Don’t Dream It’s Over

Don’t Dream It’s Over

From Dads on the Air by Dads on the Air | CRN | dadsontheair.com.au

April 8, 2026

About this episode

Jeff Apter discusses the life and music of Neil Finn, exploring his journey from Split Enz to Crowded House.

With special guest: Jeff Apter … in conversation with Bill Kable Jeff Apter has written the definitive story of Neil Finn, one of the Finns, including some remarkable things about this Kiwi icon we claim as an Aussie. Neil first appeared in our consciousness as a freaky member of the band Split Enz. He was the one up front singing I Got You which he also wrote. The band was not a one hit wonder but there were tensions among the members particularly between Neil and the leader of the band, his brother Tim, which cut short the life of the band. Ultimately Tim gave his brother good advice, go and form your own band and this led to Crowded House arriving and taking over the world record charts. Jeff Apter tells us that his book focusses on the music while filling in a lot of the background to the songs and the life of Neil Finn. For many of us a song Neil wrote will have a special meaning because it appeared at an important stage of our lives and the beautiful melody burns the message into our brains. Podcast (mp3)

People in this episode

Host: Bill Kable

Guest: Jeff Apter

Topics covered

  • music
  • biography
  • band history
  • songwriting
  • Australian music

Keywords

  • Neil Finn
  • Jeff Apter
  • Split Enz
  • Crowded House
  • music biography
  • songwriting
  • Australian music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Split Enz, Crowded House

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