NEIL FINN 24/10/2010 PRIVATE UNIVERSE / BLACK AND WHITE BOY Jazz Cafe London

This is my favourite lyric from another of Crowded House's outrageously fantastic songs, and it is even more outrageously fantastic, because my two little friends, budgies that is, like it too. In fact, all of the birds I have ever had turned into little opera singers when this song came on. This is an even more fantastic stripped down version. At the end, Neil launches seamlessly into the tender vocal line of Black And White Boy. I like how he goes bonkers on that threshold of a guitar at the end. It sounds good, but it seems to go out of tune faster than you can think "Connan?". He also ends on what looks like a massive comical screaming fit. And me? I feel the need to applaud every time the clip has finished.

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Music

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• Neil Finn
• live
• 2010
• Jazz Cafe
• London
• Camden
• Q awards
• Q magazine
• Classic
• Songwriter
• Award
• Singer/Songwriter
• Crowded House
• solo
• acoustic
• performance
• legend
• club gig
• New Zealand
• Split Enz
• Connan Mockasin
• birds
• budgies

[EdenSongs]

Loving it :-)

[buscasololoesencial]

I'm seeing Liam's Dad here

[2WheelEscapeArtist]

The old boy looks pretty sharp in that suit I must say. What story would I like to hear from Neil I thought. Hmmmm, who influenced your split enz era clothing choices? Specifically the red pants, the striped pants, the red pants with the red jumper. Next question: If I were to wear such an outfit now, could it be considered a Neil Finn fashion tribute? Final question: Would it make Neil smile?