Tim's singing is real, but his piano playing is mimed. You can tell in two places: when he gets up to sing and the piano keeps playing (1:27), and at the end of the song, when the song plays the little bit of piano just before the final flourish, where his hands are poised on the keys but not playing (3:22).
The crowd knew it, too. In the original footage, the recording didn't play on cue, so they had to try again.
The crowd screaming? All real. Because Tim is awesome.
From Escapade , the best record Tim ever made.
bramley1001 3 months ago
love this song.
julieanderson100 8 months ago
Does someone have a better audio quality of this "In a Minor Key" song? Thanks
Daquan70 2 years ago
Wow, surely one of Tim's finest compositions.
Buglebogue 2 years ago
I love you Tim! Cant wait to see you at the Tivoli on December 3!!! Wahooooooo!!!!!!
RaeBurton 2 years ago
This is my fave Tim song....Yah!!!
ClandestineBoogue 2 years ago
he won 5 awards in 1983.
mignonhenne 2 years ago
Hearing this song, I feel Iam at the Top of the mountain
adesukanda 2 years ago
What a brilliant song!!!
welshyinoz 2 years ago
We love you Tim Finn and Split Enz
New Zealand
cleavecolin 3 years ago
Probably in my Top 3 all time favorite songs...beautiful!!!
krazynite 3 years ago
Great song... But I think that's the first time I've ever seen a Finn miming!
Tanuki071973 3 years ago
Miming?? I think not...poor quality footage maybe but not miming.
dutynow64 3 years ago 2
Tim's singing is real, but his piano playing is mimed. You can tell in two places: when he gets up to sing and the piano keeps playing (1:27), and at the end of the song, when the song plays the little bit of piano just before the final flourish, where his hands are poised on the keys but not playing (3:22).
The crowd knew it, too. In the original footage, the recording didn't play on cue, so they had to try again.
The crowd screaming? All real. Because Tim is awesome.
acimyduj 2 years ago
Is he of the Finn brothers? He's a kiwi ?
Richarddj 3 years ago
Yes, he's the older Finn brother and yes, he's a Kiwi.
tasdev141 3 years ago
This has always been one of my very favourite songs of Tim's-vastly underrated!!! THANKS a million for posting this!!!
Babyhowdy233 3 years ago
I love this...what an amazing voice..... :o)
Geedles 3 years ago
one of my favourite song, very nice!
melvasinaga 3 years ago 2
This is awesome I never saw it before so thank you so much for posting it, it is fantastic and I love it when Tim smiles!!
Geedles 4 years ago
i love it:)
im 38 i think year was 84 or 85 somethig:)
great song
love:)
headmaxTR 4 years ago
i was 11 yrs old when this song first came out. thanks for posting. God i love youtube.
wwnoname 4 years ago