“Don’t Dream It’s Over”
Crowded House fashioned in 1985 in Melbourne, Australia. They’ve launched eight albums, together with their most up-to-date one, Gravity Stairs, which got here out final month. However on their very first album, that they had a giant hit with “Don’t Dream It’s Over.”
Crowded Home made “Don’t Dream It’s Over” with Grammy-nominated producer Mitchell Froom, who they went on to work with a number of occasions. For this episode, I talked to frontman Neil Finn about how the tune was first written, and the way it developed along with his bandmates and collaborators within the studio. And we talked concerning the profound connection folks have had with the tune through the years.
You should purchase or stream “Don’t Dream It’s Over” here.
Illustration by Carlos Lerma.
For a transcript of this episode, click here.
Paul Hester – drums
Nick Seymour – bass
Tim Pierce – guitar
Tim Finn invited Neil to affix Split Enz after Phil Judd left the band
Roland Space Echo
Hammond organ
Capitol Studios
Jim Keltnerand Jerry Scheff performed on “Now We’re Getting Somewhere”
Crowded House, Sydney Opera House, 1996
Ariana Grande, Manchester, 2017
U2, Las Vegas, 2024