INXS Countdown TV Performances 1980 - 1982

[@CindyBarg]

I love this early stuff!

[@theselector4733]

INXS at their BEST. This compilation would have been perfect if it included "TO LOOK AT YOU".

[@gtamediaproductions1]

And so it began... and sadly ended. Still lovin them in 2020 even with all the shit that's going on in this world right now. Michael you are not missing much. Believe it.

[@suzieq519]

Having seen INXS so many times in the US and a fan since the very beginning... seeing these performances makes me love and appreciate Michael and the guys even more. Amazing lyrics .. just heard “Dancing of the Jetty” and the words ring true in 2020. This is oddly comforting.

[@KJezza]

@@suzieq519 I started watching that video because the song got into my brain recently, but the visuals really keep me coming back. Eerie stuff.

[@marlenesullivan3113]

RICK: I WISH I HAD A TIME MACHINE

[@jaydenp4975]

@@marlenesullivan3113 me too

[@jaydenp4975]

I saw your name and thought you were my friend. He lives in California and is a grandpa.

[@ykook7000]

Thank God for Countdown
Thank God we still have this footage

[@adastra8019]

Here are the time stamps, enjoy!
0:00 - 2:36 Simple Simon
2:37 - 5:24 Just Keep Walking
5:25 - 8:34 Loved One
8:35 - 11:49 Stay Young
11:50 - 15:44 Underneath The Colors
15:45 - 19:02 Night Of Rebellion
19:03 - 22:04 The One Thing
22:05 - 26:07 Don't Change

[@childrensorg856]

All beaut!!

[@kazabushy]

Thankyou! I fell in love with Michael the first time I saw the clip of Stay Young played on Countdown.
I was mesmerised. Him dancing around in the sand. He was so sexy.

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

Thx😊

[@Scuffed_Andy]

I remember the first time I saw them on Countdown doing Just Keep Walking. I was blown away. I said to myself these guys will be huge.

[@cheryl7785]

The one thing is my favorite but of course all these songs are great.

[@gregbell3559]

The high of this band will never die

[@Theanswerisblowinginthewind]

Don't change will forever be my jam. Loved that song ever since I first heard it in 82. I was 15.

[@U2HL]

Love this early INXS...so young and already very talented at that time...this is a real gem!
❤❤🎵🎶🎤🎸🎹🥁🔝

[@marlenesullivan3113]

WISH WE COULD BRING MICHAEL HOME

[@WithinFold]

@@marlenesullivan3113 🕊🕊🥺

[@Mary-gp9xc]

Awesome 80's Hits ❤ ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@misstigerlilly7353]

I haven't ever heard this before, and he looks 12 years old and I can't believe he can sing that fast!!! He was and still is a very talented person and singing this crazy song, I had no clue about this song and with him singing it made it awesome, he could make anything awesome, wish he was still here 💔😭Thanks for showing me something new that I didn't no existed, but he made it awesome.

[@maryhuhnke4706]

"Don't Change a Thing" The Lyrics..damn!! LISTEN to Michael. It's all there!

[@tonyally8505]

just keep walking the best inxs song ever its brilliant 😅

[@andreag7828]

WOW!!! I couldn't love them more than at this very moment.

[@michellemaxwell334]

Lol

[@jaydenp4975]

Yes still feeling the love May of 2021 ❤️❤️

[@flyingj3570]

My feelings exactly.

[@selene007]

Amazing how they evolved from this early song. Brit-pop & Mick Jagger influences are obvious.

[@jaynekittycat9252]

They got better as they got older. RIP MICHAEL 💖

[@simoned.r.2899]

Gratitude!

[@r4gg3dt1g3r]

THANK YOU for posting this compilation! Treasure!

[@haydenwittig8877]

Not long after this they released TO LOOK AT YOU and DONT CHANGE the style and beauty had just went to the stratosphere.

[@MoondustD]

this is gold

[@marlenesullivan3113]

I AGREE

[@gabriel222]

Shows you how important the show countdown to Australian bands. After this they record of the swing and didn’t need the national exposure any more but it was crucial to get to that point

[@julieoates8464]

RIP Michael early INXS is the bomb thanks for the upload

[@maryhuhnke4706]

"Stay Young" has the indescribable back beat of Michael's found Song and Lyrics to" "I just want to fly away and come alive again" It's as if he wanted the Band to Remember where they started..haunting.

[@czykul]

Wow, what a great ear you have....I so agree!!!

[@AlexHollins-hv4uy]

From Simple Simon to Don’t Change there’s a discernible evolution from quirky post punk bar band to full power arena rockers. They went on to become fully fledged stadium superstars. I still have a soft spot for some of the early stuff. Just a great band.

[@manabar5546]

underneath the colours such an underrated album
clear influences but with some of michaels best lyrics and the band finding their own sound

[@Bonjovicrzy]

Thank you for posting this it is great to see the band just starting out ... Michael said their early stuff was not good yes they improved over the years .. but I think it is awesome .. loving it

[@fleurortelee]

Yep Love the old songs ❤🎸🎸🎶🎵🎸

[@cyncty666]

Lucky everyone who followed them from the early days. I also believe they were a little more popular earlier in Hong Kong where I lived early ‘80’s I knew of them before they were super famous and Michael lived there.

[@lindafarrelly9133]

Thank you so much for uploading these gems, magic.😍😍😍

[@IronAngelsFitClub]

OMG the clothes! 🤣😂 only Michael could pull off that red suit! He really grew into his sex appeal later!

[@gregbell3559]

Luv this band

[@dreamstate1973]

Love the energy of the Don't Change video here, so dynamic

[@controloz3310]

It’s amazing watching them feign confidence and then gain it all through countdown. Next stop, world domination.

[@claramariadacunha8547]

❤ Essa banda INXS foi realmente única ❤ nunca vai ter uma igual 😢 E eu morro de saudades tanto da banda como do jovem Michael Hutchence ❤ realmente ele era especial e único eita homem 🚹 lindo e maravilhoso? Está prá nascer um igual ❤ Ele era dono de uma sensualidade fora do normal❤ não foi a toa que foi eleito o homem mais ➕ sensual do mundo 🌎 nos anos 80 e 90 só dava ele❤ Ele veio ficou pouco tempo mais foi o suficiente prá nos mostrar por que veio,lindo,sexy,carismático? Era enigmático cheio de mistério e com os seus mistérios encantou todos nós? Y Love you Michael Hutchence ❤❤❤❤❤ eterno ❤

[@marlenesullivan3113]

THIS VIDEO IS PRICELES, REALLY L♡VE..🕺❤🔊

[@gtamediaproductions1]

The song One Thing and Don't Change were the first songs I heard and videos I seen of them on the TV when they released them. As soon as I heard and seen them for the first time they instantly became my favorite band even still are now in 2022. When I visited all my Mother's side of the Family. My Grandmother, Cousins, Aunts and Uncles in Australia back then, my Cousins were just at one of their performances in a pub a few days prior to my arrival. They told me all about it and I was like "damn it! If I only came here to Australia a few days ago I would've joined them!" That would've been so awesome to see them in their home land!

[@nouid9435]

Good for u. So who bloody cares⁉️

[@iaracouto5705]

Adoro esses garotos no começo da fama, bom demais...just keep walking 🚶‍♀️

[@swimlaps1]

Cool to see! (takes me bk to college days)

[@nataliagomez-bn7rc]

lOVED ONE!!!

[@Nachoykika2012]

Fantastic 😍😍👍

[@sheldontaylor82]

Absolutely fabulous!!! Love seeing videos of the early INXS, they were a massive part of my teenage years in the UK 🥰

[@superbug1977]

We liked them before MTV--though MTV was pretty early in their career. Underneath the Colors and Stay Young are my faves.

[@pachote32]

Las mejores canciones de sus 2 primeros album... Inxs forever

[@maryhuhnke4706]

We sure have come a long way since "The Birth of MTV" Total 80's Sound!

[@cinderbearica9939]

I'm loving this!!

[@GoodMrDawes]

So Sweet

[@user-sn1yr8yn5f]

Love from Japan

[@bob-pr8ye]

Saw them in Seattle.... $10.00 tickets ! Best fricking show !! They where on their way down. I think it may have been one of their last shows.

[@marlenesullivan3113]

I'M SO JEALOUS, WOULD OF BEEN AMAZING

[@ADDISON857]

So young boys, just 20 years🤣Can Proud, Michael voice, no change, but STYLE...yes, wonderful💕Here, is light... firsts songs 🤣but always better than unders singers‼️Lovely’s 💋❤️ »Baby... i LOVE YOU SO » that’s ALRIGHT‼️🙏

[@unmundolibresinetiquetas]

la mejor banda🎹🎸🎤
💯

[@SandraSilva-qz5cn]

Amo essas dancinhas doida do Michael no inicio de carreira 😅 e o grupo tbm. Desde jovens, todos já mostravam que eram talentosos!!! 🥰

[@etherealeyes3145]

Amazing, amazing!!! ... 1st Era of INXS!
I love that band! my best band of the 80's!
😎

[@melissasutherland1797]

Ohhhhhhh Michael... 🎶♥️♥️🎶

[@lianasmith4920]

always loved him

[@anneshaw9681]

Amazing.

[@lauramguzan4016]

You can totally hear the aussie accent in these earlier songs. Have to say I don't care for the early music. Live Baby Live was the first concert on TV that I saw and fell in love. Been on UA-cam daily for a month now listening to everything I can find. So sad about Michael.

[@avenchagirl]

Early INXS is pure, Aussie, unique!!!

[@jazshas]

Like the early and the latter. Love their story and watching them evolve.

[@Robbo766]

I wouldn't defend INXS's first two albums - so I am on board with what you say about their early music. However, there was a lot of potential and good moments on those first two albums, but as Andrew Farris said - a lot of it sounds like kids' music.
I will defend ''Just Keep Walking'', ''Stay Young'' and ''The Loved One" (a cover of an old 60's Aussie song), as those songs not only encapsulate early INXS but also encapulate the Australian music environment of that time period. Those three singles are just as good as any other New Wave-Post-Punk pop songs of that period.
''Just Keep Walking'' is to Sydney what Grandmaster Flash's ''The Message'' is to New York. I remember the blood and glass, and having to just keep walking even when dickheads wanted to beat me up.
Anyway, sorry about the rant... I just thought some early INXS songs needed a bit of love from an old Aussie fan.
As far as detecting the Aussie accent, INXS were taking a lot of cues from the New Zealand band Mi-Sex, who were a very popular band in Australia at the time. I doubt INXS were trying to sound Kiwi, but they were leaning on the sound of a Kiwi band.

[@horse4you]

Awww. So young. Love this!! I actually thought Andrew was Jon until I got a good look at Jon. What was he like 16? Great, just great. Thanks for sharing.

[@Lasaration]

Tiger looks a lot like her dear dad.

[@patriciafasce1208]

In❤lvidable 🙌!!! 🎵🎶🎵🇦🇷👏👏👏🙌28/12/20

[@yellowjackboots2624]

Andrew really going for that ska look!

[@CC-vw1nd]

Wow!

[@josiemanang6692]

The band. Is very talentid

[@marlenesullivan3113]

L♡VE MICHAEL FOREVER & THE BAND IS AMAZING

[@robanderson1470]

Huge fan this is so good, thanks!

[@user-dn4rx8ev3j]

A little known fact but interestingly enough:
It was after recording their first two albums, the self titled INXS and Underneath the Colours that Michael told the band that he didn't think he was good enough to front the band and that they should look for a new singer. He felt like he was holding them back.
The band wasn't about to hear any of that nonsense!
They encouraged him to stay.
It was after recording their third album Shabooh Shoobah that Hutch found his comfort zone and...the rest is history.

[@menchualcarazmoreno1743]

I didn't know that. It's sad in the end they were growing apart.

[@nickcarroll5034]

I do believe you made that up lol

[@apd8339]

good performances.

[@mjwchapman]

this is absolutely fantastic stuff. thanks for sharing

[@NaomiNunya]

Amazing!

[@kelbell9312]

Thank you Junk Rocker for uploading. Love these early days. Loved One and Stay Young. Best memories xx

[@theshawnmurphyjournal2946]

The One Thing may be there best song

[@gabriel222]

How I loved this time!!

[@Ikasaswarrior]

CRUSH!

[@Texas_Angel]

AWESOME!!! ;-)

[@budcortappreciation6785]

Thank you because I really like their early stuff. I cried during Don't Change.

[@garymarquett7989]

Their best years

[@CamilaJacksonS2]

Greeeaat!

[@pilarquartino3947]

Excelente!!

[@MatyelyIvettSuavitaOsori-yz6bx]

My love Michael Hutchence eres mi vida te amo, y a mis hijos the concierts Alejandra Guzmán dedicado igualmente para Cali y Valle del Cauca saludos Michael y Claudia Villaquiran excompañeros Tigo Bisness Cali, cualquier información adicional por el canal oficcial de INXS LIVE, 🍼🌏🕺💃❤️💋😍🥰🍷

[@twitchygiraffe4636]

Ha! Ha! Ha! You wouldn’t know from this that these boys would become stadium huge!! I like this early stuff though, reminds me of xtc when they started!!!!

[@joseluisjimenez7559]

# 1.

[@lovedone7994]

Show de bola. Muito muito bom.

[@ThePolypam]

Getting David Byrne vibes in that first song!

[@nickgodfrey1148]

Great songs. First band I ever got into. Mike looks really ‘under the weather’ on Just Keep Walking. 😁

[@Leonardo.Barreto]

21 anos sem vc Michael Hutchence...

[@tinanoel452]

Cool

[@BostonAndProud]

"Just Keep Walking'' in an INXS song? Last time I heard that song was on KROQ back in the early 80's and thought I'd never hear it again. Strange.

[@cosimavonliebenau8317]

How gangly Michael was then. He sure grew into his looks. That gorgeous boy needed someone to save him, and nobody stepped up.

[@simonburns1055]

When the clapping of the crowd was louder than the band lol

[@juanfrancisco4274]

Coming soon these videos will be released on Blu Ray disc, stay on tune

[@mranderson6748]

I hope so

[@garysverko520]

WOW LEARNED SUMTHIN NEW THOUGHT THIS WAS A SONG BY UK SQUEEZE

[@susanma4899]

It's a little crowded onstage, lol!

[@maciejlignowski4781]

KLASA KLASA KLASA TO SWIETNY ZESPOL

[@jfh9219]

This was amazing!! Thank you!!

[@sjam1159]

Michael aged like fine wine!

[@anneshaw9681]

Thanks hyd

[@BIGKEV57]

Michael on point

[@chippydan1]

wooooo...........you're so pretty in the daylight keeps them coming back for more.........

[@anneshaw9681]

Put this together with the Perkins palace vid from La and you have the best of INXS

[@alexandermacdonald3970]

Im hearing "pop musak by M

[@Theanswerisblowinginthewind]

Killer base line in Night of Rebellion.

[@Robbo766]

As a kid growing up in Sydney in the 70's and early 80's, ''Just Keep Walking'' sort of turns my stomach. The song was a little too close to the bone, as I was living a life of blood and glass and having to fight back.
No Michael, if I just kept walking, I'd get arse kicked...