Once upon a time, there was a band called Hüsker Dü. They were huge and then they broke up in 1988, because Bob Mould and Grant Hart had creative differences. That happens.
Bob Mould went on to release two not-so-well-received solo albums.... but then, he formed a new band, Sugar. Their debut album, Copper Blue, was grungy and dark and heavy. In 1990, the album would have been criminally ignored. In a post-Nevermind world, it was a minor hit.
This song was the big single from the album.It would be the band's biggest hit, rising on alternative charts worldwide. It's a song that frequently gets stuck in my head, thirty years after its release.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the album, Bob Mould went on a solo tour and played Copper Blue in its entirely. Of course, that includes this song - and, in this performance, you can hear that the song was really all his.
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