Tim Finn
Tim Finn, OBE (born Brian Timothy Finn on 25 June 1952 in Te Awamutu, New Z… Read Full Bio ↴Tim Finn, OBE (born Brian Timothy Finn on 25 June 1952 in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a New Zealand singer and musician. His musical career began as a member of New Zealand's art-rock pioneers, Split Enz, and he eventually emerged as one of the band's chief songwriters and most recognizable voices. Since that time Finn has released a number of solo albums, and was for a time a member of brother Neil Finn's band Crowded House. He and Neil Finn have also released albums as the Finn Brothers.
Finn started a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Auckland in 1971. There he jammed in music practice room 129 (later the name of a Split Enz song) with friends and future Split Enz bandmembers Mike Chunn, Robert Gillies, Philip Judd and Noel Crombie. Music soon became more important to him than his studies; in mid-1972 he quit university. A few months later, Judd and Finn (the band's members used their middle names as stage names) formed group Split Ends (renamed Split Enz, shortly before their first move to Melbourne in 1975). The bands' music style is best described as eclectic, incorporating influences from art rock, vaudeville, swing, punk, glam rock, rock and pop. Between 1972 and 1977, Finn and Judd alternated as frontman for the band. Once Judd permanently left the band, Tim Finn's younger brother Neil Finn took his place.
In 1983 Finn recorded his debut solo album, Escapade, while still a member of Split Enz. This met with major commercial success both in Australia and New Zealand, and yielded hit song Fraction Too Much Friction. After contributing four songs to the Split Enz album Conflicting Emotions, Finn left the band permanently in June 1984, to focus on a solo career. The following year he moved to London. 1986 saw the release of his second solo album Big Canoe.
In late 1989, Finn was back living in Melbourne, recording his eponymous third album, Tim Finn, for Capitol Records. In early 1990, he began playing music with younger brother Neil, for an intended Finn brothers record. After working together on some songs, Neil Finn proposed incorporating the tracks onto the latest album of Crowded House, the group he had formed after Split Enz dissolved. Tim Finn performed with the band to promote the band's album Woodface, and co-wrote eight songs, including the hit Weather with You. Yet some time during the tour which followed the album's American release, all concerned realised that the combination was not a good fit. Tim Finn returned to pursue his solo career.
In 2004, the Finn brothers released their second album together, Everyone Is Here. Since then Finn has continued to release solo albums.
Finn started a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Auckland in 1971. There he jammed in music practice room 129 (later the name of a Split Enz song) with friends and future Split Enz bandmembers Mike Chunn, Robert Gillies, Philip Judd and Noel Crombie. Music soon became more important to him than his studies; in mid-1972 he quit university. A few months later, Judd and Finn (the band's members used their middle names as stage names) formed group Split Ends (renamed Split Enz, shortly before their first move to Melbourne in 1975). The bands' music style is best described as eclectic, incorporating influences from art rock, vaudeville, swing, punk, glam rock, rock and pop. Between 1972 and 1977, Finn and Judd alternated as frontman for the band. Once Judd permanently left the band, Tim Finn's younger brother Neil Finn took his place.
In 1983 Finn recorded his debut solo album, Escapade, while still a member of Split Enz. This met with major commercial success both in Australia and New Zealand, and yielded hit song Fraction Too Much Friction. After contributing four songs to the Split Enz album Conflicting Emotions, Finn left the band permanently in June 1984, to focus on a solo career. The following year he moved to London. 1986 saw the release of his second solo album Big Canoe.
In late 1989, Finn was back living in Melbourne, recording his eponymous third album, Tim Finn, for Capitol Records. In early 1990, he began playing music with younger brother Neil, for an intended Finn brothers record. After working together on some songs, Neil Finn proposed incorporating the tracks onto the latest album of Crowded House, the group he had formed after Split Enz dissolved. Tim Finn performed with the band to promote the band's album Woodface, and co-wrote eight songs, including the hit Weather with You. Yet some time during the tour which followed the album's American release, all concerned realised that the combination was not a good fit. Tim Finn returned to pursue his solo career.
In 2004, the Finn brothers released their second album together, Everyone Is Here. Since then Finn has continued to release solo albums.
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Tim Finn Lyrics
Always Never Now Once he thought it was forever but it's always never now I…
Angels Heap News travels fast There's an old wreck in the underpass Wine…
Are We One or Are We Two Are we one or are we two Do you promise to…
Astounding Moon A boy was looking at the sky His telescope and…
Been There Done That First success hits you like a drug You don't want to…
Big Canoe Hurled me a rope around the sun Pulled her hot through…
Big Wave Rider I met a woman from the south And she was a…
Birds Swim Fish Fly I turn one way and the wind blows me over, I…
Can't Do Both Mr. & Mrs. Almost - I want to go to Spain Had…
Carve You in Marble When you asked me how does it feel To be loved…
Certain Way Last night I was so down hearted I couldn't sleep if…
Couldn't Be Done We had no idea that it couldn't be done And we…
Crescendo First there was the mist then came the mountain First was…
Currents When I let go Of all my desperate schemes I felt the…
Dead Flowers Dear long forgotten friend The time that we spent together …
Death of a Popular Song Death of a popular song Goin' on, every day The end of…
Dirty Creature Dirty Creature come my way from the bottom of a big…
Disembodied Voices Talking with my brother when the lights went out Down the…
Don't Bury My Heart Last night I saw you down the street I caught your…
Everybody's Wrong Well my friend we've ended in a strange place Who'd have…
Fall From Grace T. Finn Hallway lined with photographs Telling us where …
Forever Thursday You took me to the Shakespeare For eggplant parmigiana I c…
Fraction Too Much Friction There's a fraction too much friction There's a fraction too …
Funny Way You've got a funny way of showing that you care, It's…
Good Together Oh, I could talk all night with you Lying by your…
Grand Adventure Grand adventure Could be just around the corner Grand advent…
Great Return T. Finn I got lost, I went far away From my friends…
Growing Pains Growing pains, growing pains, always in a hurry, It remains…
Hit the Ground Running San Francisco New York City strangely silent strangely empt…
Hole in My Heart Whenever I lie here After making love with you I'm breakin…
Horizon Sky and sea Met in the middle of eternity And made a…
How'm I Gonna Sleep There's a pure idea in every mind, Waiting to be acted…
Hyacinth What are you thinking of What are you thinking of My lovel…
I When my baby's walking down the street I see red, I…
I Found It In the end it all depends on you, No matter what…
I Hope I Never I fall apart when your around When you're here, I'm nowhere …
I Only Want To Know I only want to know, Which way am I to go? I…
I See Red When my baby's walking down the street I see red, I…
I'll Never Know T. Finn Stairway to hell If we believe The stories they…
Imaginary Kingdom T. Finn Well, she tried so hard to reach you You were…
In A Minor Key I'm living in a minor key, A melancholy mystery, A quiet p…
In Love With It All God's white beard hung down, sacrilegious town Sleek nostalg…
In Your Sway One PM on the seventh day and my back was racked…
Incognito In California T. Finn The media says "Now where you at?", I've been…
Invisible T. Finn This is the end of knowing her You're going thro…
It God's white beard hung down, sacrilegious town Sleek nostalg…
Luckiest Man Alive I know that it's you behind Everything that I do And I…
Made My Day Up here in my lonely room Holding on forever and a…
Many's the Time T. Finn-O'Maonlai-White Many's the time I'd do anything j…
Midnight Coma There you go again living in denial Calling us your…
My Mistake I went out to see if I could fall in…
No Thunder No Fire No Rain Martin sets out from the village (called) Katta pella kopa …
Not Even Close I've been walking the straight line Living in my best frien…
Not For Nothing I was ready for you, I'll never know how to thank…
Only A Dream T. Finn How strange we cry Whenever the truth comes by …
Out Of This World T. Finn There's vapour flowing like a bridal gown From t…
Parihaka My friend, My friend, I hate to see you suffer, Events…
Party Was You T. Finn You broke my resistance And you tore the curtain…
Persuasion You and I Tempted by the promise of a different life Time…
Poor Boy My love is alien, I picked her up by chance She…
Protected I had a dream, just the other night and it made…
Rear View Mirror T. Finn The man in the rear view mirror he looked…
Resting When I'm tired Sick of it all You're so beautiful Though …
Salt To The Sea Moving in darkness to the place I saw him last…
Searching the Streets Caught the lights of a taxi and headed straight for…
Shiver Well she flipped out From the ocean And she landed on my…
Show A Little Mercy It used to be That life was cheap, With bodies dropping al…
Show Yourself Watch it slip through your fingers Like a trickle of…
Six months in a leaky boat When I was a young boy I wanted to sail around…
Slow Mystery T. Finn Drawn to the places I can't go Someone I'll neve…
Snowbound T. Finn Snowbound Everybody got snowbound Suddenly the …
So Deep A thousand butterflies lifting away As the hunter pursues hi…
So Precious Some things are best left unsaid Some things are best left…
Spiritual Hunger The truth lies And in the movie house the gods die Through…
Staring At The Embers Staring at the embers Of my memory,trying to remember Just…
Still The Song Still the song keeps playing It's coming from an open…
Strangeness & Charm You and I we circle each other The truth is a…
Straw To Gold T. Finn Straight to my head, every word they said But yo…
Stuff and Nonsense Disobey my own decisions I deserve all your suspicions F…
Suicide On Downing St It was no personal defeat That suicide on Downing Street The…
Suicide On Downing St. It was no personal defeat, That suicide on Downing Street, …
Tears Inside You, sleeping on your bed of nails, Weeping an ocean beyond…
The Saw And The Tree T. Finn In this house of wood, among the trembling leaves…
Through The Years I met a girl who wasn't quite right She wandered all…
Timmy I know what your brother thinks Your brother thinks I'm mad…
Twinkle Now the skies of the city are unclean And there ain't…
Underwater Mountain Underwater mountain Underneath the sea Rising up from the …
Unsinkable What's that sound In your voice Telling me You've had a r…
Wait And See Patience is a virtue, Possess it if you can, You gotta wai…
Walk You Home You are used to confrontation, But the day will soon come, …
Water into Wine I'm stood here on the platform Got a ticket in my…
Weather With You Walking ‘round the room singing Stormy Weather ct 57 Mount P…
What You The first time that I saw you I knew my mind All…
Winter Light T's always in the back of your mind When everything is…
Young Mountain I grew up not looking down, The shadow of a mountain…