Hear the National Cover INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart"

Their take on the 1987 hit appears on the 'Songs for Australia' comp

BY Brock ThiessenPublished Feb 27, 2020

The National have covered the INXS hit "Never Tear Us Apart" for a new Australian benefit comp, and you can hear their take on the 1987 Kick classic for yourself.

The cover appears on the new comp Songs for Australia, which was curated by Julia Stone and features the likes of Kurt Vile, Martha Wainwright, Damien Rice, Joan As Police Woman covering a variety of Aussie hits.

For the National, they've done "Never Tear Us Apart," which you can listen to below alongside the original INXS version.

Songs for Australia is out March 12 via BMG. Pre-order the album now.

As recently reported, the National are playing various Canadian dates on an upcoming North American tour. You can see their schedule here.



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