Husker Du - Don't Want to Know If you are Lonely

[@samzofkie8779]

My dad was born in 67, he was a quiet guy from Dayton, he became a structural engineer and moved to chicago, but he died in 2015 when he was 48. i was 17, and I hadn't really gotten to know him that well yet, but i know hes in me and still watching over me. Husker du was his favorite band, and im so happy that he left me such good music to remember him with. RIP dad

[@abeilledelalune7202]

❤

[@aseriesoftriangleswecalltr6065]

Beautifully written, Sam! As a loving dad of you dads generation, I'm only getting through all of this because I know my boy still needs and loves me.

[@Ozymandias1]

I'm from 67 but don't have any kids. I'm sure your dad was a good man. He died way too young, it's a shame he died before you had a chance to know him better.

[@per-olofwiktorsson2650]

I'm sorry for loss.

[@alexlugo579]

Sorry for your loss, all the way from Dayton.

[@Josh_Stuchbery]

Never listened to these guys, but five seconds in and I'm sold.

[@krashd]

One of the bands that created, or supposedly created, the alt-rock sound - they were rock.. but also weren't. Though you could say the same of a bunch of 80's bands, Pixies being the most influential but there was also My Bloody Valentine, The Flaming Lips, Dinosaur Jr, The Wipers, alt rock is a very loose, umbrella-like label.

[@jimmyjazz9839]

Husker Dü it for me too

[@neilsharris]

Can’t go wrong. Seminal bank in the hardcore scene, major influence of all grunge, and too fav of Dave Grohl.

[@rebeccarosehirschfield7386]

@@jimmyjazz9839 Clever Trevor!

[@eeshsinger]

Josh Stuchbery SAME ive heard of them thanks to green day but ive just tried to listen them today

[@anthonyfazio503]

It's nice to see a lot of the younger generation getting into this music. It's very hard to explain how hard it is to listen to this music after all these years. When you lived in those days as a young person who was questioning everything in life, didn't know what career you wanted to go into, had parents that were breaking up at alarming rates more than any other generation before, thought you were going to rule the world someday...when you lived those days look back now, the ache in your heart sits there and mocks the fact that you are now in your fifties. Then there are days when you listen and you're sixteen again and free of all the shit you know.

[@PRU-qe8mu]

We listened to the music when we drove to see them at the PinkPop Festival '87 in the Netherlands. It was the one of best times in our life. Never forget that.

[@dizzymcwhizzy]

Right on.

[@gregbowen617]

I'm in my sixties now and this is fresh as a daisy. All I can say is I'm surprised I made it this far!!!!!!!

[@mikephilip2024]

So true... I turn 50 this year and I have done so many things but not nearly as much as I had imagined. we were rocking husker du in the 80's, swervedriver in the 90's, recovery and marriage in the aughts, and whatever the fuck this last decade has been... now we are doing jobs no-one ever thinks of doing when they are 16, fighting ulcers and douchebag clients and mortgages and wives.... Fuck!!!!! Candy Apple Grey and Zen Arcade were not only prescient, they are MORE relevant today than ever... and RIP Grant. you were my mentor.

[@donanger1968]

Perfectly said.

[@christianmalmin]

Hi. I’m the kid in the front row singing along with the chorus. Great show at 1st Ave.!!

[@akoe1968]

this is not a song, this is a fucking anthem!!!!!! i had a sixty minute cassette and the a-side was only the song for ten times!!!!

[@garagemancave666]

Filmed at First Avenue Spring 1986. Two shots of me in the video, in line entering the club and on the dance floor. Live Husker Du was very powerful and LOUD!!!

[@krishivkaran5337]

Dang you're one lucky guy

[@jasminamatosevic5954]

Wow

[@GreenCanvasInteriorscape]

I might've been there too Saw them many times, electrifying musical Joy

[@seanfoster6320]

Thats very cool!!

[@wide_awake]

Wish I was there for it

[@jryan1971]

They took it from the name of a Danish children's memory board game. They just liked the way it sounded.

[@brianhelsing2114]

A song I want played at my life not at my funeral, fuck the ideas when I'm dead, I embrace this alive.

[@stefanodolara3429]

In my opinion Husker Du best song ever!

[@edwardgiovannelli5191]

You're not alone

[@RossMonster]

This song is about ten years ahead of it's time.

[@tuffmike7487]

preach!

[@lancesvensson1703]

Must've inspired the 10 years from then

[@AK99581]

More like 5 years, this was '86 and Nirvana blew up in '91. Husker Du were supposed to be the first Nirvana, but they got soft when they went to a major label and then broke up soon after.

[@paulmcnicholas3846]

If it was released now it would be a hit

[@gsly6081]

@@AK99581 They got soft? They just stopped caring about the teenage angst bullshit and did whatever they wanted. That's why we have anthems like these from them.

[@chetrok1]

Not to many bands could pull this shit off, going from hardcore to rock, whatever you want to say or define, it's still amazing

[@musicgrrrl1991]

My friend Billy is a Lifeguard in Fort Lauderdale. He grew up with these guys from the age of 7+ and slept at each others houses all the time.I'm going to see if he can get me their autographs.

[@regularguysgarage3276]

I first heard Husker Du when the Blonde Video Days came out & Jason Lee skated to 'Real World' off of Metal Circus. I remember vividly being stoked to randomly find Candy Apple Grey in a record store that same week. So different but so great. Remains one of my favourite records to this day. I'd put Crystal on every mix tape I made.

[@ShaneWiggins-ew4qw]

That's great point you brought up. Husker Du and The Replacements are two of my favorite bands. When you look at each of their timelines, you can clearly see how they were so genuine and weren't trying to be anything than just their unique selves. For better or worse (commercially speaking) it's hard not to be inspired by their uncompromising approach/ways.

[@jpmtlhead39]

Husker du and Fugazi, are the most underrated bands from the late 80's,to the 90's. Unbelivable,but at the same time, Awesome.

[@senoralecthompson9589]

Seen Fugazi 3 times. Bd Religion twice, Social D 5 times. I'd double all that and trade them all in for a chance to see Husker Du once.

[@arbataxiansoul]

Also the Replacements!

[@willyanribeiroreis8399]

Dinosaur Jr too man

[@dj-um7el]

2 goats, yes!

[@neboderkica]

I was unfortunate to live in the wrong part of the planet so i didnt have the chance to see Huskers or Fugazi, but i saw Grant twice ❤️

[@seanmurphy7452]

Huskers best song ! Years ahead of there time ! Listening 2024

[@mattgilbert7347]

RIP Grant Hart. I still can't believe that Mould got that sound using fkin solid state amps and a little distortion+ pedal. Amazing, unprecedented, a true "signature tone"

[@regularguysgarage3276]

a lot of it was from that "CHEAP FAKE V from Japan". The Ibanez used an ash body & maple neck combo and the pickups were a distinct A8 (?) magnet type very unique.

[@davidleegoth]

​@@regularguysgarage3276I think some of the v's were gibsons

[@zippymufo9765]

I always figured he was using a chorus pedal

[@mattgilbert7347]

@@zippymufo9765 Close. An Eventide rack unit. Their early "Harmonizer" which had a nice Detune setting. He spoke about it during an interview on the podcast "Pretty Much Pop"

[@mattgilbert7347]

@@AA-bh3bz Roland JC120s. I read it Equipboard. He often had them slaved to a valve preamp, like he would get something like a Fender Twin, Pro Reverb, or similar and run the preamp from that to a couple of JC120s. Huge tone. He uses Blackstars now.

[@Mia-N-Dan]

Grunge only exists because of Hüsker Dü RIP Grant Hart

[@Stigmatix666]

You mean Green Day..

[@tambert3897]

Grunge sold out to MTV.

[@Havencheese]

@Kris Yep. Early signs of what was going on in Seattle, date back to around 82-86, concurrent with Husker Du.

[@idontcareanymore7988]

@@Havencheese don’t forget the wipers

[@Havencheese]

@@idontcareanymore7988 Yep, huge influence from and over that region.

[@deejaaywalker2314]

So much respect goes out to this talented and dynamic trio. Much love to Grant Hart for delivering another gift that is this song. I sat talking with him on the front steps of the venue before a Husker Du gig in Montreal in 1985 and watched as he dug into his pockets to give money to kids who were trying to collect enough cash to get into the very show he would be headlining in a couple of hours. The only thing that equaled that moment was the show itself.

[@matthewbarr5274]

That is so very Grant Hart!!! LONG LIVE GRANT HART

[@donnybosco8319]

Party with Grant at the church on east side of saint Paul 5th and mendota Grant was a wandering soul and he loved the song called little picture playhouse in my heart

[@ttllymxico]

sweet

[@zzGRENDELzz]

In 1985 I painted their logo on my jacket. To quote Forest Gump, "That's all I have to say about that." Goodbye, Grant.

[@joangdemkoatgmail]

In the early 80's many people had it on their jackets in Greenwhich village

[@zzGRENDELzz]

@Oggy Just the name with some graphic flourishes. I'm not sure i ever saw that logo. I thought a circle and three bars is Death In June's most recent alternate logo?

[@joangdemkoatgmail]

@Oggy No Huusker Du written out including the emlauts above the u's

[@joangdemkoatgmail]

@Oggy@zzGRENDELzz OK had to look up that logo guys. But first, did you know that Huuske Du is a memory board game from Holland (or somewhere like that?) Ok on the logo: According to Mould, "The circle is the band. The three lines across are the members, and the intersection is the common train of thought."[37]

[@playlists8029]

Back in the 80's I would buy anything on SST. My intro band was Black Flag, followed by Descendents, and when I got to Husker Du it was on. They were my favorite band and such an influence in my life musically, through the 90's as well. Shout out to Minutemen, Bad Brains, Meat Puppets, Angst, Gone, Soundgarden, Screaming Trees, and the absolute greatest Dinosaur Jr albums in their entire catalog. I know Sonic Youth as well but I was never a fan of them. SST and Greg Ginn have Hall of Fame levels of respect for their contribution to music as a whole.

[@wide_awake]

Amen to that!

[@denisohara5535]

Bob Mould is an utter genius. Pure and simple.

[@jessegpresley]

Grant Hart wrong the song and sings.

[@dj-um7el]

@@jessegpresley him too

[@moparmonster1965]

You're right, they weren't punk at this point, no matter what they started out as. I believe I clearly stated that many posts ago. By simply taking what I already said and regurgitating it, you're proving my point. Thank you.

[@rickrose5377]

The Dü were gods. It was a golden moment. I remember the summer I bought both 'Zen Arcade' and 'Double Nickels on the Dime' (The Minutemen) on the same shopping trip. R.I.P., Grant. We miss you.

[@squeepopculturethefangrrlg8223]

Double. Nickels on the Dime! Gold.

[@JohnDoe-yr4wc]

A fruitful shopping trip!

[@rickrose5377]

@@JohnDoe-yr4wc You said it, JD. If all our pennies were as well spent as that, we'd all be rich as Croesus. I love your band, too, by the way. My best to Exene.

[@loscrimefighter1899]

Candy apple grey = a modern masterpiece.

[@wilhelmfink7633]

Love my purple vinyl...

[@fiesty164]

Their best album ever.

[@33b331]

One night. Bob, Grant, and Greg on the same stage. Could You Be the One. Celebrated Summer. Something I Learned Today. Makes No Sense At All . . . and then I could die a happy man!!! The world needs more Husker Du! Hands down, the greatest of all time!

[@carlospita8935]

my favorite band. I met the group in my teens when I heard the band's sound on a cassette tape. And to this day I remember the day I took a Husker Dü album, put it on the stereo and started listening to each track by track, melodies, distortions and Bob Mold's voice singing the lyrics of the record.

[@MissteryDiva]

Here because Dave Grohl named Husker Du as his greatest influence ‼️ I hear it- it's awesome!

[@dawnwheeler2649]

I can hear it in his music

[@torpedomoskau]

One of the best Songs ever written. Everytime i come back her to Watch the Vid i repeat it 15 to 20 times

[@alecintours]

RIP Grant Hart, Thanks for the music.

[@beelzabubba]

Don't have any video but I saw him with Nova Mob one night in Providence and after the show he gave me his beer tickets (?) He said he wasn't drinking anymore. I wonder how long that lasted. He's great.

[@davesouthwick970]

Nothing else mattered much but this great music back in my youth, & other than my precious daughters, little has changed 🎸

[@melissadavidson738]

Every time I hear this song I think, damn that’s a great song.

[@DTM-Books]

Rest In Peace, Grant Hart. To Minnesota, you're as important as Prince. Godspeed.

[@Andrew-fy9wu]

And George Floyd.

[@SquallMonteZ]

RIP Grant Hart. I wanted a Husker Du reunion so hard, but now it's just impossible...

[@bjscorpio4041]

I love those bass runs during the chorus.

[@bderouen1964]

I'm 51 years old and I've never heard of this group or any of their songs. From the late '70's and '80's???

[@matthewcohen7488]

+bderouen1964 from about 1981 through 1989. Their last record was on a major label, Warner Brothers, and they did have a video or two on MTV, but they broke up not long after this. They were an underground band, their record label was called SST Records. Wikipedia SST and you will learn a lot about many other great bands you never heard of. Its all on the Internet now. You certainly heard of Henry Rollins? He got his start in a band on SST called Black Flag. It was a whole, thriving underground culture of kids making magazines for each other, promoting shows, making records, and communicating via the mail. Usually you'd learn about it from another kid that knew after you decided to check out Punk and you bought the Sex Pistols record or some Clash records. Then you realized Hardcore was where it was at and was very different than that British stuff from the '70s. The scene as it was then - the scene is dead.

[@drwfrnkln]

I've been a fan of Husker Du for the better part of my life. Minneapolis Punk has always been the part of the whole Punk scene that I related to best. It's thinking man's punk rock. Kudos to the bands that made it a joy to listen to. Bob, Paul, you guys are my heroes.

[@benadams9732]

Hard to believe this was 30 years ago, feels like yesterday and a lifetime ago at the same time. Got to see them 3 times before they broke up. Still amazed how Grant could play drums and sing at the same time.

[@SofiaBootBoy]

now 40 years almost

[@giladlevi-kopelman93]

Their carpets of guitars is just insane! f

[@jfrey1]

Phil Spector created the wall of sound. Hüsker Dü created the carpet of guitars.

[@Heatfarmer]

@@jfrey1 Probably that Gibson Flying V into the MXR Distortion+ into a chorus into a rather clean Yamaha transistor amp into a Marshall cab. Possibly dubbed ie. recorded twice for lead. Panned left and right. It is his playing technique, that combines muting and folkish high-string playing that really makes Bob Mould remarkable with that fuzzed out, chorus-y, lo-fi recorded guitar sound!

[@DerekHundik]

@@Heatfarmer i have to put this in bracket and print out

will always miss them and above all the too young gone Grant Hart

[@VivaRevolucionDGS]

Damn that is such a good song.

[@stevee.7419]

Damn that tune amps me up!

[@sllybunnygrl]

I wake up many mornings with one of their songs in my head. Grant is haunting me ❤️

[@bakedzale]

This was the song that turned me to Husker in 90/91. I saw this video on 120 minutes on Mtv. I bought Candy Ape Grey after this and then Lad Speed Record and then Warehouse. Yeah,I was all over the place with them but they never disappointed me. Long live Husker Du music!

[@bryanlafontaine6460]

I remember seeing it on MTV too!

[@Terribleathletes]

Grant Hart still comes in to Treehouse Record Store here in uptown Minneapolis every now and then, really nice guy!

[@petrovskyfincher9798]

Sometimes when I feel bad about the world and what the USA and its government have become, I frequently go back to Hüsker Dü and other post punk heros to enjoy America's the subtle, emotional and human side. I know for a fact, it is still there.

[@BeeDeeMusik]

RIP Grant - legacy left behind with this tune

[@j-fpilote1576]

he wrote so many great songs.... Turn On The News might the best !

[@Kels21869]

Ahhhhh so good

[@intentions666]

RIP Grant Hart. Loved his music which I discovered as a teenager some years after the Husker Du breakup. Only just discovered some of GH's solo work and Nova Mob material which is very good too. However, I possess his album Intolerance which is excellent.

[@45cave45cave]

Wonderful - old school minn. Punk-Rock !!!

[@spnhm34]

Amazing video, amazing song. This gives me goosebumps. Grant Hart was a force of nature and Bob Mould was and is such an incredible songwriter. To see them both in action like this is a genuine privilege

[@greg.serrato]

this song kicks ass. great band

[@claudiosechi9765]

togheter with the replacements the best bands of the 80's

[@flopimus]

Claudio sechi u must be from the twin cities. Both bands are awesome

[@calebbasile2219]

What about fugazi??

[@zisisb.3169]

I have plenty, this one is up there with my favourites.

[@rosario508]

The only thing I knew about this band is that I had a friend in the mid-eighties who dug them and wore a t-shirt with their name on it. After listening to this I have to say I’m quite impressed.

[@lizavetanikolaevna]

The only thing I knew about them is that there's an Italian band named after their album (Zen Circus). After listening to this I've got to say I kind of like them.

[@khugelable]

Was für eine geile Zeit die 90er---ich hab sie erlebt !! Ihr tut mir leid heute....

[@peaceloungerecording]

Oh my god, no matter what the critics have to complain about, but this song will always be on my eternal Top Ten list... So full of anger, desperation and sublime beauty...

[@frankbrinkmann151]

Grant Hart was a great Songwriter and a good musician. Besides that he was a real poet. Hope to meet him on the other side someday.

[@pecaprvulovic7368]

Najbolja rokacina, od postanka sveta...

[@neboderkica]

Amen. Najveci bend ikada.

[@oasisnole]

My intro to ‘alt rock’ 1987!!! Thanks

[@MrDachshund99]

One of the best songs in the world perhaps?!!!

[@wickedPrints3256]

They were so good! Loved their energy and melody.

[@spineboy]

Grant has a great voice -wish he had sang a few more of the songs

[@42belvedere]

Kick-ass song from a legendary band...thanks Husker Du!

[@TheDymeR]

Hüsker Dü, Joy Division, Talking Heads, Television, Pixies...:)

[@hill121s]

The Saints, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Breeders?

[@itwontcomeout5678]

+apple ororange Public Image Limited, Blondie, The Cure, The Ramones? :)

[@michellerosebrown]

+TheDymeR The Replacements, The Clash, The Ramones, R.E.M., Black Flag...:)

[@retrojoe1590]

The Circle Jerks; Dead Kennedy's; Butthole Surfers; Dead Milkmen..... :)

[@mistertagomago7974]

Talking Heads are the best band named so far :)

[@DarkGuitarKid]

I have to thank Green Day that I know Husker Du and so many other great bands. They're one of the only mainstream bands that keep on covering these punk bands and mention their names

[@sarabritto1]

jeez, this is a classic.

[@thesean3194]

My fav HuDu song. Every once in a a while my band covered this song back in 1990 live. We rarely did covers but if we did, they were usually bands from the Minneapolis area for some odd reason. Soul Asylum (Hang Time era) Replacements, Husker Du.

[@Lizardroid68]

Husker Du keeps working excelllent for my brain through the ages...

[@davidleegoth]

An organic look at the band as they were . Great job.

[@maxdobasquete]

ORGANIC!!! FUCKING TRUE!!!

[@vi0letcr1me]

BEST SONG EVER!!!

[@dj-um7el]

I think I saw you in another Husker Du comment section

[@vi0letcr1me]

@@dj-um7el maybe. I love them so much and I think anyone else who does has great taste in music.

[@dj-um7el]

@@vi0letcr1me fax They're in my top 10!!!

[@Alptaylanmusic]

This is the best Husker Dü song...

[@void0094]

Incredible band, one of my favorites

[@WickedShredsWife]

Man, I miss this music. Music from late 70’s through the 80’s shaped my music taste, life, friends. Takes me back to hard but simpler times

[@youtuup]

One of their best songs.

[@arbataxiansoul]

So much coolness in jüst one band!

[@SpencerElliottJones]

RIP Grant Hart. This is truly one of the anthems of my teenage years.

[@oxouk]

This was the first Husker Du song I ever heard. Hooked for life.

[@poppymeowmeow52]

RIP Grant. Thank you for the music!

[@ronnydewaelheyns4814]

Stays timeless,love that f***** great and amazing sound guys 👌😎🔥

[@MeatGoblet]

R.I.P. Grant :(

[@oscarsoto9512]

Wow !!! This is what I was looking since I was 14 years old 😮 instant connection with this song

[@knifeswitch5973]

Weird is when you see yourself in a video and you’re 53 years old now.

[@DerekHundik]

im 54 dont flatter yourself First time i heard that song was back in 1986 .

[@dapperturtle1559]

@@DerekHundik ok boomer

[@keanuismyfather7477]

Wait were you in the video?

[@woanly1341]

I wanna shake your hand

[@icelinx]

59 ... Hüsker Dü Fan from the beginning ... ;-)

[@andrearountree1955]

Classic old school tunes. We rarely came up for air in those days. Husker Du• Adolescents• CH3•TSOL•Soul Asylum•Velvet Underground•XTC•Agent Orange. I could go on and on. We were spoiled with great people and music...amazing generation👊🏾 XTC• Joy Division•SNFU•Marginal Man💟

[@mike196212]

Bob is a great guitar player. I don't think he gets as much credit as he should.

[@romulodornelas3206]

I saw this video clip for the first time in 97 or 98 on the MTV and afterwards I was looking so bad for the album from the song and I wasn't sure about the name of the band because I didn't write it down... One day I regonize the name of the band on a shelf of CDs from I friend of my the name of the band because of the "ü". That's the band! The u with accent!

[@33b331]

Though some may disagree, I don't know that it ever got any better than this for Grant Hart. This song is his apex. (And he wound up writing an underground classic!) To me, this is Grant at his finest.

[@RoyRamone955]

Seen a lot of shows and many of them great but one of my top3 all time rock shows Husker Du 10/18/87 at Toads Place New Haven Connecticut. I was 21 at the time.

[@brendendesimone9278]

Toads Place is awesome. I saw GWAR there.

[@digocpm]

When you reach 30 years old this become the main theme of your ex girlfriends

[@giacomospringolo7424]

What ex girlfriends?

[@Yoe-Yoe]

Or 43

[@basedsalty6970]

I'm still listening to this at 57

[@DerekHundik]

its not about the girl its about the boy they gays

[@digocpm]

@@basedsalty6970 dont spoil please 😟😟

[@camusafterworld306]

i listened to this on loop for valentine's day

[@xtinternx]

Still miss you Grant. Thanks for being a legend and an inspiration.

[@musicmadinoz]

hard to believe this was released as early as 1986, these guys were ahead of their time...

[@Beasley564]

R.I.P. Grant. Arguably Hüsker Dü’s finest moment.

[@Wizard-me2ch]

Любимая песня из их творчества 🤘

[@ZorchMartino]

rest in peace grant hart you were and always will be loved. thank you for the rock n roll

[@KAFKUBA]

...I'm 56 and I was there...saw them live...can't remember where anymore, but near North Hampton MA

[@malekmo64]

The Pretty Things had this type of reaction in the mid 1960s. I wonder if these guys are fans. Bowie was, Gilmour and Page are. R.I.P Grant Hart.

[@alcoholya]

love both bands..

[@rickrose5377]

Wow. Nice get. I don't think the Things rocked quite so hard, and they were more in love with the big concept -- more Kinks-like -- but still, I love that you're also a fan.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Mould would probably be a fan

[@Wibblehat]

They always came to me as the best of the post 'first burst of US hardcore' bands, they have a big softspt in my heart....in a jumping up and down to great music sort of way you understand.

[@thorebakke337]

Verdens beste band. Ingen glemmer Husker Du. Høyt verdsatt i Norge

[@MarceloFarias]

This is the song of my life, thank you Grant! We'll meet someday, somehow

[@nalvadiodato4728]

Meu Deus como eu gosto de escutar husker du 👏👏👏✊