INXS

Songwriter: Jon Farriss Tim Farriss Michael Hutchence

Producer: Nick Launay

[Verse 1]
I'm melting in the sun
And this is what they call the life
I suppose too much sun
Makes a desert Arab say
And I really love this country
There's a lot I wanna see

[Chorus]
Great expectations
Of all we seem to be
And the winner
And the winner, the winner

[Verse 2]
Do you wanna make a story up?
There's enough it always seems
If it happened this morning
Tonight we'll see it on TV

[Chorus]
Great expectations
Of all we seem to be
Great expectations (Take a look around you, take a look around you)
Of all we seem to be (Take a look around you, take a look)
And the winner
And the winner, the winner

[Verse 3]
She was twelve and knew the world
Her boyfriend knew a dance to this
Everybody's got advice
Take a snake, take a ladder
And this is what they call the life
I'm melting in the sun

[Chorus]
Great expectations
Of all we seem to be
Great expectations (Take a look around you, take a look around you)
Of all we seem to be (Take a look around you, take a look)
And the winner
And the winner, the winner

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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