The Nature's Best DVD is a DVD release of 60 music videos to songs from the three ''

Nature's Best ''Nature's Best'' is a two-disc compilation album of thirty New Zealand popular music songs, selected by a panel as the top thirty New Zealand songs of all time. Selection The genesis of the idea was the 75th anniversary of the Australasian Per ...

'' compilation albums.

Track listing

Dave Dobbyn Sir David Joseph Dobbyn (born 3 January 1957) is a New Zealand musician, singer–songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th' Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash. Since then h ...

- " Loyal" (Dave Dobbyn, 1988) # The Swingers - " Counting the Beat" (

Phil Judd Philip Raymond Judd (born 20 March 1953) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter known for being one of the founders of the bands Split Enz and The Swingers. Split Enz In 1972, Judd and Tim Finn founded the arty folk band Split Enz. In its early d ...

/ Mark Hough/ Wayne Stevens, 1981) #

Bic Runga Briolette Kah Bic Runga (born 13 January 1976), recording as Bic Runga, is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist pop artist. Her first three studio albums debuted at number one on the New Zealand Top 40 Album charts. Runga ...

- " Sway" (Bic Runga, 1997) #Dave Dobbyn with

Herbs Herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnish (food), garnishing food, for medicinal purposes, or for fragrances. Culinary use typi ...

- " Slice of Heaven" (Dave Dobbyn, 1986) #

Dance Exponents The Exponents, formerly The Dance Exponents, is a New Zealand rock group led by vocalist and songwriter Jordan Luck. Their major hits are "Victoria", " Why Does Love Do This To Me", "Who Loves Who The Most" and, "I'll Say Goodbye (Even Tho ...

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Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

" (

Jordan Luck Jordan William Hunter Luck (born 15 October 1961) is the former lead singer and songwriter of the New Zealand rock band the Exponents. He was born in Vanderhoof in the province of British Columbia, Canada. His family moved to Tokarahi (near ...

, 1982) #

Dragon A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dragon, dragons in Western cultures since the Hi ...

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April Sun In Cuba "April Sun in Cuba" is a song recorded by New Zealand group Dragon, released in October 1977. It is the first single to be released from Dragon's fourth studio album Running Free. "April Sun in Cuba" first charted on 7 November 1977, peaking at ...

" (Paul Hewson/

Marc Hunter Marc Alexander Hunter (7 September 195317 July 1998) was a New Zealand rock and pop singer, songwriter and record producer. He was the lead vocalist of Dragon (1973–11/1979, 8/1982–1989, 1995–11/1997), a band formed by his older brother, ...

, 1978) #

Split Enz Split Enz were a New Zealand band formed in 1972. Regarded as the first New Zealand band to gain significant recognition outside of Australasia, they were initially noted for their progressive rock, progressive/art rock sound, flamboyant visua ...

- " I Got You" (

Neil Finn Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for being a principal member of Split Enz and for being the lead singer of Crowded House. He was also a member of Fleetwood Mac from 2018 ...

, 1980) #

DD Smash DD Smash was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed in 1980 by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th' Dudes. The band briefly used the name "Dave Dobbyn's Divers" until drummer Peter Warren came up with "DD Smash". Dobbyn says the name "seemed to say ...

- "

Whaling Whaling is the hunting of whales for their products such as meat and blubber, which can be turned into a type of oil that was important in the Industrial Revolution. Whaling was practiced as an organized industry as early as 875 AD. By the 16t ...

" (Dave Dobbyn, 1984) # Chris Knox - "

Not Given Lightly "Not Given Lightly" is a song by New Zealand singer-songwriter Chris Knox. It was released in 1989 and is among Knox's best known songs. While the song did not chart when originally released in 1989, it has since become well known from its use ...

" (Chris Knox, 1990) #

The Chills The Chills are a New Zealand indie rock band that formed in Dunedin in 1980. The band were fronted by founding mainstay singer-songwriter, guitarist Martin Phillipps (singer), Martin Phillipps (2 July 1963 – 28 July 2024). During the mid-1 ...

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Pink Frost "Pink Frost" is a song by New Zealand band The Chills. The song was originally recorded in 1982. It was released as a single in 1984. Its B-side was the instrumental track "Purple Girl". It reached number 17 on the New Zealand singles chart. Th ...

" ( Martin Phillipps, 1984) #

Crowded House Crowded House are an Australian-New Zealand rock band, formed in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia, in 1985. Its founding members were Neil Finn (vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter) and Paul Hester (drums), who were both for ...

- "Weather With You" (

Tim Finn Brian Timothy Finn (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand singer, songwriter, musician, and composer. He is best known as a founding member of Split Enz. Finn founded the band in 1972 with Phil Judd and served as lead singer and principal songw ...

/Neil Finn, 1991) #

Fur Patrol Fur Patrol were a New Zealand rock band, which formed in Wellington in May 1996 by Andrew Bain on bass guitar, Simon Braxton on drums, Julia Deans on lead vocals and guitar, and Steve Wells on lead guitar. Their debut studio album, '' Pet'' (Se ...

- "Lydia" (Julia Deans, 2000) # Hello Sailor - " Blue Lady" ( Graham Brazier, 1977) #Bic Runga - "

Drive Drive or The Drive may refer to: Motoring * Driving, the act of controlling a vehicle * Road trip, a journey on roads Roadways Roadways called "drives" may include: * Driveway, a private road for local access to structures, abbreviated "drive" * ...

" (Bic Runga, 1996) # DLT featuring

Che Fu Che Kuo Eruera Ness (born 1974), better known by his stage name Che Fu, is a New Zealand singer, songwriter and producer. A founding member of the band Supergroove, as a solo artist he has gone on to sell thousands of albums both in New Zeal ...

- "Chains" ( Che Ness/Darryl Thompson/Angus McNaughton/Kevin Rangihuna, 1996) #

Shona Laing Shona Laing (born 9 October 1955) is a New Zealand musician. She was raised in Eastbourne, a suburb of Lower Hutt, and was a student at Hutt Valley High School when her musical talents first came to public notice. Laing had several folk hits ...

- "(Glad I'm) Not A Kennedy" # The Crocodiles - "Tears" ( Fane Flaws/ Arthur Baysting, 1980) # Th' Dudes - " Be Mine Tonight" (Dave Dobbyn/ Ian Morris, 1978) #Split Enz - " I See Red" (Tim Finn, 1979) #

Shihad Shihad were a Rock music, rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1988. The band consisted of founders Tom Larkin (musician), Tom Larkin (drums, backing vocals, samplers), Phil Knight (lead guitar, synthesiser, backing vocals) and Jon To ...

- "Home Again" (

Karl Kippenberger Karl Brenton Jamie Kippenberger (born 26 August 1973) is a New Zealand musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band Shihad. Biography He is the grandson of Captain E.T Kippenberger, great nephew of Major-General Sir Howard K ...

/ Tom Larkin/Phil Knight/

Jon Toogood Jonathan Charles Toogood (born 9 August 1971) is a New Zealand musician who is the frontman (lead vocals and guitar) of the rock band Shihad. He started playing guitar when he was "8 or 9" and became friends with Tom Larkin (musician), Tom Lark ...

, 1997) #DD Smash - " Outlook For Thursday" (Dave Dobbyn/DD Smash, 1983) # OMC - " How Bizarre" (Alan Jansson/

Pauly Fuemana Paul Lawrence Fuemana (8 February 1969 – 31 January 2010) was a New Zealand singer, songwriter and musician from Auckland. One of the first globally successful pioneers of his country's unique style of hip-hop, Fuemana was one of New Zealand's ...

, 1995) #Dave Dobbyn - "

Language Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed language, signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing syste ...

" (Dave Dobbyn, 1994) #

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Message to My Girl "Message to My Girl" is a song by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz. It was released in January 1984 as the second single from their album '' Conflicting Emotions''. In 2001, the song was voted by members of APRA as the 36th best New Zeal ...

" (Neil Finn, 1984) #

The Feelers The Feelers are a New Zealand pop rock band formed in the early 1990s in Christchurch by James Reid (singer/guitarist) and Hamish Gee (drums/guitar). History The Feelers were signed by Warner Music and released their first album, '' Super ...

- "Venus" (James Reid, 1998) #Tim Finn - "

Fraction Too Much Friction "Fraction Too Much Friction" is a song by New Zealand musician, Tim Finn, released in May 1983 as his debut single from his debut studio album, ''Escapade (Tim Finn album), Escapade''. The song reached number 2 on the New Zealand charts and numb ...

" (Tim Finn, 1983) #Herbs - "French Letter" (Tony Fonoti/Spencer Fusimalohi/Dilworth Karaka, 1995) #

Sharon O'Neill Sharon Lea O'Neill (born 23 November 1952) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and pianist, who had an Australasian hit single in 1983 with "Maxine (Sharon O'Neill song), Maxine" which reached No. 16 on both the Australian Kent Music Report and Re ...

- " Maxine" (Sharon O'Neill, 1983) # Stellar* - "Violent" (

Boh Runga Boh Runga (born 14 March 1970) is a New Zealand recording artist and was the lead singer and guitarist in New Zealand rock band Stellar. Boh is the older sister of Bic Runga and Pearl Runga who are also musicians. Early life Runga was born ...

, 1999) # The Exponents - "Why Does Love Do This To Me?" (Jordan Luck, 1992) #

- "1905" (Shona Laing, 1972) # Th' Dudes - "

Bliss BLISS is a system programming language developed at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) by W. A. Wulf, D. B. Russell, and A. N. Habermann around 1970. It was perhaps the best known system language until C debuted a few years later. Since then, C ...

" (Dave Dobbyn/ Ian Morris, 1979) #

Netherworld Dancing Toys Netherworld Dancing Toys, often simply known as The NDTs, was a New Zealand band from Dunedin formed in 1982. In 1985, their single "For Today" reached number 3 in the New Zealand singles chart. History The group formed at the University of O ...

- "For Today" (Nick Sampson/Malcolm Black, 1984) # King Kapisi - "Screems From Tha Old Plantation" ( Bill Urale/Kas Futialo, 2000) # Mi-Sex - "Blue Day" (Murray Burns/Colin Bayley, 1985) # Zed - "Glorafilia" (Ben Campbell/Nathan King/Adrian Palmer, 1999) #Split Enz - "

History Never Repeats "History Never Repeats" is a single written by Neil Finn and recorded by Split Enz. It was released in March 1981 as the second single from their album, '' Waiata''. The song remains one of their most popular. It was also used as the title of two ...

" (Neil Finn, 1981) # Sisters Underground - " In The Neighbourhood" (Alan Jansson/Hassanah Orogbu/Brenda Makaoeafi, 1994) #Shihad - "Pacifier" (Karl Kippenberger/Tom Larkin/Phil Knight/Jon Toogood, 1999) #Bic Runga - " Bursting Through" (Bic Runga, 1997) # Greg Johnson - "Liberty" (Greg Johnson, 1997) # Strawpeople - Sweet Disorder "Paul Casserly/Mark Tierney/Anthony Ioasa, 1994) # Hello Sailor - "Gutter Black" #Herbs - "Long Ago" (Lundon/ Hona, 1984) #Dave Dobbyn - " You Oughta Be In Love" (Dave Dobbyn, 1986) #

- "Andrew" #Bic Runga - " Suddenly Strange" (Bic Runga, 1997) #

The Mockers The Mockers were a New Zealand pop band formed in Wellington in 1979 by Andrew Fagan Andrew Fagan (born 1962) is a New Zealand writer, singer-songwriter and long-distance solo sailor. He grew up in Wellington. He gained fame in New Zealand ...

- "Forever Tuesday Morning" (Gary Curtis/

Andrew Fagan Andrew Fagan (born 1962) is a New Zealand writer, singer-songwriter and long-distance solo sailor. He grew up in Wellington. He gained fame in New Zealand in the 1980s as the lead singer of the pop group The Mockers.Headless Chickens The Headless Chickens was a New Zealand band. Going against the grain of the Dunedin sound that dominated the Flying Nun Records roster at the time, the Headless Chickens made extensive use of electronic instruments in their music. They reco ...

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Cruise Control Cruise control (also known as speed control, cruise command, autocruise, or tempomat) is a system that automatically controls the speed of an automobile. The system is a servomechanism that takes over the car's throttle to maintain a steady sp ...

" (Chris Matthews/Michael Lawry, 1991) #

Peking Man Peking Man (''Homo erectus pekinensis'', originally "''Sinanthropus pekinensis''") is a subspecies of '' H. erectus'' which inhabited what is now northern China during the Middle Pleistocene. Its fossils have been found in a cave some southw ...

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Room That Echoes "Room That Echoes" (also called "Room That Echoes (Round and Around)") is a 1985 single from New Zealand pop band Peking Man. It peaked at number one in the New Zealand singles chart. The song was included on Peking Man's self-titled album. Th ...

" (Neville Hall, 1985) #Herbs - "Sensitive To A Smile" (Dilworth Karaka/Tumahai, 1987) #Dance Exponents - "I'll Say Goodbye (Even Tho I'm Blue)" (

, 1983) #Sharon O'Neill - "Maybe" (Sharon O'Neill, 1981) # Eye TV - "One Day Ahead" (Sean Sturm/Luke Casey/Michael Scott/Grant Winterburn, 2000) #Zed - "Renegade Fighter" (Ben Campbell/Nathan King, 2000) #Stellar* - "Part of Me" (Boh Runga, 1999) # Coconut Rough - "Sierra Leone" (Andrew McLennan, 1983) #Sharon O'Neill - "Words" (Sharon O'Neill, 1979) #Shona Laing - "Mercy of Love" (Shona Laing, 1992) # Supergroove - " Can't Get Enough" (Joseph Fisher/Karl Steven, 1996)

Critical reception

Critics noted some notable omissions from the Top 30 such as the number one song "Nature", and all except one of the voted Crowded House songs.

References

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Track listing

Critical reception

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