When Sarah and I were in New Zealand, we kept hearing this great song on the radio as we were driving our Trusty Rental Car around the gorgeous South Island. The song was called Just Add Water, and it's by a guy named Dave Dobbyn. It's unbelievably catchy -- you're singing the chorus along with Dave by the time the song is halfway through.

Anyway, we finally went into a CD store and demanded that they sell us this song. They didn't have the new Dave Dobbyn studio album. But they did have an album called Tim Finn, Big Runga, Dave Dobbyn -- Together in Concert: Live. At first, I was disappointed. But they let us listen to the Live CD in the store (now why don't US CD stores let you do that?), and it is *awesome*. We've been listening to it almost obsessively ever since. Some of our favorite tracks include: Six Months in a Leaky Boat, Whaling, Just Add Water (of course), and Good Morning Baby. But they're all good.

In case you're unfamiliar with these artists, as we were, it turns out Dave Dobbyn is the Kiwi Graham Parker. Tim Finn is Neil Finn's brother. He's been in Split Enz and Crowded House. And Bic Runga is the newish NZ female pop sensation.

The CD is available on import in the US. And I've also seen the songs on Napster. You can search for some of the tracks I've named or for the artist names. Enjoy!

Alex B posted this on March 07, 2001
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