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Neil Finn tells the story behind his 80s classic Don't Dream It's Over from his band Crowded House and the double meaning of it will blow your mind. the story of an 80s classic Don't Dream It's Over the #1 hit from 1987.
#classicrock #shorts #80smusic #onehitwonder
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It’s time for another edition of our series #1 in our hearts. This week we have one of my favorite songs ever that we will honor as an all-time modern standard. It went all the way to #2. It’s simply one of the greatest songs of the 1980s. A song that still moves us today and will continue to Flourish centuries from now. When the Australian group Split Enz broke up, brothers Tim and Neil Finn went their separate ways. Neil and drummer Paul Hester decided to form a new group, as they continued looking bass player Nick Seymour came up to Neil at a part for the Melbourne live concert of Split ENz farewell show and requested a proper tryout.
They called themselves the Mullanes and brought on guitarist Craig Hooper formerly of the Reels. When signing to Capitol Records the band was forced to change their band name several times going from the Mullanes to the Largest Living Things finally settling on Crowded House after they flew to LA to record the album and were all living in a very cramped Apartment.
Crowded House the self-titled debut album came out in the late summer of 1986 with high hopes. However the first single Mean to Me failed to make any headway outside of Australia, Then the second single came and went, World Where You Live, When the third single, Now We’re Getting Somewhere also failed to chart, the album looked like it was done. Then the band released the song they knew had the ability to change everything for them including the way that we the listener looks at the world Don’t Dream It’s Over was a revelation, it moved up the charts and took the band a close as one can get to the top of the summit… the #2 spot right behind I knew you were waiting for me by Aretha Franklin and George Michael…
It may not have hit #1 but it is certain It was a very competitive time on the charts… But a great song breaks through to every decade and every generation. Don’t Dream It’s Over did that, first in 1987 when it looked as If Crowded House might face foreclosure. Its serious message made people reassess their lives.
Neil Finn tells the story behind his 80s classic Don't Dream It's Over from his band Crowded House and the double meaning of it will blow your mind. the story of an 80s classic Don't Dream It's Over the #1 hit from 1987.
#classicrock #shorts #80smusic #onehitwonder
n.
It’s time for another edition of our series #1 in our hearts. This week we have one of my favorite songs ever that we will honor as an all-time modern standard. It went all the way to #2. It’s simply one of the greatest songs of the 1980s. A song that still moves us today and will continue to Flourish centuries from now. When the Australian group Split Enz broke up, brothers Tim and Neil Finn went their separate ways. Neil and drummer Paul Hester decided to form a new group, as they continued looking bass player Nick Seymour came up to Neil at a part for the Melbourne live concert of Split ENz farewell show and requested a proper tryout.
They called themselves the Mullanes and brought on guitarist Craig Hooper formerly of the Reels. When signing to Capitol Records the band was forced to change their band name several times going from the Mullanes to the Largest Living Things finally settling on Crowded House after they flew to LA to record the album and were all living in a very cramped Apartment.
Crowded House the self-titled debut album came out in the late summer of 1986 with high hopes. However the first single Mean to Me failed to make any headway outside of Australia, Then the second single came and went, World Where You Live, When the third single, Now We’re Getting Somewhere also failed to chart, the album looked like it was done. Then the band released the song they knew had the ability to change everything for them including the way that we the listener looks at the world Don’t Dream It’s Over was a revelation, it moved up the charts and took the band a close as one can get to the top of the summit… the #2 spot right behind I knew you were waiting for me by Aretha Franklin and George Michael…
It may not have hit #1 but it is certain It was a very competitive time on the charts… But a great song breaks through to every decade and every generation. Don’t Dream It’s Over did that, first in 1987 when it looked as If Crowded House might face foreclosure. Its serious message made people reassess their lives.
