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05/09/2023 10:19 PM:
Larry Rose
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04/23/2023 03:22 AM:
Reeves
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04/14/2023 08:21 AM:
John Richards
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11/11/2022 09:14 AM:
John Richards
Lead Singer Michael Hutchence and keyboard player Andrew Farriss created this song in 1982 while recording their third album, 'Shabooh Shoobah'. An Australian reviewer writes, "Don't Change was INXS's first single to be released internationally. There's another way to look at it: this was the last time INXS could really be called "ours".......what makes the song so powerful? For my money, it's down to two things: that wafty keyboard riff from Andrew Farriss and the vocal harmonies from Kirk Pengilly.": https://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/jul/01/inxss-dont-change-
their-first-undeniable-classic
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See a live performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts132zJ8jyc
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10/26/2022 08:48 AM:
Troy Nelson
Request for Brigid!
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10/25/2022 10:53 PM:
Larry Rose
Lead Singer Michael Hutchence and keyboard player Andrew Farriss created this song in 1982 while recording their third album, 'Shabooh Shoobah'. An Australian reviewer writes, "Don't Change was INXS's first single to be released internationally. There's another way to look at it: this was the last time INXS could really be called "ours".......what makes the song so powerful? For my money, it's down to two things: that wafty keyboard riff from Andrew Farriss and the vocal harmonies from Kirk Pengilly.": https://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/jul/01/inxss-dont-change-their-first-undeniable-classic
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10/21/2022 03:41 AM:
Atticus
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10/16/2022 02:36 AM:
Reeves
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09/30/2022 03:21 AM:
Atticus
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08/16/2022 09:09 AM:
Troy Nelson
For Corey...
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Happy 65th birthday to Tim Farriss, founding member and the lead guitarist of INXS. Plus, on this day in 1977 INXS played their first ever show ever and ever!!! They were called The Farriss Brothers after members Tim, Andrew and Jon – played their first gig at a house party in Sydney.
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08/12/2022 07:25 AM:
John Richards
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07/17/2022 04:06 AM:
Reeves
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07/01/2022 07:02 AM:
John Richards
OMG, it's Friday, and this is The Morning Show with the indefatigable John Richards. Thank you so much for listening!
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Happy birthday, Jill, who has ascended to "Level 5"!!
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Lead Singer Michael Hutchence and keyboard player Andrew Farriss created this song in 1982 while recording their third album, 'Shabooh Shoobah'. An Australian reviewer writes, "Don't Change was INXS's first single to be released internationally. There's another way to look at it: this was the last time INXS could really be called "ours".......what makes the song so powerful? For my money, it's down to two things: that wafty keyboard riff from Andrew Farriss and the vocal harmonies from Kirk Pengilly.": https://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/jul/01/inxss-dont-change-their-first-undeniable-classic
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06/17/2022 08:43 AM:
John Richards
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03/28/2022 09:54 AM:
John Richards
For Jens in Seattle!
"Shabooh Shoobah" starts with "The One Thing," and ends with this song. Think about that for a second. Now dance. DANCE!
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03/25/2022 08:36 AM:
John Richards
"Shabooh Shoobah" starts with "The One Thing," and ends with this song. Think about that for a second. Now dance. DANCE!
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03/11/2022 11:41 AM:
Cheryl Waters
#43 - INXS “Don't Change” (1982)
Lead Singer Michael Hutchence and keyboard player Andrew Farriss created this song in 1982 while recording their third album, 'Shabooh Shoobah'. The song has a defiant feel, with Hutchence warding off negativity. Farriss offered this explanation: "Everything Changes, or does it? Nothing lasts forever and yet most of us at some point in our lives want it to."
This was one of the most potent live songs in the INXS catalog. They played it at just about every show.
https://bit.ly/36cGGLz
INXS performed "Don’t Change" at Live Aid 1985:
https://youtu.be/_54KwZFu9Zw
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02/11/2022 08:28 AM:
Morgan
Lead Singer Michael Hutchence and keyboard player Andrew Farriss created this song in 1982 while recording their third album, "Shabooh Shoobah."
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This was the last song INXS played live. They used it to close their set at Perth Arena on November 11, 2012, wrapping up a tour as opening act for Matchbox Twenty, whose lead singer Rob Thomas joined them on vocals during the performance. The crowd was shocked when INXS announced from the stage that it would be their last show; they confirmed the news in a statement two days later.
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01/04/2022 09:46 AM:
John Richards
“Don’t Change” has been described as Australian band INXS' first international single. “Don’t Change” peaked at number 18 on the Australian Singles Charts and reached number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 17 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart.
The Baltimore Ravens play “Don’t Change” at their home games when a call in their favor is being reviewed by the referees.
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12/01/2021 09:14 AM:
John Richards
Shabooh Shoobah is Australian rock group INXS's third studio album. Keyboard player Andrew Farriss offered this explanation: "Everything Changes, or does it? Nothing lasts forever and yet most of us at some point in our lives want it to." - https://bit.ly/31jI2BU
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10/16/2021 12:51 PM:
Atticus
Released on this day 39 years ago! Got the math right on that one!
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10/04/2021 10:41 PM:
Sean
By request!
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07/30/2021 08:46 AM:
John Richards
Farriss offered this explanation: "Everything Changes, or does it? Nothing lasts forever and yet most of us at some point in our lives want it to."
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07/30/2021 01:57 AM:
Atticus
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07/03/2021 05:37 PM:
Troy Nelson
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06/29/2021 09:00 AM:
John Richards
Hi John! I recently watched a Terribly sad documentary about Michael Hutchence and as I’m mowing the lawn in the North Carolina summer heat I’d love to hear Don’t Change. My affection for INXS has grown exponentially lately. Any chance you could put it on? Stay outta the heat and good luck!
Kent
https://www.amazon.com/Mystify-Michael-Hutchence/dp/B082FXH9PW
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03/04/2021 09:23 AM:
John Richards
Farriss offered this explanation: "Everything Changes, or does it? Nothing lasts forever and yet most of us at some point in our lives want it to."
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02/19/2021 09:43 AM:
Troy Nelson
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10/16/2020 09:11 AM:
John Richards
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05/14/2020 09:25 AM:
John Richards
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04/20/2020 08:46 AM:
John Richards
"Could you play Don't Change by INXS? I think it will help trick me to think I can conquer this week. Thank you!!!!" - You got it, Mandie
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04/02/2020 12:41 AM:
Hans
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01/22/2020 11:26 PM:
Hans
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12/27/2019 09:30 AM:
Morgan
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12/25/2019 11:30 AM:
Atticus
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12/19/2019 06:16 AM:
John Richards
#53 Most Played on JITM 2019 | Found on 'Shabooh Shoobah,' the third album released from this Australian band that hit international stardom in the 80's
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12/13/2019 09:10 AM:
Morgan
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12/10/2019 09:11 AM:
Hans
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11/21/2019 05:05 PM:
Troy Nelson
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11/15/2019 06:42 AM:
John Richards
"Don't Change" was the final song that INXS played after announcing they were finally calling it a day on stage at Perth Arena in November 2012.: https://bit.ly/2XhL6Iz
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10/08/2019 05:19 AM:
Reeves
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10/06/2019 01:09 PM:
Marco Collins
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09/21/2019 04:06 PM:
Troy Nelson
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08/26/2019 09:34 AM:
John Richards
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08/24/2019 12:58 PM:
Troy Nelson
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08/09/2019 08:34 AM:
Morgan
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06/26/2019 09:08 AM:
Atticus
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06/17/2019 12:43 PM:
Troy Nelson
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05/10/2019 09:43 AM:
John Richards
The music video, directed by Scott Hicks, was originally planned to be filmed on an airport runway, in South Australia, but was cancelled due to a bad weather and filming took place in a nearby airport hangar.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLm3Khusq_8
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04/12/2019 09:07 AM:
John Richards
don't go changing. oops, wrong song. sorry about the earworm.
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03/29/2019 08:08 AM:
John Richards
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03/22/2019 06:14 AM:
John Richards
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03/15/2019 05:24 AM:
Atticus
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02/01/2019 09:26 AM:
John Richards
"So where does the phrase ‘Shabooh Shoobah’ come from? It came about in the early stages of recording the track ‘Spy Of Love’ which was written by Michael Hutchence & Tim Farriss. Tim began singing the phrase as a rhythmic chant as the band played. Even once Michael had written lyrics, the phrase stuck in the bands' minds and it became the album title.": http://www.michaelhutchence.com.au/home/blog/30th-anniversary-of-shabooh-shoobah-album/
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01/22/2019 07:50 AM:
John Richards
Two-fer Tuesday on The Bone! Today is INXS lead singer, Michael Hutchence's birthday. He would have been 59.
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01/22/2019 03:17 AM:
Reeves
Michael Hutchence, singer of INXS, was born today in 1960. He would have been 59 years old, passed away in 1997 by suicide.
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01/18/2019 06:54 AM:
John Richards
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12/10/2018 05:48 PM:
Troy Nelson
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11/28/2018 12:35 AM:
Larry Rose
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11/23/2018 08:56 AM:
Morgan
Nice segue, Morgan, into the second of your Friday songs! "Don't Change," released as a single from "Shabooh Shoobah," has been described as INXS' first international hit. In 2017, it was selected for preservation in the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia collection
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11/06/2018 10:25 PM:
Larry Rose
This song has been covered by a number of artists including both Brandon Flowers and (throwback alert!) the Bravery.
In 2017, the song was selected for preservation in the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia collection.
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10/17/2018 07:31 AM:
John Richards
Here you go Christine - hope your high school flashback is a good one!
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09/28/2018 08:10 AM:
John Richards
The name "Shabooh Shoobah" is an onomatopoeia of a rhythm in the song "Spy of Love". Your donation allows KEXP the privilege of creative DJ curation. Call 206-903-5397 or 1-866-903-5397.
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09/22/2018 01:08 PM:
Morgan
INXS (pronounced "in excess") is an Australian rock band INXS from Sydney.
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09/07/2018 09:02 AM:
John Richards
In 2017, this song was selected for preservation in the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia collection. The video was originally to be shot on an airport runway but, because of inclement weather, took place in a hanger.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLm3Khusq_8
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08/17/2018 07:13 AM:
John Richards
Everything changed...for the band and for Australian music...after "Don't Change":https://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/jul/01/inxss-dont-change-their-first-undeniable-classic
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06/08/2018 09:33 AM:
John Richards
“Don’t Change” became the band’s eternal anthem and was played as the closing number to almost all their shows during their illustrious thirty-five year career. "I'm standing here on the ground...
The sky above won't fall down....
See no evil in all directions...
Resolution of happiness...
Things have been dark for too long....": https://genius.com/Inxs-dont-change-lyrics Call 206-903-5397 or 1-866-903-5397. NOW!!
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06/02/2018 01:42 PM:
Morgan
The second single released from INXS' fantastically titled album Shabooh Shoobah.
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03/23/2018 08:27 AM:
John Richards
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03/16/2018 06:08 AM:
John Richards
You can see closeups of a young Michael Hutchence's mouth when you watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLm3Khusq_8 You'll feel even closer to KEXP when you donate online at kexp.org or by calling 206-903-5397 or 1-866-903-5397.
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02/23/2018 07:00 AM:
John Richards
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02/16/2018 07:19 AM:
John Richards
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01/23/2018 07:02 AM:
John Richards
Don't Change was INXS's first single to be released internationally and also the last song they ever played live.
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12/15/2017 07:06 AM:
John Richards
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11/17/2017 08:39 AM:
John Richards
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10/09/2017 09:31 AM:
John Richards
Fun fact: The music video was originally planned to be filmed on an airport runway in South Australia, but was cancelled due to a bad weather and filming took place in a nearby airport hangar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLm3Khusq_8
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09/29/2017 04:42 AM:
Atticus
I don't think I'm going to be able to hear after this because of how loud this is in the booth right now
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08/11/2017 02:45 AM:
Atticus
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08/08/2017 01:38 AM:
Reeves
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08/01/2017 09:36 AM:
John Richards
Tim Farriss caught his left hand while operating a winch on his boat in Sydney in January 2015, severing his ring finger. He underwent two extensive operations to reattach his digit but was left with permanent hand damage. As a consequence, it is uncertain if he will ever be able to play the guitar properly again.
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06/27/2017 05:48 PM:
Larry Rose
The band soldiered on for several years after Michael Hutchence's death in 1997, but formally went on hiatus in 2012.
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06/15/2017 08:04 AM:
John Richards
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06/09/2017 06:47 AM:
John Richards
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05/12/2017 07:49 AM:
John Richards
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04/28/2017 07:21 AM:
John Richards
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04/28/2017 04:10 AM:
Atticus
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03/16/2017 10:01 PM:
DJ Shannon
All Aussie bands now until 11pm // donate to kexp.org :) "['Don't Change'] has been covered by Brandon Flowers, The Audreys, The Bravery, Everclear, Face to Face, Goo Goo Dolls, Grinspoon, Zero (a post-punk band from Uruguay, covered the song with the title No cambies), A Fire Inside and Lazlo Bane. 'Don't Change' plays during the credits of the movie Adventureland and is featured in its soundtrack. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed the song during their High Hopes Tour on 19 February 2014 show in Sydney, Australia, and played it for the first time in the United States in Albany, New York, on 13 May 2014.The Baltimore Ravens play 'Don't Change' at their home games when a call in their favor is being reviewed by the referees. American rock band Goo Goo Dolls released a live version of this song on their 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition album A Boy Named Goo." http://bit.ly/2ntY07f
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03/10/2017 07:08 AM:
John Richards
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02/02/2017 09:12 AM:
John Richards
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01/13/2017 07:31 AM:
John Richards
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12/21/2016 09:13 AM:
Troy Nelson
Too....much...catchy...can't...breath. So one day, as Troy was filling in for Cheryl and waiting for John to finish his show, John was playing this song and said that Troy's band, The Young Evils, should do a shot for shot imitation of this classic INXS video for Don't Change. So they did and it's amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3-frpzW8BU - Producer Owen
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11/07/2016 08:05 AM:
John Richards
Request for "Don't Change" from INXS' 1982 release, 'Shabooh Shoobah'.
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11/03/2016 05:35 PM:
Troy Nelson
"Don't Change" is a popular song to cover. It has been covered by The Audreys, The Bravery, Everclear, Face to Face, Goo Goo Dolls, Grinspoon, AFI and a guy named Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band covered this song during their 2014 world tour. And here's the Young Evils' cover of the "Don't Change" video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3-frpzW8BU
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11/01/2016 07:59 AM:
John Richards
The music video for Don't Change was originally planned to be filmed on an airport runway, in South Australia, but was cancelled due to a bad weather and filming took place in a nearby airport hangar. It is almost as if they planned to shoot it in Seattle.
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10/14/2016 09:27 PM:
Reeves
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09/29/2016 05:57 AM:
Sean
Bieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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08/19/2016 08:53 AM:
John Richards
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06/30/2016 08:55 AM:
John Richards
Hit single from the Australian band's third studio album - the music video for Don't Change was originally supposed to be filmed on an airport runway, but due to bad weather was moved into a nearby airport hanger instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLm3Khusq_8
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06/13/2016 08:27 AM:
John Richards
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05/20/2016 06:32 AM:
John Richards
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05/17/2016 11:18 PM:
Larry Rose
INXS are an Australian band who formed in 1977 originally as The Farriss Brothers.
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04/07/2016 09:12 AM:
John Richards
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03/15/2016 10:41 PM:
Larry Rose
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01/22/2016 09:57 AM:
John Richards
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12/09/2015 06:49 AM:
John Richards
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12/03/2015 07:22 AM:
John Richards
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11/11/2015 09:53 AM:
John Richards
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11/03/2015 08:07 AM:
John Richards
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10/23/2015 07:44 AM:
DJ Shannon
One of the greatest Aussie bands to ever live.
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10/07/2015 07:40 AM:
John Richards
By request from Stacy.
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09/02/2015 12:38 AM:
Larry Rose
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08/26/2015 08:48 AM:
John Richards
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08/07/2015 08:12 AM:
John Richards
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06/28/2015 03:35 PM:
Quilty 3000
Next Tuesday (6/30), KEXP will present an INXS Cover Night at the Tractor Tavern, featuring Telekinesis, Sean Nelson, Cataldo, Wild Ones, and more. "Don't Change" was INXS's first international single- coming from the band's third LP Shabooh Shoobah.
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06/23/2015 09:40 PM:
Larry Rose
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06/23/2015 06:37 AM:
John Richards
No YOU Don't Change, INXS. Next Tuesday, June 30th, KEXP will have an INXS Cover Night, featuring Telekinesis mastermind Michael Benjamin Lerner, Sean Nelson, The Wild Ones, Cataldo, and others. All proceeds benefit KEXP's New Home.
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06/19/2015 09:08 AM:
John Richards
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06/18/2015 04:49 AM:
Sean
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06/10/2015 09:48 AM:
John Richards
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05/22/2015 07:01 AM:
John Richards
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04/17/2015 08:00 AM:
John Richards
Great album closer from 1982's Shoobah Shoobah
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02/25/2015 08:55 AM:
John Richards
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01/22/2015 08:00 AM:
John Richards
Happy Birthday Michael Hutchence! He would have been 55 today
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10/24/2014 10:52 AM:
John Richards
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09/26/2014 07:44 AM:
Morgan
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08/29/2014 09:43 AM:
John Richards
INXS were originally called the Farriss Brothers, and played covers. So, glad they went on to play more of their own stuff! http://inxs.com/
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08/07/2014 08:01 AM:
John Richards
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08/01/2014 08:59 AM:
John Richards
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06/13/2014 07:02 AM:
John Richards
Call now and make a gift of $500.00 or more and, in addition to your thank-you gifts, you'll receive 4 tickets to the sold-out KEXP Kid's Dance party. The phone number is 206-903-5397 or 1-866-903-5397.
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04/29/2014 09:55 AM:
John Richards
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04/22/2014 06:40 AM:
John Richards
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04/11/2014 07:22 AM:
John Richards
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03/28/2014 11:39 AM:
Cheryl Waters
Shabooh Shoobah was INXS' debut release in the United States back in 1982.
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02/05/2014 02:39 PM:
Larry Rose
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09/18/2013 05:24 AM:
Sean
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10/18/2012 04:31 PM:
John Richards
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09/21/2012 01:46 AM:
Mel
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08/17/2012 08:10 AM:
John Richards
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06/18/2012 09:51 AM:
John Richards
You might have heard this song (if you weren't born prior to 1985) during the final scene of the movie Adventureland
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05/14/2012 08:58 AM:
John Richards
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01/25/2012 07:44 AM:
John Richards
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04/22/2011 08:01 AM:
John Richards
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09/27/2010 10:40 AM:
Marco Collins