INXS Ɪnekˈsɛs Ist Eine Australische Rockband. Sie Wurde Ende Der 70er Jahre Von Den Farriss-Brüdern Als The Farriss Brothers Gegründet.
In Den 80ern Und Zu Beginn Der 90er Jahre War Die Band Eine Der Prägenden Kräfte Der Australischen Rockszene Und Erzielte Internationale Erfolge. Ein Karrierehöhepunkt War Das Konzert Am 13. Juli 1991 In Londoner Wembley-Stadion Vor 72.000 Zuschauern. Nach Dem Tod Des Charismatischen Leadsängers Michael Hutchence Am 22. November 1997 Trat Die Band Mit Wechselnden Frontmännern Wie Jimmy Barnes Terence Trent D’Arby Und Jon Stevens Auf. Mit Letzterem Wurden Auch Einige Aufnahmen Veröffentlicht Die Jedoch Nicht An Die Früheren Erfolge Anknüpfen Konnten.
Der 31-Jährige Kanadische Ex-Elvis-Imitator J. D. Fortune Wurde Neuer Sänger Bei INXS. Er Setzte Sich Bei Der Reality-Show Rock Star INXS Gegen 14 Andere Kandidaten Durch. INXS-Gitarrist Tim Farriss Sagte „J. D. Wird Eine Neue Spontanität In Unsere Live-Show Bringen. Außerdem Hat Er Die Star-Qualität Die Wir Suchen Und Ist Ein Sehr Guter Textschreiber. Er Kann Mit Uns Wachsen. Endlich Sind Wir Wieder Eine Komplette Band.“. Es Wurde Eine Single Namens Pretty Vegas Veröffentlicht. Im Oktober 2005 Wurde J. D. Fortune Zum Neuen Leadsänger Erkoren.
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* Michael Hutchence † 1997 * J. D. Fortune Ab Oktober 2005 * Andrew Farriss * Jon Farriss * Tim Farriss * Kirk Pengilly * Garry Gary Beers . User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply.
"Never Tear Us Apart" Is A Single Released By Australian Rock Group INXS In August 1988. It Was Also Included On The Band's Sixth Studio Album Kick. The Music Was Written By Andrew Farriss Who Recorded A Blues Style Demo And Gave It To Michael Hutchence. The INXS Singer Then Penned A Personal Love Lyric Which Was Straight From The Heart. "Never Tear Us Apart" Is A Sensuous Ballad Layered With Synthesizers And Containing Dramatic Pauses Before The Instrumental Breaks. Kirk Pengilly Lends A Cathartic Saxophone Solo Near The End. According To The Liner Notes Of Shine Like It Does The Anthology 1979–1997 The Song Was Originally Composed On Piano As A Bluesy Number In The Style Of Fats Domino. Producer Chris Thomas Suggested A Synth-Based Arrangement Instead. The Video For The Song Featuring An Extended Intro Was Filmed In Various Locations In Prague Along With "Guns In The Sky" And "New Sensation " All Directed By Richard Lowenstein. The Single Reached #24 In The UK And Stayed On The Charts For Seven Weeks. In The U.S. It Reached #7 On The Billboard Hot 100. Michael Hutchence's Coffin Was Carried Out Of St. Andrews Cathedral By The Remaining Members Of INXS And Younger Brother Rhett As "Never Tear Us Apart" Was Played In The Background. This Song Is Now Thought Of By Many Original INXS Fans As Hutchence's Anthem. The Song Was Used In The Opening Sequence Of The Director's Cut Of The 2001 Cult Film Donnie Darko. It Would Have Been Featured In The Original Release Had The Rights For It Not Been Deemed Too Expensive By The Producers. "The Killing Moon" By Echo & The Bunnymen Served As Its Replacement. In 2006 The Song Was Voted "Nation's Favourite Lyric" By Viewers Of Pay TV Music Channel VH1 In Australia. Recently The Song Has Been Adopted By The Squadron The Newcastle United Jets Supporter Group And Sung In Unison At The 40th And 85th Minute Of Their A-League Association Football Matches. This Is In Homage To The Line "cause We All Have Wings But Some Of Us Don't Know Why" Used Now In Reference To The Jets Symbol Of Their Club. The Song's Popularity Has Prompted A Move To Have The Song Be Played At The Beginning Of Each Half First Happening On The 18th October 2008 When The Jets Defeated The Melbourne Victory 1-0. Since 2014 The Song Has Been Used By The Australian Football League AFL Club Port Adelaide Power Prior To The Start Of Play At Their Home Games. The Use Of The Song Reflects On The Struggles The Club Faced When They First Entered The AFL.