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Hüsker Dü – What's Going On (1984) | Track profile | Dork

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Hüsker Dü
Zen Arcade
What's Going On

TRACK

What's Going On

Release date: 1st July 1984

From Zen Arcade

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About This Track

"What's Going On" is a track by Hüsker Dü, from the album Zen Arcade, released 1st July 1984. Full lyrics are available below.

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Hüsker Dü

Hüsker Dü

Lyrics

What's Going On

[Verse]

I was talking

When I should have been listening

I didn't hear a word that anyone said

It must not have been so very important

'Cause I was concerned about instead

[Chorus]

What's going on

What's going on

What's going on inside my head?

What's going on

What's going on

What's going on inside my head?

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

What's going on

What's going on

What's going on inside my head?

What's going on

What's going on

What's going on inside my head?

[Verse]

I was talking

When I should have been listening

I didn't hear a word that anyone said

It must not have been so very important

'Cause I was concerned about instead

[Chorus]

What's going on

What's going on

What's going on inside my head?

What's going on

What's going on

What's going on inside my head?

[Chorus]

What's going on

What's going on

What's going on inside my head?

What's going on

What's going on

Inside my head?

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]

What's going on

What's going on

What's going on inside my head?

What's going on

What's going on

What's going on inside my head?

[Outro]

What's going on

What's going on

What's going on

What

What's going on

Ugh

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Track details

From Zen Arcade

1984

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1984

—I'll Never Forget You
—Hare Kṛṣṇa
—Pink Turns to Blue
—Somewhere
—Chartered Trips
—Newest Industry
—Turn On the News
—What's Going On
—The Biggest Lie
—Beyond the Threshold
—Broken Home, Broken Heart
—Dreams Reoccuring
—Masochism World
—Monday Will Never Be the Same
—Standing by the Sea
—Reoccuring Dreams
—Never Talking to You Again
—Something I Learned Today
—Indecision Time
—Whatever
—One Step at a Time
—The Tooth Fairy and the Princess
—Pride
—Something I Learned Today
2:03
—Pink Turns to Blue
2:43

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Grant Hart
Producer: Hüsker Dü, Spot
Drums: Grant Hart
Guitar: Bob Mould
Vocals: Dez Cadena, Grant Hart
Background Vocals: Bob Mould, Greg Norton
Bass Guitar: Greg Norton
Piano: Grant Hart