were written by the group s co founders colin hay and ron strykert the early version of down under has a slightly different tempo and arrangement. Made from brewer s yeast extract vegemite is thick and very dark in color. Vegemite sandwich code word used by homosexuals for getting your ass licked.

The winner of vegemite s mitey covers competition will take home a cash prize of 2000 and have their song played on the radio. They used groups of smiling attractive healthy children singing a catchy the happy little vegemite song see below.