Imagine being able to sit down at a piano and come up with this....the guy is a genius and this song is a masterpiece. What a bloody great band these guys are too. As an Aussie kid growing up in NZ, I am so glad to have been a teenager in the mid 80's listening to their music
Yes. They're quite different from each other - different personalities, songwriting styles, and goals. I think they were both head-strong and Neil had his own different musical life to live. Split Enz split :( ... and Crowded House was born :) .
@@neilshepherd1904 Both fantastic musicians, plus got super cute as they aged. lol Split enz and crowded house gave us music to remember. Love them both .
My older brother bought Split Enz records as a punk when I was a kid in London. Heard them from him. Now he’s gone, listening to them always reminds me of him. Such great music. Kia ora to the Finn brothers & the rest of the boys. You made a difference to peoples lives & your music is out there in the world, entwined with our memories. Chur. Neat alright. Arohanui 💗
The chorus of this song is one of the finest pieces of music I have ever heard. The way it climbs and then resolves at the end is pure genius. Makes me melt....
In a thousand years, this song will still resonate - for young and for old - it so perfectly captures the giddy uncertainty, trepidation and joy of the one thing that makes our lives worthwhile - love, and all it's consequences.
wow last comment 2 years ago so sad only me here enjoying one of my fav songs, love it ! great work lads and forget what Rusty Crowe says ...Thank Christ for NZ ! and God Bless all Kiwis !
Thirty-one years ago, I won my girl with this song playing in my 1976 beater Honda Civic. I wager this song can still clinch the deal even today. Thank you Neil!
Neil Finn will make you laugh and smile & think "what a charming guy" and then proceed to SHRED your heart & soul with his musical genius. the most extraordinary regular guy in music.
Just saw a rendition of this song on tv for Mushroom records 50th anniversary. I grew up with this song and never really listened to it. Wow, now in my older years I think its such a great song. One of the all time greats.
without doubt of the best songs ever written..nz was gifted to have split enz for as long as we did...years ahead of their time...truly gifted musicians
This music never ages. It's perfect. And I always associate New Zealand with it. And I believe the sea is in these songs. And for me, it stands for happiness. Even if it's only in my head, that's all I need!
The self-awareness and emotional profession (and confession) is stunning. Omg a young 20-something (was he 23?) coming to that realization and making that commitment? "It's no New Year's resolution... it's more than that"? Who else but Neil would be that unique and rare?
Ooohhh love u kind words but it just doesn't work....Lindsay for Fleetwood mac n Neily for crowded house n the enz😊😊😊😊 both LEGENDS in their own bands n as solo artists too🤗🤗
This song has me in floods of melancholy tears, and I really don’t know why… it would normally be because of a particular happy, or not, memory but maybe I’ve blocked something out and don’t realise what. It’s beautiful I guess that’s one thing ❤
I saw the Enz on this tour. One of the best concerts I’ve ever witnessed. The entire band is so talented. I don’t understand why they’re not on the road every year. You know you’re going to be entertained when these guys rock up.
If they released this live version on the radio today, it could easily be a top 10 hit. The composition is amazing, the lyrics are pristine and Neil's vocals are fantastic. Of course Tim singing harmony with Neil is ALWAYS magic.
‘There’s nothing quite as real, as the touch of your sweet hand’........the musical equivalent of the Steve Jobs quote.. ‘Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication’
Great music is timeless. Nothing over the last 10 to 20 years, or very little I should say, is timeless. But 50 years and now people will still be listening to this and the Beatles and Led Zeppelin and all of the great music from the 60s through the early 90s. Another way you can tell great music is when years later the artist can do a completely different arrangement the way they did with this song and it’s even better than the original. More poignant more emotional.
Oh wow, I was at this concert back in 06 at the tennis centre, this song was the absolute highlight, closely followed by “6 months in a leaky boat “ though it was all magical. Was just talking to my wife about this performance a couple of days ago and how beautiful it was. So stoked to actually find it on You tube! Still probably the best concert I’ve ever gone to see. Love the Enz!
One of all time favorites.saw it on aussie tv when he was young.great talent.love you forever neil.reminds me of the fun years of my life in oz.my grandson loves Neil Finn. He's 3 and I have to play it for him.😚❤❤❤❤❤
anyone who has been on stage and felt their voice get tired and then start to go knows what Neil was thinking here, but he went for it and my god, his voice sounds sooooooo cool here when it happens, so cool :)
Here, There, and Everywhere edges it out. First dance song at our wedding in 1977. In 1990, we made the Worlds Greatest Daughter (Not open for discussion, it is a proven fact). In 1991 she went to heaven. My daughter and I miss her every minute of every day.
I broke up with my girlfriend of two years today. I thought we were soulmates. This was ‘our’ song. I came hear expecting not being able bear it. I expected to suddenly hate it. The opposite is true. This song is a piece of art and it still means everything it ever did to me. It means love exists. I wish you, the reader, genuine happiness.
Absolutely outstanding underrated musicians.... A brilliant songwriter always takes me back to the greatest memories of childhood and era in music.... 🎶 👌
My fave Enz song of all time. Was privileged to see this version in '06 at Adelaide Entertainment Centre. Brought a tear to my eye. And the song is finished unlike the original studio version
Grew up with Split Enz in NZ...used to watch them all the time at the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth. Best memories ever..saw them many times. Have always loved Split Enz, and used to buy all their albums back then.. :) Have a very big soft spot for Tim & Neil.
Nice one Tracey. I saw them first in the early 70's at the Buck a head concerts. Then bought all the Vinyl. And saw them live in Welly in 2004/05'ish as the Finn Brothers, just prior to this tour. Forever and ever they are my NZ
The chord progression in this sends a shiver down my spine.
I agree...it's a beautiful song in a melancholy cord...brings back wonderful memories for me
Loving this song all over again
such a beautiful song,just incredible.. Beatles level songwriting ,, seriously!
I love playing this on the piano. Like you say, the chord progression is really special. It's just a bit of genius, that's all.
Chord prog simple but absolutely knock out. Awesome songwriter and great wit too. Top guy.
One of the greatest songs ever, written by one of the greatest ever song writers....
I was about to say every word you said. Absolutely agree.
@@mattieslurmusic absolutely right.
I concur
So right!
Beautiful song Love it
You can see the magic when they were smiling, waiting to finish.. and the the last line.. 👍🏽
Imagine being able to sit down at a piano and come up with this....the guy is a genius and this song is a masterpiece. What a bloody great band these guys are too. As an Aussie kid growing up in NZ, I am so glad to have been a teenager in the mid 80's listening to their music
Neil Finn, one of the greatest songwriters in history. The little brother who stole the show.
tim is still the 1 - neil knows
Yes. They're quite different from each other - different personalities, songwriting styles, and goals. I think they were both head-strong and Neil had his own different musical life to live. Split Enz split :( ... and Crowded House was born :) .
@@neilshepherd1904 Both fantastic musicians, plus got super cute as they aged. lol Split enz and crowded house gave us music to remember. Love them both .
Not everything he wrote was gold, some of his songs were just album space-fillers.
Personally I always preferred Neil.
Thank God for New Zealand and Australian talented musicians.👍🇳🇿🇦🇺
Towering Talent from Te Awamutu.
Yes, I agree 100%!!
Saddest period of my life,splitnz helped a lot.
Whoever gave this a thumbs down needs to be smacked.
Superb
Absolutely...it's a miraculous song...👍
By an old guy!
Stephanie Smith you’re right. This song is simply magical.
lol
back to my beloved 1984, thank you
I think this is one of the greatest love songs of all time, because it is a real love song, Neil's love for Sharon. Quite beautiful.🌟🌈🐶😇😘😍😅
My older brother bought Split Enz records as a punk when I was a kid in London. Heard them from him. Now he’s gone, listening to them always reminds me of him. Such great music. Kia ora to the Finn brothers & the rest of the boys. You made a difference to peoples lives & your music is out there in the world, entwined with our memories. Chur. Neat alright. Arohanui 💗
The chorus of this song is one of the finest pieces of music I have ever heard. The way it climbs and then resolves at the end is pure genius. Makes me melt....
In a thousand years, this song will still resonate - for young and for old - it so perfectly captures the giddy uncertainty, trepidation and joy of the one thing that makes our lives worthwhile - love, and all it's consequences.
wow last comment 2 years ago so sad only me here enjoying one of my fav songs, love it ! great work lads and forget what Rusty Crowe says ...Thank Christ for NZ ! and God Bless all Kiwis !
One of the most impossibly beautiful songs ever penned
Agree. This song, and "I hope I Never"... Both absolutely brilliant.
Classic. The first concert I ever saw, Split Enz at Massey Hall in Toronto in about 1983, with the Payola$ opening. Majestic.
My favourite song of theirs. Phaark they are GREAT !!!!
Fuck, imagine if bands still aspired to be “GREAT”
Thanks for the endless incredible art, Neil and co
Oh God how I love this song ......Just so emotive and melodic....Simple perfection 🎼👌
What a brilliant song....sung by an amazing human ....gold 👍
One of the best performances of anything ever.
Thirty-one years ago, I won my girl with this song playing in my 1976 beater Honda Civic. I wager this song can still clinch the deal even today. Thank you Neil!
One of the greatest songs ever. Pure heartfelt genius.
Neil Finn will make you laugh and smile & think "what a charming guy" and then proceed to SHRED your heart & soul with his musical genius. the most extraordinary regular guy in music.
will always be one of the most beautiful love songs EVER. timeless
Love, Love, Love...,
Neil Finn, what a talent and musician. Love his work as it brings me much joy listening to him here in the UK.
Just saw a rendition of this song on tv for Mushroom records 50th anniversary. I grew up with this song and never really listened to it. Wow, now in my older years I think its such a great song. One of the all time greats.
Always lost for words at the magnificence of this song, Neil and the whole team. Just inspiring at what can be achieved❤❤❤
without doubt of the best songs ever written..nz was gifted to have split enz for as long as we did...years ahead of their time...truly gifted musicians
When the time comes, play this at my passing ... I still love this song after many years.
This music never ages. It's perfect. And I always associate New Zealand with it. And I believe the sea is in these songs. And for me, it stands for happiness. Even if it's only in my head, that's all I need!
Not just an average live rendition ...... it’s more than that 😉👍🏾
Just...so perfect.
Will always love this song ❤️💞💖💕🤗
The self-awareness and emotional profession (and confession) is stunning. Omg a young 20-something (was he 23?) coming to that realization and making that commitment? "It's no New Year's resolution... it's more than that"? Who else but Neil would be that unique and rare?
@P4P KING That's not always or necessarily how it works.
Jackson Browne comes to mind....
@@dangawronski950 I'm not familiar so I'll take your word for it.
he is like no other!
I've often thought the very same thoughts you are sharing here. 😘
Listening to this song I can spontaneous burst into tears
Even though this was recorded in 2006, I just want to say one thing.
I MISS THE 80'S!!!!
still brings a tear to my eyes.
The Legendary Finn Brothers❤
So effortlessly brilliant. Goosebumps on that ending.
No more empty self possession,,,still trying to live up to this 🎉😊❤
Find someone that you can sing this song to, and mean every word and have them feel and reciprocate to the same degree.
It was mine and my husbands wedding song back in 1997
Oh yeah, easy....
Tru dat,!
Making me cry....ain’t that easy.
This band were very special....I love every thing they ever recorded...
No there’s nothing quite as real as the touch of your sweet hand
Neil Finn is the most underrated songwriter of all time,my god McCartney and Finn get together now before it's too late.
McCartney's ego is to big . Neil loves collaboration
It's already too late for McCartney, I think. He's a spent force.
@@MrReasonabubble True, voice is completely gone.
I agree, these guys even singing together would be awesome.
McCartney will have to beg him, imagine what Neil Finn and John Lennon might have done
I don't get tired listening, just love love it!
I adore this song. Still.
Just beautiful....always was and still is....we love you Neil❤
Saw this live - goosebumps for days.
When the time comes, play this at my passing ... I still love this song after many years.
I adore this song. Still.
This song makes me want to restart learning to play the bass.
The best song ever when I was 23.....the best song ever when I am 61....!
I truly admire Lindsay Buckingham, but if Fleetwood Mac had to pick a voice to replace him I'm glad they chose Neil.
Well said Richard
‘No one could replace Lyndsey Buckingham..
but Neil Finn could’
😀
Ooohhh love u kind words but it just doesn't work....Lindsay for Fleetwood mac n Neily for crowded house n the enz😊😊😊😊 both LEGENDS in their own bands n as solo artists too🤗🤗
Love love love this song ❤️❤️❤️
Driving into Caulfield in my '54 Customline I noticed a black '56 Ford Zephyr. Then I noticed Tim and Greta weeding the front garden x
Getting sooo overwhelmed every time i hear that Amazingly gorgeous song 💝
This song has me in floods of melancholy tears, and I really don’t know why… it would normally be because of a particular happy, or not, memory but maybe I’ve blocked something out and don’t realise what. It’s beautiful I guess that’s one thing ❤
I saw the Enz on this tour. One of the best concerts I’ve ever witnessed. The entire band is so talented. I don’t understand why they’re not on the road every year. You know you’re going to be entertained when these guys rock up.
They were the best. Loved them since my teens and I am 55 years old..
If they released this live version on the radio today, it could easily be a top 10 hit. The composition is amazing, the lyrics are pristine and Neil's vocals are fantastic. Of course Tim singing harmony with Neil is ALWAYS magic.
‘There’s nothing quite as real, as the touch of your sweet hand’........the musical equivalent of the Steve Jobs quote.. ‘Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication’
Great music is timeless. Nothing over the last 10 to 20 years, or very little I should say, is timeless. But 50 years and now people will still be listening to this and the Beatles and Led Zeppelin and all of the great music from the 60s through the early 90s.
Another way you can tell great music is when years later the artist can do a completely different arrangement the way they did with this song and it’s even better than the original. More poignant more emotional.
NZ’s answer to the Beatles!
Better than the Beatles
saw them live in Wollongong in 1970 something.....great then...great now...
Oct 4th 1977...I was at that one. helped the band with soundcheck ....my first Enz gig. Imagine my joy starting work in the Enz office 3 years later.
Oh wow, I was at this concert back in 06 at the tennis centre, this song was the absolute highlight, closely followed by “6 months in a leaky boat “ though it was all magical. Was just talking to my wife about this performance a couple of days ago and how beautiful it was. So stoked to actually find it on You tube! Still probably the best concert I’ve ever gone to see. Love the Enz!
Such a lovely song.
One of all time favorites.saw it on aussie tv when he was young.great talent.love you forever neil.reminds me of the fun years of my life in oz.my grandson loves Neil Finn. He's 3 and I have to play it for him.😚❤❤❤❤❤
Sarah Leach Glad to know the next generation is being brought up on quality music!
Such a great melody ... Neil's vocal seems really heartfelt ... so pretty ... never heard that break before
anyone who has been on stage and felt their voice get tired and then start to go knows what Neil was thinking here, but he went for it and my god, his voice sounds sooooooo cool here when it happens, so cool :)
The harmony on "under the MAT" is the center piece of this song. Whoever came up with that progression .... magic.
Neil Finn knows how to write a song alright.
Lifelong crowdie, new Finn bros fan.
Selsey Reclaim No-one writes like Neil.
One mighty fine song. A perfect meld of words and music.
still brings a tear to my eyes.
I still get chills...luv this.
New Zealand magick. Aloha 💖🌞
Is there better love song - I can't think of one!
Here, There, and Everywhere edges it out. First dance song at our wedding in 1977. In 1990, we made the Worlds Greatest Daughter (Not open for discussion, it is a proven fact). In 1991 she went to heaven. My daughter and I miss her every minute of every day.
Nice added bridge part to the song there near the end
Adorable ❤
I broke up with my girlfriend of two years today. I thought we were soulmates. This was ‘our’ song. I came hear expecting not being able bear it. I expected to suddenly hate it. The opposite is true. This song is a piece of art and it still means everything it ever did to me. It means love exists. I wish you, the reader, genuine happiness.
thanks
Awesome !!!!!
Love this ! 🇦🇺❤️
Here i am in my pjs, full up with a cold and im sitting on the couch grooving to this song hahaha Love it
Speechless
"So I sing it to the world, a message to my Girl...It's no New Year's Resolution. It's more than that..."
Actions r stronger then words but never forget that all actions do and will always start with "thoughts and words " bless true words "Ripon"
Absolutely outstanding underrated musicians.... A brilliant songwriter always takes me back to the greatest memories of childhood and era in music.... 🎶 👌
For the people who have soul thay are not underrated
My fave Enz song of all time. Was privileged to see this version in '06 at Adelaide Entertainment Centre. Brought a tear to my eye. And the song is finished unlike the original studio version
Send a message to my girl.
.
I don't give up on love
His wife gets to roll over and see him. She's a lucky girl.
I cry when he performs this live.
Takes me back to my teenage years, love this song so much, beautiful music too
Me too
The Legendary Finn Brothers❤
Pretty special really...very gifted band.
Just wow
Neil fin is great person and it's great to see him on stage
Such a beautiful song brings tears to my eyes written by a master
New Zealand is probably THE place that makes me wish I had a passport.
Come on down Ken Meyer - we'll make you welcome.
Grew up with Split Enz in NZ...used to watch them all the time at the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth. Best memories ever..saw them many times. Have always loved Split Enz, and used to buy all their albums back then.. :) Have a very big soft spot for Tim & Neil.
Nice one Tracey. I saw them first in the early 70's at the Buck a head concerts. Then bought all the Vinyl. And saw them live in Welly in 2004/05'ish as the Finn Brothers, just prior to this tour. Forever and ever they are my NZ
What I'd give to get them back to The Bowl. It needs to happen
Very SQUEEZE influence here...
What talent, cheers all!
neil...1998...edward st brisbane...my face was pressed against the bus window
New Zealand's Lennon and McCartney
What a wonderful upload. This has made my day...thanks Peter 😀
glad you enjoyed it. Cheers PG
My favourite Split Enz song. Melody and lyrics moving