 Genius Lyrics
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Foo Fighters – Oh, George
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[Verse 1] / The train that I got onto up and left that town / Threw it up as it went down / Strange enough, it left me rude and turned around / Watched as they all took their vows
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8-Bit Arcade – Oh, George (8-Bit Computer Game Version)
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[Instrumental]
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Foo Fighters – Podunk
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[Verse 1] / Power is as sacred to that they never even teach / Only if it's black or white see the challenges / Open eyes are broken if you'd just consider me / Cut you loose, I
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Foo Fighters – X-Static
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[Verse 1] / Leadin' everything along / Never far from bein' wrong / Never mind these things at all / It's nothin' / Couldn't find a way to you / Seems that's all I ever do / Turnin
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Foo Fighters – Big Me
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“Big Me” is a heartfelt ballad written for Dave Grohl’s first wife, Jennifer Youngblood.
It’s best remembered for the music video spoofing Mentos commercials, which Grohl felt it
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Foo Fighters – For All the Cows
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“For All The Cows” is a near nonsensical song that involves Grohl rambling about what people say about him, what he thinks, and what he’s going to do about it all.
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Foo Fighters – Ozone
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[Verse 1] / I'm the kind of / Guy who likes feeling / High Feeling high and dry / And I really like to fly / I'm your kind of guy, girl / I'm not too shy / And I want you to fly
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Foo Fighters – Weenie Beenie
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[Verse 1] / I'm molasses! / Hung in rent! / Read a sponsor! / One shot, no post-show! / [Chorus 1] / Tear it off, but not a lot / It's not enough to debate / [Verse 2] / As if you
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Foo Fighters – Wattershed
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This song is a true homage to Dave Grohl’s punk days. The fast ripping instrumentals and the angry nonsensical lyrics make this an unforgettable punk piece. Throughout the song
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Foo Fighters – How I Miss You
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[Intro] / How I miss you / How I miss you / How I miss you / I should never call / How I hope that you still miss me / [Verse 1] / Did I lose you / Did I lose you / Did I lose you
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Foo Fighters – Exhausted
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Dave Grohl’s voice has a very melancholy sound on this track. This, along with the repetitive, buzzing chord progression gives the listener the feeling of being exhausted.
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Foo Fighters – Winnebago
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An outtake from the Foo Fighters sessions that was still included in a few special editions of the album, and as a B-side for most of its singles.
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Foo Fighters – Good Grief
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“Good Grief” describes the painful and annoying struggle of defeat and being let down. It can often be perceived as a benefit at first, but it quickly becomes a burden.
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Foo Fighters – I'll Stick Around
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One of the few songs written on the eve of recording Foo Fighters, “I’ll Stick Around” is defined by Dave Grohl as “a very negative song about feeling you were violated or deprived
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Foo Fighters – Alone + Easy Target
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This song pertains to Dave’s feelings in the last months of Nirvana. Kurt began feeling unsatisfied with Dave’s drumming. The anger on this song climaxes with a killer drum solo.
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Foo Fighters – Floaty
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[Verse 1] / He floats, floats away / On the ground, he comes back down / [Verse 2] / They float, float away / On the ground, they come back down / [Verse 3] / She floats, floats
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8-Bit Arcade – My Poor Brain (8-Bit Computer Game Version)
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[Instrumental]
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Foo Fighters – This Is a Call
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The opening track of Foo Fighters, “This Is A Call” serves as “a ‘hello’ and a ‘thank you’” to everyone that had played a key role" in Dave Grohl’s life. It was the Foo Fighters
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8-Bit Arcade – Learn to Fly (8-Bit Computer Game Version)
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[Instrumental]
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Andy Gibb – Shadow Dancing
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“Shadow Dancing” is a seventies disco song released off of Andy’s album of the same name. The song was co-written by Andy with his three brothers Maurice, Robin, and Barry Gibb
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The Beatles – Long, Long, Long
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George Harrison wrote and recorded “Long, Long, Long” in October 1968. On the surface, it appears to be about a woman he loves, but it could also be about the Lord. Most interpret
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The Beatles – Julia
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A Lennon-penned love song that speaks simultaneously to his deceased mother and to his new love Yoko Ono.
Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters picked this song out as being one of his
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Radiohead – Creep
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According to Thom Yorke, “Creep” tells the tale of an inebriated man who tries to get the attention of a woman to whom he is attracted by following her around. In the end, he lacks
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Sinéad O'Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
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Originally written and composed by Prince for one of his side projects, The Family. It was later made famous by Irish recording artist Sinéad O'Connor, whose arrangement was
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Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
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“Wonderful Tonight” was written in 1976 for Pattie Boyd while waiting for her to get ready to attend Paul McCartney’s annual Buddy Holly party.
Pattie Boyd had previously been
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Lil Durk (Ft. J. Cole) – All My Life
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“All My Life,” the J. Cole-accompanied track is the lead single to Lil Durk’s eighth full-length studio album, Almost Healed. The track’s warm melody and the addition of the choir
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