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Neil Finn — Driving Me Mad
Album: One Nil
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Released: 2001
Length: 3:51
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Deadlines again
Feel like hiding out
No sign of comfort yet
Have a nap while no ones looking
Bring some inspiration to the man
In my head
A namesake out of reach
Strange days upon us now
we leave the dust of conversation
Hanging in the light above the bed

Leave me now
Cos tonight its driving me mad
I guess I'll be all right
But tonight it's driving me mad

Year after year
Demons always come
Fail to materialise
Way beyond my understanding
Find my only comfort in your hands

Hold me now
Cos tonight its driving me mad
This dream can fill you up
But tonight it's driving me mad

Hey diamond girl
Restless in my head
Say what lies between us
A host of everyday distractions
But most of all its music taking me

It's driving me mad
Still I can't refuse
Even when it's driving me mad
I guess I'll be all right
When tomorrow brings some relief
This dream can fill you up
So put it out and find what's underneath
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Remember this song from twenty years ago. I liked it so much I added to a series of playlists I made. Called the project Eat the Music and gave CD copies out every year for Christmas gifts. 
Posted 16 hours ago by jeffschreiber99    [ Reply ]
 tinypriest wrote:

Neil is so underrated. His songs are so well crafted and filled with unsentimental emotion. His melodies are like the best chocolate you've ever had.



Im not sure if its possible to have "Unsentimental emotion". That would be a bit like playing the blues for fun 
Posted 1 month ago by devaplan1    [ Reply ]
 tinypriest wrote:

Neil is so underrated. His songs are so well crafted and filled with unsentimental emotion. His melodies are like the best chocolate you've ever had.


Under-rated?
By what source? YELP?
The guy is a well-known commodity. Has been for over 40 years.
And the “best” chocolate wouldn’t be under-rated - if it was the best.
Your analogy is, well, over-rated…at one comment.
Posted 7 months ago by below72    [ Reply ]
 Marr wrote:

Such a subtle masterpiece of Finnwork. 



👍
Posted 7 months ago by below72    [ Reply ]
great album
Posted 1 year ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
 mgkiwi wrote:

Love this guy. He put on an awesome performance with Crowded House recently in Wellington, great to see them back together and his two sons make for great additions to the band. Keep on rocking NF!




Tickets for the upcoming show May 23' in Vancouver.  Can't wait.
Posted 3 years ago by mkane67    [ Reply ]
Well, I appreciate YOU, Bill!
Posted 3 years ago by boomman8139    [ Reply ]
You know who's as talented as Lindsay Buckingham? Neil Finn. And he will do it for less than 20 million that Buckingham demanded to tour with Fleetwood Mac.
Posted 3 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
A uniqe voice . The sound of NZ. Together with the Muttonbirds a good reason to dream of a trip down under
Posted 4 years ago by Mads    [ Reply ]
Love this guy. He put on an awesome performance with Crowded House recently in Wellington, great to see them back together and his two sons make for great additions to the band. Keep on rocking NF!
Posted 4 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
Neil Finn. Crowded House. Solo. Eddie Vedder and FM collabs.

What a treasure.

Thank you.
Posted 4 years ago by jwolf8609    [ Reply ]
 jmddj wrote:
Raising from 8 to 9.  Neil Finn- bringing sanity and serenity when the night is driving me mad...
 
Good point. I'll follow suit.  9
Posted 5 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
Neil is so underrated. His songs are so well crafted and filled with unsentimental emotion. His melodies are like the best chocolate you've ever had.
Posted 5 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
Such a subtle masterpiece of Finnwork. 
Posted 5 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
I was hooked on Split Enz and never stopped being a fan of whatever the Brothers Finn where up to. Neil is a prince with a gift for song writing very few have. Glad to have him in the RP circulation. Thanks, Bill G. 
Posted 5 years ago by StfuDonny    [ Reply ]
 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
 floydpink wrote:

or Dave Dobbyn
 
what about Mutton Birds, a thing well made
 
EXCELLENT! The last few "reply to replies" I posted only put up the latter of the postings. Now we get both, and rightly so! Whichever programmer had that idea deserves a raise! So back to my reply... what the fuck are mutton birds?! I'm sure Google can tell me, but I sure hope people don't eat them!
Posted 6 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
Again, thank you!!! 
Posted 6 years ago by annds    [ Reply ]
 floydpink wrote:

or Dave Dobbyn
 
what about Mutton Birds, a thing well made
Posted 6 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
bumped from 6 to 7. Hitting the spot on this Friday night
Posted 7 years ago by pontfarrer    [ Reply ]
 murr69st335 wrote:
one of New Zealands best songwriters that boy. But not the only one. Would love to hear some Flying  Nun Records bands on here. The Chills or Straitjacket Fits for example
 
or Dave Dobbyn
Posted 7 years ago by floydpink    [ Reply ]
Totally Crowded House Sound. Love it!
Posted 7 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
yeah with fleetwood mac now. Dunno bout that. They could probably use his help tho 
Posted 7 years ago by murr69st335    [ Reply ]
one of New Zealands best songwriters that boy. But not the only one. Would love to hear some Flying  Nun Records bands on here. The Chills or Straitjacket Fits for example
Posted 7 years ago by murr69st335    [ Reply ]
Touring with Fleetwood Mac now...would love to hear that!
Posted 7 years ago by zatxela    [ Reply ]
Just beautiful!!!
Posted 7 years ago by harris.cc368    [ Reply ]
Raising from 8 to 9.  Neil Finn- bringing sanity and serenity when the night is driving me mad...
Posted 8 years ago by jmddj    [ Reply ]
Un vrai talent d'écriture ce Flinn !
Posted 8 years ago by Noé    [ Reply ]
ahh.. perfect. 
Posted 8 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill!  Love this!
Posted 9 years ago by water    [ Reply ]
Love the Finns!  Great tune.
Posted 10 years ago by bubbadub    [ Reply ]
 zyxzyx wrote:
God, again? Why so often?

 
Agreed. How about a different Finn number?
Posted 10 years ago by Fmajorminor    [ Reply ]
God, again? Why so often?
Posted 10 years ago by zyxzyx    [ Reply ]
  yirs, choises eh taswegian...we islanders need to spread our wings we do ...and can still appreciate antipodean sounds from afar
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
 Jannne wrote:

Hey kcar thanks for the news...yip, life here is good ! :) 

 
Yes life there was very good when I left for Blighty in 1979.(choices, choises).
Posted 10 years ago by taswegian    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Neil's great, but that album he put out with his wife was not good at all. 

Wow, you're practically neighbors with the Finns! How's life in Tasmania, "world's largest producer of opium alkaloids for the pharmaceutical market"? 

(Poacher scrambles to arrange a long vacation on the island...)

Winds of change blowing in Tasmania, according to the NYT: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/20/business/international/tasmania-big-supplier-to-drug-companies-faces-changes.html

 
Hey kcar thanks for the news...yip, life here is good ! :) 
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
Just when I ask myself "where have all the great songwriters gone?"   I see they haven't all gone after all
Posted 10 years ago by dsd    [ Reply ]
 Jannne wrote:
               Neil Finn...unmistakable excellence personified....{#Crown}

 
Neil's great, but that album he put out with his wife was not good at all. 

Wow, you're practically neighbors with the Finns! How's life in Tasmania, "world's largest producer of opium alkaloids for the pharmaceutical market"? 

(Poacher scrambles to arrange a long vacation on the island...)

Winds of change blowing in Tasmania, according to the NYT: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/20/business/international/tasmania-big-supplier-to-drug-companies-faces-changes.html


Posted 11 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 Jannne wrote:
               Neil Finn...unmistakable excellence personified....{#Crown}

 

You said it!
Posted 11 years ago by eroz    [ Reply ]
9>10
Posted 11 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
7>8
Posted 11 years ago by jchap5    [ Reply ]
Pretty good song!
Posted 11 years ago by MI_Moonlight    [ Reply ]
I like Neil Finn, and this is another great song from a guy who specialises in great songs. Someone equates this with late era Petty? Wash out your ears sir. This is brilliant, but Petty is Godlike, unassailable.
I get the (unspoken) reference to Wildflowers, but as Petty's second best solo album, it's beyond Neil's reach. Not by much mind.
Posted 11 years ago by madaxeman    [ Reply ]
               Neil Finn...unmistakable excellence personified....{#Crown}
Posted 11 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
Just when I think I can see and appreciate all the layers of genius in Neil Finn's head, new rays burst forth, and I can see even deeper.  Bravo!
Posted 11 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 ladybinnath wrote:
Nice, but it reminds me of late-era Tom Petty...recycling the old tropes that he could write fresh in his sleep years ago, and pairing them with plodding rhythms.

 
Unnecessarily harsh.  I'm just as happy with late-era Tom Petty as I am with prime-of-youth Petty.  Same goes for Neil Finn.      
Posted 12 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
Nice, but it reminds me of late-era Tom Petty...recycling the old tropes that he could write fresh in his sleep years ago, and pairing them with plodding rhythms.
Posted 12 years ago by ladybinnath    [ Reply ]
Favorite Neil Finn song. Love to hear more from the whole Finn family.
Posted 12 years ago by dig    [ Reply ]
New solo album "Dizzy Heights" by Neil Finn out Feb. 2014.

https://neilfinn.com/
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
Haunting, as always; especially coming after a song penned by a guy who went mad and killed his wife.  Oh, the Yin and Yang of Passion!
Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
"most of all it's music (like this) taking me"
Posted 12 years ago by awamutu    [ Reply ]
Sounds a little like Magnet. 
Posted 12 years ago by GarageDragon    [ Reply ]
I love love love him....and now, I hear where Calexico must get some inspiration from too. 
Posted 12 years ago by Rachoh    [ Reply ]
{#Guitarist}{#Hearteyes}
Posted 12 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
Great tune, thanks!
 
Posted 13 years ago by kayakingclark    [ Reply ]
I always remember this as one of the first songs I discovered on RP, as I was first falling in love with this place.
Posted 13 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
This is one of the songs I originally heard on RP that introduced me to Neil Finn's solo work (thanks, Bill). However, this version is not the mix on the album One All (as released in North America); I imagine it must be the version from One Nil instead...?
Posted 13 years ago by rsfinn    [ Reply ]
 Poacher wrote:
Another Stingray comment in 3. . . 2. . . 1. . . 
 

Ha! - you missed that by 2 minutes...
Posted 13 years ago by justsomeone    [ Reply ]
I love this song.
Posted 13 years ago by Josua    [ Reply ]
...Perfect title for this dirge
Posted 13 years ago by neuticle    [ Reply ]
Sounds REALLY good (especially after a square and a half of Dancing Bear Shroom/ Canna Chocolates; Happy Earth Day!) on a sunny Sunday afternoon...
AND IT'S DRIVING ME MAD
I guess I'll be all right...but tonight, it's driving me mad...
Can't go wrong with Neil Finn, and RP always gives me my daily dose of him and then some!
Posted 13 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z
Posted 14 years ago by neuticle    [ Reply ]
Awesome {#Tongue}
Posted 14 years ago by mrdak    [ Reply ]
INCREDIBLE NEIL!
10
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Another Stingray comment in 3. . . 2. . . 1. . . 
Posted 14 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
Another Finn fan here. {#Wave} Another fine Finn tune, too. Thanks, RP!

Posted 14 years ago by bev    [ Reply ]
 GuiltyFeat wrote:
I'm a Crowded House fan, but this is mediocre at best.
 

SO WRONG!!!
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
OUTSTANDING - AS ALWAYS!

PS
Ringo out - Neil in!

And we had the true SILVER BEATLES!

Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
I'm a Crowded House fan, but this is mediocre at best.
Posted 14 years ago by GuiltyFeat    [ Reply ]
 malvey254 wrote:
Neil Finn within two songs of a Crowded House song?  I'm not complaining (this album is terrific), but I had to quickly check google news to make sure nothing bad happened to him.

 
And now ?  All is Good !    

whatatune  {#Wink}
Posted 14 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Neil Finn within two songs of a Crowded House song?  I'm not complaining (this album is terrific), but I had to quickly check google news to make sure nothing bad happened to him.

Posted 15 years ago by malvey254    [ Reply ]
 Mandible wrote:

I thought he was singing "I'm driving at midnight"

 
lol! made sense once I read what you wrote and listened to the song...

Posted 15 years ago by bcwake    [ Reply ]
It's becoming more apparent all the time: I need this CD.
Posted 15 years ago by linden    [ Reply ]
Luv this toon. Neeeeil iz 2 goooood. 
Posted 15 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
omg exactly.

 Businessgypsy wrote:
Neil Finn and Michael Penn - two reasons to feel good about the current state of the singer-songwriter.
 


Posted 15 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
His genius drives me mad!
Posted 15 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
Certainly another great song
of the 5th Beatle NEIL!

Posted 15 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Very nicely arranged and—yes—"good for the ears" {#Devil_pimp}
Posted 15 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 15 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Posted 15 years ago by anabel    [ Reply ]
Neil Finn and Michael Penn - two reasons to feel good about the current state of the singer-songwriter.
Posted 15 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
Happy Birthday Neil!!!
Posted 15 years ago by titanium667    [ Reply ]
 calypsus_1 wrote:

Neil Finn - "Driving Me Mad" Live-acoustic (2002):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtfmQvndTiI

 
bump!
Posted 15 years ago by gatorade    [ Reply ]

Love You 'Til The Day I Die by ~stealing-beauty
©2007-2010 ~stealing-beauty

Neil Finn, playing with Crowded House at the Waterfront in Belfast on November 27, 2007.

He's my hero, always will be. Seeing him and the Crowdies twice this year, and hearing all those songs that I love so much live, was a dream come true. A recurring dream...

For your music, Neil, I will Love You 'Til The Day I Die.

Lirael  ~stealing-beauty


Posted 15 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]

Neil Finn - "Driving Me Mad" Live-acoustic (2002)

An acoustic performance of "Driving Me Mad" by Neil Finn. The song is from Neil's solo album "One Nil", or "One All" in the USA. This performance originally appeared on RollingStone.com in 2002.


Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
I am coming to believe Neil can do no wrong... why didn't I discover him long ago? hum...
Posted 16 years ago by cindrocks    [ Reply ]
Very clever.  Following Life on Mars with Driving Me Mad . . . commentary on the recently departed television show.
Posted 16 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
As I get close to 11 straight hours behind this desk, I just have to say, I really needed some Neil Finn about now! THANKS!
Posted 16 years ago by Exene    [ Reply ]
Best thing to come out of New Zealand since kiwi fruit.
Posted 16 years ago by maroubra    [ Reply ]
 gjeeg wrote:
A McCartney for Our Time !
 
No way! I think Neil has put out some really good stuff since he left his band!   {#Angel}
Posted 16 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
I can never get too much of this CD.  I was listening to this song this am on the way to work.  It has been a while, so I like hearing it twice today!
Posted 16 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
This song drives me mad with pleasure.
Posted 16 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]

I thought he was singing "I'm driving at midnight"


Posted 16 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
 gjeeg wrote:
A McCartney for Our Time !
 

Ah yes, how right you are!! 
Posted 16 years ago by nini    [ Reply ]
Suzanne Vega - Songs of Red and Gray followed by Driving Me Mad!  Two of my absolute favorites!  How EVER do you do it?
{#Dancingbanana_2} 
Posted 16 years ago by kyleminor    [ Reply ]
The bros are awesome.
Posted 17 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
 chrysalis94952 wrote:
funny to think he used to be the lead vocalist/songwriter for the "Split Enz"

 

I think you can hear hints of this later work even back then. Some of the slower, "prettier" songs he wrote or co-wrote have some of the same elements.
Posted 17 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
A McCartney for Our Time !
Posted 17 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
 Land_Shark wrote:
This song is so fantastic it reminds me of everything good in my life.
  A comment like that makes me happy to be part of this community.


Posted 17 years ago by siandbeth    [ Reply ]

Neil is one of my musical heroes .... so melodic, and great rythyms!  It must be the beat of NZ!


Posted 17 years ago by dingusbother    [ Reply ]
Does songwriting ever get better than this?
This is why I listen to RP!
Posted 17 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
Neil is surely incapable of writing weak songs. Thanks Bill!
Posted 17 years ago by von_Hayek    [ Reply ]
Forgive me if I've already posted this, but {#Hearteyes}!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
{#Arrowu} 8 {#Music}
Posted 17 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
yow
good song, I think 

very good IMO
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
precious...
Posted 17 years ago by laurabcn    [ Reply ]

 

superior and emotional way to make songs   -    8.


Posted 17 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
RP has been especially magical this afternoon. I give the whole station a 10 {#Clap}
Posted 17 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
good old kiwi boys - must admit I preferred them best as split enz
Posted 17 years ago by philinnz    [ Reply ]
funny to think he used to be the lead vocalist/songwriter for the "Split Enz"

Posted 17 years ago by chrysalis94952    [ Reply ]
Hold me now !!!! Hey, Diamond Girl !
Posted 17 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
Oh yeah coming after the Fever... DRIVING ME ABSOLUTELY BONKERS and God how I LOVE IT bring some inspiration to the Man in my head, Bill!
Posted 18 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
So beautiful!! One of the best pop/rock artist you never hear on pop/rock radio (in all case in France). How unfair.
Posted 18 years ago by Red_Dawn    [ Reply ]
Love that crazy auctioneer in the middle bit.
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
bbHappy wrote:
Here I am, trying to go to bed a Bill keeps on playing all these great tunes. Knock it off Bill!
Yeah, he'll do that to ya!
Posted 18 years ago by FluorideFreeMN    [ Reply ]
Here I am, trying to go to bed a Bill keeps on playing all these great tunes. Knock it off Bill!
Posted 18 years ago by bbHappy    [ Reply ]
tompoll wrote:
If you've never seen the "7 Worlds Collide" DVD, I highly recommend it. He does this song, but the whole thing is fantastic.
I couldn't agree more. I'm a silly Pearl Jam fan whose initial interest in this DVD was the Eddie Vedder involvement. I ended up falling in love with the whole thing and it made me a HUGE Neil Finn fan.
Posted 18 years ago by jentwo    [ Reply ]
If you've never seen the "7 Worlds Collide" DVD, I highly recommend it. He does this song, but the whole thing is fantastic.
Posted 18 years ago by tompoll    [ Reply ]
A melody with lyrics that are as balanced and smooth as a straight 6. A talent of the understated. :
Posted 18 years ago by lordgeezer    [ Reply ]
Land_Shark wrote:
This song is so fantastic it reminds me of everything good in my life.
Love that comment!
Posted 18 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
This song is so fantastic it reminds me of everything good in my life.
Posted 18 years ago by Land_Shark    [ Reply ]