Split Enz had so many great songs during the late 70's and early 80's its a shame they finished up they could have been New Zealands only super band in my opinion.
Definitely an underrated song. There were other great ones, but many of them overplayed over the last 20 years, because 80s nostalgia came back pretty quickly after it was gone.
This band is the absolute bomb of the era. They are incredible and they will always be unique. They don’t follow any trend. They did what they did and it exploded.
A little b4 my time I was the 90s. I could definitely picture this blasting in the clubs during the 80s. I grew up in the late 70s early 80s amazing times. Techno/club/freestyle played during my heyday. Give me a time machine!
Well done.....If you're discovering music from the Southern hemisphere of the 80s..check out the " Chills"....the " Clean" from NZ....i guarantee you will not be disappointed......
If you're an American and you meet a New Zealander tell him or her you're a fan of Split Enz or that you admire the Finn brothers and you have a friend for life.
Should you ask them for a Vegemite sandwich too and tell them to throw another shrimp on the barbie? What a horrible stereotype. Assuming that every single person in a country likes the same band. That's like saying that every American loves Milli Vanilli or every Canadian loves Nickelback.
I was 4 years old in 1980, yet I vividly remember seeing this music video at my cousin's place and being absolutely captivated by it. That makes seeing this video literally one of my earliest memories EVER, and why I've always had a special affection for this song.
Hey, I can remember age 4 vividly and being enthralled by MTV videos (Michael and Prince were my top dawgs). But instead of this one, I remember the Crowded House videos, "Something So Strong" and "Don't Dream It's Over". Classic tunes.
I used to complain because my dad played music like this all the time in the car but now I’ve got older I’ve actually realised how good these songs are , it also reminds me of the car journeys and makes me happy that It reminds me of him. He’s not passed away but I have my own family now and I barely see him so I have a little listen when I want to reminisce
Go and see him, and play this song to him. I GUARANTEE you will make his life. Especially if he knows this piece of musical perfection reminds you of him ❤
If Split Enz had originated in Britain or the US, they would be music legends now, but they are Legends in NZ and maybe Oz only, I love reading comments from people overseas, who discovered them, and love the band as much as us kiwis, .
Bret Easton Ellis, an American author, explicitly mentions this song playing in a scene from his new novel, set in 1981 in Los Angeles. That's how I found out about it. So I think it was probably popular stateside as well, at least among younger people who sought out "new wave" stuff in the late-70s/early-80s.
Relax, this song was on rotation in the early days of MTV. MTV needed videos to play, so a lot of unknown bands from the UK and other places became famous because they had videos. Videos at the time were just made for the music industry to promote albums. They used to be shown on Don Kirshners Rock Concert and the Midnight Special late at night. For example they would say "Special appearance by the Rolling Stones". You would think they would be on the show and they would play a video of a song from the album Emotion Rescue. MTV just made a channel of those videos. Not every band made videos at the time!!! So MTV needed material.
I’ve started reading “Don’t Dream It’s Over, The Remarkable Life of Neil Finn”, a biography by Jeff Apter. I’m up to chapter 5 now, and am captivated. I was 6 when this song came out and it became an anthem for me dealing with the breakup of my parents, their divorce, and ongoing custody battle of us kids. Even though that was a bad time of my life, I always remember this song with fond memories, and it will always remain a favourite of mine. The words of a song can have so many different meanings for different people, depending on what is going on in their lives.
It's so nice to have music to turn to when things happen in life ,sometimes it distracts you away from the craziness of what's going on around you eh x
@@alanjones5786 He was a founding member. He asked his little brother to join. He's playing the guitar in this clip. Tim was briefly in Crowded House, but only for about 6months, but I saw it at Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, along with a Split Enz reunion, early 90's
I just turned 50. When I listen to these songs its like it transports me back to those days of innocence and excitement. Yes, we get older but, we are still the same goof balls that love to wear trendy 80s outfits. Our souls are still so very hyper and can belt out these notes! 💓💓💓💓
Glad u luv the song,, its an absolute aussie classic,, but I have to correct u,,Iit to not a song from the 1980s, it was on the split enz album, ( true colours) colours) 1979 & it was number one on the top 40 charts,, 1979 :-) 👍
@@johnmartin2917 Yes True Colours, great read from Start to Finish, remember when you bought an album for the whole thing, not just 1 song, builds up the whole way!!!!!
My now-husband took me to see Neil Finn on our first date in the Amsterdam Woods theatre. I forgot how to word when we met him at the end of the show. Neil is such a lovely human being and even signed the set list! It was framed at on view at our wedding and is still on our wall in our first home together. Thanks Neil! Keep being awesome
Of course. Proof of it is when 15 year olds listen to this and they say this is amazing. So many songs on this album "True Colours" are great. #6 "I Hope I Never". The two instrumentals #4 "Double Happy" and #11 "The Choral Sea". This is amazing music.
Anyone in Tempe or Phoenix AZ during this era? This song hit everyone around me like a ton of bricks. We were all switched on. The laser etched logo on the actual record got everyone excited. A friend who had just bought the album excitedly showed it to me. I was in my 20s. For me, not exactly an age of innocence. It was wild. I had a helluva lot of fun, in college, work hard, party harder, and pogo like crazy, wearing "weird" clothes, skinny ties, thrift shop 60s pointed kitten heels, cat boots, sheath, minis and drndl skirts with old toreador pants, beaded cardigans. All from the Goodwill😊. Mixed with neon colors of the 80s. Blue and green hair. Smoking cloves. We really stood out. So called straight people acted afaid of us, lol. This was all brand new. It was a very creative time as well, as friends and acquaintances formed new bands that played at new nightclubs that catered to New Wave and punk fans. Most of us loved both genres. I still dress a bit crazy. This scene was radical compared to the "in between days" throughout most of the 70s. I love this song
I saw Neil Finn perform this song at a pub called Golden Dawn in Ponsonby a few years back and it was a pretty special night. I managed to have a word with Neil and he was nice to me. His parting words were "thanks for listening!" I've been listening since I was a kid and I'll be listening long after the wheels have fallen off. Bless the Finns.
Split Enz; the most underrated band of all time. They were before their time but not mine, thank God. Saw them live on their reunion tour. Loved loved it! Down with the stupid Falkland wars and Thatcher!
The first time I ever listened to countdown this song was number 1. I thought it was the best song ever. I was 13. This is the first time I’ve heard it for about 35 years (I left Australia 🇦🇺 n 1996). But I could still remember the words. Music stays with you.
I was 16 when this came out. Living in the south of America at the time I had many folks around me who didn't understand my magnetism to this song. I put it down to being open minded at the time. 42 years later, I am ok with that.
I get it. My family thought I was into something weird. Talking Heads, Gary Numan, The Flying Lizards, Lene Lovich, and the hardcore bands Big Black, Dead Kennedys, DOA. , etc
I was only a 5yo girl when this song taught me men have feelings and can feel vulnerable. I didn't know what I was learning but the tone of the song showed me the emotions. That's why it may have stuck with so many. So intense and on your sleeve. That's instinct - trust it. Thank you, boys.
When we migrated to Australia we had to live in a hotel until we could find a proper place to live. I remember this song being played over and over on the TV. It has always stayed with me.
I was growing up in Nashville TN USA. I heard them in various outlets. In Nashville, in the mid-1980s, we had an AM radio station with a "Rock of the 80s" format. Back when radio stations had overnight staff. So one night I called to ask to hear a Split Enz album. I said I didn't care which one, just that it was Split Enz. Iris. I Wouldn't Dream of It. I Hope I Never. All I want is any and all of those.
if you got to live the 80s music when you were a young teenager like me it was the best time of our lives ,music shows like RTR and radio with pictures where a must watch and especially after watching RWP was the sunday horrors
First time i heard this song, 4 of us, 2 kiwis 1 Aussie and a Yankee boy were travelling from Sydney to Cairns in an old 66 Fairlane. Radio full blast!! It was 1980, and this song came on. Didn't know who it was. Thought it might be a West Coast US band. But loved the song!! In 1980. This song was all over the radio and tv in NZ and AUS! So later found out it was Split Enz!! First heard them in Wellington NZ 1975! Back then, the word around town was, you must see this band! They are different!! - Kind of vaudevillian!! Anyway, by the end of the show. - Nobody wanted to go home!!!
This is one of the first songs I heard on 91X FM San Diego. I think they called it ''New Wave'' or ''Alternative'' or even ''Brit Pop''. I remember thinking this stuff is really good! So why isn't anyone else playing it? I never got a good answer.
This is the year of 2022 and I still love this song today! I have the original single when it first came out.first time seeing the video though.thanks!
This song was released in 1980 and is 44yrs old now, remember seeing this video on MTV. Was 21yrs old when this song was released. The 70's and 80's the days of big hair, fast cars, fast women, and fast guns.
About once or twice a year I go through a Split Enz period and have to listen to this and Six Months in a Leaky boat incessantly. Both songs are on my death list that I want my kids to listen to when I pass to remember me by. Thank you Split Enz for making such fantastic and memorable music ❤️
I love the way you call it a death list, that made me giggle yes I am obsessed with this song also and I never heard it in the 80s..... Just discovered in a couple of years ago and it's one of my all-time favorite songs they are simply incredible
Two months ago, I first stepped foot on New Zealand Aotearoa. I was carrying a lot of emotional baggage. After one jetlag rest day in Auckland, I began to head south in my rented car. I started at 3pm after a long day at the auckland museum being dangerously tired... not the greatest idea lol. Then, I had to deal with huge traffic on Motorway 1 going South which left me agitated oof. Soon, the lanes merged into two, the urban hellscape transformed into beautiful hills and Radio Hauraki played this song from Split enz. I found myself on State Highway 1 in sunny waikato, which to me is insane! I am on the otherside of the world from where I was born, it was Spring again, at the last place in the world I hadn't visited! I was so happy, I was in tears! Meanwhile, the new Maori queen was being crowned on the whenua, which felt like it was carrying me to safety in Taupo, drawing me in as if I was returning home. Such an odd spiritual feeling for someone who studies biochem like me lol. Now I am home, desperately missing New Zealand wanting to come back immediately. This song has set the mood for a vacation that brought me so much adventure and many firsts. It was perhaps the best place I have ever visited. I am saying that as a big time traveler. See you soon Aotearoa! Hope to feel your warmth again ;) I actually could return in a plane immediately. haha
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You get old, but the music stays young !!! It is amazing - People in those days did not realize how good this band was. Excellent song !!!!
They need to be in the R&R HoF, like, yesterday!
Yeah nah only kids knew it was great
Australian music from the 80s.I am so proud of that. Brilliant song
Damn straight.
Trust me...
We did !
Enz of an Era !
I'm really surprised this doesn't have more views. One of my fave 80s songs.
Same. Love this banger from the 80’s. ♥️
Split Enz had so many great songs during the late 70's and early 80's its a shame they finished up they could have been New Zealands only super band in my opinion.
it's all Taylor swift etc nowdays lol.. I'm 50 and still I remember this when as a kid...
There is another identical video who got 10M views! th-cam.com/video/YmQlBfxh4Us/w-d-xo.html
I was 22 when this song came out and I've always loved it. I'm 65 now and I still love it. 66 now
I am 22 and I love this song sm now ❤
I'm 68, was in medical school when it came out, lazar etched and all
I was -2 yrs old lol
I was 20 when this song came out and I am now 63 and I still love this song❤
I discovered it in 2000 when I was 10. I’m 33 now and it’s my 2nd favourite song ever 😭😍
Yep Im 60 now and once again listening to this old classic.
i was fortunate to be in my 20's in the 80's. Best time ever.
Teenage googoomuk! Priceless!!!
No to be a teenager /early 20's in the 1960's was even better
Agreed.
@@keithbate9405 Hmm. Maybe it's just better to be a teenager rather than an old person. In any decade.
@@TT-fq7pl Depends what you mean by "Old Person" .
I'm 70 years old and I remember when they came out. I bought this cd Very Good!
Fun music.Still is Great to here.
CD’s, wow, I remember all chatter about how it was going to break the music business, like, what? Tape recorders did? Lols😜
Well,who can argue with Your view on anything rock and roll.Peace!
You have good taste! 62 hear!!
Cd’s didn’t come out till about 1985, this is from 1980
One of the best songs of the 80s
Classic mate
Not really. But it's ok.
Definitely an underrated song. There were other great ones, but many of them overplayed over the last 20 years, because 80s nostalgia came back pretty quickly after it was gone.
Stay young the best tunes are these
This band is the absolute bomb of the era. They are incredible and they will always be unique. They don’t follow any trend. They did what they did and it exploded.
Who remembers going to the clubs in the 80's and this song was played 😄😄
All too well. :)
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A little b4 my time I was the 90s. I could definitely picture this blasting in the clubs during the 80s. I grew up in the late 70s early 80s amazing times. Techno/club/freestyle played during my heyday. Give me a time machine!
Even in Bloomington Indiana, home of Indiana University!
@@lightblueeyedgirl1442🍷🇨🇦
Can't believe it's taken me 38 years on earth to discover this group. I've been robbed!
Well done.....If you're discovering music from the Southern hemisphere of the 80s..check out the " Chills"....the " Clean" from NZ....i guarantee you will not be disappointed......
U at least did my friend
Dont forget to check out the other finn brothers project . Crouded House
Found this song some time in December 2022 now I listen to it all the time..
It’s never too late.
If you're an American and you meet a New Zealander tell him or her you're a fan of Split Enz or that you admire the Finn brothers and you have a friend for life.
Too true
All hail the brothers' Finn ❤❤❤
Nial's son Liam is really talented too. I saw him at The Echo in LA in 08 or 09.
Should you ask them for a Vegemite sandwich too and tell them to throw another shrimp on the barbie? What a horrible stereotype. Assuming that every single person in a country likes the same band. That's like saying that every American loves Milli Vanilli or every Canadian loves Nickelback.
Will do.
Split Enz & Crowded House - Should be inducted into the Hall of Fame,,,,💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
I TOTALLY CONCUR 100 percent!!! A Rare GEM!
I agree
Awesome tune, 52 here, I remember this was rocking when I was in middle school.
How does this song have less than half a million views? Should be at a billion.
Unique.
2 billion. Don't sell these guys short.
I know😄. This song is timeless.
Timing. They would 8 million views if there had been internet and video sharing in 1980.
maybe because it wasn't a hit in europe?
I was 4 years old in 1980, yet I vividly remember seeing this music video at my cousin's place and being absolutely captivated by it. That makes seeing this video literally one of my earliest memories EVER, and why I've always had a special affection for this song.
I was 13 😱 now I’m 56 years old 😢
I was 10. We were seeing the best vid that year.
Same here! I turned 5 at the end of 1980, I remember being fascinated by the photo coming to life. It doesn't take much to amuse me😄
@@dunivant66 boomer
Hey, I can remember age 4 vividly and being enthralled by MTV videos (Michael and Prince were my top dawgs). But instead of this one, I remember the Crowded House videos, "Something So Strong" and "Don't Dream It's Over". Classic tunes.
I used to complain because my dad played music like this all the time in the car but now I’ve got older I’ve actually realised how good these songs are , it also reminds me of the car journeys and makes me happy that It reminds me of him. He’s not passed away but I have my own family now and I barely see him so I have a little listen when I want to reminisce
Go see your Dad. Life is short. I'm sure he would love to see you. I wish I could see mine right now. 💗
Go and see him, and play this song to him. I GUARANTEE you will make his life. Especially if he knows this piece of musical perfection reminds you of him ❤
Fantastic!
Brilliant song.
@@MizzSparkle90👍🙏
Loved Split Enz in the 80s & now in 2023!!!
I'm a 61 yr old Canadian, I remember this on cassette, one of my favourite albums as a teen.
💕Welcome to N.Z.!🎵🎶
If Split Enz had originated in Britain or the US, they would be music legends now, but they are Legends in NZ and maybe Oz only, I love reading comments from people overseas, who discovered them, and love the band as much as us kiwis, .
calm down mate
Split Enz and Crowded house are legends in Australia. Crowded House did their farewell to the world in 1996 at the Sydney Opera House.
Legends in Nz OZ and all over I have been listening to this from the other side of the world since it was released
Bret Easton Ellis, an American author, explicitly mentions this song playing in a scene from his new novel, set in 1981 in Los Angeles. That's how I found out about it. So I think it was probably popular stateside as well, at least among younger people who sought out "new wave" stuff in the late-70s/early-80s.
Relax, this song was on rotation in the early days of MTV. MTV needed videos to play, so a lot of unknown bands from the UK and other places became famous because they had videos. Videos at the time were just made for the music industry to promote albums. They used to be shown on Don Kirshners Rock Concert and the Midnight Special late at night. For example they would say "Special appearance by the Rolling Stones". You would think they would be on the show and they would play a video of a song from the album Emotion Rescue. MTV just made a channel of those videos. Not every band made videos at the time!!! So MTV needed material.
I’ve started reading “Don’t Dream It’s Over, The Remarkable Life of Neil Finn”, a biography by Jeff Apter. I’m up to chapter 5 now, and am captivated.
I was 6 when this song came out and it became an anthem for me dealing with the breakup of my parents, their divorce, and ongoing custody battle of us kids. Even though that was a bad time of my life, I always remember this song with fond memories, and it will always remain a favourite of mine.
The words of a song can have so many different meanings for different people, depending on what is going on in their lives.
It's so nice to have music to turn to when things happen in life ,sometimes it distracts you away from the craziness of what's going on around you eh x
This song...the 80's...love it still!!
80's best era of music
I have loved this song from day one! I was like 12 or 13 when it came out. I'm 54 now and still love this song!
I was 8 and I’ve loved it 44 years
Me too
I was about 5
80’s never get old ….61 and still rockin
this song is so underrated
Me too
Having the tall guy just stand and sway to the music
next to the drummer is simply just genius! it makes the music video.
Noel Crombie. Created the Split Enz look.
Perhaps he was drunk and hanging on to the curtains to stay upright 😅
He directed the video, designed the costumes and played percussion. It's pretty hilarious that he decided to just stand there
@@MemskiBobSki
remember,
there was a much different look before the suits ...
🤌🙈🙉🙊😎😎🤌
Neill and Tim Finn..Split Enz..Crowded House..great stuff...
Don't think Tim was in split enz.
@@alanjones5786ohh yes he was
@@alanjones5786 He was a founding member. He asked his little brother to join. He's playing the guitar in this clip. Tim was briefly in Crowded House, but only for about 6months, but I saw it at Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, along with a Split Enz reunion, early 90's
Tim was in Split Enz. You mean he wasn't in Crowded House.
@@willdiedrich Tim was in Crowded House for a while; he's on the Woodface album.
We were young teens. We are still all about this song. GenX will always love it for life! ❤
Millennial - discovered this song in 2000 and I’ve loved it ever since, one of my all time favourites ❤
doof their boomers genius
I just turned 50. When I listen to these songs its like it transports me back to those days of innocence and excitement. Yes, we get older but, we are still the same goof balls that love to wear trendy 80s outfits. Our souls are still so very hyper and can belt out these notes! 💓💓💓💓
I’m 50 soon, wtf 😂I regress to my childhood listening to these geniuses
This song kicked ass when it was first recorded, and it still kicks ass forty three years later... The group is totally badass
Very underrated, so sad.
@@andymatthews7617I agree. I wish Split Enz took off more worldwide like Crowded House did.
@@preziosestelle7368 I suppose most people are into NOISE now ,rather than good music, thanks for reply.
I wish the rest of the world would know of the style that Aotearoa had to offer
love the 50 inch LCD flat screen...in 1983!
Entirely unique then.
Entirely unique now.
There has, and never will be another band - quite like Split Enz.
Agreed!
Except Crowded House of course!
too true!
Definitely. These guys were ‘weird’ in the best way possible.
Hear hear!!!🤘
Man, this song just popped into my head! Cool to hear it again!
yup, another great song from the 80's. Reflex reaction forces me to click thumbs up.
Me too
No bro ....it deserves thumbs up
Listen to the WHOLE album then we can talk!!!!
Glad u luv the song,, its an absolute aussie classic,, but I have to correct u,,Iit to not a song from the 1980s, it was on the split enz album, ( true colours) colours) 1979 & it was number one on the top 40 charts,, 1979 :-) 👍
@@johnmartin2917 Yes True Colours, great read from Start to Finish, remember when you bought an album for the whole thing, not just 1 song, builds up the whole way!!!!!
80’s had soo many hits …2024 still rocks
A very underrated band internationally.
Bullshit
@@TxtalArmi you agree really.
@@sallyjoan How can this masterpiece be underrated
@@TxtalArmi Masterpiece? 😆😆😆
@@sallyjoan Duh, what else would it be
My now-husband took me to see Neil Finn on our first date in the Amsterdam Woods theatre. I forgot how to word when we met him at the end of the show. Neil is such a lovely human being and even signed the set list! It was framed at on view at our wedding and is still on our wall in our first home together. Thanks Neil! Keep being awesome
+1.. Fond memories. .. Priceless.
I do not believe you making up
You should post this on his Insta comment section or DM him.
Glad I grew up during this era of great music. I’m passing this off to my kids it’s not that we’re getting old the modern music sucks.
Of course. Proof of it is when 15 year olds listen to this and they say this is amazing. So many songs on this album "True Colours" are great. #6 "I Hope I Never". The two instrumentals #4 "Double Happy" and #11 "The Choral Sea". This is amazing music.
Plenty of great modern music .
I forgot how much I have always dug this song. ❤
Yummy
Anyone in Tempe or Phoenix AZ during this era? This song hit everyone around me like a ton of bricks. We were all switched on. The laser etched logo on the actual record got everyone excited. A friend who had just bought the album excitedly showed it to me. I was in my 20s. For me, not exactly an age of innocence. It was wild. I had a helluva lot of fun, in college, work hard, party harder, and pogo like crazy, wearing "weird" clothes, skinny ties, thrift shop 60s pointed kitten heels, cat boots, sheath, minis and drndl skirts with old toreador pants, beaded cardigans. All from the Goodwill😊. Mixed with neon colors of the 80s. Blue and green hair. Smoking cloves. We really stood out. So called straight people acted afaid of us, lol. This was all brand new. It was a very creative time as well, as friends and acquaintances formed new bands that played at new nightclubs that catered to New Wave and punk fans. Most of us loved both genres. I still dress a bit crazy. This scene was radical compared to the "in between days" throughout most of the 70s. I love this song
Damn that elder Finn brother was handsome. I bought this 45 in 1980.Still sounds great 40 years later.
Never gets old !! A music miracle !!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wish i could go back to 1980 - 81 , so much fun and no sick world
just great music and friends.
Still listening over 40 years later.
Classic. Matured well.
I saw Neil Finn perform this song at a pub called Golden Dawn in Ponsonby a few years back and it was a pretty special night. I managed to have a word with Neil and he was nice to me. His parting words were "thanks for listening!" I've been listening since I was a kid and I'll be listening long after the wheels have fallen off. Bless the Finns.
Auckland? Looks like the joint is closed now. Too bad. Seems like it had a cool vibe.
Split Enz; the most underrated band of all time. They were before their time but not mine, thank God. Saw them live on their reunion tour. Loved loved it! Down with the stupid Falkland wars and Thatcher!
Well said mate
Live in Australia but Reminds me of Auckland and spacies at the bottom of queen street. Awesome!
42 years on and still a classic anyone else listening xmas 2022 ???... Timeless Perfection!
listening in 2023
2023 Listening
No way it's been that long
This song gives me chills up my spine..... pure brilliance
80’s music forever!
Brilliant song!
💯
Frisson
The New Wave hitting like a ton of bricks here. Killer song, timeless. I've always loved it, since I was 11 years old.
This song was an MTV and other Music Video Shows of the 80s fave!!
The first time I ever listened to countdown this song was number 1. I thought it was the best song ever. I was 13. This is the first time I’ve heard it for about 35 years (I left Australia 🇦🇺 n 1996). But I could still remember the words. Music stays with you.
Beautiful song. Classic. Cheers from 3rd world South El Monte California
One of the best underrated bands of the 70s and 80s
They were!
Agreed!
Definitely not underrated where I came from😊
@@BIGREV-b6k Nor me...
Heard this song today at a restaurant playing 80's music. Forgot how much I loved it, and what a timepiece it is.
Not enough of this type of music is played on radio, dont know why??
I was 16 when this came out. Living in the south of America at the time I had many folks around me who didn't understand my magnetism to this song. I put it down to being open minded at the time. 42 years later, I am ok with that.
I get it. My family thought I was into something weird. Talking Heads, Gary Numan, The Flying Lizards, Lene Lovich, and the hardcore bands Big Black, Dead Kennedys, DOA. , etc
This was probably one of the best bands of their time and one of the best eras of music imo.
opposite is true
This gives me the chills. I am back in 1981.
I was only a 5yo girl when this song taught me men have feelings and can feel vulnerable. I didn't know what I was learning but the tone of the song showed me the emotions. That's why it may have stuck with so many. So intense and on your sleeve. That's instinct - trust it. Thank you, boys.
This band made me a punk rocker/ new waver FOREVER. ❤❤❤❤😭😭😭😭
When we migrated to Australia we had to live in a hotel until we could find a proper place to live. I remember this song being played over and over on the TV. It has always stayed with me.
A true classic, we dont forget them.
Hi I Recommend a song and accompanying video called 'Where I Come From' By Robert Nix
Seeing Crowded House next month in Philly. This song started it..
Seeing them in Dec this year, Sydney opera house steps
Great song. I also remember "6 months in a leaky boat" by them. God, it's been so long. Where does time go?
yesterday
God i love this song. All phases. Masterpiece of pop.
I was growing up in Nashville TN USA. I heard them in various outlets. In Nashville, in the mid-1980s, we had an AM radio station with a "Rock of the 80s" format. Back when radio stations had overnight staff. So one night I called to ask to hear a Split Enz album. I said I didn't care which one, just that it was Split Enz. Iris. I Wouldn't Dream of It. I Hope I Never. All I want is any and all of those.
Nothing will ever top 80s music!!!
Truly in a class all by themselves.
Time capsule comes to mind.
Today’s caliber pales in comparison.
You got that right. Especially after living through it. And I'm 56 years old.
1960s music tops 1980s music
80's all the way and all day long! ✌️✌👔🇺🇸
Comments like this just shows that the poster is narrow minded and incapable of getting out of their rut.
One of the best hooks in rock history!
It took me 47 years to discover these band!
Welcome to the 80s era of good music...👍
Where have you been living in a cave.
@@lylesommers1249 no I I was into and still into glam metal
The Finn Brothers..... Extremely talented.......Split Enz ....Great group.....🔥💪👊
if you got to live the 80s music when you were a young teenager like me it was the best time of our lives ,music shows like RTR and radio with pictures where a must watch and especially after watching RWP was the sunday horrors
Agreed it was a spirit of fun and freedom. What happened????
I'm with you on that statement. I'm 59 and "We had it ALL in the 80's."
Agreed!
@@SapphirePl4ysPkxd What happened ? time got away on us
These phones killed it
This song just stays stuck in your head.
I just loved this when it came out. And still do!
Still my favorite song, I just turned 60 in November 2023 ❤❤❤
Boy, you're old..............
First time i heard this song, 4 of us, 2 kiwis 1 Aussie and a Yankee boy were travelling from Sydney to Cairns in an old 66 Fairlane. Radio full blast!! It was 1980, and this song came on. Didn't know who it was. Thought it might be a West Coast US band. But loved the song!! In 1980. This song was all over the radio and tv in NZ and AUS! So later found out it was Split Enz!! First heard them in Wellington NZ 1975! Back then, the word around town was, you must see this band! They are different!! - Kind of vaudevillian!! Anyway, by the end of the show. - Nobody wanted to go home!!!
This song is so special, I was glad to be be able to appreciate music in the 80's , a decade that was sent from Heaven . Thanks ❤
This is one of the first songs I heard on 91X FM San Diego. I think they called it ''New Wave'' or ''Alternative'' or even ''Brit Pop''. I remember thinking this stuff is really good! So why isn't anyone else playing it? I never got a good answer.
This is the year of 2022 and I still love this song today! I have the original single when it first came out.first time seeing the video though.thanks!
Hi I recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
@@redskies4530 thanks for recommending the mix I'll check it out.have a good one
Love this tune!!!! Heard it when I was about 13 or 14. Just a kid in Catholic school at the time.
I love you all that have found your way here! to one of the the most beloved and underated bands of the early 80s scene! Namesste
You might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like Split Enz
Wow this song has really stood the test of time
A truer statement does not exist here.
It really has! I heard it today and haven’t been able to get it out of my head. I love this song!
At least since 1980
These songs are timeless, for real. Such brilliant songwriting
@@lukeskywalker1840 👍👍
This song was released in 1980 and is 44yrs old now, remember seeing this video on MTV. Was 21yrs old when this song was released.
The 70's and 80's the days of big hair, fast cars, fast women, and fast guns.
This is such a Dr. Jekyll - Mr. Hyde song. I go from creeped out to happy in 3 seconds! What a masterpiece in contrasting styles. I miss the 80's.
It's like something in the Twilight Zone. With the band not moving and then coming to life. Haunting . And so bloody cool
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That is a great description
It seems to be the vampire theme of the 80s.
OMGGGGGGGGG! I loved this song sooooo much back in the good old days!!! Smiling big right now!!
We wore this album out when I was in college. Such upbeat fun.
What a classic! Brings me back to being a kid when this was released.
Blondie, Flock of Seagulls, Gary Numan, this was THEIR moment, and well deserved
was 16 when this came out, still sounds brilliant
About once or twice a year I go through a Split Enz period and have to listen to this and Six Months in a Leaky boat incessantly. Both songs are on my death list that I want my kids to listen to when I pass to remember me by. Thank you Split Enz for making such fantastic and memorable music ❤️
Never heard the other. I’ll ck it out.
Yep - hey kids. This is real music. Lol
I walk away is their best song.
I love the way you call it a death list, that made me giggle yes I am obsessed with this song also and I never heard it in the 80s..... Just discovered in a couple of years ago and it's one of my all-time favorite songs they are simply incredible
This song takes me back.............great band, great song.................
#1 of the best songs ever!!!😊
The keyboard player cracks me up. He's too much. Great stuff
This is one fantastic, classic song it’s amazing. It never gets old the definition of a classic.
Early MTV was the best. This video is a prime example.
New Wave at its best. The music was already going in a new direction. Excellent song and my favourite song of 1980.
Ah yes! Brings me right back to being 7 years old and watching MTV day & night on my 25inch floor unit Zenith TV!
Those were the days.
I can't even explain why but Tim Finn freaks me out in this vid. Obviously I keep coming back though. Absolute banger.
Gem of a band. Left of centre. Did their own thing. Loved them. Wicked guitar riff. Great keyboards
I listen to this song 10 times in a row, that's good for the year!😊
Two months ago, I first stepped foot on New Zealand Aotearoa. I was carrying a lot of emotional baggage. After one jetlag rest day in Auckland, I began to head south in my rented car. I started at 3pm after a long day at the auckland museum being dangerously tired... not the greatest idea lol. Then, I had to deal with huge traffic on Motorway 1 going South which left me agitated oof. Soon, the lanes merged into two, the urban hellscape transformed into beautiful hills and Radio Hauraki played this song from Split enz. I found myself on State Highway 1 in sunny waikato, which to me is insane! I am on the otherside of the world from where I was born, it was Spring again, at the last place in the world I hadn't visited! I was so happy, I was in tears! Meanwhile, the new Maori queen was being crowned on the whenua, which felt like it was carrying me to safety in Taupo, drawing me in as if I was returning home. Such an odd spiritual feeling for someone who studies biochem like me lol. Now I am home, desperately missing New Zealand wanting to come back immediately. This song has set the mood for a vacation that brought me so much adventure and many firsts. It was perhaps the best place I have ever visited. I am saying that as a big time traveler. See you soon Aotearoa! Hope to feel your warmth again ;) I actually could return in a plane immediately. haha
Love the bassline.
One of the best thing to come from the beautiful New Zealand ❤❤ love you forever split enz ❤❤