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Split Enz — I Got You
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unclehud
(now 50 feet above the planet in Boston)
Posted: Apr 13, 2013 - 17:12
 
Two comments below sum it up nicely: Hooks and riffs from the 60's matched with 80''s lyrics make for utterly enjoyable crap.

ick
(...out of the primordial ooze)
Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 06:37
 
 DaveInVA wrote:


Here is the correct artwork for this LP

I still have the laser etched picture disc LP of this around here somewhere..

 
If I remember correctly this cover came in all different kinds of color schemes... so you could pick your "true colors" so to speak.

Sweet_Virginia
Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 06:36
 
THis was their first BIG album in Australia, I remember seeing them doing this in a small country town hall (Bathurst). Before this they were a college band, after this they really hit the big time. Tim Finn was the big draw at this time and Neil was very much in the background. I hung out with Tim at a local pub afterwards for a while. The term 'on himself git' came to mind. Neil came across as a nice guy.

mymanzie
Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 06:35
 
my very first song I down loaded from kazara file sharing days!

joelbb
Posted: Feb 09, 2013 - 21:51
 
 stackarukk wrote:
this song brings back so many memories from the 80's
 
It actually goes all the way back to back to 60's garage rock, like "Needles and Pins", and "Pretty Things-o".

stackarukk
Posted: Jan 09, 2013 - 13:42
 
this song brings back so many memories from the 80's

horseplayer
(Lincroft, NJ)
Posted: Oct 07, 2012 - 10:46
 
 tutakea wrote:

utterly enjoyable crap
 
What a great comment!  Absolutely nails this. 



joelbb
Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 21:36
 
The interesting thing is that the hook is 100% 60s British Invasion.  The verses are pure 80s, but the hook ...

ziakut
(Right Here)
Posted: Aug 05, 2012 - 10:10
 
 DaveInVA wrote:


Here is the correct artwork for this LP

I still have the laser etched picture disc LP of this around here somewhere..

  Yep. I have one too. My cover is a different color scheme. It's blue background with orange inside shapes. Great memories from a great album. Pure 80s pop genius.


Stingray
("ANONYMOUS INTERNET")
Posted: May 02, 2012 - 10:13
 

Crowded Enz - funny!

Picture the Aussies dancing...., hihihihi!



DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Jan 28, 2012 - 08:29
 


Laser etched hologram on the vinyl version ...


drewd
Posted: Dec 27, 2011 - 13:57
 
Wow ! I haven't heard this since the 80's.It's very strange how well I remember the tune.
Like it's been stuck in the back of my brain for all this time..

shakitten
Posted: Nov 25, 2011 - 20:16
 
Ah...sweet memories of MTV during the good years...

Pibailey
(Melbourne)
Posted: Nov 25, 2011 - 20:13
 
Why? Explanation please!
 finoufk wrote:
muzak .....{#Yell}
 



finoufk
(Bordeaux - france)
Posted: Oct 25, 2011 - 05:42
 
muzak .....{#Yell}

Augustus
(Columbus, OH)
Posted: Oct 25, 2011 - 05:39
 
in the beginning I thought he sounded like George Harrison, anyone else?


Bridieboo
(Halifax, NS)
Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 04:14
 
 krysthal wrote:
Anything Neil Finn is awesome to my ears!

 


I agree!!

krysthal
(Toronto, Canada)
Posted: May 20, 2011 - 12:48
 
Anything Neil Finn is awesome to my ears!


sieversfam
Posted: May 20, 2011 - 12:46
 
Like, this music, like, totally, like takes me back.

Oh, Pastel...



Slick
(Merchantville, NJ)
Posted: Mar 18, 2011 - 11:45
 
stop it, now

macbags
(atlanta)
Posted: Jan 14, 2011 - 20:45
 
I WANT MY MONEY BACK

titanium667
(Oakmont, PA USA)
Posted: Dec 14, 2010 - 10:04
 
Brings back too many memories to rate it any lower than an 8.

1wolfy
(Mission Viejo California)
Posted: Nov 12, 2010 - 15:42
 
I've got this on vinyl too (true colors).  I don't like any of the other songs on the album though.


lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Nov 12, 2010 - 15:41
 
great early Finn effort - hinting at future greatness... but yes .... stuck squarely in the '80s

tutakea
Posted: Sep 10, 2010 - 05:00
 
this is so ridicilously 80-ish! give this song to an alien visiting earth, and he may not need to hear another song from this decade to understand what the 80s were all about.
and although there is plenty of everything in this song which made the 80s so embarrasing to look at from now, i must admit this song is.... great!
utterly enjoyable crap

DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Jul 08, 2010 - 07:35
 


Here is the correct artwork for this LP

I still have the laser etched picture disc LP of this around here somewhere..


treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: Apr 12, 2010 - 14:21
 

Heard this again the other day—-what a pure pop pleasure. 

Why does all that other 80's crap ("Livin' on a Prayer", "Separate Ways", "Sister Christian", et al.) get endlessly regurgitated, yet something this good hits my ears only about once a year?





sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia)
Posted: Dec 30, 2009 - 12:30
 
Yea, this is just a great song of any era! Love the chorus{#Clap}

df1489
(Lake Palestine, Tyler Tx)
Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 16:24
 
this is  still good Finn bros stuff...


peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 16:22
 
 MM_Prague wrote:
Anyone remember how the True Colours LP had these wacky "laser engraved" geometrical designs on it? I mean on the LP itself, not the album jacket...Depending on which way you held the record, they were different colors, sort of a rainbow effect...
 
Cool yes! Coloured vinyl, that was all the rage for about 5 minutes. LOL.


LPCity
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
Posted: Aug 26, 2009 - 16:21
 
Why so much hate?

This is a classic pop song.  Plus anything that brings back memories of when MTV first hit the scene can't be all bad, right?

ragshagbill
Posted: Jul 26, 2009 - 02:43
 
I don't log very often.  This song made me.  It sucks.
Why is RP playing it ???
Pandering to the Jack Johnson fans out there.

Did I just slander JJ or SplitEnz ? 
 

NoEnzLefttoSplit
Posted: Dec 16, 2008 - 13:27
 
Saw them recently in Auckland for a reunion concert and they were fuckin amazing...

that said, I still think this is one of their worst efforts... they should have stayed wacky instead of trying to hit the big time.

this gets a 3 from me.

edit,  ok that was a bit harsh. This is ok,  bumping it up to a 5.


xs9095
(Dayton, Ohio)
Posted: Dec 16, 2008 - 13:24
 
 WonderLizard wrote:


I've got a copy, too. Seen 'em around for anything from $6 to $20 US—probably depending on the audio integrity of the record.
 

ive got one and its perfectly clean, yes laser eched


vit
Posted: Dec 16, 2008 - 13:23
 
techer2 wrote:
from the looks of the guys on the cover, they probably came up with their band name while working at a beauty salon.....split ends.


They sound like it too.


lophrequa
(the very edge of the land)
Posted: Dec 16, 2008 - 13:21
 
{#Music}

ivann
(UK, Beverley, East yorkshire)
Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 08:03
 
Saw them at Hull University in a tiny room c 1977/8 when they looked like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Split_enz1.jpg

A memorable track was the spoon song, played with, yup, spoons.  I still have the 12 inch vinyl EP somewhere

techer2
(my own private idaho)
Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 07:57
 
from the looks of the guys on the cover, they probably came up with their band name while working at a beauty salon.....split ends.

lophrequa
(the very edge of the land)
Posted: Sep 12, 2008 - 17:23
 
peyotecoyote wrote:
This is so sucky and that's all I have to say about that.

thanks for your comment, Forrest.

this is a classic!



WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 11:40
 
MM_Prague wrote:
Anyone remember how the True Colours LP had these wacky "laser engraved" geometrical designs on it? I mean on the LP itself, not the album jacket...Depending on which way you held the record, they were different colors, sort of a rainbow effect...


I've got a copy, too. Seen 'em around for anything from $6 to $20 US--probably depending on the audio integrity of the record.
kr
Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 11:34
 
I remember this from middle school! I have the etched 45 at my mom's house still.
tclodes
(Oklahoma City)
Posted: Jul 11, 2008 - 11:32
 
This song is an important part of my "post mullet" teenhood.
chyk5
(Florida)
Posted: May 09, 2008 - 13:08
 
This is the first time I've heard Split Enz on RP; most excellent. I've missed hearing them without even realizing it. It's time to pull out the old vinyl. Thanks a lot Bill.
pavlov1
Posted: May 09, 2008 - 13:07
 
Yes, there's a skip, and yes, it's a power pop classic.
Dylan76
(government office cubicle)
Posted: May 09, 2008 - 13:07
 
I don't give out too many 1's but here ya go.
kyleminor
(San Francisco)
Posted: May 09, 2008 - 13:07
 

robco1
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Mar 07, 2008 - 12:28
 
Krow_Pie wrote:
Brilliant! Really great surprise.

Might have to load another version though...did anyone else hear it skip?!
Nope; might have been your feed (has happened to me before).
cmrump
(Flatland)
Posted: Mar 07, 2008 - 12:27
 
Mark1970 wrote:


Sure did! "Message To My Girl", "Six Months In A Leaky Boat", "I See Red", "History Never Repeats", "Dirty Creature", "Give It A Whirl", "I Got You", plus several more..... check it out!


But no Shark Attack! I see that's on another greatest hits: (click here).
earthbased
(Milwaukee, WI USA)
Posted: Mar 07, 2008 - 12:27
 

Krow_Pie
(Venice, California)
Posted: Mar 07, 2008 - 12:26
 
Brilliant! Really great surprise.

Might have to load another version though...did anyone else hear it skip?!