I generally gravitate to the music first before the lyrics. But as a writer, I still marvel at well-spun verses and choruses. This month, I’m joining the music Twitter community in #31DaySongLyricChallenge

Day 23

Man, I loved this era of INXS music. The guitar riffs are perfectly placed, making their presence known but never overpowering the rest of the music. Pengilly’s sax always finding a way to seamless enter every song without ever feeling forced. On “Original Sin”, Hutchence showed that he wasn’t afraid to go against the grain in his lyrics, deliberately talking about an interracial relationship when that sorta thing was frowned upon in those times. The Swing wasn’t the greatest INXS record by any stretch, but “Original Sin” as a single is one of their finest.

“Dream on black boy. Dream on white girl. And wake up to a brand new day. To find your dreams have washed away.”