Husker Du - Live on Late Show with Joan Rivers

I love that they recreated the album cover.

This was actually a pretty good interview! In the pre-Nirvana days, it was actually a really big deal for an underground band to sign with a major label. In some quarters, it meant you had finally "made it", but in other quarters it meant you had "sold out". Whoever prepped Joan's questions knew what they were talking about and why this was a relevant question. (Hey, maybe she prepped her own questions, but I suspect the show had someone on staff whose job that was.) Anyhow, Husker Du and the Replacements were among the first of the American underground bands of the '80s to sign with a major. Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr would follow, and then grunge hit the mainstream and kicked open the floodgates... for better or worse.

I remember staying up to watch this and tape it on the vcr and it was just so strange... back then being a fan of band's like Husker Du and The Replacements, etc. it was like you were rooting for your team... it was great to see any of "Your Bands" get on t.v. or move up to bigger places. Too bad it usually meant the end of the band's run.

This reminds me of the scene from Back To The Future where McFly is on stage and plays some rock music that's way ahead of it's time.

Bob played "Could You Be the One?" in the 7th St. Entry (Minneapolis) last night and dedicated it to Joan.

Husker Du on Joan Rivers!? This has to be one of the most surreal videos ever.

According to Michael Azerrad's "Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991," Bob, Grant, and Greg were jamming, playing Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer." One of the song's verses is in French, so one of them started yelling all the foreign phrases he could think of. One of the phrases that was yelled was "Husker Du." And the rest is history.

I like this alternative take on the song compared to the album. Bob Mould is full of surprises. Just by raising it up an octave here and there this becomes a totally different experience. That solo really nails it out. This is still powerful !!

I watched this as a kid! Wow! Years have slipped away. But the song and band are still, and will always be, great. Thanks! 🤙🎶

Minneapolis sure knows how to crank out the tunes, especially with the Replacements and Husker Du. Gotta love this performance.

This is the greatest moment in rock. Only second to Bowie singing with bing Crosby. The guys handled that weirdnest with greatest class. Now at this age I really appreciate that even with the sharpest divide of cultures, fuck, Joan rivers with husker du. Sometimes the opposite ends which have no meaning to be together work. Nice bow tie Joan.

RIP Joan

Love the way she gives Grant a hug and Bob and Greg just get a handshake - Clearly she thinks he is the cute one, bless him. RIP Grant.

Warehouse has so many good tunes on it..I forgot about this gem

Husker Du was the absolute greatest. The funny thing is I saw this when it aired when I was 17 and I never thought I'd see this taping again. Thanks chokito91 for this gem

Whatever gets you to listen to Husker Du is your own personal business.

Absolutely. Almost every great band had these dynamics going on, in every genre. It's so unlikely to meet a musical soulmate, this is something to be cherished, but usually, like Strummer/Jones, Morrissey/Marr, or Hart/Mould, it can't go on for a long time. So if you find that someone, burn burn burn!

Hüsker Dü, Replacements, Dream Syndicate, True West, Band of Outsiders, Rain Parade, Jeff Dahl, Plan 9, Plasticland.............. so many cool bands in the 80s

This surely is bizarre. But legend has it that Warner didn't know what to do with them. Then again, those were the times. There was no blueprint for the mainstream indüstry yet how to deal with this kind of thing.

I loved Warehouse, but I never saw them live during that era... these live versions are so great. I always assumed the album was slightly over produced, but damn.