2007-07-28 06:46:42 · 7 answers · asked by asha 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
The country was Czechoslovakia
2007-07-28 06:49:44 · answer #1 · answered by the Boss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Never Tear Us Apart" was 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 is by Andrew Farriss, and the lyrics are by Michael Hutchence.
"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 the liner notes of Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979-1997), 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.
The video for the song, (which features an extended intro) was filmed in Prague along with "Guns in the Sky" and "New Sensation," all directed by Richard Lowenstein.
The single reached #24 in the UK, and stayed on the charts for 7 weeks. In the US, it reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song was used in the opening sequence of the director's cut of the 2001 cult film Donnie Darko. It would have featured in the original release if the rights for its use hadn't been deemed too expensive by the producers. ("The Killing Moon" by Echo and the Bunnymen served as its replacement.)[1]
Micheal Hutchence's coffin was carried out of St. Andrews Cathedral by the remaining members of INXS and younger brother Rhett, as "Never Tear Us Apart" was played in the background. This song is now thought of by many original INXS fans as Hutchence's anthem.
In 2006 the song was voted 'Nation's Favourite Lyric' by viewers of pay TV music channel VH1 in Australia
2007-07-28 06:49:45 · answer #2 · answered by Tracy S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but I have it on video, loved INXS, well loved Michael Hutchence - sad he got mixed up with Yates, she caused his demise and she knew it, that's why the guilt consumed her in the end. Sorry for the rant. But yes Prague seems to be the favourite, seem to remember a cold looking country with lots of buildings....
2007-07-28 09:07:28 · answer #3 · answered by georgeygirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Joy Division
2016-05-21 02:13:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple this one - it was Prague. AND the city looks as good as in the video (from what I remember from 20 yrs ago!)
2007-07-28 06:56:08 · answer #5 · answered by poppies say grrr! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prague.
2007-07-28 06:53:37 · answer #6 · answered by duracell18 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but that is my all time FAVORITE song.
2007-07-28 06:50:00 · answer #7 · answered by Wandering Jenni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋