INXS

Jesus was a man
He was better than you or I
And they didn't tell him
No they tell him
You didn't know

Hitler was a man
He didn't know what to do anymore
Everybody said someone else
But they know that is a lie

Yeah, Gandhi was a man
He took the millions and gave them more
We all adore

I said it long ago when the situations scream so true
All of it was long ago in humanity
So climb out of the cradle and show yourself
To the rest of humanity
'Cos I told you long ago even though you know yourself
And all you thought was true, so true, too true

The pieces of you
Little pieces, little pieces of you
Oh...little pieces of me and you
Jesus was a man
He was better than you or I
No one told him, no one knew
Hitler was a man
You know it
In humanity to man
Pieces of you
Little pieces of me and you
Oh...oh...
Little pieces of me and you
Oh...oh...oh...
My guitar doesn't work
I wanna play a solo...!

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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