Colin Hay at Royal Oak Music Theater, March 27, 2022
Colin Hay at Royal Oak Music Theater, March 27, 2022 "Waiting For My Real Life to Begin" seems like a suitable title for the past two years of pandemic life. COVID-19 isn't gone, but we're collectively doing our best -- some more than others -- to carry on as if it's no longer a defining factor. So when a friend called and said he had 7th row center seats staring back at him from a computer screen to see Colin Hay , my first instance wasn't to say, "who?" Rather, it was, "yes, I'll go... Who?" Colin Hay was the primary songwriter and singer for Men At Work , the popular Australian band. He's touring solo acoustic, and his show is well worth catching. I don't know how full the 1,700 seat Royal Oak Music Theater was, but it sure felt like a good turnout and an enthusiastic crowd. I wasn't familiar with Hay's solo output, but it didn't really matter. He gave most songs extended humorous introductions. Everything