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Paināporo posted:

Totally missed that there was a new Fangradio on Tuesday. No talking, all demos. Listening to it now!

https://www.neilfinn.com/fangradio

Neil Finn - Wrinkles (demo)
Neil Finn - Sign of Life chords (demo)
Far Away Children (demo)
Neil Finn - Start Of Something (demo)
Finn Brothers - Everyday Alright (demo)
Neil Finn - The wind was on the withered heath
Finn Brothers - Gentle Soul (demo)
Neil Finn - Don’t Stop Now (home demo)
Neil Finn - Far Side Of The World (demo)
Neil Finn/Dixie Chicks - Silent House (demo)
Neil Finn - Corporate Mindset (demo)
Crowded House - Beautiful Life (studio version)

Neil Finn - Human Kindness (demo)
Neil Finn - Spy Theme (demo)
Neil Finn’s Cornucopia of Flowers - Hyacinth
Neil Finn - All God’s Children (demo)
It’s Happening
Neil Finn - You And I Know
Elroy (demo)
Deco 1 (demo)

Wow, well, "The Wind Was On the Withered Heath" is certainly an alternative song that Neil composed for the Hobbit films. Very cool to get to hear that!

Ah, I see. The lyrics are taken directly from the text of the book:

The wind was on the withered heath,
but in the forest stirred no leaf:
there shadows lay by night and day,
and dark things silent crept beneath.

The wind came down from mountains cold,
and like a tide it roared and rolled;
the branches groaned, the forest moaned,
and leaves were laid upon the mould.

The wind went on from West to East;
all movement in the forest ceased,
but shrill and harsh across the marsh
its whistling voices were released.

The grasses hissed, their tassels bent,
the reeds were rattling—on it went
o'er shaken pool under heavens cool
where racing clouds were torn and rent.

It passed the lonely Mountain bare
and swept above the dragon's lair:
there black and dark lay boulders stark
and flying smoke was in the air.

It left the world and took its flight
over the wide seas of the night.
The moon set sail upon the gale,
and stars were fanned to leaping light.

Here are my guesses, based on the info I have:

Neil Finn - Wrinkles (demo) Date: unknown
Neil Finn - Sign of Life chords (demo) Date: unknown
Far Away Children (demo) Date: unknown
Neil Finn - Start Of Something (demo) Date: unknown
Finn Brothers - Everyday Alright (demo) Date: circa 2002-2003
Neil Finn - The Wind Was On The Withered Heath (Neil’s note: this is a Tolkien poem) Date: 2012
Finn Brothers - Gentle Soul (demo) Date: circa 2002-2003
Neil Finn - Don’t Stop Now (home demo) (Team NF’s note: previously released on Time on Earth Deluxe Edition.) Date: 2006
Neil Finn - Far Side Of The World (demo) Date: unknown
Neil Finn & Dixie Chicks - Silent House (demo) Date: circa 2005
(Neil’s note: the recording of Silent House with the Dixie Chicks was done during writing session before the lyrics were written)
Neil Finn - Corporate Mindset (demo) Date: circa 2006-2008
Crowded House - Beautiful Life (studio version)
 Date: 7th February 2008
(Team NF’s note: A live version is on the Intriguer Deluxe Edition.)
Neil Finn - Human Kindness (demo) Date: circa 2001
Neil Finn - Spy Theme (demo) Date: unknown
Neil Finn’s Cornucopia of Flowers - Hyacinth Date: 2010 or earlier
Neil Finn - All God’s Children (demo) Date: circa 2002-2003
It’s Happening (Date unknown)
Neil Finn - You And I Know (recorded 2012, mixed 2013)
(Team NF’s note: this is a slightly different mix from the one on The Kitchen Sink III.)
Elroy (demo)
Deco 1 (demo)

Lance LaSalle posted:

This is awesome.

On "The Wind is on the Withered Heath" there's a rather long choral piece...is that part of the same song? Or is it another song? And if so is it a Neil Finn song, or a Howard Shore composition or somebody else or what? It's beautiful whoever/whatever it is.

I was wondering if it might be something in Elvish?

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