Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole

“Head Like A Hole" - Nine Inch Nails from Pretty Hate Machine
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“Head Like A Hole” Lyrics
God money I'll do anything for you.
God money just tell me what you want me to
God money nail me up against the wall.
God money don't want everything he wants it all.
No you can't take it
No you can't take it
No you can't take that away from me
No you can't take it
No you can't take it
No you can't take that away from me
Head like a hole.
Black as your soul.
I'd rather die than give you control.
Head like a hole.
Black as your soul.
I'd rather die than give you control.
Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
God money's not looking for the cure.
God money's not concerned with the sick among the pure.
God money let's go dancing on the backs of the bruised.
God money's not one to choose
No you can't take it
No you can't take it
No you can't take that away from me
No you can't take it
No you can't take it
No you can't take that away from me
Head like a hole.
Black as your soul.
I'd rather die than give you control.
Head like a hole.
Black as your soul.
I'd rather die than give you control.
Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
Bow down before the one you serve
You're going to get what you deserve.
Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
Head like a hole.
Black as your soul.
I'd rather die than give you control.
Head like a hole.
Black as your soul.
I'd rather die than give you control.
Head like a hole.
Black as your soul.
I'd rather die than give you control.
Head like a hole.
Black as your soul.
I'd rather die than give you control.
Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
Bow down before the one you serve.
You're going to get what you deserve.
Music video by Nine Inch Nails performing Head Like A Hole. (C) 1989 Interscope Records

[@SITSIndustries]

Can't believe they came out with this Ashley O cover so quickly.

[@Hii-ec6nr]

9 years before Netflix even released the season 😲 that takes passion

[@chrisneal9527]

@@Hii-ec6nr *30 years

[@elocin9444]

SITS Industries I love this comment😂😂

[@ThisisRudyv]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@martyvsseattle9726]

This must be some sort of cover band, they play Johhny Cash’s Hurt almost convincingly

[@Poopscipade]

This video really feels like the absolute dead-center of the transition from the 80s to the 90s.

[@Mitchery]

You're god-damned right!

[@JohnDoe-yr4wc]

nICE!

[@ColonelClusterFunk]

Definitely has a touch of the Duran Duran/living colour aesthetic

[@tantotopps]

That's exactly what I thought. Makes sense for being made in 89.

[@icyflann7178]

Good call.. I totally agree

[@MitsurugiR]

Being a new fan of NIN, gotta say, this album aged amazingly. Sounds like it was recorded yesterday.

[@dj-um7el]

True

[@clownindan]

Word. Some music sounds so dated

[@dj-um7el]

@@clownindan especially now lmao Some tracks could come out tomorrow, and a day later, I forget it even exists. I heard songs from the 50s that are still listened to and have aged nicely.

[@xXskulsaXx]

Bro is about to take you on many journeys.

[@yankees29]

I listened to this CD everyday on the hour bud ride to school in 92. Depressing times.😂

[@t.s.t.4085]

I'm 56, and this is why I LOVE 90's rock. The genre turned self-loathing and depression on its head, acknowledged darkness in thought in all its sadness/horror, and then spit it out with sarcasm, wit, and defiance. And yes, there is hope in the music too. That is the essence of 90's grunge. I LOVE this song. Listen to lyrics babies:)

[@krztoroo]

Oiii uhhh buddy... NIN is industrial metal/rock - not grunge at all. However, both genres feature either happy, sad, angry, depressed, morose, horny, edgy, furious, desperate, ecstatic, or sometimes even downright INSANE lyrics! 🤘🤘🤘

[@michaelmartinez3674]

Hey, I'm 58 and I've been listening to them when they hit the scene.

[@The_Dude_Abides117]

Great comment!

[@rumblebird9888]

This would be 80's

[@Joannalauralanglight]

Hope is the lack of information. -Boyd Rice

[@hayzed9491]

If this song was released today it would still be ahead of it's time.

[@QueenBee80808]

Agreed!! Song is timeless

[@carlyconnor1488]

Frfr

[@stevewynnearts]

Rocks

[@kimmyfreak200]

basically it was about the matrix.. fake world we are all plugged into.. notice the head with plugs at the end

[@benjaminsummerlin3066]

Fr fr

[@sarahmckie3445]

lost my SHIT seeing this in black mirror!! one of my favourite songs of all time

[@jacksonmorton4915]

Oh my gosh your profile pic kind of looks like Jack from the episode 😸

[@dragontorc]

That was the point. Charlie Brookes is a fucking genious !

[@themange59]

Same

[@cebukid70]

You have great taste

[@Szobiz]

i never heard of it, and i'm not much into rock/metal but it's pretty good. i liked it

[@jeffhoward1222]

The guitarist for Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine album and tour goes on to form the band Filter and the hit songs Hey Man Nice Shot, and also the brother of the actor who played the Terminator T1000 in Terminator 2.

[@Bayliss-hz9pm]

Been listening to NIN since I was in the womb my dad used to play it up close to my moms belly. They are divorced and all the lyrics make sense to me. They have a different meaning for every different part of my life. THANK YOU TRENT

[@johnprojectimage]

I don't care if you're here because of Black Mirror or not, anything to get new people watching and listening to NIN is great by me.

[@benbaker-martin3759]

Totally agree. Imagine in a parallel universe a large amount of Miley Cyrus fans started following nin and it was because of that catchy song they covered 😂😂😂 so dumb. I love nin though they should've covers closer haha

[@DenTan30]

Be like JT, guys.

[@dcedwards6933]

THAT'S how I feel. Sure, they may desecrating it with pop, but even Trent is amused by it and the fact that it's Miley Cyrus and nin is amusing no matter who you are. I'm just always happy when I see nin anywhere.

[@WatercolorHeart]

What's your favorite song? My first introduction to them, oddly enough was Ghosts I-IV. Still my favorite.

[@johnprojectimage]

@@WatercolorHeart Such a classic set. I could zone out to Ghosts all day. For me "The Mark Has Been Made" comes to mind. But my first real intro to them was Year Zero. That has a special place in my heart.

[@jvincemusic]

I love to listen to this song while I’m playing Striking Vipers with the boyz.

[@hfis459]

JVINCEMUSIC 😂😂😂

[@donnakona7615]

i wonder who's logged in

[@migangelmart]

I

[@regeneratingdegenerate6678]

im sobbin

[@Saynt614]

Did you "fight" the Polar Bear yet?!

[@Nidoking4Life]

One of the greatest songs ever written. An ageless, timeless, song that feels like it could fit in any era of music from the 1980s onwards.

[@xxczerxx]

Not sure I agree, the drums are extremely "late 80s", and akin to Depeche Mode or Gary Numan. The Downward Spiral sounds very much timeless though!

[@khaledmorsy6467]

do you have Skype? I want to buy a shop

[@Timeboycomedy]

Right?! It’s a classic masterpiece!

[@lukasblur3500]

Sorry pops but this kinda music died when the 90s arrived.

[@Pragekt1]

The black mirror brings up so many questions about technology. Thank you to NIN for your years of psychological services when nothing mattered in life. One of my favorites. Don't let rock die!!!

[@rudeboyspodcast]

Time to get some new Nine Inch Nails fans in here, thanks Black Mirror!

[@rosa273]

this old u idiot shut it

[@phoenixpyo1388]

He's thanking black mirror for making the song famous again what's wrong about that?

[@torquettalk]

@@rosa273 RIP reading comprehension

[@josevivo3970]

here's a new fan thanks to black mirror :)

[@TheNraveles]

@@rosa273 is English your 5th language girl?

[@David-qu1hh]

I'm an old guy (77) and I'm here cause it's so damn good. love it

[@graysonk1654]

Dude that’s awesome

[@dylanreynolds88]

By your age, I’ll be doing the same thing!

[@lulunap2632]

David Benson I love it! I’m 62 I can remember buying the cd like it was yesterday. Where does the time go....

[@celicobain8270]

Wish johnny cash thought the same. Lol. Jp.

[@muamelanie]

Music doesn't care about age. I think it's awesome that you love this. 💜

[@spookyrob3367]

I remember listening to this as a teenager in 1989. It's one of those songs that just lasts and lasts and never gets old. I'm not surprised it had years of longevity. Love it

[@whereuandiare]

This song is such a classic. I can remember the first time hearing it when I was 6 years old. All these nuanced details are clear in my head from that moment. Now I'm 40 and I'm playing it to my 6 year old daughter for the first time. NIN for life.

[@nelsondhg]

All these NIN actual fans being super welcoming and kind to new fans from Dark Mirror. So wholesome

[@geesegoose740]

NeL H so true, I was expecting them to be condescending to the new generation but this was a nice surprise. I would be into so much more music if people were friendly to newcomers

[@chrisflores7461]

Black*

[@forestgump4171]

Everyone should experience the awesomeness that is NIN

[@electraheart7745]

Dark Mirror I love that show!

[@someoneelse7971]

yall mean..Shit Mirror

[@mikk4309]

"I'de rather die than give you control." Words to live by!

[@jacobtgn6394]

@jshowa o wah

[@KonichiWawa]

Someone comes here because they love it and are deflowered by Reznor. Me: OMG, your ears are in for so much Reznor love.

[@bobspizza7444]

Even more important as governments around the world are flexing for power from a flu

[@justabitohash9762]

@@bobspizza7444 imagine being that misinformed and full of yourself that you equate a totally different virus to the flu

[@bobspizza7444]

@@justabitohash9762 I went to get a covid test for a job last week. On the costcare medical website it said this. If you have covid DONT PANIC 82% of people who get covid only have MILD COLD SYMPTOMS. 98% survive. What am I supposed to believe if on the actual website for a hospital sais that????

[@beReal406]

This video was phenomenal when it first aired and still ranks above and beyond videos made today (2024).

[@TWCAlex802]

One of the most 90's songs to originate in the 80's.

[@shellyrae9281]

You're here. That's all that matters.

[@Yugvijay]

Lol

[@robertcrabtree4036]

Sound like your at a twelve step meeting

[@jackkraken3888]

awe thanks.

[@cristabaker5849]

@@Yugvijay 111

[@Yugvijay]

@@cristabaker5849? U look like selena

[@Macthesauce90]

Pretty Hate Machine turns 30 this month, and is still relevant in 2019. Trent Reznor is just incredible.

[@doncovertfleshy7]

So ahead of its time.

[@rishaa682]

yup

[@debammann5861]

OH now I feel REALLY OLD.

[@deannadalton]

My son heard Pretty Hate Machine in my womb, he loves NIN, go figure

[@mattmiles9779]

@Reischa Parker Your revolution is over. Condolences. The bums lost. My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me?

[@ZmmettD]

Early 90's Trent Reznor was on serious form.

[@benhoffer5201]

This was insanely ahead of its time for 1989.

[@JackFraz1972]

Personally, the album tops "Nevermind" in terms of revolutionary sound.

[@heal8105]

it's Timeliness!!

[@ambskater97]

This is a good year for introducing people to NIN.

[@sentionaut6270]

MasterBerry it’s been 30 years.

[@samanthalong4801]

Sentionaut and?

[@BobsiPringlez]

The Old Town Road riff is them too 😂

[@Goobian]

I shall dedicate this song to Trump. And not in a good way.

[@egregious3666]

@@Goobian I thought immediately of the credulous and willfully blind Trumpists.

[@halo368]

This album came out 32 years ago today, insane how time flies. October 20th, 1989

[@TheWendable]

Shut up 😳….

[@skinnyway]

Imagine rocking out with NIN at the Samurai Saki House for years before they went big...!

[@mustardnbiscuits5338]

I was in the Navy...played the s*it out of this cassette....I also did some unthinkable things by today's standards.....

[@BubbaZen10]

I was doing lots of bad things with bad people

[@101criticalthinker]

Dam, way to make me feel old! A girl I was dating played this tape for me in 1993, I "tolerated" it because she was hot. A month later I couldn't get enough of NIN! I married that girl 25 years ago and we're still banging to NIN! Hell yeah!! 👍

[@seanmcdermott4915]

The song that started it all for me...when I was 7 years old and wasn't supposed to be watching Mtv. Song still sends a chill up my spine.

[@katiemitchell3492]

I miss all these bands I grew up. NiN nirvana rage against the machine filter..the music was so original and it spoke to everyone in some way or form. This was our therapy as teens. I listened to my folks music and I want my kids to see who my favorite rock bands were and the messages they spoke through their songs. It shows what they believed in. I watched rage in 93 and you can feel the energy of the band and the crowd. I hope their memories never die. Concerts were amazing. Sorry I'm reminiscing lol.

[@dj-um7el]

They're great bands!!!

[@justinecamp7922]

I saw NIN a couple months ago, they aren't gone, plus of course all those bands still have music around, you can show your kids this great music.

[@dichebach]

Dude was a janitor when he got started. Now he is a friggin' ICON.

[@risefm]

TVT

[@alexroberts9386]

My HS(Russel PA) football team played his old HS's(Mercer PA) team this year, we lost (refs screwed us because I’m Mercer county high school football is the only thing that matters lol). But isn't that kind of crazy that he came from a small town in western Pennsylvania?

[@andrewdouglass1427]

@@alexroberts9386 He moved to Cleveland and lived in University Circle. His family is Reznor as in the garage space heaters, right?

[@ZebrazRus]

nirvana too !

[@ZebrazRus]

@@alexroberts9386 i feel u, dave grohl went to my hs, he got kicked out for smokin weed lol

[@nnnnj124msjdjfj]

I remember my friend and I called 92.9 the local rock station and requested this song one night and laying on the side of the bed waiting to hit the record button on my stereo so I could have this shit on tape

[@patrickhanlon932]

That's the most 90s sentence I've ever read.

[@kristenspagnola241]

Been there too!!!!

[@bhante1345]

Almost dislocating your thumbs from cramming the play and record buttons at the same time.

[@barryadcox2710]

Those were the days😄

[@plazmikpond]

this is the best comment in any KZbin comment section ever.

[@georgebailey9238]

I held off on Nine Inch Nails until a few years into their fame because I've never hopped on bandwagons, or try not to. As soon as I heard Pretty Hate Machine it was pretty much on repeat from then forward. Quality music.

[@danadoozer9990]

I was 16 years old when I saw this video and I instantly knew that THIS is what I need in my life! And so began my love of nine inch nails and I'm still obsessed 30 years later!

[@grantwedgbrow9997]

I remember discovering Nine inch nails completely by accident. I was an apprentice electrician working in London, one day I had sickness and dodgy stomach so I stayed in the hotel for the day. I was watching tv and this came on.... I was like wow, this is awesome. So, I remembered the name of the group and when I got home I bought "pretty hate machine" on cd...... Still got it. Absolutely timeless.

[@krztoroo]

That's awesome! 🤘🤘🤘

[@khaledmorsy6467]

do you have Skype? I want to buy a shop

[@Ringer76]

Dodgy ?

[@DNAshurii]

Reminds me of the fact I started listening to this band because a boy I fancied at the time was a fan of them. That was about 13 years ago and I’ve a die hard fan ever since 😅

[@jo-d433]

😂Weird a. I haven't thought of this song till now

[@jaygarc4500]

This song has a big problem: it ends

[@wastedheadedg3604]

@chuzzle fan And u know with Limp Bizkit, that's the best thing

[@bodomwireofficial2283]

@chuzzle fan That was the only thing i liked about justin bieber's baby

[@bhante1345]

Ingest a high dose of acid and play it then.

[@DXOWNSNWO]

Best comment I have seen in here so far 💪

[@DXOWNSNWO]

@@bhante1345 Been there and done that lol 🤯 🤯 🤯

[@ladyhonor822]

Never forget about mentoring. GOD BLESS YOU WHEREVER YOU ARE ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL ❤️💗.

[@ladyhonor822]

Rest in peace Johnny CASH 💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲💲

[@ladyhonor822]

Yeah 👍🤟🤟🤟🇺🇲🥰🏥🩰♾️🌎

[@kelvinhussey9467]

Loved this and the entire album. Had on repeat for years. Still playing it

[@robertgarrett4425]

I started singing along when the cover to this was played on black mirror. My daughter looked confused and asked, “you know this song?”.😂

[@labellafleur6262]

You too....I had to come here to let my kids listen to the original.

[@robertoh3633]

Hahahaha She thought you were secretly a miley cyrus fan

[@TheNraveles]

For everyone who watched Black Mirror: Enjoy going down the spiral of NIN.

[@BroskyologyFB]

TheNraveles ahh i see what you did there bud ;)

[@cosmicnihilist6729]

Was that a intentional pun

[@mothbqlls6632]

haha, the downward sprial

[@drewrosecrans9728]

Takes me back to 89 i was 22 been a fan ever since 🤘🤘🤘🤘 glad i got to see Trent back in the day

[@jeffhaak212]

Seen these guys in the mid 90’s foooookin amazin Ears rang for 2 days

[@americancolt4585]

1989? Talk about ahead of his fucking time!

[@SspaceB]

@@tangledandfar none of the early industrial sounded anything like NIN tho

[@AlIguana]

actually it was perfectly IN it time. Trent just .. erm... poppified it, made is palatable to a wider audience (which seems like a weird thing to say, given it's a band like NiN.) Working with Flood helped with that, as did Adrian Sherwood. In the same way that Nirvana working with Butch Vig took grunge mainstream.

[@AlIguana]

@@SspaceB Ministry's Stigmata came out the year before. Nothing happens in isolation.

[@SspaceB]

@@AlIguana except he was apparently ripping off Skinny Puppy. Early indistrial is Throbbing Gristle, Front 242, Frontline Assembly etc. you’re talking about post-industrial. Original industrial sounds nothing like NIN

[@chucktouchton398]

@@AlIguana Love Ministry. Saw them with Slayer, Primus and Phil & The Illegals on Nov 2, 2019

[@jasonengland2357]

And Trent wrote and composed all his music by himself, he'd hire a band for touring only. A very talented guy. He also brought us Marilyn Manson who opened for him on his Downward Spiral Tour in 94'.....

[@poppaluv]

yep. i used to run with them in the early 90s in the french quarter. i got some fucked up stories mannnnn...

[@rukelin8460]

poppaluv I wanna hear the stories!

[@patriciasalazar3712]

I'm so old I support this comment.

[@rivotrich7]

I saw a show from that NIN Downward Spiral tour in Hampton VA in late 1994, including Marilyn Manson and the Jim Rose Circus as the openers.

[@jasonengland2357]

rivotrich7 he came to Dallas twice on that tour and I got to be at both.

[@WeatherWeasel66]

The Drumwork keeps this song jamming all song long... this song is essence of Rage expressed...

[@TheStormcloud187]

Profound choices....we have to choose!

[@tylerdurdensoap25]

Man it's been a wild ride over the years listening to Trent.

[@LittleOne1111]

Indeed I will miss it

[@eskee1]

Oh no doubt and it feels solid af looking back

[@mday3821]

You can say that again! I still love him & his music! 🎶🎵💜

[@wandaschrader894]

Perfect description brother

[@gmiller831]

I love trent

[@fatufatu]

And I thought that Netflix made its own original song.

[@elizabethhann4028]

Hey Rocky...did I know you from somewhere, under another username? And are you (still?) fond of the Fall?

[@deborahl3083]

Rocky like seriously wtf

[@WatercolorHeart]

How old are you?

[@bestoshorto]

U stoopid

[@kujo4388]

Ashley Coulter obviously too young lmaoo

[@Chiara_the_Chimera]

I've been a part of the NIN Cult (as my father called it) since I was a little kid. This has always been one of my favorite songs.

[@Ciaoboy9999]

Thank you for your reaction video of this! Nine Inch Nails was part of my teenage soundtrack and has remained as a powerful emotional stimulus into adulthood. Seeing Johnny take this in the direction he did was as beautiful as it was heartbreaking. To see you (and your generation) touched by this is wonderful!!! Thank you so much for what you do.

[@schizofrito]

"God Money is not looking for the cure" That shit gave me goosebumps.

[@jaygill5582]

There is no profit on healthy or dead people, god money likes them in between...(sick)

[@kg1397]

Real talk right hete

[@user-bf6gz8ej4o]

*gets covid jab cause the government and Big Pharma are just trying to help*

[@ComradeScrungus]

Stares with Anarchist intent

[@rener1396]

You might like the song by 10 Years - Actions & Motives

[@thegiftedone]

This was a game changer! I remember I was in 8th grade when this dropped!…. We were blown outta the f****g water!😎🤘🏻……still is a masterpiece…the whole album pretty hate machine is a masterpiece!….it’s like a greatest hits album!….. I remember watching on MTV and tripping balls thinking it looked 3-D with no glasses required!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥……..still does!………🫡

[@joegaspar4130]

Great music will never die.

[@dj-um7el]

So true

[@GrumpyMustard]

If you're a newcomer to NIN I'd recommend 2013's "Hesitation Marks" as the easiest album to get into starting fresh, it is very modern sounding and fits in the best with current electronic/ rock genres; or if you like the 80s style of this song then the entire "Pretty Hate Machine" album is a great start too. All albums are good though, each have a different sound/vibe in them and have a lot of depth. Try out each one if you want. Edit: I will say "Broken" is my all time favorite, and "The Downward Spiral" at least needs a mention if you know you will like the harder sounding music like some people are saying with the comments. Also "The Fragile" has aged very well and fits in with the electonic/rock genres like I mentioned above, sorry for long edit, there are just so many good albums for different reasons, enjoy!

[@ShadowPilot]

With Teeth is pretty poppy as well (I'd say moreso)

[@ElloLoJo]

This is a great comment. Actually guiding and encouraging newbies to a great artist instead of just ridiculing them! Props to you

[@henryambrose8607]

I like the Fragile personally. That's just everything I love about NIN but more of it.

[@danielg.5070]

I will always love The Downward Spiral and will defend it until I die!

[@silverg2862]

Downward spiral is the way to go.

[@Mondo1178]

I’m 18 now and still remember hearing my mom play this on the way to 1st grade when I was 6, and NIN is still one of my favorite bands

[@manueldesant4849]

What a cool mom

[@patriciasalazar3712]

I definitely did the same with my kids!! Your mom's awesome

[@rob6310]

Can I get mom's number?

[@DVGMK01]

Your mum has some good musical tastes. Stay safe and well out there young bro.

[@amysantos1426]

You have been NIN blessed😍 hope I have the same effect on my 3y/o

[@RedGoldGreen-Dub]

Fantastic song ❤😎👌🏻

[@user-fi3gh9nm6n]

Seen them live with sound garden at red rocks. It was Chris Cornell 50th birthday...... Crazy concert

[@mattblatchley2061]

"I'd rather die than give you control" words to live by...at all costs

[@mattblatchley2061]

I think that might be a Patrick Henry 'paraphrase'

[@sunnysunshine7760]

Covid Vaccine

[@mattblatchley2061]

@@sunnysunshine7760 that is a good example of many today!!!

[@sailorboluda4966]

@@sunnysunshine7760 LMAO WHAT

[@sunnysunshine7760]

@@sailorboluda4966 it changes your DNA... look it up

[@Cymbelin]

The hallmark of true classic rock, is that it never seems to age. This sounds a fresh today, as it did 30-odd years ago.

[@kaydgaming]

proceeds to point towards every rock album from the 70s... except for Black Sabbath

[@MH-et5sn]

@@kaydgaming True Black Sabbath still sounds very fresh while Led Zeppelin from the same era sounds very dated.

[@rminter44]

He made it in 15 minutes too. Genius!

[@Dee.K.Mikaelson]

They performed it last night (probably tonight too?) UK.

[@khaledmorsy6467]

He Had Tired From Man Killed By Knife

[@tooniemama6959]

One of the greatest NIN songs. I would like to dedicate this song to every person who has betrayed me. Head like a hole...black as your soul.

[@blibjorb]

BIRTH of industrial rock. Thank you, Trent Reznor.

[@JClaus1221]

if you don't count all the bands and tunes that preceded him, of which there are plenty. He was still a goofy pop dude when Industrial was already rolling along.

[@NITE_SHIFTING]

​@@JClaus1221True. MINISTRY, SKINNY PUPPY, THROBBING GRISTLE, ALIEN SEX FIEND, CABARET VOLTAIRE, etc. Had been around for years. Trent took bits and pieces and made it 'palatable' for the mainstream. Think Elvis taking black music and making it acceptable for white audiences (on a larger scale of course).

[@tomgreenfan]

@@NITE_SHIFTING nobody listens to throbbing gristle and thinks oh what a good song that was, they puke immediately

[@NITE_SHIFTING]

@@tomgreenfan I liked Exotic Birds better 🤭

[@philkleinman7002]

Gotta admit it took me a while to warm up to NIN, but man, Trent Reznor is one of the all-time greats and the music is utterly amazing.

[@sadmac356]

Yeah it took me a while too, I think closer was the first one I'd heard from them (about 20 years or so after it actually came out) and I remember thinking "…what"

[@ericphilen3433]

He’s a musical genius.

[@SMPMS8389]

Same

[@mazmaz6905]

my dad used to play nine inch nails in the car when i was 5 and this was one of my favorite songs. he made a cd playlist of all my favorite songs from when i was 5 and i still love nine inch nails almost 11 years later. i miss him, i don't see him too often now Update: He lives down the street from us and I spend most of my days with him, mom isn't too happy about it but who cares. Update number 2: he lost his job and got evicted and he’s living with his on and off girlfriend 2 hours away.

[@bronsontoronto6194]

Your dad sounds awesome

[@mazmaz6905]

@@bronsontoronto6194 he is!

[@ginalombardo7322]

You must be so young! And your dad is great! Talk to him!

[@miker7798]

Call your dad youngbro. Hes busy... he thinks your too involved in your own stuff and doesnt want to bother you. You need each other now and forever. Its healthy. Im 65. My son is 29. When he was in junior high he was listening to some boy band crap. I couldnt have that so I was like... come here Sonbro. Listen to this. And I played him Wish... kind of freaked him out a bit... post apocalyptic and all.. no more boy band crap. We saw nin a few times together. Allman Bros. Weve seen Clutch a dozen times. Motorhead. We disagree on a lit of stuff. But we talk and debate for hours. Hes my only child. So I worked at being big brother as well as father. The bro part is way easier.

[@ja34]

sounds like a deadbeat. better off

[@6Twisted]

I had no idea just how old this song was. Been listening to NIN since I was a kid and they always feel modern.

[@justanotherspacesong]

i absolutely adore this song, it’s one of my favorites ever! i recently got this album on cd and i can’t wait to blast it every day in my car on my way to school, specifically blasting this song when coming into school >:)

[@meathead919]

1989 ladies and gentlemen. This is when this came out, anyone recall how different this sounded to anything else out there? I was completely blown away when I saw the video on "Headbangers Ball" on MTV for the first time. I think 1990. The video was like from another planet. The trash on the drums, the Maxheadroom Skull rotating. The tape all over the guitars, the cables all over the floor. The entire look took 'industrial' over the top. The sidecut hair of Finck and Reznor. In 1989. Hollywood celebs started sporting sidecuts in 2009, about 20 years later.

[@ahhwe-any7434]

This was fr in 89? I thought maybe this was preteens for me. I was thinking... I would say this... That this is late MTV. Mtv2, prob late muchmusic? 🤔🤷 89? Damn, I was 7. I only remember hearing the song. I don't remember him ever having dreads or watching this. I personally always though that I'm afraid of Americans was a bit annoying... I remember this giraffe liked that song.

[@lilhippiechick179]

It completelly blew me away! I have always loved hard rock and metal, but I completely fell in love with this style of music. I have been a fan of NIN since day one!

[@BazIrvine]

meathead919 Ive been listening to NIN since I was sixteen I'm 41 now and this is the first time I've ever seen this video! :o

[@undeadend]

Holy shit 89? Damn i was 3.

[@dawnsmithey6910]

I want my MTV.

[@tannernorwood1068]

Trent Reznor, continuously the voice of post apocalyptic raiders, anarchists, that crazy homeless dude down the street, and blood starved vampires the world round

[@brokenfever]

Common man's angst...

[@elizabethhutt7743]

LOOOL love it

[@JesusMartinez-ox7nm]

P

[@shelbylioness_]

You forgot recluse bipolar cat ladies

[@shelbylioness_]

Trent's our unofficial leader as well...people always exclude the crazy cat ladies...geez

[@joelmitchell4289]

We were all good with our creature comforts, but now they are on the verge of owning us... "You'll own nothing, and be happy."

[@kristinaboggs2241]

Just love this song!! I love nine inch nails!!

[@user-xr4fs6zi1j]

okay, i love this community now. came from black mirror but the welcoming messages make me want to stay, this community is one of the only non-toxic ones.

[@forestgump4171]

Welcome to the shit show💕💕

[@Matt-rw9oq]

victoria w. Welcome! Good is good, timeless is timeless!!!

[@TornaDoza]

Hi, Victoria! Welcome to the Nine Inch Nails experience! I would suggest taking your time with their songs because some people might find them harsh on the ears, but it's all worth it!

[@hooliganic2506]

Oh, you clearly have not visited r/nincriclejerk Really tho welcome, I also discovered them not too long ago and I stuck, hope you do too

[@alexanderespinoza]

It's because we all know we're pieces of shit.

[@99certain45]

This is the most 90s 80s song I've ever heard

[@YoutubeGuy825]

Kind of like how Gary Numans cars is the most 80s 70s song ever made

[@joeswartz2643]

Listen to the whole album, this is not the best song

[@thesummaryguy3911]

It definitely feels more 90s. 1989 is pretty damn close to 90s anyway, but this song was ahead of its time for sure

[@brownrabbit61]

@@thesummaryguy3911 I agree

[@rivotrich7]

Pretty Hate Machine came out in late 1989 so it’s almost early 90s anyways, but I understand and agree with your point.

[@stevencopley5487]

November 2023... I had no idea that Head Like a Hole was this song. And I have never listened to NIN. Guess I best get started. 🤘🔥❤

[@jeremykinsey9051]

I'm 40 in '23.. this still some best rock ever.. still rocking

[@Keyser666]

I bought Pretty Hate Machine initially just for this song in the early nineties (on audio cassette!!) after hearing it on an episode on Beavis and Butthead. I've bought everything Reznor has ever done since. "Hey Beavis, do you have a nine inch nail?"

[@Krystallen]

Keyser Soze LOL! I see butthead now!

[@aldude999]

Keyser Soze "Head"

[@MW-cx3sb]

Keyser Soze same actually!!! Theres a few bands I got into in the early 90's thanks to beavis and butthead!

[@Utubesuxmycock]

+Keyser Soze hahaahah god damn that is classic def one of the coolest parts of the show. watching MTV with beavis and butthead

[@franklydarko]

+Keyser Soze Same here n.n

[@sirfullofhimself]

It's so cool to see what they looked like in 1989.

[@sujeongchun1352]

1990

[@droptherapy2085]

1989

[@sirfullofhimself]

Yeah I don't know how he missed that. It clearly says 1989 Interscope Records at the top.

[@droptherapy2085]

Bitrip yeah XD.

[@billrobertjoe]

+Psynergy +Drop Therapy The Song Was Made In 1989 But the single and the video were made in 1990 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_Like_a_Hole do not look under recorded look under realeased, Sujeong Chun was right, Fucking Idiots

[@danielwhite1583]

Absolutely classic forever epic! Will always remember and listen NIN

[@Ms.sangie]

🔥🔥still my favorite song since a kid😝😎

[@67redqueen]

It wasn’t stolen. Trent wanted to see the script, and thought it was pretty cool (as Black Mirror is, yes?). Pretty smart on his part, NIN getting a good bit of new traffic.

[@Richmondthefish]

*I'm on a roll* *Ridin' so high* *achieving my goals*

[@gditeorcrish464]

*Pretty Wholesome Machine*

[@ilikeitlikeit494]

Hey, yeah, whoa-ho, I'm on a roll

[@user-ss2jn3rp1e]

Hes such a lyrical genius

[@jacquelinereynolds9442]

Trent Reznor and his Wife are fabulous musicians, artists who still lead. So glad for them that as a couple they own their equipment. Phenomenal.

[@tyrantpictures]

Saw Trent for the first time being interviewed on Much Music (in Canada) New Year's Eve 89/90. Never heard his music, but thought he seemed interesting and thoughtful. THEN they played the music video for HEAD LIKE A HOLE and by the time we got to the first "Bow down before the one you serve" I was a fan for life.

[@kevingordon7898]

tyrantpictures if you're reading this on a cellphone moo.g. e forwarded information fall asleep to his work. Moog synthesizers and lyrics are purposefully worded for repairing a incognitionve dissonance area

[@Fofolamelame7189]

Greatest live performances ever period no competition and TOoL my fav band so that’s saying a lot

[@BlanchestarlightUwU]

How he ends up tangled in those wires just blows my fucking head away. 🤯

[@dj-um7el]

Lol fr

[@NeoCapableTechnology]

3:28 me trying to untangle my ear buds

[@hudaobaid1523]

i choked on my coffee

[@Mistress_Angelica777]

Lmfao, best comment.

[@setofreakinkaiba8553]

1:22 is me in the shower while thinking I'm Beyonce

[@kbuss10]

:DDDD shit :DD

[@tubeuser2222]

Lmfaoooo, comment of the year

[@bluepinata]

Watched whole Black Mirror episode thinking, Jesus I swear this sounds like a Nine Inch Nails song

[@thebruzdog2144]

Same, thought it was plagiarism then heard the end and realised hahaha

[@UnusHonorabilis]

I thought the exact same thing haha. I was like well that's a blatant rip-off

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

@@thebruzdog2144 wonder how many triggered NIN fans didn't finish the episode before getting pissed off and turning it off only to hate on the episode in comment sections? I know that would have been me had I not watched til the end lol.

[@thebruzdog2144]

@@Jaqen-HGhar I don't even mind it tbh, I think it's a cool spinoff on the song, not saying anything about the original but both versions have a nice flare to them

[@StefanoBhozzee]

Yeah, such as Right Where It Belongs

[@jeanwonnacott2718]

NIN!! I have been a fan since 1990. I am 60 now, love it more!! The words of Trent Reznor!!! I am a wordie...

[@SomeOtherGryph]

3:27 - That's what happens to me too, when I try to work on my computer.

[@kartikmann_]

Hahahahahaha :'D

[@leahharageones677]

Lol! Sounds like me when working on my computer xD

[@malarkey7242]

+gryphen_357 That made me laugh out loud. Single best KZbin response of all time.

[@yecatsmailbox]

LMAO!

[@malarkey7242]

I find myself coming back to this video a month later. Not for the video or the song. But to read this comment again.

[@rivotrich7]

This so much takes me back to the days when MTV focused on music instead of “reality” TV and irrelevant celeb drama. Not only that, they used to play excellent innovative alternative and even industrial music like this!

[@KaiKrimson56]

What's funny is I discovered this song from watching one of MTV Classic's alt-rock music video blocks at night.

[@rivotrich7]

120 Minutes by MTV was probably the best music show around back then, especially during mid 1980s to mid 1990s.

[@leoconde4012]

It's Shame now a days MTV is nothing more than ridiculousness every other hour. And reality shows What happend to the music 🤔

[@rivotrich7]

@@leoconde4012 I don’t even watch the Main MTV channel anymore because of what you mention. I haven’t watched it seriously in almost 20 years.

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

MTV also had a late show with this guy named John Stewart. I was like, man - this is one of the most intelligent guys I've ever seen. I do hope he makes it in Hollywood; his content is just too good and intellectual. They usually cancel shows like his to put up mindless big-titz dance + beach party shows. I do hope we see him again on another channel!

[@cheesemongering109]

probably the dopest music video ever

[@user-py7zg4yn2b]

I woke up this morning feeling like the man/woman died that had been controlling my life. Got to continue to make forward progress, and this song reminds me that it to this day… there are people that are narrsisitic and are dangerous… this is an absolute incredible song. Anyways… all jokes aside I was working and fighting for the past ten years in making attempts to overcome those strides… and this is an absolute incredible song still to date.

[@nicholasvladd7149]

This song is pretty much the anthem to Industrial music because it literally infuses every element of it. It's got the jack hammer beat, the harsh guitars, the crazy synths, the angsty lyrics, the poppy sound... everything.

[@searchandestroy69]

+Nicholas Vladd Einsturzende Neubauten!!!!

[@nicholasvladd7149]

Hell yeah!

[@searchandestroy69]

Nicholas Vladd I just recently picked up a copy of 'Halber Mensch' and am really digging it.

[@ptanyuh]

And all written by himself on a computer.... in the 80s. Fucking guy is a legend.

[@dickjohnson6574]

Uhhh "anthem to industrial"? Negative sir. You can do better than that come on.

[@ybsane667]

this song is a Christmas carol I don't care what anybody else says I sing it every year around Christmas

[@manicmike8585]

Is the logic based on the fact that Americans become massively stupid and blow their money on shit they don't need and run themselves in debt all in the name of Jesus? lol Or are you just sayin? lol

[@henryambrose8607]

@@manicmike8585 Yes. The rich are the only ones who benefit from Christmas.

[@epistte]

I like your Christmas.

[@Yurrbo]

@@henryambrose8607 and the local businesses that sell things on Christmas and the happy families but whatever-

[@Yurrbo]

@The King thanks so much

[@user-nz7mq6hi4u]

Trent you are my hero darlin forever...... PRETTY HATE MACHINE❤❤❤❤

[@user-nz7mq6hi4u]

This is Lauren❤❤❤......RAVEN

[@hannahbaldwin1222]

Helping me through addiction. ❤️ Not giving up

[@BraSti99]

you gonna make it

[@cindynicole444]

good luck 💖

[@evelyncole6157]

"I'd rather DIE than give you control" been my thing since about 1990 when I first heard this😏

[@benanon4429]

Hey Black Mirror fans, welcome to NIN a doomer's paradise

[@benanon4429]

@@IAmValefree Doomer is a meme dumbass

[@CamCantDoIt]

Ben Anon you alright? Who hurt you?

[@rudislv1124]

Oh thanks

[@shrewtube]

@@IAmValefree Why are you booing him? He's right

[@Superunknown190]

I love how Trent and the other members have a similar look and vibe, and then there’s 80’s guy, Martin Atkins, with his sunglasses. 😎

[@Anonymous-bk9xy]

First Black Mirror, Now The Beekeeper. God bless this country.

[@baxattax6653]

this song has so much more meaning today than it ever did.

[@lurid9602]

Thanks to Joe

[@ayeyobro3748]

@@lurid9602 lmao you’re literally part of the problem and you don’t even know it

[@thomaswennis]

@@ayeyobro3748 I wonder if Pfizer cares more about profits over health

[@ravlad14]

Black Mirror fans about to infest the comments section. lol

[@KingPinKuma]

Yep lol

[@Arualx]

Yes

[@suspiciousmoon4474]

Richmond Rav Del Rosario and what about it?😌

[@hypereia7371]

Of course. So what.

[@JennyofOldStones713]

Billy Westerband exactly! Everyone is all excited it was covered, but the episode was like a Disney channel movie with F bombs. The second half was so cringey! Especially that scene with the mouse infestation inspection. So awful! I would be pissed if I were Trent Reznor

[@t.s.t.4085]

"Head like a hole, black as your soul: I'd rather DIE than give YOU control. Perfect.