Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] SF mystery song someone asked about

Jane R bunge91@hotmail.com
Tue, 14 May 2002 18:54:53 +1000


Speaking of The Swingers I have to mention that the K-Mart jingle in 
Australia is 'Counting the Beat' by the Swingers!!.
Wonder if Bones gets any royalties from that?.

Jane.

>From: "Phil Laurie" <phil@itfutures.com.au>
>To: <powderworks@cs.colorado.edu>
>Subject: RE: [Powderworks] SF mystery song someone asked about
>Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 13:36:28 +1000
>
>New Zealand Symphony Orchestra I believe ...
>
>Check out the albums True Colours, Time & Tide and Waiata ...
>
>I actually caught the last tour the Enz did through New Zealand (December
>1984). Paul Hester - who of course joined Crowded House with Neil finn was
>the last official Enz drummer.
>
>also present on the final Enz tour were Tim Finn, Noel Crombie and his
>spoons, Nigel Griggs and Eddie Rayner.
>
>I've just looked up my Kiwi Rock encyclopaedia which reliably informs me
>that over a 12 year career 15 musicians passed through he Split Enz ranks.
>
>Another bit of trivia - a split Enz founding member, Kiwi Phil Judd later
>formed The Swingers which of course featured BONES on bass.
>
>PL
>
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>Cc: powderworks@cs.colorado.edu
>Subject: Re: [Powderworks] SF mystery song someone asked about
>
>
>Some of their bigger hits,
>"I See Red"
>"History Never Repeats"
>
>Both great songs.
>(Does anyone remember the album ENZSO? with Split Enz and the Symphony
>Orchestra?)
>
>-ian
>
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>From: Ray Gilstrap <ratogi@soe.ucsc.edu>
>To: Powderworks <powderworks@cs.colorado.edu>
>Subject: Re: [Powderworks] SF mystery song someone asked about
>Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 18:23:43 -0700 (PDT)
>
>That was me, thanks!
>
>I'm not really familiar with Split Enz...  Anyone have any favorite tracks
>that they recommend?
>
>thanks,
>~r
>
>
>On Sun, 12 May 2002, The Oilman wrote:
>
>: Someone had posted about the San Fran Warfield show along with a
>: setlist, they sisn't know the song that the Oils covered and sort of
>: improvised for Bones birthday. A friend of mine who was at the show
>: wrote me and told me the song was as follows....
>:
>: >>>
>: a variation on Split Enz "Six Months In A
>: Leaky Boat" with changed verse describing the family of birthday boy 
>Bones
>: Hillman, etc. etc.
>: >>>
>:
>: Hope that helps who ever had asked the question, I don't think I ever
>: heard this song before.
>:
>: OILMAN
>:
>:
>
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