INXS !
Not Enough Time is THE perfect song! And how the hell did they not get enough fan votes for the Rock Hall? SMH...
Since INXS has been nominated for the Rock Hall they are next up for THE perfect song. It was really, really difficult to pick one song for THE perfect song. First I thought Beautiful Girl. The lyrics, that keyboard, just yummy. Taste It is pretty fucking great. And that video with Michael Hutchence on the floor……OMG! Then I thought Baby Don’t Cry. Or I’d go way back to One Thing, Don’t Change, What You Need or Listen Like Thieves. So so so many great songs. But on listening and relistening. And listening again I’m going with Not Enough Time. This is THE perfect song. And a perfect video. And a perfect lead singer……. Oh my.
INXS was one of those bands that just got better and better…through different eras, from the mid seventies when the fledgling band formed all the way through the 90s. Just bangers on every single album. Of course they were helped by Michael Hutchence’s gorgeous- ness that was perfect for the MTV video era.
Not Enough Time is THE perfect song for many reasons. One, the lyrics. It’s a love song. A damn sexy love song. Put some headphones on, listen to it and tell me it doesn’t do anything to you.
And I was lost for words in your arms
Everything and everyone to you
This life would just be so easy
Not enough time
For all that I want for you
Not enough time for every kiss
And every touch and all the nights
It’s almost hard to remember just how fucking big, how great INXS was in the 80s. I always liked them. But then Kick happened…. And holy fuck did that Kick them into the stratosphere. That album and its four top ten hits, New Sensation, Never Tear Us Apart, Devil Inside and Need You Tonight were everywhere; radio, MTV….they were major in 1987 and ‘88.
The band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1977 with the Farriss brothers, Jon, Tim and Andrew, Gary Beers, Kirk Pengilly and Hutchence and were originally called the Farriss Brothers. They gained some local popularity and a chance meeting with Midnight Oil’s manager Gary Morriss led to them supporting Midnight Oil on tour. It was one of MO’s crew members who suggested changing the band’s name to INXS. I first remember them and the song One Thing when they were still a ska/New Wave outfit, which I thought was very cool when I was in high school. By the mid 80s their sound shifted to,I guess, outright rock.
I found an article that claimed that this song is INXS’s worst song. I guess everyone is entitled to their opinion, even if they’re wrong. Not Enough Time was the third single from their 8th album Welcome to Wherever You Are, which IMO is a great album title. Jon Farriss’ percussion hooks you at first and the keyboards create that atmospheric feeling that almost hypnotizes you. Then the lyrics begin and yes, I get lost for words….
I highly suggest when you want to be hypnotized, put your headphones on, listen to this PERFECT song!
And don’t forget to go vote for them at the Rock Hall website
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