Long before their musical morphing led them into a group called Crowded House, brothers Neil and Tim Finn started the first band from New Zealand to make it big. Split Enz would conquer the world with a single called I Got You. They formed in Auckland in 1974, went through a lot of personnel changes, then in 1980 came up with True Colors, a laser-etched piece of vinyl that seemed to perfect the new wave pop sound and capture an era that was destined to last at least 36 minutes, until the album was over. Here’s the Split Enz. What more can a poor boy do?
The famous laser-etched True Colours from 1980.
My love is alien, I picked her up by chance
She speaks to me in ultra-high frequency
The radio band of gold
Gonna listen 'Til I grow old
Oo hoo hoo
What more can a poor boy do?
Oo hoo hoo
What more can a poor boy do?
Oo hoo hoo hoo
The crackle of the radio
The message in the evening sky
You're looking at an interplanetary Romeo
I'll never see her face
Between us there's too much space
Oo hoo hoo
What more can a poor boy do?
Oo hoo hoo
What more can a poor boy do?
Oo hoo hoo hoo
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Keep losing you
What more can a poor boy do?
What more can a poor boy do? Yeah
What more, What more
What more can a poor boy do? Yeah
What more, What more
What more can a poor boy do?
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Brian Timothy Finn / Edward Rayner
Poor Boy lyrics © Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Mushroom Music Pty Ltd, Origin Music Publishing Pty Ltd
Here’s the I GOT YOU video:
Poor Boy SPLIT ENZ