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I haven't paid much attention to YouTube—until now. There was a song on the vid screens at the gym by a New Zealand artist I'd not come across, and a Google search led me to the video on YouTube. I decided to see what else was there. Some of the videos available are for songs I currently love (q.v. Bic Runga) but never got to see the video for until now (maybe they weren't on UK TV). But there are also old favourites to remember and new discoveries to appreciate. Here are a few personal highlights from the past 3 decades: enjoy!


Pokarekare Ana by Hayley Westenra

Poi E by Patea Maori Club

(Glad I'm) Not A Kennedy by Shona Laing

Deciphering Me by Brooke Fraser

Walkie Talkie Man by Steriogram

Computer Games by Mi-Sex

Distant Sun by Crowded House

Don't Front On Me by Deceptikonz

I Got You by Split Enz

Listening For The Weather by Bic Runga

Sway by Bic Runga

Tip: YouTube Downloader provides a cross-platform way to save the videos to your hard drive (if like me you need to overcome a pathetic Xtra broadband connection that is incapable of streaming). You can watch these .flv files on your Mac or PC using VLC.

The quality of the videos isn't that good, and often the audio and video are out-of-sync. But when you're done viewing, you can buy some of these tracks via the recently-opened iTunes Music Store (NZ).

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