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There is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
There's a battle ahead
Many battles are lost
But you'll never see the end of the road while you're traveling with me
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know that they won't win
Now I'm towing my car
There's a hole in the roof
My possessions are causing me suspicion, but there's no proof
In the paper today
Tales of war and of waste
But you turn right over to the TV page
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
We know that they won't win
Now I'm walking again
To the beat of a drum
And I'm counting the steps to the door of your heart
Only shadows ahead
Barely clearing the roof
Get to know the feeling of liberation and release
Hey now, hey now
Don't dream it's over
Hey now, hey now
When the world comes in
They come, they come
To build a wall between us
You know that they won't win
Don't let them win
(Hey now, hey now)
Hey now, hey now
Hey now, hey now
Don't let them win
(They come, they come)
Don't let them win
(Hey now, hey now) yeah
(Hey now, hey now)
Such a great song... except how did they go to that level of production and yet it's out of tune? Did they just let the intern do the master tape to digital transfers?
Is it really? I never noticed that. I just tried playing along a little bit on a keyboard and it sounded all right. I suppose it could be a teeny bit off. How off is it? If you heard that you have a better ear than I do. At least it's in tune with itself (as far as I can tell).
When this song starts and I hear the first two notes, I pause, smile, and continue on with whatever I was doing. With a smile on my face.
Same here!! This tune hits me right smack dab in my happy place. Comfort food for the soul!
10 straight from the heart!
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Pure genius
"Origin - Melbourne, Aus" - silly Wikipedia... Neil Finn is the heart of the group and he is a fellow kiwi from NZ
Uhm, it stated they formed in Melbourne, therefore, it's not about where the members are born.
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I just happened to be visiting Auckland when FM came through. When Neil did “I Got You” the crowd went wild for their homeboy.
Later, Mick F introduced Neil saying something like “we have to keep reminding him that a song like this comes once in a generation” and then…after Neil sang the first verse, fuckin’ goat-bleat Stevie Nicks took the song from him and sang most of the rest of it. WTF?
I wonder were their connection is with Split Enz? They're Kiwi's.
Neil Finn and Paul Hester were both in Split Enz, as was Eddie Rayner who played keys with them as they toured. Later, Tim Finn joined for a while - Split Enz was basically his band and his younger brother Neil wrote tunes like “I Got You.”
I cannot help but think, WOW, what an astounding dive into the Deep End he made, what a massive chunk of existential angst he bit into, what a masterpiece of timeless quality Neil pulled off here, so early on in his amazing musical career. I'm so grateful I saw them!
Saw them live 3 weeks ago. Amazing show, voices have lost nothing to time.
Wasn't previously a huge CH fan - that's now changed :)
And that Bass line !!
Lead singer and chief songwriter, Neil Finn hails from his brother's band, Split Enz.
Didnt some band do a great cover of this song?
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"if it weren't for the intro sounding..." like a song recorded 8 years AFTER Crowded House did this. Who is the problem?
That's why I DID bump my 8 rating to a 9....
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Rating to me 8 - Most Excellent
I'm at an 8 rating too. And if it weren't for the intro sounding a lot like the song "How Do You Talk to an Angel" (a 1-hit wonder if there ever were... http://previously.tv/beverly-hills-90210/ray-pruit-of-90210-had-a-fake-band-with-a-real-1-hit/) I might go 8→9.
Oh....to hell with it...I'll go 8→9 despite the 'sounds-like' - keep playing it BillG! And Long Live RP~!~!
"if it weren't for the intro sounding..." like a song recorded 8 years AFTER Crowded House did this. Who is the problem?
This is just Neil. When Tim/Yoko joined, the band had passed its high point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2ua3O_fdCY
I'm at an 8 rating too. And if it weren't for the intro sounding a lot like the song "How Do You Talk to an Angel" (a 1-hit wonder if there ever were... http://previously.tv/beverly-hills-90210/ray-pruit-of-90210-had-a-fake-band-with-a-real-1-hit/) I might go 8→9.
Oh....to hell with it...I'll go 8→9 despite the 'sounds-like' - keep playing it BillG! And Long Live RP~!~!
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and it doesn't rhyme!
There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But you'll never see the end of the road
While you're traveling with me
I never noticed that even though I've heard the song so many times over the years. I always liked the lyric "my possessions are causing me suspicion but there's no proof".
It really is a rarity in that respect.
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https://youtu.be/4Nt9u1jXzF0
Thank you for sharing.
OK, time to pass the kitty.
Amen.
so you've commented a few times to express your displeasure. Maybe you should try the PSD button, hmmm?
and it doesn't rhyme!
There is freedom within, there is freedom without
Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup
There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost
But you'll never see the end of the road
While you're traveling with me
Crowded House / Finn fan ever since.
Instantly, continuously.
(Touch of Whiter Shade of Pale)
ditto!
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Hell, with few exceptions, including a few tracks I'd like to hear less of, I seem to like almost everything here on R.P. I think it's the d.j. Just sayin'.
Hell, with few exceptions, including a few tracks I'd like to hear less of, I seem to like almost everything here on R.P. I think it's the d.j. Just sayin'.
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lame
For me, it reminds me of the first girl I ever kissed. It had never got much further than that, and then we'd each moved out of town and were writing to each other sporadically (no email back then). During this time she sent me a mixtape in the post, on which this song figured. This was the same mixtape that introduced me to Van Morrison's Into the Mystic, to Massive Attack, and to the Mamas and the Papas "Make your own kind of music" - the last of which doesn't appear to be an RP favourite though it should be. Eventually we stopped writing and lost touch.
That all happened about ten years after this song came out. And it was at least another ten years before it occurred to me that there might possibly have been a hidden message in the inclusion of a song called "Don't dream it's over".
Great story.
For me, it reminds me of the first girl I ever kissed. It had never got much further than that, and then we'd each moved out of town and were writing to each other sporadically (no email back then). During this time she sent me a mixtape in the post, on which this song figured. This was the same mixtape that introduced me to Van Morrison's Into the Mystic, to Massive Attack, and to the Mamas and the Papas "Make your own kind of music" - the last of which doesn't appear to be an RP favourite though it should be. Eventually we stopped writing and lost touch.
That all happened about ten years after this song came out. And it was at least another ten years before it occurred to me that there might possibly have been a hidden message in the inclusion of a song called "Don't dream it's over".
Yep, that is one of things I like about it too.
There were a handful of good releases in the entire decade that was the 80's let alone 1986.
Open your ears to 1966.
Now that was a good year.
DM
(New York, NY)
1986 was the best year for music? Everyone knows that? I didn't know that. Didn't know that fact. Where is it recorded, like, you know, a pound is 16 ounces, or a jet plane flies fast? Because I always thought 1967 was a good candidate with its indisputable lineup of supernova bands and tunes. If I devoted some thought, I'd propose other years too. So I'm disputing this "fact."
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The post did not seem to imply that the '80s were "the best decade for music" - you inferred that. Each decade had excellent music and lousy music. It's all subjective anyhow.
That's ridiculous. Everyone knows that 1986 was the best year for music, so the 80's are the best decade. This song proves it. That's a fact. You can't dispute facts.
The post did not seem to imply that the '80s were "the best decade for music" - you inferred that. Each decade had excellent music and lousy music. It's all subjective anyhow.
That's ridiculous. Everyone knows that 1986 was the best year for music, so the 80's are the best decade. This song proves it. That's a fact. You can't dispute facts.
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True here too.
being young full of hope and ideas for a better futur, who cares if it was not the best decade for music !
It was the best of times, because it was the time of my youth.
They always are. :)
The 80's were filled with "so much excellent music..."?! You must have been as high as Charlie Sheen. The 70's, 90's and 60's were filled with excellent music and although not on the same caliber, I would argue the 00's were better than the 80's. There were some gems in the 80's no doubt, but to imply it is the best decade for music—that's just plain wrong.
The post did not seem to imply that the '80s were "the best decade for music" - you inferred that. Each decade had excellent music and lousy music. It's all subjective anyhow.
Bite me. Best song of it's time! And off a great CD start to finish.
I'd have to agree that of all those decades the 80's was by far the most artistically vapid, and those were my teen years, so I'm expected to love this stuff like all my "peers" do. Jesus it was awful.
Maybe it was you. I mean, maybe you used to listen to awful and vapid stuff back then. You should have searched a little.
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The 80's were filled with "so much excellent music..."?! You must have been as high as Charlie Sheen. The 70's, 90's and 60's were filled with excellent music and although not on the same caliber, I would argue the 00's were better than the 80's. There were some gems in the 80's no doubt, but to imply it is the best decade for music—that's just plain wrong.
I'd have to agree that of all those decades the 80's was by far the most artistically vapid, and those were my teen years, so I'm expected to love this stuff like all my "peers" do. Jesus it was awful.
This song isn't so terrible, but it reminds me too much of all that other horrible music.
The 80's were filled with "so much excellent music..."?! You must have been as high as Charlie Sheen. The 70's, 90's and 60's were filled with excellent music and although not on the same caliber, I would argue the 00's were better than the 80's. There were some gems in the 80's no doubt, but to imply it is the best decade for music—that's just plain wrong.
Loved the video to this song, and still stop what I'm doing to listen to it when it comes on Radio Paradise...
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