Poor Boy (Split Enz song)
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| Single by Split Enz | ||||
| from the album True Colours | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | Melbourne, 1979 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 3:28 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Tim Finn | |||
| Producer(s) | David Tickle | |||
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"Poor Boy" was a song written by Tim Finn and recorded by Split Enz for their 1980 True Colours album. It was released as a single in the UK only.[1]
The song
The lyrics concerned a young man who had fallen in love with a girl on another planet, who he had only discovered existed when tuning his radio, and his regret that they will never meet face to face. In place of a sung chorus, the song made use of an ethereal keyboard solo by Eddie Rayner.
Cultural references
In 2009 a Melbourne Theatre Company production [2] of the same name redeveloped the song's themes, with the other-worldly character presented as the ghost of a car accident.
Track listing
Released in the United Kingdom only.
- "Poor Boy" 3:28
- "Missing Person (Live)" 3:39
Personnel
- Tim Finn - vocals
- Neil Finn - vocals, guitar
- Noel Crombie - percussion
- Malcolm Green - drums
- Nigel Griggs - bass
- Eddie Rayner - vocals, keyboards
ENZSO version
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| Single by Enzso | ||||||||||
| from the album Enzso | ||||||||||
| Released | 1995 | |||||||||
| Format | CD Single | |||||||||
| Label | Sony/Epic | |||||||||
| Producer(s) |
Dave Woodcock Eddie Rayner | |||||||||
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"Poor Boy" is a song by Enzso, released as the first single from their album Enzso. With the B-sides "I See Red", which is available on the album, and "Albert of India".
Track listing
- "Poor Boy" - Dave Dobbyn
- "I See Red" - Tim Finn
- "Albert of India" - Eddie Rayner