Top 40 Songs of All Time #5

Recently we lost Keith Flint from The Prodigy. Apparently he killed himself, as many of the famous seem to. Mind you, I have no idea how percentages of suicides among normal people compare to those that are in the public spotlight. He was the blond-haired one of the two mainstays of the band. A truly unique performer. I'd actually list The Prodigy as one of the most influential bands/artists in my life, so after Michael Hutchene (INXS), it's only the second time one of those has been lost.

It's terribly sad, of course for the loss of the artist, but also knowing that the band will never truly be the same. I could be proven wrong, and hope I am. But I know for INXS it was never the same. It's not that Hutchene was worth any more than the other band members, it's that together they had that X factor. Without him, it just never seemed quite the same.

Anyway, today I have been listening to a lot of music, and thought it was high time for the next installment of my Top 40. I really should knuckle down and do a big hit of this one weekend, that'd make it a whole lot easier to blog on!

Footnote: I just recently finished watching the INXS miniseries Never Tear Us Apart. Wow, it was powerful stuff. Some of the songs were playing in my head for days afterwards. So, in honour of that, and the fact that many INXS songs will no doubt make my all-time Top 40, here is another 10 of them. Enjoy...

1) Need You Tonight (1987)

2) The One Thing (1982)

3) What You Need (1985)

4) Suicide Blonde (1990)

5)  Don't Change (1982)

6) Guns In The Sky (1987)

7) To Look At You (1982)

8) Never Tear Us Apart (1987)

9) Shine Like It Does (1985)

10) Original Sin (1984)

Wow. This band was such a big part of my formative years. And to think my siblings went to school with Michael Hutchene in both Hong Kong and Sydney. I miss you INXS.