It’s pretty wild that Dave Grohl—a guy brought in to play drums for Nirvana right before they recorded Nevermind and who was subsequently primarily known for his head-banging and cymbal-slamming abilities—would not only go on to front his own band after Cobain passed away but that the band would still be going 25 years later. Part of what makes me so confident that this song will live in perpetuity is that it was released all the way back in 2002 but somehow still feels fresh 18 years later. Go figure: The onetime Nirvana drummer had a big heart on his sleeve. It kind of sums up so much of the band’s music in that a lot of what they are doing isn’t super original but they make it their own by little twists and turns like that. Another tie. Interestingly, like Everlong, Dave told Mojo that the song was inspired by his failing marriage at the time. And while the cracking, Falling Down-inspired music video might feel like an incongruous fit for the song, it remains a hoot regardless. I love that I want to sing along with the chorus every time it hits (and nine times out of ten I do). Ironically, Dave himself has noted that the track was inspired subconsciously by the Sesame Street sing-along One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other. “Learn to Fly” tackles a typical Grohl lyrical preoccupation—the search for a better tomorrow—but its level of craft is simply superb. Picking their 10 best songs is not easy, and maybe your personal favorites didn't make the cut. Cropping up between the comparatively sugary This Is A Call and Big Me on the self-titled debut, I’ll Stick Around sees the simplicity and catchiness of a pop song run through some ragged distortion, while the on-the-nose lyrics – ‘I don’t owe you anything / I had no hand / In your ever desperate plan / It returns and when it lands / Words are due’ – pointedly speak for themselves. It shows they hadn’t lost a step but also didn’t intend to slow down at all in the years ahead. Contact us I like MVF: by Rock music hits charts. Where Kurt’s lyrics were so often spiked with venom, though, Dave was really striking out on his own here with a sense of feel-good whimsy capable of winning over even the least hardened ears. Arguably the Foo Fighters’ most melodic, easygoing, radio-friendly single – arriving as the first from There Is Nothing Left To Lose – emerged from a place of uncertainty from the band who were in the process of trying to replace guitarist Franz Stahl while also trying out drummer Taylor Hawkins on record for the first time. It’s massive and heavy and moves across the wild plains of America like a Mac truck fueled by Bud Heavy and hot dogs, but whenever I hear it, there’s only one thing I can think about. / Still, there’s one thing that comforts me / Since I was always caged and now I’m free!’) remains their most brilliantly bristling moment. Over-earnestness and syrupy sentimentality have never particularly burdened Foo Fighters’ music, but when they do let loose some chest-beating emotion, few outfits do it better. It’s from the band’s 2017 album Concrete And Gold—which had two solid singles in “Sky Is A Neighborhood” and “Run”—but neither of those can hold a candle to the 1970s rock radio magic that is “Make It Right.”. A tie?! Foo Fighters are the best rock band out there today. What a nightmare. He maintains his own blog, Giddy Up America and hasn't gotten a speeding ticket in over the year. Whoa! There’s an infectious, jingle-alike simplicity about self-titled album stand-out Big Me that the Foos themselves acknowledged with that beloved, VMA-winning, Mentos-commercial-riffing music video before anyone else had the chance to take the piss. All screeching verse and fist-in-the-air chorus, this is the kind of unapologetically metallic, heads-down banger many fans wish the band would roll out more often. I know I technically promised to rank 25 songs here but realized that wasn’t going to cut it while putting this together. There’s a breathless frustration that burns through All My Life’s verses and over that scratched riff that isn’t quite resolved by the anthemic chorus. Some bands keep things fresh by experimenting and mixing things up, but they’ve kept things alive by driving straight towards what they do best and perfecting it. All that needs to be said is that both of these songs rock and are equally worthy of securing the 20th spot. Hey Foo Fighters: how about when all this madness is over and you start playing shows again, you play “All My Life” and then “Breakout” right after? That’d be nice. It’s not a country song (which is good) but it feels a little like one. The historians will note that “I’ll Stick Around” is about Grohl’s contentious business relationship with Cobain’s wife Courtney Love after his death. From 1995’s self-titled debut to Concrete And Gold, we rank Foo Fighters best songs in order of greatness… Words: Sam Law .

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