Today's Song Obsession: Six Months in a Leaky Boat

I might start doing a lot of posts like this.

On some days, a song pops into my head, and I want to listen to it repeatedly or many times throughout the day.

Yesterday, it was very much: Stan Walker's "Find You".

Today I have "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" in my head.

It's by Split Enz, which I only learned of fairly recently.  They are Crowded House pre-Crowded House.

Like most American Gen Xers I have definitely heard of Crowded House.  Though as an American who was obsessed with Australia, I might have known of more Crowded House songs than the average Gen Xer.

I digress, though.  

That being said, I'm not sure I have anything actually to say about "Six Months in a Leaky Boat".

You know what.  Maybe what I'll do for these posts is watch a video or two.  Because I usually don't watch the videos.

Here's the official video of the original 1982 song.

It has a long introduction, over a minute. Pictures of old ships and stuff. For me, kind of boring. But probably loved by the type of people who like Maritime museums.

The video makes me think how I'm not really into videos.  And maybe I won't look at official videos for these posts.

Maybe instead I'll look for covers, because I often love that.

Here's Vika & Linda singing at the Sydney Harbour 2022 New Years Celebration.  Their names looked vaguely familar to me, and unfamiliar enough to make me feel I've become out of touch with Aussie music.

I'm not sure if they were a thing back when I was obsessed with Australia, and they just flew outside my radar.  Or if they've become popular more recently.  

Here's Tim Finn and Māori women singing the song in Māori.  I have this version on my playlist too.

The song sounds much better in Māori.  I usually like to say these things as opinion.  But I think, with this, it's fact.