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Shane Nicholson — The Best Day of the Year
Album: It's a Movie
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Released: 2004
Length: 3:21
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It's a new sun
Summer's begun
And shifted a weight off your mind
Slow down
Turn back around
Everyone's waiting behind
Cool eyes that watch you from miles away
Wait for a time when you learn to stay

And everyone knows i'll be here
On the best day of the year
When everything's perfectly clear

Step back
You're under attack
The rain's coming in through the roof
Choosing sides
The whole thing collides
And someone's left looking for proof

And everyone knows i'll be here
On the best day of the year
When everything's perfectly clear

Cool eyes that watch you from miles away
Wait for a time when you learn to stay

And everyone knows i'll be here
On the best day of the year
When everything's perfectly clear
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 Grayson wrote:
He seems big in Australia. 
 

He had put on a little weight at that time! 
Posted 3 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
payola must be alive and well
Posted 3 years ago by bullshipped    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

I'm not sure how one could pose without being self-conscious anyhow.
 
Don't know who you are, Proclivities, but you don't miss a beat, do you? Thanks for another grin....
Posted 4 years ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]
He seems big in Australia. 
Posted 4 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
 Wizzuvvoz wrote:
self conscious posing on the cover IMO but I like the song (7).  Wish I had heard it without viewing the cover.
  alux wrote:

As opposed to every other album cover ever made?  Please.  
 
I'm not sure how one could pose without being self-conscious anyhow.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 fraserji wrote:
What an unnecessary thing to say.  While I agree Finn isn't in the same bracket as Lennon, I'm a fan of both. "Mud"? What a douche.  ercasul wrote:

Putting Neil Finn in the same bracket as Lennon...?   That's like saying mud is like diamonds. 
I am constantly amazed how Neil Finn has conned so many people for so long.   
 

 
Neil Finn is not in the same bracket as Lennon when it comes to fame.  His songwriting, however, I would argue certainly  is.
Posted 5 years ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
What an unnecessary thing to say.  While I agree Finn isn't in the same bracket as Lennon, I'm a fan of both. "Mud"? What a douche.  ercasul wrote:

Putting Neil Finn in the same bracket as Lennon...?   That's like saying mud is like diamonds. 
I am constantly amazed how Neil Finn has conned so many people for so long.   
 

Posted 5 years ago by fraserji    [ Reply ]
So excellent; reminds me of shades of RubyHorse, Thirteen Senses, and of course, Neil Finn, but yet unique and distinguished. Bravo!
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Yup, totally thought it was Crowded House. Btw, their last album from 2010, 'Intriguer', is super good. https://www.allmusic.com/album/intriguer-mw0001995978
Posted 8 years ago by dbbsub    [ Reply ]
I'm with the rest of you ..... hearing echoes of Neil Finn magic 
Posted 8 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
Was certain this was crowded house. Wow.
Posted 8 years ago by Sunman    [ Reply ]
Could be Neil Finn's brother singing.
...
Oh, wait. That position's already taken.
...
Could be Neil Finn's other brother. 
Posted 9 years ago by agkagk    [ Reply ]
Hmmm..stranger than fiction....
 
Posted 9 years ago by hempmandan    [ Reply ]
Holy moly -- how was this not the Finns or Crowded House?  Very nice...
Posted 10 years ago by SteveWantsABeer    [ Reply ]
I bought the album based on one listen to this song. Very glad I did.
Posted 10 years ago by k1j2cat    [ Reply ]
CROWDED HOUSE - CLEARLY
Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
First listen for me, too.  (Cynaera — a few posts below.)  Yep, that's a familiar voice and the song has easy, calm, and clear, vibrations.  Seven, you say?  Yeah, sure, I can agree with that.  Wonder if that's how your greenhouse felt ...
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
First listen as well.. I like this one.
Posted 12 years ago by ski19570    [ Reply ]
blandly pretty.
Posted 12 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
 ercasul wrote:

Putting Neil Finn in the same bracket as Lennon...?   That's like saying mud is like diamonds. 
I am constantly amazed how Neil Finn has conned so many people for so long.   
 
isn't it possible that he's not 'conned so many people for so long', but that many people find something of value in his music?
Posted 12 years ago by jt1    [ Reply ]
I like this song, on first listen.  Thought it was Del Amitri at first, but Nicholson's vocals are more refined.  7 for starters, with potential...
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
first listen - very nice!
Posted 13 years ago by tphord    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Yeah, I was wondering which Finn brother this was too. It's not just the voice, the lyrics and melody sound the same. 
 
{#Yes}

Posted 13 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
 MojoJojo wrote:
That was nice
 
Wow. Without even hesitating, I saw my comment and said, "gee, Dad was still alive then".  Funny how life has its milestones.
Posted 14 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
 RobMartin wrote:


A pleasant tune with traits reminiscent of Neil Finn, Snow Patrol, and Toad? Definitely! Such a perfect compliment. {#Sunny}
I also particularly like his song "Nice to Be Here" off the same album. Hey RP, it's very nice to be here today!
 
Yeah, I was wondering which Finn brother this was too. It's not just the voice, the lyrics and melody sound the same. 
Posted 14 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:

I was thinking Neil Finn with Snow Patrol...but I like the Toad reference.

 

A pleasant tune with traits reminiscent of Neil Finn, Snow Patrol, and Toad? Definitely! Such a perfect compliment. {#Sunny}
I also particularly like his song "Nice to Be Here" off the same album. Hey RP, it's very nice to be here today!
Posted 14 years ago by RobMartin    [ Reply ]
First time i hear this, but i like it!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
I purchased this album a few years ago.  Nice to here Shane on RP.
Posted 14 years ago by Dahnyul    [ Reply ]
 Gregorama wrote:

Neil Finn is a great singer songwriter. Used to be with Crowded House in the 80s or early 90s, and I think Split Endz at one point. 

 
Actually, Neil and brother Tim founded Split Enz in the late '70s/early '80s. Tim left the band, and Neil formed Crowded House. Tim joined them for one album, Woodface. Neil and Tim have done a number of albums together. Neil gets all the props for his songwriting, and well he should. But you should check out Tim's solo stuff. Pretty good.

Hey! Isn't this page about Shane Nicholson? {#Wink}

Posted 15 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 ladron wrote:
Reminds me of Toad the Wet Sprocket.
 
I was thinking Neil Finn with Snow Patrol...but I like the Toad reference.

Posted 15 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
self conscious posing on the cover IMO...
 
As opposed to every other album cover ever made?  Please.  

Posted 15 years ago by alux    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Toad the Wet Sprocket.
Posted 15 years ago by ladron    [ Reply ]
self conscious posing on the cover IMO but I like the song (7).  Wish I had heard it without viewing the cover.

Posted 15 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
 Marr wrote:
...."In fact, in the last year, he met and played with Neil Finn ....  Nicholson said. "He's one of those artists — like John Lennon or Elton John — ...."
 
Putting Neil Finn in the same bracket as Lennon...?   That's like saying mud is like diamonds. 
I am constantly amazed how Neil Finn has conned so many people for so long.   
Posted 15 years ago by ercasul    [ Reply ]
God I love this song. Goosebumps. Been listening to it for four years - since I first heard it here!
Posted 16 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
The best day of the year? That would probably be Christmas.
Posted 16 years ago by Whirlpool    [ Reply ]
That was nice
Posted 17 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Whoa, thought I listening to Finn. Not that that's a bad thing. Pretty good song.
Posted 19 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
um, I came here to say that this guy sounds like...guess who? I guess my thought was not so original. I've never heard another singer who even comes close, until this guy. sounding even a little like Neil Finn is a good thing!
Posted 19 years ago by flandersdog    [ Reply ]
OK, enough about Mr. Finn. How's the rest of this album?
Posted 19 years ago by Lazy8    [ Reply ]
boring .... 3/10
Posted 19 years ago by Solid_Master    [ Reply ]
maryann wrote:
Hey! He sounds like . . . . oh, never mind.
He sounds like....lame....maybe?
Posted 19 years ago by nuggler    [ Reply ]
Finnish! Nice!
Posted 19 years ago by heeb    [ Reply ]
Gregorama wrote:
Neil Finn is a great singer songwriter.
Now THAT is an understatement. Not many better... Funny, I actually came here to ask if Neil Finn changed is name and why. Reading a few posts, I realized it wouldn't have been that clever as that's the only thing anybody is talking about on this thread. Man... this REALLY sounds like the Finn Neil.
Posted 19 years ago by bobringer    [ Reply ]
shell wrote:
Hmm. He's called Shane, he sounds like the reformed Kiwi N.Finn and is that a mullet he's sporting on the cover of his album? Must be Antipodean. (Mullet = short hair at sides, long at back - with geographic variances.)
That doesn't look like a mullet to me.
Posted 19 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
The worst thing I can say about this song is it ends too soon.
Posted 19 years ago by radiojunkie    [ Reply ]
Article I found about Shane Nicholson on the web ""I can remember that day so clearly," Nicholson said. "I was 15 and it was my first real solo gig. I played ‘To Her Door' and Crowded House's ‘Better Be Home Soon,' but I had to use two bits of fishing line because I only had two guitar strings and you had to have four. Of course, I couldn't tune it, but I still pulled it off. It's funny, though. I didn't even know you had to plug the chord into an amp." " spacer "In fact, in the last year, he met and played with Neil Finn, an artist who Nicholson has often been compared to. "Meeting him was amazing," Nicholson said. "He's one of those artists — like John Lennon or Elton John — who wrote songs that had real meaning behind them. I don't like to classify myself as anything really, but to be compared to Neil Finn is a greater compliment than an insult." "
Posted 19 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
I'll bet ol' Shane here grew up in a crowded house...
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Hmm. He's called Shane, he sounds like the reformed Kiwi N.Finn and is that a mullet he's sporting on the cover of his album? Must be Antipodean. (Mullet = short hair at sides, long at back - with geographic variances.)
Posted 19 years ago by shell    [ Reply ]
bajafisher wrote:
who Is Neil Finn?
Neil Finn is a great singer songwriter. Used to be with Crowded House in the 80s or early 90s, and I think Split Endz at one point. I think Neil Finn is one of the most poignant and melodic songwriters around. If you want a great album, buy "Try Whistling This" It is a masterpiece. He was touring this past year with his brother Tim, as "The Finn Brothers" They have a recent album out that is fantastic--if you like Neil Finn.
Posted 19 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
good stuff. cool voice. excellent follow-up to Joseph Arthur too. how 'bout some Stochansky next?
Posted 19 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
Middling.
Posted 19 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
mrselfdestruct wrote:
I was thinking Rob Zombie, but you're right... it's definitely Alice Cooper. ;)
Not Marilyn Manson? O:)
Posted 19 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
mrselfdestruct wrote:
I was thinking Rob Zombie, but you're right... it's definitely Alice Cooper. ;)
I would rather say it's barbara streisand...
Posted 19 years ago by nielsen    [ Reply ]
eco wrote:
wow. this guy sounds exactly like alice cooper. it's erie.
I was thinking Rob Zombie, but you're right... it's definitely Alice Cooper. ;)
Posted 19 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
Don't know why, I'm at work, this is great background music for designing a logo. Too weird.
Posted 19 years ago by fitz368    [ Reply ]
bajafisher wrote:
Neil Finn sounds like Shane Nicholson
Ohhh OK I got it now.
Posted 19 years ago by bajafisher    [ Reply ]
bajafisher wrote:
who Is Neil Finn?
Neil Finn sounds like Shane Nicholson
Posted 19 years ago by bajafisher    [ Reply ]
who Is Neil Finn?
Posted 19 years ago by bajafisher    [ Reply ]
Reminds me more of the Doves... "Break me gently" anyone?
Posted 20 years ago by Dianyla    [ Reply ]
It's almost a shame the guy sounds that much like NF, all 3 album reviews said the same thing. Hope it is a boost and not an anchor... a 6.
Posted 20 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
Even when I know it's Shane Nicholson, it still sounds like..... that other guy ---- the guitar, the voice, the melody. Maybe that's what makes it a good song.
Posted 20 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
dude sounds like a lady.
Posted 20 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
Hey! He sounds like . . . . oh, never mind.
Posted 20 years ago by maryann    [ Reply ]
Monkeysdad wrote:
Anyone hear Neil Finn/Crowded House here?
Yes... thought for certain this was one of the Finns. Very similar sound and voices.
Posted 20 years ago by Cyclehawk    [ Reply ]
reminds me of Nickel Creek..
Posted 20 years ago by imelda    [ Reply ]
wow. this guy sounds exactly like alice cooper. it's erie.
Posted 20 years ago by eco    [ Reply ]
phineas wrote:
"You know, I saw Mark1970 down at the pub the other day. He's nothing like Neil Finn!" ;-P
Awww... shucks..... what was the problem? My greasy mullet? LOL
Posted 20 years ago by Mark1970    [ Reply ]
Mark1970 wrote:
Actually, I would think he would be quite flattered to even be mentioned in the same breath as Neil Finn.
"You know, I saw Mark1970 down at the pub the other day. He's nothing like Neil Finn!" ;-P
Posted 20 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
Guess who this reminded me of? It must be him!
Posted 20 years ago by rexi    [ Reply ]
Anyone hear Neil Finn/Crowded House here?
Posted 20 years ago by Monkeysdad    [ Reply ]
Can't believe that I'm going to engage in "sounds like" but is anyone familiar with the Travis CD The Man Who? There must be a big well somewhere that gushes this (admitably attractive) stuff, and bands walk by with their bucket...
Posted 20 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
I bet he gets sick of hearing that....even all the reviews on Amazon mention Neil.
Actually, I would think he would be quite flattered to even be mentioned in the same breath as Neil Finn. This is good stuff......
Posted 20 years ago by Mark1970    [ Reply ]
Uh, well...looks like it's unanimous about the Neil Finn voice thing. But I'm wondering who he is--I've never heard of him, and would like to know (hear) more!
Posted 20 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
melancholy, melodic, moonshine
Posted 20 years ago by jazzface78    [ Reply ]
marci28 wrote:
yep, me too! It's eerie.... I bet he gets sick of hearing that....even all the reviews on Amazon mention Neil.
...me too! Still, I can think of worse people to be compared to! I like it!
Posted 20 years ago by ciscochasbro    [ Reply ]
mikedill wrote:
I came here to mention this reminded me of Neil Finn and someone beat me to it! Would love to hear more from this guy.
yep, me too! It's eerie.... I bet he gets sick of hearing that....even all the reviews on Amazon mention Neil.
Posted 20 years ago by marci28    [ Reply ]
I came here to mention this reminded me of Neil Finn and someone beat me to it! Would love to hear more from this guy.
Posted 20 years ago by mikedill    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Neil Finn. Particularly "How Will You Go" by the Finn Brothers.
Posted 20 years ago by robinesque    [ Reply ]