(NZ Culture) Split Enz

Split Enz are The Beatles of New Zealand Music. The band was founded in 1973 by Tim Finn and Phil Judd. The released seven studio albums. Neil Finn, Tim Finn's brother played, in Split Enz and went on to form Crowded House.

Shark Attack

Split Enz

(1980)

Loves got teeth and she bites so hard
Leaving you for dead like a deadly shark
And she doesn't leave a lot to be saved

I was swimming in the harbour of your smile
Splashing in the ocean like a child
I didn't know what dangers lurked there
Just beyond the waves
Shark attack

Well she chewed me up and she spat me out
I didn't want to meet a man eater
Shark attack

Please don't mess around with me
I'm a shark fatality, in the sea
I'm the one with the bleeding heart
I thought you were a real lifesaver
And life for once would do me a favour
But baby's just a butcher, and her teeth are razor sharp
Shark attack

Yeah she chewed me up and she spat me out
I didn't want to meet a man eater
Shark attack

And I'm lost at sea and I'm an amputee
And there was slaughter in the water when I fought her
Shark attack

Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey!

Shark Attack

I Got You

Split Enz

(1980)

I got you, that's all I want
I won't forget, that's a whole lot
I don't go out, now that you're in
Sometimes we shout, but that's no problem

I don't know why sometimes I get frightened
You can see my eyes, you can tell that I'm not lyin'

Look at you, you're a pageant
You're everything, that I've imagined
Something's wrong, I feel uneasy
You show me, tell me you're not teasin'

I don't know why sometimes I get frightened
You can see my eyes, you can tell that I'm not lyin'

There's no doubt, not when I'm with you
When I'm without, I stay in my room
Where do you go, I get no answer
You're always out, it gets on my nerves

I don't know why sometimes I get frightened
You can see my eyes you can tell that I'm not lying
I don't know why sometimes I get frightened
You can see my eyes, you can tell that I'm not lyin'
I don't know why sometimes I get frightened
You can see my eyes, you can tell that I'm not lying

I Got You

(Song) Fixture Picture

Fixture Picture

Aldous Harding

Honey, your face is folding up
As the memory kisses you goodbye
It's better to live with melody and have an honest time
Isn't that right?

There's a definite vibe
You can't be pure and in love
In the corner in blue
Is my name (in the corner)

Fixture picture
I've got it, I'm on it
You're in it, I'm honoured
Fixture picture
I've got it, I'm on it
You're in it, I'm honoured

I'm on
I've never burned bright
And how's the wine where you live?
Bet it's expensive
One day we'll share a glass together and the ride the dunes
I'm writing tune

There's a definite vibe
You can't be pure and in love
In the corner in blue
Is my name (in the corner)

Fixture picture
I've got it, I'm on it
You're in it, I'm honoured
Fixture picture
I've got it, I'm on it
You're in it, I'm honoured

Fixture picture
I've got it, I'm on it
You're in it, I'm honoured
Fixture picture
I've got it, I'm on it
You're in it, I'm honoured
Fixture picture
I've got it, I'm on it
You're in it, I'm honoured

Songwriter: Hannah Sian Topp (Aldous Harding)

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Meaning and form in the lyrics:


Honey, your face is folding up
As the memory kisses you goodbye
It's better to live with melody and have an honest time
Isn't that right?

What emotions are embedded in these words? In what sense is the verse an introduction? Where in time and space is the songwriter placing us? What's already happened?


It's better to live with melody and have an honest time

What do you make of this line?



I'm on
I've never burned bright

What might be meant by these lines?


The lines in the verses are couplets: 

There's a definite vibe
You can't be pure and in love

Consider these two. What do they mean to you? Can you recall the melody? How does the melody communicate their meaning to you?


In the corner in blue
Is my name (in the corner)

Consider these two lines. How are they expressed melodically, rhythmically and with the chords?



The chorus is made of pairs of phrases:

Fixture    
picture
I've got it      
I'm on it
You're in it      
I'm honoured



Chords and melody

Notice the very simple but effective baseline.

Follow the vocal melodies. How many are used?

c  bflat  a (used in verse)
g  f  e (used in pre chorus)

What's the similarity here?

g is used as the home note for the verse (sung over a c maj)
g (an octave higher) is used as the home note in chorus (sung over c maj and g minor)

Notice the chord structure of the pre chorus and how elegantly it leads us to the chorus. Imagine the song without the pre-chorus. 


[Intro] | C | C Bb6 | Dm | Eb | [Verse 1] C Bb6 Honey, your face is folding up Dm Eb As the memory kisses you goodbye C Bb6 Dm It's better to live with melody and have an honest time Eb Isn't that right? [Pre-Chorus] C Dm There's a definite vibe Eb You can't be pure and in love In the corner in blue Dm Is my name (In the corner) [Chorus] C Gm Fixture picture Bb I've got it, I'm on it Dm You're in it, I'm honored C Gm Fixture picture Bb I've got it, I'm on it Dm You're in it, I'm honored [Instrumental] | C | C Bb6 | Dm | Eb | [Verse 2] C I'm on I've never burned bright Bb6 Dm And how's the wine where you live? Eb Bet it's expensive C Bb6 Dm One day we'll share a glass together and the ride the dunes Eb I'm writing tune [Pre-Chorus] C Dm There's a definite vibe Eb You can't be pure and in love In the corner in blue Dm Is my name (In the corner) [Chorus] C Gm Fixture picture Bb I've got it, I'm on it Dm You're in it, I'm honored C Gm Fixture picture Bb I've got it, I'm on it Dm You're in it, I'm honored [Instrumental] | C | C Bb6 | Dm | Eb | x2 [Chorus] C Gm Fixture picture Bb I've got it, I'm on it Dm You're in it, I'm honored C Gm Fixture picture Bb I've got it, I'm on it Dm You're in it, I'm honored C Gm Fixture picture Bb I've got it, I'm on it Dm You're in it, I'm honored [Outro] | C | C Bb6 | Dm | Eb | (end with one strum on Eb)