Split Enz - My Mistake (Official Video)

[@lincbond442]

The facial expressions and mannerisms of all these guys are hilariously brilliant. Still enjoying this 46 years after its release.

[@livinlifetothefullest2750]

Especially mals

[@DaleMcmillan-b5i]

Me too

[@empoweredchoice1893]

I loved this when I was in primary school and love it still at 53. Thank you Split Enz.

[@tonybirks4956]

Good old 53 ayy.

[@tonybirks4956]

Im also 53 good memories

[@lincbond442]

I love the old-timey feel of the early Split Enz recordings. They remind me of the 1920's for some strange reason.

[@RyanCoomer]

yessss

[@jacquelynbabush7735]

They were influenced by late 1920s-early 1930s Weimar Berlin.

[@elrey8876]

*THIS* has a real Beatles vibe about it. Like Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

[@Jen-eb2zp]

Yep agree

[@antheabrouwer3258]

Tim Finn was one of the most underrated singer-songwriters of all time in Australia.........His songs in Split Enz were amazing and were a part of the success of TRUE COLOURS!!

[@brianwoods2395]

True Colours, a fantastic album...also to pick out one of Tim Finns many solo albums "Big Canoe" a masterpiece......

[@nikkles76]

Don't forget the Finn brothers were from Te Awamutu in New Zealand, Australia adopted him.

[@BassByTheBay]

Underrated by whom? He has received and been nominated for numerous songwriting awards spanning decades in both Australia and NZ. He was even made an Officer of the Order of British Empire for his musical contributions.

[@bassextrordinare1]

Don't know how Fleetwood mac got a 'Hack" on em!!

[@toby9999]

@@BassByTheBayUnderated by the music industry and audience in general.

[@GordetteGal]

One of the most underrated bands in history! Marooned and Shark Attack great dancing songs. And sooooo many others that hit me hard over the years with their later albums...

[@d_dun_d]

they were away ahead of there time

[@misterdavid2291]

The Beatles of the Southern Hemisphere. Even Paul McCartney acknowledged this in a round about way with his kudos and admiration for the Finn Brothers.

[@davidrathbone4029]

I always thought of them more as New Zealand's answer to Devo. Both Split Enz and Devo formed at around the same time (1972/3), and had a similar kind of hyper-ironic post-psychedlic anti-hippie stance. Theatrical, intellectual, and just plain odd, their early music was anti-pop and super creative, super original.

[@mjames4709]

@@davidrathbone4029Far superior to Devo.

[@glennfolau6959]

@@davidrathbone4029 I love Devo as much as I love Split Enz. Devo were theatrical, but they were considered the progenitors of "nerd rock".

[@Anitabeattie]

Split Enzs are a uniquely Australian/New Zealand band...... like no one else in the whole word .

[@DAILMCDAVID]

70s they were DEFINITELY ahead of their time ⌚

[@wididididididi8693]

Imagine if Klaus Nomi, Oingo Boingo and Split Enz performed together. Dream collab.

[@waffuruyaki4954]

I always imagine Split Enz as the NZ version of (The Mystic Knights of) Oingo Boingo XD Bizarre performance art troupes turned highly underrated alt rock bands. Heck, both formed in '72! Crazy stuff.

[@karanaman68]

Those discordant chords are brilliant

[@BigRamifications]

Oy steady on there mate.

[@paccur1252]

Best concert l ever went to was at Dallas Brooks Hall in Melbourne..was a farewell tour, think the band was going overseas for the first time..England if l remember correctly.. l was about 17.. a friend had taken me to the Sundowner Hotel near Geelong to see them months before..had never heard of them.... it certainly was a experience l have never forgotten.. 50 years later..

[@carollitzow8376]

A classic Split Enz song x

[@robocop5935]

The 2 finns were brilliant brothers in a great band.

[@Berzdex]

Thanks for posting this! It was NOT my mistake to watch this and relive some fond memories. :D

[@ryanjones1938]

I'll never understood why these guys didn't blow up internationally... they killed it here in NZ and AUD... maybe because they didn't go over with this stuff?

[@Rocknrollcure]

I’m from the US and came to the party late, finding them while tracing backwards from Crowded House. They had a few hits (I Got You) but I slowly discovered their large catalog of greatness, and now I tell as many people as I can.

[@rickh3714]

They were pulled from BBC 1 I think on the threshold of making Number One in the UK with 6 mths in a Leaky Boat, as the British troops were about to leave on ships for the Falklands War. Unfortunately Exocets made some of the ships leaky, killing and burning quite a few, not Split Enz. Thatcher v Galtieri era.

[@docsavage8640]

They weren't especially good compared to what we already had and didn't tour enough regions to become known. Simple.

[@ryanjones1938]

@@docsavage8640 Yeah, you're likely right. I was doing some reading, it seems they did a large tour of the US, but they never really took off there until much later and by then, they were Crowded House.

[@Daniel-y1f9r]

Who killed it

[@afterthefox]

'77 brooklyn..first heard ...love this song...and the visuals...a classic...really....

[@STEFRICH60500P]

I've seen other photographs of these guys and this pre-Crowded House version of the band looks sometimes like it's a mix between 1920's bands like Jack Smith, Guy Lombardo, then The Cure and Kaus Nomi ... to me ! 😅 But their iconic sound can already be recognised at this level 🤩👌🎶

[@Wobbz9413]

This is split enz, not a pre crowded house version of the band. Two different bands with the Finn brothers influence in both. And they are BOTH great bands!

[@stevenharris7614]

When I saw this on countdown I ran behind the couch because it frightened me..(1977)

[@kevinsheldrick917]

How old were you at the time? I hope not something like 35...

[@craigrobinson4953]

I was the same at 8 years old but loved the song. They were a brilliant band.

[@grandad400]

Split enz incredible talent..the guy on the recorder..all great musos

[@snakewhitcher4189]

If Kramer from Seinfeld started a band, it would probably go a lot like this.

[@loretta_3843]

Now that you've said that I can't "unthink" of Kramer. It fits too well!

[@darricshhh]

Maybe less racist

[@snakewhitcher4189]

@@darricshhh These are New Zealand people. They're probably pretty racist.

[@patriciabertrand8424]

Best band in world

[@katashley1031]

​By "racist" you mean wary of Aussies, lol? 😂

[@elner934]

So glad I got to see these guys live in Sydney about 20 years ago

[@davidcaruzzo5894]

Yep, such a great tune . Great film clip, 1980's film clip ,

[@mjames4709]

1977

[@michellefarrar7437]

I so loved Tim Finn....

[@bradleydavies4781]

As a teenager in the 80s this song talked to me .

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

This song was popular in the USA 🇺🇸.

[@snakewhitcher4189]

We love this song here in the US. It's practically our anthem.

[@ryanmasterman4120]

Are you mildly retarded?

[@snakewhitcher4189]

@@ryanmasterman4120 No. I'm fully retarded. Why do you ask?

[@ryanmasterman4120]

@@snakewhitcher4189 it's just the song is beyond horrible, it literally makes me angry hearing it and their stupid facial expressions make me seeth with rage.

[@gkw9882]

@@ryanmasterman4120 What's the matter with you?

[@willowbrooke1215]

Damn we were 10 yr olds in NZ when this came out in NZ and we absolutely loved the melody!

[@TheDiscoshadow]

This is such a good track, another fantastic band I wish we could claim ;)

[@demelza32]

Full on FUN!!

[@donnacamill9717]

Such fun!

[@karenroberts6435]

Tim and Neil would definitely both be the best Australian/NZ songwriters and singers without a doubt ❤

[@nickgates5914]

Yep love it.

[@hearmymotoredheart]

I still giggle when I think of them performing this in Sydney, as Tim flubbed the words and pointed to himself singing, “That was MY mistake”

[@newtonmichael]

The band Avatar owe these gentlemen a nod of respect.

[@flamingfrancis]

For a great musical band they were great comedians too...Frizzy as...Split Enz.

[@richalderson6069]

I can hear The Kinks influence in this song, I know Tim Finn was a big fan of Ray Davies' songwriting.

[@r.huiskamp2368]

The introvert type in yellow has been haunting me for the last 45 years.

[@mjames4709]

Noel Crombie?

[@r.huiskamp2368]

@@mjames4709 never bothered to look up his name really. But a performing genius!

[@bassfiddlesteve]

He later became their drummer and did a fine job. Check out the “Time & Tide” album.

[@markrutherford6010]

It is brilliant video.The spider web,everybody dress in black and Neil with the white shoes. The woman’s shadow walking with them.

[@markpav9906]

Way ahead of there Time

[@gordonsargon9167]

Great song Sounds like (let my father stay .)always thought song called let my father stay

[@windsurfer2565]

Bit of fluff on the needle lol love it

[@bassextrordinare1]

Bass guitar rocks ,m8 very intricate. Almost 'Beatles like. (,,

[@benjaminparkinson5255]

Neil always my favourite such personality

[@Bruce15485]

Tim Finn, one of the best lead singers !

[@wattsinaname6975]

2:13 Stewart from Mad TV

[@JOHNMcVICAR-jh5bp]

TIM WAS VERY TALENTED HE SHOULD HAVE WALK INTO THE BBC AND AUDITIONED FOR Dr WHO HE WOULD HAVE GOT THE PART HANDS DOWN 🧑‍🔬

[@Miauwen_]

2:50 whys he looking at me like its my fault

[@thechoochster]

WTF R U DOING HERE

[@Miauwen_]

@@thechoochster hi kris❤

[@fairmaidenwinds]

The words you’ve written are better than the video imho ❤️❤️❤️

[@dougmedina4619]

Heavy prog influences.

[@GaryMarquett]

This band actually put Aus/NZ music on the map

[@beejh6206]

whenever i say that was my mistake i start singing this.....and i make a lot - its great

[@socksz7657]

Best Alright ❤

[@RobertKyte-uf2wf]

Pure genius.

[@holodoc]

This video is so so epic..

[@mjames4709]

Their best in an amazing canon.

[@YELLOWPLANET7]

Fellow New Zealanders from the "McGIllicutty Serious Party" obviously...What's with the steam organ?

[@fairmaidenwinds]

I sent your One Step Ahead of You..for this Read Boston case :) ❤️❤️❤️

[@robertkeating6036]

A lot to learn here.

[@LaetoLeto]

Sounds like the Beatles 😊

[@bertenpetrasinagl2692]

Absurdo Mundo they called their "outfit" if I recall correctly.....anyway, still playing their albums these days....and win souls....not everything is lost...😅

[@jaybee7075]

Haha they dressed like klowns and acting like dummies haha very fitting haha love whats that again...

[@andyreynish1418]

He's had one two many

[@katashley1031]

*too 😂

[@Thatoneguyhehe625]

いいですね

[@gnrsgl]

So many good songs i belive queen may have copied this a little bit good old fashioned lover boy

[@donnacamill9717]

Whatever happened to the drummer in this video?

[@shanemartin8904]

playing with acdc after ruddy left

[@gordonwaye4186]

I love NewZealand thanks for giving Australia awesome music and Bands

[@petersmith7577]

Drummer is Mal Green, who left Split Enz in 1981. He had a fairly low-profile career in the Australian music industry, and recently returned to England.

[@davidrathbone4029]

It was Simon Wright who took over drums in AC/DC when Phil Rudd left in 1983, not Mal Green. Malcolm Green (born 25 January 1953 in the UK) was in Split Enz from 1976 to 1981, replacing Emlyn Crowther in London in 1976. He had formerly played with Love Affair, The Honeycombs, and Octopus, and was joined in Split Enz by Octopus bassist Nigel Griggs, who replaced Mike Chunn. Green was sacked from Split Enz in 1981 after arguments with Tim Finn about songwriting contributions, releasing a solo single, "Follow Me" late that year kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHyccoyQmZh9h8U He then moved from NZ to Sydney, where he set up a home studio producing bands and also drummed for Sydney band Gethsemane. In 2005, he played with Split Enz at its induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame in Australia, and in 2006 he rejoined the band for its Australian reunion tour (sharing drumming duties with Noel Crombie). But Green did not take part in Split Enz's reunion tour of New Zealand in 2008. In 2014 Green returned to the UK to nuse his elderly father.

[@glennfolau6959]

@@davidrathbone4029 Thanks for the update, I know that Tim had sacked a couple of drummers, but was not sure of the reasons.

[@grahamsheehan6409]

True English Summer pantomime ....

[@Cookie-JA2012]

Fun.

[@Nic1973KISS]

Sounds like early Sparks.

[@DaleMcmillan-b5i]

Yes but look what he did forNiel 3:01 3:01

[@tonybirks4956]

Anyone notice the mistake near the end of the song 🤡

[@bobdillon1138]

Tim Finn has got a few screws loose.

[@GaryMarquett]

And Molly Meldrum said they were no good

[@docsavage8640]

Phil Judd sorely missed on this record, eh?

[@JasonDkiran]

Tell me Thomas the tank engine didn’t rip this off

[@livinlifetothefullest2750]

Yea I know musically it sounds like mutant Thomas The Tank Engine tv theme.

[@catherinebrazier1081]

Must agree wth snake whoever

[@patriciabertrand8424]

I got stonewith Himd

[@shanewoolsey940]

I can see why Tim got the boot.

[@benjaminparkinson5255]

Borderline comical don't see that now,unfortunately

[@EtienneComment]

Borderline?! I think they were going for full “absurdist”. It’s as though Monty Python did an old timey music hall number and then got the Thunderbirds to animate it with puppets. 😂

[@livinlifetothefullest2750]

But if you look from the first clips or appearance they were always comically themed and most times it worked well with their style.

[@patriciabertrand8424]

Still wasted