Line in Abu Dhabi

Thanks to many repeated listens and suggestions made on here, this is what I've got (still missing a couple of bits though, not at all sure about 'chiefs' either):

No accommodation in Abu Dhabi
There's men from every nation here for the Derby
Blow your whistle, bang on a gong
Price of oil goes up before long
We'll be getting rich and getting stoned

Chorus:
Ride a camel or fly concorde
Going economy, all aboard
If you wanna go first class
You better save
At last, get to the Abu Dhabi
If you want a mansion in Beverley Hills
If you want a wedding with all the frills
If you want daddy to pay
You better tell him today
Get to the Abu Dhabi

Don't tell me the chiefs ???

??? leaders, business men
Pass the lira
They're nearing the end
The Abu Dhabi Derby's here again

I could have sworn the line "a little hole in your holy warrrrrr" occurs, but in terms of lyrics documentation, they seem to have treated that one as an instrumental.

I, by the way, was the one in the crowd at the San Fran Finn Bros. show who screamed out "ABU DHABI!!!!!" at an opportune request moment, and they played it. I love that song

Edit: I didn't look back far enough! Full lyrics right here, in-thread! Ace development

Hi Mr. Sadly, can't say I've ever noticed that 'a little hole in your holy war' in there.  I'll have to listen out for that next time.  That's great that Tim and Neil played 'Abu Dhabi' as an impromptu request; I'm amazed that they remembered it all.  Most of the lyrics are on here, but it's those few lines just after the chorus (about one minute and forty seconds onwards) that seem to have everyone baffled.  It would be good to hear that live version they did, to see if that would help.  Anyway, we'll keep trying to fathom them out I guess.

Lyle

Thanks Lyle! I emphasize that I may be wrong; it does seem to me as if the vocal is (more-or-less deliberately? But who can tell with Frenzy) deliberately buried on that track. It always sounded to me like "a lah dah dah dah dah never before" DAH DAH DAHHH "a little hole in your holy war" DUH DUH DAHHH

You know. Like that. I make no claim to any authoritative take - but why would I? This thread has been richly informative of pretty persuasive takes, even if some seem mutually-exclusive from one to the other. What I say?

It's entirely possible that much of the live version I was privy to was heavily improvised in the moment.

Old memory note: trying to find the audio (recording) of that very same concert is what originally drew me to Frenzforum.com, yo those many yons ago. I believe I'd come across this place in passing even a bit further back in "the day," but that search, that quest was what made me come in, sign up, SIDDOWN and interact to begin with.

That's as best my head and heart can recall. Gut seems in strong sympath, spine and third-eye no comment.

Hmp. That should be "strong sympathy," just above

Edit: OR, if anyone wanted to make the argument that I, Mr. Sadly, am a "strong sympath," I could not fully-agree without a defined term for "sympath"! But I suspect I'd be in some sympathy with the sentiment. Hm. CAN edit here, CAN'T above. Not complaining!

Reacclimating.

Mr. Sadly.  Couldn't possible say whether you're a strong sympath, or even a weak one; would need more information first.  By the way, did you manage to find the audio recording of that concert as a result of first coming here?  Jaffaman had a listen to some live recordings from the time of 'Frenzy', but that line immediately after the chorus was strangely missing.  So the mystery continues...

@lyle posted:

Mr. Sadly.  Couldn't possible say whether you're a strong sympath, or even a weak one; would need more information first.  By the way, did you manage to find the audio recording of that concert as a result of first coming here?  Jaffaman had a listen to some live recordings from the time of 'Frenzy', but that line immediately after the chorus was strangely missing.  So the mystery continues...

No, I never did. Yet I found much more to recompense the adventure, and am glad to have been called back. I plan to stay, but I always plan to stay in a GOOD PLACE. Life, somehow, has reasons and branching forks and streams of its own, by which to gobble up our brief or long span (as it seems).

I did not come here for "Abu Dhabi" I confess. I came for what the describer of that night's record (audio, of the show) put as "AMAZING crowd harmonies" (possibly not a verbatim quote, but the sense is bang-on apt) on "Four Seasons In One Day." I was there, amazed as well, and that's what truly drew me on and in. I couldn't find the audio record anywhere else, and I sought to find it here.

Worked out! As noted. But what specifically was sought has not been found. Also among the now-online missing: the stellar performance of "Twice If Your Lucky" which a particularly kind member had put up on Vimeo, but was (has been long since) taken down. It was from the kickass pre-Intriguer '07/'08 tour, one idea of which was to go out and write the forthcoming album on the road, or so Neil informed us. That audio and video record was not from the gig I attended two successive nights in San Francisco, but it was the same early crunch-stomp-and-glide phase of the song's evolution. It remains my favorite Crowded House song, but it doesn't exist (not as such) on any record I can find.

They stepped up on the stage that night (both nights) and UTTERLY KNOCKED MY MOTHRA-FLUFFIN' BLOCK OFF with that DOPE-AS* JAM

*"s"

Here's my latest take on the lyrics  (thanks to Jaffaman for listening to a couple of live recordings and passing on his take on what some of the lyrics might be).  Don't you just hate those question marks?!...

No accommodation in Abu Dhabi
There's men from every nation here for the Derby
Blow your whistle, bang on a gong
Price of oil goes up before long
We'll be getting rich and getting stoned

Chorus:
Ride a camel or fly concorde
Going economy, all aboard
If you wanna go first class
You better save
At last, get to the Abu Dhabi
If you want a mansion in Beverley Hills
If you want a wedding with all the frills
If you want daddy to pay
You better tell him today
Get to the Abu Dhabi

???

Trusted leaders, business men
Pass the lira
They're leering the yen
The Abu Dhabi Derby's here again

Rather than asking Tim or any of the other Enz for the 'Abu Dhabi' lyrics, might it be an idea to ask them for that line after the chorus that seems to have us all stumped?  Maybe there would be more chance of them revealing one line rather than the whole song lyrics.  Plus, the rest of it is looking like it might be pretty close to what the actual lyrics are (at least to my ears anyway!).

I TRIED!

I yelled it out hard, but the people next to me kept elbowing (no, no, no) (I kid a bit).

I'll try next time.

The people next to me were all fine. Also, later on they were all PART of the "amazing audience choir" on the refrain.

Which, "chorus" (of FSIOD) would be more apt, at that point. Guess what I'm listening to just now (nope, not the desired gig-tape, but I'll keep on eyes open and ears wet-behind)