Poor Boy (Split Enz song)

Song written by Tim Finn

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"Poor Boy"

Single by Split Enz
from the album  True Colours
B-side|

* "Missing Person (Live)"

Released| 1980 (1980)
Recorded| Melbourne, 1979
Genre| New wave
Length| 3:28
Label| Mushroom Records
Songwriter(s)| Tim Finn
Producer(s)| David Tickle
Split Enz singles chronology
| "What's the Matter with You"
(1980)  | "Poor Boy"
(1980)  | "One Step Ahead"
(1980)

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"Poor Boy" was a song written by Tim Finn and recorded by Split Enz for their 1980 True Colours album. It was released as a single in the UK only.[1]

## The song

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The lyrics concerned a young man who had fallen in love with a girl on another planet, who he had only discovered existed when tuning his radio, and his regret that they will never meet face to face. The song made use of an ethereal keyboard solo by Eddie Rayner.

## In popular culture

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In 2009 a Melbourne Theatre Company production[2] of the same name redeveloped the song's themes, with the other-worldly character presented as the ghost of a car accident.

## Track listing

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Released in the United Kingdom only.

1. "Poor Boy" 3:28
2. "Missing Person (Live)" 3:39

## Personnel

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* Tim Finn \- vocals
* Neil Finn \- vocals, guitar
* Noel Crombie \- percussion
* Malcolm Green \- drums
* Nigel Griggs \- bass
* Eddie Rayner \- vocals, keyboards

## ENZSO version

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"Poor Boy"

Single by Enzso
from the album  Enzso
Released| 1995
Label| Sony/Epic
Producer(s)| Dave Woodcock
Eddie Rayner
Enzso singles chronology
|  | "Poor Boy"
(1995)  | "'Message to My Girl'"
(1995)

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Dave Dobbyn singles chronology
| "Naked Flame"
(1995)  | "Poor Boy"
(1995)  | "Beside You"
(1997)

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"Poor Boy" is a song by Enzso, released as the first single from their album Enzso. With the B-sides "I See Red", which is available on the album, and "Albert of India".

### Track listing

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1. "Poor Boy" - Dave Dobbyn
2. "I See Red" - Tim Finn
3. "Albert of India" - Eddie Rayner

## References

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1. ^ "Poor Boy / Missing Person by Split Enz (Single, Art Pop): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
2. ^ "Poor Boy :: Melbourne Theatre Company". Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-03-06.

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* Phil Judd
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* Mike Howard
* Div Vercoe
* Wally Wilkinson
* Geoff Chunn
* Robert Gillies
* Eddie Rayner
* Emlyn Crowther
* Noel Crombie
* Malcolm Green
* Neil Finn
* Nigel Griggs
* Paul Hester

Studio albums|

* Mental Notes
* Second Thoughts
* Dizrythmia
* Frenzy
* The Beginning of the Enz
* True Colours
* Waiata / Corroboree
* Time and Tide
* Conflicting Emotions
* See Ya 'Round

Live albums|

* The Living Enz
* Anniversary
* Extravagenza
* Live, Alive Oh

Compilations|

* Beginning of the Enz
* Enz of an Era
* History Never Repeats – The Best of Split Enz
* Oddz and Enz
* Rear Enz
* The Best of Split Enz
* Spellbound
* Rootin Tootin Luton Tapes

Tribute albums|

* She Will Have Her Way
* He Will Have His Way
* They Will Have Their Way

Singles|

* "Late Last Night"
* "My Mistake"
* "I See Red"
* "I Got You"
* "I Hope I Never"
* "Poor Boy"
* "One Step Ahead"
* "History Never Repeats"
* "I Don't Wanna Dance"
* "Dirty Creature"
* "Six Months in a Leaky Boat"
* "Never Ceases to Amaze Me"
* "Next Exit"
* "Strait Old Line"
* "Message to My Girl"
* "I Walk Away"

Videos|

* Split Enz

Related articles|

* Discography
* Members
* ENZSO
* Forenzics
* Crowded House
* Finn Brothers
* The Makers
* Rikky and Pete
* Schnell Fenster
* The Swingers
* One Out of the Bag

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