Nature's Best 3
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Nature's Best 3 is a two-disc compilation album of 35 New Zealand
popular music
songs, numbers 66-100 on the APRA 75th Anniversary Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time. See Nature's Best
for more information on the selection process of this list.
Nature's Best 3 was released as part of a Nature's Best Box Set on 29 November 2005.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
popular music
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
songs, numbers 66-100 on the APRA 75th Anniversary Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time. See Nature's Best
Nature's Best
Nature's Best is a two-disc compilation album of thirty New Zealand popular music songs, selected by a panel as the top thirty New Zealand songs of all time.-Selection:...
for more information on the selection process of this list.
Nature's Best 3 was released as part of a Nature's Best Box Set on 29 November 2005.
Disc one
- Blam Blam BlamBlam Blam BlamBlam Blam Blam were a New Zealand pop/rock/alternative band. Tim Mahon and Mark Bell had been members of The Plague and The Whizz Kids...
- "Don't Fight It Marsha, It's Bigger Than The Both Of Us" (Don McGlashanDon McGlashanDon McGlashan is a New Zealand musician and songwriter who has been a member of bands such as The Plague, From Scratch, The Whizz Kids, Blam Blam Blam, The Front Lawn, The Mutton Birds and, from 2009, The Bellbirds. He composed several pieces for the Limbs Dance Company...
, 1981) - Hello SailorHello Sailor (band)Hello Sailor was a New Zealand pop/rock band originally formed in 1975.- History :The band's history is long and complicated, with guitarist/vocalists Dave McArtney and Harry Lyon having first played together in the mid 1960s. After several lineup changes, the band released its first album, Hello...
- "Gutter Black" (Dave McArtneyDave McArtneyDave McArtney is a New Zealand musician and songwriter. He has a BA in English, majoring in Renaissance poetry. He first came to prominence as a member of the band Hello Sailor...
, 1977) - HerbsHerbs (band)Herbs are a New Zealand reggae vocal group formed in 1979 once described as "New Zealand's most soulful, heartfelt and consistent contemporary musical voice". It has been said their debut EP Whats' Be Happen? "set a standard for Pacific reggae which has arguably never been surpassed".-History:Herbs...
- "Long Ago" (Lundon/Hona, 1984) - Blam Blam BlamBlam Blam BlamBlam Blam Blam were a New Zealand pop/rock/alternative band. Tim Mahon and Mark Bell had been members of The Plague and The Whizz Kids...
- "There Is No Depression In New Zealand" - Dave DobbynDave DobbynDave Dobbyn, ONZM is an award-winning New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th' Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash...
- "You Oughta Be In Love" (Dave Dobbyn, 1986) - Fur PatrolFur PatrolFur Patrol is a rock band, originally from Wellington, New Zealand, now based in Melbourne, Australia.Their debut EP, Starlifter, was released on the independent Wellington label Wishbone in 1998. Their debut album Pet was produced by David Long, guitarist of the Six Volts and the The Mutton Birds...
- "Andrew" (Andrew Bain/Julia Deans/Simon Braxton/Steven Wells, 2000) - Graham BrazierGraham BrazierGraham Brazier is a New Zealand musician and songwriter. He first came to prominence in the band Hello Sailor. After Hello Sailor he formed a band called the Legionnaires...
- "Billy Bold" (Graham Brazier, 1981) - Crowded HouseCrowded HouseCrowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...
- "Distant Sun" (Neil FinnNeil FinnNeil Mullane Finn, OBE is a New Zealand Pop recording artist. Along with his brother Tim Finn, he was the co-frontman for Split Enz and is now frontman for Crowded House...
, 1993) - Bic RungaBic RungaBriolette Kah Bic Runga MNZM is a New Zealand pop recording artist whose first solo album, Drive, debuted at number one on the New Zealand RIANZ charts. She has since become one of the highest-selling New Zealand artists in recent history...
- "Suddenly StrangeSuddenly Strange"Suddenly Strange" is Bic Runga's third single from her album Drive. It was released in New Zealand in September 1997, and in Australia in 1998....
" (Bic Runga, 1997) - The MockersThe MockersThe Mockers were a New Zealand pop band formed in Wellington in 1979 by Andrew Fagan. Fagan was the only ever-present of the band's line-up whose initial members were mostly drawn from Fagan's Rongotai College classmates. Their songs include "One Black Friday" and "Forever Tuesday Morning"...
- "Forever Tuesday Morning" (Gary Curtis/Andrew FaganAndrew FaganAndrew Fagan is a prominent New Zealand writer, singer and songwriter. He was born in 1962 and grew up in Wellington. He gained fame in New Zealand in the 1980s as the lead singer of pop group The Mockers....
/Tim Wedde, 1984) - Headless ChickensHeadless ChickensThe Headless Chickens were a New Zealand band. Going against the grain of the Dunedin sound that dominated the Flying Nun Records roster at the time, the Headless Chickens made extensive use of electronic instruments in their music.-History:The Headless Chickens recorded three albums, Stunt Clown...
- "Cruise Control" (Chris Matthews/Michael Lawry, 1991) - The FeelersThe FeelersThe Feelers are a New Zealand rock band formed in the early 1990s in Christchurch by James Reid , Matthew Thomas and Hamish Gee .-History:...
- "Pressure Man" (James Reid/Matt Thomas/Hamish Gee, 1998) - Crowded HouseCrowded HouseCrowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...
- "Private Universe" (Neil Finn, 1994) - Peking ManPeking ManPeking Man , Homo erectus pekinensis, is an example of Homo erectus. A group of fossil specimens was discovered in 1923-27 during excavations at Zhoukoudian near Beijing , China...
- "Room That Echoes" (Neville Hall, 1985) - HerbsHerbs (band)Herbs are a New Zealand reggae vocal group formed in 1979 once described as "New Zealand's most soulful, heartfelt and consistent contemporary musical voice". It has been said their debut EP Whats' Be Happen? "set a standard for Pacific reggae which has arguably never been surpassed".-History:Herbs...
- "Sensitive To A Smile" (Dilworth Karaka/Tumahai, 1987) - Prince Tui TekaPrince Tui TekaTui Teka , better known by his stage names "Tui Latui" or Prince Tui Teka was a Māori singer/actor. Teka was a member of the Maori Volcanics Showband before having a successful solo career.- Career:Teka was born in Ruatahuna, New Zealand near Te Urewera...
- "E Ipo" (Ngoi PēwhairangiNgoi PewhairangiNgoi Pēwhairangi—in full, Te Kumeroa Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi, was a prominent teacher of, and advocate for, Māori language and culture, and the composer of many songs...
/Missy/Prince Tui Teka, 1982) - Front Lawn - "Andy" (Harry SinclairHarry SinclairHarry Sinclair is a film director, writer, and actor. In his early career he was an actor and member of The Front Lawn, a musical theater duo. He went on to write and direct several short films, a TV series and three feature films.-Background:...
/Don McGlashan, 1987)
Disc two
- ShihadShihadShihad is a New Zealand hard/alternative rock band, currently based in Melbourne, Australia. During Shihad's recording career, they have produced four number-one studio albums and three top-ten singles in their home country of New Zealand....
- "Bitter" (Karl KippenbergerKarl KippenbergerKarl Brenton Jamie Kippenberger , grandson of Captain E.T Kippenberger, great nephew of Major-General Sir Howard Kippenberger, is the bass guitarist of the New Zealand band Shihad....
/Tom LarkinTom LarkinTom Larkin is a member of the New Zealand band Shihad. He plays the drums, sings background vocals and uses samplers...
/Phil Knight/Jon ToogoodJon ToogoodJonathan Charles Toogood is the frontman of the New Zealand rock band Shihad. He formed the band in 1988 with fellow Wellingtonian Tom Larkin...
, 1995) - Crowded HouseCrowded HouseCrowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...
- "Four Seasons In One Day" (Neil Finn/Tim FinnTim FinnBrian Timothy "Tim" Finn, OBE is a New Zealand singer and musician. Finn is most known for his music with New Zealand 1970s and 1980s rock group Split Enz, and later for his solo work, a temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowded House and his joint efforts with Neil Finn as the Finn...
, 1991) - The ChillsThe ChillsThe Chills are a guitar and keyboard-based rock band from Dunedin, New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, they were one of the proponents of the Dunedin Sound.- History :...
- "Heavenly Pop Hit" (Martin Phillipps, 1990) - Sneaky FeelingsSneaky FeelingsSneaky Feelings were a 1980s New Zealand pop/rock band, led by Matthew Bannister, who recorded on the Flying Nun label. Initially recording with the line-up of Bannister , David Pine , Kat Tyrie and Martin Durrant , Tyrie was replaced by John Kelcher early in the band's career...
- "Husband House" (Matthew BannisterMatthew Bannister (musician)Matthew Bannister is a New Zealand musician, journalist, and academic. Originally from Dunblane in Scotland he moved to New Zealand with his family when he was 17.-Musical career:...
, 1995) - Pop Mechanix - "Jumping Out a Window"
- Straitjacket FitsStraitjacket FitsStraitjacket Fits formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1986 and were a prominent band in the Flying Nun label's second wave of the Dunedin Sound.-Biography:...
- "If I Were You" (Shayne CarterShayne CarterShayne Carter is best-known for being the Straitjacket Fits' principal singer/songwriting/guitarist in the late 80s/early 90s, and later on a founding member of Dimmer.Carter comes from a musical family...
/John Collie/Straitjacket Fits, 1993) - Dance Exponents - "I'll Say Goodbye (Even Tho I'm Blue)" (Jordan LuckJordan LuckJordan Luck was the lead singer and songwriter for the New Zealand rock band The Exponents. He was born in Vanderhoof in the province of British Columbia, Canada, but his family moved to Tokarahi and later moved to Geraldine where he grew up. He attended University of Canterbury and College House...
, 1983) - Sharon O'NeillSharon O'Neill-Albums:*1979 - This Heart This Song*1980 - Sharon O'Neill*1980 - Words*1981 - Maybe*1983 - Foreign Affairs*1983 - Smash Palace *1984 - So Far - The Best 14...
- "Maybe" (Sharon O'Neill, 1981) - Eye TV - "One Day Ahead" (Sean Sturm/Luke Casey/Michael Scott/Grant Winterburn, 2000)
- ZedZedZed , in Commonwealth English, is the name of the twenty-sixth and final letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet Zed may also refer to:- Living persons :*Zed Shaw, US computer programmer...
- "Renegade Fighter" (Ben Campbell/Nathan King, 2000) - Stellar* - "Part of Me" (Boh RungaBoh RungaBoh Runga is a New Zealand recording artist and was the lead singer and guitarist in New Zealand rock band Stellar*. She comes from a musical family - both her sisters have been in bands...
, 1999) - Coconut RoughCoconut RoughCoconut Rough were a short-lived New Zealand new wave/pop band formed in 1982.Despite their 1983 first single, "Sierra Leone", hitting the top five, and the band being named Most Promising Group of the Year at that year's RIANZ Awards they split up in 1984.-History:The band was formed in 1982 by...
- "Sierra Leone" (Andrew McLennan, 1983) - Sharon O'Neill - "Words" (Sharon O'Neill, 1979)
- Split EnzSplit EnzSplit Enz were a New Zealand band of the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada during the early 1980s ‒ most notably with the single "I Got You", and built a cult following elsewhere...
- "Spellbound" (Tim Finn/Phil Judd, 1979) - Citizen BandCitizen BandCitizen Band were a New Zealand band formed by the brothers Geoff and Mike Chunn, both of whom had previously been members of Split Enz.- Band members :...
- "Rust In My Car" (Geoff Chunn, 1979) - Shona LaingShona LaingShona Laing is a New Zealand musician. She has had several hits in her native country, as well as a few minor international hits, most notably " Not a Kennedy" and "Soviet Snow". Laing also contributed to the Manfred Mann's Earth Band album Somewhere in Afrika...
- "Mercy of Love" (Shona Laing, 1992) - SupergrooveSupergrooveSupergroove is a New Zealand funk rock music group. Their debut album Traction was released in 1994. The group disbanded in 1997 but recently reformed in 2007.- History :...
- "Can't Get Enough" (Joseph Fisher/Karl Steven, 1996) - Dave DobbynDave DobbynDave Dobbyn, ONZM is an award-winning New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th' Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash...
- "Naked Flame"
See also
- Nature's Best 2Nature's Best 2Nature's Best 2 is a two-disc compilation album of 35 New Zealand popular music songs, numbers 31-65 on the APRA 75th Anniversary Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time...
- Nature's BestNature's BestNature's Best is a two-disc compilation album of thirty New Zealand popular music songs, selected by a panel as the top thirty New Zealand songs of all time.-Selection:...
- More NatureMore NatureMore Nature is a one-disc compilation album of twenty notable New Zealand popular music songs from 2000-2005, intended to be a supplement to the Nature's Best series of compilation albums...
- Australasian Performing Rights Association