Sundström Chamber Orchestra - Hüsker Dü

 Two Swedish Gentlemen, a group that Big And Tall Records recorded a while back recently sent us an older recording of  the Sundström Chamber Orchestra, a rather obscure music group in Sweden. The recording is a song titled Hüsker Dü (Do You Remember?)  The Swedish Gentlemen told us there aren't any copyrights or any other rights attached with the recording, and that the orchestra is no longer in existence. And try as we might, we could find no reference to it and found no copyright issues as stated. The Swedish Gentlemen said there would be a recording of their version of this song coming our way soon, so we waited until it came.

Well, soon in Sweden means something different than here, as it took three months for their version to arrive. The group has made a good arrangement that was originally for orchestra. What we can tell from both recordings is that the lyrics are very similar in that they are both sung in heavily accented English. No lyric sheet was sent with the recordings so we had our resident lyric and language guru listen to the songs and write them out the best he could. While they may not be perfect, they will give you a very good idea what in the hell they're singing about! And it sure sounds like the same lyrics in both versions, so go figure! So this is the original. It's interesting to compare the two versions. The original is more dramatic, almost a mini-cantata. The second version is by a much smaller group, and can be read about here.

When you don’t know where are the keys to your car, 

Aren't sure which coat belongs to you? 

And you don’t have a clue where you are, 

Then we say these words HÜSKER DÜ 

 

Hüsker Dü, where are you? 

You must try to remember who are you 

Hüsker Dü, if you don’t know 

Then we will tell you HÜSKER DÜ 

 

 Imagine you are sittin' at home 

And you want to call your brother 

Reach in your pocket for your phone

 But it isn't there or in any other 

 

Hüsker Dü, where is it Y

ou must try to remember where is it 

Hüsker Dü, if you don’t know 

Then we will tell you HÜSKER DÜ 

 

I saw an old man at the bus stop 

He asked me if I knew where we were

 I told him Hey don’t you know, Pop! 

If you don’t then I'll say HÜSKER DÜ 

 

Hüsker Dü , where are we? 

You must try to remember where we are 

Hüsker Dü, if you don’t know 

Then we will tell you HÜSKER DÜ 

 

He told me ‘Listen, shit face! 

I just ask a question to you 

I want to know if I'm in the right place 

So don’t give me sass with HÜSKER DÜ 

 

Hüsker Dü, I'll smack you

 If you get smart ass with me again 

Hüsker Dü, if you can't tell me 

THEN I WILL TELL YOU HÜSKER DÜ! 

 

The old man was gettin' kind of steamed, 

And I figured he didn't have a clue 

So I see how mad I can get him, 

So I tell him HÜSKER DÜ! 

 

He got very angry, call me names 

And there where none of them that were true 

So he held his fist close to my nose, 

I laugh and tell him again, 

as he smacked me on chin, 

there bleedin' I begin HÜSKER DÜ! 

 

He say ‘Hüsker Dü. fuck you! 

I teach some manners to you

You made me see red 

You bleed in your head 

This come to pass, 

 Shove Hüsker Dü up your ass 

 And that's all I got to say to you! 

Hüsker Dü