Laramie Loc: Tempe

But they broke up, and one of the Finn brothers created Crowded House. Surprise, I liked them even more (did I say Split Enz was New Wave?) Anyway, CH lasted quite a while, and recently re-grouped. From their early years, this is a highlight.

https://youtu.be/J9gKyRmic20

paulrnzpn Loc: New Zealand

Both are Kiwi bands, and the Finn brothers were born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand.

I went to a Split Enz concert once, but only because my first wife worked in a local radio station at the time and so she got free tickets. So you might guess from that statement that I am not really a fan of either. But I preferred Split Enz over Crowded House.

Crowded House and lead Neil Finn are petty boring IMHO. Tim Finn in Split Enz was more fun. I never considered either of them to be New Wave, though Crowded House was doing a lot during the New Wave era. One of the local cover pub bands, called Snatch were a New Wave band. They did numbers by U2, Ultravox, Flock of Seagulls, and the like, and a little bit of their own stuff as well, but never a Split Enz or Crowded House number. We used to go to the pub where they played at every Friday and Saturday night for some years.
Cringe...

Laramie Loc: Tempe

That's why tastes are, well, tastes. Thanks for a comments from a local contemporary!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I remember the song, but not Split Enz.

paulrnzpn Loc: New Zealand

Split Enz were pretty 'out there' in the day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_Enz

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Ahh, '80s, the era of a return to formula pop, when record companies took back their turf from most renegade artists. What I miss about that period is MTV in its original interpretive visual form, and this video is a good example of it.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

There was a knock-off band called the Broken Trojans...

paulrnzpn Loc: New Zealand