Husker Du performs Eight Mile High in 1987 live in the rain at the Pink Pop Festival in the Netherlands ~ Absolutely genius performance! You can perfectly hear how this is simply a rockified folk song

...punk, yet still makes an entire crowd into a mosh pit with much head-banging with this raw and primordial rock that is much more natural, fundamental, and authentic than more polished and highly produced music. Quite a feat for an folk song that is simply amped-up! \~ Hüsker Dü are just being musical geniuses like they are any day, though. \~ And though Eight Mile High is a cover, Husker Du make it their own, not sounding like or even sounding based on The Byrds at all, making their cover version totally unique and new and fresh. \~ This is just a great listen for energetic rock and amazing nostalgia from some of the main founders of the 90s alternative sound back in the 80s: Hüsker Dü, from the beautiful, undefeatable metropolis of the gorgeous Twin Cities of St Paul and Minneapolis •

Added 24 Mar 2026