Split Enz - I Got You (Official Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
  • Split Enz's fifth album True Colours was released in 1980, with the single I Got You going to number one in both Australia and New Zealand. The album also topped the charts on both side of the Tasman, with the record being released in a multitude of cover colour combinations. The Kiwi band's line-up during the True Colours era featured Tim Finn, Neil Finn, Eddie Rayner, Nigel Griggs, Malcolm Green and Noel Crombie.
    True Colours celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2020.
    #SplitEnz #IGotYou

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  • @synthwave7
    @synthwave7 Год назад +863

    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 !!!!

    • @EliWurth
      @EliWurth Год назад +22

      They need to be in the R&R HoF, like, yesterday!

    • @gizmobro5760
      @gizmobro5760 Год назад +9

      Yeah nah only kids knew it was great

    • @Wonderfuldreamanhope
      @Wonderfuldreamanhope Год назад +20

      Australian music from the 80s.I am so proud of that. Brilliant song

    • @VicMikesvideodiary
      @VicMikesvideodiary Год назад +10

      Damn straight.

    • @paulhovell8876
      @paulhovell8876 Год назад +20

      Trust me...
      We did !
      Enz of an Era !

  • @Teenagegoogoomuk
    @Teenagegoogoomuk 8 месяцев назад +84

    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.

  • @robertrussell5948
    @robertrussell5948 11 месяцев назад +343

    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

    • @preziosestelle7368
      @preziosestelle7368 10 месяцев назад +11

      I am 22 and I love this song sm now ❤

    • @scottsargent3614
      @scottsargent3614 10 месяцев назад +5

      I'm 68, was in medical school when it came out, lazar etched and all

    • @garrysmith6734
      @garrysmith6734 9 месяцев назад +2

      I was -2 yrs old lol

    • @donna1960
      @donna1960 9 месяцев назад +7

      I was 20 when this song came out and I am now 63 and I still love this song❤

    • @MizzSparkle90
      @MizzSparkle90 9 месяцев назад +6

      I discovered it in 2000 when I was 10. I’m 33 now and it’s my 2nd favourite song ever 😭😍

  • @nzfalcon6578
    @nzfalcon6578 Месяц назад +42

    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

    • @SapphirePl4ysPkxd
      @SapphirePl4ysPkxd Месяц назад +1

      Agreed it was a spirit of fun and freedom. What happened????

    • @davidwright4495
      @davidwright4495 Месяц назад +1

      I'm with you on that statement. I'm 59 and "We had it ALL in the 80's."

    • @sonialaspina186
      @sonialaspina186 Месяц назад

      Agreed!

    • @nzfalcon6578
      @nzfalcon6578 28 дней назад

      @@SapphirePl4ysPkxd What happened ? time got away on us

    • @ClimateScamBatman
      @ClimateScamBatman 20 дней назад

      These phones killed it

  • @chrisbacos
    @chrisbacos Год назад +62

    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.

    • @janececelia7448
      @janececelia7448 Год назад +6

      Too true

    • @MichelleBab-gy2yx
      @MichelleBab-gy2yx 2 месяца назад +4

      All hail the brothers' Finn ❤❤❤

    • @thebigjimmyd
      @thebigjimmyd Месяц назад +2

      Nial's son Liam is really talented too. I saw him at The Echo in LA in 08 or 09.

    • @James-if3kc
      @James-if3kc 19 дней назад

      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.

    • @ge2623
      @ge2623 19 дней назад +1

      Will do.

  • @jennifersteffan2229
    @jennifersteffan2229 3 дня назад +2

    This song gives me chills up my spine..... pure brilliance
    80’s music forever!

  • @patriciawagaa6735
    @patriciawagaa6735 7 месяцев назад +38

    One of the best songs of the 80s

  • @scottculli7851
    @scottculli7851 4 месяца назад +16

    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.

  • @jc_ogc4825
    @jc_ogc4825 6 месяцев назад +38

    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

    • @tuesday409
      @tuesday409 5 месяцев назад +4

      Go see your Dad. Life is short. I'm sure he would love to see you. I wish I could see mine right now. 💗

    • @MizzSparkle90
      @MizzSparkle90 3 месяца назад +3

      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 ❤

    • @willdiedrich
      @willdiedrich 2 месяца назад

      Fantastic!

    • @peterlaing8422
      @peterlaing8422 Месяц назад

      Brilliant song.

    • @peterlaing8422
      @peterlaing8422 Месяц назад +1

      @@MizzSparkle90👍🙏

  • @mattmartinek84
    @mattmartinek84 2 года назад +418

    Can't believe it's taken me 38 years on earth to discover this group. I've been robbed!

    • @brianwoods2395
      @brianwoods2395 2 года назад +23

      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......

    • @tezzmanss1812
      @tezzmanss1812 Год назад +14

      U at least did my friend

    • @lorenzowade1062
      @lorenzowade1062 Год назад +13

      Dont forget to check out the other finn brothers project . Crouded House

    • @Shakermaker-og1tl
      @Shakermaker-og1tl Год назад +11

      Found this song some time in December 2022 now I listen to it all the time..

    • @dinoballiviero1607
      @dinoballiviero1607 Год назад +13

      It’s never too late.

  • @DJarry394
    @DJarry394 2 месяца назад +10

    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

  • @efftee3702
    @efftee3702 2 года назад +306

    How does this song have less than half a million views? Should be at a billion.

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 2 года назад +5

      Unique.

    • @mikemankowich4965
      @mikemankowich4965 Год назад +12

      2 billion. Don't sell these guys short.

    • @LimaLima95
      @LimaLima95 Год назад +2

      I know😄. This song is timeless.

    • @patrickholt2270
      @patrickholt2270 Год назад +3

      Timing. They would 8 million views if there had been internet and video sharing in 1980.

    • @stefanholzner6262
      @stefanholzner6262 Год назад +1

      maybe because it wasn't a hit in europe?

  • @RobertPlant-rh9ro
    @RobertPlant-rh9ro 6 месяцев назад +72

    I'm 70 years old and I remember when they came out. I bought this cd Very Good!

    • @bernardkelly9708
      @bernardkelly9708 6 месяцев назад +1

      Fun music.Still is Great to here.

    • @candistarbuckle
      @candistarbuckle 5 месяцев назад +1

      CD’s, wow, I remember all chatter about how it was going to break the music business, like, what? Tape recorders did? Lols😜

    • @bernardkelly9708
      @bernardkelly9708 4 месяца назад

      Well,who can argue with Your view on anything rock and roll.Peace!

    • @andrelockridge9109
      @andrelockridge9109 5 дней назад

      You have good taste! 62 hear!!

  • @allancurrie8088
    @allancurrie8088 Год назад +126

    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, .

    • @mohammedbinladen4619
      @mohammedbinladen4619 Год назад +5

      calm down mate

    • @dexterplameras3249
      @dexterplameras3249 Год назад +8

      Split Enz and Crowded house are legends in Australia. Crowded House did their farewell to the world in 1996 at the Sydney Opera House.

    • @nonaynever66
      @nonaynever66 11 месяцев назад +4

      Legends in Nz OZ and all over I have been listening to this from the other side of the world since it was released

    • @t.n.3819
      @t.n.3819 10 месяцев назад

      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.

    • @KevXRDuke
      @KevXRDuke 9 месяцев назад +3

      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.

  • @logismiko
    @logismiko Год назад +214

    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.

    • @dunivant66
      @dunivant66 Год назад +12

      I was 13 😱 now I’m 56 years old 😢

    • @livingthedream-
      @livingthedream- Год назад +12

      I was 10. We were seeing the best vid that year.

    • @loretta_3843
      @loretta_3843 Год назад +9

      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😄

    • @CasualCat64
      @CasualCat64 Год назад +2

      @@dunivant66 boomer

    • @therealsoulproduct
      @therealsoulproduct Год назад +5

      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.

  • @sharonokey3633
    @sharonokey3633 Год назад +78

    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.

    • @patriciawagaa6735
      @patriciawagaa6735 7 месяцев назад +2

      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

  • @classiclife7204
    @classiclife7204 3 месяца назад +21

    The New Wave hitting like a ton of bricks here. Killer song, timeless. I've always loved it, since I was 11 years old.

  • @cr4a2zy0hemp8
    @cr4a2zy0hemp8 Год назад +77

    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!

    • @15081972able
      @15081972able 6 месяцев назад +1

      I was 8 and I’ve loved it 44 years

  • @BaddogSports
    @BaddogSports Месяц назад +6

    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.

  • @janececelia7448
    @janececelia7448 Год назад +12

    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!

  • @darlenewason-5722
    @darlenewason-5722 13 дней назад +4

    One of the best thing to come from the beautiful New Zealand ❤❤ love you forever split enz ❤❤

  • @rebeccawagner4167
    @rebeccawagner4167 Месяц назад +8

    I love this song 🎵 ❤️, it takes me back to my teenage years when I was young and free and just having fun and enjoying what I wanted to do.

    • @zoki-kj3ox
      @zoki-kj3ox Месяц назад +1

      You better stay on teenage years! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @rebeccawagner4167
      @rebeccawagner4167 Месяц назад

      I will I love my generation of music ​@zoki-kj3ox

    • @zoki-kj3ox
      @zoki-kj3ox Месяц назад +1

      Also suggest you "Freedom" ( Wham!) R.I.P George! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @kuerst
    @kuerst Год назад +34

    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.

    • @joeregister6400
      @joeregister6400 8 месяцев назад +1

      Auckland? Looks like the joint is closed now. Too bad. Seems like it had a cool vibe.

  • @Thedailysideshow
    @Thedailysideshow Год назад +29

    Having the tall guy just stand and sway to the music
    next to the drummer is simply just genius! it makes the music video.

    • @MemskiBobSki
      @MemskiBobSki 6 месяцев назад +8

      Noel Crombie. Created the Split Enz look.

    • @candywilson6908
      @candywilson6908 6 месяцев назад +1

      Perhaps he was drunk and hanging on to the curtains to stay upright 😅

    • @lukes9558
      @lukes9558 3 месяца назад +4

      He directed the video, designed the costumes and played percussion. It's pretty hilarious that he decided to just stand there

  • @ltrecker
    @ltrecker 3 года назад +80

    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

  • @Standonfacts
    @Standonfacts 8 месяцев назад +14

    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! 💓💓💓💓

    • @user-ec8yi9sp1d
      @user-ec8yi9sp1d 5 месяцев назад +3

      I’m 50 soon, wtf 😂I regress to my childhood listening to these geniuses

  • @KP-ww3zy
    @KP-ww3zy 9 дней назад +3

    Very high on my list of favorite 80's songs

  • @AmnaNoor366
    @AmnaNoor366 4 месяца назад +12

    I'm really surprised this doesn't have more views. One of my fave 80s songs.

  • @stephanieirvin2766
    @stephanieirvin2766 9 месяцев назад +50

    This song...the 80's...love it still!!

  • @JackJack-lt3ub
    @JackJack-lt3ub 8 месяцев назад +42

    A very underrated band internationally.

  • @kenmtb
    @kenmtb 3 года назад +74

    yup, another great song from the 80's. Reflex reaction forces me to click thumbs up.

    • @jehugo66
      @jehugo66 3 года назад +2

      Me too

    • @sudhanshu82
      @sudhanshu82 3 года назад +2

      No bro ....it deserves thumbs up

    • @kenvelickoff4275
      @kenvelickoff4275 2 года назад

      Listen to the WHOLE album then we can talk!!!!

    • @johnmartin2917
      @johnmartin2917 2 года назад +1

      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 :-) 👍

    • @kenvelickoff4275
      @kenvelickoff4275 2 года назад +1

      @@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!!!!!

  • @Billyd4Reel
    @Billyd4Reel Год назад +20

    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.

    • @DJarry394
      @DJarry394 2 месяца назад

      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

  • @jasonhardie111
    @jasonhardie111 Год назад +18

    One of the best underrated bands of the 70s and 80s

  • @Themanwhocameback2
    @Themanwhocameback2 3 года назад +26

    Damn that elder Finn brother was handsome. I bought this 45 in 1980.Still sounds great 40 years later.

  • @raystewart6524
    @raystewart6524 3 года назад +80

    Neill and Tim Finn..Split Enz..Crowded House..great stuff...

    • @alanjones5786
      @alanjones5786 10 месяцев назад +1

      Don't think Tim was in split enz.

    • @robertjennings8830
      @robertjennings8830 4 месяца назад +1

      ​@@alanjones5786ohh yes he was

    • @professornuke7562
      @professornuke7562 4 месяца назад

      @@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

    • @willdiedrich
      @willdiedrich 2 месяца назад

      Tim was in Split Enz. You mean he wasn't in Crowded House.

  • @fryoung1
    @fryoung1 Год назад +42

    I'm a 61 yr old Canadian, I remember this on cassette, one of my favourite albums as a teen.

    • @lightfoot.2000
      @lightfoot.2000 11 месяцев назад +1

      💕Welcome to N.Z.!🎵🎶

  • @chrisnorton2837
    @chrisnorton2837 2 года назад +78

    I forgot how much I have always dug this song. ❤

  • @davidtaylor351
    @davidtaylor351 Год назад +4

    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!!!

  • @simfaithguitar1
    @simfaithguitar1 6 дней назад

    This never gets old. Thank God for these videos and RUclips!

  • @sheenabeck3318
    @sheenabeck3318 2 месяца назад +3

    One of my fave songs since it came out, and I’m 60 now! Foot has to tap automatically when I hear it ❤️ Chorus has always sounded like a Beatles or Monkees vibe to me 😊

  • @bobwirth9256
    @bobwirth9256 4 месяца назад +48

    Who remembers going to the clubs in the 80's and this song was played 😄😄

    • @lightblueeyedgirl1442
      @lightblueeyedgirl1442 4 месяца назад +4

      All too well. :)

    • @bobwirth9256
      @bobwirth9256 4 месяца назад

      🍷🎶🇨🇦​@@lightblueeyedgirl1442

    • @denisdemey9624
      @denisdemey9624 4 месяца назад +3

      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!

    • @willdiedrich
      @willdiedrich 2 месяца назад

      Even in Bloomington Indiana, home of Indiana University!

    • @bobwirth9256
      @bobwirth9256 2 месяца назад

      ​@@lightblueeyedgirl1442🍷🇨🇦

  • @user-ob2cm8oe7u
    @user-ob2cm8oe7u 2 месяца назад +3

    Another great song from split enz ..didn't stop there ..they went on with ..of course .crowded house..these great songs will live forever !!

  • @philkleinman7002
    @philkleinman7002 Месяц назад +4

    Ah, the good old 80’s. God do I miss those days….

  • @zentropy12
    @zentropy12 Год назад +35

    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 ❤️

    • @roberts4411
      @roberts4411 Год назад +1

      Never heard the other. I’ll ck it out.
      Yep - hey kids. This is real music. Lol

    • @cascade3769
      @cascade3769 7 месяцев назад

      I walk away is their best song.

    • @heavnnnsent
      @heavnnnsent 7 месяцев назад

      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

  • @lekarzkto
    @lekarzkto 2 года назад +20

    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.

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 2 года назад +2

      A true classic, we dont forget them.

    • @redskies4530
      @redskies4530 2 года назад

      Hi I Recommend a song and accompanying video called 'Where I Come From' By Robert Nix

    • @lekarzkto
      @lekarzkto 6 месяцев назад +1

      Canberra Orient Hotel

  • @walterfisher5749
    @walterfisher5749 3 года назад +47

    Heard this song today at a restaurant playing 80's music. Forgot how much I loved it, and what a timepiece it is.

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 3 года назад +3

      Not enough of this type of music is played on radio, dont know why??

  • @michelelacroix889
    @michelelacroix889 2 года назад +14

    Seeing Crowded House next month in Philly. This song started it..

  • @kennethhollenbeck4392
    @kennethhollenbeck4392 2 года назад +334

    Nothing will ever top 80s music!!!

    • @kellysmith8845
      @kellysmith8845 2 года назад +14

      Truly in a class all by themselves.
      Time capsule comes to mind.
      Today’s caliber pales in comparison.

    • @davidwright4495
      @davidwright4495 2 года назад +18

      You got that right. Especially after living through it. And I'm 56 years old.

    • @barrydelisle4453
      @barrydelisle4453 2 года назад +12

      1960s music tops 1980s music

    • @paulhoffman778
      @paulhoffman778 2 года назад +11

      80's all the way and all day long! ✌️✌👔🇺🇸

    • @ffjsb
      @ffjsb 2 года назад +4

      Comments like this just shows that the poster is narrow minded and incapable of getting out of their rut.

  • @sdc6447
    @sdc6447 2 года назад +37

    Great song. I also remember "6 months in a leaky boat" by them. God, it's been so long. Where does time go?

  • @garyboston1116
    @garyboston1116 Месяц назад +2

    Songs like this have that authentic sound & catchy tune yet so remarkable. 80s forever

  • @deletebilderberg
    @deletebilderberg 4 года назад +186

    Entirely unique then.
    Entirely unique now.
    There has, and never will be another band - quite like Split Enz.

  • @madmanmikey
    @madmanmikey 4 года назад +250

    I was going through a lot of crazy depressive shit when this was released. This song helped me get through it. Thanks!

    • @shanesuthy
      @shanesuthy 3 года назад +4

      love it proper music

    • @muhammadpatel4775
      @muhammadpatel4775 2 года назад +4

      Ya

    • @509Heavydrop
      @509Heavydrop Год назад +3

      I never even knew what MTV was until I came back from overseas in 1984 I first saw it at Air force base, when I landed at Hurlburt Air force base in Florida 😂 long time ago 🙃🙂🫡🇺🇸🗡⚔️ 🪂🪖

    • @KevXRDuke
      @KevXRDuke 8 месяцев назад

      Everybody goes through depressive shit. The whole world is depressed. You are not special. Not everybody is happy 100% of the time.

  • @richalderson6069
    @richalderson6069 3 месяца назад +4

    This song defines an era so memorably that you cant help but be transported back to it if you lived through it at a time when there was so, so many classic pop songs being released.

    • @willdiedrich
      @willdiedrich 2 месяца назад +1

      I was in college here in the states and we didn't have time for television and a phone you could look up and play things upon, we never thought about it. We had the vinyl and we played the shit out of it. Share a joint, crank it up and listen to lps from start to finish in order and that means both sides! This is still the best way to get at the heart of the artist(s), to me.

    • @richalderson6069
      @richalderson6069 2 месяца назад

      @willdiedrich Yeah, LP's meant so much then, it was like going on a journey and reliving it over and over. True Colours was definitely an album to play over and over.

  • @sks6689
    @sks6689 4 года назад +20

    Wish i could go back to 1980 - 81 , so much fun and no sick world
    just great music and friends.

  • @phuckyu1594
    @phuckyu1594 5 месяцев назад +6

    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.

    • @yutehube4468
      @yutehube4468 2 месяца назад

      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.

  • @jerrystewart6232
    @jerrystewart6232 Год назад +61

    This song kicked ass when it was first recorded, and it still kicks ass forty three years later... The group is totally badass

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 Год назад +1

      Very underrated, so sad.

    • @preziosestelle7368
      @preziosestelle7368 10 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@andymatthews7617I agree. I wish Split Enz took off more worldwide like Crowded House did.

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@preziosestelle7368 I suppose most people are into NOISE now ,rather than good music, thanks for reply.

  • @andrewdouglass1427
    @andrewdouglass1427 3 года назад +23

    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.

  • @misterdavid5400
    @misterdavid5400 2 года назад +11

    I have met this man and it was he who came up to me at a gig on the Gold Coast. Yes those days they had half time breaks like in football and me and my friends had a table near the stage and Neil came to me first and asked it we were enjoying the show. Seriously I could not believe it. Neil Finn asking me if I liked the show.

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 2 года назад +3

      That's what a genuine bloke does.

    • @chinchillaq1
      @chinchillaq1 2 года назад +2

      Used to love going to shows on the Gold Coast. Went to The Playroom a lot. Saw The Cure there and the ticket was $5.00

  • @phorobierre2884
    @phorobierre2884 Год назад +10

    This song was an MTV and other Music Video Shows of the 80s fave!!

  • @allenwinters2466
    @allenwinters2466 6 месяцев назад +42

    80’s never get old ….61 and still rockin

  • @stephaniefogg4088
    @stephaniefogg4088 Месяц назад +2

    Neil Finn is so young here.
    I grew up with split enz and crowded house. But knew more crowded house songs. Love his voice.

  • @markkendrick7547
    @markkendrick7547 5 месяцев назад +3

    The Finn Brothers..... Extremely talented.......Split Enz ....Great group.....🔥💪👊

  • @coleenkulaw1447
    @coleenkulaw1447 Год назад +9

    Loved Split Enz in the 80s & now in 2023!!!

  • @billiecassidy2719
    @billiecassidy2719 Год назад +2

    Live in Australia but Reminds me of Auckland and spacies at the bottom of queen street. Awesome!

  • @bennygutierrez3826
    @bennygutierrez3826 2 месяца назад +2

    I was fifteen when i seen these guys at the roxy on the strip, a time when the new wave was coming to america the motels, flock of seagulls. I was a drummer trying to get in a band, fun times, great memories.. good vibes to all that rock!..

  • @dskywalker3397
    @dskywalker3397 3 месяца назад +8

    Early MTV was the best. This video is a prime example.

  • @sylviescopazzo2445
    @sylviescopazzo2445 10 месяцев назад +6

    OMGGGGGGGGG! I loved this song sooooo much back in the good old days!!! Smiling big right now!!

  • @marylemunyon6509
    @marylemunyon6509 2 года назад +10

    Oh my god this brings back some great memories. I used to follow a cover band called Bystander at the Jersey shore. The lead singer passed away Friday He used to sing this song too. So sad

  • @erikakathleen509
    @erikakathleen509 6 месяцев назад +32

    We were young teens. We are still all about this song. GenX will always love it for life! ❤

    • @MizzSparkle90
      @MizzSparkle90 5 месяцев назад +1

      Millennial - discovered this song in 2000 and I’ve loved it ever since, one of my all time favourites ❤

    •  2 месяца назад

      doof their boomers genius

  • @nicolegasparini8008
    @nicolegasparini8008 6 месяцев назад +7

    This band made me a punk rocker/ new waver FOREVER. ❤❤❤❤😭😭😭😭

  • @Paula-on8vs
    @Paula-on8vs Год назад +9

    It took me 47 years to discover these band!

  • @Tedisntakidanymore
    @Tedisntakidanymore 2 года назад +17

    One of the best hooks in rock history!

  • @andydavidson6841
    @andydavidson6841 Год назад +15

    Gem of a band. Left of centre. Did their own thing. Loved them. Wicked guitar riff. Great keyboards

  • @billbbobby2889
    @billbbobby2889 8 месяцев назад +5

    *From The Great Music Renaissance of the 1980's. Great music and great time growing up in America. Thank You Great Lord Above for filling the air with Harmony.*

    • @pinarellolimoncello
      @pinarellolimoncello 5 месяцев назад

      Well said, and like it says in scripture , there are many rooms in God's manSION (SION, message) and without doubt the music room is a very busy place. I read somewhere that it was either Beethoven's or Mozarts music was so perfectly written it was hard not to believe it had come from another dimenSION , its an exploSION of consciousness for those that wish to hear the messaGE from the anGEl's. GEsu, latin for Christ redeemer.

  • @gemee1
    @gemee1 Год назад +10

    This gives me the chills. I am back in 1981.

  • @LindaPerry_337
    @LindaPerry_337 8 месяцев назад +6

    I just loved this when it came out. And still do!

  • @paulhawkins3470
    @paulhawkins3470 2 года назад +12

    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.

  • @user-qw1fj5ik2z
    @user-qw1fj5ik2z Год назад +10

    I listen to this song 10 times in a row, that's good for the year!😊

  • @marvsmith8137
    @marvsmith8137 5 месяцев назад +3

    Awesome tune, 52 here, I remember this was rocking when I was in middle school.

  • @karlfortuin5794
    @karlfortuin5794 Год назад +10

    80s music is like wine it never ages gets better with time

    • @SamuelBlack84
      @SamuelBlack84 Год назад +3

      The fashion doesn't 😅

    • @theoverunderthinker
      @theoverunderthinker Год назад +1

      the music we still hear is the best of the decade, it survived the test of time, there is a lot that we never hear anymore for good reason. but when it was good, it was amazing!
      this is the good stuff! so we think all 80's music is like this. trust, a lot of it was not this good!
      😅

    • @LL-fd7xn
      @LL-fd7xn Год назад +1

      Damn right!!!!!!

  • @rickhatesmisleadia7101
    @rickhatesmisleadia7101 Год назад +6

    Always loved Split Enz ....my stereo spend lots of time playing their tunes .... cranked!!!!! lol Especially this song and Six Months in a Leaky Boat. Just great tunes.

  • @jm252
    @jm252 Год назад +77

    42 years on and still a classic anyone else listening xmas 2022 ???... Timeless Perfection!

  • @fcruz43215
    @fcruz43215 Год назад +12

    Love this tune!!!! Heard it when I was about 13 or 14. Just a kid in Catholic school at the time.

  • @LoneLee2022
    @LoneLee2022 8 месяцев назад +12

    This song just stays stuck in your head.

  • @redlabel69
    @redlabel69 2 года назад +39

    Love this song. Brings back my youth. The chorus is awesome. Hearkens back to great bands like Badfinger, Dave Clark Five, The Monkeys, etc for me (which were slightly before my time, but I wore out my parents' 60s-70s albums.

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 2 года назад +2

      GREAT DAYS.

    • @redskies4530
      @redskies4530 2 года назад

      Hi I recommend a song here on youtube called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix

    • @NormanPeterson
      @NormanPeterson 2 года назад +2

      Monkees!! Hello???

    • @andrewjohnstone963
      @andrewjohnstone963 10 месяцев назад

      Well spotted right on the money with your appraisal.

  • @bobpeterson1123
    @bobpeterson1123 3 года назад +40

    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.

    • @paulsidaway4014
      @paulsidaway4014 2 года назад +2

      It's like something in the Twilight Zone. With the band not moving and then coming to life. Haunting . And so bloody cool

    • @muhammadpatel4775
      @muhammadpatel4775 2 года назад +1

      true

    • @notimportant8120
      @notimportant8120 Год назад +1

      That is a great description

    • @VicMikesvideodiary
      @VicMikesvideodiary Год назад +1

      It seems to be the vampire theme of the 80s.

  • @JCSAXON
    @JCSAXON Год назад +8

    I hadn’t heard this in so long. It played in a big box bargain store in Kentucky the other day & I’ve revisited it 25 times since on my motorbike! It still sounds like Belfast to me despite NZ. What a deserved hit ❤⚡️

  • @15081972able
    @15081972able Год назад +10

    This song sounds from the late 80’s which is testament to how great it is

  • @AndrewVanBeekOttawa
    @AndrewVanBeekOttawa Год назад +4

    I was 12 years old in Ottawa Canada and remember seeing the marquee at Landsdowne Park showing that Split Enz were playing in the next few days. I was a huge fan of the singles playing on the radio at the time. This was a big one.

  • @user-ec8yi9sp1d
    @user-ec8yi9sp1d 5 месяцев назад +2

    I saw Spilt Enz at a festival at 4 years old in RaglanClear Waters. Total hippie 1978. We took a whole heaps of friends and Whanau in my Poppy’s truck, and I was in the Holden. Was absolutely my dream. I sung my heart out, then crashed 😂 so tired. Tent life 1978 Hippies, my life was filled with music. Cream, JIMI HENDRIX, list goes on, but we where always jamming, Bob❤ love you. We miss these incredibly talented Souls.
    You rest in the loving arms of God, our Prophets, our Ancestors ❤❤❤

  • @KayAteChef
    @KayAteChef Год назад +14

    Love the bassline.

  • @ronin2ful
    @ronin2ful 2 года назад +7

    The keyboard player cracks me up. He's too much. Great stuff

  • @shannonbates714
    @shannonbates714 13 дней назад +1

    Time warp to my 16th year. Whatta trip!!! ❤

  • @Tommass79
    @Tommass79 Год назад +7

    And l still have this on Color vinyl glad l never got rid of it.

    • @LL-fd7xn
      @LL-fd7xn Год назад +2

      Damn! I've seen videos on YT on how etched the Vinyl is! I wish my Dad had gotten that Vinyl back in 1980!!!!

    • @willdiedrich
      @willdiedrich 2 месяца назад

      That's right! I remember! Thanks for the spark!

    • @willdiedrich
      @willdiedrich 2 месяца назад

      Color vinyl! Man!

  • @sdone7672
    @sdone7672 3 года назад +23

    Still at school when this came out, Fuck !! where has the 40 years gone.

  • @johnhayward-ew2uw
    @johnhayward-ew2uw Год назад +6

    Remember it so well. LOADSA meories....Well done Mr Finn..

  • @skdinterceptor2828
    @skdinterceptor2828 5 месяцев назад +2

    This song takes me back.............great band, great song.................

  • @cpearson7372
    @cpearson7372 Год назад +2

    I grew up in Toronto, Canada. I loved this, and Six Months In A Leaky Boat, both played on the New Wave radio channel, CFNY.
    I had a KTEL album with Six Months In A Leaky Boat, on it, too 😊
    Split Enz, remind me of my pre-teen, and early teens.

  • @catbird-dq7ri
    @catbird-dq7ri Год назад +8

    We wore this album out when I was in college. Such upbeat fun.

  • @markburkill4244
    @markburkill4244 Год назад +14

    They have there own unique sound live Split Enz been listening to them since i was15 now 59 still listening to them💓🇨🇦👁️👍🆒

    • @Launabanauna2
      @Launabanauna2 Год назад +1

      Fellow Canuck here, turning 64 this year. Just listening to these great 80’s tunes makes me smile, and sometimes even feel like dancing again. Peace. 🇨🇦🙋‍♀️

    • @markburkill4244
      @markburkill4244 Год назад

      @@Launabanauna2 fellow Canuck we know good music when we hear it have a nice day 🇨🇦👍