{"id":227761,"date":"2024-06-12T17:19:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T17:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/12\/song-exploder-neil-finn-of-crowded-house-tells-the-story-behind-the-song-dont-dream-its-over\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T17:19:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T17:19:53","slug":"song-exploder-neil-finn-of-crowded-house-tells-the-story-behind-the-song-dont-dream-its-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/12\/song-exploder-neil-finn-of-crowded-house-tells-the-story-behind-the-song-dont-dream-its-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Song Exploder &#8211; Neil Finn of Crowded House tells the story behind the song &#8220;Don&#8217;t Dream It&#8217;s Over.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-4910\">\n\t<!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t Dream It\u2019s Over\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C8H2hyZviOf\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:720px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE --><iframe allow=\"monetization\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?ge=prx_93_5727dfe4-7c07-4f40-876d-a3599be66ac9&amp;uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed.songexploder.net%2FSongExploder\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE ENDS --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdedhouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crowded House <\/a> formed in 1985 in Melbourne, Australia. They\u2019ve released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdedhouse.com\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eight albums,<\/a> including their most recent one, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdedhouse.com\/music\/gravity-stairs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Gravity Stairs,<\/em><\/a> which came out last month. But on their <a href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/crowded-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">very first album,<\/a> they had a big hit with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Don%27t_Dream_It%27s_Over\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cDon\u2019t Dream It\u2019s Over.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Crowded House made \u201cDon\u2019t Dream It\u2019s Over\u201d with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammy.com\/artists\/mitchell-froom\/2839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Grammy-nominated producer<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mitchell_Froom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitchell Froom,<\/a> who they went on to work with multiple times. For this episode, I talked to frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neilfinn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Neil Finn<\/a>  about how the song was first written, and how it developed with his bandmates and collaborators in the studio. And we talked about the profound connection people have had with the song over the years.<\/p>\n<p>You can buy or stream \u201cDon\u2019t Dream It\u2019s Over\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/1440823110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Crowded House - Don&#039;t Dream It&#039;s Over (Official Music Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J9gKyRmic20?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Lerma.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Song-Exploder-Crowded-House-Transcript.pdf\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Hester\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Hester<\/a> \u2013 drums<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nick_Seymour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Seymour<\/a> \u2013 bass<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timpierce.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Tim Pierce<\/a> \u2013 guitar<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tim_Finn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Tim Finn <\/a> invited Neil to join <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Split_Enz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Split Enz<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phil_Judd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Phil Judd <\/a> left the band<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roland_Space_Echo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Roland Space Echo <\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hammond_organ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Hammond organ<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitolstudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Capitol Studios<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jim_Keltner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jim Keltner<\/a>and  <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jerry_Scheff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jerry Scheff<\/a> played on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/s6Vl_OFScbc?si=rjAlMVctFgqzbeiK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cNow We\u2019re Getting Somewhere\u201d<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bH3fBrWmEqU?si=SkjtUA2F_aCO2cFN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crowded House, Sydney Opera House, 1996<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9LiI6poe3QE?si=fp2ACXJZU69KK_K4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ariana Grande, Manchester, 2017 <\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UGy8kII1HFY&amp;ab_channel=AntonioTheGrace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U2, Las Vegas, 2024<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.2.1) simplesharebuttons.com -->\t\t\t<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id){\n\t\t\t\t var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\t if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n\t\t\t\t js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t\t\t\t js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.6\";\n\t\t\t\t fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t\t   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/crowded-house\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cDon\u2019t Dream It\u2019s Over\u201d Crowded House formed in 1985 in Melbourne, Australia. 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