🎵 INXS - Suicide Blonde REACTION

[@Russ1367]

Lead singer, Michael Hutchence had just started seeing Kylie Minogue. She dyed her hair and he asked her what colour and she replied 'Suicide Blonde'. The instrument was a harmonica, it was a sample played by Charlie Musselwhite. INXS never really got pigeonholed, they created their own genre often described as 'white funk'

[@manna6618]

Kylie is a fox...he corrupted her so good!

[@Russ1367]

@@manna6618 Her sister is better. And he did!

[@manna6618]

@@Russ1367 ooooo I am a Danni fanboy so totally agree mate!

[@Russ1367]

@@manna6618 Enjoy.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioi9i6yAraidg7c

[@brentliebrecht7866]

Hot and over 50 a rare combo.

[@jimtatro6550]

I got dragged kicking and screaming in 1988 to see these guys live, I was a Rush and Metal fan….great freaking concert. R.I.P. Michael Hutchence.

[@myrhino70]

I saw them open for Adam Ant. They were amazing embarrassing Ant.

[@williamweiss6128]

And you liked it. Me too, grew up Zepp, Rush, Travers, Nugent, Hagar.

[@boki1693]

Saw them 3 times with my gf who had platinum blond hair. Is that Suicide Blond? Saw them at Madison Square Garden. Nassau Coliseum and Radio City Music Hall, I think in three different years. The best was Radio City because that was the smallest venue. Not my type of music at all but I loved me some INXS.

[@Whateva67]

Yes,Rush😀

[@Dorisasaurus1133]

I’m a hard core metal head too, but I must say I do get down to some INXS

[@dmgallibond469]

I had the great privilege of meeting INXS before a show they played on the "X" tour in the early 1990s. All of those guys were so wonderful, and the late Michael Hutchence (lead singer) managed to be at once the ultra-cool rock star and a down-to-earth and very approachable human being. I went to the show as a college student, and he treated my date and I as though he had come to see us. And I was just a guy who had won backstage passes from the local radio station. My date was a huge INXS fan, and I remember that he made her feel so very special without false flattery and without being creepy. We got a genuine sense that he really appreciated everyone that came to the show as fans. I will always treasure the memory of that show, and the band was fantastic in concert as well. They put on a great concert.

[@colleenmatulickclarke2059]

Great story.

[@MasterJohnMoss]

INXS: Australia's Greatest Export.

[@CCDzine]

The song 'Don't Change' by INXS is one of my favorite songs from the time and I still enjoy it.

[@trexpixx4590]

Suicide Blonde is the hair color that Kylie Minogue had for a movie role, while she was dating Michael. Michael being Michael, he wrote a song about it. He also had a great night of partying in a club one night and scribbled "Elegantly Wasted" on a napkin. That is also a song!

[@charlieo.possum5501]

Excellent factoids 👍

[@ImSonnyBurnett]

Then while recording Elegantly Wasted, INXS was insulted by Oasis, so he re-recorded the chorus without the other band member's knowledge from "I'm Elegantly Wasted" to "I'm Better than Oasis". Cue original mic drop.

[@michaeltotman1411]

Kylie Minogue please that fake weave Marlin Monroe had natural Suicide Blond Hair every southern California girl in the 60's 70's had Blond Hair thanks to a company called Sun-In you to could have orange Hair LOL

[@saintsataniko2116]

INXS have an incredible catalog of songs, and they were always funky and danceable but still cooler than everyone else. The one time I saw them in concert the opening act was Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers which was just a perfect fit.

[@bluefish4999]

There are a few bands I really regret not getting out to see live back in the day and this is one of them.

[@shanedesselle2590]

Underrated, incredible band. More INXS!

[@catinthehat906]

Lots of 80's OZ bands deserve exposure- Hunters and Collectors 'Throw your arms around me'; The Church 'Reptile' Hoodoo Gurus 'Bittersweet' just to mention a few.

[@bminturn]

That's harmonica!

[@barrycohen311]

"Mississippi Saxophone"

[@misolgit69]

must be my ancient ears, I thought it was maybe a trumpet with a mute, or, the electric equivalent of one 😇

[@Malryth]

@@misolgit69 Sounds like a highly "miced" harmonica" at least the very high pitched fast parts...

[@misolgit69]

@@Malryth do you mean Our Monica on the Mouse Organ ?

[@Malryth]

@@misolgit69 I usually just try to enjoy a song overall. There's still some lyrics by those singers with really fucked up singing voices. Sounds good but I couldn't tell you what the lyrics were... ;)

[@jazshas]

Really cracks me up how many in the younger generation don't know the sounds of various musical instruments. I remember watching a reaction where the individual didn't know the sound of a saxophone.

[@davewilson9219]

One of my favourite bands, I discovered their music early 80’s and was lucky to see them twice. I love every album but they started to get world famous from Listen Like Thieves through Kick to X when I think they reached their absolute peak. Pick any song from any of those albums and you won’t go too far wrong.

[@davewilson9219]

@John Daniel not quite, he managed another 3 albums and a world tour after X before that tragic event. But thanks anyway for that little pearl.

[@OneWrytyr]

That mysterious instrument was a harmonica. Feel free to explore their entire catalog.

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

Even though I'm more of a metalhead these days, INXS is always my feelgood go-to when I need a HUGE pick-me-up, simple songs like 'Shine Like it Does' always leave me feeling 6'2" again when I've been down in the dumps, INXS are SO much more than the easy-going lover's rock troupe that they've been unfairly tarnished with.

[@simontomlinson6484]

I saw these on a whim at Leicester De Montfort hall on the Kick UK tour (a whim as in "seemed like a good idea but hadn't heard a single song by them")- one of the best concerts I've ever been to. "Shine Like it Does" was majestic.

[@gizzy2403]

Truth!

[@ilyas_elouchihi]

True my Man, I'm into the heaviest shit but I adore this sound

[@alwaysengines]

I love that song. It doesn’t get enough props

[@charlese1077]

This was one of the most popular bands in the world for a time in the 90’s. Extremely talented, played so many different instruments and so many hits. They deserve a place in Rock Hall of Fane

[@Eskay1206]

If you watch INXS, always try the live version particularly at Wembley, GREAT live band, we used to see them local in the late 70's

[@dawntibbs4859]

Saw them live and it was a really old guy playing the harmonica and he was brilliant. Michael Hutchins explained that a suicide blonde meant that she was “dyed” by her own hand as opposed to a salon do.

[@mojomusica.0169]

That "old guy" was most likely Australian blues legend Charlie Musselwhite. He played on the original record and he's (still) a fantastic musician.

[@neumanmachine3781]

Finally someone gets the original reference to’suicide’ blonde

[@chrisb9577]

Didn't matter what your favorite genre of music was in the 80s, just about everyone liked INXS. INXS was technically considered a New Wave band though they drew inspiration from many other genres such as punk, funk, acid house and blues. The instrument Lex questioned in the beginning and throughout is called a "blues harp". Its is a special type of harmonica.

[@jamielandis4308]

Another fantastic 80’s party band! Love the harmonica in this one. INXS always makes you move.

[@wgdavis5353]

Hi Jamie, not disagreeing, could it be an Melodica?? ♠W.G.

[@dipsydoodle7988]

Suicide Blonde interestingly enough was a hair color. I do believe he was talking about Kylie. You should check this song out live at Wembley in 91. You will get to see about 80k people moving in unison. Crazy!

[@skinmeister1]

Such a great band! I agree with others suggesting “What You Need” as your next INXS reaction ...

[@williamweiss6128]

They were the top concert to see back then. Great band.

[@Peejay1966]

Good live band too. Saw them in Glasgow back in 1991. A fine year for gigs, so it was.

[@owenboarman5259]

Got to see them in a tiny bar in Sydney back in early 80 before they made it over here. Very original.

[@monsegeek]

Very nice to see someone vibing so delightfully to this song as she does lol One of my all time favorites!

[@julietate7806]

Next up, "Never Tear Us Apart." I LOVE Lex's reactions... girl, you will freak OUT when you see how good-looking Michael Hutchence was!

[@jeffreyriley8742]

I wish they'd watched the video with the song. It's GREAT. Pure attitude in motion.

[@kristofferholst6053]

The live version of this one from Wembley is such freakin awesome performance the energy is out of this world

[@ptrlxc]

Such a great night club band. Love their music

[@jollyrodgers7272]

You know they're from Australia, and hit it big internationally in the late '80s thru the '90s, until Michael Hutchence overdosed and they were never the same after. A 'Suicide Blonde' is a girl who did a home peroxide job - they can be OK, or burn the scalp out with no warning. That sound was from a harmonica that had some 'Tremelo' fed thru the amplifier, or possibly 'Vibrato'. These guys were aces in the '90s. If you haven't already, try WHAT YOU NEED, DISAPPEAR, BEAUTIFUL GIRL, and NEW SENSATION.

[@aliarobinson6617]

michael didn't overdose. He hanged himself in a sydney hotel room due to worries over losing custody of his daughter. bob geldof, paula yates, and the british press put the rope around that sensitive soul's neck. it might as well have been murder.

[@onbedoeldekut1515]

Back in the oooooooolllld days (before modern hair dyes/bleaches), the methods used to lighten hair were often destructive in the long run, causing hair follicles to thin, weaken and die. This led to the term 'suicide blonde'. I've always taken the song to be about 'someone' who dyed their hair and sought to be part of a crowd/someone's lover. At the time, he was either seeing Kylie Minogue or Paula Yates. You might like to watch the interview Michael Hutchence did with Paula (she was a host of The Big Breakfast, a morning show but for younger audience than is the norm), they essentially fell in love DURING THE INTERVIEW, he left Kylie, and the rest is both history and tragedy.

[@tvo2563]

dyed by her own hand😀

[@JOVONO]

The song was written when he was with Kylie As the album ‘X’ which Suicide Blonde was on came out in 1990 and Michael and Kylie were together from 1989 to 1991 then he was with model Helena Christensen from 1991 to 1995 and then was with Paula Yates from 1995 to his death in 1997

[@twoscoops2]

I saw INXS live several times in the late 80s and 90s. What a great band, with so many great songs!

[@evhleppard]

Always liked a lot of INXS songs

[@christikirk7265]

Back in the eighties...I had a shirt that said "INXS...NEVER TOO MUCH"! I wore it with a back mini skirt...Hair teased up to Jesus"!!

[@alexgeorge2993]

I remember seeing them live many years ago, awesome band, My favourite INXS song.

[@SIR-DanielHunter]

Its a harmonica. I love Inxs it describes the 80s. My favorite Inc's song is " Need You Tonight"

[@iMattySW]

I watch just to see Lex grooving to every song 🤣 love it

[@rtd7066]

For a band that had such a short life due to Michael's death, they are incredibly impressive. Hope try more of their songs. They deserve the attention 👏

[@jazshas]

I wouldn't say they had a short life. They were around since 1977 and had some hits... "To Look at You", "Original Sin", and "One Thing".

[@aliarobinson6617]

they didn't have a short life. they were a 20 year band! I miss michael every single day of my life.

[@jimhobin231]

Live Baby Live version is my favorite. I was at the concert in Wembley. I show the video to my kids. they can't believe the number of people there. The sound is a Mic'd harmonica

[@joepaskowski9091]

That sound is a harmonica! Now listen to the song again and replace ‘suicide blonde’ with ‘soup and salad bar’. It fits, right? Lol

[@melaniesweeten5401]

I'll never unhear that now.

[@ptrlxc]

Lol

[@double_ought]

I believe it's a sample of a harmonica, but then played back through a synth (likely keyboard-controlled) to get that specific effect. It sounds cool in the song!

[@brandimodrak461]

RIP Michael 🙏 you're soooo missed. Much love to you and your family 💕Brandi Modrak 💕

[@pricey6177]

INXS are from Western Australia, the film clip to this song was pretty cool for it’s time.

[@goahead2050]

I love Inxs since I was 11 years old. I am now 42 years old. I'm not satisfied with what the tabloids did to Michael. And his sudden death. This song refers to the first women who bleached their hair. And the product was so strong, that some even died in the salon.

[@tk72231968]

I find it hilarious that a harmonica can confuse people.....one of INXS's greatest songs for me.

[@LordEagle]

Love this song. INXS is FANTASTIC. 👍👍👍😎 It's a harmonica.💥

[@annother3350]

It's a sampled harmonica. Not a real one

[@it-really-hurts2092]

A truly fantastic band. You can hear why they knocked Michael Jackson from the number 1 spot.

[@tpaege1]

Never been clubbing but this is what I think club music would be like

[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex, you’ll love their “What You Need” !! (for your 7th INXS song) edit- did "The One Thing" get blocked/not posted yet?

[@christikirk7265]

My favorite was "What you need"!!

[@darryllongley4025]

Saw these supporting queen 1986 Instantly hooked Great live band Such a big sound Brilliant

[@jackkelly2620]

DON'T CHANGE is worth a react.

[@MrRezRising]

Wow! Haven't heard this since it was on MTV! Jon Farris had such an fat snare sound. 🤘🤘

[@kimberlywalker3970]

It's about time you did this song. It's their signature song from the 90s. I agree w/most of the suggestions so fair. You should see their performance from the 1991 Wembley Stadium show. All the songs were amazing. Don't Change is another good suggestion. Quite frankly any song you pick is a winner. Most people only know Suicide Blonde, Disappear, the KICK songs and What You Need. There's so much more and you should explore. Oh, I just thought of The One Thing. You should react to it w/the video if you can. BTW Lex, I love the Zeppelin T-shirt. INXS is my favorite band but I'm also a huge fan of Led Zeppelin too.

[@goldboy150]

This really needs to be seen live to fully appreciate.

[@PaulMathias1]

That's Charlie Musselwhite playing the harmonica on this track, although his part was played though a sampler programmed by Andrew Farriss.

[@bobbyrodriguez5309]

A good friend turned me onto these guys when I was in the Army stationed in Germany (88-90) and surprisingly I loved them.... which is crazy since I'm a full-on METAL guy. My INXS recommendation reviews: "Elegantly Wasted" (extremely awesome song), "Don't Change", "The One Thing", and "What You Need".

[@marktomlin5818]

The Harmonicas are awesome on this song

[@vinsgraphics]

My first concert… INXS in Mackay Queensland, part of the “Listen Like Thieves” tour. After “The Swing,” expectations were high. They didn’t disappoint. Here in LA, you can visit Michael Hutchence at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. His ashes were split three ways: his mother, his father, and Paula Yates. His father’s portion were scattered at sea off Sydney. Yates’ is probably in Bob Geldoff’s basement (who knows). His mother’s portion was buried at FLHH, for “the American fans.”

[@stephaniesanborn9076]

I am a 90s girl and I love this band .. I have no shame in admitting that when I first heard this song I thought they were saying " soup inside a bowl " alright I have some shame.. 😄

[@nigelaubrey7743]

Oh please continue the inxs journey. Such a great band

[@coolworx]

3:50 this is my favorite part in this song... when those hard drums come in!

[@thejudge3715]

"What You Need" is a must from INXS.

[@carrieroberts1031]

We saw INXS in 1987 and 1991. Truly amazing experience. Michael Hutchence was THE MOST BEAUTIFUL human being I'd ever seen. He oozed passion and sexuality, not to mention a fantastic performer. I don't cry about famous people, but when he died in 1997, I sobbed. I think you would love "Elegantly Wasted"- my FAVORITE INXS song.

[@richard_n]

So glad you guys got back around to INXS, you still have a lot of songs to react to from them

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

Suicide Blonde was the color of her hair is what Michael said. Sounds like a funky harmonica making that beautiful sound to me! I love this song, it's a whole vibe!! I believe Lex has the right message of the song. 💖💖

[@rwretirementliving6423]

Would be good to see another clip and check front man Michael Hutchence, great presence, girls loved him..sad ending.

[@Malryth]

I just call that sound...INXS...Period. Great tune from that amazing band!! I recall hearing it on the radio although the only album I ever owned was "Kick". Many a great song on that album to be sure.

[@phillipavalon9659]

Love these guys especially Lex when she grooves on the Sax ...WOWEEE

[@manna6618]

I first saw INXS at the Pen (Peninsula Hotel) in Mandurah, Western Australia way back in the 80's before they were famous, back when they would drink with the fans after the gig...and Michael was pure sex personified, even back then. Every female in the pub gravitated straight towards him, but instead of being jealous the guys absolutely loved him and bought him drinks. Such a staple of Australian pub music, forever remembered and severely missed. X

[@ericwilliams1031]

Two good early Inxs songs are "Don't Change" and "The One Thing"

[@flor9389]

There was a time I would have crawled across broken glass for Michael Hutchence. He was sex appeal personified and a damned good rocker.

[@jillwanlin9558]

I agree Flo! One of the best concerts I ever went to. A very charismatic lead singer. Yup sexy as hell ❤️🎶

[@paulrosenberg4227]

Harmonica. My fav INXS song. Saw them live. Dynamic! RIP MIchael.

[@nettiemac]

You *MUST* watch the documentary called "Mystify - Michael Hutchence" -- it is AMAZING.

[@beezysbeatz4924]

THE ONE THING

[@III_RoyalTI_III]

killer track!

[@johnstjohn6658]

Someone commented on the Thompson Twins reaction that 1984 was the nadir of New Music - some would argue that it was the apex. Bands who'd been around a while - like INXS, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Thompson Twins, Tears for Fears, B-52's, Oingo Boing and even U2 - would all develop more commercial sounds at about this time. While most would enjoy commercial success most of their original fans would have lost interest at about this time as newer music (Pre-Grunge: The Pixies, Sonic Youth, Red Hot Chili Peppers) was just about to emerge. If you wish to react to New Wave groups from the 80's is probably best to listen to songs that came out on earlier albums before 1984/85.

[@louisaklimentos7583]

INXS was a band that us women adored in Australia . Most guys preferred Cold Chisel. They really rocked .

[@VaughnBrown1965]

I saw them in the 80s. Great show. Great band

[@cottontop99]

You should really check out some clips of them playing Wembley Stadium in London in 1991....

[@jenniferjacobs228]

You don't have to call it a sound. .just feel it. This is the great 80's Aussie band INXS and it's about our Aussie girl Kylie Minogue. R.I.P. Michael. xx

[@tomjones2121]

Check out the video from INXS called MYSTIFY !

[@RobinT-treehugger]

INXS was Australian. Suicide blonde is the home bleached blonde, very fake. The band was really one of the BIGGEST bands at the time with dozens of big hits and their own sound. Michael Hutchence was brilliant singer and performer on stage. RIP

[@Tully_23_32]

Well they still are Strayan mate, all from Sydney's Northern Beaches

[@BUD8302]

I honestly saw Michael Hutchence as our version of Jim Morrison

[@alexakl6445]

He definitely had such a stage presence - and what a sex god the man was. Those eyes alone! :: sigh :: Another loss of such talent gone too soon.

[@bobwowk8440]

I’m one of the lucky people who got to seem them 2 times. Love them!

[@dazg2033]

I got their album Kick back 1987,i was in hospital with a spinal injury which left me paralysed, this in my headphones at night was a release.

[@jackempson3044]

Harmonica is the sound of the leads

[@clayboutin400]

You two need to watch the video of them play this song live at Wembly stadium. They were like a fine car engine running on all cylinders.

[@cattuslavandula]

Ooo, INXS had such great music. Don't Change, Original Sin, Devil Inside, and on and on.

[@anthonyv1719]

You need to see the liver version at Wembley stadium - now that is a VIBE@!!!

[@danw3735]

INXS fucking rock, please listen to "Don't Change" one day :D

[@pauljansen1137]

Yes!!! Great Band...next; "disappear".....please!!

[@jpovalle72]

Yeahhhhh!!!

[@jeannie1099]

Great band and even better in concert! The tower theatre wayyyyyy back when. 😉

[@mariacavanaugh1010]

Gwen Stafani's hair is a good example of the hair color described... Check out No Doubt's mega hit Don't Speak.

[@jathygamer8746]

Watch the live version in Wembley to find out what instruments they're playing I 🎧 N 💓 X 🎶 S

[@Critical_Thinker858]

This song is a bop! You're in college out at the club DJ drops the needle on this. Now it's a party.

[@ColinCadden]

Suicide blonde - dyed by her own hand 🙂 Unnaturally blonde

[@bolshoikush9093]

Such a great song!!! Next must be "Original sin" song

[@slayercfv]

hello guys, please react live concerts, is a different experience ... Depeche, INXS, for example in concerts they are so amazing and pure energy

[@3DJapan]

That sound was a harmonica sampled and played back through software.

[@anonymoususer9215]

My first live show at Texas Stadium on my 12th birthday in 1988. Guys y'all gotta listen to "Never Tear Us Apart". To me it is the most beautiful song ever written.

[@alexmarin4245]

Love INXS! My favourite song!

[@gudlaugurrobertsson7623]

The instrument is a Harmonica :) ez