Crowded House - Distant Sun

[@susanyammouni]

In my opinion, the best Crowded House song ever written. Still playing it on high rotation in 2023.

[@jogiedhesi2021]

Me too ❤

[@mikeyerian2562]

Yes. Perfect pop songwriting.

[@katjau5608]

Same here 😊

[@meggymorello]

I agree

[@meggymorello]

I’ll do it at karaoke 🎤 soon

[@adamcollis3252]

I don't think he gets the respect he is due. You may disagree but Neil Finn is one of the best singer/songwriters in recent times.

[@christinadeleon5672]

Apparently, Sir Paul McCartney agrees with you!

[@SickAunt]

In the traditional sense, yes.

[@BellaBellaBunnell]

He is one of the most highly respected musicians in the world. He's a musician's musician.

[@JoshuaOliphant-k1y]

​@@BellaBellaBunnellyes we won't get any more like him

[@davewilson9738]

Seeing Paul Hester is still a tug at the heart, he was so loved.

[@SuellaForPresident]

Yep, sad isn't it.

[@oscarftorre]

❤

[@LordMalconian]

Hell of a drummer. Pushes the beat forward a bit which gives the House a sort of energy that they don't have without him, fine though the other drummers are

[@neilpemberton5523]

My favourite Crowded House song. Neil Finn is some kind of songwriting genius.

[@emmaevans9498]

Mine too, for like 20 off yrs. Shame he became a dick & shoehorned his kids into the band. I mean, who gets rid of Mark?!

[@JohnSmith-uk3oh]

Probably my favorite too. SUPERB.

[@joaquin8996]

The best song from Crowed House always!! 👍

[@itiswhatitis7170]

@@emmaevans9498 Explain please, Emma

[@BennettsShed]

And mine!

[@benthomas1885]

‘I don’t pretend to know what you want but I offer love’

[@muddydog6605]

All these years I've been singing "but I'm for love" ah well.

[@kevincassidy2008]

@@muddydog6605but I all fall off?

[@brettlester5670]

Well said, a perfect line and my favourite lyric ever.

[@keyfamilyvideos3178]

"I don't pretend to know what you want, but I offer love." is one of my favorite lines of all time. Just perfection.

[@garrywallace1007]

Was about to type the same!!!!!! Greatest line of all time.

[@ionareilly-grant259]

Me too!

[@lis853]

@@Adm6475 gotta say it to the guy I'm mad over. It wont work now but it might play on his mind for a few months or years. I play the long game

[@jimcummings6095]

Me too

[@paulcolin9071]

Great and especially with the delivery

[@jaynecamac]

Still makes me emotional almost 26 years later! August 2024

[@sonyavincent7450]

Hi Jayne love from New Zealand ❤

[@fluorosco]

Me Too❤

[@revdar20]

I think this is Crowded House’s greatest song, which is perhaps the best compliment I can give it given Finn’s catalogue. 4 minutes of pop rock perfection! 🎸🎶

[@brucewayne3602]

absolutely ... perfection +++++

[@sebastianvella8992]

It is my favourite from them.

[@RavenWolf11]

He's a musical genius & chamilian CROWDED HOUSE. SPLIT ENZ. FINN BROS. FLEETWOOD MAC 2018. SEVEN WORLDS COLLIDE since 2001. ENZO'S. Now a brand new album for CROWDED HOUSE for Christmas 2022 ♥️ LOVE YOU GUYS. 😊

[@marcd73]

"Fall at Your Feet".

[@amcmenemy5647]

Into Temptation.

[@eire3261]

Out fishing with my son today in the boat on the lake in Ireland and this song came into my head so pulled the phone out put a bit of Crowed House on catching nice trout with my son. Life is good

[@clairexxx7473]

That sounds beautiful!😍😍 xx

[@brendamaguire3678]

No better place 🇮🇪

[@deirdremcintyre4276]

Cool too that the Finn brother's family are Irish 😊

[@dalefc9331]

But not for the trout.

[@Paul-fq9pj]

Popped into my head yesterday nice time 👍🏻

[@Almo-yh1jb]

Still freaks me out. It pops up now and then in my music. And it only gets better . A classic that slipped under the main stream radar. Which makes it so more beautiful to us who know it.

[@lighteningvisual]

UNO its here

[@sm-iv8nt]

Just heard it today for the first time on an independent radio station

[@arialbold2069]

I know. I was an 80s teenager and only now appreciate music like this.

[@prog1962]

incredably talented songwriter. Neil Finn.

[@mariecallum4004]

Absolutely hun.. Hearing that!!🤘🤘🖤🖤

[@charlottebruce979]

Beautiful song reminds me when I was 17, it was the 90's and I had my first boyfriend. He's married to someone else now, a banker with a bald head. But Tom price you'll always be the blonde haired boy of 17 I used to know, and crowded house brings it all back.

[@carlosmartinezdotor2846]

¿Y a quién carajo le importa ese novio? 😂

[@BilisNegra]

@@carlosmartinezdotor2846 Tu comentario si que importa poco...

[@BilisNegra]

Happened to be that exact age when this came out. Which is funny considering this music (I think) would be expected to be liked by people in their 20s at least.

[@carlosmartinezdotor2846]

@@BilisNegra, a tí te ha importado 😂

[@BilisNegra]

@@carlosmartinezdotor2846 Pobrecito tú, ay, ay animalito.

[@Mark-zu6oz]

"Together Alone" - One of the best albums ever!!!

[@dannyrose1467]

The best ever

[@raymondmcmenemy303]

Yes alongside Woodface.

[@JohnSmith-tj6vz]

Great talent. Neil Finn genius songwriter /musician.

[@NikitaBenCarter]

The best album they ever did fact

[@leedscab123]

What a bunch of Legends Crowded House Are. No one will ever forget their amazing work.

[@Amanda-pr]

Pure genius Memories of a beautiful man I once loved and now in heaven Fly high Chris ♥️♥️♥️

[@eyetrollin710]

❤️❤️

[@PurpleAki-eh9je]

❤️🙏

[@rossmatheson4303]

Sorry for your loss. Hope the song brings some comfort.

[@michaelpallett8650]

may he rest in peace

[@PopsMdub]

All of the voicework, instruments, and the use of vibrato in this song make it truly memorizing to the ear. One of my all-time favorites.

[@thomasmortyne5664]

There is somethin about it I fall in love with!

[@cliodhnapower5890]

I don't pretend to know what you want, but I offer Love. Genius

[@pauljordan4452]

That describes devotion right there.

[@pinacocochappy]

When I was in Australia in 1993, I listened this song on the radio so many time. This is still my favorite song, mate.

[@mandymcnurse2]

Just saw them last night in Toronto. Neil Finn and Crowded House still got it. Unlike a lot of older bands who just fade out these guys can still rock it large. Loved every minute of it. Thank you Crowded House.

[@SuperKaos2011]

How awesome, are you Australian or Kiwi? Would have been fantastic.

[@jjmarz1001]

I was also there! Great that it was his 65th birthday.

[@Atif_Ph.D._Kate_Bush_Fan_Club]

Masterpiece of a song. Just wow!!!

[@TonyWalkerIsYourBestFriend]

agreed

[@paulconnelly4050]

Absolutely

[@horacioflota8088]

Still too youg to travel so far..Old enough to know who you are, wise enough to carry the scars, the exact thoughts when I took my daughter to college, now she is guided by the dust of a distant sun

[@shanefraser7764]

❤

[@Bananapeels-Make-Great-Skates]

The only band in the world that's capable of making 'poetry' sound cool. Christ this song is good!

[@whatsleft100]

Divine comedy are pretty good too. Especially Lucy which is a musical adaptation of a Wordsworth poem ❤

[@Saxon-uz3kc]

thank you for you great music....

[@melvalyde8833]

This is my song.. for my new grandson in 2005. Makes me cry with happy memories of that tiny baby.. who is now a great young man. Our song.

[@melvalyde8833]

And yesterday that little baby Graduated from Basic Training into the RNZAMC.

[@pauljordan4452]

​@@melvalyde8833Congratulations grandma. May he become an officer.

[@davidrendall7195]

"I don't pretend to know what you want, but I offer love." "We're dust from a distant sun." Great stuff.

[@robincrowflies]

Sigh...

[@bailey2913]

“Dust from a distant sun showers over everyone” beautiful lyrics

[@rickylovesyou]

I swear to god they could do their entire catalogue of greatest hits sung by the biggest country and western artists and it would still sound fresh and modern.

[@zoltannedarai8958]

I love it. I listen often Crowded House, Great Band. Julie from Hungary

[@annewrenn5014]

What a poet. And so humble. 💜

[@davidpearson6978]

Saw them last week in Manchester. Still sound great. This song close to perfection.

[@pennystibbards5703]

I will never, ever tire of this song. My heart skips a beat as soon as i hear the opening bars. To me it is perfection.

[@caitlinbelforti870]

"Wise enough to carry the scars. Without any pain"

[@JoshuaOliphant-k1y]

Beautiful

[@rhondaellison5534]

One of the most underrated bands out there can't say enough good things about Neil Finn his voice is priceless still listening June 2021

[@davidmackie8552]

Still listening June 2022!

[@j.d.buchanan4897]

This "most underrated" meme again for yet another band who have an enormous following and have sold millions of records

[@natf7942]

@@j.d.buchanan4897 It is funny to see an insanely popular band being called underrated. Guess this person isn't in NZ/Aussie 😂

[@j.d.buchanan4897]

@@natf7942 Nor am I!

[@SuperKaos2011]

A virtual cornacopia of talent and chemistry. Neil, Tim and all the boys. R.I.P Paul H. xxx

[@johndedominicisjr8973]

My absolute favorite song from one of my absolute favorite bands. This song will always remind me of better days.

[@jogiedhesi2021]

So true

[@Gio-qb7uc]

Forgot how good this song was, here in 2019!

[@TonyWalkerIsYourBestFriend]

lol me too

[@JohnSmith-tj6vz]

@D Combs good choice brother :)

[@miaschu8175]

Never forget 😊

[@joaquin8996]

1992,1993,1995,1998,2002...for ever!! 👏

[@bikerider6075]

7 November 2021

[@fluorosco]

Here We go again .. 2 seconds in and nose tingling ... eyes watering..... After all these years... ❤

[@BlueOctober65]

RIP Paul Hester Thank you Crowded House, very cool

[@sarahford6836]

Beautiful man beautiful words beautiful soul underestimated

[@rickdagger2209]

When I was so heartbroken. When I felt so defeated. When I felt I couldn't go on one more day this song saved my life. I will be forever grateful The Genius of Crowded House. I owe them my life

[@philipknight734]

that is so magnificent that you can say that

[@johnjames9222]

Honest words everyone can understand simplistic and sweet

[@hollyanne6554]

We’re watching and listening to Neil singing this great song.and then you see Paul doing cartwheels in the back while Mark plays guitar and Nick and Paul dancing and hugging. That says it all. I honestly love them ❤️

[@juliawade4296]

It just seems to sum them up. Lovely and rather emotional to see. RIP Paul Hester

[@allgood6760]

Awesome mate and on the radio in 2024👍🎶🎵🇳🇿

[@CarminaSuzanneFatta]

Still in my top 10 favorite Neil songs, which is amended every time they put out a new album. But this track will never ever leave. And the video encapsulates it perfectly! One of my joys in life is dancing to this live at concerts, I’ll even flirt with the roadies/ house manager if it’s a sit down only show just so I can dance on this one song

[@RK-ml2ns]

I can't wrap my head around the brilliance of this song, it is like a good Beatles song...

[@jeffmorse645]

Seriously better than most imo.

[@rowegvcaudrieryq9253]

One of my fav songs of all time...beautiful ...just beautiful...xxxx RIP Paul Hester What a bunch of Legends Crowded House Are. No one will ever forget their amazing work.

[@PurpleAki-eh9je]

Such a.sad.loss..🙏

[@maggiedrennon919]

What a blessing this man is. I'm circling back after decades and it's more important than ever.

[@ltrecker]

Neil, My first date with my now-husband was in the Amsterdam forest. That set list was at our wedding. Thanks to you and Liam for such a good night that I said yes

[@neo534]

My father bought a pioneer 12 disc cd changer for the boot of his car when we were in america when I was a child and everytime we got in the car cd 1 track 1 would play and it would be crowded house greatest hits always take the weather with you, ever since I've been a fan and that was 30 years ago seen them 6 months ago in cardiff Castle 🎵🎵🎵

[@tonyrutherford6755]

My fav song of all time. Each time I play it, i literally get the chills…moves my soul….❤

[@Sb-de8nr]

One of my fav songs of all time...beautiful ...just beautiful...xxxx

[@kerrymccarpet]

This is basically freeze dried "being a teenager" for me - even at 12 I could tell you were a phenomenal writer, dude! Thanks for giving us all the magical songs! xx

[@relaxbro7671]

Nice surname Kerry lol ha ha

[@motivationforthenationuk]

Brilliant analysis

[@oldsoulone1217]

I grew up with music like this on the radio. Love them.snd RIP to Paul Hester may you rest eternally in peace. You are missed

[@brucewayne3602]

beyond bloody brilliant --- any genre, any city, any country, any planet & truly timeless !!!

[@ianmitchell1192]

Completely timeless track, gives me such a nostalgic feeling for the '90s...

[@MB-ys1uw]

A classic tune that stands the test of time.🥰

[@jackiecairney3287]

Crowded house songs that spoke to us xx

[@catherinesearson2045]

"Still so young to travel so far, old enough to know where you are" is my favourite line. It reminds me of my trips travelling around the world with Girl Guides!

[@shanefraser7764]

So cool✌️✌️✌️🇳🇿

[@lisagibson4134]

Crowded House... you took me around the Med on a cruise ship.... and stayed with me, always will... FOREVER... 😍💋 Love you .

[@traumainformedTESOL]

I first saw them in 1987, Festival Hall, Brisbane. Original line-up of Neil Finn, Paul Hester, Nick Syemour.

[@dierdriu]

RIP, Mom. Trying to learn how to carry the scars without blame. Here's to you, the good and the bad.

[@CH6P23]

The period starting 2:58 min mark is music perfection in my opinion …just mesmerising ❤

[@QueenAmethyst55]

This song brings tears to my eyes and reminds me of unconditional love.♥️♥️♥️ The three songwriters who get under my skin and infuse my soul are: Mark Hollis RIP, Neil Finn and Justin Currie. With all their musicians they create music that creates a bittersweet recognition in me. A gift indeed!

[@anthonyleek6161]

Two years after your comment but I'm just listening to and learning this song, and got caught in the comments singing well deserved imploration to Neil Finn. Then I saw Justin Currie, I'm an Aussie and Del Amitri had a bit of success here but God they were underatted (well here anyway). So now I'm going to pull out Hat Full of Rain and go back in time. So thank you...

[@QueenAmethyst55]

​@@anthonyleek6161 Hi Anthony. I just saw your comment and hope you are keeping well and getting lost in music always. 🙂

[@QueenAmethyst55]

​@@anthonyleek6161 I hope you discovered Mark Hollis & Talk Talk. The Colour of Spring is a beautiful soulful & spiritual trip of insanely beautiful melodies. All the best..

[@martintroy371]

Jesus wept that's right on pont!

[@jeffmorse645]

Love every aspect of this song. The dreamy melody and poignant lyrics, the production, Mark Hart's incredible guitar in the bridge. Its one of the best songs I've ever heard and one of the few that bring me to tears with how well its crafted.

[@gillianhumphreys7144]

One of my all time favourite songs. To me this song is one of the very few that the lyrics describe so accurately the pain confusion and agony of a twin flame (on again of again) relationship. Or even of being hooked into a relationship with a narcissist.

[@jogiedhesi2021]

Your deep

[@bridgetbourdon5234]

Tell me all the things you would change I don't pretend to know what you want When you come around and spin my top Time and again, time and again No fire where I lit my spark I am not afraid of the dark Where your words devour my heart And put me to shame, put me to shame When your seven worlds collide Whenever I'm by your side And dust from a distant sun Will shower over everyone Still so young to travel so far Old enough to know who you are Wise enough to carry the scars Without any blame, there's no one to blame It's easy to forget what you learned Waiting for the thrill to return Feeling your desire burn And drawn to the flame When your seven worlds collide Whenever I'm by your side Dust from a distant sun Will shower over everyone Dust from a distant sun Will shower over everyone And I'm lying on the table Washed out in a flood Like a Christian feeling vengeance from above I don't pretend to know what you want But I offer love Seven worlds will collide Whenever I'm by your side Dust from a distant sun Will shower over everyone As time slips by As time slips by

[@robincrowflies]

Let your mind go Anywhere it wants

[@stechapo9050]

@@robincrowflies Nice, I was about to add those fade out lines but you've beat me to it.

[@ruby-annjoseph5247]

Take me back to the days when I was young in a band called Smackyard,Friday nights,be jam nights ...with music ,instruments, whiskey,a braai ,puppy love and good friends...filled with laughter and joy...

[@nannybebe74]

Saw them live this year. Best gig ever.

[@tropicwave1]

Distant Sun Crowded House Album: Together Alone Tell me all the things you would change I don't pretend to know what you want When you come around and spin my top Time and again, time and again No fire where I lit my spark I am not afraid of the dark Where your words devour my heart And put me to shame, PUT ME TO SHAME When your seven worlds collide Whenever I am by your side And dust from a DISTANT SUN Will shower over everyone You're still so young to travel so far Old enough to know WHO YOU ARE WISE enough to carry the SCARS Without any blame, there's no one to blame It's easy to forget what you learned Waiting for the thrill to return Feeling your desire burn You're drawn to the flame When your seven worlds collide Whenever I am by your side Dust from a distant sun Will shower over everyone Dust from a distant sun Will shower over everyone And I'm lying on the table, washed out in the flood Like a Christian FEARING vengeance from above I don't pretend to know what you want, but I offer love Seven worlds will collide Whenever I am by your side Dust from a distant sun Will shower over everyone As time slips by, and on and on Let your mind go, anywhere it wants, anywhere it wants Let your mind As time slips by, and on and on Let your mind go, anywhere it wants, anywhere it wants Author, Composer: Neil Finn ℗ 1993 Capitol Records LLC

[@michaelarnould6958]

tropicwave1 thanks heaps for the lyrics!

[@AKay-nu5xh]

Awesome

[@chrissimons4886]

To my mind, Crowded House are the closest anyone has come, or is likely to come, to reaching the heights of the Beatles. Still not the Beatles, but in air rarified enough to not be destroyed by comparison to them.

[@angelmoon1959]

Better than the Beatles in my opinion

[@garrywallace1007]

@@angelmoon1959 Agreed, the sophistication of the songwriting, their understanding of subtly and nuance of the English language is without peer.

[@tom360063]

@@angelmoon1959 I personally like them more than the Beatles but you’ve got to remember how pioneering the Beatles were back in the day. They were nothing like anyone else and they paved the way for modern rock/pop.

[@QueenAmethyst55]

Makes me cry 😭 so beautiful 💔

[@kotovazemfira4960]

What a bunch of Legends Crowded House Are. No one will ever forget their amazing work. incredably talented songwriter. Neil Finn.

[@BennettsShed]

I may be crying while typing, my favourite song ever. When travelling Australia I signed off Distant Son...lol This truly is my favourite song ever. I just wish I could sing. R

[@mickfromaustralia2680]

This has to be one of my all time favorite songs ever. Fortunately for me I do play guitar and can sing a little, and yes I truly love singing and playing this song. You need to grab a guitar and learn to play.

[@aneurysm341]

New Zealand :)

[@kndvolk]

Never tire of perfect songs. Thank you Neil.

[@dannyrowlinson3360]

I feel exactly the same way. This song is all about my daughter to me. I cry every time. Beautiful

[@JohnSmith-tj6vz]

Great choice, it's definitely a cracking track

[@lucyhogan7172]

All of crowded house are so thoughtful written lyrics and sing along melodies

[@leannehamilton7678]

What an absolute masterpiece. I will never tire of this song or this amazing band.

[@petermitchelmore2592]

I was already a Crowded House fan when I heard this. Distant Sun tripled my admiration for Crowded House, and Neil Finn in particular.

[@charliepat1285]

What an amazing band,,stunning music,,timeless,,beautiful..what an era to be alive in..❤❤

[@MartinT5600]

I come back to this song every few years and it still gets me.

[@ryanryan949]

1997: 23 years old, living abroad, sitting on the terrace of my (rich/huge mansion on a lakeshore estate) employer in Finland near Mikkeli. Smoking ciggies on the porch and listening to this on headphones before bed, many adventures ahead of me.

[@daveglover-smith9636]

Such a brilliantly written piece of music. Both to listen to, and to play.

[@michaelfaul1395]

Still one of my favourite songs.

[@evantheotaku]

Neil finn thankyou

[@jimenaduran4726]

🎤🎹🎵🎶✨🙏 una canción que me llega al corazón... Hasta el cielo hermanito 💝

[@courtneytheriault5705]

28 years later, this hook still won't quit when it gets stuck in my head.

[@PurpleAki-eh9je]

This Guy....fucking incredible, amazing Band

[@jamesmurray5993]

It's easy to forget what you learnt waiting for the thrill to return is sublime just sublime .. fantastic band

[@michaelcastro6731]

Feel really priviledged to have seen them when they did US tour after release of ' Together Alone ' in 1994 I think at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC. Small venue and I was close to the stage.

[@PurpleAki-eh9je]

Absolute class. Love from England UK 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤟

[@Westlake]

Curtis W. was a ski buddy of my friend and came up with us to our chalet in Collingwood, Ontario one awful night. He's also done some videos for Canadian band "Blue Rodeo" as well. Just saw his credits her and went WHAT???? :) Crowded House is still a favourite band of mine and was lucky to see them during their Toronto stop in May 2023. Wonderful night that will I always remember.

[@NeilBevan-to7bn]

"I don't pretend to know what you want, but I offer love". Probably the best lyric in pop music history ever.

[@neilsteman1411]

This song reminds me of riding with my dad in the car when I was a kid. All the nostalgia I wish I could turn back 5 years.

[@61menz]

Yep just listened again and it’s still the greatest song ever

[@phancamlinh7543]

Makes me cry 😭 so beautiful 💔 Completely timeless track, gives me such a nostalgic feeling for the '90s... Masterpiece of a song. Just wow!!!

[@Richard-uq5dy]

Absolutely magnificent at the Isle of Wight, best band there . What a band

[@jeankilpatrick2438]

Absolutely timeless. Sublime melodies and harmonies. Still loving this in 2022.

[@davebest2001]

RIP Paul Hester

[@djdoolittle1315]

🎧💚👍

[@twistedcherrypop]

I still love this it's on the same level as fall at your feet

[@sherryj738]

Can you imagine someone falling at your feet???

[@irinanavrapescu2009]

I have been listening to CROWDED HOUSE for many many years, and I will not stop doing that. They are one of the best bands in the world. They bring around all the happiness in the world for me.

[@matthewtaylor9066]

Makes me cry every time I listen too this ! Beautiful song

[@mitchmichaelcoburn1577]

Neil is doing his best 'Commander Straker from UFO' in this one. Sublime song.