the thing that's amazing to me about this song is the extreme contrast between the apparent sentiment of its single sung phrase and the increasingly bile-fueled belligerence of its delivery. new days are new beginnings and, conventionally speaking, they tend to be about possibility, hope; the slate is clean, anything can happen. but by the end of the track the vocals are being howled and sputtered and screamed with such ferocity, the guitar is a caustic wall of noise, you have to wonder how much hope is really being expressed. it's like waking up and realizing nothing has changed, everything is just as fucked as it was when you went to sleep. (the cover art is completely of a piece with this i think -- it's a sunrise, but the sky is an ugly brown, and a single searing ray of sun cuts through a black horizon.) to my mind, it's all an amazing achievement from only three words, a double-time drum beat, and a single, simple chord progression.
Yet, it's funny that Dave Grohl references this in a song about hope "Times Like These":
"I am a new day rising".
I have heard he loves the Huskers.
Yet, it's funny that Dave Grohl references this in a song about hope "Times Like These":
"I am a new day rising".
I have heard he loves the Huskers.
As much as I hate it, I'm at that stage of life where a new day rising isn't seen as hope for change. I still wake up with my same problems, whether it's getting up late, eating too much junk food, not spending as much time at the gym as I wanted to because I woke up late because I went to...
As much as I hate it, I'm at that stage of life where a new day rising isn't seen as hope for change. I still wake up with my same problems, whether it's getting up late, eating too much junk food, not spending as much time at the gym as I wanted to because I woke up late because I went to bed late...
I completely agree. It's about hope and new beginnings and possibilities. I also view the building, belligerent delivery of the lyric as an ecstatic climax and not necessarily fueled by anger.
I completely agree. It's about hope and new beginnings and possibilities. I also view the building, belligerent delivery of the lyric as an ecstatic climax and not necessarily fueled by anger.
Do not underestimate this song. This is the opener to New Day Rising, and it sets the scene nicely. A wall of sound consisting of distorted guitars, breakneck drums, and some from-the-bowels screaming, all building up to a crescendo, then pulling back, then building up again. I love it when the instruments cut out intermittently and the rythm takes over. Sends shiver down my spine and leads magnificently into 'The Girl From Heaven Hill'. No-one but the Huskers could make such a visceral song from shouting and noise. A thing of beauty.
I've always kind of seen this song as the actual ending to "Zen Arcade", where the character wakes up and there's a new day. The rest of the album has nothing to do with Zen Arcade, but I've just always seen it that way.
@division2ronin I think what this song is “about” is the friction between what we are “supposed to like” (The phrase ‘new day rising’ is all about HOPE, right?), and how we actually FEEL when the things we are supposed to like hold no fascination for us or we are let down by things that are SUPPOSED to make us happy. But how could that be true for all, or even most, of us. The repetition of the title phrase represents a sort-of “whistle while you work” aspect, while the music is what’s going on inside the singer’s psyche, cognitive dissonance,...
@division2ronin I think what this song is “about” is the friction between what we are “supposed to like” (The phrase ‘new day rising’ is all about HOPE, right?), and how we actually FEEL when the things we are supposed to like hold no fascination for us or we are let down by things that are SUPPOSED to make us happy. But how could that be true for all, or even most, of us. The repetition of the title phrase represents a sort-of “whistle while you work” aspect, while the music is what’s going on inside the singer’s psyche, cognitive dissonance, aggression, anger at being let down by society’s cliches and pronouncements.
@division2ronin I think what this song is “about” is the friction between what we are “supposed to like” (The phrase ‘new day rising’ is all about HOPE, right?), and how we actually FEEL when the things we are supposed to like hold no fascination for us or we are let down by things that are SUPPOSED to make us happy. But how could that be true for all, or even most, of us. The repetition of the title phrase represents a sort-of “whistle while you work” aspect, while the music is what’s going on inside the singer’s psyche, cognitive dissonance,...
@division2ronin I think what this song is “about” is the friction between what we are “supposed to like” (The phrase ‘new day rising’ is all about HOPE, right?), and how we actually FEEL when the things we are supposed to like hold no fascination for us or we are let down by things that are SUPPOSED to make us happy. But how could that be true for all, or even most, of us. The repetition of the title phrase represents a sort-of “whistle while you work” aspect, while the music is what’s going on inside the singer’s psyche, cognitive dissonance, aggression, anger at being let down by society’s cliches and pronouncements. The building volume and attitude of saying the title phrase over and over and over occurs because the singer is realizing he’s been lied to his whole life and is pissed off about that.
i think that this song is about the husker's unique style of hardcore music, saying that there is a "new day rising" in the genre. but thats probably wrong
the thing that's amazing to me about this song is the extreme contrast between the apparent sentiment of its single sung phrase and the increasingly bile-fueled belligerence of its delivery. new days are new beginnings and, conventionally speaking, they tend to be about possibility, hope; the slate is clean, anything can happen. but by the end of the track the vocals are being howled and sputtered and screamed with such ferocity, the guitar is a caustic wall of noise, you have to wonder how much hope is really being expressed. it's like waking up and realizing nothing has changed, everything is just as fucked as it was when you went to sleep. (the cover art is completely of a piece with this i think -- it's a sunrise, but the sky is an ugly brown, and a single searing ray of sun cuts through a black horizon.) to my mind, it's all an amazing achievement from only three words, a double-time drum beat, and a single, simple chord progression.
Definitely agree with your interpretation.
Definitely agree with your interpretation.
Yet, it's funny that Dave Grohl references this in a song about hope "Times Like These": "I am a new day rising". I have heard he loves the Huskers.
Yet, it's funny that Dave Grohl references this in a song about hope "Times Like These": "I am a new day rising". I have heard he loves the Huskers.
As much as I hate it, I'm at that stage of life where a new day rising isn't seen as hope for change. I still wake up with my same problems, whether it's getting up late, eating too much junk food, not spending as much time at the gym as I wanted to because I woke up late because I went to...
As much as I hate it, I'm at that stage of life where a new day rising isn't seen as hope for change. I still wake up with my same problems, whether it's getting up late, eating too much junk food, not spending as much time at the gym as I wanted to because I woke up late because I went to bed late...
I completely agree. It's about hope and new beginnings and possibilities. I also view the building, belligerent delivery of the lyric as an ecstatic climax and not necessarily fueled by anger.
I completely agree. It's about hope and new beginnings and possibilities. I also view the building, belligerent delivery of the lyric as an ecstatic climax and not necessarily fueled by anger.
husker du's lyrics are really deep this could be interpreted many ways
it's about astronomy.
Do not underestimate this song. This is the opener to New Day Rising, and it sets the scene nicely. A wall of sound consisting of distorted guitars, breakneck drums, and some from-the-bowels screaming, all building up to a crescendo, then pulling back, then building up again. I love it when the instruments cut out intermittently and the rythm takes over. Sends shiver down my spine and leads magnificently into 'The Girl From Heaven Hill'. No-one but the Huskers could make such a visceral song from shouting and noise. A thing of beauty.
I've always kind of seen this song as the actual ending to "Zen Arcade", where the character wakes up and there's a new day. The rest of the album has nothing to do with Zen Arcade, but I've just always seen it that way.
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Well, the live version has an extra line about "on and on it goes, it goes and goes and goes"
And yes, there are a multitude of ways for this to be interpreted.
@division2ronin I think what this song is “about” is the friction between what we are “supposed to like” (The phrase ‘new day rising’ is all about HOPE, right?), and how we actually FEEL when the things we are supposed to like hold no fascination for us or we are let down by things that are SUPPOSED to make us happy. But how could that be true for all, or even most, of us. The repetition of the title phrase represents a sort-of “whistle while you work” aspect, while the music is what’s going on inside the singer’s psyche, cognitive dissonance,...
@division2ronin I think what this song is “about” is the friction between what we are “supposed to like” (The phrase ‘new day rising’ is all about HOPE, right?), and how we actually FEEL when the things we are supposed to like hold no fascination for us or we are let down by things that are SUPPOSED to make us happy. But how could that be true for all, or even most, of us. The repetition of the title phrase represents a sort-of “whistle while you work” aspect, while the music is what’s going on inside the singer’s psyche, cognitive dissonance, aggression, anger at being let down by society’s cliches and pronouncements.
@division2ronin I think what this song is “about” is the friction between what we are “supposed to like” (The phrase ‘new day rising’ is all about HOPE, right?), and how we actually FEEL when the things we are supposed to like hold no fascination for us or we are let down by things that are SUPPOSED to make us happy. But how could that be true for all, or even most, of us. The repetition of the title phrase represents a sort-of “whistle while you work” aspect, while the music is what’s going on inside the singer’s psyche, cognitive dissonance,...
@division2ronin I think what this song is “about” is the friction between what we are “supposed to like” (The phrase ‘new day rising’ is all about HOPE, right?), and how we actually FEEL when the things we are supposed to like hold no fascination for us or we are let down by things that are SUPPOSED to make us happy. But how could that be true for all, or even most, of us. The repetition of the title phrase represents a sort-of “whistle while you work” aspect, while the music is what’s going on inside the singer’s psyche, cognitive dissonance, aggression, anger at being let down by society’s cliches and pronouncements. The building volume and attitude of saying the title phrase over and over and over occurs because the singer is realizing he’s been lied to his whole life and is pissed off about that.
its about prostitution
haha Bleach, ur funni man, maybe it is..only Grant know's...and maybe a couple other peeps..lol
I just give them credit
You know when you say something a number of times and then it doesn't seem like you're saying the words right after a while?
If I were to sing this, it's turn to chicken based crying or something way off like that, so I give them credit just for keeping it on New Day Rising.
i think that this song is about the husker's unique style of hardcore music, saying that there is a "new day rising" in the genre. but thats probably wrong