From Planet Rock.
Eighties chart conqueror Rick Astley has shared a rousing acoustic cover of Foo Fighters’ 1997 anthem ‘Everlong’.
The ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ singer uploaded his version of the Foos track to YouTube over the weekend, and it has already amassed over 1.4million views.
In the clip, Astley says: “Sometimes you just have to find a song that’s gonna lift your spirits and put you in another place, and I’ve been doing that a lot recently with music and one of the bands I always go to, believe it or not, is Foo Fighters. Here’s my version of a song of theirs called ‘Everlong’.
Astley then proceeds to belt out ‘Everlong’ armed with an acoustic guitar and does an impressive job. Undoubtedly the highlight comes when he beckons his imaginary audience with a “come on!”.
The lockdown version of ‘Everlong’ isn’t the first time Rick Astley has covered the track – it has appeared in the setlist at 11 of his shows over the past three years.
Back in August 2017, Rick Astley hit the headlines when he guest performed with Foo Fighters at Summer Sonic Festival in Tokyo, Japan.
Foo Fighters were reaching the climax of their Marine Stage headline set when they invited Astley on stage and launching Nirvana’s seminal anthem ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ before the track slowly morphed into Astley’s (in)famous song ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’.
The Foos and Astley later reprised the collaboration at London’s The O2 in 2017, and London’s Moth Club and Reading Festival in 2019.
Gargantuan fans of Rick Astley, back in August 2015, Foo Fighters Rickrolled fundamental Christian protestors from the Westboro Baptist Church when they held a demonstration outside a Foos gig in Kansas.
The band drove in on the back of a pick-up truck to the sounds of ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ while holding signs reading Keep it Clean and ‘You Got Rick Roll’d Again’ on Sunday. The protestors, holding typically provocative signs, looked on stunned.
Foo Fighters also sang Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ during their appearance on James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke in 2017.
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FOO FIGHTERS Wasting Light (2011 UK/EU 11-track double LP pressed on 180 Gram Vinyl, produced by Butch Vig and mixed by Alan Moulder, the album was recorded entirely on analog tape in the garage of Grohl's home in California's San Fernando Valley. The no computers / no software back to basics approach has resulted in arguably the strongest and most cohesive effort of the band's 15-year-plus career. Including Rope, Bridge Burning, These Days and Walk. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with illustrated credits inners. The sleeve has some light edgewear and some noticeable scuffing, and the vinyl has only light signs of play)
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- Foo Fighters - But Here We Are - Sealed - UK - vinyl LP - £29.99, $38.09, €36.29 (Back In Stock) (arrived 27-Nov-2024 18:00)on December 18, 2024 at 4:41 am
FOO FIGHTERS But Here We Are (2023 UK/EU 10-track LP pressed on Black Vinyl, their eleventh studio album is a brutally honest and emotionally raw response to everything Foo Fighters have endured recently, a testament to the healing powers of music, friendship and family. Picture sleeve with clear title sticker, factory sealed)
- Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways - Los Angeles - UK - vinyl LP - £50.00, $63.50, €60.50 (New Item) (arrived 29-Nov-2024 08:01)on December 18, 2024 at 4:41 am
FOO FIGHTERS Sonic Highways (2014 UK 8-track LP pressed on 180 Gram Heavyweight Vinyl. The eagerly anticipated eighth studio album from the American rock gods. Each song was recorded in a different US city, featuring guest apperances from Zac Brown, Rami Jaffee, Rick Nielsen, Joe Walsh, Joan Jett and Gary Clark Jr, including the singles Something From Nothing, The Feast And The Famine & Congregation; gatefold picture sleeve which features the Los Angeles artwork. Although not sealed, both the sleeve and vinyl remain in near mint condition)
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