Interview with Neil Finn: How “Don’t Dream It’s Over” Became One of the Most Admired Songs Ever

In 1984 two Brothers Neil and Tim Finn found themselves at a crossroads. Their band Split Enz, which had a bit of success on one side of the ocean broke up coming short of the goals they’d set to make it in the States. They were ready to quit the business, but a year later they formed a new band called Crowded House and dug down deep to create their debut album. They knew they had something special but when the first 3 singles flopped, failing to chart, they thought it was over… but then a funny thing happened, their record label put out a fourth single Don't Dream It's Over and it scorched the charts becoming one of the biggest songs of 1987 with a message so unifying and enduring, many legends have since said it’s the one song they wish they’d written. Up next the singer and writer of the song Neil Finn tells me the story of this classic song that has a shocking double meaning and made this band arguably the greatest 2 hit wonder of the 80s in America at least.

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