FOO A to Z (live, covers, and very rarities)

I did a Foo A to Z about a year ago or so. Actually, it was a whole week of Foo. It didn’t go down too well. guess my readers weren’t fans back then. I’m trying again because they are one of my top 5 favorite rock bands ever.

And I didn’t even like Nirvana that much.

A is for Arms large open (Creed Cover)-Dave Grohl. Dave did another version of this during a soundcheck for some cord TV show. I’ve heard it, but I don’t have it. It was called “Legs large open,” and it was about a strip joint. If anybody out there has it, I’d be in your debt if you’d send it. Been trying to find it for years.

B is for Back in Black (ACDC cover)-Foo Fighters (live).

C is for The Colour and the Shape-Foo Fighters (live). The unreleased title track from their best album, a really keen live recording. It’s pretty rare that they do this tune.

D is for DOA (video). You can get it for complimentary off their official webside.

E is for Eddie Money! baby Hold On To Me (Eddie Money)-Foo Fighters

F is for the fab Four! Blackbird (beatles cover)-Foo Fighters. An interesting hard rock version of this mellow classic tune. It’s a little disjointed (punk) at first, but let it clear up in.

G is for I’m Gonna Puke (live version of Overdrive)-The Foo Fighters.

H is for Haden! Floaty-Petra Haden and bill Frisell. This cover is from a genuinely terrific album by Petra and Bill. Petra actually played some acoustic gigs with the Foos after she recorded this. A highly recommended purchase.

I is for I’ll Stick around (live version)-Foo Fighters

J is for hi Johnny Park!-Foo Fighters (live acoustic version).

K is for Kiss the bottle (Jawbreaker cover)-Foo Fighters.

L is for Lemmy! Shake Your Blood-The Foo Fighters with Lemmy from Motorhead (live version).

M is for My Hero-Paramore (Foo Fighters cover).

N is for No Action-Foo Fighters and never talking to You again (Husker Du cover)-Foo Fighters (live)

O is for Lyla (live Oasis cover)-Foo Fighters

P is for Pokey the Puppy (demo)-Dave Grohl.

Q is for the question, “Why?” As in, why is any individual covering this lame novelty song, let alone two terrific guitar player/songwriters within a year of each other? maybe this must have been an “S” entry, for synergy.

8675309 Jenny (Tommy Tutone)-Foo Fighters

8675309 Jenny (live Tommy Tutone)-Patterson Hood (of the Drive By Truckers)

R is for Razor (live version)-The Foo Fighters.

S is for sweet home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynrd cover)-Foo Fighters (live).

T is for throwing Needles-Foo Fighters. This is from the popular “Pocketwatch Demo tape.” a lot of demos are pretty lame, but this one was pretty good. This is the best tune on it, but he also did a version of “Friend of a Friend,” which didn’t hit wax until years later.

U is for Underground. The tale of the Beaconsfield miners moved Dave so much that he wrote a personal letter and then this song, in tribute. It hasn’t been released as a studio version yet, and this is a pretty crappy version, but it’s so rare that he gets political or topical that it’s amazing to hear it. Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners-Foos.

W is for Weenie Beenie (live version)-Foo Fighters.

X is for an X-mas song! Satan’s Away in a Manger-Dave Grohl (live)

Z is for Zip file.