Something I Learned Today by Husker Du

[420Honey]

I didn't know they pumped each other...

[sickpoola]

can someone upload full show?this crowd rules!!!!!!!!

[LeeB9999]

This must have been recorded during Grant and Bob's pastel shirt phase.

[heitorshimizu]

One of the best concerts I ever seen, real raw power, was Husker Du at Glastonbury 87. When dozens of beer cans start to flew onstage Bob just god mad, kicked the cans and keep on playing like there was no tomorrow. And in fact there wasn't.

[Teetee33]

When this show was happening, I might have been out with my sister and her boyfriend at the time seeing Return of the Jedi at the local second-run theatre. 5th grade, Christmastime, 1983. Good stuff.

[SKOTP69]

@Teetee33 I saw the premier of Return Of The Jedi here in Melbourne on a great night in 1983! Sadly, th friend I went with later went bi then gay, which was as depressing as finding out that Bob Mould and Grant Hart are homos too! May The Force be with us against such depravity!

[MrMonsterstiffy]

@SKOTP69 Get a life douche-bag.

[SKOTP69]

@MrMonsterstiffy I've never liked that horribly glib and dismissive phrase! I'm always staggered that people are so shallow and callous as to spit it out!

[punkrockefeller]

incredible!

thnx 4 posting this high quality gem of rock history!

[mostlytranslucent]

this song can get you back on your feet, dust you off, give you a hug and send you on your way. I'm always better for having heard it.

[Cjbcampbell]

We are not looking for a rest. If the world insists on blowing up, we may be the only ones to grant it the right to do so, while giving ourselves the right to have spoken in vain.

-Georges Bataille

[velouriabelly]

I remember it as the "Love Cub" in Philly...Think I saw them play in a basement or few also.

[jmummot]

Gosh, how I remember this!

[madmic1967]

Bob and Grant have matching shirts.

[ssaalloocciinn]

you know here in argentina $50 is not U$S50

it's like U$S12!!!

Cheers!

[FinkChrist]

A couple years ago I was talking to my parents, and I mentioned Husker Du, and my dad looks up at me smiling and said "I used to listen to them all the time on the radio when I was about 18!" My parents are so cool.

[EctInc]

@FinkChrist fact: Husker Du brings families together.

[ssaalloocciinn]

i've got a copy of Zen Arcade on vinyl for $50 in Argentina

thumbs up for me!

[Clerks0]

@ssaalloocciinn what the fuck, man. i seriously hope you didn't pay that much. damn i feel sorry for you

[TheSydAnto]

2 people doesn't learnt nothing in life..

[Dansilverbabe]

old punkers kick arse...who cares about the shirts haha

[Blank1Reg73]

So beautiful!

[dashwig]

the raw energy and drive in this song & performance are simply phantastic!!!

I know,those times were much different (and many things were probably NOT as great as people often like to tell,but: this makes 90& of all nowadays' "punk/ indie"-bands just look wah they are: generic, corporate rock (in worst case played by conservative christians ;-) where "rebellion" or "anger" are nothing but fashion.

[MegaRoutier]

That rocks!

[ucprod]

This may be the single greatest Huskers clip on Youtube.

[BWM206]

um "hawaii shirts"? PAISLEY YOU IGNORANT MFR LOL HAHAHAHAHAHA

"omg they are in hawaii shirts and are teh gayz oh teh humnatitty"

If you managed to catch their shows back then and can still HEAR then you have eardrums made of titanium.

[Barjack99]

Anyone know what kind of Fender amp Bob Mould used during this performance? Looks like a Twin Reverb but I'm not too sure.

[shesaidpurr]

they sound muuuuuch heavier live

[HUSKERchout]

Fuckin' amazing!

[jenica2072]

Best band of all time, don't give a flip what they do in the bedroom. They've influenced more then we'll ever know.

[reader599]

Blistering performance. This is soul music.

[suiseisekiryu]

husker du, best band EVER!

[FourMilesToRome]

Seems to me that the reason people don't want to accept that Bob and Grant are gay is because they fear people are gonna think they themselves must be gay if they like Huskers.That's just fucked up.

[triiiangle]

This is amazing. Like a tIme machine back to 1983. Thanks.

[MrShotgunJesus]

Someone who wouldn't listen to Husker Du if they found out their gay should be hanged

[SugarOver]

@MrShotgunJesus I dunno if hanged but for sure is an idiot (i didnt knew they were until today... not that i care, but gives their music, specially zen arcada, a new sense. oh, and the hawaiian shirts... they finally make some sense as well!! n_____n )

[liveinacake]

guitar's sound is amazing

[ShockTretman]

neprevazidjeno do dan danas...!

[tugster19]

awesome!!!!! I LOVE HUSKER DU!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

[haupper]

Howdy, viewer #65,000 checking in.

[MrJohnK68]

Is that Robert Klein

[TheBonneMaman]

Muhehehehe, the gay talk is for sure from guys who really thought that their heroes Husker Du must be the straightes guys in the world! Such a dissappointment, right fellas? You must be crashed to learn this! OMFG, what a disaster! Just tell me, are you going to listen to "Something I Learned Today" again after this with the same cheer in your heart? :-)

[exkirkby]

Erm arn't we just here to hear some good tunes?

[prinznevsky]

Something I learned today,

It doesn't matter if your gay

orientation, race, or sign

someone else's rules, not mine...

sorry Bob... :)

[bowienirvana]

pedazo cancion!

[joelholtzman]

That's some great drumming...

[decayoftheangel1]

diggin' that crazy high-pitched squeal!

[TheLittlevoice70]

Gay, not gay, I'm sick about it. There's something I learned, and not today. And that is, Husker Du were great. All the other so called 'facts' are just shit. I never cared about their sexuality then, why should I care about it now that I'm older, not a hell of a lot wiser.

[RyanW8]

Fuck yeah! This is great!

[goc1973]

I agree with backpacktrax: the whole gay issue is probably the least interesting thing about Husker Du. But still, the fact is: 2/3 of the band are undeniably gay. Do two seconds of research and you'll find interviews with Bob Mould talking openly about being gay. Odd that this is such an inconceivable revelation to some of you.

[immeohmyoh]

People like to say they were gay, as if they were gay or something. Thing is, historically, long ago, people supposedly did lots of drugs and punk stuff, which could have led them to accidently try gayness for a tad, experimentally or victimwise. It's not like they're gay, just for accidently temporarily doing something gay. While i wouldnt condone accidental gayness either, if anything, in their case,the emotions from such a traumatic experience may have contributed to their artistic growth.

[JustOneMeatPuppet]

@immeohmyoh Well, THAT was confusing. I'm pretty sure being gay is not a choice. They probably just realized they liked dudes more chicks somewhere along the way, and stuck with that. Easy as cake!

[nicomadriz]

@immeohmyoh you need to see a doctor...seriously man, 'i wouldnt condone accidental gayness either...' who the fuck are you to condone anything in the first place? and what's that got to do with the music they played? what is your PROBLEM? ('accidental gayness'...unbelievable...)

[backpacktrax]

If being gay is the hot topic about this band then you obviously know shit about this band, the music they made, and the number of bands they influenced. Fucking Idiots.

[toastwitchproject]

damn 1983

[ringadong]

Husker Du should be definitive proof to homophobes that there's nothing wrong with being gay, and certainly doesn't get in the way of a rocking tune.

[SuperSkulls]

Bob Mould is absolutely gay and hot.

[Killdozer88]

dumb asses, none were gay. fucking sexist idiots.

[macalauresmuse]

@Killdozer88 yeah... it does not matter in the slightest anyway, I can't believe some people focus more on this than on the music. That's just... strange.

[11joshman]

can you people please tell me why the fuck you think these are gay?

saying they are gay is like giving them the middle finger dont you think?

[earmud]

this is the shit and always has been. love the du

[dirtyje]

i got carpel tunnel trying to play this song

[bowienirvana]

i wish i d had a band like this

[madangel47]

Wow! Sad to say, I didn't even know who these guys were at this time in my life. My dad died exactly two weeks before this show, so my head was definitely in a pretty odd place. Hard to believe so much time has gone by. Grant is awesome as a soloist, and I've been blessed to see him a couple of times recently, but I have yet to see him drum. So glad these old videos exist and are being shared, so I can see that side of him. (Diehard Grant fan here...)

[Joe1039]

carrie brownstein loves the fuck outta this video. yay

[willthebighead]

Would like to say that the stage banter at the start of this show (you can hear a bit of Grant at the start of this video) is Bob Mould telling the crowd to try not to knock the PA over, as putting on the show cost a lot of money. To which Grant Hart quips 'And that's what we're in it for!'. One of my favourite videos on youtube this one

[yourbloodonmyhands]

that endingis legend

[inglesidecatamaran]

Seems like this is the band right in their prime. Since this is from 1983, and that's when Zen Arcade was recorded.... this was probably one of the first few times they played this song live! By the way, I just bought that record today on vinyl. It was even better than when I bought it about 10 years ago on CD. I'm 24.

[daze77]

I just love it! Great energy!

[myammonia]

epic!

[audge0008]

arguably the best band ever...... need them more now than ever......... great for grounding you and getting a grip on this shitty world...... love y'az all

[astroboirap]

matching shirts hahahah

[spuffchops70]

I love they way they wore floral print shirts all the way through their career. So un-'punk rock'! They were always true to themselves...

[astroboirap]

the guy skanking at the start hahaha

[MarceloVulgo73]

Holy Shit , great , very good , BOB Mould

É FODA VIVA HUSKER DU DO CARALHO!!!

ROOOOOCCCKKKKKK............

[akastuntfish]

no w\ay 30 yrs fuck im old...charity,chasity,prudence & hope

[mattisprettycool]

almost 30 years..where the fuck does the time go..

[quavercheese]

cobain def took a bit from his yell

[quavercheese]

this song is just fucking a-mazing. joy to listen to. Passionate as fck.

[Teetee33]

I was in 5th grade back in '83 and I can honestly say I would have been scared of groups like Husker Du in that year. MJ (RIP) was my world back then, and I was fine with that. But gee, by 1989, everything was so different. High school will do that to you, I guess.

I don't listen to Michael J. all that much now, but Husker Du--at least twice a month, if not more frequently. As I get older, I find I need to, even more than when I was 21...

This rocks, BTW. Thanks for posting.

[Teetee33]

I've only ever bought Husker Du recordings on cassette, along with one on vinyl, and the outakes one on CD. I still listen to the tapes and the vinyl 'Flip Your Wig' somewhat regularly (though they are getting on in years as each day goes by. I think my 'Zen Arcade' tape is over 20yrs old now).

Should I upgrade to mp3s and chuck these out??

[Greg1491]

Upgrade to mp3 and keep the originals. Win-Win!!

[blacklakelight]

Thumbs Up! Ah shit, I meant to give you the "Thumbs Up!" & also say, hear-hear, and that's another reason to weep not for the poor recording industry. They commanded "go digital;" okay, we went digital!

[blacklakelight]

This supposed to be reply to shmittelt down there. . . alright I'm getting off the fucking internet today!

[dirty30jr]

saw em in 85 and 86

nothing like it since

[Tshea13]

Wow! Amazing footage and performance. Thank you for posting this.

[RabbiJochanan]

Everyone should own a copy of Zen Arcade on Vinyl! :-)

[schmittelt]

always loved the phrases etched into the inner groove area of the vinyls. sadly i lost my copy to fate and i can't remember them. can you refresh my memory if you have the vinyl?

[vortexsurfe]

side a:falling, shirley - everytime i square off against someone´s god

side b:i spent the rest of the night (or day) hallucinating

side c:and now it is the visions of a joyous hell

side d:within the circuits that make pac-man die and vessels disintegrate

nerd-shit. i like it ;) side a makes me think of twin peaks lol

[schmittelt]

Thanks. I know New Day rising had them too. Those are the only two husker vinyls I had before I made the switch to CDs. What other generation can say "made the switch to CDs"? Now there's so many options (ipod and such) I'm not doing a thing about it until I have no choice. It was way too expensive the first time around.

[vortexsurfe]

why switch? nothings better than vinyl ;)

[galhylke]

Oh man, I couldn't agree more! Zen Arcade got me through my late teens. I played that sucker to death. One of THE best albums of the 80s, bar NONE!

[wasdanah]

@RabbiJochanan signed by Grant ; 'the album that ruined my life', according to his royal hartness.

[sickpoola]

@RabbiJochanan i have! :)

[Purplepen123783]

@RabbiJochanan Is wax cylinder alright?

[punkylass1]

@RabbiJochanan I do...own the whole collection...liked em since they started.

[MrNalfgar]

AWESOME

[spuffchops70]

Love the shirts! The guys were just in a class of their own. Must have been great to have been living in Minneapolis at this time.

[zodiacchiller]

That guitar tone sounds like a swarm of bees

[machinesbreathe]

Any swarm of bees at the command of a 1983 era Bob Mould are no bees I'd want to screw around with.

[copperblu]

Thank you, thank you ....amazing.

[shakedydogshake]

Just found this and HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blackwood2805]

best band ever no doubt about it,how good is grant ,amazing

[NewGods101]

Wow this is like the Holy Grail, seeing them perform this song live. There has never been another band that made your ears bleed as good as Husker Du.

[MrNate1969]

Great vid thanks for posting

[bonzitoo76]

great

[tgahr]

rightbrigade92, I couldn't agree more. The more years that pass, the more convinced I am that they were

[rightbrigade92]

It's hard to watch this live performance and not think they're the best band ever. Man there was something good in the water in Minn. in the 80's.

[jaycrust]

1st punk show I was ever at!!!!

[peudent]

was the whole show filmed? this is not listed on the husker video page. how long does it last for?

[ragozhin]

schooled by a guy named joe doomsday!

[ragozhin]

bob was one fat junkie!

great vid by the way....

something i learned today!

[JoeDoomsday1]

actually he wasnt a dope fiend....he may have smoked a bit of pot, and drank; but Grant was in bad shape for a while there. Theres something else you learned.

[wgdavidge]

Bob wasn't a junkie. Grant was.

[blownapartsky]

the first grunge band...Bob plays a flying V to boot.

[Pjfan11]

Pretty Much them, R.E.M., and the Mats, And later Pixies and Dino Jr.They Laid the Ground work for PJ, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Soundgarden, and the Screaming Trees

[thesubd]

wow! great song. great band! he had a uniqe guitarsound

[fistikuffs]

What a fucking amazing tune. Thanks for the great upload

[afireinsidezeke]

***Marziani***

!!! Another Planet !!!

[pogopopex4]

i love how the guitar sounds in the original recording on zen arcade

[RATTTHEPUNK]

fuck bobs guitar sounded so awesome....

it makes the songs sound so intense and frustrated, his vocals to

[pogopopex4]

what an amazing fucking band

[egoproblems]

Huskers are gods gift. Thank you for vid.

[ucprod]

I like how Bob and Grant are wearing almost identical shirts. This was probably the last time either of them agreed on something!

[Nadabolt]

besides dick

[oheneys]

hahaha that is genius.

[talissin]

they introduced a new landscapes moving from punk hard core...After this grunge has born. They had courage offering a "different" music without leave behind all the rage and the maladjustment of the youth. They were me in a way.

[talissin]

yes.

[ZRN959]

so they were gay. So what? Get your head out of your ass. It's fine to be gay.

[blownapartsky]

Musical greatness can all be traced back to a few archetypes. I've found two so far. They seem to come from the gay community or heroin addicts. The third is the X factor or - right place, right time.

Where does greenday fit in? Discuss.

[hihowareyouthen]

Thanks for posting this piper108! Great quality footage there.

[hihowareyouthen]

Everyone should be given a copy of Zen Arcade upon turning thirteen, in my opinion, to get them through the awful mess that is adolescence.Took me a while to get into ZA initally but I was so in love with their other stuff that I had already heard (Flip your Wig, etc) that I gave it a chance and after a while something clicked and I was HOOKED. Spent a whole weekend listening to it over and over. And over. Good times. I had it on cassette and listened to it so much that the tape broke.

[Burgerflipp]

Bob and Grant how are you gay ?? You both

speak a language that I thought only frustrated,

lonely,detached andisolated straight guys spoke.

Your music is our soundtrack.Thank you.

[Kraftysot]

Just proves that were all the same, regardless of sexual orientation...

[charlessale]

Definitely.

[RATTTHEPUNK]

thats crazy i never knew they were homosexual

[GEOpz838]

Bob and Grant

[khairaldin]

One thing I love about Husker Du is how they never needed to "dress the part"; they just rocked anyway :D

[nonewmccarthyism]

DEC 16 1983 ... The world was on the brink of a new time in music. The Huskers, the most unlikely of rock stars, during a time of utter STAGNANCY in both big rock and popular music, were able to somehow kick the bulkhead door open and emerge (whether you liked 'em or not) into american pop-culture. I thank God each day for their humble and remarkable arrival into my world. Since then, my life has never been the same.

[maprangjung]

Together with Masochism World (from the same album) probably the best punk rock song of all time.

[HUSKERchout]

this footage is awesome.

[zenarcade2003]

Outrageously good!

Why didn't their setlists at the time contain more Zen stuff?

Should have played the whole of Zen Arcade from start to finish.

[GEOpz838]

They were still working on many of the songs for the album at that the time.

[tommyt663]

unbelievable, brilliant footage. big thanks to the uploader

[fleetwood86]

I realized about 6 seconds after dropping the needle onto Zen that I was listening to the best band in America.

[nikkari69]

....Or best band in this fucking world!

[godis4sale]

Minneapolis is a spawning pool for standout punk and indie bands.

This is my favorite Husker Du song.

[willthebighead]

same here. every album should open like this

[nandorude82]

something I learned this last year...all songs of HUSKER DU are amazing!!!!

[xbm]

if you notice, Grant Hart barely ever uses the hihat. he most often hits the ride.

[fabiomandol]

Finally i can hear this masterwork song live, and it's wondeful like the original..

thank you

[ChrisBeachBoy]

Along with the Minutemen and Meat Puppets, a rebirth of rock!

[willthebighead]

i actually have an audio bootleg of this too..but for some reason the audio footage has been subject to tape speed altering...so it appears a semitone higher, this is much better

[willthebighead]

i have been proved wrong...fucking hell ia m so happy this existsafsdgrfghierkhpr

[dmg83]

Can't thank you enough for this - I've been looking for footage of this for twenty plus years. Brilliant.

[mushroomheadsquish]

check my video for "chartered trips"

[myassishaunted]

beautiful man, just beautiful.

[gregorouten]

Great clip! Any more footage from this show?

[piper108]

Yes, I'm working on getting more of it up. So far I also have Eight Miles High and Broken Home, Broken Heart up, too. This show's a real gem.

[woodoven]

Looking forward to it, cheers