Music Appreciation

irisblue

(34,776 posts) Mon Sep 23, 2024, 06:45 AM Sep 2024

Don't dream it's over 1986 by Crowded House

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Don't dream it's over 1986 by Crowded House (Original Post) irisblue Sep 2024 OP

My wife loved this song. Duncanpup Sep 2024 #1

It's one of my favorites too. redwitch Sep 2024 #3

I love it too. Earworm of the morning. irisblue Sep 2024 #4

Great song! Prof. Toru Tanaka Sep 2024 #2

Boy, I Like This Song ProfessorGAC Sep 2024 #5

If you liked this song, Neil Finn has many others 303squadron Sep 2024 #6

And another thing about Don't Dream Its Over 303squadron Sep 2024 #7

Finn's the best splunge63 Sep 2024 #8

Duncanpup

(14,138 posts)

1. My wife loved this song.

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2024, 06:46 AM

Sep 2024

redwitch

(15,128 posts)

3. It's one of my favorites too.

Reply to Duncanpup (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 23, 2024, 07:00 AM

Sep 2024

I love Crowded House.

irisblue

(34,776 posts)

4. I love it too. Earworm of the morning.

Reply to Duncanpup (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 23, 2024, 07:05 AM

Sep 2024

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(2,490 posts)

2. Great song!

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2024, 06:49 AM

Sep 2024

It gets plenty of airplay to this day on radio stations that include the 1980’s as part of their format.

ProfessorGAC

(71,853 posts)

5. Boy, I Like This Song

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2024, 07:24 AM

Sep 2024

Someone else posted it last week and it made me think "Why did I never figure this song out?"
So, I figured out both a guitar & piano version of it.
Nice chord changes, pretty melody, that mellow organ line, and excellent vocal performance. Plenty to like.

303squadron

(724 posts)

6. If you liked this song, Neil Finn has many others

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2024, 07:50 AM

Sep 2024

Don't Dream It's Over is Neil Finn's most popular song. But he has many, many others that are just as great...just not as popular. Start up the old YouTube and take a listen to:

Message To My Girl - with his first group Split Enz
World Where You Live
Now We're Getting Somewhere (uptempo rocker)
Into Temptation ( incredibly beautiful ballad)
Fall At Your Feet (another beautiful ballad)
It's Only Natural
Weather With You
Four Seasons In One Day
Private Universe
Distant Sun
When You Come
Nails In My Feet
Heaven That I'm Making
Archer's Arrows
Other Side Of The World

303squadron

(724 posts)

7. And another thing about Don't Dream Its Over

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2024, 08:03 AM

Sep 2024

Don't Dream It's Over has a "Mersey Beat" feel to it as in something that came out of Liverpool in 1964 only updated with music from 20 years later. It's not surprising since Neil and his brother Tim grew up singing and harmonizing to Beatles tunes. Their sound can be Beatlesque at times. Listen to In My Command and Neil sounds a lot like John Lennon.

splunge63

(159 posts)

8. Finn's the best

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Mon Sep 23, 2024, 01:08 PM

Sep 2024

he's been making great music since his Enz days. check out the latest CH album, Gravity Stairs. some of my favs:

Liam's song:

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