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More than four decades ago, the Australian rock band Men at Work took over the globe with a song so bright and catchy that listeners often missed the darkness that undergirded the lyrics. “Who Can It Be Now?” was an irresistible musical confection. It was also the story of a paranoiac, in isolation, clinging to shreds of sanity. At least one Aussie artist got the message: rock singer Cleo Alexandra. She’s taken the 1981 single, toughened it up, and brought the subtext roaring to the surface. Her reimagined version of “Who Can It Be Now” is disturbed, ferocious, and artfully damaged — and every bit as delicious as the original.
What gives Cleo Alexandra the audacity to rework a classic pop song in her own darkly glamorous image? The same impertinence that has defined all of her recordings and made her a favorite among fans of adventurous pop-rock on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. Every song she’s made so far has been dripping with danger, sizzling with gorgeous menace, radiating vampiric energy. Her fellow Australian pop singers have noticed, and many of them have found themselves drawn into her whirlpool. Among her most ardent supporters is the singer, songwriter, and actor Rick Springfield, who has contributed backing vocals to the Men at Work cover.
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