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1196:The Best of Split Enz
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986:Geoff Chunn
976:Mike Howard
891:Kent, David
845:10 December
703:Kent, David
662:16 December
587:"Split Enz"
535:The Wiggles
490:Australia (
409:Australia (
277:Music video
264:leaky boats
206:Music video
152:, Split Enz
144:Producer(s)
137:, Split Enz
1495:1982 songs
1469:Categories
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1267:My Mistake
1203:Spellbound
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967:Mike Chunn
871:22 January
795:13 January
687:23 October
569:References
511:indie rock
362:percussion
347:– vocals,
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1383:Split Enz
1344:Next Exit
1281:I Got You
1274:I See Red
1014:Neil Finn
962:Phil Judd
946:Split Enz
485:Position
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380:keyboards
345:Neil Finn
326:Personnel
239:Split Enz
158:Split Enz
43:Split Enz
1295:Poor Boy
1189:Rear Enz
957:Tim Finn
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462:Cash Box
332:Tim Finn
235:art rock
135:Tim Finn
74:May 1982
71:Released
1405:Members
1252:Singles
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597:14 July
464:Top 100
291:dance.
269:At the
218:YouTube
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184:(1982)
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39:Single
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877:Imgur
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283:Māori
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