Never Tear Us Apart - INXS | Andy & Alex FIRST TIME REACTION! 

Dude has such a great voice. A true frontman.

Guys, I WAS a high school girl in 1987, my senior year. Literally EVERYONE loved INXS, and every single song on this album was and remains a banger.

I saw INXS two times. The last was in the pouring rain downtown Cleveland, the kind of rain we call gully washers. There were maybe 100 brave souls who braved the elements. INXS was freaking awesome. Michael Hutchence walked through the sparse crowd while taking his clothes off. He was barefoot, no shirt and singing his heart out. We begged and pleaded for them to play Suicide Blonde. They ended the show with that song. It’s one of my most precious concert memories. How lucky we were to see INXS.

Best line of the song (for me) was 'I was standing. You were there, two worlds collided' Genius songwriting there. RIP Michael Hutchence.

I think you’ll appreciate the orchestral majesty of this song. After his tragic death in 1997, this song was played at the funeral of lead singer Michael Hutchence, as his coffin was carried out of St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Sydney, Australia by the remaining band members, with 2000 people in attendance.

“Don’t Change” is the best. Never gets old. Incredible. “Need you Tonight” is also one you must do

I was 17 and in love with my first girlfriend when this came out...was OUR song!!! I'm 53 now and still think of her when I hear this!!!

“I was standing/You were there” You nailed it. It’s love in two simple sentences.

INXS were a fantastic band.

INXS is extremely underrated. They were huge in the 80s for a time and michael hutchence was such a charismatic and amazing frontman. Such a shame that he died so young.

A&A, you'll love their "What You Need", "The One Thing" and "Need You Tonight" !!!

INXS, what can I say about this legendary Aussie band. "if I hurt you, I'd make wine from your tears"; "we all have wings but some of us don't know why"... more great lyrics. Cheers from Sydney AU.

True story...about 20 years ago, my band Flow was playing at a club in Phuket, Thailand. We used to do a bluesy, 60's Soul version of "Never Tear Us Apart"...guitar heavy, no keys or sax, lots of harmonies. So we're playing the intro to the song...instead of keys it's guitar arpeggios with Oooooh. Oooooh harmonies...unrecognizable. As soon as I launch into the lyrics, this big guy sitting at a table in the back stands up like he finally recognizes the song....stands there, grooving at his table, dancing in place all through the tune until the end and then gives us a big ovation and sits down. A little bit later the waitress brings us a round of drinks from this guy. We thanked him and kept on playing. We used to do a four hour show with no breaks, so at some point I guess he left....I didn't notice. After our set the club manager asked us if we knew who that guy was? No. Who?....the drummer from INXS.

“Don’t change” and “The one thing” are their best in my humble opinion

It’s impossible to overstate how charismatic frontman Michael Hutchence was. During that time, U2 and INXS both were riding massive waves of success and popularity. For your next INXS reaction, check out “Don’t Change” from 1982. It’s an absolute banger!

Great band! Women melted listening to their song "Need You Tonight". As Alex would say "I bet so many babies were conceived when this was released". Plus Michael was gorgeous.

"Devil Inside," "Need You Tonight," and "What You Need" are all massive songs with excellent videos to boot. I can't decide which one is my favorite.

"If I hurt you, I'd make wine, from your tears...." Another pretty damn good lyric.

Great band! MH was an amazing singer and total shame he is gone. 😢

"Never Tear Us Apart" is the foreplay. "Guns in the Sky", coitus. "Beautiful Girl"...afterglow. "Never Tear Us Apart" is so freaking sensual. Kirk Pengilly gave good sax on this one, for sure. Michael Hutchence was my SUGA' back in the day! Saw INXS in concert twice, and he was something else. So charismatic, charming and engaging with the audience.

You have no idea how HUGE this was when it came out.....I remember it playing, sometimes 4 times in an hour on almost every radio station for about a month...i dont recall a song getting as much airplay.....

It is a simply majestic song - RIP Hutch, what a loss

When Alex told Andy to imagine himself as a 1987 high school girl and INSTANTLY had "Denise!" ready as his girl-name, I thought "hmmm.... maybe someone has already imagined this particular scenario....." I'm very partial to INXS's early stuff. From Shaoo Shoobah: The One Thing, Spy of Love, Soul Mistake, Black and White, and, of course Don't Change From the Swing: Original Sin, I Send A Message, Burn For You From Listen Like Thieves: What You Need, Listen Like Thieves, Kiss the Dirt, Shine Like It does, This Time I saw them live during their Kick tour. They definitely knew how to play to the crowd. Hutchence doing his slither on the stage, and the rest of the band striking dramatic rock star poses. Great show!

I wore that CD out! Loved INXS. Thanks for listening guys.

The best line for the is “cause we all have wings, but some of us don’t know why”, but I agree the line you mentionned is beautiful despite simple!

"What You Need" is their biggest banger, imo. "Need You Tonight" and "Devil Inside" are great, too.

You need to see the official INXS video "Need You Tonight / Mediate", as it combines two songs from the Kick album, and is a friggin banger!!!

You have to do "New Sensation" LIVE from Wembley Stadium. The actual video performance. One of the greatest performances of any live band ever... Goosepumps!

This is a great song. The whole álbum is great from start to finish. They weren't afraid of incorporating different elements into their sound. To me, they were better than U2. Great reaction, guys!

This song was HUGE. Michael Hutchence was one of the best frontmen to ever take the stage. Watch some live performances from INXS to see the charisma and the power he had over an audience. ❤️

I was fortunate enough to see these gentlemen live, in Canada no less. RIP Michael.

Saw them live when this became a hit. They were performing as a support act for Queen! Initially they were booed! But they silenced the public. Michael Hutchence is one of the great frontmen of the eighties and nineties.

I saw these guys on the tour for Kick in 1988. This song was one of the highlights. During the second pause the band left the stage for 10 minutes or so, changed clothes, came back and picked up where they left off. SO cool.

Absolutely my favorite INXS song. It is killer when the sax comes in.

This album came out the year I graduated high school. That time was all about U2, INXS, Guns N Roses, R.E.M., The Cure, The Cult, Depeche Mode, etc. Some serious talent.

The album is fantastic. Waiting for the SACD this year. My favorite line was, "We all have wings, some of us don't know why."

INXS was one of my favorite bands in high school. They were consistently great. I was just listening to “Beautiful Girl” on my playlist when I got the the notice for this video. More INXS please!

Some of the most iconic INXS songs would be "New Sensation" or "One of My Kind", but I'd also suggest "The One Thing" and "Beautiful Girl".

This video just sent them into the stratosphere and this album just went off. Probably the song that elevated them to stars.

Love love love this song. The sax is cool but the violin hits me more. This is from when the video was part of the experience, and the gorgeous atmospheric black & white video undoubtably added to my love for the song.

Ooooh! Such drama! Love these guys! Rip Michael Hutchence

This is one of my favorite songs of all time. You guys have no idea how truly aweome it was to grow up in the 80's. Anytime you were in a bad mood all you had to do is turn on the radio or MTV and boom. Instant joy.

Thanks guys this is a perfect song. I have a list of 100 perfect songs and this is on there. It may not be their best song. It may not even be my favorite song of theirs but this is a perfect song. It’s beautiful you’re absolutely absolutely right about the sax. This song is timeless. That being said, I’m a big INXS saw them in concert several times the first one being at a tiny little club in Fort Worth Texas, where they were all wearing orange jumpsuits. It was hilarious, but they were fantastic and I knew they were gonna be huge.

These guys were incredible and still are. One of the best concerts I ever witnessed live. Nice review as always.

This entire album is incredible, front to back. Need you Tonight is an all time classic, Mediate is shockingly simple but genius, What you Need, Suicide Blonde, Kick, and on and on.

This song got played to death when it was released as the single. As a result, I wrote it off until just hearing it now for the first time in decades. It holds up really well.

INXS was such an amazing band, and Michael Hutchence was such a vibrant and charismatic performer. I always tear up a little when I hear this song. I just wish he had found a way to conquer his demons.

OMG, I haven't heard this song in YEARS! Such a banger. And the classic 80s saxophone in there too. So great.

Gorgeous man Gorgeous voice that was Michael Hutchence

This song and video together are great.

you've heard/seen nothing until you've seen this live. they are better than studio..every single time! Love michael Hutchence so much!

INXS really rocked for a few years in the late 80's. They also did some great ballads. definitely check out 'Beautiful Girl'.

My favourite will always be the breakthrough "Don't Change".

This day has finally come, can't wait for it to go live

Boys, INXS has soooooo many songs to hit, but to get a complete picture of them, I'd start with their first hit, "Don't Change" (1982). They're really considered more of a 90s band, so "Don't Change" (which was a great song) really shows how their sound evolved over time.

Live baby Live INXS Live at Wembley 1991 A must watch!

Forgot how good this was. Thanks for reminding me.

Hutchence had one of the coolest voices ever in pop.

Why not listen to the best song on the album? Need You Tonight is an undeniable classic S-tier song. This is good, but not the level of Need You Tonight. The video was amazing for it's time.

So many great artists that have been taken well before their time. Michael, Freddie, David just to name a few. The INXS album was pure joy! It would lift your spirit when feeling down. If you guys get a chance you need to react to It's Late by Queen.

"Suicide Blonde", next. Many of the top bands of the 80's had excellent videos that came with. I would urge you to do the videos for INXS and other top bands of this era. RIP Michael Hutchinson 🌹

"Need You Tonight" and "What You Need" should be on your playlist.

What You Need, I Need You Tonight, Devil Inside, Suicide Blonde, The One Thing, and Good Times are all great tracks from INXS. It's the rabbit hole you need to go into.

This to me was one of his very best, because most are great, the lyrics, " I’ll make wine from your tears"!!

One of Australia best bands!!! Watch him at Wembley stadium live!!!!!!!!!!

There's a lot more saucy goodness you need to hit from INXS. This is just the tip of the iceberg gentlemen.

SO FING happy you finally hit one of my all time favorite bands! You didn’t pick the best song of theirs…yet

IMO their two best songs are The One Thing and Don’t Change.

💯 my favorite song from the 80’s. Simple, sweet, romantic with a killer beat drop and sax solo. (BTW, Denise is my middle name)

One of the best set of lyrics and vocal performance by Michael Hutchence…among many great lyrics and vocal performances by INXS. I sat next to Hutchence and Paula Yates in an Italian restaurant in London in 1995. We didn’t speak cuz I don’t bother celebrities.

You need to watch their Wembley Stadium concert from 1991. Perfection start to finish. Filming was spectacular!!

Need you Tonight, What you Need, and Mystify are also fantastic!!

INXS were so, so good. I listened to Kick constantly when I was 16, and the very first note takes me straight back there.

The BEST Band of the 80's. They have a ton of GREAT songs that you should hit! Do yourself a favor and watch INXS live at Wembley Stadium!!!!

You should check out Need you tonight and Mystify. Both brilliant songs.

You guys definitely need more INXS in your lives!

KICK is such a bangin' album!

Yes as others have said Wembley Stadium concert. Thanks guys love from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤

Mystify or Suicide Blonde LIVE at Wembley (do video) next. These guys have lots of sauce! Happy Friday!

The best INXS song in my opinion is Don’t Change. It’s a song that they for years used to close their concerts.

I was in my early 20’s at this time and was in love with this band, explore their other songs. Suicide blond might be your taste.

First time I saw then was on Countdown performing Don’t Change. Great band. Michael combined Jim Morrison brooding with Mick Jagger swagger and Freddie Mercury talent for a charismatic and charming delivery all his own. Iconic front man.

Many thanks to Andy and Alex! 💎

Has to be the best ballad ever written. So simple, but so effective. Many have tried to cover it but Michael is the only one who can do it perfectly. Joe Cocker did an ok effort.

Kick is a great album!

my favourite INXS track - no surprise that they used it for the lead singer's funeral

I wasn't a fan when this album came out, but it was massive. Later I came to appreciate INXS, and quite honestly, every single track on this album is absolutely amazing...

the mtv videos always raises the bar of the song ..the 80s kicks ass again

INXS....great 80's beats. Do 'The One Thing" next and rock your socks off. Also 'Suicide Blonde', 'The Swing', 'New Sensation', 'What You Need', 'Don't Change', 'Melting In The Sun', 'Dancing On The Jetty', 'Stay Young' are all great tracks.

I was able to see them live twice in the 80s and they were impeccable the sound was amazing live!

Their musicianship was so outstanding.

INXS owned the radio when they broke out. This album is nothing but bangers from to back. Other 4 letter band greats would be Rush, Abba, ACDC, Kiss, etc.

....great "slow dance" song . Lots of soul & passion . A.... good rating

The album that this song is from, "Kick", is one of those rare albums without a single bad or "throwaway" song. There's so much 🔥, you need an extinguisher. "Devil Inside" is another really great track from it.

Yes- excellent choice.....Michael Hutchence had a fantastic voice- life cut too short by suicide at age 37.

For this 58 year-old who graduated in 1983, I'd love to see you guys react to a couple of stone-cold classics from Shabooh Shoobah ("The One Thing" & "Don't Change").

Isn't it interesting how the best songs always seen too short? This is a perfect song from a landmark album.

I also love I Send a Message, the first song of theirs that I heard.

THAT SAX!!!!

Two bangers from INXS: "New Sensation" from the same album; and "What You Need" from the 'Listen Like Thieves' album.