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Neil Finn with live-to-air piano & vocal performances of songs from the album Crowded House. Mean To Me; World Where You Live; Now We’re Getting Somewhere; Don’t Dream It’s Over; Love You ’Til The Day I Die; Something So Strong; Hole In The River; I Walk Away; Tombstone. (That’s What I Call Love 1985 band demo has been edited out of this podcast for copyright reasons. You can hear it on the Crowded House Deluxe Edition and at https://www.fangradio.com/episodes/album-by-album-crowded-house-self-titled )

Live-to-air and pre-recorded performances of songs from the album Together Alone. Featuring Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, Liam Finn and Elroy Finn in Auckland, New Zealand, 1 April 2021. In My Command; Black And White Boy; Nails In My Feet; Pineapple Head; Private Universe; Fingers Of Love; Distant Sun; Catherine Wheels; Walking on the Spot ; Together Alone.

Neil Finn’s acoustic performances of songs from the album Intriguer. Pre-recorded, but with live insertions from Neil Finn and Nick Seymour on the road, Thursday 25 March 2021. Saturday Sun; Amsterdam; Either Side Of The World; Twice If You’re Lucky; Falling Dove (demo); Tone Poem (demo); Isolation; Elephants; Even If. "Archer's Arrows (alternative version)" and the song "The Intriguer" are unavailable on this podcast due to copyright restrictions. They're available to listen to at https://www.fangradio.com/episodes/crowded-house-album-by-album-intriguer and on the Intriguer Deluxe Edition, released in 2016.

Live from Roundhead Studios in Auckland, Thursday 4 March 2021: Performances of songs from the album Woodface, and chat with Neil Finn, Sharon Finn, Mitchell Froom and Nick Seymour. Chocolate Cake; It’s Only Natural; Fall At Your Feet; (Tall) Tree Review: The Cedar; Whispers and Moans; Weather With You; Four Seasons In One Day; There Goes God; All I Ask (a capella excerpt); Italian Plastic; She Goes On; How Will You Go. More information and media at www.fangradio.com

Live from Roundhead Studios in Auckland, Thursday 25 February 2021: Performances of songs from the album Time On Earth… and more. Featuring Crowded House: Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, Liam Finn and Elroy Finn. Nobody Wants To; Don’t Stop Now; She Called Up; Say That Again; Pour Le Monde; Whispers and Moans; Nick’s tree review - Pinus pinea; Silent House; English Trees; You Are The One To Make Me Cry; People Are Like Suns; Lost Island; Locked Out; To The Island (instrumental demo). More information and media at www.fangradio.com

Live from Roundhead Studios in Auckland, Thursday 18 February 2021: The debut public performance of “To The Island” by Crowded House, and more songs from the upcoming NZ Tour setlist. Featuring Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Liam Finn and Elroy Finn. To The Island ; World Where You Live; Fall At Your Feet; Distant Sun ; Pineapple Head ; Private Universe / Strangeness and Charm ; Time Immemorial (excerpt) ; Cemetery In The Rain (excerpt); Whatever You Want; Better Be Home Soon. Note: To The Island single playback fades out due to copyright restrictions.

Live from Auckland, Thursday 11 February 2021: Acoustic performances of all the songs from the second album by Crowded House, with anecdotes from Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mitchell Froom, Liam Finn and Elroy Finn. I Feel Possessed; Kill Eye; Into Temptation; Mansion In The Slums; When You Come; Neil's Tree Reviews - The Weeping Willow; Never Be The Same; Love This Life; Sister Madly; In The Lowlands; Better Be Home Soon. More information and media at www.fangradio.com

Neil Finn in Auckland, New Zealand, with Crowded House and special guests. Fangradio Theme; In My Command - by Neil Finn; Fall At Your Feet - by Crowded House; message from Mitchell Froom; Nails In My Feet - by Crowded House; message from Herbie Macken; message from Liam and Buddy Finn; Blitzkrieg Bop - cover by Buddy and Manaia Finn; When You Come - by Neil Finn; message from Jeff, Sammy, Susie and Spencer Tweedy; Twice If You’re Lucky - by Neil Finn; tui on Maungawhau; message from Mark Flanagan of Largo; How Will You Go - by Neil and Tim Finn; message from Caitlin Moran; Lost Island - by Neil Finn; message from Johnny Marr; Silent Night - by Sharon and Neil Finn.

Neil Finn in Auckland, NZ. Live solo acoustic performance of the debut Crowded House album: Mean To Me; World Where You Live; Now We're Getting Somewhere; Don't Dream It's Over; Love You 'Til The Day I Die; Something So Strong; Hole In The River; I Walk Away; Tombstone; That's What I Call Love; Song with Buddy.

Fangradio Theme; introduction by The Hype Men (DJ Mickey & MC Prawn); Nails In My Feet (live, 2020) - by Crowded House; Four Seasons In One Day (live, 2020) - by Crowded House; interview with Buddy Finn; Demo - by Neil Finn, in a Budapest hotel room; The Game We Love To Play (live) - by Pajama Club; Halloween (Dizzy Heights demo) - by Neil Finn

Neil Finn live from Piha, New Zealand. demo; Fangradio Theme; Whatever You Want - by Crowded House (edited out of podcast version due to copyright restrictions); phone call with Elroy Finn; Not The Girl You Think You Are; phone call with Mitchell Froom; Lester; phone call with Liam Finn ; Catherine Wheels; phone call with Nick Seymour; The Burglar’s Song; Whatever You Want - by Crowded House (edited out of podcast version due to copyright restrictions.)

A pre-recorded show by Neil Finn in Piha, New Zealand. Fangradio Theme; Grand Slide (demo) - by Pajama Club (early version of Can’t Put It Down Until It Ends); Neil Finn’s Cornucopia of Flowers: Narcissus; Lullaby Requiem - by Neil Finn & ACO (live in Sydney, 2001: Parables, Lullabies and Secrets); demo; Make your preparations (live improv) - by Crowded House; English Trees (early version) - by Crowded House.

A pre-recorded show by Neil Finn in Piha, New Zealand. Fangradio Theme; Voice Won't Sing (Part of Me, Part of You demo, 2002); Animal Vs Human (demo, 2012) ; Strangest Friends (demo); Twisty Bass (early demo, circa 1997); demo; demo; I Pray To Heaven (home demo, 2005) ; demo ; Faster Than Light (live).

Neil Finn, live from home in Auckland, New Zealand. Guitar improvisation; Fangradio Theme; Love This Life; Distant Sun; Fall At Your Feet; Whatever You Want (with Buddy); Better Be Home Soon (with Liam and Buddy Finn); Only Talking Sense; Tambo (home demo); Fangradio Theme / To The Island.

Neil Finn, live from home in Auckland, New Zealand. Fangradio Theme; End in Tears - by various Finn family members; When You Come; Hunga - by Buddy Finn; Pull for the Shore - except from a radio play featuring Sam Neill, Neil Finn and Victoria Kelly; The Law Is Always On Your Side; Choral item - by The Mamas and Papas (Cook Islands choir); Paradise; Go High Go Low - by Buddy Finn; recording from Greece; Fangradio Theme.

Neil Finn in a test broadcast from home in Los Angeles. Includes: Fangradio Theme; Reverence (demo); In My Blood (acoustic/piano version with Sharon Finn); Nick Seymour on phone; Pony Ride (acoustic/piano version); Fangradio Theme (new mix).

Neil Finn, live from the kitchen at home in Los Angeles. Fangradio Theme; Weather With You; Dave Dobbyn’s serious chicken soup recipe; Recluse; I Feel Possessed; Don’t Dream It’s Over; Stereo Typewriter (demo) - by Neil Finn.

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles. Fangradio Theme; Untitled demo; Flying Horse (demo); Q&A; Find Your Way Back Home (live acoustic performance); Q&A continued; All Shall Be Well - from Parables, Lullabies and Secrets, by Neil Finn with Australian Chamber Orchestra, Gondwana Voices & Michael Leunig, live in Sydney, 2001; Private Universe - by PS22.

Neil & Elroy Finn, live from home in Los Angeles. Fangradio Theme; What's The Matter With You?; Sexy Sadie (Beatles cover); Private Universe; Message To My Girl; improvisation; The Reprise (Pablo Vasquez); Nails In My Feet; Fire and Rain (James Taylor cover).

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles. A session of short items from Neil’s audio archive, with live performances and a Q&A with listeners. Fangradio Theme; TNT for 2 (demo); God Only Knows (tunnel recording); God Only Knows (Beach Boys cover); Danger (demo); Beauty Unknown (demo); Walking On The Spot; in background: Marius 4 & 3 (used on nilfun site in 2000); Spanish jam outro (demo - end of Blue Hotel); Houseguest (demo); Try Whistling This; untitled (demo); Wallace Chapman interviewing Helen Clarke on Kiwi FM; untitled guitar piece; Pyjama Jams (demo); uke groove tailout (demo) - by Neil & Tim Finn; Better Times Will Come - by Janis Ian and Neil Finn; Mental Notes - By Split Enz; Gentle Hum (demo); Roundhead theme (used on bFM); in background: Slidey Guitar loop (demo); Back To Life (Greek section session); in background: Jazzdoom Day 8 - by Crowded House; in background: Marius 2 (home demo); in background: excerpt from Dr. Colossus.

Neil, Sharon, Liam & Elroy Finn, live from home in Los Angeles. Fangradio Theme; Pony Ride; Impressions; Better To Be (vocal by Liam); Miracle Glance (vocal by Liam); Moonage Daydream (David Bowie cover. Vocal by Neil & Liam.)

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles. Track: Dive Bomber (instrumental demo) - by Neil Finn; Fangradio Theme; People Are Like Suns; More Than One Of You; Pour Le Monde; Gentle Hum; Faster Than Light.

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 27th April 2020. Fangradio Theme; Astro; Dirty Creature; People Are Like Suns; Recurring Dream; Rest of the Day Off; Coca Cola jingle (Tim Finn song from the Coca-Cola Kid movie); She Will Have Her Way; Track: All God's Children (demo) - by Neil Finn; Track: acoustic with keys demo (aka Wellspring) - by Neil Finn.

Neil, Elroy & Liam Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 26th April 2020. Fangradio Theme; Independence Day; improvisation; My Favourite Things (cover of Rogers & Hammerstein song from The Sound Of Music); Sinner; Fire In Your Belly (lead vocal by Liam Finn); jam; You Still Got It (pre-recorded backing).

Neil, Sharon & Liam Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 25th April 2020. Fangradio Theme; Pineapple Head; Distant Sun; Wherever You Are; Track: Don’t Dream It’s Over (“Music from the Home Front” 2020 version) - by Crowded House; Track: My Father Told Me So (demo) - by Mick Fleetwood with Neil Finn; Track: Preg jam Track: Nanna jam

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 24th April 2020. Fangradio theme; Love This Life; improvisation; Private Universe; improvisation; Where Is My Soul; In the Year 2525 (Zager & Evans cover); Locked Out; improvisation - Have You Ever Met a Stringmaker?; improvisation - Diamond in the Rough; L.A. International Airport (Susan Raye cover); Lester; Track: Stomp for Spark (demo) - by Neil Finn.

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 23rd April 2020. Fangradio theme; Nobody's Fault But My Own (Beck cover); Nobody Wants To; You Send Me (Sam Cooke cover); You Are The One To Make Me Cry; Track: Neil Finn's Cornucopia of Flowers - Peony; Happy Together (The Turtles cover) (backing vocal by Sharon Finn).

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 22nd April 2020. Fangradio theme; When Doves Cry (Prince cover with backing vocal by Sharon Finn); Fall At Your Feet; Here, There and Everywhere (Beatles cover); Blue Smoke (excerpt of the Neil Finn composition); Nobody Wants To; Carried Away; Mother Nature's Son (Beatles cover); True Colours (early Split Enz cover); Pour Le Monde; Track: Honour Bound (aka Bound To Rescue: unreleased studio version from Intriguer sessions) - by Crowded House

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 21st April 2020. Fangradio theme; In The Lowlands; Anything Can Happen; Nails In My Feet; I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash cover); Irish Heartbeat (Van Morrison cover); Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover); To Love Somebody (Bee Gees cover); Stuff and Nonsense (first attempt); Stuff and Nonsense (accompanying the Enz recording).

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 20th April 2020. Special guest: Mick Fleetwood. Fangradio theme ; Norwegian Wood (Beatles cover); Paradise; Walking On The Spot; Poor Boy; Six Months In A Leaky Boat; Edible Flowers part 1; phone chat with Mick Fleetwood; Edible Flowers part 2; Don't Dream It's Over; King of the Road (Roger Miller cover).

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 19th April 2020. Fangradio theme; This Guy's In Love With You (Burt Bacharach cover); Lost Island; Wild World (Cat Stevens cover); Anytime; Back To Life; Won't Give In.

Neil, Liam and Elroy Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 18th April 2020. Fangradio theme; Driving Me Mad; Maneater (Hall & Oates cover) (Liam on vocal, Buddy on trumpet); Hole in The River; Gather To The Chapel (Liam on vocal); Locked Out. History Never Repeats.

Neil, Liam and Elroy Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 17th April 2020. Fangradio theme (aka Harry’s Theme); Whispers and Moans; Sunny Afternoon (Kinks cover); In My Life (Beatles cover - Liam on lead vocal); She Will Have Her Way; Chocolate Cake (with Buddy on trumpet).

Neil, Liam and Elroy Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 16th April 2020. Fangradio Theme; Road To Nowhere (Talking Heads cover); One Step Ahead; My Army of Birds and Gulls (Liam’s vocal); Something (Beatles cover); Sister Madly.

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 15th April 2020. Special guests: Jimmy Barnes and Jane Barnes. Fangradio Theme; Isolation; Never Be The Same; Last Day Of June; Only Talking Sense; Lola (Kinks cover) - with Jimmy Barnes’ recorded vocal and Jane Barnes’ guitar; Gentle Hum (recorded earlier in the day in an L.A. tunnel).

Neil, Liam and Elroy Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 14th April 2020. Fangradio Theme; Last One Standing; Into Temptation; Addicted; Mean To Me; Better Be Home Soon.

Neil and Liam Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 13th April 2020. Fangradio Theme; Recluse; Everybody’s Talking (cover of Harry Nilsson’s cover of Fred Neil song); Divebomber; There Goes God; Man of the World (Fleetwood Mac cover); The Devil You Know.

Neil and Liam Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 12th April 2020. Fangradio Theme; Sweet Dreams (early Split Enz cover); English Trees; Something (first verse); Remember When (Liam on lead vocal); Wherever You Are; Four Seasons In One Day.

Neil, Liam and Elroy Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 11th April 2020. This podcast is an edited version made for RNZ's Music 101. Fangradio Theme; When You Come; In My Command; How Will You Go; World Where You Live; English Trees (from 21st April); Weather With You.

Neil and Elroy Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 10th April 2020. Private Universe ; Wicked Game (Chris Isaak cover, lead vocal by Elroy); Golden Child (backing vocal by Sharon Finn, with Buddy); Silent House; Love This Life ; Independence Day; I’ll Follow The Sun (Beatles cover); Haere Mai (traditional song).

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 9th April 2020. Fangradio Theme; Fingers of Love ; Coming Into Los Angeles (Arlo Gurthrie cover); Love in a Fowl House (Garner Wayne cover); “Heroes” (David Bowie cover - pre recorded main vocal and guitar with live harmony and second guitar); You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (Beatles cover) ; Not Fade Away (Buddy Holly cover); Lullaby for a Liquid Pig (performed by Lisa Germano on Facebook) ; Don’t Dream It’s Over (includes cover of the Everly Brothers’ song, All I Have To Do Is Dream.)

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 8th April 2020. Fangradio Theme; In My Room (Beach Boys cover); Anyone Can Tell; Fall At Your Feet; Love Is All That Remains; Something So Strong.

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 7th April 2020. Fangradio Theme; Won’t Give In; Log Cabin Fever; Changes (David Bowie cover); She Goes On; Better Be Home Soon (with pre-recorded rhythm & bass by Nick Seymour); Margie (cover of the classic standard.)

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 6th April 2020. Fangradio Theme; Track: Prelude (early mix excerpt) - Neil & Liam Finn; Whispers and Moans; Love Is Emotional; Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel cover); Log Cabin Fever; Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow (The Shirelles/Carole King cover); Throw Your Arms Around Me (Hunters & Collectors cover); So Long For Now (brief cover of Split Enz song from original Mental Notes album.)

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 5th April 2020. Special guest: Johnny Marr. Fangradio Theme; As Sure As I Am; Time Immemorial; Track: New Shoes (demo); Golden Child (with Sharon on backing vocal); Sweet Baby James (James Taylor cover); Four Seasons In One Day; Spirit Of The Stairs; There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (The Smiths cover - with Johnny Marr on guitar).

Neil, Liam and Elroy Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 4th April 2020. Fangradio Theme - by Neil Finn; Track: Karanga - Ohinemutu Cultural Group; Live: Ashes To Ashes (David Bowie cover); Track: Too Good Boogie - Crowded House (out-take jam from new album sessions, 2020); Track: Where Is My Soul - Finn Brothers (live at The State Theatre, Sydney, Australia 17th Feb 1996); Track: Stereo Love (demo) - Neil Finn (2005, pre Time On Earth sessions); Live: Here Comes The Sun (Beatles cover); Track: Not Like Other Men (demo) - Mick Fleetwood and Neil Finn; Live: Don’t Dream It’s Over.

Neil, Liam and Elroy Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 2nd April 2020. Fangradio Theme; Where’s My Room; Listen; Kooks [David Bowie cover]; There And Back Again; Anger Plays A Part; Improv (includes I'm Not In Love by 10cc]; Distant Sun.

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 1st April 2020. Fangradio Theme; Message To My Girl; The Climber; Soul Love [David Bowie cover]; Into The Sunset; Elephants; Last To Know.

Neil, Liam and Elroy Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 31st March 2020. Fangradio Theme; Private Universe; Nails In My Feet ; Cold Feet; Old Man [Neil Young cover]; Take A Walk; improvisation / Good Vibrations [Beach Boys cover].

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles, 30th March 2020. Fangradio Theme; Locked Out; Silent House; On Your Side; I Love You Dawn; Anytime; Don't Dream It's Over.