Editing Men at Work (section)

===''Two Hearts'' and break-up (1984–1986)===
In 1984, long standing tensions between Hay and Speiser led to a split in the band.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> Both Rees and Speiser were told they were "not required",<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> as Hay, Ham and Strykert used session musicians to record their third album, ''[[Two Hearts (Men at Work album)|Two Hearts]]'' (23 April 1985). Hay later attributed the firing to a dispute over the band's manager, Russell Deppler, stating, "The rhythm section got sacked because they wanted to sack the manager, who was my friend."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wirt |first=John |title=Colin Hay's enjoying being a man at work again; See him next week at the Manship |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/article_1f2a10b4-c520-11ec-980c-9715d07277b3.html |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=The Advocate |date=28 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Speiser opined, "Russell was good for hustling gigs in Melbourne and Sydney but once the band became international and multi-million, the sheep farmer from [[Warrnambool]] had no idea."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Michael |date=2016-07-17 |title=Men At Work's Jerry Speiser beats against business as usual |url=https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/management/men-at-works-jerry-speiser-beats-against-business-as-usual-20160717-gq7qg7 |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}</ref> Studio musicians included Jeremy Alsop on bass guitar (ex-Ram Band, Pyramid, [[Broderick Smith|Broderick Smith Band]]); and Mark Kennedy on drums ([[Spectrum (band)|Spectrum]], [[Ayers Rock (band)|Ayers Rock]], [[Marcia Hines|Marcia Hines Band]]).<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> ''Two Hearts'' was produced by Hay and Ham.<ref name="Holmgren"/> It was a critical and commercial failure compared to their previous albums and only peaked at No.&nbsp;16 in Australia,<ref name="Kent"/> and No.&nbsp;50 on the US chart.<ref name="AMG Charts"/> Strykert had left during its production.<ref name="Nimmervoll"/>

Four tracks were released as singles, "[[Everything I Need]]" (May 1985), "Man with Two Hearts", "Maria" (August), and "Hard Luck Story" (October);<ref name="McFarlane"/> only the lead single charted in Australia (No.&nbsp;37) and the US (No.&nbsp;47).<ref name="Kent"/><ref name="AMG Charts"/> The album relied heavily on drum machines and synthesisers, and reduced the presence of Ham's saxophone, giving it a different feel compared to its predecessors. Hay and Ham hired new bandmates, to tour in support of ''Two Hearts'', with Alsop and Kennedy joined by James Black on guitar and keyboards ([[Mondo Rock]], [[The Black Sorrows]]).<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> Soon after a third guitarist, Colin Bayley ([[Mi-Sex]]), was added and Kennedy was replaced on drums by [[Chad Wackerman]] ([[Frank Zappa]]).<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> Australian singers [[Kate Ceberano]] and [[Renée Geyer]] had also worked on the album and performed live as guest vocalists.

On 13 July 1985 Men at Work performed three tracks for the [[Oz for Africa]] concert (part of the global [[Live Aid]] program)—"Maria", "Overkill", and an unreleased one, "The Longest Night". They were 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.<ref name="OzAfrica">{{cite web |url=http://liveaid.free.fr/pages/ozforafrika-uk.html |title=Oz for Africa |website=Liveaid.free.fr |access-date=12 March 2008 }}</ref> Ham left during the band's time touring behind the album.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> The final Men at Work performances during 1985 had jazz saxophonist Paul Williamson (The Black Sorrows), replacing Ham.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> As of October 1985, the band's official line-up was a sextet of Hay, Alsop, Bayley, Black, Wackerman and Williamson (as pictured on the Australia-only single "Sail To You"), but by early 1986 the band was defunct. At that time, Hay started recording his first solo album, ''[[Looking for Jack]]'' (January 1987), which had Alsop and Wackerman as session musicians.<ref name="McFarlane"/>