Friend of a Friend (song)
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| "Friend of a Friend" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Song by Foo Fighters | ||
| Recorded | 1990/1997/2005 | |
| Length | 3:13 | |
| Label | RCA | |
"Friend of a Friend" is an acoustic song by the Foo Fighters, featured on their 2005 album In Your Honor. The song is performed by the Foo Fighters' guitarist/lead vocalist Dave Grohl alone.
An earlier version of this song was recorded in 1990, when Grohl had joined the grunge band Nirvana. Kurt Cobain's influence can be heard in the song which features simple acoustic power chords - much like Nirvana's "Polly" - and a fairly monotone melody, much like many of Cobain's own songs.
[edit] The song
The song was written by Grohl in 1990 (and recorded in secret the same year), and it was about his first impressions of new bandmates Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic. He first wrote it in Kurt's Seattle apartment when Grohl stumbled upon an acoustic guitar owned by Cobain. The recorded song was released in 1992 in a collection of songs (entitled Pocketwatch) under the pseudonym 'Late!'
On April 30, 1997, the song was recorded for a BBC Evening Session. In 2005, Grohl revisited the song, recording it again for the acoustic disc of the Foo Fighters' In Your Honor. The song was also included on the band's recent live album Skin And Bones.
