<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Dirty Creature" (1982) </Td> <Td> "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (1982) </Td> <Td> "Never Ceases to Amaze Me" (1983) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Dirty Creature" (1982) </Td> <Td> "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" (1982) </Td> <Td> "Never Ceases to Amaze Me" (1983) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" is a single from New Zealand art rock group Split Enz's album Time and Tide . It was written by Tim Finn and released as a single in 1982 . </P> <P> The song is a reference to the time it took pioneers to sail to Australia and New Zealand (hence the reference to "the tyranny of distance" - a history by Geoffrey Blainey), and a metaphor that refers to lead singer Tim Finn's nervous breakdown . </P>

Who sang six months in a leaky boat