For My Sunday Song #390, we are to the final song chosen by Tim Durling of Tim’s Vinyl Confessions. The song we will go out on is a B-Side for the band INXS called “Scratch”. The song was the B-Side to the song “Just Keep Walking” off their debut, self-titled, album from 1980. The single was released in October 1980 and became the band’s first Top 40 hit in their home country of Australia. This song was never on any album, well, until their 2002 compilation album Stay Young 1979–1982.
The song seems to be about a guy who is pining for a girl. He wants her to listen to his heart as it beats for her. He knows she feels the same way and she has an itch for him too. He wants her to scratch that itch baby!! He even wrote a letter to the Sunday paper telling them of his love for her, but they don’t care.
This is early INXS when the New Wave movement was getting going. It is short at just over two minutes, but it has so much to offer in that short time. Some great guitar riffs that race through with an immediate urgency. The drum beat is his heart pounding for the girl. Micheal’s vocals, man they sound so young, but he takes full command and he sounds great. His annunciation isn’t the best, but damn he is so engaging and has so much charm in those vocals. A high energy, almost punk sound on this one and I hate I am just now hearing this one.
Give the song a listen and let me know what you think? Have you ever heard this one before? I was actually unfamiliar with this song and so glad I have know it now. INXS was great!! So, Thanks to Tim Durling from Tim’s Vinyl Confessions for picking this track and all the tracks in this 10 song set! I enjoyed going through these songs a lot. Go check out his YouTube channel for some great content, you won’t be disappointed. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a Happy Sunday.
Here is what the lyrics show on a lot of the websites. As you can see from the back of the Single, the lyrics aren’t even close. Wow!! I had to post them just so you know…THEY ARE WRONG!!
“SCRATCH”
(B-side of “Just Keep Walking”)
It’s hard for being under my t-shirt
So listen to my grocery of science
So keep on list’ning and I start to learn
While fears is right, while fears is right
Singing for youth, turn your head and listen
Pledge for the youth, scratching the mane
Writing for youth, I heard you feel the same
I heard you feel the same
So go on let us through just on the favors
I covered, all I got for situations
I dreamed I couldn’t give one damn look
Why fears is right, fears is right
Singing for youth, turn your head and listen
Pledge for the youth, scratching the mane
Writing for youth, I heard you feel the same
I heard you feel the same
Singing for youth, turn your head and listen
Pledge for the youth, scratching the mane
Writing for youth, I heard you feel the same
I heard you feel the same
It’s hard for being under my t-shirt
So listen to my cautionary science
I keep on list’ning and I start to learn
While fears is right, while fears is right
Written by INXS
2 Loud 2 Old Music 
Nice to see INXS here. It’s a song we don’t often associate with them. It’s very punk rock.
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This was a cool one. Definitely new to me.
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I’ve not heard this song before, would never guess it was from INXS.
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I don’t think a lot of people have heard this one. A nice surprise.
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I never would have been able to guess INXS out of that. A really cool song, though. I never have explored their early material, rare or otherwise.
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I’m with you, outside of their albums, I’ve never dived deep into the rare stuff. Maybe someday. I do like their earlier stuff though.
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