Who Can It Be Now was released in 1981 by Australian band Men At Work as a single from their debut album Business as Usual, with the saxophone part played by Greg Ham. The song became an international hit in 1982 and its anxious lyric about wanting to be left alone helped the riff stick in popular culture. Decades later the opening was clipped for memes and short videos, where the who can it be now saxophone meme signals suspicion about an unseen visitor.
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The iconic saxophone riff from Who Can It Be Now by Men At Work, used as a meme for suspicious knocks, unexpected visitors and paranoid moments.
This clip isolates the famous saxophone hook that opens Who Can It Be Now by Men At Work, a short questioning riff that rises and repeats like someone nervously listening at the door. The sax line is smooth but uneasy, instantly suggesting paranoia, suspicion and a visitor who has arrived at the worst possible time. Because the melody is so recognisable from eighties pop radio, hearing it out of context creates a comic contrast when paired with ordinary footage. Viewers understand the joke immediately, even before anything happens on screen, which makes the sound effective as a quick punchline.