The Sleeping Giant (of Love), by Johnny J Blair "Singer at Large" from the album PICASSO’S GLAM BAROQUE PSYCHEDELIC SUNSHINE (A collection of 12 way-out pop songs)

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“Vision is the art of seeing things invisible”—Jonathan Swift

SONG OF THE WEEK: “The Sleeping Giant of Love” johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/the-sl...

#SleepingGiant #GulliversTravels #JonathanSwift #Lilliput #davidbowie #splitenz #neilfinn #denniswilson #johnnyjblair

News of their new concert(!) in NZ made me play some Split Enz, and of course Six Months in a Leaky Boat came up in the mix. Christ, what genius that song is.

#SplitEnz

Wellingtonians, who’s with me? They were *amazing* at Electric Avenue. I can vouch for this shoe, which will be even better because they have more than 65 minutes to play. #SplitEnz

My 65th #MusicPlug playlist moves from Berlin tech to Gaza protests w/ #EISENFUNK #DavidBowie #Beck #SplitEnz #IggyPop #MichaelHearst #Squeeze #MayaOngaku #TomASmith #Santigold #ViennaVienna #MattBerninger #StyleCouncil #TylerBallgame & #AnnieLennox.

See you there 🎧 open.spotify.com/playlist/7uV...

#SplitEnz were so nice nice I had to see them twice twice. Going to be legendary.

Today in music: History Never Repeats by Split Enz from the 1981 album Waiata/Corroboree. Released 45 years ago today, it was the New Zealand band’s sixth studio album. #Music #Historyneverrepeats #SplitEnz #Waiata #Corroboree #TimFinn #neilfinn #rock #rocknroll #pop #newwave #1980s #80s #1980smusic

Split Enz - Six Months In A Leaky Boat (Official Video) YouTube video by Split Enz

One more for a Friday night...

#SplitEnz

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSGp...

Crowd comes together for Split Enz reunion The exclusive headline set at Electric Avenue marked the band's first performance in almost 20 years.

Just reading the review for Split Enz in Christchurch.

Not a surprise they knocked it out of the park.

Looking forward to Melbourne. One of the first acts I got into when I arrived in this part of the world.

Shark Attack is still a banger

#SplitEnz

www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/c...

Totally vibes-enhancing glasses. It’s easy to see when I put them on but watch for the moment I take them off. #SplitEnz #ElectricAvenue

Enzyclopedia - Volumes One & Two Split Enz present 'Enzyclopedia', a new series exploring the enduring musical legacy of one of New Zealand's most influential and innovative groups. 'Enzyclopedia Volumes One & Two' marks 50 years since the release of the band's debut album 'Mental Notes' with a deluxe 3-LP boxset compiled in collaboration with the band.The first LP features 'Mental Notes' (1975), the bold and theatrical debut album, newly remastered from transfers of the original master tapes. The second LP showcases Eddie Rayner's new stereo mixes of 'Second Thoughts' (1976), the band's UK-recorded follow up which set the stage for their international breakthrough. Rounding out the set, is 'The Beginning Of The Enz', which includes additional new stereo mixes from Eddie Rayner on side A, with remastered versions of the early Enz singles on side B, in an exclusive new sleeve designed by Noel Crombie.The audio has been newly remastered by Phil Kinrade, with lacquers cut by Harry Rudkins at AIR Studios. Pressed on three 140g vinyl, housed in heavy-stock inner sleeves within a rigid slipcase, accompanied by an obi-strip, and a 40-page booklet with a wealth of previously unpublished photographs, rare memorabilia, and commentary by Tim Finn, Eddie Rayner, Wally Wilkinson, Mike Chunn, and Phil Manzanera. An expanded five-CD edition is also available which includes additional bonus material and a remastered version of the original 'Second Thoughts' stereo mix.

Split Enz - Enzyclopedia - Volumes One & Two $46.16 amzn.to/4sfxXNJ

#vinyl #nowplaying #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning #vinylcolletors #vinylrecords #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinyloftheday #recordcollector #recordoftheday #vinyllovers #SplitEnz

Album artwork for Message to My Girl by Split Enz from 80's One Hit Wonders

Split Enz proving New Zealand had the chops all along 🎹 'Message to My Girl' is pure heartache wrapped in that unmistakable Finn brother magic - Neil went on to Crowded House but this one's all Tim
#NowWaveLive #SplitEnz #80sNewWave

Split Enz - Six Months In A Leaky Boat (Official Video) YouTube video by Split Enz

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge 🎧

25. A song you associate with vinyl

“Six Months in a Leaky Boat” by #SplitEnz

Childhood memories of listening to my parents play this record a lot ❤️

youtu.be/cSGpLto1yxU?...

Message to My Girl

It's a message, to my girl...

#NowPlaying
#SplitEnz
#NZ/AULegends

open.spotify.com/track/7CUVke...

Got #thundercat tickets for May! It's going to be a big month with #splitenz too.

Split Enz - Message To My Girl - Official Video - 1984 - Remastered YouTube video by Austech

1984....

🎶 "Oh there's nothing quite as real
As the touch of your sweet hands.
I can't spend the rest of my life
Buried in the sand."🎵😔

#ConflictingEmotions #SplitEnz #NeilFinn #TimFinn

youtu.be/_7Y7GSv22gc

No mistake. #morningpop #tuesdayvinyl #splitenz #dizrythmia

Split Enz - Under The Wheel YouTube video by MrAlstec

Someone just mentioned staring into the void and this little ditty from NZ's finest came to mind.

#splitenz

youtu.be/khPvE9JMg5A?...

#SplitEnz - Second Thoughts £26.88 (lowest) amzn.to/3M681V8

Claudio Simonetti - Hands Of Steel (Vendetta Dal Futuro) £16.62 (lowest) amzn.to/4sPRgOy
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I Got You

We (Australia) like to claim these guys as our own. 🇦🇺🎧

#NowPlaying
#SplitEnz
#AusMusic (kinda)

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True Colours Tim and Neil Finn and Split Enz release their classic on January 21, 1980. The album originally was released in four color combinations – yellow and blue, red and green, purple and yellow, and blue…

True Colours … robinbannks.com/2026/01/21/t... #splitenz #truecolours #80smusic #80srock #neilfinn #newwave #timfinn #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky

Not that I'm what you'd call conveniently located to catch the tour, but I'd be there given the chance:

https://youtu.be/HX0kfuXZycE

#SplitEnz

"We had been playing so many shows, so the band were very tight. It was like everything was starting to line up to make a really powerful record." #TimFinn

#OnThisDay January 21, 1980 #SplitEnz released "True Colours". It featured New Zealand & Australian #1 single, "I Got You".
#newwave #80smusic

Split Enz - I Got You (Official Video) YouTube video by Split Enz

On this day in 1980, New Zealand band Split Enz released their sixth studio album, 'True Colours.' It features the hit single “I Got You,” which broke them internationally.

#SplitEnz #TrueColours #IGotYou

Released on this day in 1980: I Got You #SplitEnz
youtu.be/wiqBlKnb91A?si…

Split Enz reuniting for first time in 17 years | 7.30 YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

Nice! Split Enz making a comeback. "I got you" was a classic!

#splitenz #comeback #80smusic

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX0k...

Split Enz - Six Months In A Leaky Boat (Official Video) YouTube video by Split Enz

This song hits so emotionally hard for me. Love it.

#SplitEnz

youtu.be/cSGpLto1yxU

Split Enz announces first Australian tour in 20 years It's been 50 years since Split Enz's debut album. Now they're getting the band back together for a string of arena dates in next year.

So I gotta go to Australia or New Zealand in April/May now? 😀

#SplitEnz

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Split Enz - History Never Repeats (Official Video) YouTube video by Split Enz

Thursday song
#musicsky #splitenz

Split Enz - Nobody Takes Me Seriously (live TV 1980) YouTube video by slydogmania

Early #SplitEnz videos are like potato chips: You cannot watch just one. Tim Finn's got that suit again like that other video I posted a while back that I want in SL for my avatar. Live TV performance from 1980s of a True Colours song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SauJ...