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| Nature's Best DVD | ||||
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| Video by Nature's Best series | ||||
| Released | 22 March 2004 | |||
| Label | Sony Music New Zealand | |||
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The Nature's Best DVD is a DVD release of sixty music videos to songs from the three Nature's Best compilation albums. See the Nature's Best article for more details on the selection process of the songs.
Critics noted some notable omissions from the Top 30 such as the number one song "Nature", and all except one of the voted Crowded House songs. [1]
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Nature's Best is a two-disc compilation album of thirty New Zealand popular music songs, selected by a panel as the top thirty New Zealand songs of all time.
Nature's Best 2 is a two-disc compilation album of 35 New Zealand popular music songs, numbers 31-65 on the APRA 75th Anniversary Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time. See Nature's Best for more information on the selection process of this list.
Nature's Best 3 is a two-disc compilation album of 35 New Zealand popular music songs, numbers 66-100 on the APRA 75th Anniversary Top 100 New Zealand Songs of All Time. See Nature's Best for more information on the selection process of this list.
The following lists events that happened during 2000 in New Zealand.
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Second Nature is the fifth solo album by Margaret Urlich, released in May 1999 - her last album to date. Second Nature was produced by Eddie Rayner from Split Enz and was recorded on and off over 12 months and involved musicians from Australia and New Zealand. The album comprised cover versions of some of Urlich's favourite New Zealand songs that she grew up with. These included artists like Split Enz, Crowded House, Dave Dobbyn, Max Merritt, Shona Laing, Don McGlashan and Tim Finn. The album achieved platinum status in New Zealand.
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