He takes shaun bamber back to where it all began in this exclusive chat. Th dudes reunite for th bliss tour, performing five dates across new zealand in april 2020. It covers his songs over a period of 20 years going back to be mine tonight, a 1979 hit for auckland rock band thdudes. In the first part of the book are the words of the songs, plus the stories behind them. Dave dobbyn born january 3, 1957 is a new zealand awardwinning musician, singersongwriter and record producer. A shy schoolboy, he blossomed into a peroxided popstar in his first band th dudes, formed with his schoolfriends in the late 70s. Hits include walking in light, right first time, be mine tonight and bliss. Check out be mine tonight by dave dobbyn on amazon music. Shihad perform dave dobbyns be mine tonight at the 20 apra. The news comes just days ahead of the band receiving the legacy award and being inducted into the new zealand music hall of fame at the vodafone new zealand music awards touring for the first time without founding member ian morris, th dudes peter urlich, dave dobbyn, lez white and bruce.
Shihad perform dave dobbyn s be mine tonight at the 20 apra silver scroll awards at vector arena on october 15, 20 in auckland, new zealand. Jan 01, 2009 in this, the first compilation of his songs, dave dobbyn shares the inspiration behind 39 of his mostcelebrated and bestloved titles, including be mine tonight, welcome home, slice of heaven and the legendary loyal. I have no doubt that if dave was born somewhere bigger usa etc he would have been a megastar. Hey, i got a lot of faith in you ill stick with you kid thats the bottom line yeah, you have a lot of fun dont you and living with you is a ball of a time hey beauty when the mood gets you down your bottom lips near dragging on the ground thats when i gotta play the.
It was released in may 1979 as a double aside with walking in light and reached no. Complete with full lyrics, chord names and a handy pullout chord chartcover. Dobbyn was widely tapped as their breakout star, earning recognition for writing and singing their biggest hit, be mine tonight. Hed be twiddling the dial on the radiogram, travelling the world in music. Mar 12, 2017 four decades since he began his illustrious career by writing be mine tonight, dave dobbyn will mark the anniversary with a nationwide tour. He has an astonishing 10 songwriting credits on apras top 100 new zealand songs of all time. Overnight success 1999asian cigarettesa long talk a few cansif you canbe my bare skinned babywere in for a long night a strong nightyou look what yo. After performing with the band for a year, dobbyn quit teachers college to focus on the band fulltime.
The opening song, the old dd smash anthem outlook for thursday. Dobbyn has written the soundtrack to kiwi lives, with a string of hits including beside you, be mine tonight language, outlook for thursday, loyal, whaling, kingdom come, it dawned on me, guilty, devil you know, slice of heaven, magic what she do, oughta be in love, welcome home. While generations of new zealanders have grown up with his music, his songs. With dobbyn taking lead vocal, there was no onstage role for peter urlich so he sits at a table in the foreground of the empty nightclub set. Th dudes be mine tonight official music video hd youtube.
Over the last 40 years dave has written some of nzs best known songs beside you, be mine tonight, language, outlook for thursday. Be mine tonight was the third of three performance. This is kiwi rocker dave dobbyn s greatest hits album you could say. The harmonic resonators you oughta be in love dave dobbyn.
Across the road was a church, full of songs in which to hide. We hope to present dave dobbyn on stage at the cauldron, spark arena in october 2020 brent eccles. His enduring popularity is reinforced with polls of top 100 songs returning loyal. Be mine tonight, welcome home, slice of heaven and the legendary loyal. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. You will be amazed at the sheer brilliance of his songs and the unique timbre of his voice. This beautiful hardback anniversary edition also includes lyrics, personal photographs, piano scores and guitar chords. Download dave dobbyn book pdf epub mobi tuebl and read. Bay of islands music festival international and new zealand. For 40 years, hes been entwined with some of new zealands most poignant and divisive moments. Dobbyn suffered extreme stage fright and played early performances standing at the back with his eyes closed. Dave dobbyn will perform a special oneoff show at the stunning black barn vineyards in hawkes bay on december 19 alongside indie favourites, the beths created by leading event company, neptune entertainment, and set among the grapevines, this will be one of the biggest shows of the summer. We play another entry to our kiwi cover song contest, dave dobbyns be mine tonight performed by the group strung out. When dave dobbyn walks onto the stage there is a mood of triumph in the spark cauldron.
Get dave dobbyn setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other dave dobbyn fans for free on. Four decades on, dave dobbyn s music has become part of the nations soundtrack. Be mine tonight, outlook for thursday, loyal, whaling, slice of heaven, welcome home. Bay of islands music festival international and new. It has been rerecorded here and rocked up a bit and is quite different to thdudes version.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Be mine tonight, outlook for thursday, loyal, whaling, slice of heaven, welcome home these are only some of the remarkable songs that have framed dave dobbyn s long career and made him one of new zealands most enduring and bestloved musicians. In his early career he was a member of rock group th dudes and the main creative force in popsters dd smash. Neptune entertainment presents iconic kiwi singersongwriter dave dobbyn live in concert.
Shihad performing be mine tonight by dave dobbyn at the 20. They won top group and single of the year for be mine tonight at the 1979 new zealand music awards and stopped playing live in 1980. Dobbyn emerged as lead guitarist for pub rock band th dudes. Oct 24, 1999 check out overnight success by dave dobbyn on amazon music. Asian cigarettes a long talk a few cans if you can be my bare skinned baby were in for a long night a strong night you look wha. Be mine tonight, outlook for thursday, loyal, whaling, slice of heaven, welcome home these are only some of the remarkable songs that have framed dave.
In the first part dave reflects on the stories behind the songs, followed by the musical arrangements for both piano and guitar. Sep 12, 2020 eccles entertainment and mediaworks bring you original kiwi hitmaker dave dobbyn playing this september at aucklands the cauldron at spark arena. David joseph dobbyn born 3 january 1957 is a new zealand musician, singersongwriter and record producer. Watch the video for be mine tonight from dave dobbyn s overnight success for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The little black kiwi songbook a collection of over 120 new zealand songs arranged for guitar in the same key as the original recordings. From be mine tonight to te reo and foreign policy im a huge fan mate.
Kiwi hero dave dobbyn leads the dudes in this great original 70s song. Th dudes are a new zealand rock band that was formed in the late 1970s early 1980s in auckland, new zealand. Overnight success the definitive dave dobbyn collection 1979 1999 is a 1999 compilation album by new zealand singersongwriter dave dobbyn. Regrettably, the compilation excludes space junk, dobbyn s surprisingly existential theme song for childrens tv show space knights. New zealand rocknroll icons shihad performing an epic cover of dave dobbyn th dudes be mine tonight. Dave has some very wise words to say on the matter. Download dave dobbyn book pdf epub mobi tuebl and read online. Without dobbyn, thered be no bliss, no be mine tonight, no loyal, no slice of heaven, no devil you know, no whaling. Dave dobbyn printed music christchurch city libraries. Dobbyn has written the soundtrack to many kiwi lives, from th dudes and dd smash to his massive solo career, people have partied to hits including be mine tonight, language, outlook for thursday.
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. However, he took on the role of frontman for the song be mine tonight 1978. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most. He first surfaced in mid1976 as a founding member of th dudes, one of the countrys biggest bands of the era. Dave dobbyn live at the cauldron, spark arena new date. Dave dobbyn project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. This beautiful hardback anniversary edition also includes lyrics, personal. Listen to be mine tonight by dave dobbyn, 2,996 shazams, featuring on dave dobbyn essentials apple music playlist. Asian cigarettes a long talk, a few cans, if you can, c f am g be my bare skinned baby, were in for a long night, a strong night.
Dave dobbyn was one of the new zealand pop scenes most popular and respected figures, enjoying success that spanned several decades. Jul 22, 2020 that song be mine tonight went on to be th dudes first release and winner of single of the year at the national music awards in 1979. Listen to be mine tonight by th dudes, 1,590 shazams, featuring on dave dobbyn essentials apple music playlist. Overnight success 1999asian cigarettesa long talk a few cansif you canbe my bare skinned babywere in for a long night a strong. In this, the first compilation of his songs, dave dobbyn shares the inspiration behind 39 of his mostcelebrated and bestloved titles, including be mine tonight, welcome home, slice of heaven and the legendary loyal. Overnight success dave dobbyn album project gutenberg. Asian cigarettes a long talk a few cans if you can be my bare skinned baby were in for a long night a strong night you look. Dobbyn rose to national fame with a band, thdudes, which he formed with school friends, whose hit song be mine tonight won single of the year at the 1979 music awards. However, i would advise you to purchase this album whereever and however you can. Dave dobbyn and full band, with the addition of a horn section, will take the stage to play through a selection of homegrown anthems and rarities. Dave dobbyn says that since day one, he has had a tune in his head. After three years of constant gigging they released their debut single the dobbyn and morrispenned be mine tonight. Dave dobbyn written by dave dobbyn, published by anonim which was released on 24 march 2021. Th dudes be mine tonight is a pub rock classic, with dobbyn s drawn out vocal melody aaaasian cigarettes.
Dave dobbyn to play at the cauldron, spark arena in. Be mine tonight devil you know outlook for thursday magic what she. Asian cigarettes a long talk a few cans if you can be my bare skinned baby were in for a long night a strong night you look what youve. Be mine tonight, recorded with th dudes, began an unparalleled career for the renegade auckland singersongwriter, who has flirted with public notoriety and stellar collaborations tim finn, neil finn, bic runga en route to nationaltreasure status. All tickets that have been purchased to the concert on saturday 12th september 2020 remain totally valid to the yet to be announced new date. Listen to be mine tonight by th dudes, 18,537 shazams, featuring on dave dobbyn essentials apple music playlist. Dave dobbyn will perform a special oneoff show at the stunning black barn vineyards in hawkes bay on december 19 alongside indie favourites, the beths. The video was made at tvnzs manchester st studios in christchurch. New year 2021 honours dave dobbyns slices of heaven. Shihad performing be mine tonight by dave dobbyn at the. Created by leading event company, neptune entertainment, and set among the grapevines, this will be one of the biggest shows of the summer. Be mine tonight, outlook for thursday, loyal, whaling, slice of heaven, welcome home these are only some of the remarkable songs that have framed dave dobbyn s long career and made him one of new zealands most enduring.
Be mine tonight dave dobbyn betty lous guitar site. Performed live, this is the last gathering at the theatre royal in nelson before major renovations begin. Dave dobbyn s slices of heaven rewarded with knighthood 30 dec, 2020 08. Be mine tonight, outlook for thursday, loyal, whaling, slice of heaven, welcome home these are only some of the remarkable songs that have framed dave dobbyn s long career and made him one of new zealands. Family reunion the mother of our favourite son tom batchelor got our favourite dad dave dobbyn to send a happy birthday song while at the airport today. The dudes be mine tonight with dave dobbyn youtube. Dobbyn s first success came with rock band, th dudes, which he joined as guitarist. Dave dobbyn has written the songtrack to our kiwi lives, from th dudes and dd smash to his massive solo career, we have partied to hits including be mine tonight, language, outlook for thursday, loyal, whaling, slice of heaven, welcome home. It won an award in the film soundtrackcast recordingcompilation category at the new zealand music awards in 2000, and charted at number 15 in the new zealand music chart. Be mine tonight was the debut single from new zealand band th dudes. Be mine tonight after three years of playing live, the first single from th dudes was this classic, chiming piece of pop written by dave dobbyn. Dave dobbyn and the beths to play at black barn vineyards. Dave dobbyn was born on 3 january 1957 in the working class area of glen innes, auckland, the third of five children to tourbus driver terry dobbyn and molly.
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