Poor Boy (Split Enz song)


"Poor Boy" was a song written by Tim Finn and recorded by Split Enz for their 1980 True Colours album. It was released as a single in the UK only.

The song

The lyrics concerned a young man who had fallen in love with a girl on another planet, who he had only discovered existed when tuning his radio, and his regret that they will never meet face to face. In place of a sung chorus, the song made use of an keyboard solo by Eddie Rayner.

In popular culture

In 2009 a Melbourne Theatre Company production of the same name redeveloped the song's themes, with the other-worldly character presented as the ghost of a car accident.

Track listing

Released in the United Kingdom only.
  1. "Poor Boy" 3:28
  2. "Missing Person " 3:39

    Personnel

"Poor Boy" is a song by Enzso, released as the first single from their album Enzso. With the B-sides "I See Red", which is available on the album, and "Albert of India".

Track listing

  1. "Poor Boy" - Dave Dobbyn
  2. "I See Red" - Tim Finn
  3. "Albert of India" - Eddie Rayner