Simple Simon (song)

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"Simple Simon"
Simple Simon cover.jpg
Single by INXS
B-side
  • "We Are the Vegetables"
ReleasedMay 1980
Recorded1980
Studio Trafalgar Studios (Annandale, New South Wales) [1]
Genre
Length2:32
Label Deluxe
Songwriter(s) Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Tim Farriss, Michael Hutchence
Producer(s) Martin Hannett
INXS singles chronology
"Simple Simon"
(1980)		"Just Keep Walking"
(1980)

"Simple Simon" is the debut single by Australian rock band INXS, released in May 1980 via Deluxe Records. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Background

The title track was co-written by four of the group's members, Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Tim Farriss and Michael Hutchence. [6] The B-side, "We Are the Vegetables", was co-written by A Farriss, J Farriss, T Farriss, Hutchence and Kirk Pengilly. This title refers to an early band name, the Vegetables, which they used when performing in Perth in 1978. [7]

Besides Australia the single was released in France (via RCA Victor). It was not included on the band's first album, INXS , which was issued in October 1980 but appeared on a compilation album, INXSIVE , in 1982.[ citation needed ]

The song is heavily influenced by ska and punk styles. [8]

Track listing

  1. "Simple Simon" (Garry Gary Beers, Andrew Farriss, Jon Farriss, Tim Farriss, Michael Hutchence) [6] – 2:32
  2. "We Are the Vegetables" (A Farriss, J Farriss, T Farriss, Hutchence, Kirk Pengilly) [6] – 1:53

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References

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  3. ↑ Simple Simon release on Discogs.com
  4. ↑ Moskowitz, David V. (10 November 2015). The 100 Greatest Bands of All Time: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World [2 volumes]: A Guide to the Legends Who Rocked the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 308. ISBN   978-1-4408-0340-6 . Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ↑ INXS: Story to Story: The Official Autobiography. Simon and Schuster. 11 May 2010. p. 49. ISBN   978-0-7432-9002-9 . Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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