Barnes was born… Read Full Bio ↴Jimmy Barnes (b. 1956) is an Australian rock singer.
Barnes was born James Dixon Swan on the 28th April 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland, and moved to Australia with his family when he was six years old.
He first came to public attention as the lead singer with popular Australian pub-rock band Cold Chisel, which he joined in 1973 and with whom he recorded seven albums between 1978 and 1983. When the band split up in 1983 he launched a solo career almost immediately; his first album, Bodyswerve, entered the Australian charts at number one. It was the first of a remarkable run of top charting albums for Barnes, as each of his first six solo albums entered the charts at number one, a feat that no other Australian artist is likely to match.
In 1986 Barnes recorded two singles with INXS, duetting with that band's singer Michael Hutchence on a cover of The Easybeats' "Good Times", and "Laying Down the Law", which was co-written by Barnes with INXS members Andrew Farriss and Hutchence. "Good Times" was used as the theme song for the Australia Made series of concerts that toured the country in the summer of 1986-1987. Both songs later appeared on the soundtrack of the 1980s teen vampire film The Lost Boys.
Following Hutchence's death in 1997, Barnes appeared live on stage with INXS at shows throughout Australia between 1999 and 2001.
His album Double Happiness, released in July 2005, reaffirmed his popularity, entering the ARIAnet albums chart at number one, his seventh album to do so. Barnes was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame on the 23rd October 2005 for his solo career efforts. Coupled with Cold Chisel's previous induction, Barnes is the only artist to be entered into the Hall of Fame twice.
Barnes is also the father of singer David Campbell, who recently starred in the Australian production of the musical Sunset Boulevard, and was a contestant on the Australian television programme Dancing with the Stars. The two perform the duet "Wichita Lineman" on Double Happiness.
Piece Of My Heart
Jimmy Barnes Lyrics
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Spinning so fast, but for some it just ends
Keep moving on quiet as kept
It hasn’t been long, hasn’t sunken in yet
Then I fall into pieces
I’m here and you’ve left
Fall into pieces
Separate like a puzzle floating in space
So lost in this galaxy of life
So lost
There’s so many things we haven’t said
There’s so many places never went
Wish you could visit every now and then
Oh I keep pretending like I understand
Was it something that I could prevent?
Oh I miss you like a piece is gone
So lost
Cause I fall into pieces
I’m here and you’ve left
Oh I fall into pieces
Never seeing you again
I separate like a puzzle and I’m floating in space
So lost in this galaxy of life
So I rise and fall like the tide
And I’m so full and empty inside
All those memories linger in my mind
Wish you were here with me
I said I fall into pieces
I’m here and you’ve left
Oh I fall into pieces
I’ll never see you again
I separate like a puzzle and I’m floating in space
So lost in this galaxy of life
Jimmy Barnes’s song Piece of My Heart is about the aftermath of a loss. It is about the feeling of confusion and disorientation when someone you deeply love and care about is no longer present. The lyrics describe trying to make sense of a world that suddenly feels upside down and spinning too fast without this person. The pace of life keeps moving on, but it hasn’t sunk in yet that the person is gone. Barnes sings about how he falls into pieces, feeling lost and alone. He wonders if there was anything he could have done to prevent their departure, but ultimately accepts that he is lost in this galaxy of life without them.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase “I fall into pieces”, emphasizing the feeling of being broken and incomplete without the person. Barnes sings about how he wishes the person could visit every now and then, and how he keeps pretending like he understands what has happened. The bridge of the song repeats the line “so lost in this galaxy of life”, emphasizing the sense of feeling lost and drifting through life without the person.
Line by Line Meaning
Make sense of the world when it’s upside down
Trying to make sense of life when nothing seems right and everything's confusing.
Spinning so fast, but for some it just ends
Life moves quickly, but for some it ends too soon.
Keep moving on quiet as kept
Keep moving forward without drawing attention to yourself.
It hasn’t been long, hasn’t sunken in yet
Still processing the fact that someone is gone and that they won't be coming back.
Then I fall into pieces
Overwhelmed with grief, feeling broken and shattered.
I’m here and you’ve left
Feeling abandoned and alone when someone important has passed away.
I’ll never see you again
Coming to terms with the finality of death and the fact that there will be no more memories made.
Separate like a puzzle floating in space
Feeling disconnected and lost, like a puzzle piece that doesn't fit in.
So lost in this galaxy of life
Feeling overwhelmed and insignificant in the grand scheme of life.
There’s so many things we haven’t said
Regretting missed opportunities to share thoughts and feelings with someone who has passed away.
There’s so many places never went
Regretting not having more experiences and adventures with someone who has passed away.
Wish you could visit every now and then
Longing for the person who has passed away to be able to come back, even if just for a brief moment.
Oh I keep pretending like I understand
Trying to convince oneself that they understand why someone has passed away, even if they don't.
Was it something that I could prevent?
Wondering if there was something that could have been done to prevent the person's death.
Oh I miss you like a piece is gone
Feeling like something important is missing now that the person is gone.
So I rise and fall like the tide
Experiencing ups and downs, like the natural ebb and flow of the ocean tide.
And I’m so full and empty inside
Feeling both the weight of grief and the emptiness of loss.
All those memories linger in my mind
Remembering and cherishing the memories shared with the person who has passed away.
Wish you were here with me
Longing for the person who has passed away to still be here and present in life.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BERT RUSSELL, JERRY RAGOVOY
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jon
The best never beat Jimmys voice tineless
Peter Nicholson
great album. My sister gave me this for my 21st bday,
Chris Morey
sorry that so many people missed out on watching this man or the band cold chisel , fuck it was good you really needed to see this live maybe I'm old but we never paid to see bands , sweet , slade hush, dragon , acdc midnight oil john English Paul fuck there was so many free at the local pub then came the change , money what stuffed it all up but good luck to the bands I was lucky enough to see these for free
Mark Taylor
"This is a cover of the single originally recorded by Erma Franklin."
Nevertheless, Barnesy choose to do it in the style of Big Brother and the Holding Company.