Last week’s song lyric (Amy Winehouse, “You Know I’m No Good”) prompted a discussion of Nirvana and its troubled frontman, Kurt Cobain. As it happens, Cobain’s bandmate, Dave Grohl, went on to form the Foo Fighters, another great band. Like Winehouse, the Foo Fighters had several Grammy nominations, performed at the awards (with John Paul Jones conducting the backing orchestra), and even managed to take home a golden gramaphone of their own.
The Foo Fighters’ current single off of Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, is “Long Road to Ruin.” Here’s a taste:
Hey now don’t make a sound
Say have you heard the news today?
One flag was taken down
To raise another in it’s placeA heavy cross you bear
A stubborn heart remains unchanged
No home, no life, no love
No stranger singing in your nameMaybe the season
The colors change in the valley skies
Dear God I’ve sealed my fate
Running through hell
Heaven can waitLong road to ruin
There in your eyes
Under the cold streetlights
No tomorrow
No dead-end in sight
The full lyrics are here. The song has an amusing video directed by ex-Lemonheads bassist Jesse Peretz (who also directed the band’s award-winning “Learn to Fly” video, among others.