INXS

Songwriter: Michael Hutchence Andrew Farriss

Producer: INXS Mark Opitz

If this was easy
Where would I be
I haven't said I have all the answers
How could anyone

Can't stop looking at the lights
All around my head
I'm missing the darker side
Of the man

He's on his knees
Looking for the door
But everybody's
Giving him applause

Crashed the car
Into a wall
But everybody's
Calling for more

It's called the end of rock and roll

These days are numbered
Counted out in loss
Faith and spirit
Walking hand in hand

To meet a wall
Made of sound
But where does that sound
Find a place today

Maybe we came to the wrong show
I've seen this before

It's called the end of rock and roll

Oh shadow take me
Leave nothing still
'cause I've not seen the miracle
How could anyone

We ask too much of the song
To come and save our souls
When all it's trying to do now
Is save its own

Maybe we came to the wrong show
I've seen this before

Maybe we came to the wrong show
I've seen this before
It's called the end of rock and roll

It's called the end of rock and roll

INXS was originally formed in 1977 in Sydney, Australia as the Farriss Brothers. The lineup included the three Farris brothers: Andrew

(songwriter/keyboards); Tim (guitar); and Jon (drums), along with Michael Hutchence (lead vocals/songwriter); Kirk Pengilly (guitar/saxophone) and Garry Gary Beers (bass). They began gaining popularity playing in pubs before moving on to support other local Australian bands, including Midnight Oil.

In 1979, they changed their name to INXS and released their first single “Simple Simon” in 1980. They went on to release their debut self-titled album INXS in 1980, closely followed by their second album, Underneath the Colours, in 1981. Neither album gained much attention outside of Australia, however, in July of 1982 INXS released their single “The One Thing” ahead of their next studio album. The song began to climb the U.S. and international charts, thanks in part to music video’s heavy rotation on MTV.

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