Music News - NZ On Screen Celebrates NZ Music Month With The Sir Dave Dobbyn Collection
30 April 2021 - 0 Comments
Be Mine Tonight, Bliss, Slice of Heaven, Loyal, Welcome Home... singer/songwriter Sir Dave Dobbyn is the man behind some of our nation’s most anthemic songs. NZ On Screen celebrates his contribution to the New Zealand music industry, and his recent knighthood, with The Sir Dave Dobbyn Collection –timed for the launch of New Zealand Music Month.
Spanning his greatest hits with Th’ Dudes, DD Smash and his solo work, the collection contains music videos, concert footage, interviews and documentaries from across his nearly 50-year music career. Bespoke written backgrounders by The Phoenix Foundation’s Samuel Scott and NZ On Screen writer Gabe McDonnell provide deeper context.
Th’ Dudes began in the late 70's with a deft knack for a hook, and a tune that goes down well with a pint. Covering this section of Dobbyn’s career, you’ll find the classic tracks Be Mine Tonight, Bliss and That Look in Your Eyes – plus documentary Th’ Dudes – Right Second Time which takes a look at Th’ Dudes’ reformation in 2006. The obligatory stories of sex, drugs and bad behaviour are unearthed in this walk down memory lane with Th’ Dudes original lineup.
Jumping into the 80's we take a look at DD Smash – Dobbyn’s pop project with musical sidekick, Peter ‘Rooda’ Warren. The Andrew Shaw-directed Outlook for Thursday won the Video of the Year award at the 1983 New Zealand Music Awards – while the Australian-made video for Whaling sees Dobbyn play a TV journalist, a filmmaker and a vicar. Warren dons some big hair, a pair of budgie smugglers and a spicy speed-racer jumpsuit.
The Making of Footrot Flats segues into Dobbyn’s solo work and here is where you’ll find a collection of singles that reflects the Dobbyn of today. Loyal, Language, Welcome Home and it’s 2017 te reo Maori rework, Nau Mai Ra – compositions that strike a personal chord, deliver a socially-consious message or embody our feelings of home.
But what of the man behind the music?
The highs and lows of a life in music are discussed in Homegrown Profiles: Dave Dobbyn. In The Time of our Lives we see Dave perform in the UK to support of a “mob of veterans” and the unveiling of a war memorial in London’s Hyde Park. Dave soaks in the sights and sounds of Morocco in ‘travel show with a difference’ Intrepid Journeys. Back home, Dave Dobbyn – One Night in Matata sees Dobbyn drop by the flood-ridden town to put on a free concert and check in with the locals. The emotion-laden doumentary Dreams Lie Deeper follows Dave as he travels to Greymouth and meets with families of the victims of the Pike River disaster, and composes and performs a musical tribute. The spirit of community and togetherness sits firmly at the forefront of this collection of screen moments.
There’s so much more from Sir Dave Dobbyn’s career to view. Click here for the full list of collection titles.
NZ On Screen is New Zealand’s screen-culture showcase, with more than 4,500 free-to-view titles from the beginning of the screen industry to present day. Find us at www.nzonscreen.com
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