Nature's Best DVD
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The Nature's Best DVD is a DVD release of sixty music videos to songs from the three Nature's Best
compilation albums. See the Nature's Best
article for more details on the selection process of the songs.
Nature's Best
Nature's Best is a two-disc compilation album of thirty New Zealand popular music songs, selected by a panel as the top thirty New Zealand songs of all time.-Selection:...
compilation albums. See the Nature's Best
Nature's Best
Nature's Best is a two-disc compilation album of thirty New Zealand popular music songs, selected by a panel as the top thirty New Zealand songs of all time.-Selection:...
article for more details on the selection process of the songs.
Track listing
- Dave DobbynDave DobbynDave Dobbyn, ONZM is an award-winning New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th' Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash...
- "Loyal" (Dave Dobbyn, 1988) - The SwingersThe SwingersThe Swingers were a New Zealand rock band. Formed out of the remnants of The Suburban Reptiles, the founding members were Phil Judd , Wayne Stevens , and Mark Hough . Formed in 1979, the band released the single "One Good Reason" which was a top 20 hit in New Zealand...
- "Counting the BeatCounting The Beat"Counting the Beat" is a single by New Zealand rock band The Swingers released in 1981 from their album of the same name, Counting the Beat.-History:The single was performed by The Swingers, with frontman Phil Judd from Split Enz...
" (Phil JuddPhil JuddPhilip Judd is a New Zealand singer-songwriter known for being one of the founders of the bands Split Enz and The Swingers.-Split Enz:...
/Mark Hough/Wayne Stevens, 1981) - Bic RungaBic RungaBriolette Kah Bic Runga MNZM is a New Zealand pop recording artist whose first solo album, Drive, debuted at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ charts. She has since become one of the highest-selling New Zealand artists in recent history...
- "SwaySway (Bic Runga song)"Sway" is a 1997 New Zealand music single by Bic Runga. It appeared on her first album, Drive, and it was featured in the 1999 film American Pie. It was released in 1998 in Germany, Australia, and twice in the United Kingdom. It was also released in the United States. An acoustic version of the...
" (Bic Runga, 1997) - Dave Dobbyn with HerbsHerbs (band)Herbs are a New Zealand reggae vocal group formed in 1979 once described as "New Zealand's most soulful, heartfelt and consistent contemporary musical voice". It has been said their debut EP Whats' Be Happen? "set a standard for Pacific reggae which has arguably never been surpassed".-History:Herbs...
- "Slice of Heaven" (Dave Dobbyn, 1986) - Dance Exponents - "Victoria" (Jordan LuckJordan LuckJordan Luck was the lead singer and songwriter for the New Zealand rock band The Exponents. He was born in Vanderhoof in the province of British Columbia, Canada, but his family moved to Tokarahi and later moved to Geraldine where he grew up. He attended University of Canterbury and College House...
, 1982) - DragonDragon (band)Dragon is a popular New Zealand rock band, they were formed in Auckland, New Zealand in January 1972 and relocated to Sydney, Australia in May 1975. They were previously led by singer Marc Hunter and are currently led by his brother bass player Todd Hunter...
- "April Sun In Cuba" (Paul Hewson/Mark Hunter, 1978) - Split EnzSplit EnzSplit Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere...
- "I Got YouI Got You (Split Enz song)"I Got You" is a 1980 song by New Zealand rock group Split Enz from their studio album True Colours. Split Enz's most commercially successful single, "I Got You" was written by Neil Finn and released in January 1980.-Music video:...
" (Neil FinnNeil FinnNeil Mullane Finn, OBE is a New Zealand Pop recording artist. Along with his brother Tim Finn, he was the co-frontman for Split Enz and is now frontman for Crowded House...
, 1980) - DD SmashDD SmashDD Smash was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th'Dudes.-Members:Members included Dave Dobbyn , Peter Warren , Rob Guy , both formerly of Lip Service , and Lisle Kinney , formerly of Hello Sailor.-Origin:Originally formed in New Zealand, the band was resident...
- "Whaling" (Dave Dobbyn, 1984) - Chris KnoxChris KnoxChris Knox is a New Zealand rock and roll musician, cartoonist, and DVD reviewer who emerged during the punk rock era with his bands The Enemy and Toy Love. After Toy Love disbanded in the early 1980s, he formed the group Tall Dwarfs with guitarist Alec Bathgate, much loved for their honest,...
- "Not Given Lightly" (Chris Knox, 1990) - The ChillsThe ChillsThe Chills are a guitar and keyboard-based rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, they were one of the proponents of the Dunedin Sound.- History :...
- "Pink Frost" (Martin Phillipps, 1984) - Crowded HouseCrowded HouseCrowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...
- "Weather With You" (Tim FinnTim FinnBrian Timothy "Tim" Finn, OBE is a New Zealand singer and musician. Finn is most known for his music with New Zealand 1970s and 1980s rock group Split Enz, and later for his solo work, a temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowded House and his joint efforts with Neil Finn as the Finn...
/Neil Finn, 1991) - Fur PatrolFur PatrolFur Patrol is a rock band, originally from Wellington, New Zealand, now based in Melbourne, Australia.Their debut EP, Starlifter, was released on the independent Wellington label Wishbone in 1998. Their debut album Pet was produced by David Long, guitarist of the Six Volts and the The Mutton Birds...
- "Lydia" (Julia Deans, 2000) - Hello SailorHello Sailor (band)Hello Sailor was a New Zealand pop/rock band originally formed in 1975.- History :The band's history is long and complicated, with guitarist/vocalists Dave McArtney and Harry Lyon having first played together in the mid 1960s. After several lineup changes, the band released its first album, Hello...
- "Blue Lady" (Graham BrazierGraham BrazierGraham Brazier is a New Zealand musician and songwriter. He first came to prominence in the band Hello Sailor. After Hello Sailor he formed a band called the Legionnaires...
, 1977) - Bic Runga - "Drive" (Bic Runga, 1996)
- DLTUpper Hutt PosseUpper Hutt Posse is a musical band in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The progenitors of Hiphop music in the South Pacific originally formed as a four piece reggae group in 1985, the Posse emerged at the forefront of the local response to emerging rap culture...
featuring Che FuChe FuChe Fu MNZM is a New Zealand Hip hop/R&B and Reggae recording artist and producer. Originally one part of the band Supergroove, as a solo artist he has gone on to sell thousands of albums both in New Zealand and internationally, including in Australia and the UK.-History:Fu is one of New Zealand's...
- "Chains" (Che NessChe FuChe Fu MNZM is a New Zealand Hip hop/R&B and Reggae recording artist and producer. Originally one part of the band Supergroove, as a solo artist he has gone on to sell thousands of albums both in New Zealand and internationally, including in Australia and the UK.-History:Fu is one of New Zealand's...
/Darryl Thompson/Angus McNaughton/Kevin Rangihuna, 1996) - The CrocodilesThe CrocodilesThe Crocodiles was a New Zealand pop band formed in 1979 with lead singer Jenny Morris, who went on to commercial success as a solo artist in Australia; and later included drummer Barton Price who subsequently joined Sardine v and then Models...
- "Tears" (Fane FlawsFane FlawsFane Flaws is a New Zealand musician, songwriter, and artist. He was a member of bands including Blerta, Spats and The Crocodiles.He wrote many of the songs used in the film Meet the Feebles....
/Arthur BaystingArthur BaystingArthur Baysting is a songwriter, screenwriter , and comedian from New Zealand. He was a songwriting member of The Crocodiles, co-writing their biggest hit Tears with Fane Flaws....
, 1980) - Th'DudesTh'DudesTh' Dudes were a late 1970s / early 1980s pop/rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. Hits include "Walking in Light", "Right First Time", " Be Mine Tonight" and "Bliss".-Members:*Dave Dobbyn*Ian Morris *Peter Urlich...
- "Be Mine Tonight" (Dave Dobbyn/Ian Morris, 1978) - Split Enz - "I See RedI See Red (Split Enz song)"I See Red" is a 1978 song by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz from their studio album Frenzy. "I See Red" was the second Split Enz song to achieve a top 20 chart position, peaking at #15 in Australia and #43 in the band's native New Zealand....
" (Tim Finn, 1979) - ShihadShihadShihad is a New Zealand hard/alternative rock band, currently based in Melbourne, Australia. During Shihad's recording career, they have produced four number-one studio albums and three top-ten singles in their home country of New Zealand....
- "Home Again" (Karl KippenbergerKarl KippenbergerKarl Brenton Jamie Kippenberger , grandson of Captain E.T Kippenberger, great nephew of Major-General Sir Howard Kippenberger, is the bass guitarist of the New Zealand band Shihad....
/Tom LarkinTom LarkinTom Larkin is a member of the New Zealand band Shihad. He plays the drums, sings background vocals and uses samplers...
/Phil Knight/Jon ToogoodJon ToogoodJonathan Charles Toogood is the frontman of the New Zealand rock band Shihad. He formed the band in 1988 with fellow Wellingtonian Tom Larkin...
, 1997) - DD Smash - "Outlook For Thursday" (Dave Dobbyn/DD Smash, 1983)
- OMCOMC (band)OMC, or Otara Millionaires Club, was a music group from Auckland, New Zealand best known for their 1996 hit "How Bizarre", named one of the greatest New Zealand songs of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association...
- "How Bizarre" (Alan Jansson/Pauly FuemanaPauly FuemanaPauly Lawrence Fuemana was a New Zealand singer, songwriter and musician. Fuemana was the lead singer of the music duo, OMC , which was best known internationally for the 1995 hit, "How Bizarre"...
, 1995) - Dave Dobbyn - "Language" (Dave Dobbyn, 1994)
- Split EnzSplit EnzSplit Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere...
- "Message To My GirlMessage to My Girl"Message to My Girl" is a 1983 song by New Zealand art rock group Split Enz from their second last studio album Conflicting Emotions. It was written by Neil Finn and released as a single in 1984, peaking at #6 in Australia, #28 in New Zealand and #13 in the Netherlands, where it was Split Enz'...
" (Neil Finn, 1984) - The FeelersThe FeelersThe Feelers are a New Zealand rock band formed in the early 1990s in Christchurch by James Reid , Matthew Thomas and Hamish Gee .-History:...
- "Venus" (James Reid, 1998) - Tim Finn - "Fraction Too Much Friction" (Tim Finn, 1983)
- Herbs - "French Letter" (Tony Fonoti/Spencer Fusimalohi/Dilworth Karaka, 1995)
- Sharon O'NeillSharon O'Neill-Albums:*1979 - This Heart This Song*1980 - Sharon O'Neill*1980 - Words*1981 - Maybe*1983 - Foreign Affairs*1983 - Smash Palace *1984 - So Far - The Best 14...
- "Maxine" (Sharon O'Neill, 1983) - Stellar* - "Violent" (Boh RungaBoh RungaBoh Runga is a New Zealand recording artist and was the lead singer and guitarist in New Zealand rock band Stellar*. She comes from a musical family - both her sisters have been in bands...
, 1999) - The ExponentsThe ExponentsThe Exponents are a New Zealand rock group led by vocalist and songwriter Jordan Luck.Their major hits, including "Why Does Love Do This To Me", "Who Loves Who The Most", "Victoria", "I'll Say Goodbye " and "Whatever Happened To Tracey" have been taken up by successive generations of younger New...
- "Why Does Love Do This To Me?" (Jordan Luck, 1992) - Shona LaingShona LaingShona Laing is a New Zealand musician. She has had several hits in her native country, as well as a few minor international hits, most notably " Not a Kennedy" and "Soviet Snow". Laing also contributed to the Manfred Mann's Earth Band album Somewhere in Afrika...
- "1905" (Shona Laing, 1972) - Th'DudesTh'DudesTh' Dudes were a late 1970s / early 1980s pop/rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. Hits include "Walking in Light", "Right First Time", " Be Mine Tonight" and "Bliss".-Members:*Dave Dobbyn*Ian Morris *Peter Urlich...
- "Bliss" (Dave Dobbyn/Ian Morris, 1979) - Netherworld Dancing ToysNetherworld Dancing ToysNetherworld Dancing Toys is a New Zealand band from Dunedin formed in 1982.-History:The group formed at the University of Otago. The band members included Malcolm Black, Nick Sampson, Graham Cockroft, Brent Alexander and later Annie Crummer, Kim Willoughby...
- "For Today" (Nick Sampson/Malcolm Black, 1984) - King KapisiKing KapisiKing Kapisi is a New Zealand Hip hop recording artist. He was the first Hip hop artist in New Zealand to receive the prestigious Silver Scroll Award at the APRA Awards for Songwriter of the Year for his single Reverse Resistance in 1999, which followed on the popular release of his debut single...
- "Screems From Tha Old Plantation" (Bill UraleKing KapisiKing Kapisi is a New Zealand Hip hop recording artist. He was the first Hip hop artist in New Zealand to receive the prestigious Silver Scroll Award at the APRA Awards for Songwriter of the Year for his single Reverse Resistance in 1999, which followed on the popular release of his debut single...
/Kas Futialo, 2000) - Mi-SexMi-SexMi-Sex was a New Zealand new wave rock band active from 1978 to 1984. Led by Steve Gilpin as vocalist, they were best known for their singles "Computer Games" in 1979 and "People" in 1980.-History:...
- "Blue Day" (Murray Burns/Colin Bayley, 1985) - ZedZedZed , in Commonwealth English, is the name of the twenty-sixth and final letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet Zed may also refer to:- Living persons :*Zed Shaw, US computer programmer...
- "Glorafilia" (Ben Campbell/Nathan King/Adrian Palmer, 1999) - Split Enz - "History Never RepeatsHistory Never Repeats"History Never Repeats" was a single written by Neil Finn and recorded by Split Enz for their 1981 Waiata album. The song remains one of their most popular. The video was one of the first to be played on MTV upon its launch in 1981....
" (Neil Finn, 1981) - Sisters UndergroundSisters UndergroundSisters Underground is a New Zealand RnB and hip hop group formed in 1994.-History:Best known for their 1994 hit In The Neighbourhood, the single spent 12 weeks in the New Zealand Top 50 Singles Chart, peaking at #6 and has more recently been used on TV2 advertisements...
- "In The Neighbourhood" (Alan Jansson/Hassanah Orogbu/Brenda Makaoeafi, 1994) - Shihad - "Pacifier" (Karl Kippenberger/Tom Larkin/Phil Knight/Jon Toogood, 1999)
- Bic Runga - "Bursting ThroughBursting Through"Bursting Through" is a song by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released as her first single in September 1996. Unlike "Bursting Through", the B-side, "Making a Scene", was not available on her first studio album, Drive ....
" (Bic Runga, 1997) - Greg JohnsonGreg Johnson (musician)Greg Johnson is a singer/songwriter of melodic, lyric-based pop. He has seen success both as a solo artist and writing for others. Since 2002 he has been a resident of the United States, living in California.-Music career:...
- "Liberty" (Greg Johnson, 1997) - StrawpeopleStrawpeopleStrawpeople are a New Zealand band. They were created by Paul Casserly and Mark Tierney after they had met while working at the Auckland university radio station now known as 95 bFM....
- Sweet Disorder "Paul Casserly/Mark Tierney/Anthony Ioasa, 1994) - Herbs - "Long Ago" (Lundon/Hona, 1984)
- Dave Dobbyn - "You Oughta Be In Love" (Dave Dobbyn, 1986)
- Bic Runga - "Suddenly StrangeSuddenly Strange"Suddenly Strange" is Bic Runga's third single from her album Drive. It was released in New Zealand in September 1997, and in Australia in 1998....
" (Bic Runga, 1997) - The MockersThe MockersThe Mockers were a New Zealand pop band formed in Wellington in 1979 by Andrew Fagan. Fagan was the only ever-present of the band's line-up whose initial members were mostly drawn from Fagan's Rongotai College classmates. Their songs include "One Black Friday" and "Forever Tuesday Morning"...
- "Forever Tuesday Morning" (Gary Curtis/Andrew FaganAndrew FaganAndrew Fagan is a prominent New Zealand writer, singer and songwriter. He was born in 1962 and grew up in Wellington. He gained fame in New Zealand in the 1980s as the lead singer of pop group The Mockers....
/Tim Wedde, 1984) - Headless ChickensHeadless ChickensThe Headless Chickens were a New Zealand band. Going against the grain of the Dunedin sound that dominated the Flying Nun Records roster at the time, the Headless Chickens made extensive use of electronic instruments in their music.-History:The Headless Chickens recorded three albums, Stunt Clown...
- "Cruise Control" (Chris Matthews/Michael Lawry, 1991) - Peking ManPeking ManPeking Man , Homo erectus pekinensis, is an example of Homo erectus. A group of fossil specimens was discovered in 1923-27 during excavations at Zhoukoudian near Beijing , China...
- "Room That Echoes" (Neville Hall, 1985) - Herbs - "Sensitive To A Smile" (Dilworth Karaka/Tumahai, 1987)
- Dance Exponents - "I'll Say Goodbye (Even Tho I'm Blue)" (Jordan LuckJordan LuckJordan Luck was the lead singer and songwriter for the New Zealand rock band The Exponents. He was born in Vanderhoof in the province of British Columbia, Canada, but his family moved to Tokarahi and later moved to Geraldine where he grew up. He attended University of Canterbury and College House...
, 1983) - Sharon O'Neill - "Maybe" (Sharon O'Neill, 1981)
- Eye TV - "One Day Ahead" (Sean Sturm/Luke Casey/Michael Scott/Grant Winterburn, 2000)
- Zed - "Renegade Fighter" (Ben Campbell/Nathan King, 2000)
- Stellar* - "Part of Me" (Boh Runga, 1999)
- Coconut RoughCoconut RoughCoconut Rough were a short-lived New Zealand new wave/pop band formed in 1982.Despite their 1983 first single, "Sierra Leone", hitting the top five, and the band being named Most Promising Group of the Year at that year's RIANZ Awards they split up in 1984.-History:The band was formed in 1982 by...
- "Sierra Leone" (Andrew McLennan, 1983) - Sharon O'Neill - "Words" (Sharon O'Neill, 1979)
- Shona Laing - "Mercy of Love" (Shona Laing, 1992)
- SupergrooveSupergrooveSupergroove is a New Zealand funk rock music group. Their debut album Traction was released in 1994. The group disbanded in 1997 but recently reformed in 2007.- History :...
- "Can't Get Enough" (Joseph Fisher/Karl Steven, 1996)