No_Sense_(Cold_Chisel_song)

No Sense

No Sense

1983 single by Cold Chisel

Not to be confused with No Sense (Justin Bieber song).

"No Sense" is a 1983 song from Australian rock band Cold Chisel, and appeared on the album Twentieth Century. Released as double A-side single with "Hold Me Tight" it reached number 14 in the Australian charts.[1] Receiving more radio airplay of the two songs on the single, it appeared on Cold Chisel's early greatest hits compilations. It has been described as being reggae or "almost ska."[2]

Quick Facts Single by Cold Chisel, from the album Twentieth Century ...

The lyrics of the song were inspired by a fan from Wollongong who would send Barnes letters declaring her love and occasionally threatening suicide.[3] The video was directed by Chilean artist Eduardo Guelfenbein, who had also done the artwork for the album and the picture sleeves.[4] The video featured a slightly different intro to the song.

Reception

Toby Creswell said it featured Barnes' "customarily direct rock song approach, underneath which a very odd keyboard part was placed and on top, a reggaefied guitar. Like so many songs on Twentieth Century, this track takes chances with the formula."[5]

Andrew McMillan wrote in RAM, "the recent release of "No Sense" simply heightens their ideal of self-justification. It's so goddamned abrasive, the last thing that would - under normal circumstances - warrant high rotation airplay. But since they're calling it quits, airplay is guaranteed."[6]

Footnotes

  1. [1]
    David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. [2]
    Stephen Fitzpatrick (3 October 2015). "Cold Chisel: The Perfect Crime, 4.5 stars". The Australian. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. [3]
    Michael Lawrence (2012). Cold Chisel: Wild Colonial Boys. Melbourne, Victoria: Melbourne Books. p. 326. ISBN 9781877096174.
  4. [4]
    "Eduardo Guelfenbein". MVDBase.com (person). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. [5]
    Toby Cresswell. "Petrolheads". coldchisel.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017.
  6. [6]
    Andrew McMillan (5 January 1984). "The Final Salute". RAM. No. 226. p. 33.
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