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Originally Posted by Sugar Mouse
Thanks for posting those videos. Neil is such a magnificent songwriter and has so much wisdom and knowledge when it comes to his craft. I'm not sure whether Stevie and Christine have yet figured out just how great a songwriter they have in Neil. Once folks get into Neil's music, they quicly see that the list of great Neil Finn songs is seemingly endless.
And I agree with you about Paul Kelly. Just like Neil, Paul Kelly is an incredible songwriter. The two songs of his that have stuck with me the most are "You Can Put Your Shoes Under My Bed" (see below for Neil's incredible version of it) and "They Thought I Was Asleep" (see below as well) which breaks my heart every single time I hear it. Neil and Paul are songwriting royalty.
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Everything that was said in the introduction for Neil's talk was true for any Australian/NZ kid who grew up with that music. It's a cliche! but truly was 'soundtrack for our lives'. With Paul Kelly, it's just song after song bringing back key memories.
If FM get to Australia, hoping they will perform both these songs. As can be seen here, Neil is very capable on keyboards. He won't be doing that on this tour, but am looking forward to hearing Christine perform them and her vocals with Neil.
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