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1978–1996

Mean Mr. Mustard's

Buckets of beer and a packed dance floor.

Mean Mr. Mustard's was a legendary, high-energy college bar and music club located on the South Campus strip of Ohio State University (OSU) at 1580 N. High Street. Opened in 1979, it became a staple of OSU student life for decades, famous for its packed dance floor, eclectic crowds, loud sound system, and cheap drink specials.

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All 434 tracks

434 tracks
How Soon Is Now? by The Smiths — cover art
How Soon Is Now?
The Smiths
1985
Spirit in the Sky by Doctor & The Medics — cover art
Spirit in the Sky
Doctor & The Medics
1986
She Sells Sanctuary (Sundance) by The Cult — cover art
She Sells Sanctuary (Sundance)
The Cult
1985
Love My Way by The Psychedelic Furs — cover art
Love My Way
The Psychedelic Furs
1982
I Touch Roses by Book of Love — cover art
I Touch Roses
Book of Love
1986
West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys — cover art
West End Girls
Pet Shop Boys
1985
The Bottom Line by Big Audio Dynamite — cover art
The Bottom Line
Big Audio Dynamite
1985
New York (Double New York Mix) by MCL — cover art
New York (Double New York Mix)
MCL
1988
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco — cover art
Rock Me Amadeus
Falco
1985
Love by The Cult — cover art
Love
The Cult
1985
Tenderness by General Public — cover art
Tenderness
General Public
1984
Welcome To Paradise by Front 242 — cover art
Welcome To Paradise
Front 242
1988
Situation by Yaz — cover art
Situation
Yaz
1982
Boy by Book of Love — cover art
Boy
Book of Love
1985
Everyday Is Like Halloween by Ministry — cover art
Everyday Is Like Halloween
Ministry
1984
Murderous by Nitzer Ebb — cover art
Murderous
Nitzer Ebb
1987
Wallies by Anne Clark — cover art
Wallies
Anne Clark
1982
What You Need by INXS — cover art
What You Need
INXS
1985
Mediate by INXS — cover art
Mediate
INXS
1987
Headhunter V1.0 by Front 242 — cover art
Headhunter V1.0
Front 242
1988
Why ? by Bronski Beat — cover art
Why ?
Bronski Beat
1984
I Want Your (Hands On Me) by Sinéad O'Connor — cover art
I Want Your (Hands On Me)
Sinéad O'Connor
1988
Infected by The The — cover art
Infected
The The
1986
Life's What You Make It by Talk Talk — cover art
Life's What You Make It
Talk Talk
1986
Let's Go All The Way by Sly Fox — cover art
Let's Go All The Way
Sly Fox
1985
I Wanna Be Sedated by Ramones — cover art
I Wanna Be Sedated
Ramones
1978
This is Radio Clash (Different Lyrics) by The Clash — cover art
This is Radio Clash (Different Lyrics)
The Clash
1981
Go! (Club Mix) by Tones On Tail — cover art
Go! (Club Mix)
Tones On Tail
1984
Bela Lugosi's Dead (Official Version) by Bauhaus — cover art
Bela Lugosi's Dead (Official Version)
Bauhaus
1979
Hippychick (extended vocal) by Soho — cover art
Hippychick (extended vocal)
Soho
1990

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▸ Did you know

  • Named for the Beatles' 'Mean Mr. Mustard' — patron saint of a dance bar full of misfits.
  • New-wave, post-punk, goth, and industrial-dance nights ran until last call — sticky floors, buckets of beer, and a floor that emptied of anyone who wasn't there to move.
  • The set spanned 1979–1996, but its heart was the 1983–1989 years.