One time, I had tickets to an INXS concert, with my friends, and I came down with strep throat. I was sick as a dog, fever and everything, and didn’t want to go. My friends thought I was crazy, Michael Hutchins was worth the pain, they said. I didn’t go, and they talked up the concert in front of me constantly. It was, it seemed, orgasmic to watch Michael on stage. Years later, when I did see them, I have to say I was disappointed. It was a good show and I enjoyed it, but in no way was it a sexual experience. I was expecting something more impossibly visceral, based on the stories I had heard. Maybe Michael just didn’t feel like putting out that night. Nonetheless, I’ve always liked this song.
Need You Tonight – INXS
I often confer with Mr. Moon, on the topic of music. I played this song for him, and asked him if it would make a good Then and Now.
Mr. Moon: Jeezly crow – it’s already like 95 times better than the original.
Me: Really? You like it better.
Mr. Moon: way better, I’m not the hugest INXS fan. The lyrics always rocked in that song but it was too poppy for the content, it needed to be sexier. And not sexier in the auto-erotic asphyxiation masturbatory way, but in the grunge fucking way.
Kazy, while not on iTunes music store, has a very impressive website, and you could purchase the song for a dollar, which I just love. That is why the internet was created, kids. Well, first it was porn, and then it was music.
I like your Then and Now posts. My roommate and I had a door-sized poster of INXS back in the 90s. This is a great cover. Thanks for finding and sharing it.
Diggin’ it! Like all yer tunes. Thanks, Jodi! á)