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INXS
Never Tear Us Apart
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“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 , 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.
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Read on...Song lines: ♪ Two worlds collided (We're shining through) and they could never tear us apart ♫
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