When I was living in New York a decade or so ago, it seemed Dave Dobbyn was a bit of a soundtrack for the Kiwis we kicked around with. I am sure its a similar experience for many Kiwis overseas. I was not actually a great Dave fan before I went away (too much exposure to DD Smash I think) but I have come to be a fan. Welcome Home is a great song, but this is the song the evokes the best of Dave for me, and the best of New Zealand, that we are there for each other through thick and thin. (or at least we should be….)
And appropriately from the opening night of NZ Music Month last year at Mighty Mighty in Wellington.
Yes whenever I am feeling too happy with my life I can chuck on a Dobbyn song and feel depressively balanced by the end of it. “Welcome Home” is a terrible song.
I nominate this one for Labour’s/Phil Goff’s 2011 theme song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3cacgPo7o4
The Kerrison/Anika Moa version of this song is pretty special too.
Good old Dave Dobbyn
@Cactus Kate – well, my rebuttal is this song! : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cs3Pvmmv0E
Labour will get there