10 Greatest Australian Songs Of All Time
3. Never Tear Us Apart - INXS
It was hard to narrow this down to just one INXS song, but despite their cavalcade of smash hits, there was one clear standout. One of the greatest ballads ever produced, Andrew Farris and Michael Hutchence combined to deliver a song of epic beauty and heartache like nothing the band produced before or after.
The composition is perfect, the orchestra working seamlessly with Andrew Farris' keyboards, Tim Farris' scorching guitar riffs leading up to Kirk Pengilly's epic Saxaphone solo. But it all would be for nothing without Hutchence's phenomenal vocals, every note hit to perfection, soaring to staggering highs while taking us deep within his soul.
The tune has now become the unofficial theme song of the Port Adelaide AFL club, with the sounds of 50 thousand supporters bellowing out the tune before each game worth the price of admission alone.