Makes No Sense at All

Hüsker Dü

About Makes No Sense at All

"Makes No Sense At All" is a song by Hüsker Dü from the album Flip Your Wig. The song was the only single from the album. The release of the single, along with the flip side track "Love Is All Around"—the theme song to The Mary Tyler Moore Show—demonstrated Hüsker Dü's continued move away from their hardcore punk roots to a more melodic synthesis of pop and punk. In a review on Allmusic, the song is called "perhaps the group's greatest fusion of punk and pop... Mould had, quite simply, written one of his best melodies, capable of containing the furious energy of his guitar style while still offering a potent melodic hook that made the most of the band's psychedelic undertow. "A music video featuring clips of the band and shots of Minneapolis was filmed. The video used both "Makes No Sense At All" and "Love Is All Around" played in sequence; for the "Love is All Around" sequence the video has the band copying iconic scenes from the Minneapolis-based Mary Tyler Moore Show opening credit sequence such as leaving Dayton's and riding the escalator and eating at the IDS Center. 


Year:
1985
2:43
410 
#2

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Walking around with your head in the clouds
It makes no sense at all
Sell yourself short, but you're walking so tall
It makes no sense at all

Is it important? You're yelling so loud
It makes no sense at all
Walking around with your head in the clouds
It makes no sense at all
Makes no difference at all
Yeah, it makes no sense at all
Makes no difference at all

Well I don't know why you wanna tell me
When I'm right or when I'm wrong
It's the same thing, in your mind,
The only time I'm right is when I play along
When I play along

Walking around with your head in the clouds
It makes no sense at all
Sell yourself short, but you're walking so tall
It makes no sense at all

Is it important? You're yelling so loud
It makes no sense at all
Walking around with your head in the clouds
It makes no sense at all
Makes no difference at all
Yeah, it makes no sense at all
Makes no difference at all

You concern yourself with evidence
It's evident to me
Well you say you've got the tiger by the tail
But I don't see these things that way
See these things that way

Walking around with your head in the clouds
It makes no sense at all
Sell yourself short, but you're walking so tall
It makes no sense at all

Is it important? You're yelling so loud
It makes no sense at all
Walking around with your head in the clouds
It makes no sense at all
Makes no difference at all
Yeah, it makes no sense at all
Makes no difference at all

Walking around with your head in the clouds
It makes no sense at all

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Hüsker Dü

Hüsker Dü (/ˈhʊskərˈduː/) was an American rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota in 1979. The band's continual members were guitarist/vocalist Bob Mould, bassist Greg Norton, and drummer/vocalist Grant Hart. more »

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Written by: BOB MOULD

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10 facts about this song

Artist Background
"Makes No Sense at All" is a song from the American rock band Hüsker Dü that originated in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Album Origin
This song is one of the tracks from their fifth studio album, "Flip Your Wig", released in September 1985.
Contribution to Band Success
"Makes No Sense at All" is considered one of the band's most signature songs and significantly contributed to their mainstream success.
Band Members’ Role
All three members of the band, Bob Mould, Greg Norton, and Grant Hart contributed to the creation of the song. This song was particularly written and sung by Mould.
Music Video
The song also had an accompanying music video which was one of the first to be played on MTV's 120 Minutes, a show dedicated to alternative music.
Album Success
"Flip Your Wig" became the band's first album to enter into the Billboard Top 200 chart.
Song’s Genre
The song is often considered as an example of the 1980s American underground rock, while also characterized having the power pop genre.
Alternative Press ranking
In 2002, "Makes No Sense At All" was ranked #2 on the Alternative Press "10 Essential Post-Hardcore songs" list.
Song Cover
A cover of the song was famously recorded by the Foo Fighters for a tribute album, "No Alternative," in 1993, highlighting the song's influence on later rock artists.
Records Sold
This marked the first Hüsker Dü album to be released following the band's signing to Warner Bros. Records, with over 50,000 records sold.

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