I’m a Texan that was living in Mount Maunganui when this song came out and just found my signed copy of Footrot Flats the other day! Damn I miss New Zealand and all of the awesome people there!
@@beausims5605Don't compare Australia to New Zealand. New Zealanders are more United than Aussies mate. Y'all are all over the place. Australia is New Zealand 30 to 40 years ago. New Zealand has made peace with family violence since ONCE WERE WARRIORS. Aussie news everyday. Woman being beaten, kidnapped, raped etc. It's a daily occurrence in Australia. N.Z far from that now. Mums and families first.
@@furiousstylez263yeah I agree as a Kiwi living Australia I prefer to work with my fellow Kiwis we always get the job done unlike most Aussies want the job done their way which is the wrong way then get hysterical over stupid nonsense which I’m sick of but there’s some good ones which I don’t mind them.
My old boy died on the 13th of March 2021. Played this at his funeral. We use to watch the movie when I was a lil tacker and just seemed to sum him up to a tea with great memories. Hard working man who loved his sports, dogs and family❤️.
First time when I heard this song I was in some random night club in Auckland. The whole club went nuts. 4 years later now back in Scotland I miss those days of freedom and also the great people in New Zealand.
It really does make me happy, that as an Aussie bloke, even though we both pretend to hate each-others guts, we always will have each-others backs. Mateship above all else.
I like to think of it as a sibling relationship, you poke shit at each other but it's all in good fun, and if anyone else stars picking on them you come to their deafens.
Im a kiwi living in Aus, been here since about 10. I have to say this song makes me miss New Zealand. I see people on here arguing about Australia and New Zealand. We all live in the two best countries in the world. Why do you think so many people come to these two great countries? Gonna be a dual citizen soon, so I can call both countries my home for life. Don't forget the ANZAC's Australians and Kiwi's brothers in arms. We shouldn't be putting each other down :)
Aaron Moffatt yes Australians and New Zealanders live in the best two countries in the world as if ether of our countries are in trouble the other will come running to give them a hand. i think the the bond between our two countries is so strong that i don't call them Neighbours i call them brothers and sisters.
NZ is better. Came to Oz when I was 17, born in Rotorua, now I'm 42 but if anyone wants to know, NZ is way better because it rains there. And the Govt there are not such a bunch of mongerels, and your neighbours actually talk to you. Dad used to say that NZ was the lifeboat of the world and after 25 years in Oz, I reckon he was probably right! Probably started some arguments here but oh well! There we go!
But to be fair, Australia made me. It made me a tough old bitch! Ha! I guess I'd probably miss the baking heat if I went back to NZ. So maybe there is something good about there being no rain for five months of the year!
Australians and New Zealanders, remember your brothers and sisters. Whatever shade of colour you are, humans are humans, and we are brothers and sisters.
When I was a freshie at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in '87, a pop station DJ played this record (he'd bought it on a trip to Auckland) for 8 hours straight as a stunt. Someone tattled and CBS Records sued the station - it wasn't licenced for airplay or sale outside NZ & Australia. Sad, because I think this definitely would've been a hit everywhere. It's insanely catchy. The DJ ended up getting sacked. I never forgot this song and thought I'd never hear it again. Thanks, KiwiGhost!
As a former US sailor, this song will always remind me of my deployment to Australia and the memories of a bunch of sailors jamming in the dance floor to this! WESPAC 1987
I was involved in RIMPAC 2000. An Australian soldier deployed to Hawaii. I remember one of our guys put on _Down Under_ in a big club at Schofield Barracks. He did it several times until we threatened to shoot him. When we got home a detachment of Americans came over to join us. Fun times for great allies during peacetime...smashed on Budweiser, swapping kit and generally falling down drunk whilst singing _Star Spangled Banner_ and _Waltzing Matilda_
That same with me! My Nanna used to put it on for me. I didn't see it then but I can see why it melted her heart when I watched this and told her I like this song. I love my Nanna so much. This song always reminds me of her
Ah this comment section is making my heart melt, Aussies and kiwis alike coming together talking about the friendship and love our countries have for each other and talking about our friendly rivalry. Honestly poeple from NZ are the best and im glad most of them think the same about aussies! Anzac siblings forever.
I am a 13-year-old boy living in New Zealand and damn I am loving New Zealand i am so jealous of the '70s through till the 90's after hearing great stories from my mum and dad this song makes new Zealand new Zealand. kia ora, stay safe and good night kiwi
I'm a Kiwi ex-pat living in the US and raising my American kids. I play plenty of Kiwi & Aussie music in our house. A couple of years ago my daughter cracked me up by telling me that when she was younger she thought this song said, "she's a slice of lemon."😂😂
When I was a little girl I would read and watch Footrot flats with my dad. He died 3 and half years ago , just before I got married and this song was something him and I enjoyed and I always imagine him with me when I'm listening to it. I also have my 9 month old listen to it so she understands x
Indeed ⭐ Music is the language of our soul .. Your dad is alive within you .. and when you play your daughter the music you and your father danced to .. she becomes one with the soul of your family .. Ancient tribes danced by the fire singing the songs of their souls throughout time 🔥🌛🧚♀️🌠
RIP, Murray Ball. Thank you for enriching my childhood with your brilliant sense of humour and memorable moments . May you enjoy that slice of heaven waiting for you. =(
I remember when this came out. And went to number one here in Australia.I couldn't wait for this movie to come out, being a Massive Footrot Flats fan since I was a weee nipper. Thanks to my Dad and Uncle. We had the whole set at one stage till about 1996. Then books got lost, wet generally lost.! Sad.
Spent most nights of my childhood under a blanket, reading and re-reading Footrot Flats with a torch. Legit worn out 2 VHS copies of the movie and still have it on DVD. RIP Murray, thanks for all the good times, you bloody champion.
Thankful for the internet. I stream WSFM from Sydney here at work and home in Columbus, Ohio and I hear this song now and then and it's been a part of many playlists now. Opened me up to Kiwi artists ❤
It is after all, some of the best music to come out of New Zealand. I know we Aussies "claim" a lot of Kiwis when they make it big, but New Zealanders have bands with their own sound distinct from Aussie bands. Hard to explain, but there's a distinctly different style.
Met Dave last weekend in Waipawa .We had a good chat about guitars and he signed mine , then saw his evening concert. Nice guy and very talented singer/ songwriter.
So sad you've left us Murray Ball. Thanks for the fantastic legacy you've left behind. Loved your humour. Footrot Flats will always be my all-time-favorite Kiwi movie. You're a legend.
this is a great Australian song - i listen to it while eating pavlova and looking through my Crowded House albums - My name is Russell Crowe, born in Ulladulla!
Well, it took me some research to find this song! I bought it in Australia as a 45rpm in 1987! It was big hit that year. Didn't realize until now that it is a "New Zealand" song! Sorry, mates! But, I LOVE it!!!! So glad that I found it! Now, I just have to replace my copy.
Except the housing crisis and some unemployment in areas... Great place for tourism though! Speaking of tourism, how much longer till they put theme parks in here?
@Rutan Balikpapan australians arent really jealous of you kiwis, new zealand is a beautiful country and auckland is a great city but if you live on the coast here its paradise.
Super nostalgia trip... my sister had this on a 45 single and I would constantly play it to death until it was no longer playable lol. Love this song so much, especially the synthesised "Japanese flute" (I used to think it was a _real_ flute but it still sounds so good).
ABC Radio currently counting down top 100 NZ songs of all time - I hope this one is number one!! One of the best songs ever made/written IMO. Cheers to our Kiwi brothers over the Tasman!
To the Aussies bragging about winning cricket, Guys cricket is like nothing in NZ it was barely ever on the news. Regardless we shouldn't be arguing, we are ANZAC's, and we are friends.
I remember I got into Kiwi music and when this song came up on Spotify I was like omg what the hell is this? The chorus is one of the most completely heart warming lyrics I've ever heard.
Footrot Flats brought me here ❤ my family ended up here from Scotland, some are in Australia and some are still in NZ. I will always play this song loud 😊
Footrot Flats created by New Zealander - Murray Ball Footrot Flats directed by New Zealander - Murray Ball Slice of Heaven written and sung by New Zealander - Dave Dobbyn. Supported by New Zealand Group - Herbs.
My sons name is murray I grew up reading these comics in dads shed lol mum wouldnt let me read them apparently the grammar drove her mental . But 15 teen years later named my first kid murray been trying to re buy them all for my son show him how awesome his name is and its not just the name of a river or town in australia
Steve Steven She meant it's a classic and not many of our generation have good taste, were the good ones not them fucked up dubsteppers who don't know who the Rolling Stones are. I have witnessed people wearing band shirts, I then ask how long they have known said band, in which they reply "What Band?" I tell them the logo on their shirt is from a band, they reply with a dumb look on their face "Isn't it the T-shirt brand?"... This is the part I tell them to get fucked and I walk off.
Hey, I got a lot of faith in you I'll stick with you kid- that's the bottom line Yeah, you have a lot of fun don't you And living with you is a ball of a time Hey beauty when the mood gets you down Your bottom lip's near dragging on the ground That's when I gotta play the clown for you Black humour made you kick your blues Howdy Angel Where did you hide your wings Her love shines over my horizon- she's a slice of heaven Warm moonlight over my horizon- she's a slice of heaven Hey, I gotta lotta faith in you I'll stick with you kid- that's the bottom line Yeah, we have a lot of fun don't we And heaven has to be with you all the time Hey beauty when the mood gets you down Your bottom lip's near dragging on the ground That's when I gotta play the clown for you Black humour made me kick my blues Howdy Angel Where did you hide your wings Her love shines over my horizon- she's a slice of heaven Warm moonlight over my horizon- she's a slice of heaven
Really a nice feel good track here, 1986?! That sounds about right...Perfect canopy of NZ awesomeness...A real radio edit hit from childhood as well...Remember Footrot Flats as well, loved the books still do....Damn it I wish it was 1986 instead of 2020 sigh..
Contrary to popular belief, I'm American and listening to this in 2020. I love it! The women dancing in the video are killing it! Videos connected the world in the 80s.
Australia won the cricket world cup. New Zealand have Dave Dobbyn and Slice of Heaven. Not sure who had the greatest victory there. This song is amazing. So jealous. (Technically Dave's an Aussie now, but there's no way we can steal him. He's a Kiwi and this is and this is a NZ national treasure).
I’m a Texan that was living in Mount Maunganui when this song came out and just found my signed copy of Footrot Flats the other day! Damn I miss New Zealand and all of the awesome people there!
Australia better. :)
@@beausims5605Don't compare Australia to New Zealand. New Zealanders are more United than Aussies mate. Y'all are all over the place. Australia is New Zealand 30 to 40 years ago. New Zealand has made peace with family violence since ONCE WERE WARRIORS. Aussie news everyday. Woman being beaten, kidnapped, raped etc. It's a daily occurrence in Australia. N.Z far from that now. Mums and families first.
@@furiousstylez263yeah I agree as a Kiwi living Australia I prefer to work with my fellow Kiwis we always get the job done unlike most Aussies want the job done their way which is the wrong way then get hysterical over stupid nonsense which I’m sick of but there’s some good ones which I don’t mind them.
I love New Zealand and I am Australian, there is something so loving and joyous about being there.... I can't wait for the next time I am there.
As much, as an Aussie, we compete very much, Kiwis are about the coolest people on earth.
Kiwi all the way, great song and huge in Australia. Heres to our to our Kiwi brothers and sisters.
My old boy died on the 13th of March 2021. Played this at his funeral. We use to watch the movie when I was a lil tacker and just seemed to sum him up to a tea with great memories. Hard working man who loved his sports, dogs and family❤️.
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Great song. Good memories❤
I'm sorry for your loss
So sorry
This has fast become my favourite song in the world right now…30/04/2023! How have I never heard such an awesome song?!!!❤❤❤
Represent buddy!! Timeless 💪😎
Australia and New Zealand had some great bands back in the 70's and 80's. You would like ''Dragon'', April Sun in Cuba is a cracking song ; ]
I don't know, but I bet you haven't seen the movie either, it's free on YT
First time when I heard this song I was in some random night club in Auckland. The whole club went nuts. 4 years later now back in Scotland I miss those days of freedom and also the great people in New Zealand.
First time was in Auckland at motat in the movie theater there
That club was probably Impala 😅
as a Kiwi living in the North East of England this song just makes me feel warmer in this cold climate - yeah NZ is a slice of heaven
Hope you took this back to Scotland with you Bro
It really does make me happy, that as an Aussie bloke, even though we both pretend to hate each-others guts, we always will have each-others backs.
Mateship above all else.
Aussie and Kiwis best friends eh
Unless it's the rugby grrrrr! ahaha
I like to think of it as a sibling relationship, you poke shit at each other but it's all in good fun, and if anyone else stars picking on them you come to their deafens.
@@kieranwest1918 hell yeah..amen...
Hells yes
As an Aussie may I say new Zealand have shown the world up more than I can count new Zealand always has this Aussie man's heart
Chur bro we there for you too. Ain't no doubt about that brother. ANZAC!!!!
Me too
I'm Aussie girl I agree
Always our brothers in arms..
Yeah give us our flag back. U choose your flag from a drawing competition after it was already our flag
Im a kiwi living in Aus, been here since about 10. I have to say this song makes me miss New Zealand.
I see people on here arguing about Australia and New Zealand. We all live in the two best countries in the world. Why do you think so many people come to these two great countries?
Gonna be a dual citizen soon, so I can call both countries my home for life. Don't forget the ANZAC's Australians and Kiwi's brothers in arms. We shouldn't be putting each other down :)
Aaron Moffatt yes Australians and New Zealanders live in the best two countries in the world as if ether of our countries are in trouble the other will come running to give them a hand. i think the the bond between our two countries is so strong that i don't call them Neighbours i call them brothers and sisters.
true
As it is down here, all that arguing is friendly banter. It's what makes us ANZACS mates.
NZ is better. Came to Oz when I was 17, born in Rotorua, now I'm 42 but if anyone wants to know, NZ is way better because it rains there. And the Govt there are not such a bunch of mongerels, and your neighbours actually talk to you. Dad used to say that NZ was the lifeboat of the world and after 25 years in Oz, I reckon he was probably right!
Probably started some arguments here but oh well! There we go!
But to be fair, Australia made me. It made me a tough old bitch! Ha!
I guess I'd probably miss the baking heat if I went back to NZ. So maybe there is something good about there being no rain for five months of the year!
One of the greatest songs - from an Aussie. A great NZ song but special to both of our countries. 👍
Agreed.
Only problem is is he’s a Kiwi or a New Zealander
From AUSTRALIA - Thanks NEW ZEALAND for this song! I LOVE your second national anthem! You Rock!!!!
Please all rise for the New Zealand national anthem...
hoilst Does that include the sheep??? (Sorry couldn't resist saying it)
hoilst Nice one 😁
Hahhahahahahaha
POI-E is the Anthem lol
Living next door to Alice
Australians and New Zealanders, remember your brothers and sisters. Whatever shade of colour you are, humans are humans, and we are brothers and sisters.
Beautiful comment. 💛💛💛🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿
ANZAC'S ❤🤝
When I was a freshie at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in '87, a pop station DJ played this record (he'd bought it on a trip to Auckland) for 8 hours straight as a stunt.
Someone tattled and CBS Records sued the station - it wasn't licenced for airplay or sale outside NZ & Australia. Sad, because I think this definitely would've been a hit everywhere. It's insanely catchy. The DJ ended up getting sacked.
I never forgot this song and thought I'd never hear it again. Thanks, KiwiGhost!
Record Companies are nothing but a bunch of good-for-nothing litigious assholes
As a former US sailor, this song will always remind me of my deployment to Australia and the memories of a bunch of sailors jamming in the dance floor to this! WESPAC 1987
gaaayyyy
I remember WESPAC 87.
Which ship, the Elliot?
@@ryandundee4782 why are you bragging about being gay? Please go somewhere else. Veterans are speaking, not civilians.
I was involved in RIMPAC 2000. An Australian soldier deployed to Hawaii. I remember one of our guys put on _Down Under_ in a big club at Schofield Barracks. He did it several times until we threatened to shoot him. When we got home a detachment of Americans came over to join us. Fun times for great allies during peacetime...smashed on Budweiser, swapping kit and generally falling down drunk whilst singing _Star Spangled Banner_ and _Waltzing Matilda_
I used to watch Footrot Flats while at my grandmas house and it’s still one of my favourite movies of all time.
This song still slaps.
That same with me! My Nanna used to put it on for me.
I didn't see it then but I can see why it melted her heart when I watched this and told her I like this song.
I love my Nanna so much.
This song always reminds me of her
Did that movie got the big screen in America?
I am a Kiwi living in Sydney, have been for too many years, every time I miss home I throw on this music and it seems like I am already there.
Back in the good old days of being a New Zealander
Ah this comment section is making my heart melt, Aussies and kiwis alike coming together talking about the friendship and love our countries have for each other and talking about our friendly rivalry. Honestly poeple from NZ are the best and im glad most of them think the same about aussies! Anzac siblings forever.
I am a 13-year-old boy living in New Zealand and damn I am loving New Zealand i am so jealous of the '70s through till the 90's after hearing great stories from my mum and dad this song makes new Zealand new Zealand. kia ora, stay safe and good night kiwi
Mate no offence but you wouldn’t survive the 90s in Australia 🇦🇺 because things happen you would have nightmares to this day
This song will forever remind me of being on hold with StudyLink
MordecaiT bahHHhahahahaha
MordecaiT hahaha this song played to me when I was on hold aswell with them 😂😂😂 fml
Seriously nearly spat my drink out when I read that lol 😂
unclipped toenails LMAO!!!
Telecom days, before lorde
We loved this song in Australia.Good on you Kiwis
thx
It's a good effort
Despite Kiwi/Aussie rivalry with sport etc & what ever else i got a shit tonne of love for Kiwis
#ANZACSFOREVER
That's why there is rivalry. There wouldn't be, if we didn't like eachother.
Same Kiwis are Tops !
We've got the same for yall man, even if it's 4 years later
Greg Dockowitz IKR we say we hate Aussie but we are really just good friends 😂
I'm a Kiwi ex-pat living in the US and raising my American kids. I play plenty of Kiwi & Aussie music in our house. A couple of years ago my daughter cracked me up by telling me that when she was younger she thought this song said, "she's a slice of lemon."😂😂
I always sing slice of Devon
When I was a little girl I would read and watch Footrot flats with my dad. He died 3 and half years ago , just before I got married and this song was something him and I enjoyed and I always imagine him with me when I'm listening to it. I also have my 9 month old listen to it so she understands x
I'm glad that you managed to share this before his passing, and that you can pass it on
Indeed ⭐ Music is the language of our soul .. Your dad is alive within you .. and when you play your daughter the music you and your father danced to .. she becomes one with the soul of your family .. Ancient tribes danced by the fire singing the songs of their souls throughout time 🔥🌛🧚♀️🌠
Same I use to luv jess and dog
His love shines over that same horizon for you still
@@7star7storm7 thank you for this. I needed it
I used to sing this to my daughter in 1987 when she was a baby, still brings a tear to my eye
id love to hear u sing it
Rude much? People these days.
Carolyn King 8788p0l8 and get all the way to my bap8g o r 7us õò
loooooool
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Such a delightfully lighthearted song, that never fails to be fresh.
After all these years, I still love it ^^
i haven't heard this in soo long... such an awesome song!!
Agreed
This is the song I hear every time I need to call my Internet Service Provider. And considering I'm with Orcon I need to call them a lot.
Lucky bastard
LOL
I get OMC How Bizarre with 2 Degrees. NZ really knows how to ruin its own songs.
My brothers and sisters in NZ God bless you from Perth western Australia mate!
RIP, Murray Ball. Thank you for enriching my childhood with your brilliant sense of humour and memorable moments .
May you enjoy that slice of heaven waiting for you. =(
absolutely LOVE this song - brings back alot of memories xxoo
One of the greatest nz song from one of the greatest nz musicians
Royden Young It a classic!!!!!
I'm an aussie and this is one of the best songs ever. I remember it was HUGE here when I was about 12 or 13. Still love it.
I have been listening to this song a lot these last couple of days.
I remember when this came out. And went to number one here in Australia.I couldn't wait for this movie to come out, being a Massive Footrot Flats fan since I was a weee nipper. Thanks to my Dad and Uncle. We had the whole set at one stage till about 1996. Then books got lost, wet generally lost.! Sad.
This was always one of my dads favourites, we burried him to it last thursday, very hard to listen to now
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Keep your head up
r.i.p to you’re dad ✌🏽love!
Wow, what a dark twist. Sorry for your loss
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I cannot stop listening to this song for some reason...
I bet America wishes it had music half as good as this!
Brae Southern well new zealand and australia have better music
I second that
here here
As an American, I concur!
I thought these guys were American.
Spent most nights of my childhood under a blanket, reading and re-reading Footrot Flats with a torch. Legit worn out 2 VHS copies of the movie and still have it on DVD. RIP Murray, thanks for all the good times, you bloody champion.
I'm a Kiwi living overseas, but I play this whenever I'm feeling homesick and it helps. :)
Somebody liked my comment and here I am again listening to a song that really lifts me up. Brilliant
How is it possible for anyone not to love this song??? This brings back some of my best childhood memories. Thanks for posting! :D
Man this track is just classic. I play it too often. Such a good sound
Very underrated song!! Catchy as hell.
Thankful for the internet. I stream WSFM from Sydney here at work and home in Columbus, Ohio and I hear this song now and then and it's been a part of many playlists now. Opened me up to Kiwi artists ❤
God this song makes me so so so sad and so warm and happy at the same time❤️ the memories as a kid.. Fills me with joy and peace
It is after all, some of the best music to come out of New Zealand. I know we Aussies "claim" a lot of Kiwis when they make it big, but New Zealanders have bands with their own sound distinct from Aussie bands. Hard to explain, but there's a distinctly different style.
Y'all really be claiming all our shit. But it's all good, we still love you bitches.
I play this song everyday love it greetings from down under 😊
grettings from the land if kiwis! haha ( I love your country went there on our trip to Japan )
Greetings from Down Under-er!
I'm going on a trip to NZ next week and this song has got me in just the right mood for it. 😃
I love Dave turner and he is a top bloke and kiwi..... Can't wait to have some beers with this Kiwi legend ... Yew !!!
a Kiwi classic. I love how music can bring you right back to your childhood : )
Childhood memories are flowing in...As an Aussie I have to say this movie was just like how I grew up down under haha
I'm a Kiwi living in Australia and when I hear this in the supermarket I dance in the isles
Kiwi's rock, thats comin from an Aussie. #ANZACBrothers
Another Dingo Aussies rock as well! Coming from a kiwi
Kiwis rock coming from an Aussie 😉
Kiwis and Aussies are awesome, coming from a Yankee. :)
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im going to aussie in 2 days
Love it. Thanks to our Kiwi brothers for this classic 👍
Nice song I like this song. I am an international student student in New Zealand. I'm from Hong Kong
Met Dave last weekend in Waipawa .We had a good chat about guitars and he signed mine , then saw his evening concert. Nice guy and very talented singer/ songwriter.
If A Land Down Under is Australia's second national anthem this has got to be New Zealand's second national anthem as well ! 😀
Have seen Dave in many concerts, he still rocks it everytime. True kiwi, true artist, top bloke.
So sad you've left us Murray Ball. Thanks for the fantastic legacy you've left behind. Loved your humour. Footrot Flats will always be my all-time-favorite Kiwi movie. You're a legend.
this is a great Australian song - i listen to it while eating pavlova and looking through my Crowded House albums - My name is Russell Crowe, born in Ulladulla!
Yep good on ya 😂
as an aussie, i am jealous NZ has this song.
Why not claim him, then, like Aussies do whenever anyone in NZ has any success?
Dale Henderson Shocking Drivers: 0. Dale Henderson: 1.
Dale Henderson
You can have Russel Crowe back muhahahah
Dave Albo
Haha Touche
Dale Henderson We COULDN'T claim them if so many hadn't had to leave to be successful…. :-)
as a fellow new zealander myself, I can confirm that this song always plays at events ❤ love this song so much
Where are you currently living in New Zealand?
Well, it took me some research to find this song! I bought it in Australia as a 45rpm in 1987! It was big hit that year. Didn't realize until now that it is a "New Zealand" song! Sorry, mates! But, I LOVE it!!!! So glad that I found it! Now, I just have to replace my copy.
Hello Kathie, how are you doing?
Deadly song and grew up watching this deadly movie i was born in the 80s from yarrabah community ,QLD . Cairns Australia
Visited NZ twice an amazingly beautiful country, as an aussie it'll always be the other greatest country in the world
Thumbs up if you're still listening to this in 2024 👍
L O V E this comment!
2024 Yup
2024
2024, it never gets old.
Footrot Flats Brought Me Here
Being australian i always been jealous of new Zealand for having this great song.
Except the housing crisis and some unemployment in areas... Great place for tourism though!
Speaking of tourism, how much longer till they put theme parks in here?
its got some volcanos
David Wilton that's nice
@Rutan Balikpapan australians arent really jealous of you kiwis, new zealand is a beautiful country and auckland is a great city but if you live on the coast here its paradise.
It's hard to take
Super nostalgia trip... my sister had this on a 45 single and I would constantly play it to death until it was no longer playable lol. Love this song so much, especially the synthesised "Japanese flute" (I used to think it was a _real_ flute but it still sounds so good).
Truly awesome! Love from Australia!
I love my country.. TIMELESS song from Sir Dave Dobbyn.. Thanks 👍🇳🇿
ABC Radio currently counting down top 100 NZ songs of all time - I hope this one is number one!! One of the best songs ever made/written IMO. Cheers to our Kiwi brothers over the Tasman!
You should listen to 94.1 FM lots of kiwi songs on this station . Saturday mornings are fab music 🎶
The song is a timeless classic.
puts a smile on my face :)
yup
Mine too
Love it ❤ kiwi in Australia 🇦🇺 love my home country ❤
Im a kiwi been here in oz for twelve years and today my 5 year old watched it for first time and loved it. Yay for such a awesome movie
Love this reminds me of my true roots, proud to be a kiwi
To the Aussies bragging about winning cricket, Guys cricket is like nothing in NZ it was barely ever on the news.
Regardless we shouldn't be arguing, we are ANZAC's, and we are friends.
Joseph Stephens On the battlefield we be allies. On the sporting field its open season on......Kiwis :D
+Holden308 Well the rugby world cup is on so,the tables have turned.
+Levi Lyons its on!!!
+Recreational Channel Big man, kicking us while we're down :-p Remind , if we ever beat you in the footy again to bring your comment back up. :-p
+Joseph Stephens Well Rugby isn't that big in Aussie but that doesn't stop NZers bragging.
I remember I got into Kiwi music and when this song came up on Spotify I was like omg what the hell is this?
The chorus is one of the most completely heart warming lyrics I've ever heard.
Agreed
I am from Australia and I am so jealous. I love this song sooo much you lucky kiwis
Footrot Flats brought me here ❤ my family ended up here from Scotland, some are in Australia and some are still in NZ. I will always play this song loud 😊
Brings back memories ... song never gets old! 💙❤️
Great song to grow up with amongst many other greats from NZ, Bein I'm from Vic it's still nice to have such great music from so close to home.
NZ's other national anthem
Lol
Yep. better than the real one?!
It's other other anthem after Pokarekare Ana
another song that could be the national anthem is "how bizarre"
That's loyal
Great trip down memory lane. Fabulous music.
My Mum Absolutely 💯 Loved this Song So Do I !!
Footrot Flats created by New Zealander - Murray Ball
Footrot Flats directed by New Zealander - Murray Ball
Slice of Heaven written and sung by New Zealander - Dave Dobbyn. Supported by New Zealand Group - Herbs.
great newzealander
@Yo mumma My pizza cheese Australians are descendants of prisoners
Best comic strip ever Loved the movie
My sons name is murray
I grew up reading these comics in dads shed lol mum wouldnt let me read them apparently the grammar drove her mental .
But 15 teen years later named my first kid murray been trying to re buy them all for my son show him how awesome his name is and its not just the name of a river or town in australia
And ....
Everytime I hear this song it reminds me how proud I am to be kiwi!
One of the most Underrated songs of the 80s.
RIP Murray Ball. Still is and always will be my favourite comic strip. Many fond memories mate, thankyou so much
This song played while I was at the te papa museum. Brought back a lot of memories. Now I’m happy to see it again.
One of my all time faves, love the movie, love this song and of course, I love the books, and I'm only 14
Know one cares what your age is. Think of more creative ways to get attention.
Steve Steven She meant it's a classic and not many of our generation have good taste, were the good ones not them fucked up dubsteppers who don't know who the Rolling Stones are. I have witnessed people wearing band shirts, I then ask how long they have known said band, in which they reply "What Band?" I tell them the logo on their shirt is from a band, they reply with a dumb look on their face "Isn't it the T-shirt brand?"... This is the part I tell them to get fucked and I walk off.
Gabrielle Kelly glad to meet a fellow 2000s kid who loves the classics I wish I read the books
happy 21st!
Hey, I got a lot of faith in you
I'll stick with you kid- that's the bottom line
Yeah, you have a lot of fun don't you
And living with you is a ball of a time
Hey beauty when the mood gets you down
Your bottom lip's near dragging on the ground
That's when I gotta play the clown for you
Black humour made you kick your blues
Howdy Angel
Where did you hide your wings
Her love shines over my horizon- she's a slice of heaven
Warm moonlight over my horizon- she's a slice of heaven
Hey, I gotta lotta faith in you
I'll stick with you kid- that's the bottom line
Yeah, we have a lot of fun don't we
And heaven has to be with you all the time
Hey beauty when the mood gets you down
Your bottom lip's near dragging on the ground
That's when I gotta play the clown for you
Black humour made me kick my blues
Howdy Angel
Where did you hide your wings
Her love shines over my horizon- she's a slice of heaven
Warm moonlight over my horizon- she's a slice of heaven
Nice copying and pasting skills. A+
@@mitchellblair9917 shut
@@ConeheadS281 thought it was "Pouty Angel", refers to kicking the Blues... meh all good mate.
nope, I'm wrong.. who knew?!?? It's like that bloody Alex the Seal song!
New Zealand national anthem idea - English part = Slice of heaven and Maori part = Poi-e
fucking genius
Lets do it now. It maybe long but jesus nobody would ever get bored with it :P
Really a nice feel good track here, 1986?! That sounds about right...Perfect canopy of NZ awesomeness...A real radio edit hit from childhood as well...Remember Footrot Flats as well, loved the books still do....Damn it I wish it was 1986 instead of 2020 sigh..
Only as an adult 30+ years on can i appreciate the beauty of the harmonies in this. The whole group just amazing.
Contrary to popular belief, I'm American and listening to this in 2020. I love it! The women dancing in the video are killing it! Videos connected the world in the 80s.
Still listening here in Australia in 2020
I'm still listening from NZ,
How's it going, country neighbour?
Thehider 1234567 good thanks mate the bushfires aren’t good but other than that all okay hope all is okay and New Zealand 👍🇳🇿
matt hordern sorry to hear that, man. Hope it all gets better soon.
I'm just sitting here trying to be quiet enough as to not wake my grandparents.
Thehider 1234567 cheers bro have a great night 👍
Same mate
Australia won the cricket world cup. New Zealand have Dave Dobbyn and Slice of Heaven. Not sure who had the greatest victory there.
This song is amazing. So jealous.
(Technically Dave's an Aussie now, but there's no way we can steal him. He's a Kiwi and this is and this is a NZ national treasure).
NZ/Aus makes the best music hands down
Love ya stuff dave, this song made 22nd birthday era and Queenstown times great, wouldn't have been the same without you.