History Music / SoulAsylum

->-''"You know what the problem with music videos is? They never address the interest of the common man... alls I saw was chaotic imagery and metaphoric visuals. No hockey, no comics, nothing; just chicks and explosions."''

Pirner and Creator/WinonaRyder dated for three years in the mid 1990s leading to Pirner starting a bizarre one sided feud with Music/{{Primus}} after Pirner took violent exception to their song "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" despite lead singer Les Claypool's [[WordOfGod adamant statement]] that the song was not about Ryder - if nothing else the title is spelled and pronounced differently to her name.

* PublicServiceAnnouncement: At the end of the video to "Runaway Train" followed by the number of local missing persons helpline.

'''''Soul Asylum''''' is an American alternative rock band lead by singer/guitarist Dave Pirner that have been active since 1983. Best known for their 1993 song "Runaway Train" that featured pictures of missing persons (localised to the country the video was being shown in) interspersed with the video itself followed by a short PublicServiceAnnouncement by Pirner, as well as their 1995 hit "Misery." The band faded away from public conciousness as the 90s drew to a close but are still recording and touring.

Pirner and WinonaRyder dated for three years in the mid 1990s leading to Pirner starting a bizarre one sided feud with Music/{{Primus}} after Pirner took violent exception to their song "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" despite lead singer Les Claypool's [[WordOfGod adamant statement]] that the song was not about Ryder - if nothing else the title is spelled and pronounced differently to her name.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: One child after being recognised on the video was forced back into a bad home situation after being turned in.

* PublicServiceAnnouncement: At the end of the video to "Runaway Train" followed by the number of local missing persons helpline

Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band lead by singer/guitarist Dave Pirner that have been active since 1983. Best known for their 1993 song "Runaway Train" that featured pictures of missing persons (localised to the country the video was being shown in) interspersed with the video itself followed by a short PublicServiceAnnouncement by Pirner, as well as their 1995 hit "Misery." The band faded away from public conciousness as the 90s drew to a close but are still recording and touring.

Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band lead by singer/guitarist Dave Pirner that have been active since 1983. Best known for their 1993 song "Runaway Train" that featured pictures of missing persons (localised to the country the video was being shown in) interspersed with the video itself followed by a short PublicServiceAnnouncement by Pirner. The band faded away from public conciousness as the 90s drew to a close but are still recording and touring.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Original bass player Karl Mueller passed away in 2005 from cancer.
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: "Runaway Train" was instrumental in reuniting twenty-six children with their families (but see NiceJobBreakingItHero below).
* FaceOfTheBand: Pirner is the only remaining member of the original lineup.
* HilariousInHindsight: "Never Really Been," a song off their 1986 album ''Made To Be Broken,'' contained the line "And where will you be in 1993?" In 1993 Soul Asylum finally received national fame after years of scuffling on the indie scene. They played the song the following year on MTV Unplugged, and the quoted line got a huge round of applause.

* TheWeirdAlEffect: "The Night Santa Went Crazy" was based on their minor hit "Black Gold".