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Split Enz - Six Months In A Leaky Boat
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| 1/9/2017
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Posted on 01/16/2019 9:20:34 AM PST by simpson96
Six Months In A Leaky Boat
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posted on
01/16/2019 9:20:34 AM PST
by
simpson96
To: trisham; hoosiermama; Dawgreg; OddLane; Fiji Hill; originalbuckeye; Southside_Chicago_Republican; ..
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posted on
01/16/2019 9:20:50 AM PST
by
simpson96
To: simpson96
This song was banned by the BBC. It came out during the same month that Britain declared war on Argentina over the Falkland Islands, and many ships and Royal Navy Fleet were traveling around 10,000 miles from Southampton to the South Atlantic in order to engage the Argentine Military — and when the song came out, the British Government thought that it would demoralize the sailors.
Love Neil Finn!
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posted on
01/16/2019 9:29:37 AM PST
by
SilvieWaldorfMD
(A Realistically Really Real Housewife)
To: simpson96
The gentleman second from the left in that photo (Neil Finn) was one of the people brought in to help replace Lindsay Buckingham for the current Fleetwood Mac tour. Not sure if Neil is a great fit in that band, but he is a talent in his own right (Split Enz, Crowded House, solo).
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posted on
01/16/2019 9:29:54 AM PST
by
Major Matt Mason
(Any lover of big government is an enemy of freedom, including the GOPe.)
To: simpson96
Actually, the guy in the middle of that photo, Tim Finn, brother of Neil, is also a very good songwriter and has had some success over the years, although not as much as his younger brother.
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posted on
01/16/2019 9:32:08 AM PST
by
Major Matt Mason
(Any lover of big government is an enemy of freedom, including the GOPe.)
To: Major Matt Mason
And Neil’s son Liam looks EXACTLY like his Uncle Tim!
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posted on
01/16/2019 9:33:35 AM PST
by
SilvieWaldorfMD
(A Realistically Really Real Housewife)
To: simpson96
Sounds like ELO, but not as good.
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posted on
01/16/2019 9:37:16 AM PST
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: SilvieWaldorfMD
During some other kerfuffle, the Fleet wanted
eliminate BBC broadcasts on their ships entirely.
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posted on
01/16/2019 9:38:49 AM PST
by
sparklite2
(Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
To: sparklite2
I don’t blame the British Military — the BBC is demoralizing in every aspect, then and now!
Another song that was banned by the BBC was “Invisible Sun” by The Police, about the ‘troubles’ in Northern Ireland in the 1970s.
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posted on
01/16/2019 10:34:25 AM PST
by
SilvieWaldorfMD
(A Realistically Really Real Housewife)
To: SilvieWaldorfMD
That’s why Pirate Radio flourished in the 60s there. They played all the stuff the BBC banned.
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posted on
01/16/2019 10:35:51 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dfwgator
Exactly! I wish I had been in Britain from approximately 1976 through 1988. So much history - music history - in the span of 12 years. From Punk Rock to New Wave to Metal.
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posted on
01/16/2019 10:39:36 AM PST
by
SilvieWaldorfMD
(A Realistically Really Real Housewife)
To: simpson96
Good tune. I liked them back in the early MTV days.
I like the Misty Mountain one he did for the Jackson movie. Never saw those movies except for the first one long ago.
https://youtu.be/oDL6HNjZvxk
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posted on
01/19/2019 7:27:28 AM PST
by
beaversmom
(Trump is a bionic, 1-man band. Time for all Repubs to jump on his band-wagon & circle the wagons.)
To: rjsimmon
They definitely have the ELO sound in this particular track.
I think it's a very good song and their music overall is well worth exploring. "I Got You" was the one big hit from them in the U.S. but there are many other great tracks to be discovered.
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