2020 single by Mashd N Kutcher featuring Elliot Loney or Daniel Andrews
| "Get on the Beers" |
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| Released | 11 April 2020 (2020-04-11) |
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| Length | 3:13 |
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| Label | Brewery Records |
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| Songwriter(s) | Adam Morris, Matt Minor |
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"Get on the Beers" is a song by Australian duo Mashd N Kutcher. The song is made from comments made by Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews during a press conference in March 2020, at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, telling Victorians that it was not appropriate to have all your mates around to your house to "get on the beers" after pubs had been shut due to Covid-19 risks.[1] The song was uploaded onto YouTube on 3 April 2020[2] and officially released on 11 April 2020, featuring Elliot Loney.[3] A version featuring Daniel Andrews was released on 26 October 2020.[4]
In December 2020, two houses in Victoria (one in Sandringham and Kings Park) used the song to accompany a synchronised Christmas light display.[5] Home owner Michael Eather said "It has been a mega hit. We've had people wait about an hour for it. They rock up around 9pm and we tell them that 'Get on the Beers' is not on until 10pm. It's definitely getting a lot of laughs."[1]
Background
During a press conference on 22 March 2020, Victorian Premier cautioned people about the pandemic saying "You won't be able to go to the pub because the pub is shut. That doesn't mean you can have all your mates around to (your) home and get on the beers, that's not appropriate."[6] Mashd N Kutcher used the words to create the song.
Matt Minor told Student Edge "With press conferences all over the TV, that was about the only thing we could remix, so we did. It was never anything to do with politics. It was more about the message of someone who is in such a serious position saying, 'get on the beers'; it's a very Aussie thing to say." Minor added it "was made in about 15 minutes and posted without much thought."[7]
The video of the remix was uploaded onto YouTube on 3 April 2020 featuring excerpts of Andrews' conference interjected with words by US President Donald Trump.[2] The single was officially released on 11 April 2020, with Elliot Loney re-recording Andrews' words.[3]
Within days, "get on the beers" had turned into a household phrase in Australia, and in mid-2020, as people of Melbourne were thrust into the most challenging lockdown of the country, the song has become an anthem.[8] Minor believes the song has become an anthem because "it's giving people a fun and light-hearted sort of entertainment."[7]
In a press conference on 26 October 2020, Andrews announced Victoria had recorded zero covid cases for the first time since 9 June.[9] During the press conference, Andrews was asked by Seven News reporter Sharnelle Vella whether he'd be "Getting on the beers" to which Andrews responded saying "I don't know that I'll be drinking a beer tonight, I might go a little higher up the shelf."[10][7]
The song was re-released on 26 October 2020 after Andrews' announcement of eased restrictions, which saw pubs, restaurants, retailers and cafes' open up again.[6] This version featured Andrews' words from the March press conference.[4][7]
