{"id":26079,"date":"2015-04-14T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=26079"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T21:52:13","slug":"cover-me-dont-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2015\/04\/14\/cover-me-dont-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was their first international single, and it was the last song they ever performed live. And other than &#8220;New Sensation&#8221; (which just barely edged it out), it was the song they performed the most.<\/p>\n<p>INXS had other songs that could lay claim to being their signature, but &#8220;Don&#8217;t Change&#8221; has a pretty good case to make for being their anthem.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sLm3Khusq_8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t Change&#8221; was the second single from the band&#8217;s 1982\u00a0<em>Shabooh Shabooh <\/em>album, and although it didn&#8217;t actually perform as well as &#8220;The One Thing&#8221; (peaking only at #80 on the Billboard Hot 100), it was the song that cemented their international arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Both lyrically and musically simple, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Change&#8221; was nevertheless an electrifying performance and production&#8211;all of which makes it a very attractive song for musicians to cover. (&#8220;It&#8217;s a good pub band song,&#8221; co-writer Andrew Farris told Songfacts.com. &#8220;You don&#8217;t have to know too many chords to play it.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>So when Bruce Springsteen decided to pay tribute to the late Michael Hutchence when he played Hutchence&#8217;s home town of Sydney in 2014, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Change&#8221; was an obvious choice. But who would have guessed the super-sized E Street Band would be so well-suited to the song?<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fAqcpc4e6hU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Wisely calling upon the E Street Horns to carry the iconic synth riff from the original, and featuring some positively furious guitars, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Change&#8221; sounded fresh and urgent, easily cementing itself as one of Bruce&#8217;s best modern covers.<\/p>\n<p>How furious and urgent, you ask?<\/p>\n<p>Well, let&#8217;s just say Bruce and the band were on such an adrenaline rush after covering &#8220;Don&#8217;t Change&#8221; that they barreled into and through the fastest, most electric &#8220;Born to Run&#8221; in modern memory immediately after&#8211;something Bruce noticed immediately. 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