Crowded House
Crowded House are an alternative rock group formed in 1985 in Melbourne, Au… Read Full Bio ↴Crowded House are an alternative rock group formed in 1985 in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn. The band were originally active from 1986 to 1996 before deciding to split up. In 2007, the band reunited to record and tour again.

Neil Finn and Paul Hester decided to form a new band during the Split Enz farewell tour 'Enz with a Bang'. Nick Seymour approached Finn during the after party for the Melbourne show and asked if he could try out for this new band. The first incarnation of the band, The Mullanes, formed in Melbourne in 1985 and also included guitarist Craig Hooper, formerly of The Reels. They secured a record contract with Capitol Records and moved to Los Angeles, at which time Hooper left the band. At the label's behest, the band changed its name to "Crowded House," which alluded to the cramped quarters the three members shared at an apartment in North Sycamore Street in West Hollywood during the recording of the album. They also invited former Split Enz keyboard player Eddie Rayner to join, and he produced the track "Can't Carry On" for the debut self-titled album. He initially joined them on tour in 1988 on keyboards, but had to leave for family reasons before he could be made a full member.

Bursting onto the international scene in 1987 with Don't Dream It's Over from the album Crowded House, the band seemed destined for greatness. However, despite eking out one more hit from the album, Something So Strong, the follow up Temple of Low Men failed to repeat its commercial success, despite critical acclaim. Radio had a hard time categorizing them, but within the industry they quickly gained a stellar reputation as "musicians' musicians", and outside the industry as one of the best live acts, featuring mixed setlists and improvisations. A set of three shows at one venue would often feature less than half the the songs being played more than once.

It wasn't until 1991's Woodface that the band hit international success again, specifically with the jointly written Finn brothers track Weather With You.

In fact, the album that emerged wasn't the one originally proposed. Neil had been working on a side project with his brother Tim Finn, a solo artist in his own right and former Split Enz frontman (in fact, several members had a history in Split Enz - Tim formed the band and Neil was responsible for their biggest hit I Got You, while Paul Hester was the drummer during their final days). When the record company rejected the material he'd composed for the third Crowded House album Neil asked his brother if he could use some of their songs in their place. Tim agreed, allegedly joking he would only do so if he could join the band. Whether or not Neil took this literally, Tim did indeed become the fourth member of Crowded House during the Woodface phase.

Whilst Weather With You became an international hit, particularly in the UK (where it was followed by smaller chart successes for Four Seasons in One Day and It's Only Natural), in the US, at least, history didn't repeat - a situation some put down to the choice of Chocolate Cake - a scathing attack on the American lifestyle - as the first single.

During touring in the UK, Tim was asked to leave the band. Mark Hart joined the band for their next album. Together Alone was a similar international success and the band even managed to score a minor hit in the US with Locked Out after it featured on the soundtrack for the Winona Ryder flick Reality Bites.

Shortly after, Paul Hester decided to leave, although he did return to record three new tracks for a Best Of... compilation, Recurring Dream. By 1996, however, Neil decided to fold the band, choosing instead to focus on a solo career. The band's final concert, on the steps of the Sydney Opera House, was an emotional and memorable event, and has been captured on the DVD / CD Farewell to the World.

A B-sides compilation, entitled Afterglow, was released in 1999.

Paul Hester died tragically in 2005 when he committed suicide in Melbourne, Australia.

January 2007 brought a surprise announcement that Crowded House would be re-forming. Frontman Neil Finn once again linked up with Nick Seymour and Mark Hart and, after picking up Beck's drummer Matt Sherrod to replace Paul Hester, produced a new album entitled Time on Earth.

Members of the band include frontman and guitarist Neil Finn, bassist Nick Seymour (brother of Hunters and Collectors frontman Mark Seymour), drummer Paul Hester (1986-1994), Tim Finn (1990-91), multi-instrumentalist and Supertramp recruit Mark Hart (1993-), session drummer Peter Jones (1994-1996) and new drummer Matt Sherrod (2007-).

The Frenz web site launched a new Crowded House portal in 2007 where old and new fans of the band can keep up to date with news of new releases and tour plans.
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Crowded House Lyrics


01Weather With You Walking 'round the room singing Stormy Weather At fifty se…
12. italian plastic I bring you plates from Rome You say they look fantastic I…
A Sigh A sigh From the deepest well You can tell a lot By not…
All I Ask All I ask Is to live each moment Free from the last Take…
All That I Can Ever Own Whenever I remember my days As I grow old, I'm grateful And…
Amsterdam You and me got the whole day off Take a trip…
Anyone Can Tell I dream of a place that's hedged with roses With a…
Archer Kids kissing on the floor They make a work of art Up…
Archer's Arrows Kids kissing on the floor They make a work of art Up…
As Sure As I Am Make your decision now Rely on no help from above Living is…
Bad Times Good Hey Everybody wants to make a bad time good Hey It looks lik…
Better Be Home Soon Somewhere deep inside Something's got a hold on you And it's…
Black & White Boy Black and white boy Black and white boy You're so extreme Yo…


Black And White Boy Black and white boy Black and white boy You're so extreme …
Black Water White Circle I took my prize From the land of plenty Now miles away I'm…
Blurry Grass On the blurry grass, on the blurry You've got a feeling…
Can It could spell my mere defeat You could find it's what…
Can't Carry On Why do I kid myself Why do I scream for pleasure It's…
Catherine Wheel No night to stay in Bad moon is rising again Dice rolls…
Chocolate Cake Not everyone in New York would pay to see Andrew…
Deeper Down The whale lies Washed up in the shallows Stinking to high he…
Distant Sun Tell me all the things you would change I don't pretend…
Don Another pleasant day in the countryside Has ended up in tea…
Don t Stop Now Another pleasant day in the countryside Has ended up in tear…
Don%3Ft Dream It%3Fs Over There is freedom within, there is freedom without Try to cat…
Don't Dream There is freedom within, there is freedom without Try to ca…
Don't Dream It's Over There is freedom within, there is freedom without Try to cat…
Don't Dream Its Over There is freedom within, there is freedom without Try to ca…
Don't Dream's Over There is freedom within, there is freedom without Try to cat…
Don't Dream. It's Over There is freedom within, there is freedom without Try to ca…
Don't Stop Now Another pleasant day in the countryside Has ended up in tear…
Don?t Dream It?s Over There is freedom within, there is freedom without Try to cat…
Don`t Dream It`s Over There is freedom within, there is freedom without Try to ca…
Don’t Dream It’s Over There is freedom within, there is freedom without Try to cat…
Dr Livingstone Steam ship, sail down the river Fight the mosquitoes that fl…
Dream It's Over There is freedom within, there is freedom without Try to ca…
Dream on There is freedom within, there is freedom without Try to cat…
Eight Miles High Eight miles high and when you touch down You'll find that…
Either Side Of The World Either side of the world Chase the sun Pay the maximum rat…
Elephants It's the closing hour I don't want to go But I could…
English Trees English trees in my garden We planted seeds in a faraway…
Even A Child I want to turn on the lights I want to keep…
Even If (Inside out) You know me oh so well (Inside out) You…
Everything Is Good For You See a man with a flag and he leads the…
Fall At Your Feet I'm really close tonight And I feel like I'm moving inside…
Falling Dove All his life Blown by wildfire Like a spark Cause and effect…
Fame Is Fork lightning in your hall Break the skin when you break…
Fingers Of Love Can you imagine that An itch too sensitive to scratch A ligh…
Four Seasons in One Day Four seasons in one day Lying in the depths of your…
Goodnight Everyone Oldest form of revenue One more drink for the road Drive the…
Heaven That I Plead with my saint Wash his hands and feet Find his compl…
Heaven That I m Making Plead with my saint Wash his hands and feet Find his complai…
Heaven That I'm Making Plead with my saint Wash his hands and feet Find his compl…
Help Is Coming Help is coming I heard a whisper White caps turning Breath o…
Hole In The River There's a hole in the river where my auntie lies From…
Hope Is Coming Help is coming I heard a whisper White caps turning Breath o…
How Will You Go Escape is on your mind again Escape to a faraway land At…
How Will You Go/I'm Still Here Escape is on your mind again Escape to a far away…
I Am In Love Called out to prove my love You reply by getting defensive C…
I Can't Keep Up With You Surprise yourself, you might Surprise yourself, you might Su…
I Feel Pocessed She said I could never do that But I know you…
I Got You I love you Dawn You understand The strength of ten Men in yo…
I Walk Away You came Out of this world to me My life Parted like the…
I'm Still Here I'm still here I'm still here I'm still here (I'm still here…
In My Command You're standing in a deep dark hole Beneath a sky as…
In The Lowlands Oh hell trouble is coming Out here in panic and alarm Blac…
Inside Out (Inside out) You know me oh so well (Inside out) You…
Instinct I lit the match I lit the match I saw another monster…
Into Temptation You opened up your door I couldn't believe my luck You in…
Isolation You arrive Like a dragonfly Float above the grass Trembli…
It Ice will melt, water will boil You and I can shake…
It's Only Natural Ice will melt, water will boil You and I can shake…
Italian Plastic I bring you plates from Rome You say they look fantastic I…
Its Only Natural Ice will melt, water will boil You and I can shake…
Kare Kare I was standing on a wave Then I made the drop I…
Kill Eye I've been killed, forgive me Kill eye, tumbling come out of…
Left Hand It was typical of you To give it to me plain The…
Lester Saw my life go flashin' past In the eyes of a…
Locked Out I been locked out I been locked in But I always seem…
Love Isn't Hard At All Let's go The world awaits Or save it for a rainy day…
Love This Life Seal my fate I get your tongue in the mail No-one is…
Love U Till the Day I Die There's closets in my head where dirty things are kept That…
Love You I love you Dawn You understand The strength of ten Men in…
Love You 'Til The Day I Die There's closets in my head where dirty things are kept That…
love you til the day i die live There's closets in my head where dirty things are kept That…
Love You Till the Day I Die There's closets in my head where dirty things are kept That…
Love You' Til the Day I Die There's closets in my head where dirty things are kept That…
Magic Piano I began to sense my own weight Walking up the gravity…
Mails In My Feet My life is a house You crawl through the window Slip across…
Mansion In The Slums I'd much rather have a cavern in the hills Than a…
Mean To Me She came all the way from America Had a blind date…
Mr Tambourine Man Hey! Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me, I'm not…
My Telly My telly's gone bung What am I to do about the…
Nails In My Feet My life is a house You crawl through the window Slip across…
Never Be The Same Don't stand around like friends at a funeral Eyes to the…
Newcastle Jam And he goes down, now With his feet up He goes brown…
Night Song May I have the pleasure Of your good company? Your carriage …
Nobody Wants To Down on the ocean floor That's where I'm heading for Hold on…
Not The Girl You You're not the girl you think you are, no no They're…
Now We It never used to be that bad But neither was it…
Now Where Getting Somewhere It never used to be that bad But neither was it…
Oh Hi Every child is a mystic, having visions of a new…
People Are Like Suns Sweet madness it must be wrong What kind of fool imagines…
Pineapple Head Detective is flat, no longer is always flat out Got the…
Pineapplehead Detective is flat, no longer is always flat out Got the…
Playing With Fire The chairman's looking out for me And fortune used to favor…
Pour Le Monde He imagines the world As the angel ascending Like the ghos…
Private Universe No time, no place to talk about the weather Promise of…
Real Life Woman No, I'll never understand The criminal mind It's a nice soun…
Recurring Dream Within myself There are a million things Spilling over Falli…
Sacred Cow Deliberate provocation Is what you gave to me You got me goi…
Saturday Sun Either side of the world Chase the sun Pay the maximum rate …
Say That Again Say that again I won't forget The prase that turned in…
She Called Up [Chorus:] She called up And gave me the news It made me so…
She Goes On Pretty soon you'll be able to remember her Lying in the…
She's Not There Well, no one told me about her The way she lied Well,…
Show Me The Way And I opened up When the sheriff came In my father's name A…
Silent House These walls have eyes Rows of photographs with faces like mi…
Sister Madly Now you're heading down to get someone Should've done what h…
Skin Feeling (I see some very nice skin out there) I like the…
So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star So you want to be a rock and roll star Then…
Some Greater Plan Your life is just beginning The war, it never ends Here's a…
Something So Strong Love can make you weep, it can make you run…
Start Of Something The call has come through You're so out of tune So awkward…
Sweet Tooth There's just enough right now To go around There were six of…
Tall Trees Watch out big ships are waiting Salt frozen on your cheek I…
Teenage Summer (Are we gonna have some teenage summer?) Is it real? Or a…
That You take away my air You make my lungs collapse I die…
That's What I Call Love You take away my air You make my lungs collapse I die…
The Fingers Of Love Can you imagine that An itch too sensitive to scratch A ligh…
The Howl With a sword In her hand She was so Damn mad Cut…
There Goes God What'll I tell him When he comes to me for absolution Wouldn…
Thirsty She is not like anyone Would be worth waiting for When first…
Throw Your Arms Around Me I will come to you at night time And i will…
Time Immemorial Start in the way that you want to go on Tear…
To The Island You pick me up with a smile for my weakness I'm…
Together Alone Together alone Above and beneath We were as close As anyone…
Tombstone Look at all the plans I made Falling down like scraps…
Too Good For This World Go quickly my dear Fly like the wind Look at you chief Your…
Transit Lounge Talk to her; that's right It could mean more than you…
Twice If You're Lucky Breathe it out I can hear you now You think reality's shut…
Walked Her Way Down She walked her way down It brought my mind back From where…
Walking On The Spot All the times we slip Slither down the dark hole Fingers poi…
Weather Be With You Walking 'round the room singing Stormy Weather At Fifty Seve…
Whatever You Want People will tell you Whatever you want Whatever you want Pe…
When You Come When you come across the sea Me like a beacon guiding…
Whispers & Moans Dull, dull grey The colour of our times Cool, cool space Tha…
World Where You Live Here's someone now whose got the muscle His steady hand coul…
You You're not the girl you think you are, no no They're…
You Are The One To Make Me Cry Who'll face the tide and take their chances Will fasten the…
You Are The Only One To Make Me Cry Who'll face the tide and take their chances Will fasten the…
You Can Touch It could spell my mere defeat You could find it's what…
You're Not The Girl You Think You Are You're not the girl you think you are, no no They're…
[DoN Another pleasant day in the countryside Has ended up in tea…
[DoN'T DReaM iT'S oVeR] There is freedom within, there is freedom without Try to cat…


Tony Stanton


on Mean To Me

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