INXS

Songwriter: Anthony Braxton-Smith Kirk Pengilly Jon Farriss Tim Farriss Garry Gary Beers Andrew Farriss Michael Hutchence

Producer: Nick Launay

This is
Food of love
Dare say
They got it wrong
Smiling
You and I
Thinking
Never say die

What I say now
What I say now
I don't think we know each other
Enough to lie
Enough is enough anyway

These changes
Lives alone
Drowsing
By the fire
Out of depth
He becomes
A man without
Quality

What I say now
What I say now
I don't think we know each other
Enough to lie
Enough is enough anyway

This life
The food love
This is
They got it wrong
Smiling
You and I
Thinking
Never say die

What I say now
What I say now
I don't think we know each other
Enough to lie
Enough is enough anyway

You and I
What I say

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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