FIRST TIME HEARING Split Enz - I Got You (1980) REACTION

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024

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  • @cariaus3758
    @cariaus3758 4 года назад +136

    Guys the like button is to critique Jovaughnn's reaction, not whether you liked the song choice. He does such a good job, it's so disappointing to see there's 1079 views right now and only 156 likes. Please support him as it helps him grow the channel!

    • @turdferguson400
      @turdferguson400 4 года назад +5

      Deffo, Cari. 👍👍👍👍👍💖

    • @bethshadid2087
      @bethshadid2087 4 года назад +11

      First thing I do to anyone I click on is 👍 even, as you said, I don't like something. But Jovaughn always brings it 👍👍👍👍💗

    • @cariaus3758
      @cariaus3758 4 года назад +7

      Thanks Turd & Beth, I'm the same I hit the "like" before i even watch the video. You guys are awesome!!!

    • @yorkvillevic6528
      @yorkvillevic6528 4 года назад +3

      What Cari said. And a random commercial plug for a Commodores hit, "Just to be Close"

    • @juliedaly9897
      @juliedaly9897 4 года назад +4

      @@cariaus3758 Me too I do it before I forget! ❤️

  • @joesmith8725
    @joesmith8725 3 года назад +3

    Holy crap! I remember this song, band and video! LOL. Must have been about early 1980s?? On MTV? Geez I'm old. I was a kid back then !!

  • @atm3637
    @atm3637 4 года назад +119

    “Six Months in a Leaky Boat” is another good Split Enz song 👍

  • @gavinholt5428
    @gavinholt5428 4 года назад +53

    We love Split Enz in Australia. They are from New Zealand. This is from 1980. This spent 13 weeks at number 1 here. Tim and Neil Finn wrote the songs and lead sing. Their voices sit so well together. Neil is very young here. When Split Enz broke up he then went on to form Crowded house. Someone asked Paul Mccartney what is it like to be the world's greatest songwriter. He said he didn't know you would have to ask Neil Finn.

  • @jayholland2632
    @jayholland2632 4 года назад +94

    My personal fave of their's is 'One Step Ahead of You'.

    • @WeirdAlpha
      @WeirdAlpha 4 года назад +3

      oh man. YES
      im going to listen to that now.

    • @turdferguson400
      @turdferguson400 4 года назад +3

      Yep. That’s a beauty! 💖👍

    • @jayholland2632
      @jayholland2632 4 года назад +1

      @You're WRONG That is another good one.

    • @thomasp.3796
      @thomasp.3796 4 года назад +1

      GREAT song

    • @lesleywarnock228
      @lesleywarnock228 4 года назад +1

      I AGREE!!!🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
      💨💨pass!

  • @michaelrowell7798
    @michaelrowell7798 4 года назад +77

    JV , this guy singing is Neil Finn who was the frontman for a group called Crowded House which started in the mid 80s. Split Enz was the first band he was in along with his brother Tim and they are New Zealanders. You are right this song came out in 1980.

    • @CharCanuck14
      @CharCanuck14 4 года назад +6

      Neil looks soooo young!

    • @mzluna313
      @mzluna313 4 года назад +5

      He's in Fleetwood Mac now

    • @jhoang861
      @jhoang861 4 года назад +3

      @@mzluna313 what? Really? Wow!

    • @kazbaz2011
      @kazbaz2011 4 года назад +2

      @@jhoang861 He filled in for Lindsey Buckingham during their last tour.

    • @turdferguson400
      @turdferguson400 4 года назад

      @ted ritola Thanks, Ted! You always have great information. 👍👍👍💖

  • @mjkjelland13
    @mjkjelland13 4 года назад +3

    The Split Enz are one of the most under-rated bands from the 80s. they have quite a few great hits. Dirty Creature, Six Month in a Leaky Boat, Clumsy, Hard Act to Follow, and so many more.

  • @MizzInterpreted
    @MizzInterpreted 4 года назад +44

    Neil Finn is a titan of kiwi music. Split Enz were his brother Tim's band and Tim sings lead on many of their songs. The Enz were known for their way out clothes and hair esp in their early days. Their suits were on display for a time at our national museum. Neil joined Split Enz later on then when they broke up he formed Crowded House which Tim briefly joined for a period. They also released solo albums and an album as a duo, The Finns. Both have sons. Liam and Harper, who have released singles.

    • @jamesdignanmusic2765
      @jamesdignanmusic2765 4 года назад +1

      Liam's released a few solo albums, plus (I think) one with his former band Betchadupa - and you can definitely hear the Finn sound in them. PS - "our" national museum? :) Hi from Dunedin!

    • @MizzInterpreted
      @MizzInterpreted 4 года назад +1

      @@jamesdignanmusic2765 Hi from the Wairarapa, just over the hill from Te Papa :)

    • @markagerman1223
      @markagerman1223 4 года назад +2

      Neil Finn is a titan of world music !

    • @michaelcummings7815
      @michaelcummings7815 2 года назад

      Time bandits dards

  • @littlejimmy7402
    @littlejimmy7402 4 года назад +64

    Check out Split Enz "6 months in a leaky boat", or "Poor Boy".

    • @GillianParkinson
      @GillianParkinson 4 года назад +5

      Yes, they are brilliant! Good old band from New Zealand!

    • @WeirdAlpha
      @WeirdAlpha 4 года назад +7

      i love poor boy too

    • @purplebrit
      @purplebrit 4 года назад +6

      What about ' Shark attack '.

    • @davegregory462
      @davegregory462 4 года назад +2

      Little jimmy it's 7 months in a leaky boat

    • @davegregory462
      @davegregory462 4 года назад +2

      Little jimmy you are right it's 6 month's in leaky boat could have sworn it was 7 months

  • @davidbull7210
    @davidbull7210 4 года назад +79

    If you like this you then you should listen to "Message to My Girl" and Tim Finn's "Fraction Too Much Friction" both from 1983

    • @horsefootrot8044
      @horsefootrot8044 4 года назад +3

      👏👏👏good call mate.

    • @horsefootrot8044
      @horsefootrot8044 4 года назад +1

      @ted ritola Yeah I think this was a smash hit in NZ long before I moved to OZ in 81.

    • @KyleS3m3noff
      @KyleS3m3noff 4 года назад +8

      There are few things in the world more beautiful than Message To My Girl.

    • @davidbull7210
      @davidbull7210 4 года назад +1

      @ted ritola The release date is the main factor, not when it was recorded. It came out in 1980 so it's an 80s song.

    • @PaulWhytcross
      @PaulWhytcross 4 года назад +1

      @@KyleS3m3noff 100% agree. It's one of the most gorgeous songs of all-time.

  • @stuff3829
    @stuff3829 4 года назад +24

    One of the best 80's overlooked and underrated new wave band.

    • @turdferguson400
      @turdferguson400 4 года назад

      @ted ritola Don’t forget, Ted, summer in Australia and New Zealand is December, January and February. 🇦🇺🇳🇿👍

    • @turdferguson400
      @turdferguson400 4 года назад

      @Stuff Where do you live?

    • @stuff3829
      @stuff3829 4 года назад +1

      Massachusetts. Why?

    • @turdferguson400
      @turdferguson400 4 года назад +1

      @@stuff3829 The reason I asked was bc this band wasn’t underrated or overlooked in several other countries, including Australia and New Zealand. These artists were HUGE Downunder. I’ve seen so many times on JV’s channel Americans saying that. It seems to me like if it wasn’t a hit in the US it didn’t exist at all. Very frustrating. Just my opinion, though. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🇦🇺🇳🇿✌️

    • @stuff3829
      @stuff3829 4 года назад +1

      Split Enz had a minor hit in the states back in the 80's but that was about it and magazines mostly ignored them

  • @turdferguson400
    @turdferguson400 4 года назад +28

    Yay!!! Split Enz!!! 💖 Precursor to Crowded House. We used to skate to this back in the day. That’s Neil Finn. He was the lead singer from Crowded House. The name came from when they ‘split’ New Zealand to move to Australia. Neil and his brother Tim are great singers/songwriters. Neil is now playing and touring with Fleetwood Mac! 💖💖💖💖👍🇦🇺🇳🇿

  • @horsefootrot8044
    @horsefootrot8044 4 года назад +86

    This old school New Zealand!! Please try “Message to my girl” from this kiwi/Aussie!

  • @Rubytuesday1569
    @Rubytuesday1569 4 года назад +7

    The Finn brothers are music legends. I still have my vinyl version of this album. ☮️

  • @lanapiercy2370
    @lanapiercy2370 4 года назад +11

    'I See Red' and 'Six months in a Leaky Boat' are fantastic 😍😍

  • @evenme7729
    @evenme7729 4 года назад +49

    This song was a number 1 hit when it came out in New Zealand. The whole album was full of hits like 'whats the matter with you' and 'poor boy' and Shark Attack. The earlier Split Ends was quite experimental and unique but I always loved 'I see red'

    • @kelst75
      @kelst75 4 года назад +2

      Yes. I see Red. Love it. Even better.

    • @majk7215
      @majk7215 4 года назад +2

      Yes love I see red. New Zealand classic anthem.

    • @moonshaddow55
      @moonshaddow55 4 года назад

      They were big in Australia as well.

  • @robinhilliard
    @robinhilliard 3 года назад +1

    Eight weeks at #1 in Australia in 1980

  • @shawnkearns9569
    @shawnkearns9569 4 года назад +30

    This is pure nostalgia for me

  • @sgillman16
    @sgillman16 3 года назад +6

    Was not a top 40 hit in the USA, but luckily I live in Detroit and pick up Canadian radio stations.
    Heard this playing a few years ago and instantly loved it

  • @Spaceseeker
    @Spaceseeker 4 года назад +18

    Yay Tim and Neil Finn and Split Enz! Classic NZ music! Love it

  • @brucer2152
    @brucer2152 4 года назад +33

    Some suggestions for Split Enz....'I hope I never', 'I see red', 'six months in a leaky boat', 'History Never Repeats'....

    • @carokat1111
      @carokat1111 4 года назад +6

      'I hope I never' is beautiful

    • @brucer2152
      @brucer2152 4 года назад +3

      @@carokat1111 it's beautiful in it's pain.

    • @janettem7374
      @janettem7374 4 года назад +1

      Love six months ina leaking boat

    • @brucer2152
      @brucer2152 4 года назад +1

      @@janettem7374 especially if you play the instrumental before it. Never can remember the title.

    • @robmort67
      @robmort67 3 года назад

      and Shark attack

  • @popviz3316
    @popviz3316 3 года назад +1

    Split Enz playing Festival Hall in Melbourne in 1984 was my first ever live gig. Bloody brilliant! These guys had so many great songs

  • @kelst75
    @kelst75 4 года назад +24

    NZ royalty. The Finn bros are legendary. So many songs to choose from. Very proud of my fellow Kiwis. You need to "I see Red" and "History never Repeats". You'll love those too. But there are so many great songs by them

  • @neptune9
    @neptune9 4 года назад +4

    'I hope I Never' has a totally different feel and highlights his vocal versatility.

    • @gnatgnat3295
      @gnatgnat3295 3 года назад +1

      It highlights Tim’s versatility. Neil sang this song. 👍🏻

  • @timothyevans7383
    @timothyevans7383 3 года назад +4

    I saw Split Enz sing this at a concert when I was 12 in 1981 Palmerston North Pascal Street stadium

  • @elizabethmclauchlan6623
    @elizabethmclauchlan6623 4 года назад +5

    Can’t tell you how much I love Split Enz and Crowded House. Thank you so much!! You can’t go wrong with any of their songs. Message to my girl and poor boy are fantastic!!

  • @gchristyer
    @gchristyer 4 года назад +27

    Lead singer went on to Crowded house ...don’t dream it’s over...four seasons in one day etc both epic ! 😁👍✌️🇬🇧🙏

    • @mjkjelland13
      @mjkjelland13 4 года назад

      One of my favorite lyric lines is from "Don't Dream It's Over"....."Try to catch a deluge in a paper cup"

  • @jemxs
    @jemxs 4 года назад +5

    OMG Split Enz!!! The first band I fell in love with! So happy you have reacted to to them. So many great songs. One Step Ahead is another one you should check out!

  • @drboris01
    @drboris01 4 года назад +1

    Split Enz was a great New Zealand band, They famously had one if their songs "Six months in a leaky boat" banned by the BBC

    • @allancurrie3661
      @allancurrie3661 4 года назад

      Because the BBC thought it was about the Forklanks war, but it was really about Imagrents coming from the UK to New Zealand, on boats back in the 1950s early 1960s, after WW2.

    • @drboris01
      @drboris01 4 года назад

      @@allancurrie3661 still a great badge of honour for a rock band to have a song banned by the bbc

  • @cariaus3758
    @cariaus3758 4 года назад +13

    This is one of those songs that fills me with nostalgia, I really feel like I'm back in the 80's. It's made me feel a bit sad listening to it.

    • @turdferguson400
      @turdferguson400 4 года назад +1

      @@kwarren7732 I’d like to say something encouraging to make you feel better, but, alas, ageing does suck. Totally. 😩😩🤷‍♀️

  • @mrmockatoo6786
    @mrmockatoo6786 4 года назад +7

    The Finn brothers are quirky, intelligent writers and producers who can find a hook and belt you over the head with it. Individually or together, they're unique.

  • @uncle_thulhu
    @uncle_thulhu 4 года назад +31

    So this is a Kiwi band that floated over here to Australia and eventually became Crowded House. 😁

    • @turdferguson400
      @turdferguson400 4 года назад +3

      G’day from Sydney, mate! 💖

    • @horsefootrot8044
      @horsefootrot8044 4 года назад +6

      @@turdferguson400 hey Turd👋👋
      @ Marc , nah mate Spitz Enz did not become crowded house. It had one Finn brother, it’s can be considered an Aussie band. Split Enz is a New Zealand band.

    • @turdferguson400
      @turdferguson400 4 года назад +1

      @@horsefootrot8044 G’day mate!! How are you going? It’s good to hear from you! 💖💖✌️

    • @horsefootrot8044
      @horsefootrot8044 4 года назад +1

      @@turdferguson400 g’day mate! Wasn’t sure if you’d get the message! My notifications have been trash. Trusting you and the family are well mate. I am sending my best wishes to you all from here in the Kingdom. Hope you get this👍😍😍

    • @turdferguson400
      @turdferguson400 4 года назад +1

      @@horsefootrot8044 I’m here, mate! Notifications? What are they?? 🤷‍♀️🙄 We’re all well here, thanks for asking. Thankfully we’re not in Melbourne or VIC! They’ve got it pretty damn hard down there. How are things at your end? 💖

  • @LaraCroft
    @LaraCroft 4 года назад +1

    love the enz, you have to listen to i hope i never too, and POOR BOY.. they are kiwis by birth by us aussies like to call em our own xx

  • @markagerman1223
    @markagerman1223 4 года назад +2

    Split Enz huge band here in Australia, , Neil Finn is a songwriting genius, Period. Glad you like the song, 40 years old and still sounds great.

  • @RYANDEOROCK
    @RYANDEOROCK 4 года назад +5

    Check out their song 'Six Months In A Leaky Boat'.

  • @josabudsf
    @josabudsf 4 года назад +4

    My favorite band... Tim and Neil Finn are the Lennon McCartny of New Zealand. Nigel Griggs on bass, he's serious talent as well as Eddie Rayner on synth/keyboards, Noel Crombie you MUST look up, he is ONE OF A KIND artist, he designed and made the Split Enz clothes just for starters, percussionist, inventor, inspired individual.... Thanks for doing this, your perspectives are so genuine and joyful, you are an artist ♥️

  • @aniolson1808
    @aniolson1808 4 года назад +1

    Neil is now with Fleetwood Mac, he was brought in after Lindsey Buckingham left. Awesome to see you review some old skool kiwi sounds. Man I could go on ALL DAY about who you should listen to next... but we literally dont have all day. Favourite Crowded House song EVER - Weather With You... you will love it.. Another fun fact Split Enz last album from 25 years ago has been remastered and re-released and has topped the kiwi charts.. again. Favourite Enz song EVER - I Hope I Never.

  • @kylewoolsey6635
    @kylewoolsey6635 3 года назад +1

    Catchy, and timeless as any song from the 1950s forward. Its up there with Del Shannon's Runaway for all time classics. I think Neil's voice even has some of the same qualities.

  • @allowah6
    @allowah6 4 года назад +13

    You need to check out I hope I never, Message to my Girl, One Step Ahead. Three great songs I know you would like.

  • @juliencamp3315
    @juliencamp3315 3 года назад +1

    Split Enz saved me in High School; I graduated in 1982. I'm still listening!

  • @astroteech
    @astroteech 4 года назад +1

    Split Enz from New Zealand were awesome, and their music is unique to the era. Check out more Enz songs. I got to see them reunite at a Crowded House concert in the 1990's when Neil Finn brought his brother Neil onto the stage and did about 6 Split Enz songs. The crowd went crazy and were clearly Enz fans.

  • @SPAMDAGGER22
    @SPAMDAGGER22 4 года назад +13

    Not gonna lie, this song and album hold a special place for me. I lost my virginity while this was on the turntable. And this vinyl was laser etched with a couple of different coloured album covers. As a 50 something fellow, I still rock this on my phone.

    • @turdferguson400
      @turdferguson400 4 года назад +5

      Bless you, mate! That’s a great story. 💖💖💖

    • @j.h.3777
      @j.h.3777 4 года назад +2

      Hope you made it to the end of the song!..lol

    • @turdferguson400
      @turdferguson400 4 года назад +3

      @@j.h.3777 😂😂👍

    • @gregall2178
      @gregall2178 4 года назад

      I've still got my vinyl copy. Oddly, no etching on the cd version... go figure :-D

  • @joyadams8242
    @joyadams8242 4 года назад +6

    Thanks for Playing Split Ends. Another band i loved in Australia.

    • @SuperEdge67
      @SuperEdge67 4 года назад

      It’s Split Enz....not Ends. As in NZ .........New Zealand.

    • @joyadams8242
      @joyadams8242 4 года назад

      @@SuperEdge67 Thank you for the correction!

  • @brt5273
    @brt5273 4 года назад +1

    Check out "One Step Ahead" and "Six Months In A Leaky Boat" so different and fun.

  • @PeteLX
    @PeteLX 4 года назад +3

    Great to see you reacting to New Zealand's best band! Please also try "I hope I never", "Six months in a leaky boat", or "I see red". They're great musically and theatrically :)

  • @cheripetty1805
    @cheripetty1805 4 года назад +1

    I've seen SPLIT ENZ in concert.
    I've seen 100s of concerts in my lifetime. SPLIT ENZ was one of my FAVOURITES of all time. Great Show, the whole crowd danced every minute of it. Interesting settings, with the drum kit on an angle in the far back corner of the stage.
    Beautifully lit.

    • @WeirdAlpha
      @WeirdAlpha 4 года назад +1

      jealous!!! I am rally intrigued by the drum kit. I wonder if there is a video on that. ill have to search.

    • @cheripetty1805
      @cheripetty1805 4 года назад +1

      @@WeirdAlpha Hi Tamara.
      The show was in my hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan Canada at the "Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts", a 2000 seat theater with immaculate acoustics. In fact, when it was completed in 1970, it was rated as having the 2nd best accoustics of any theater in North America. Musical artists absolutely LOVE performing there. You can see the astonishment in their faces, as the music they've played 1000s of times before has never sounded as GREAT to THEM!
      It was one of the 1st theaters to utilize a Computer assisted architectural design for the interior of the performing space, and had the space age looking acoustic tiles in an angled ceiling.
      Back in the day, no matter where I purchased a ticket for a Rock Show there, I would simply "rush" the stage and stand/ dance right at the lip of center stage! Which was ok, because no one actually sat in their seats....its a Rock Concert, not a funeral!
      The very 1st band to play the Center of the Arts was PINK FLOYD!
      SPLIT ENZ was wonderful!
      The lighting seemed to form coloured geometric shapes, like a large cone lying on its side.
      I think the drummer was sporting a beatnick-like goatee. I'd never seen a drum kit set on an angle in the back corner. Allowed you to see more of him, instead of hidden behind tom toms.
      But as mentioned, it is the accoustics of this theater that made all the percussion and Bass throb through the atmosphere. It was like a musical trance the whole night!
      40 years ago, I could REALLY DANCE!
      This venue is now known as the "Conexus Arts Centre".
      I also saw THE POLICE there in 1980! From the same front stage vantage point. I could have tugged on STING'S pant leg all night long!
      Cheers!🍒✌🍁✌🍒

    • @WeirdAlpha
      @WeirdAlpha 4 года назад

      @@cheripetty1805 OMG that sounds INCREDIBLE!! I wonder if Kraftwerk (biggest fan) ever played there. Pink Floyd would have bee mind blowing!

    • @cocosmith150
      @cocosmith150 4 года назад +1

      Yes I saw them live in NZ in their heyday and it's still the best concert I've ever been to.

  • @dalebaker9109
    @dalebaker9109 4 года назад +14

    This takes me back many a year. It’s darn good.

  • @allisonreed7682
    @allisonreed7682 4 года назад +4

    I love everything that the Finn brothers have ever done musically. They’re incredibly talented. Another Split Enz song you should check out is “Six Months in a Leaky Boat.” By their group Crowded House, check out “Weather With You” and “Fall at Your Feet.” So much great music came out of New Zealand and Australia during the 80s and 90s. Check out Men at Work (Overkill is an amazing song), The Church (Under the Milky Way), Midnight Oil (Beds are Burning), Ice House, and just about everything by INXS.

  • @Indiekiwi
    @Indiekiwi 4 года назад +1

    Split Enz from New Zealand included brothers Tim and Neil Finn, the latter being the lead singer in this. He went on to form Crowded House. He is an amazingly talented song writer.

  • @BigC.
    @BigC. 4 года назад +12

    The Tubes are also a must play.

    • @joesshows6793
      @joesshows6793 4 года назад +3

      Yes!

    • @wpollock1
      @wpollock1 4 года назад +1

      @Zoey The Savannah Fee Waybill!

    • @Kinch1965
      @Kinch1965 4 года назад +1

      Sushi Girl 👍

    • @Kinch1965
      @Kinch1965 4 года назад +2

      The Tubes played Sushi Girl on an episode of SCTV with John Candy. Check it out.

  • @ArthurRChan
    @ArthurRChan 4 года назад +6

    Awesome you reacted to this song, because I listened to their CD, The Best of Split Enz - History Never Repeats, just this morning! Split Enz was founded in the '70s by Tim Finn and Phil Judd. After Judd left, Tim's younger brother, Neil was invited to join. The band had many members and several line-ups; their earlier period included circus-like makeup and costumes. Other favorite songs of theirs are: Message to My Girl, Six Months in a Leaky Boat, Dirty Creature, One Step Ahead, and Give It A Whirl.

  • @aprildavis-washington5734
    @aprildavis-washington5734 4 года назад +10

    There is a group you might like from the 80's. This reminded me of them weirdly enough: Squeeze - 2 great songs off the top of my head - Black Coffee In Bed and Tempted By The Fruit Of Another.

    • @stephanieo2509
      @stephanieo2509 4 года назад +1

      To me, I think the Squeeze comes through because they both have that power pop sound, but with great singing and songwriting.

    • @emmapeelpants
      @emmapeelpants 4 года назад +1

      Also Up The Junction and Cool for Cats!

    • @pamchilton8129
      @pamchilton8129 4 года назад +1

      Let's add Pulling Muscles From A Shell to the Squeeze list, please!

    • @Jillyconjem
      @Jillyconjem 4 года назад

      “Cool for Cats”! 💜💜💜

    • @As-zn3cd
      @As-zn3cd 4 года назад

      @@emmapeelpants up rhe junction one of the best songs ever written

  • @TheLeftie600
    @TheLeftie600 4 года назад +15

    Definitely try Split Enz:
    Poor Boy: or
    Dirty Creature

  • @bunnybachman
    @bunnybachman 4 года назад +1

    Split-Enz were awesome, such a great band!

  • @tracerow
    @tracerow 4 года назад +8

    The chorus is great.

    • @TWEQDvideo
      @TWEQDvideo 4 года назад

      Check out his 21 yr old sons song ruclips.net/video/jiIo26ardSs/видео.html

  • @thomasp.3796
    @thomasp.3796 4 года назад +1

    FINALLY!! I am glad someone is finally reacting to Split Enz! Great group with a lot of great songs.

  • @richardscanlan3167
    @richardscanlan3167 2 года назад

    NZer here,I grew up with this band,and they really were something else.Funnily enough,this was my fave SE song.

  • @mcolford
    @mcolford 4 года назад +5

    Neil Finn and Tim Finn, brothers, started, Split Enz in the 70's. Neil Finn, who is the lead singer, went on to form Crowded House. He's one of our great pop songwriters. Check out History Never Repeats and Message to My Girl Great, great songs.

    • @cocosmith150
      @cocosmith150 4 года назад

      Nope. Neil joined later. Tim and Phil Judd formed the band.

    • @richardmyers1506
      @richardmyers1506 4 года назад

      I'm curious, why did they break from Split Enz to begin Crowded House? Couldn't they just continue with Split Enz?

  • @Kiwi2ic
    @Kiwi2ic 4 года назад +1

    Great to hear you react to some New Zealand music!
    Tim and Neil Finn are absolute legends of NZ music. So many great songs, but here's a few of my favorites from their Split Enz days:
    Neil Finn:
    One Step Ahead, Message to My Girl, I Walk Away
    Tim Finn
    : I Hope I Never, I See Red, Dirty Creature
    Interesting fact: Tim Finn wrote 'Dirty Creature' about panic attacks we was suffering from at the time.

  • @vincentjoyce5100
    @vincentjoyce5100 4 года назад

    They were so young!

  • @alohalover1
    @alohalover1 4 года назад

    I've loved ❤ this song 🎵!! Thank you for sharing this amazing song 🎵 💜. I just wanna dance 💃 🎶.!!! Thank you!!

  • @tonymonk1965
    @tonymonk1965 4 года назад

    I just entered high school and remember this amazing tune.. I loved ever since... 1980

  • @jennifermason9557
    @jennifermason9557 Год назад

    I love your reaction. I think that was probably everybody's reaction when this came out. I was in primary school at the time. Those Finn brothers were ridicously handsome and you were either a Tim girl or a Neil girl. I loved Tim. Still do. They were a band of phenomenal musicians and two brilliant singer songwriters. Just check out every Enz song. You won't be disappointed.

  • @billshelly5332
    @billshelly5332 3 года назад

    Couldn't get off the dance floor when this hit the states and immediately bought this and earlier 70s albums. Not too many of us caught on, but those of us who did loved this group.

  • @bethanyhunt2704
    @bethanyhunt2704 4 года назад

    I still remember when this came out. AT 8 years old, I thought their style was CRAZY! Always loved the song - still do :)

  • @LynnWorton
    @LynnWorton 4 года назад +12

    I’d heard this song but didn’t know the name of the group, now I do. Nice reaction x

  • @robtwelve2589
    @robtwelve2589 2 года назад

    I just got transported back to my youth with this song. Played it a million times 👍

  • @Robert-hz7ef
    @Robert-hz7ef 4 года назад +1

    Big Pig’s Breakaway was another Australian hit. You might remember hearing it on Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

  • @JackH675
    @JackH675 4 года назад +1

    Neil Finn (the singer), is currently a guitarist and vocalist for Fleetwood Mac

  • @juangill8086
    @juangill8086 4 года назад

    40 years song.fantsstic song.you hear today and still great.thys make you think 80s was one of the must inovstive time for muzik

  • @BrendanJohnDoherty
    @BrendanJohnDoherty 3 года назад +1

    Tbh Jay, that rocked me out as well. I remember this tune, as a young chap in England and going down to Bournemouth, on the south coast for a summer weekend, listening to this circa 1983 ish. Had a rocking time. Thanks Jay 😊

  • @norryonbass6574
    @norryonbass6574 4 года назад

    I met Neil Finn many years ago after one of his solo concerts and thanked him for performing this gem of a song

  • @timinglis340
    @timinglis340 4 года назад

    Brilliant! Split Enz were amazing and some of the members went on to form another amazing band, Crowded House.

  • @walterwhitejr.445
    @walterwhitejr.445 4 года назад

    "Message to My Girl" - an absolutely sublime Split Enz track, fantastic video. "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" and "One Step Ahead", as well.

  • @stevetici2668
    @stevetici2668 4 года назад

    I love some Split enz, they're from NZ but also had enormous success here in Australia too & continued success when they disbanded in the mid 80s and became crowded house with some of the members of Split Enz. Must check out others hits like dirty creature, I walk away, I see red, Message to my girl, Tim Finns Made my day, Four seasons in one day

  • @janstan8407
    @janstan8407 4 года назад

    The LP had laser patterns cut into it, it was SO COOL LOOKING! The first I'd ever seen. And the production was amazing. I remember when we heard it, my brother shouted, "All right, Harmonies are back in!".

  • @Ozefan2580
    @Ozefan2580 4 года назад

    I saw them on American Bandstand back in the 70s and became a fan, then followed them when they became Crowded House. I still have a couple of their LPs. Great band.

  • @Isabelnolonger
    @Isabelnolonger 4 года назад +1

    This band was my first fan club membership and first concert! I still have a few vinyls, alas not the laser etched True Colours (I think my sister took that!). Check out One Step Ahead, Six Months in a Leaky Boat, History Never Repeats, I Hope I Never, Dirty Creature, Poor Boy, I See Red. So much behind most of their lyrics, they really were a band of excellence.

    • @WeirdAlpha
      @WeirdAlpha 4 года назад

      I have the laser etched one. i remember showing it to everyone and no one seemed too thrilled so I assumed it wasnt special. but now im thinking it might be?

    • @Isabelnolonger
      @Isabelnolonger 4 года назад +1

      @@WeirdAlpha That could be worth $$$ now as a collectible. They brought out a number of different coloured album covers, the one we had was I believe the very first release - yellow background with blue border. I think this would be worth the most!! You should look it up! Back then, it was just a thing of beauty as it turned on the record player 😁

  • @NowVs1980s
    @NowVs1980s 2 года назад

    Their songs and hair cuts were cutting edge back in my younger years. Love their tunes..👌🏾✨

    • @NowVs1980s
      @NowVs1980s 29 дней назад

      Back again to just say how much I love these guys.

  • @mickusachus
    @mickusachus 3 года назад

    Classic song writers. Pumped out the songs. Huge catalogue.

  • @manna6618
    @manna6618 2 года назад

    As an Aussie...these boys from NZ showed us all how it's done. Love Split Enz!

  • @angelajakem366
    @angelajakem366 4 года назад

    Another great song from the 80's ! Played alot on the radio back then!

  • @smackeye
    @smackeye 4 года назад +1

    A classic! Glad to see that it can still appeal all these years later. People are picking out some really great artists and tunes for you and your reactions are great, you get it, you've got the music in you! On that particular point... you should checkout New Radicals 'You Get What You Give' and 'Mother'. You can't fight the feeling, and you won't be disappointed.

  • @reboot_2.00
    @reboot_2.00 Месяц назад

    Great reaction!
    I’ve always loved the bass in the chorus! Fantastic!

  • @richardwilson828
    @richardwilson828 4 года назад

    Saw this band live in 1982 and they blew me away. Their opening band was a little known band that was about to break big in the U.S.- Duran Duran.

  • @porflepopnecker4376
    @porflepopnecker4376 4 года назад

    Glad to see you getting into Split Enz. One of my favorite groups. Some other great songs by them are "Giant Heartbeat", "One Step Ahead", "Message To My Girl", "Hard Act To Follow", "Strait Old Line", and "Our Day." Another group I wish you would sample is the Divinyls and songs like "Boys In Town", "Take A Chance", "Only Lonely", and "Punxsie."

  • @davidroyston1918
    @davidroyston1918 4 года назад

    Another one of my all-time favorites! You've found another great group! ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @jodavey7709
    @jodavey7709 4 года назад

    Split Enz/Crowded House had some fabulous music over the decades "I hope I never""Six Months In A Leaky Boat" and many others, and of course the perennial "Don't Dream It's Over"(which I think you've already reacted to). They also did an orchestral album that is really spectacular. Neil Finn and Crowded is still touring, if you look up his last live songs you'll be blown away by the well received beautiful music

  • @lovecyn4ever5
    @lovecyn4ever5 4 года назад

    With over 700 songs from the 80's on my Spotify playlists, i need to add this song which i never heard before. Unique sound & very different from many songs i heard in the past, but i heard about this band. Another unique song to react to is from The Passions "I'm in love with a German star" and one of my favorite songs of the 80's is by Ian Hunter " Good Man in a bad time".

  • @imthedogsbollocksnotyou.7826
    @imthedogsbollocksnotyou.7826 4 года назад +7

    Kraftwerk the model .......The band and song that began the 80's Synthesizer music ......MUST HEAR.

    • @janettem7374
      @janettem7374 4 года назад

      I love tour da france

    • @flyingcloud6776
      @flyingcloud6776 4 года назад

      The German band Kraftwerk paved the way for that Synthesizer sound, which was popular in the 80‘s.
      Their songs Autobahn, the Model, Tour de France and many more are still crisp.

  • @AngelaSmith-tz7wr
    @AngelaSmith-tz7wr 3 года назад

    Neil Finn, One Nil his first solo project is phenomenal, also Finn Brothers the project with his brother is phenomenal as well. Crowded House, Split Enz everything Neil Finn does is amazing!!!

  • @ScottPothan
    @ScottPothan 4 года назад +4

    New Zealand’s gods of rock

  • @jonathondunbar4906
    @jonathondunbar4906 4 года назад +1

    Thank you sir! This song has a very special place in my heart as it’s one of the first songs I ever heard, and it’s one of my all time favorites

  • @spreet65
    @spreet65 4 года назад

    Brilliant, you did a song from my Country New Zealand.... Split Enz were big in NZ, Australia, & Canada but never made it big in the US but their songs are worthy of US recognition. It came out on True Colours in 1980, the 12 inch LP record was all different colours to reflect the album cover. Massive technology 40 years ago for little ole NZ. Other great songs on the album were Poor Boy & I Hope I Never amongst others. Anthems down here.

  • @famat161
    @famat161 4 года назад +4

    It is a great sing-along song when you are by yourself in the car and the other cars are sufficiently distant...

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau 4 года назад +6

    J, first laser etched vinyl record I ever saw and played at the radio station. Cool design

  • @barryshapiro3349
    @barryshapiro3349 4 года назад

    “One Step Ahead” is another great one. I played these songs as a college radio DJ.... 40 YEARS AGO!!! Damn, I’m old.

  • @bradfry2259
    @bradfry2259 3 года назад

    Voices is one of my favorite songs of theirs.

  • @kylierayner9258
    @kylierayner9258 3 года назад

    I love the Enz and Crowded House. Have seen them both live and they were amazing. Had Message to My Girl at our wedding.

  • @tracyleach3446
    @tracyleach3446 4 года назад +7

    What a banger. So many feels rite now🤩