Arthur Baysting is a songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

, screenwriter

Screenwriter

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 (Sleeping Dogs, Neville Purvis Family Show), and comedian

Comedian

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 from New Zealand

New Zealand

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. He was a songwriting member of The Crocodiles

The Crocodiles

The 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...

, co-writing their biggest hit Tears with Fane Flaws

Fane Flaws

Fane 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....

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His comedy alter-ego Neville Purvis had his own television show in 1979. Baysting (as Neville Purvis) has a dubiously notable first in New Zealand. In 1979, at the end of a series of Neville Purvis, he uttered the word "fuck

Fuck

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" in the closing credits

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, being the first person on New Zealand Television to do so. It caused an uproar amongst the media watchdogs, and resulted in the show immediately being cancelled.

Baysting's songs have appeared on albums by The Crocodiles

The Crocodiles

The 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...

, The Windy City Strugglers

The Windy City Strugglers

The Windy City Strugglers are one of New Zealand's most enduring blues bands. Their music is based on the singing, songwriting, and guitar playing of Bill Lake, and the vocals of Rick Bryant. Their long-serving band members are Andrew Delahunty on guitar, harmonica and mandolin and Nick Bollinger...

, Glen Moffatt

Glen Moffatt

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, Jenny Morris and Al Hunter

Al Hunter (singer)

Al Hunter is a New Zealand country music singer-songwriter whose debut album, Neon Cowboy, released in 1987, "made country hip".Hunter was a soul singer in such Auckland bands of the late 1960s and '70s as Killing Floor, Cruise Lane, Chapeaux and the Hunter McCallum Band before embracing country...

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He also teamed up with partner Peter Dasent

Peter Dasent

Peter Dasent is a New Zealand musician and composer. He played keyboards in the bands Spats, and The Crocodiles. He leads the chamber-jazz group the Umbrellas, is writing a book on the music of Nino Rota and currently works in music composition for film and television, most notably in the...

 to write the crazy rock theme to the children's ABC

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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 television show The Ferals

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and several songs from the Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

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-directed puppet movie Meet the Feebles

Meet the Feebles

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Baysting has since worked extensively in the administration of the Australasian Performing Rights Association, and is currently a Project Director with the New Zealand Music Industry Commission.