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Tim Finn — Persuasion
Album: Before & After
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Released: 1993
Length: 3:48
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You and I
Tempted by the promise of a different life
Time has fled
There's a constant battle running through my head
I don't know what to do
'Cause I still believe
After all the foolish things that we've been through
I will always be a man who's open to.....
Persuasion

Blind romance
There'll be no half measures given half the chance
But we never learn
Trusting in the fire while the cruel flame burns
And we need to rebuild
What was never there
What got left behind
After all the foolish things that we've been through
I can always make a start on something new
And I'll always be a man who's open to.....
Persuasion

And it's written in my heart
So that everybody could see it
And it's written in my soul
After all I still believe it
I still believe it
I still believe it yeah
I still believe

I don't know what to do, 'cause I still believe
After all the foolish things you put me through
I can always make a start on someting new
And I'll always be a man who's open to.....
Persuasion, persuasion
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Topic of this tune saddens me. I wish more people were open to persuasion. It requires being heard and understood along with an appropriate amount of listening. Seems these days it's a rarity.
Posted 2 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 rulebritannia wrote:

I hate whining!


RuleBritannia whined.
Posted 2 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Superb song, timeless and imho the best version.... 
Posted 3 years ago by tim68fowler    [ Reply ]
 MrStatenIsle wrote:
The lost Finn bro! Not here in NZ - he predates Neil by some years with his work in Split Enz
 

Posted 3 years ago by neil3    [ Reply ]
Tim deserves to be as famous as his little brother, Neil.
Posted 4 years ago by floydpink    [ Reply ]
The lost Finn bro!
Posted 5 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
Nowhere else will you hear this song.  Thanks, RP!!!
Posted 5 years ago by annds    [ Reply ]
The comments about Richard and Teddy are right. What an awesome song.
Posted 5 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
I'm kind of surprised by the large number of negative ratings of this song. I've always really liked it. I'm not as familiar with the Richard Thompson version, but as I remember I liked that as well.
Posted 6 years ago by nutrod42    [ Reply ]

Tim Finn by ~Wilcox660
©2007-2010 ~Wilcox660

Split Enz / Crowded House / ALT / Finn Bros maestro Tim Finn in NYC


Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
{#Notworthy}  i agree!


 Bakaretsu wrote:

Richard & Teddys version borders on a religious experience.............
 


Posted 15 years ago by bodhisattva1031    [ Reply ]
 Tana wrote:
Tim did this wonderful song in the Finn Bros. tour a few years ago. It was smoother than this, very, very nice. But as much as I love it, I do think Richard Thompson's version is better, at least the studio version.

 

Richard has a bit of history on Tim, but both are bona fide genius'.
Superb rendition!
Posted 15 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Tim did this wonderful song in the Finn Bros. tour a few years ago. It was smoother than this, very, very nice. But as much as I love it, I do think Richard Thompson's version is better, at least the studio version.

Posted 16 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
Richard & Teddys version borders on a religious experience.............
Posted 16 years ago by Bakaretsu    [ Reply ]
"...Ole' biscuit barrel..."
Posted 16 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
rah wrote:
still no richard and teddy, huh...? :(
Curiously, it's been rejected a couple of times, I think. Don't know why because it's by far the best version.....
Posted 16 years ago by sass    [ Reply ]
the thompson version is so much better
Posted 16 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
Awesome song...melody by Richard Thompson (from The Sweet Talker soundtrack). Lyrics by Tim Finn. Amen.
Posted 16 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
Have not heard a song in the last weeks that is so much off target to be worth being played at RP
Posted 16 years ago by Jambosala    [ Reply ]
There's an excellent live version of this.



This one really is too um .. you're right... jangly.

edit, think I'll take that comment back. I enjoyed that second time through.
Posted 17 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
I hate whining!
Posted 17 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
signals wrote:
Reminds me a lot of Crowded House. Any connection?
Indeed there is. Tim Finn is Crowded House frontman Neil Finn's brother, and was part of the band for one album (Woodface).
Posted 17 years ago by Bosonator    [ Reply ]
Reminds me a lot of Crowded House. Any connection?
Posted 17 years ago by signals    [ Reply ]
rah wrote:
beautiful song -- sadly, this particular rendition is NOWHERE near as beautiful and haunting as the duet between Richard & Teddy Thompson. i'll see if i can upload a copy of that version when i get home tonight, because really -- everyone should hear that track. (ps -- this song was something of a a collaboration between Richard Thompson, who wrote the music as an instrumental originally, and Tim Finn, who put the lyrics to it afterwards...)
Too bad I missed it, I know of that great version by R & T Thompson
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
still no richard and teddy, huh...? :(
Posted 17 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]
I also second the general comments on this version of the song as compared to RT & Teddy's. The latter is soooo beautiful and heartbreaking while this version seems fluffy and jangly; strange to think it was Tim who penned the lyrics. :-k
Posted 20 years ago by 326    [ Reply ]
Mark1970 wrote:
Great song from the best solo CD Tim Finn has put out. Shows that he doesn't always have to hide in the shadow of his talented younger brother, Neil.
i THOUGH IT WAS MICHAEL PENN
Posted 20 years ago by masterhead    [ Reply ]
alicewonderland wrote:
Agreed. This is good, but the Richard & Teddy Thompson version is superior. Has that Richard Thompson wistful ache thing going on.
Absolutely correct. Hope that version shows up soon.
Posted 20 years ago by sass    [ Reply ]
Agreed. This is good, but the Richard & Teddy Thompson version is superior. Has that Richard Thompson wistful ache thing going on.
Posted 20 years ago by alicewonderland    [ Reply ]
Great song from the best solo CD Tim Finn has put out. Shows that he doesn't always have to hide in the shadow of his talented younger brother, Neil.
Posted 20 years ago by Mark1970    [ Reply ]
rah wrote:
beautiful song -- sadly, this particular rendition is NOWHERE near as beautiful and haunting as the duet between Richard & Teddy Thompson. i'll see if i can upload a copy of that version when i get home tonight, because really -- everyone should hear that track. (ps -- this song was something of a a collaboration between Richard Thompson, who wrote the music as an instrumental originally, and Tim Finn, who put the lyrics to it afterwards...)
Please, please do!
Posted 20 years ago by red5_bc    [ Reply ]
beautiful song -- sadly, this particular rendition is NOWHERE near as beautiful and haunting as the duet between Richard & Teddy Thompson. i'll see if i can upload a copy of that version when i get home tonight, because really -- everyone should hear that track. (ps -- this song was something of a a collaboration between Richard Thompson, who wrote the music as an instrumental originally, and Tim Finn, who put the lyrics to it afterwards...)
Posted 20 years ago by rah    [ Reply ]