Split Enz were a New Zealand rock band, formed in 1972 and featuring Phil Judd and Tim Finn and later Neil Finn. One of the most successful New Zealand musical acts of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the band would go on to achieve chart success in New Zealand, Australia and Canada – most notably with their 1980 single "I Got You" – and built a cult following elsewhere. Their musical style was eclectic, incorporating influences from art rock, vaudeville, swing, punk, rock, new wave, and pop. Split Enz established a reputation for a distinctive visual style, thanks partly to their colourful, offbeat costumes and hairstyles.
The group's career falls into two phases. They began as an acoustic folk band in the early 1970s and by the time they recorded their first album they had changed to electric instruments and took on a progressive rock sound. From 1977 onwards, with the departure of songwriter/guitarist Phil Judd and the arrival of Neil Finn, Split Enz' sound began to move from progressive rock towards new wave and pop. The early 1980s proved the group's most commercially successful period, with a string of popular albums. The videos for some of the songs from this period were among the first played on MTV. Since the band's break-up in 1984, the group has reunited several times, and its members have gone on to create varied musical groups with one another, including Neil Finn's band Crowded House, Schnell Fenster, Citizen Band and the Finn Brothers.
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
Split Enz - Six Months In A Leaky Boat (Official Video)
Split Enz' classic music video for 'Six Months In A Leaky Boat' off their 1982 album 'Time And Tide'.
Listen to more Split Enz at WMA.lnk.to/SplitEnz
#SplitEnz #SixMonthsInALeakyBoat
published: 06 May 2022
Split Enz - I See Red (Official Video)
published: 15 Dec 2022
Split Enz - I Got You (1980)
Music from Australia & New Zealand in the year 1980:
Split Enz's promo-video for the hit single 'I Got You' (March, 1980) taken from the 1980 album 'True Colours'.
Band Origin: Auckland, New Zealand
Track: I Got You
Album: True Colours
Composed By: Neil Finn
Produced By: David Tickle
Label: Mushroom
Chart Position: # 1 (Australia) -- # 1 (New Zealand) -- # 13 (United Kingdom) -- # 53 (United States) -- # 12 (Canada) -- also charted successfully in other countries, such as Iraq.
Release Date: 21 January 1980
Footage Information: A Chris Lofven Production
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_Enz
- http://www.frenz.com/
- http://www.myspace.com/splitenz
Line-up:
Tim Finn - Vocals, Guitar
[ Split Ends (1972-1974) -- Split Enz (1975-1984) -- solo (1983-present) -- Crowded House (199...
published: 08 Sep 2008
Split Enz - History Never Repeats (Official Video)
published: 15 Dec 2022
Split Enz - I Walk Away (Official Video)
published: 15 Dec 2022
Split Enz - One Step Ahead (1980)
Music from Australia & New Zealand in the year 1980:
Split Enz's promo-video for the hit single 'One Step Ahead' (December, 1980) taken from the 1981 album 'Corroboree' (aka 'Waiata').
Trivia: This video is one of the first video clips to be played on the first day MTV was launched in the America.
Band Origin: Auckland, New Zealand
Track: One Step Ahead
Album: Corroboree
Composed By: Neil Finn
Produced By: David Tickle
Label: Mushroom
Chart Position: # 6 (New Zealand) -- # 5 (Australia) -- # 47 (Canada) -- # 104 (United States)
Release Date: November, 1980
Footage Information:
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_Enz
- http://www.frenz.com/
- http://www.myspace.com/splitenz
Line-up:
Tim Finn - Vocals, Guitar
[ Split Ends (1972-1974) -- Split Enz (1975-...
published: 08 Sep 2008
Split Enz - Poor Boy (1980)
re uploaded version of nzoz1980's oddly synched video...check more classic tracks here :
http://www.youtube.com/user/nzoz1980
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 toppe...
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
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
Split Enz' classic music video for 'Six Months In A Leaky Boat' off their 1982 album 'Time And Tide'.
Listen to more Split Enz at WMA.lnk.to/SplitEnz
#SplitEn...
Split Enz' classic music video for 'Six Months In A Leaky Boat' off their 1982 album 'Time And Tide'.
Listen to more Split Enz at WMA.lnk.to/SplitEnz
#SplitEnz #SixMonthsInALeakyBoat
Split Enz' classic music video for 'Six Months In A Leaky Boat' off their 1982 album 'Time And Tide'.
Listen to more Split Enz at WMA.lnk.to/SplitEnz
#SplitEnz #SixMonthsInALeakyBoat
Music from Australia & New Zealand in the year 1980:
Split Enz's promo-video for the hit single 'I Got You' (March, 1980) taken from the 1980 album 'True Colou...
Music from Australia & New Zealand in the year 1980:
Split Enz's promo-video for the hit single 'I Got You' (March, 1980) taken from the 1980 album 'True Colours'.
Band Origin: Auckland, New Zealand
Track: I Got You
Album: True Colours
Composed By: Neil Finn
Produced By: David Tickle
Label: Mushroom
Chart Position: # 1 (Australia) -- # 1 (New Zealand) -- # 13 (United Kingdom) -- # 53 (United States) -- # 12 (Canada) -- also charted successfully in other countries, such as Iraq.
Release Date: 21 January 1980
Footage Information: A Chris Lofven Production
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_Enz
- http://www.frenz.com/
- http://www.myspace.com/splitenz
Line-up:
Tim Finn - Vocals, Guitar
[ Split Ends (1972-1974) -- Split Enz (1975-1984) -- solo (1983-present) -- Crowded House (1990-1992) -- Enzo (1996) -- Finn (1996) -- Alt (mid-late 1990s) ]
Neil Finn - Guitar, Vocals
[ Split Enz (1977-1985) -- Crowded House (1985-1996) -- Finn (1996) -- solo (1998-2004) -- Crowded House reformed (2007-present)
Eddie Rayner - Piano, Keyboards
[ Split Enz (1974-1984) -- session (notably Paul McCartney) -- Crowded House tour keyboardist -- The Makers (1990) -- Split Enz reunions ]
Noel Crombie - Percussion, Drums
[ Split Enz (1972-1984) -- Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) -- The Makers (1990) -- Split Enz reunions ]
Nigel Griggs -- Bass
[ Octopus (1968-1970) -- Carmen -- Steve Hillage's Khan -- Split Enz (1977-1984) -- Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) ]
Malcolm Green -- Drums
[ Love Affair -- The Honeycombs -- Octopus -- Split Enz (1976-1981) ]
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NZOZ NZOZ1980 1980 New Zealand Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s
Musical Terms: New Wave, Rock, Pop, Kiwi, Old Kiwi-New Zealander Band
Music from Australia & New Zealand in the year 1980:
Split Enz's promo-video for the hit single 'I Got You' (March, 1980) taken from the 1980 album 'True Colours'.
Band Origin: Auckland, New Zealand
Track: I Got You
Album: True Colours
Composed By: Neil Finn
Produced By: David Tickle
Label: Mushroom
Chart Position: # 1 (Australia) -- # 1 (New Zealand) -- # 13 (United Kingdom) -- # 53 (United States) -- # 12 (Canada) -- also charted successfully in other countries, such as Iraq.
Release Date: 21 January 1980
Footage Information: A Chris Lofven Production
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_Enz
- http://www.frenz.com/
- http://www.myspace.com/splitenz
Line-up:
Tim Finn - Vocals, Guitar
[ Split Ends (1972-1974) -- Split Enz (1975-1984) -- solo (1983-present) -- Crowded House (1990-1992) -- Enzo (1996) -- Finn (1996) -- Alt (mid-late 1990s) ]
Neil Finn - Guitar, Vocals
[ Split Enz (1977-1985) -- Crowded House (1985-1996) -- Finn (1996) -- solo (1998-2004) -- Crowded House reformed (2007-present)
Eddie Rayner - Piano, Keyboards
[ Split Enz (1974-1984) -- session (notably Paul McCartney) -- Crowded House tour keyboardist -- The Makers (1990) -- Split Enz reunions ]
Noel Crombie - Percussion, Drums
[ Split Enz (1972-1984) -- Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) -- The Makers (1990) -- Split Enz reunions ]
Nigel Griggs -- Bass
[ Octopus (1968-1970) -- Carmen -- Steve Hillage's Khan -- Split Enz (1977-1984) -- Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) ]
Malcolm Green -- Drums
[ Love Affair -- The Honeycombs -- Octopus -- Split Enz (1976-1981) ]
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NZOZ NZOZ1980 1980 New Zealand Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s
Musical Terms: New Wave, Rock, Pop, Kiwi, Old Kiwi-New Zealander Band
Music from Australia & New Zealand in the year 1980:
Split Enz's promo-video for the hit single 'One Step Ahead' (December, 1980) taken from the 1981 album ...
Music from Australia & New Zealand in the year 1980:
Split Enz's promo-video for the hit single 'One Step Ahead' (December, 1980) taken from the 1981 album 'Corroboree' (aka 'Waiata').
Trivia: This video is one of the first video clips to be played on the first day MTV was launched in the America.
Band Origin: Auckland, New Zealand
Track: One Step Ahead
Album: Corroboree
Composed By: Neil Finn
Produced By: David Tickle
Label: Mushroom
Chart Position: # 6 (New Zealand) -- # 5 (Australia) -- # 47 (Canada) -- # 104 (United States)
Release Date: November, 1980
Footage Information:
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_Enz
- http://www.frenz.com/
- http://www.myspace.com/splitenz
Line-up:
Tim Finn - Vocals, Guitar
[ Split Ends (1972-1974) -- Split Enz (1975-1984) -- solo (1983-present) -- Crowded House (1990-1992) -- Enzo (1966) -- Finn (1996) -- Alt (mid-late 1990s) ]
Neil Finn - Guitar, Vocals
[ Split Enz (1977-1985) -- Crowded House (1985-1996) -- Finn (1996) -- solo (1998-2004) -- Crowded House reformed (2007-present)
Eddie Rayner - Piano, Keyboards
[ Split Enz (1974-1984) -- session (notably Paul McCartney) -- Crowded House tour keyboardist -- The Makers (1990) -- Split Enz reunions ]
Noel Crombie - Percussion, Drums
[ Split Enz (1972-1984) -- Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) -- The Makers (1990) -- Split Enz reunions ]
Nigel Griggs -- Bass
[ Octopus (1968-1970) -- Carmen -- Steve Hillage's Khan -- Split Enz (1977-1984) -- Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) ]
Malcolm Green -- Drums
[ Love Affair -- The Honeycombs -- Octopus -- Split Enz (1976-1981) ]
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NZOZ NZOZ1980 1980 New Zealand Australia Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s
Musical Terms: New Wave, Rock, Pop, Kiwi, Old Kiwi-New Zealander Band
Music from Australia & New Zealand in the year 1980:
Split Enz's promo-video for the hit single 'One Step Ahead' (December, 1980) taken from the 1981 album 'Corroboree' (aka 'Waiata').
Trivia: This video is one of the first video clips to be played on the first day MTV was launched in the America.
Band Origin: Auckland, New Zealand
Track: One Step Ahead
Album: Corroboree
Composed By: Neil Finn
Produced By: David Tickle
Label: Mushroom
Chart Position: # 6 (New Zealand) -- # 5 (Australia) -- # 47 (Canada) -- # 104 (United States)
Release Date: November, 1980
Footage Information:
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_Enz
- http://www.frenz.com/
- http://www.myspace.com/splitenz
Line-up:
Tim Finn - Vocals, Guitar
[ Split Ends (1972-1974) -- Split Enz (1975-1984) -- solo (1983-present) -- Crowded House (1990-1992) -- Enzo (1966) -- Finn (1996) -- Alt (mid-late 1990s) ]
Neil Finn - Guitar, Vocals
[ Split Enz (1977-1985) -- Crowded House (1985-1996) -- Finn (1996) -- solo (1998-2004) -- Crowded House reformed (2007-present)
Eddie Rayner - Piano, Keyboards
[ Split Enz (1974-1984) -- session (notably Paul McCartney) -- Crowded House tour keyboardist -- The Makers (1990) -- Split Enz reunions ]
Noel Crombie - Percussion, Drums
[ Split Enz (1972-1984) -- Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) -- The Makers (1990) -- Split Enz reunions ]
Nigel Griggs -- Bass
[ Octopus (1968-1970) -- Carmen -- Steve Hillage's Khan -- Split Enz (1977-1984) -- Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) ]
Malcolm Green -- Drums
[ Love Affair -- The Honeycombs -- Octopus -- Split Enz (1976-1981) ]
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NZOZ NZOZ1980 1980 New Zealand Australia Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s
Musical Terms: New Wave, Rock, Pop, Kiwi, Old Kiwi-New Zealander Band
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
Split Enz' classic music video for 'Six Months In A Leaky Boat' off their 1982 album 'Time And Tide'.
Listen to more Split Enz at WMA.lnk.to/SplitEnz
#SplitEnz #SixMonthsInALeakyBoat
Music from Australia & New Zealand in the year 1980:
Split Enz's promo-video for the hit single 'I Got You' (March, 1980) taken from the 1980 album 'True Colours'.
Band Origin: Auckland, New Zealand
Track: I Got You
Album: True Colours
Composed By: Neil Finn
Produced By: David Tickle
Label: Mushroom
Chart Position: # 1 (Australia) -- # 1 (New Zealand) -- # 13 (United Kingdom) -- # 53 (United States) -- # 12 (Canada) -- also charted successfully in other countries, such as Iraq.
Release Date: 21 January 1980
Footage Information: A Chris Lofven Production
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_Enz
- http://www.frenz.com/
- http://www.myspace.com/splitenz
Line-up:
Tim Finn - Vocals, Guitar
[ Split Ends (1972-1974) -- Split Enz (1975-1984) -- solo (1983-present) -- Crowded House (1990-1992) -- Enzo (1996) -- Finn (1996) -- Alt (mid-late 1990s) ]
Neil Finn - Guitar, Vocals
[ Split Enz (1977-1985) -- Crowded House (1985-1996) -- Finn (1996) -- solo (1998-2004) -- Crowded House reformed (2007-present)
Eddie Rayner - Piano, Keyboards
[ Split Enz (1974-1984) -- session (notably Paul McCartney) -- Crowded House tour keyboardist -- The Makers (1990) -- Split Enz reunions ]
Noel Crombie - Percussion, Drums
[ Split Enz (1972-1984) -- Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) -- The Makers (1990) -- Split Enz reunions ]
Nigel Griggs -- Bass
[ Octopus (1968-1970) -- Carmen -- Steve Hillage's Khan -- Split Enz (1977-1984) -- Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) ]
Malcolm Green -- Drums
[ Love Affair -- The Honeycombs -- Octopus -- Split Enz (1976-1981) ]
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NZOZ NZOZ1980 1980 New Zealand Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s
Musical Terms: New Wave, Rock, Pop, Kiwi, Old Kiwi-New Zealander Band
Music from Australia & New Zealand in the year 1980:
Split Enz's promo-video for the hit single 'One Step Ahead' (December, 1980) taken from the 1981 album 'Corroboree' (aka 'Waiata').
Trivia: This video is one of the first video clips to be played on the first day MTV was launched in the America.
Band Origin: Auckland, New Zealand
Track: One Step Ahead
Album: Corroboree
Composed By: Neil Finn
Produced By: David Tickle
Label: Mushroom
Chart Position: # 6 (New Zealand) -- # 5 (Australia) -- # 47 (Canada) -- # 104 (United States)
Release Date: November, 1980
Footage Information:
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_Enz
- http://www.frenz.com/
- http://www.myspace.com/splitenz
Line-up:
Tim Finn - Vocals, Guitar
[ Split Ends (1972-1974) -- Split Enz (1975-1984) -- solo (1983-present) -- Crowded House (1990-1992) -- Enzo (1966) -- Finn (1996) -- Alt (mid-late 1990s) ]
Neil Finn - Guitar, Vocals
[ Split Enz (1977-1985) -- Crowded House (1985-1996) -- Finn (1996) -- solo (1998-2004) -- Crowded House reformed (2007-present)
Eddie Rayner - Piano, Keyboards
[ Split Enz (1974-1984) -- session (notably Paul McCartney) -- Crowded House tour keyboardist -- The Makers (1990) -- Split Enz reunions ]
Noel Crombie - Percussion, Drums
[ Split Enz (1972-1984) -- Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) -- The Makers (1990) -- Split Enz reunions ]
Nigel Griggs -- Bass
[ Octopus (1968-1970) -- Carmen -- Steve Hillage's Khan -- Split Enz (1977-1984) -- Schnell Fenster (1986-1992) ]
Malcolm Green -- Drums
[ Love Affair -- The Honeycombs -- Octopus -- Split Enz (1976-1981) ]
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NZOZ NZOZ1980 1980 New Zealand Australia Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s
Musical Terms: New Wave, Rock, Pop, Kiwi, Old Kiwi-New Zealander Band
Split Enz were a New Zealand rock band, formed in 1972 and featuring Phil Judd and Tim Finn and later Neil Finn. One of the most successful New Zealand musical acts of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the band would go on to achieve chart success in New Zealand, Australia and Canada – most notably with their 1980 single "I Got You" – and built a cult following elsewhere. Their musical style was eclectic, incorporating influences from art rock, vaudeville, swing, punk, rock, new wave, and pop. Split Enz established a reputation for a distinctive visual style, thanks partly to their colourful, offbeat costumes and hairstyles.
The group's career falls into two phases. They began as an acoustic folk band in the early 1970s and by the time they recorded their first album they had changed to electric instruments and took on a progressive rock sound. From 1977 onwards, with the departure of songwriter/guitarist Phil Judd and the arrival of Neil Finn, Split Enz' sound began to move from progressive rock towards new wave and pop. The early 1980s proved the group's most commercially successful period, with a string of popular albums. The videos for some of the songs from this period were among the first played on MTV. Since the band's break-up in 1984, the group has reunited several times, and its members have gone on to create varied musical groups with one another, including Neil Finn's band Crowded House, Schnell Fenster, Citizen Band and the Finn Brothers.
One step ahead of you Stay in motion, keep an open mind Love is a race won by two Your emotion, my solitude If I stop I could lose my head So I'm losing you instead Either way I'm confused You slow me down, what can I do? There's one particular way I have to choose One step ahead of you Always someone makes it hard to move She says," Boy I want you to stay" But I save it all for another day If I stop I could lose my head But I'm ready for romance Either way I'm confused I don't know what I'm supposed to do I can only stay one step ahead of you Stop, I confess sometimes I don't know where am I goin' Part of me stays with you I'm slowing down, what can I do? It's hard to stay one step ahead of you One step ahead of you Time is running out, catching up with you One step ahead of you When I hold you close, can I really lose? One step ahead, only one step ahead