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Foo Fighters call on fan to sing Tom Sawyer

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heineken515
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Grohl's expressions are pretty funny.

As one would expect Foo Fighters to do when their tour reached Canada, they paid tribute to the Great White North’s favorite band by covering a Rush song in Edmonton, Alberta last night (Aug. 12). But rather than have Dave Grohl or drummer Taylor Hawkins sing “Tom Sawyer,” they called up a fan named Brian to handle Geddy Lee‘s vocals.
“Welcome to my nightmare,” Grohl says, after warning him to not “f— it up.” He then handed Brian the microphone, and Brian didn’t disappoint. As you can see in the video above, he handled the high notes about as well as anybody could, and Grohl’s expressions on the video screen show that he was impressed.
“Dude! That was f—ing amazing,” Grohl said after the song. “Holy s—! I don’t even know — what the f—? What was that? Dude, are you a eunuch? How did you f—ing hit those notes?”
That the members of Foo Fighters are Rush fans is no big secret. After all, Grohl inducted them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two years ago, with he and Hawkins performing “2112? with them at the ceremony. Grohl later said that Neil Peart was “as influential as any religion or any hero or any person in someone’s life,” and that he cried after they first met.
Foo Fighters resumed their North American tour with last night’s show, with Grohl still seated in the throne he designed after breaking his leg when he fell off the stage on June 12. They will remain on the road for the next two months, when the tour concludes in Castaic, Calif., on Oct. 18.


 
Posted : August 14, 2015 8:05 am
fanfrom-71
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That was fun for me...it must have been a blast for Brian! 😛
On a side note. Cell phones should come with instructions on how to turn them sideways. Just sayin'...


 
Posted : August 14, 2015 8:31 am
heineken515
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It was fun to watch, I think we all could cheer for Brian !

If I ever got tabbed to jump onstage, I think I would just want a tamborine or something, definitely no microphone.


 
Posted : August 14, 2015 8:39 am
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Holy crap!!! How cool was that!!!???!!? That was awesome ! Thanks for sharing. I am not sure how many bands/artists would do that.. but it does not suprise me with Grohl. That was way cool!!
Must have been surreal for that guy. Not sure how many fans could have pulled that off.
What a great moment!! Thats what rock and roll is all about ... between the artist and the fans...bridging the gap with something so special like that. I think I would still be floating on cloud nine!!!


Everyone has a plan, till you get punched in the face,

 
Posted : August 14, 2015 5:11 pm
CanadianMule
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They do this type of stuff quite often. Pretty cool.


 
Posted : August 14, 2015 5:55 pm
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I don't listen to any Foo Fighters (no reason as I really am not that familiar with them), but between these snippets that come out, the Sound City documentary, and bits and pieces of others things, I really like what they're about. Doesn't seem to be much pretense. I can even forgive the fact that Dave plays a Trini Lopez (that guitar just tasks me).

Thank you for the link. Put me in a good mood, and I'm happy for Brian cuz you know he got laid that night at the very least.

Blooby


 
Posted : August 15, 2015 4:08 am
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