Newest Industry
1984 · SST 27 · Saint Paul, Minnesota
- Artist
- Husker Du
- Title
- Newest Industry
- Release
- Zen Arcade
- Year
- 1984
- Label
- SST # 27
- Format
- LP · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Genre
- Punk · Hardcore Punk
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
Hardcore Punk / Alternative Rock group, formed in 1979 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. The group disbanded on 17 December 1987 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Membership included: Bob Mould (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, percussion, bass), Grant Hart (vocals, drums, percussion, piano, keyboards, vibraphone, slide whistle), Greg Norton (bass, vocals), Charlie Pine (keyboards, 1979). The song "Newest Industry" ( SST Records # SST 027) contained general Cold War atomic imagery, referencing the Vietnam War: "Well, Vietnam was Little League compared to where we've been".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: We been through mass destruction once / But once was not enough / We said we want a second chance / And all they say is tough / A world where science went too far / There's no way to survive / Why can't we get this thing straightened out / 'Cause I wanna stay alive / They burned and bombed the east and north / And there's no place left to go / The Sun Belt's overcrowded / So let's annex Mexico... / We used it all to fight a war that neither side could win / Well, Vietnam was Little League compared to where we've been... / We'll sign up for the newest industry
About the artist
American punk band formed 1979 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. [Source: Wikipedia]