{"id":184772,"date":"2025-12-14T21:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T21:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/184772\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T21:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T21:21:08","slug":"the-one-song-dave-grohl-vows-he-will-never-sing-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/184772\/","title":{"rendered":"The one song Dave Grohl vows he will never sing again"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dave<\/p>\n

(Credits: Raph Pour-Hashemi)<\/p>\n

Sun 14 December 2025 20:00, UK <\/p>\n

Dave Grohl<\/a> has a vast array of songs under his belt. It\u2019d be foolish to attempt to count them all, what with his ability to play most instruments, too. He\u2019s a versatile musician, more than capable of replicating any tune he so wishes\u2026 But even the greats have their limits.<\/p>\n

If you go to a Foo Fighters show, you know to expect the classics: the soaring \u2018Everlong\u2019, the gut-punching \u2018My Hero\u2019, the yearn-tastic \u2018Best of You\u2019. But it\u2019s not too far from reason to expect a cover; online sources say they\u2019ve covered the likes of Queen and David Bowie almost 200 times, and Pink Floyd over 100 times. It\u2019s an easy way to keep a set fresh and exciting while moulding a sound into a brand.<\/p>\n

Almost all bands begin as cover bands if you think about it. The easiest way to form a musical concoction is to replicate a tried and tested recipe, to throw it all at the wall and see what sticks. It\u2019s harmless, too; pick a song everyone in the band knows, and away you go.<\/p>\n

In the case of Dave Grohl, there would be no better band to pick than Nirvana. No doubt his bandmates knew of his past<\/a>, four years sweating behind the drum kit while rock was reborn before paving the way for the Foo Fighters sound, only out of necessity and tragedy. But for Grohl, this is entirely off limits. <\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t feel comfortable singing a song that Kurt sang,\u201d he admitted in an interview in 2021. He added, \u201cI feel perfectly at home playing those songs on the drums. And I love playing them with Krist and Pat and another vocalist.\u201d<\/p>\n

A lesser man might\u2019ve grabbed at the opportunity to capitalise on the lasting connection fans have forged with the iconic band. It\u2019d be easier to go on stage and play songs you knew would get a raucous reaction; time in the practice rooms would be a breeze, whistling merrily through songs already written. It\u2019s a one-way ticket to placid happiness on both ends of the line.<\/p>\n

But was placidity ever a goal of Grohl\u2019s? You can make a lot of money from nostalgia. You can make even more money from grief. But Grohl never once wanted to taint his old friend\u2019s legacy, while navigating the startling absence his loss had in the early drummer\u2019s personal life, too. Sharing those mind-melting moments with someone, crashing on their couch just in case an instrumental flourish appeared in the bleary-eyed infancy of sleep, is not something you can run from.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s been honest about that, too: \u201cI still have dreams that we\u2019re in Nirvana, that we\u2019re still a band,\u201d he confessed. \u201cI still dream there\u2019s an empty arena waiting for us to play. But I don\u2019t sit down at home and run through \u2018Smells Like Teen Spirit\u2019 by myself. It\u2019s just a reminder that the person who is responsible for those beautiful songs is no longer with us. It\u2019s bittersweet.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s bittersweet for us, the audience, too. No doubt, even half a Nirvana song resurrected by the drummer himself would make history. But Cobain is special, parcelled like a prayer in his own space and time. It\u2019s the only way it could\u2019ve been.<\/p>\n

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