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Fall At Your Feet
"Fall at Your Feet" is a 1991 song by Crowded House, from their 1991 album, '' Woodface''. It is the only single from ''Woodface'' to be written solely by the group's leader Neil Finn, who co-wrote all other singles from the album with his brother Tim Finn. It peaked at number 17 in the UK, making it '' Woodface''s second most successful single behind the follow-up, " Weather with You". The music video was directed by Andrew Dominik. "Fall at Your Feet" was later released on the group's greatest hits collection ''Recurring Dream'' and was performed at the group's farewell performance in 1996, ''Farewell to the World''. At the APRA Music Awards of 1993, the song won Most Performed Australian Work Overseas. All the songs available on the various formats were written by Neil Finn, except "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (written by Tim Finn and Split Enz) and " Something So Strong" (written by Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom). The track has been covered by James Blunt, English pop punk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later band members include Neil Finn's brother, Tim Finn and sons Liam and Elroy, as well as Americans Mark Hart and Matt Sherrod,McFarlane (1999) Billboard Singles"">"Crowded House > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles"AllMusic _Charts_&_Awards_>_Billboard_Albums".html" ;"title=""Crowded House > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums"">"Crowded House > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums"AllMusic Further international success came in the UK, Europe and South Africa with their third and fourth albums ('' Woodface'' and ''Together Alone'') and the compilation album ''Recurring Dream'', which included the hits " Fall at Your Feet", " Weather with You", "Distant Sun", " Locked Out", "Instinct" and "Not the Girl You Think You Are".Bourke (1997) Neil an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something So Strong
"Something So Strong" is a rock song written by Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom and performed by Crowded House for their eponymous debut album (June 1986). The track was released as the album's fifth and final single in April 1987. The single peaked at No. 18 on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart, Note: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974. No. 3 in New Zealand, No. 7 in the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and No. 10 on the Canadian ''RPM'' 100. The track lends its title to the book, ''Crowded House: Something So Strong'' (1997), by Australian biographer Chris Bourke, which details the band's career from forming to just after their breakup in 1996. According to Bourke, "Something So Strong", was the first song written by Finn specifically for Crowded House. However wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SNAP!
Snap! is a German Eurodance group formed in 1989 by producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of line-up changes over the years, including American singers, songwriters and rappers Thea Austin, Turbo B, Niki Haris and Penny Ford. Their best known hits are " The Power" and " Rhythm Is a Dancer", both of which took the No. 1 spot in multiple countries. Musical career Previous projects Luca Anzilotti and Michael Münzing started working together in 1985 in the group Off (Organisation For Fun) with Sven Väth. They recorded two albums, ''Organisation For Fun'' (1988) and ''Ask Yourself'' (1989), and a series of singles, including " Electrica Salsa", until 1990. The two created the side project 16 BIT in 1986 and had a big success with their first single "Where Are You?". In 1987, they released the album ''Inaxycvgtgb'' for BMG. Formation and first album Anzilotti and Münzing formed Snap! in 1989 under the aliases Benito Benites and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He Will Have His Way
''He Will Have His Way'' is a compilation album featuring male Australian and New Zealand musicians performing songs written by Neil Finn and Tim Finn (The Finn Brothers), who are best known as members of Split Enz and Crowded House. It was released on 12 November 2010 and is a sequel to ''She Will Have Her Way'', a 2005 album featuring female Australian and New Zealand musicians. The two albums were later released together with extra tracks as the double CD '' They Will Have Their Way''. Background The album's title is a masculine adaptation of ''She Will Have Her Way'', which in turn took its name from Neil Finn's single, "She Will Have Her Way", from his album '' Try Whistling This''. Chart performance On 21 November 2010, the album debuted at number 5 on the Australian Albums Chart. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Finn Brothers
The Finn Brothers are a New Zealand musical duo consisting of brothers Neil and Tim Finn. In June 1993 both members were awarded the OBE for their contribution to music. The two brothers began making music together at a young age; later, when Neil was 18, he was invited to join older brother Tim in Split Enz. Neil would go on to write one of the band's biggest hits, " I Got You". Tim released his first solo album '' Escapade'' before leaving Split Enz, and the band folded soon after. Neil started his own group, Crowded House and subsequently recorded two solo albums after Crowded House split in 1996. He reformed Crowded House in 2007, releasing three albums since then. Neil and Tim have also released a series of separate solo albums. After working on a few songs with Neil, Tim joined Crowded House for the ''Woodface'' album and accompanying tour in 1991. History ''Woodface'' and ''Finn'' Tim and Neil intended to start the Finn brothers project after a three-week song writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boy & Bear
Boy & Bear are an Australian indie folk band formed in 2009, consisting of David Hosking (vocals and guitar), Killian Gavin (vocals and guitar), Tim Hart (drums and vocals), Jonathan Hart (vocals, banjo, mandolin and keyboards), and David Symes (bass). The band has released two EPs and four studio albums. The first two albums, '' Moonfire'' (August 2011) and '' Harlequin Dream'' (August 2013), reached the top ten of the Australian albums chart. Their third album, '' Limit of Love'', was released on 9 October 2015, in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Canada, and on 30 October in the UK and Europe. On 27 September 2019, after a four-year break, they released their long-awaited fourth studio album, '' Suck on Light''. History 2009–2010: Formation Boy & Bear was formed in 2009 in Sydney, beginning as a solo project for singer-songwriter Dave Hosking. In February 2009, Hosking uploaded a track, "The Storm", to the '' Unearthed'' program on radio station Triple J, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Black Balloon (film)
''The Black Balloon'' is a 2008 Australian comedy-drama film starring Toni Collette, Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Erik Thomson, Gemma Ward as well as a cast of newcomers. It is directed by first-time feature film director, Elissa Down. The film was released in Australian cinemas on 6 March 2008. The world premiere was at the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany in February 2008, where the film received a Crystal Bear as the best feature-length film in the Generation 14plus category. Plot Thomas Mollison ( Rhys Wakefield) and his family move to a new home in the early 1990s. It begins with Charlie, his autistic brother, banging a wooden spoon on the grass with neighbours staring and pointing. Then, it cuts to the house where there are locks on the drawers and Maggie, their mother, locking star-shaped stickers in her bathroom cabinet. Thomas is anxious because he has to start at a new school, and make new friends. All he wants to do is fit in and be regarded in the same way ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augie March
Augie (sometimes spelled Auggie) is a nickname for variations of the name August, which derives from the Latin name Augustus. It may refer to: People * Augie Auer (1940–2007), meteorologist * Augie Galan (1912–1993), Major League Baseball player * Augie Bergamo (1917–1974), Major League Baseball player * Augie Blunt (1929–1999), actor *Augie Donatelli (1914–1990), Major League Baseball umpire *Augie Garrido (b. 1939), college baseball coach *Augie Hiebert (1916–2007), Alaskan television pioneer * Augie Hoffmann (b. 1981), American football player *Augie Johns (1899–1975), Major League Baseball player *Augie Lohman (1911–1989), American special effects artist *Augie Lio (1918–1989), American football player *Augie Meyers (b. 1940), musician *Augie Nieto (b. 1958), fitness executive * Augie Ojeda (b. 1974), Major League Baseball player *Jacob Orgen (1893–1927), New York gangster nicknamed "Little Augie" * Augie Prudhomme (1902–1992), Major League Baseball play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Richards
Glenn Anthony Richards (born 29 December 1973) is an Australian musician, best known as the mainstay guitarist singer-songwriter for the Australian rock band Augie March. Early life Richards was born in Shepparton, Victoria on 29 December 1973. Richards saved up enough money to buy his first guitar by working long hours on the docks in Fremantle, Western Australia. With Augie March Richards joined Augie March Augie (sometimes spelled Auggie) is a nickname for variations of the name August, which derives from the Latin name Augustus. It may refer to: People * Augie Auer (1940–2007), meteorologist * Augie Galan (1912–1993), Major League Baseball p ... in August 1995, playing his first gig with them five years later. To date they have released two EPs and six LPs, while Richards has released one solo album in 2010 and one EP as G.A. Richards and the Dark Satanic Mills Bros. Glenn now lives with his family in Tasmania in West Hobart, a suburb of Hobart with views of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Seymour
Nicholas More Seymour (born 9 December 1958) is an Australian musician and record producer. He is the founding bass guitarist and a mainstay of the rock group Crowded House, and is the younger brother of Mark Seymour, singer-songwriter-guitarist in the rock band Hunters and Collectors. Biography Nicholas Seymour has two older sisters, Hilary and Helen, and an older brother, Mark (born 1956). His mother encouraged all four children to learn musical instruments and sing. When he was a young boy they all toured country Victoria, as the Seymour Family Singers. In 1972 the family moved to Melbourne, where Nick attended Yarra Junction Primary School. He taught himself to play bass guitar. After finishing secondary education he studied Visual Arts at a tertiary institute. Seymour was a member of various local bands, starting with The Glory Boys in 1979, then The Romantics in the next year, and Scratch Record Scratch. In 1981 he became the bassist in Plays with Marionettes, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Wilde (musician)
Danny Wilde (birth name Daniel Thomas; born June 3, 1956) is an American musician. He is a founding member of The Rembrandts, with the '' Friends'' theme song " I'll Be There For You". Wilde was born in Houlton, Maine, but is known for breezy California power pop through his records released in the 1980s and 90s. In the 1980s he landed two minor rock radio hits with "Isn't It Enough" and "Time Runs Wild". The single "Time Runs Wild" was featured on the soundtrack to the film '' Dream a Little Dream''. Wilde was the founding member of the power-pop band The Quick. Wilde then went on to form Great Buildings in 1981 and released an album. After the band's demise, Wilde pursued a solo career. His first solo release in 1986, '' The Boyfriend'', garnered two pop singles: "Isn't It Enough" and "Body To Body". Wilde then released '' Any Man's Hunger'' in 1988. It featured tracks such as "Time Runs Wild" and "Wouldn't be the First Time", and reached number 176 on the U.S. album charts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
