Dave Dobbyn
Dave Dobbyn (born January 3, 1957) is a New Zealand award-winning musician,… Read Full Bio ↴Dave Dobbyn (born January 3, 1957) is a New Zealand award-winning musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of rock group Th' Dudes and the main creative force in popsters DD Smash; since then has released the majority of his recordings as a solo act.
His first success came with a band, Th' Dudes, which he formed while still in school. Their hit song "Be Mine Tonight" won single of the year in 1979 in New Zealand, while singles "Walking in Light" and "Bliss" became popular anthems.
After Th' Dudes folded, Dobbyn formed pop group DD Smash. The band's first album Cool Bananas debuted in the New Zealand charts at number one. The band's hit singles included "Devil you Know", "Outlook for Thursday", and the violin-tinged "Whaling".
When DD Smash folded, Dobbyn began a successful solo career, by writing the soundtrack music for the animated feature film Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale in 1986. The film yielded two hit singles: "Oughta Be in Love" and the chart-topping "Slice of Heaven", recorded with the band Herbs. After the release of the film, Slice of Heaven became one of Dobbyn's best-known songs, frequently used in tourism advertisements aired on Australian television that encouraged people to visit New Zealand. As a result, many Australians jokingly referred to the song as the New Zealand National anthem.
At the 2001 New Zealand Music Awards Dobbyn won a Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2005 and 2006 he won "Songwriter Of The Year" and "Best Male Solo Artist" respectively, both for his work on his 2005 album Available Light
His first success came with a band, Th' Dudes, which he formed while still in school. Their hit song "Be Mine Tonight" won single of the year in 1979 in New Zealand, while singles "Walking in Light" and "Bliss" became popular anthems.
After Th' Dudes folded, Dobbyn formed pop group DD Smash. The band's first album Cool Bananas debuted in the New Zealand charts at number one. The band's hit singles included "Devil you Know", "Outlook for Thursday", and the violin-tinged "Whaling".
When DD Smash folded, Dobbyn began a successful solo career, by writing the soundtrack music for the animated feature film Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale in 1986. The film yielded two hit singles: "Oughta Be in Love" and the chart-topping "Slice of Heaven", recorded with the band Herbs. After the release of the film, Slice of Heaven became one of Dobbyn's best-known songs, frequently used in tourism advertisements aired on Australian television that encouraged people to visit New Zealand. As a result, many Australians jokingly referred to the song as the New Zealand National anthem.
At the 2001 New Zealand Music Awards Dobbyn won a Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2005 and 2006 he won "Songwriter Of The Year" and "Best Male Solo Artist" respectively, both for his work on his 2005 album Available Light
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Dave Dobbyn Lyrics
Be Mine Tonight Asian cigarettes A long talk- A few cans If you can Be my…
Be Set Free I muddied up the river Panning for gold and dreams You and…
Belle Of The Ball Flame, flashfire through heartland And I wind up red, red an…
Beside You Here's to your garden here's to your kids I heard you…
Betrayal You lie i follow You followed and lied again Never forgive …
Blindman Four stone people in the rain They head out west where The…
Buried In The Backyard Monkeys do leap on backs When they get there it's parrot…
Devil You Know If I'da known you yesterday If I'da known it'd turn out…
Don't Hold Your Breath The biggest companies in the World in conference In Geneva b…
Drive I know it's late now I know I Ought to…
Falling of a Log I woke up laughing i woke up super gentle I couldn't…
Gifted Bonesome clicking strolling Inmate eyes Dark yawning harbo…
Good Morning Baby Between an overload of information And a striving for a pur…
Good Together Oh, I could talk all night with you Lying by your…
Guilty Take back those tears and turn your head around 'Cause ther…
Hallelujah Song When the Pope kissed the ground The sniper fired an…
Hanging in the Wire The marine forecast looks clean for a couple of days…
Hell Takes No Holiday You look down your street now - you could feel pity That's…
I Never Left You You struggled you made a fist of your youth And in…
I See Red [Chorus] When my baby is walking down the street I see red…
Keep a Light On I have to be free I thought if I stood…
Lament For The Numb I found no peace Lived like a shy fearful child I couldn't…
Language My hands are tied Oh I could be a victim…
Lap of the Gods Clamor drowning, skin flinching Language is a curse to be na…
Let That River Go The honds are waring, the blood of love is flowing Theres…
Liberty Bound It's a living - can't wait to See you alive and…
Little Zeroes Baby you lied your days away Just when you should've hurt Yo…
Love Like the Moon And I love you like I should You can take it…
Love Over All Seems I had a kicking seems You had your kicks I feel…
Love You Like I Should And I love you like I should You can take it…
Loyal I can't remember last time I thanked you, Keeping my distanc…
Magic Oooo- oooh Wooohooo- yeah She gave him a melody to sing Gave…
Maybe The Rain Well this is horror show time in The heart of the…
Naked Flame My heart from a gun Now it's caked to the walls It's…
One Proud Minute All the poems melted Along with the sweltering sky Glass can…
Oughta Be In Love A winning love is hard enough to find And when you've…
Outlook For Thursday Evening love How's your day? I'm bringing you the weather fr…
Palace Heroes, villains blue faded under glass Bow tied men rip tic…
Persuasion You and I Tempted by the promise of a different life Time…
Protection Protection it could be a friend of blame Protection someone …
Shouldn't You Outta Be In Love A winning love is hard enough to find And when you've…
Six Months in a Leaky Boat When I was a young boy I wanted to sail around…
Slice of Heaven (Da da da ba du da da ba du da…
Something Good Just wanna know ya Just wanna talk to ya I wanna hear…
Stay Love - listen up if you value anything I could lay…
Sway Don't stray Don't ever go away I should be much to smart…
The Lap of the Gods Clamor drowning, skin flinching Language is a curse to be na…
Waiting If you've been waiting- You've been waiting too long Just wh…
Weather With You Walking 'round the room singing Stormy Weather At fifty se…
Welcome Home Tonight I am feeling for you Under the state of a…
Whaling Sing bravo bravo - you're a brave brave man I know…
What do you Really Want Woke up decided the wind had sculpted The Manuka on the…
Wild Kisses Like Rain Dance like the world was in love Try to be sure Nothing…
You Oughta Be in Love A winning love is hard enough to find And when you've…