Green Day - Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely

[@Kmcmon88]

Performances like these make me realize that Mike Dirnt is one of the most underrated bassists around

[@mitchberg8229]

So - just think how underrated Grant Norton of the Hüskers was.

[@Braddicusfinch]

@@mitchberg8229 So underrated in fact that his name's actually Greg, think you mixed him and Grant Hart up

[@krishivkaran5337]

​@@BraddicusfinchNot to mention his moustache, that stuff is exquisite

[@MiguelPaulettePerez-bj8ml]

or that whoever was mixing this for tv does not like guitar.

[@cpcompany3319]

You may wanna check out Greg Norton ! He makes great food too 😂

[@skizzofrenetik1249]

the bass is killer

[@wvvw4036]

Skizzo Frenetik That's Mike Dirnt for ya

[@wallywutsizface6346]

Mike is my favorite bassist

[@465marko]

it murdered the guitar, sounds like....

[@yucatansuckaman5726]

God dirnt it

[@josephflower4209]

I feel like there is no guitar at all!

[@Busybee65]

Not a huge Green Day fan, but i respect them for paying homage to Husker Du, fair play

[@jaypopington1631]

+Anton paisley agreed, they were heavily inspired by them, and actually do this song justice

[@cl3202]

Well said - and they did a good job on the cover too.

[@brandonmoody5410]

They should do MORE homage to Husker Du! It is undeniable that Husker Du kicked down the door that Green Day walked through into greatness. I'd love more roots punk from them. We need it.

[@brandonmoody5410]

why didn't Mike Dirnt chime in? Would have made this cover supreme.

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

You can really hear Husker Du's influence on their first two albums.

[@artvjon]

Now that's how you do a cover ladies & gents! Mike's bass is INCREDIBLE here

[@GeoffreyGentryMusic]

Hey, Jon. Glad to see you here.

[@sriramkrishnan8606]

Do a review on forveverly

[@TheIkaraCult]

yes indeed. And RIP Grant Hart, his solo album from 1987 is well worth listening to

[@Andrew-fy9wu]

average.

[@sirfizz6518]

Whoever let him get away with cranking his amp so high is an unsung hero

[@oskorei123]

Green Day gets so much shit but one positive thing about them is that they have always gone above and beyond to try and help other bands get more recognition. Screeching Weasel, Pansy Division, Crimpshrine, Husker Du, and all the Lookout! bands just to name a few. Green Day turned me on to a lot of really good music.

[@x1plus1x]

Operation Ivy!!!

[@oskorei123]

Absolutely.

[@AislingPhoenix]

agreed, most of my taste in music stems from green day. i only listened to rancid, bad religion, nofx, ratm, the adolescents, the interupters, bad cop/bad cop, the lillingtons ect because i first listened to green day.

[@brendendesimone9278]

Rusty Shackleford I agree. Billie Joe was always wearing shirts and patches of lesser known bands like the Queers and Pansy Division

[@danbam3411]

Kyle Bowen no social distortion? You know at times they're more important than even bad religion

[@jcjramone]

They are playin the music they love.. Doesn't get much more "punk" than that. Doing what you want.

[@skinnywizardofironmeadow4430]

Jc Proctor exactly!

[@maverick4615]

Of course, but I honestly do think this song fits the vibe of Nimrod enough to not even seem unlike Green Day esq

[@susragejr477]

I’ve noticed that the punk music community, for being a clique dedicated to being rebels and rejecting what’s considered mainstream, seem to have a lot of rules and regulations on what is considered “true punk”

[@Dachtewitz]

A friend of mine says "Hüsker Dü were the velvet underground of the 80`s" - I think he is right!

[@j-fpilote1576]

More the Beatles of alternative rock... with a songwriting duo as prolific as Lennon-McCartney.

[@josher71]

I"m not sure what this means.

[@TheGunnCat]

A few replies to this, but clearly the correct answer is, Sonic Youth was the Velvet Underground of the 80s.

[@samnicholson5051]

The Pixies and Sonic Youth had more mainstream success. Husker Du don't really seem to enjoy the same legacy by millennials and few people my age seem to have heard of them, except for those who are really into punk.

[@541967]

Actually, Bob Mould and Grant Hart wrote better material than Lou Reed did.

[@Thepuglover100]

Gives me that Kerplunk feel!

[@TheIkaraCult]

I love this cover, as a bigger Husker Du fan than I am a Green Day fan, Billie Joe sings it with real feeling.

[@gustavl3819]

True

[@williamtodd-king6348]

Husker du inspired them, this sound beautiful and nostalgic

[@bigbadbillb]

I've just gained a whole new respect for Green Day for covering the Huskers. Nice job on this one, guys! You did this tune some justice.

[@benjeffrey7577]

Listen to late 80s/90s Green Day. Plenty to love

[@danberkman8227]

Tre really gets into this one and captures Grant’s unique style of playing - down to the fills and other licks so perfectly

[@sirfizz6518]

All that while singing, and doing it all so well!

[@oskorei123]

Green Day rips this cover. I never get tired of this. Good job guys.

[@petarticinovic2710]

No, they don't.

[@borysokorokov9018]

Just disgusting

[@chriskostopoulos8142]

This is exactly how punk should be played, too fast, too loud, raw and in your face.

[@ogcodvideos6546]

@@petarticinovic2710 this is actually a good cover you just mad a bigger band in green day are paying homage to another amazing band.

[@petarticinovic2710]

@@ogcodvideos6546 I've seen both of them live. One of them is "amazing" and it's not Green Day.

[@thecrikster]

I still prefer the original. but kudos for good taste in music. More bands should cover Husker Du for sure.

[@davidg4536]

So many do & don’t know it 😆

[@matttowers3101]

Green Day has suprised me over the years They know the influence and they give credit.

[@wr787]

all these people shittalking this cover as if its supposed to be better than Husker du this is a nod of respect to their roots not a fucking attempt to steal the song from Husker Du and make people see them as superior.

[@RockNRolla1212]

Shut up and kiss me

[@BlackHoleSun97]

kawaiidesu oy vey I know right! Husker Du laid the roots!

[@ghoulbeansz]

+kawaiidesu oy vey Husker du planted the seed within my bossom

[@elizabethetlicher1447]

Thank you!

[@DJBuglip]

Wow!!! I never knew they covered this! Much props for showin' love to the greatest punk band ever, gents!

[@davekent6023]

greatest punk band ever, hahaaa!

[@smoothcremeux44]

I like Hüsker Dü but they are far from the greatest

[@themilkman3333]

The best by far

[@KnotBoxing]

How I discovered Husker Du.

[@benjeffrey7577]

Same

[@Goatchild90]

Downloading this on Limewire was one of the best days of my life. Watched it everyday for a long time.

[@skydog3093]

Way to represent one of the great bands in Husku Du. If it were up to some of you guys, bands wouldn't acknowdlge their influences. Not that hard to understand really Green Day paying their respects. Nice work!

[@pjb453]

i wish they had a studio version of this cover

[@titotrankifreski]

there is!! in the warning single CD 1.- Warning 2.- Scumbag 3- Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely

[@NoudlePipW]

Nahhhhh i love it being so raw

[@indiglo1971]

Actually, I think this is studio. I think Billie Joe is lipsynching.

[@Gazzthemightyarseole]

i love the "old green day" :)

[@coachcro7722]

oh god,this was made in 2011,you have aproblem with new green day? then keep it to yourself

[@mason385]

Cc Cro he didn't say he had a problem with new green day and it was made around 2000ish and posted in 2010

[@JohnDoe-le7ml]

Cc Cro it was made in 1999.

[@Gazzthemightyarseole]

Mason Upton thanks mate i dont have a problem with them at all just the old stuff is what got me into them :) ...there's always someone looking for an argument on here isn't there lol

[@skipgardner9197]

I was at one of the first GD shows at Egg Plants house. After the show I went up to Mike, who I didn't really know but we were both Benicia people, and said "You are incredible...you sound like Husker Du". Mike said thank you and I think I only spoke with him, just a comment, outside Gilman, one more time. I am from Mpls I had seen Husker Du many times and many Gilman bands including Crimpshrine, Op Ivy, Isocracy, and others. Only GD that day was like Husker Du.

[@emfraridades7261]

39 Smooth has huge Husker Du influence.

[@westboundsign409]

Very cool story

[@WisGuy4]

Green Day has the finest rhythm section of any rock band over the past 30 years. Trey Cool is the greatest rock drummer to come out since Neil Peart.

[@LisaNYC]

I'm always skeptical when my favorite songs are covered, but goddamn Green Day............ you completely killed it

[@mohdzulfadli6276]

90s and early 2000s green day was it, chief

[@Antoniocool86]

I love Green Day!

[@npra54]

glad to see them paying respect to such an important band. I hope husker du never gets forgotten, as their music essentially changed the trajectory of alternative music, whether people consciously realized it or not.

[@sharonlynnemitchell]

Green Day's covers are always awesome. Love this song, and this version of it in particular

[@indiglo1971]

Somebody count how many comments start off "Not a huge Green Day fan, but....."

[@potato_god_4085]

dat bass tho

[@chriskostopoulos8142]

Not a huge green day fan but you know what, they do this cover perfectly.And I love the original. Fast (faster than the original), raw and in your face, how punk should be. Hell, Rock as it should be.

[@RealMackayBlog]

Surprised how good this is, not heard it before. Green Day have payed their dues and their success should not be held against them.

[@sergioditillio3123]

Best Rock Cover Ever

[@tiger_katten7043]

Love this cover, find myself going back to it several times per week

[@scruffyp9480]

A worthy cover.

[@JohnnyDaBird]

Don’t call me up cuz I’m not home....I am the disappearing boy.....

[@benjeffrey7577]

Nice

[@jenica2072]

As a huge Husker Du fan, they did that song justice. Bass is kick ass.

[@alexauclair1]

Wow this is dope

[@raumyurena5693]

Amazing cover Mike Dirnt really took the lead on this one...

[@SLG52]

I was at the last Op Ivy Show...one of the First GD shows at Eggplants house and after GD played I commented to Mike that I thought they sounded like Husker Du... he said thanks...thanks alot.

[@mohdzulfadli6276]

MTV2 was something else

[@o0billie0o]

Love the low definition from the 90s ❤

[@theunicornwilleatyou]

whoa how have I never seen this before??! nothing better than favs covering favs,this is rad as fuhk

[@brucebengtson847]

This is great! They also made a great cover of "Corpus Christi" by the Avengers. Hats off to Green Day for their respect/appreciation of good music.

[@BrutalistJr]

couldn't think of a more obvious influence on Billie Joe's singing voice than Bob Mould.

[@taliesyn12]

Wow! My kids love Green Day for their American Idiot and onwards phase but I had no Idea they would do such GREAT version of this song. Husker Du made a classic album with Candy Apple Grey but this is a stand out track on that album.. Thanks for posting. Great song and done really,really well.

[@musicbombpodcast]

Beautiful Cover

[@L0stSail0r]

I am not a big fan of Green Day but they do a really great job with this song

[@cfish9891]

They did an amazing job on this and stayed true to the original sound

[@jewels2896]

they are so good at covering songs, it sounds like the original but at the same time there's a spin and you can tell it's them.

[@emfraridades7261]

It's funny How people are afraid of saying Green day is good. It's like we were in 2005. Get over it

[@jermainebowman5582]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Stumbling upon this . After the kinda day I've had . All I can say is thanks for posting . This shit snapped me out of it .

[@epichalocat2887]

Why are people so ignorant nowadays with punk? Green Day is and has been keeping punk alive ever since Kurt's death (may he rest in peace). Now I know they're not the same as they used to be but just look closely for a second, aight. American Idiot. Such a bold statement on Bush as well as the state of America right after the terrible events of 911. Bands before American Idiot's release like the Pixies tried to make a stand against Bush, but they were shot down and booed beyond shame. Green Day saw all this shame. And they knew they might get hung just like the Pixies if they tried to make a stand. But with encouragement from the lead singer of NOFX, Green Day decided to make their stand as American citizens. And if you ask me, this album is just as political and extreme as any Dead Kennedys' song. Now it's obvious that Green Day isn't as hardcore as DK or Black Flag, etc. they never were. But Billie has stated that their punk like structure was hidden more in the lyrics than the instrumentals. And I keep bringing this point up. Green Day is just as punk as the damn Ramones! And you're ignorant if you don't see that! Just look up any lyrics from Green Day me you'll see.

[@WhatIfLeoIsAPanda]

Nirvana were Grunge and not Punk, so to suggest that Kurt was keeping punk alive is misguided. Grunge was all about an careless abandonment of politics and passion and instead focused on self destruction, it was born from an era where kids had nothing real to rebel against because their parents lived through the harsh political climate of the 60s and 70s and so were far too liberal and enlightened to represent "the man". Kurt said himself that he feels like his generation killed the dream his parent's generation created because his movement was apolitical and lacked any real motivation for change. That isn't to say they didn't make great music. Punk doesn't need to be kept "alive" because it died years ago. It became commercial and corporate almost as soon as it drifted into the mainstream media focus, real political punk bands like Crass would have wanted mediocre bands like Greenday to let the genre die.

[@epichalocat2887]

Without Nirvana punk would have never gotten big. That's a no brainier.

[@epichalocat2887]

But you're correct they are grunge.

[@WhatIfLeoIsAPanda]

Also that is factually 100% incorrect. Punk was actually one of the largest aspects of the UK music industry whilst Kurt Cobain was still 10 years old. And bands like the Ramones and the Dead Kennedys popularized it in the US. Then later the new wave of hardcore punk in the 80's with bands like Black Flag and Minor Threat. All still predating Nirvana.

[@WhatIfLeoIsAPanda]

They had punk influences, sure. But they were not, first and foremost, a punk band. I personally love Crass for the fact that they practised what they preached. Crass were comprised of artists and activists, they organised protests and used the money they made to cultivate art projects and communes. They are one of the few punk bands that were certainly not in it for the money, the politics were primary, the music was secondary. In spite of that I actually do enjoy their music but that is irrelevant to the point. They were true punks in the traditional sense.

[@user-ne4vu2ml2i]

One of the many great songs by Grant Hart.

[@ScottHillEnglish]

You can really see the direct line from Husker Du's signature sound to Green Day's . The influence is strong. Mike Dirnt kills it on Greg Norton's bass lines.

[@IndrasChildDeepAsleep]

Never knew they covered this, one of my favs from Husker Du coming from my favorite sellouts, (I mean that with the utmost appreciation in my melancholy brain, btw) the only mainstreamers I love, fuck yeah Green Day

[@peterfroloff]

He sounds great! They all sound great

[@jimmynebula]

I’m not a big Green Day fan. But nice to see them play homage to Hüsker Dü. Billy does have kick ass vocals though.

[@tomassoucek1929]

Brutal bass guitar sound👍👍👍

[@mason385]

green day is the best

[@bluesky5496]

Hell yeah!!! What's your favorite album of theirs?

[@mason385]

crustie1996 i love them all equally lol

[@kimih1940]

Mason Upton i love green day too but i think their albums aren't equal at all . my top three : 1 dookie 2. nimrod 3. american idiot

[@jennalloyd691]

I am a huge fan of them

[@ianthemoon]

amazing

[@legostation3309]

I think it would have been better if they turned up billie's guitar haha

[@neilkundert20]

and his voice, it was too low!

[@josephflower4209]

what guitar? i didn't hear anything.

[@hellhammer7444]

I kind of like the heavy bass sound. It's kind of a greenday trademark. Almost as good as the original.

[@lucabrandalesi1265]

Tbh normally I agree but the heavy bass slaps so hard in this song, and the lick is fairly hearable

[@unrealtotem]

Great song and great cover. Gotta love green day and husker du

[@Sergiobs-il3rb]

Lo increible de esta canción es lo atemporal que suena y green day capta la esencia de la misma como si la hubieran compuesto ellos.

[@loosebelt]

As an old-schooler, I give these young bucks full credit for a perfectly respectable cover. Does it carry the emotional ferocity of the original? Nah. But good for them for giving it a shot and putting their own stamp on.

[@BadLuckLuke]

Hüsker Dü for life ✨

[@pericasutic8238]

After this cover im realising again that Husker du are most underrated and greatest band on planet. Ever. These suckers got the money, but Huskers got the talent.

[@calcutlass]

Punk fans are so venomous it's ridiculous. Both bands are good, stop getting salty because one is "more famous" than the other. And Husker is nowhere near the greatest band.

[@wolfokayband]

Just discovered this. They did this tune some justice.

[@iluvdavegrohl]

Cover done right. This was and is a great song. Period.

[@RF7_FelixAlanis]

This is one of my favorite Husker Du songs that I've probably listened to over 1,000 times and this is an excellent cover. It fits well within Green Day's capabilities. Good choice, good job, good band to show respect to.

[@georgeharrison70]

Not the biggest Green Day fan, but they did a pretty good cover of the song. The rhythm section kicks ass.

[@adityathakkar5595]

I just love this song

[@punxie89]

I like ALL of their stuff. A lot of people are like "Their older stuff is awesome, new stuff sucks". Makes it seem like you just don't want to accept any change from them. I think it's ALL really good, every album in it's own way. Y'know?

[@the_laybacks]

I've never seen this before, it's so fucking awesome! Mike looks bad ass and his tone is bitchin!

[@sweetness10538]

Mike ALWAYS looks badass

[@RockNRolla1212]

Mike Dirnt is the only cool thing about green day

[@andrewptob]

Nice cover. Love Husker Du.

[@masterofjustice88]

I love this song and cover.

[@uberscheisse]

this is pretty much the only band who should cover this song.

[@anthonystrazza4586]

First tape I was gifted was Green Day’s dookie ...and it was blue played it up till 6th grade then my Walkman ate it ...wish they went back to their roots

[@billiericheygales9661]

todos los menoes de 30 conocimos Husker Du gracias a Green Day!!!

[@viiniciuseb1039]

OOooh Maaaan!!!!! This is Green Day ...!!!

[@SAINTPAULPAUL]

Thanks for posting! Kick-ass cover of a much-revered band here in Mpls....Saw this song live several times and Green Day, (who, honestly, I never really liked, but to each his own) does a great job of it...I know for a fact that Bob Mould, Grant Hart and Greg Norton would approve. The Huskers helped punk and helped put Mpls on the map, and if Green Day exposed young ones to it, all the better.

[@SwayisGod]

Not the biggest Green Day fan, but this is a fantastic cover! Big up the Du

[@steveg8102]

Never heard of green bay...? husker du rules thou. 😊

[@nikkari69]

Husker Du for ever!!!!!!!

[@GN0MEz]

this is one of my fav tinhs by green day

[@Spades7009]

Husker Du was the first Green Day.

[@Antoniocool86]

I love Green Day and they did a great job with this cover. I like it better than the original and I really like the original.

[@Greendayisawesome89]

i just love green day :)

[@sery2]

Love this song

[@jenica2072]

Makes me happy that Green Day considers Huskers. Everything is good.

[@icelinx]

I love Green Day for loving Hüsker Dü ...

[@paull.6026]

This rules.

[@RIPmyers]

Husker Du rules and this is a decent version.

[@acadx]

no matter what you think about green day, this is a good cover

[@homerbriseno143]

Husker DU , They do a good job HB

[@toddman684]

Yes, on iTunes, the Green Day Collection, and on the Warning single.

[@ollysmoviesandmusic2047]

dang, this is super cool!! 👌

[@scottjames1401]

If only people knew how many bands were inspired by Minneapolis alternative bands like Replacements, Husker Dü, Soul Asylum, Semisonic...