| "Poor Boy" | ||||
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| Single by Split Enz | ||||
| from the album True Colours | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Format | 7" vinyl | |||
| Recorded | Melbourne, 1979 | |||
| Genre | New Wave | |||
| Length | 3:28 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Tim Finn | |||
| Producer | David Tickle | |||
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"Poor Boy" was a song written by Tim Finn and recorded by Split Enz for their 1980 True Colours album. It was released as a single in the UK only.[1]
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The lyrics concerned a young man who had fallen in love with a girl on another planet, who he had only discovered existed when tuning his radio, and his regret that they will never meet face to face. In place of a sung chorus, the song made use of an ethereal keyboard solo by Eddie Rayner.
Released in the United Kingdom only.