Split Enz were way ahead of their time. Still are.

These guys split enz were so interesting for there time, Its like a vaudeville act blended with a punkish newwave synth pop twist to there sound.

@DavidMichaelMarek

3 жыл бұрын

yes, still fresh!

@joeyricci3796

2 жыл бұрын

James Radski - Tim and Neil Finn were the founding members here, as in Crowded House. They started both bands, and we're key members in both bands

@kenclark9888

4 ай бұрын

@@joeyricci3796Neil Finn was one of the original members of Crowded House not Tim

The Split Enz song that truly mattered the most

I'm a Proud Kiwi living in Oz for the past 10 years, it gives me so much pride to know so many people world wide loved Split Enz. When we were kids we always had to change the channel when Split Enz came on TV because it scared the shit out of my younger brother, but they were just AWESOME :)

@thedrummingkangaroo3263

5 жыл бұрын

"Loved"? I *still* love them!! I'm from the U.S. & have been a fan for nearly 40 years ❤🙂.

@2degucitas

4 жыл бұрын

Did he get over being scared?

@2200Z

4 жыл бұрын

@Teina Nanai You'll be happy to know that I loved these guys here in the American state of Nebraska. If you picture Alice Springs on that bigger island next to you, you'll know what the folks in L.A. and New York think of us here in Nebraska; a flyover state in the middle of nowhere. But, never-the-less, we had cable TV and MTV back in the early 80s and these guys were getting heavy rotation on MTV. And, I loved it. What a great band. Here's a remixed extended version of this song: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWyFu7Vyj9GuXZs.html

@petedudson6671

3 жыл бұрын

lol I was the same as your younger brother. Used to leave the room (*

@mrsullyrox

Жыл бұрын

LOL

No matter how much time goes by , this is Still a great song and as ever, great band and crowded house fantastic,they looked they had a lot of fun making this video the expression's on their faces are brilliant

wow, a 35 year time travel moment, I remember watching this on TV as a kid and youtube delivers again as a kid I did not like this song, but as an adult this song sounds so strong and seems to improve with age

@TheJulianifyBTS

8 жыл бұрын

+leokimvideo I've always loved this song, even if it's 36 years old

@Davez621

7 жыл бұрын

Hmm weird. For me the song has the same effect now as a 35 year old as it did when I heard it as a kid. Never gets old.

@leokimvideo

7 жыл бұрын

When this song came out Countdown's Molly Meldrum raved about it. Back then I was into Kiss and DEVO and strangely Adam Ant. It was also the time of AC/DC Back In Black album. And that was massive.

@frightfoo8440

7 жыл бұрын

leokimvideo ofc you prolly didnt like it cause it was scary as a kid :)

@imasonofadeadbeat2928

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah after all these years of rap and hip hop bull shite (sic) this music sounds even better today than then. Don't it?

Simply awesome New Zealand band. They did the Kiwis proud . They were so original and so talented

Watched MTV all hours waiting to hear this song

84 kid here, grew up in Porirua NZ. Always loved the music, but never treasured this band until now.

Neil Finn has more musical talent than any 20 contemporaneous bands you'd care to name.

@gongshow3045

6 жыл бұрын

Damn Skippy!

@cnfuzz

4 жыл бұрын

Oingo boingo way better

@deletebilderberg

4 жыл бұрын

He’s written a few good songs, but Tim’s were way better.

@Richard-dt4ft

3 ай бұрын

Crowded House

Great song, and certainly a video of this hit I've never seen before. I can only assume back when videos were in their infancy, certain self proclaimed experts thought this montage would be the big ticket to their success. Instead the stop action video was great, and fit this song perfectly.

@richardpeetrinpeetrin9817

2 ай бұрын

Iconic "New Wave" song, here!!😊

Sure miss the 80's. pure energy back then

@dailmcdavid5883

4 жыл бұрын

me too even though I was 8 here January 1 1990 music died 80s best decade 1980-1988

@mop714

4 жыл бұрын

@@dailmcdavid5883 I am alot older, and I remember the 70s and 80s being so diverse musically. Great memories.

This rare clip is even better than their original music video.......I love it

@ABB-ln7qu

3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that I love both versions and can't pick a favorite- this is my first time seeing this video.

@livinlifetothefullest2750

3 жыл бұрын

@@ABB-ln7qu i'm having fun trying to figure the middle part, the guys walking on the ceiling (i know) but near the end the guys on the floor are they trying to replicate their "hang from the ceiling/floor" as well

@Heighway730

3 жыл бұрын

It is 2020, & I have been playing this song over & over AGAIN. Beautiful song & video.

@paulwilson9281

3 жыл бұрын

I only remember Paul Hogan video

@bustisw2224

2 жыл бұрын

Why do I want to say this is the original. Just something about it

I love Crowded House and have just started to revisit the Split Enz back catalogue...and WOW! I'd forgotten how good these guys were, even in their early days. Love it.

Never seen this.Their videos were always so innovative.

This could still be up there with other music of today, well even better!!! Timeless.

I love the sound emerging of the keyboads. It's amazing even years and years later, it's like a first time

Fantastic piece of music, so enjoyed it when it was first released. Love those dead pan faces

An overlooked 80's gem

The Enz clips from the Paul Hogan Show were always my favourites.

A terrific song and always will be.

I can't look away when Eddie Rayner is on screen, he was so freakin' beautiful.

Great group !

Such a cool look and sound, love the suits they are wearing, where can I get one like that? Considering this was 1980, they were so ahead of the times. I love the cool synthesizer solo that goes from 1:48 to 2:05 many years later still haven't heard any other band duplicate that unique sound. Music was so much more innovative, creative, surreal, dreamy, and melodic back in the 1980's .

@SandraBonney

3 жыл бұрын

Noel Crombie created their suits

@ABB-ln7qu

3 жыл бұрын

@@SandraBonney He sure was talented in designing their suits- they look amazing in both videos for this song.

Such talent. These guys were amazing!!!

Love this ! Neil making weird faces is awesome !

AWESOME! Thanks for uploading this. A great band.

It never ceases to amaze me how the mass fail to recognize how great the Enz were, so much shite around in today's music but the Enz some how have been over looked in musical quality and originality.

@permaveg

9 жыл бұрын

***** Keeping the Enz a secret seem's quite easy it seem's.

@maxslamer

9 жыл бұрын

But we are quite many who really LOVE The Finns & co. And I'm from Sweden, as far from Kiwiland as you can get (almost) :)

Iconic "New Wave" song here!!

a song thats last through the years!!! crank it up everytime!

I got the laser etched album on the Columbia House club thru the mail. I was in 6th grade.

Brilliant...

....(1/2/2024)....Wow.....I just heard this song, food-shopping on the store's speaker,...Loved this song,......Brought me back 40/+ years ago,......I'll be fkkn 60 this year,....Uuuugghh.....😮...!!

LOVE!! As an American, all I ever saw was the MTV video...where they all wear black. Neil was a huge crush of mine because of that video.

Such a good song

What a ripper video!

Aah the faces & theatricals!

Awesome! I've never seen this video before. Thanks for posting it.

Hello from California! 💖 I still hear this song when I’m driving and switch it to Sirius XM on the 80s channel, the 80s had the best music! 😁

A completely overlooked band in the States. I turned my college buddies onto them way back when. At get togethers the ENDZ always make an appearance.

GREAT VID..👍👍👍👍

Wow! I thought I had seen it all from the late 70's and early 80's. This is fantastic. Don't recall ever seeing this on MTV or any other video outlet. What a gem!

Love ❤

Were does time go 40 years .I'm frightened , but still love

This is better than the actual music video

As A British teenager of 15 in 1980 I was fully aware that my countrymen had had the music world by the balls for decades..Beatles,Stones.The Who,Elton,Rod,Fleetwood Mac, Bee Gees,Sabbath,Zeppellin,ELO, Bowie,Bolan,sweet, Roxy and SO MANY others in SO MANY genres of music from Rock'n'roll through pshycadelia(stoned spelling!)to Heavy Metal,glam, Punk/new wave and whatever.Only a fool could deny it and given the smallness of UK and it's population, certainly in comparison to the mighty USA, we Brits have certainly made our mark.HOW WONDERFUL it was for my teenage self in 1980 to come across what I consider to be the "Holy Trinity" of "New Wave" or @ least the "popier" side of what New Wave had become by 1980.The three singles that make up that trinity were by groups who would NEVER make the UK top 40 again, whether subsequent singles deserved to or not.They are three hit singles that I have NEVER tired of playing and doubt now @ a rather mature 55(!) that I ever will.They are (drumroll please)......3) 7TEEN -THE REGENTS (UK)...2) ECHO BEACH-MARTHA &THE MUFFINS (CANADA) and, "My lords, ladies & gentlemen" the MIGHTY NUMBER 1....I GOT YOU- SPLIT ENZ (NZ).Three gold nuggets that make "the Mother country" justifiably PROUD.(Cue "stiff upper lips" and saluting of regal Queen Victoria portrait!!). Neil Finn is quite rightly held in high esteem by both British and international musicians and, as others have said, he has done NZ proud.

What a clip. This perfectly captures one of the most incredible bands of the 70's, 80's, 90's.. hell .... Ever!

Instant time machine back to the best of the 80s

80s the decade of the keyboard/syn. Unique ! Miss it !

Love this song and them in the picture video doing this.

Aah,when the Enz were THE greatest band on the planet !!!

Wow what a trip! love them going all the long way back!

i went to perth in 1978 while in the usn and this song and rock lobster by the b52s were my 2 favorite songs split ends being creativley different and cutting edge at that time reminded me of ric ocasik and the cars

GREAT

I've loved this song since day one. saw them in L.A. in the early eighties

I Love this... and that jacket!

Brilliant clip thanks for posting !!

NZ's finest..

The album that this is from is still great to listen to.

Thank you got it has been ages since I have seen this.

Great jackets! Never seen this.Their videos were always so innovative.

What a great clip! thanks for sharing

Stone cold classic. Great song.

I love this song,great rare video

OMG, totally. Noel is just too awesome for his own good--then, now & forever. :D

FIRST TIME IV SEEN THIS AND IM GOING BACK IN TIME

100% unique in every aspect...What a great band....

Long time since I seen this-timeless classic

Always sexy this song. Never saw this clip. Just the original video when I was a kid. Parts of this clip are funny. Thanks for share. :)

lyrics are crazy good

love this song and alternate video :)

Super rare

One of my fave keyboard solos and fun to.play.

These guys are so clever and unique I have fond memories of them on countdown in the 80s

Good video. Thanks for finding it and posting. Cheers.

@davidmattock8142

Жыл бұрын

So far ahead of their time

So cool - love the weird

Such A Great Share & Post ! Thankyou ristonburrows...Anita :)

What a brilliant video. Seems to go with the song perfectly. Loved this song when I was at school but I think it only scraped top 20 in the uk.

Different video in NZ. First time to see this thanks.

30 years plus, I've never seen THIS video. Mtv showed another one for this song.

WOW. Nice one. Thank you.

Brilliant had never seen this video. The one we got in NZ was the first sans make up.

Oh wow. Love this.

brilliant then brilliant now brilliant always

I remember the video release of this song on a channel in the format of MTV, it was called video concert hall.

Great song.

thanks!

awesome!!!!

I love these early videos when poor young Neil didn't know what to do with his arms without a guitar to hang onto. Aw, bless. Noel Crombie is still God, btw.

Weird is good. Probably their last avant garde video.

wow..cool man..nice upload !!

Who would dislike this and why???

Next to Dirty Creature , this would be my favourite Split Enz song .

wow take me back to blue light discos 😄

0:47 - 1:17 cracks me up. Looks like Eddie Rayner is trying not to laugh haha.

Anyone else remember the laser-etched vinyl album they put out? I think they were the first to do that.

@tommc4916

11 ай бұрын

Still have it!😊

Personal space boys ! Lol. A bit of a clunky video I guess but I love the bit where Tim, Noel and Malcolm are tapping out if time with the music and each other.

I think I now understand the story of the film: They are all lunatic clowns in an mental asylum room and the shot is of the view of a security camera in the corner of the ceiling, and they are going mad around it.

@mr.dieinglysad3383

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe Neil is the only one in the asylum and the others are all his dilutions, hence the fact that he isn't wearing makeup as well as the scene where he's alone in the room. I might be over analyzing this, though. I always laugh when he says "I feel uneasy," as the others are leering over him in their creepy clown getup.

@garynichols3896

6 жыл бұрын

pfft! what took u so long to figure that out?

@ilikestuffandstuff4127

5 жыл бұрын

Now he knows why sometimes he gets frightened. 😂

That IS rare. And fantastic. A bit like the band really.

split eNZ / New Zealand.