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Here are some of the New Zealand songs and music videos that have shaped the history of New Zealand music:

1950's Have a look at Johnny Devlin - New Zealand's answer to Elvis Presley with his song Lawdy Miss Clawdy:

media type="youtube" key="DQVicR62ga0" height="385" width="480" 1960's Here's Ray Columbs and the Invaders - New Zealand's answer to //the Beatles//. The invaders had a major smash hit with this song in both Australia and New Zealand media type="youtube" key="8spRyPGSpds" height="385" width="480" 1970's The 1970s were an interesting time with lots of different musical genres. Check out one of New Zealand's biggest ever bands //Split// Enz//. media type="youtube" key="ar7DgREshAk" height="385" width="480"//

Another interesting musical genre of the 70's was punk. Have a look at one of New Zealand's first ever punk bands //The Enemy// performing their song //'Pull down the shade' - Angry!media type="youtube" key="6ntB_b0BYMs" height="385" width="480" 1980's The 1980s were a time when lots of people were unhappy with the Government and sang protest songs against racism and nuclear testing. Herbs were one of the bands who put across a strong message against testing nuclear bombs in the Pacific. Check out some of their videos: Sensitive to a smile - a great video showing life in rural New Zealand. The next video is a protest song Nuclear Waste. Below it is the lyrics to another great Herbs song ' //French Letter//'.

media type="youtube" key="6HBpvfQ2-Q4" height="385" width="480" media type="youtube" key="uOfqMRIhAh0" height="385" width="480" Lyrics: //French Letter //Lyrics from [|Muzic.Net.Nz] Can you see yourself, under a coconut tree Wanting for nothing, or maybe a cooler breeze Where all things romantic, in the south pacific And the only peace is the spit on a feast, your feast yeah

Do you know what makes the ocean glow Do you know what makes the ocean glow When unwelcome guests, are making nuclear tests are making nuclear tests, are making nuclear tests, are making nuclear tests

Oh yes, no nukes hah ahhhhhhh Nuclear mis energy, nuclear, nuclear, free yo yo yo yo yo

Is there nothing at all who can appease your greed, Could you please leave the air we breath Why is it something we’ve done You all seem to forget About nuclear fallout and the long term effects

Is there anything gained when you hide the plane Anything gained when you hide the plane Let me be more specific, get out of the pacific Quite la pacific, get out of the pacific Quite la pacific

Oh yes, no nukes hah ahhhhhhh (repeat)

A massive hit in the 1980s was this song by Dave Dobbyn and Herbs - it was part of the soundtrack for the very popular New Zealand movie Footrot Flats// media type="youtube" key="yQT0t2s1MoE" height="385" width="480"

Jules and Linda Topp also joined in the protest movement in the 1980s and //The Topp Twins// are still performing and are well-loved in New Zealand today. media type="youtube" key="IgjYNBOFkQ8" height="385" width="480"

One of the biggest hits of the 80's and still popular today thanks to the movie //Boy// - this song was put together to raise money for people who had lost their jobs at the freezing worksmedia type="youtube" key="DQLUygS0IAQ" height="385" width="480"