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Not The Girl You Think You Are
"Not the Girl You Think You Are" is a 1996 song by rock group Crowded House. It was the third and final single released from the group's greatest hits compilation ''Recurring Dream'' (1996). According to the songwriter Neil Finn, the song was written as both his homage to The Beatles and his attempt at writing a song like them. It reached No. 37 on the ARIA Singles Chart, No. 41 in New Zealand, and No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart. Finn mentioned on Twitter in 2016 that the song was recorded using an Optigan. Music video A music video was provided for "Not the Girl You Think You Are", filmed within a hotel featuring the band amongst many mysterious persons. It was directed by Jeff Darling, with production design by Ross Wallace. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1997 it was nominated for "Best Video".ARIA Music Awards for Crowded House: * Search Results 'Crowded House': * 1997 winners and nominees: Reception Junkee said, "Here, Finn pens his own Beatles homage. It ...
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Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Australians Paul Hester (drums) and Nick Seymour (bass). Later band members include Neil Finn's brother, Tim Finn and sons Liam Finn, Liam and Elroy, as well as Americans Mark Hart and Matt Sherrod,McFarlane (1999) Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums"] AllMusic Further international success came in the UK, Europe and South Africa with their third and fourth albums (''Woodface'' and ''Together Alone'') and the compilation album ''Recurring Dream'', which included the hits "Fall at Your Feet", "Weather with You", "Distant Sun", "Locked Out (song), Locked Out", "Instinct (song), Instinct" and "Not the Girl You Think You Are".Bourke (1997) Neil and Tim Finn were each awarded an Order of the British Empire, OBE in June 1993 for their contributions to the music of New Zealand. In June 1996, Crowded House announ ...
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Production Designer
In film and television, the production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Working directly with the director, cinematographer, and producer, production designers have a key creative role in the creation of motion pictures and television. The term ''production designer'' was coined by William Cameron Menzies while he was working on the film ''Gone with the Wind''. Production designers are commonly confused with '' art directors'' as the roles have similar responsibilities. Production designers decide the visual concept and deal with the many and varied logistics of filmmaking including, schedules, budgets, and staffing. Art directors manage the process of making the visuals, which is done by concept artists, graphic designers, set designers, costume designers, lighting designers, etc. The production designer and ...
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Songs Written By Neil Finn
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at melody, distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various song form, forms, such as those including the repetition and variation of sections. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally "by ear" are often referred to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows to the mass market are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are often composed by professional songwriters, composers, and lyricists. Art songs are composed by trained clas ...
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1996 Singles
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Crowded House Songs
Crowded may refer to: *A place with a crowd * Crowded (song), 2006 song by Jeanie Ortega * "Crowded", a 1969 song by Nazz on Nazz (album) *Crowded (TV series), the 2016 television series *Crowded (comic book), 2018 comic book series See also *Crowd (other) A crowd is a large and definable group of people. Crowd or The Crowd may also refer to: Films * The Crowd (1928 film), ''The Crowd'' (1928 film), an American silent film directed by King Vidor * The Crowd (1951 film), ''The Crowd'' (1951 film), ...
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Better Be Home Soon
"Better Be Home Soon" () is a song written by Neil Finn and performed by rock band Crowded House. It appears on their second studio album, ''Temple of Low Men'', which was later released in July 1988. The song was issued as a single in June 1988 by Capitol Records, peaking at number two on the Australian and New Zealand charts and reaching number 42 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 2001, the song was voted by members of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) as the 33rd-best New Zealand song of the 20th century. In 2005, following drummer Paul Hester's death, Finn performed the song solo at the ARIA Awards while a montage of Hester's life was played in the background. Music video Nick Seymour attempted to explain the concept of the video in a 1988 issue of '' Smash Hits''. He likened it to the INXS video he worked on for '' Listen Like Thieves'': "only theirs was sort of macho." He called it a fun video with the Dickensian style clothes people were wearing. Seym ...
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Fingers Of Love
"Fingers of Love" is a 1994 song by rock group Crowded House from the group's fourth studio album ''Together Alone''. It was released as a single in May 1994Bailey, MarckComprehensive discography of Crowded House including track listings for all albums and singles. Released 28 March 1995. Retrieved 4 July 2007. and peaked at number 25 on the UK Singles Chart. "Fingers of Love" was performed by the band on their farewell concert ''Farewell to the World'' in 1996. On the DVD special features for the concert, guitarist Mark Hart reports that it is his favourite song to play. He states this is because of the full sound of the song and also because he performs an extensive solo. Track listings Cassingle Live track recorded at The Boathouse, Norfolk, VA, 11 April 1994. #"Fingers of Love" – 4:27 #"Nails In My Feet" (live) UK CD set Two part set available separately. Disc one Packaging contains lyrics to the first six songs of ''Together Alone''. Live tracks recorded at The Boathouse ...
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Private Universe
"Private Universe" is a 1993 song by rock group Crowded House from the group's fourth studio album ''Together Alone''. It was released as a single in Australia in October 1994. The single peaked at #46 on the Australian ARIA singles chart in January 1995, and spent 14 weeks in the top 100. "Private Universe" is the only song to be featured on all of Crowded House's compilation and live albums (including the greatest hits compilation ''Recurring Dream'', an acoustic mix version on the rarities compilation ''Afterglow'', and on both live albums '' Special Edition Live Album'' and ''Farewell to the World''). Reception Junkee said, "the song may be among the quietest in their discography — which, rather than being easy to ignore, only makes you want to listen more intently. Doing so will lead you to its wafting keyboards, hypnotic tablas and Finn embracing these fleeting moments of unity while he’s able." Track listings Standard CD single Live tracks recorded at The Boathouse, No ...
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Fall At Your Feet
"Fall at Your Feet" is a 1991 song by Crowded House, from their 1991 album, ''Woodface''. It is the only single from ''Woodface'' to be written solely by the group's leader Neil Finn, who co-wrote all other singles from the album with his brother Tim Finn. It peaked at number 17 in the UK, making it ''Woodface''s second most successful single behind the follow-up, "Weather with You". The music video was directed by Andrew Dominik. "Fall at Your Feet" was later released on the group's greatest hits collection ''Recurring Dream'' and was performed at the group's farewell performance in 1996, ''Farewell to the World''. At the APRA Music Awards of 1993, the song won Most Performed Australian Work Overseas. All the songs available on the various formats were written by Neil Finn, except "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (written by Tim Finn and Split Enz) and "Something So Strong" (written by Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom). The track has been covered by James Blunt, English pop punk band ...
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Distant Sun
"Distant Sun" is a song by New Zealand and Australian band Crowded House. It was the first single released from the group's fourth studio album, ''Together Alone'' (1993). The song gave the band another top-20 hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 19, but fell shy of the mark in Australia at number 23. It was also a top-five hit in Canada and New Zealand, reaching numbers four and five, respectively. In March 1994, a remixed version of "Distant Sun" was released in the United States, reaching number 26 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Alternative Songs, Modern Rock Tracks chart. The regular mix was not released as a single in the US and was only available on the album. In 2005, a tribute album was created featuring a collection of Neil and Tim Finn's songs reinterpreted by female singers as the album ''She Will Have Her Way''. "Distant Sun" was performed by multi-platinum New Zealand artist Brooke Fraser. Fraser's version was mostly similar to the original versi ...
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BBC GLR
BBC Radio London is the BBC's local radio station serving Greater London and its surrounding areas. The station broadcasts across the area and beyond, on the 94.9 FM frequency, DAB, Virgin Media channel 937, Sky channel 0152 (in the London area only), Freeview channel 721 and online. The station's output is generally similar to that of other BBC Local Radio stations and targets a broad, mainstream audience. While previous incarnations of the station offered a more diverse range of programmes for London's various ethnic, religious, social and cultural communities, specialist programming now remains in a smaller form and is mostly broadcast at weekends. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 671,000 listeners and a 1.1% share as of September 2022. History 1970–1988: Radio London Local radio arrived in London as part of the second wave of BBC local stations, following a successful pilot project headed by Frank Gillard, who on visiting the United State ...
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Phill Jupitus
Phillip Christopher Jupitus (, ''né'' Swan; born 25 June 1962) is an English stand-up and improv comedian, actor, performance poet, cartoonist and podcaster. Jupitus was a team captain on all but one BBC Two-broadcast episode of music quiz ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' from its inception in 1996 until 2015, and also appears regularly as a guest on several other panel shows, including '' QI'' and BBC Radio 4's ''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue''. Early life Born Phillip Swan in Newport on the Isle of Wight, he took his stepfather Alexander's surname Jupitus (a corruption of the Lithuanian name Šeputis) when he was 16. Jupitus attended a comprehensive school before winning a place at the boys' grammar school Woolverstone Hall School near Ipswich. Career Jupitus worked in Essex at the Manpower Services Commission, part of the Department of Employment, for five years, while he also wrote political poetry and drew cartoons. He resigned from the department in 1984, hoping for a care ...
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