Friend of a Friend
Foo Fighters
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He needs a quiet room With a lock to keep him In its just a quiet room And he's there He plays an old guitar With a coin found by the phone It was his friends guitar That he played Hm mm mm He's never been in love But he knows just what love is He says never mind And no one speaks He thinks he drinks too much Cause when he tells his two best friends I think I drink too much No one speaks No one speaks No one speaks Hm hm mm mm mm hm hm mm He plays an old guitar With a coin found by the phone It was his friends guitar That he played When he plays No one speaks No one speaks And he plays No one speaks
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Written by: DAVID ERIC GROHL
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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10 facts about this song
Song Release"Friend of a Friend" was released in November 2005.
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Album NameThe song is part of the album, "In Your Honor", which is the fifth studio album by Foo Fighters.
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OriginThe song was first revealed to the public when it was featured on the 2005 'Acoustic Album', despite being much older in origin. It was actually written by frontman, Dave Grohl, during his time with the band Nirvana.
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Content Inspiration"Friend of a Friend" is believed to be about Kurt Cobain, the late frontman of Nirvana, and Krist Novoselic, the bassist. This makes it one of the few songs where Grohl openly comments on his former bandmates.
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Origins in Unplugged DemoThe Song was originally introduced in Dave Grohl’s ‘Pocketwatch’ Demo Tape which was released under the pseudonym ‘Late!’
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Acoustic NatureDistinct from many other Foo Fighters songs, "Friend of a Friend" is purely acoustic.
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Noteworthy Event"Friend of a Friend" was played live by Foo Fighters in Jo Whiley's Live Lounge on Jun 14, 2006.
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Record LabelThe song was released under the record label, RCA.
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Co-existing VersionsTwo versions of the song exist: The Nirvana-era version and the 2005 version by Foo Fighters.
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LyricsThe lyrics of the song describe Dave Grohl's first interactions with Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic.
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