Foo Fighters have been on hiatus since their last tour wrapped, but they'll play one show this weekend out of civic duty. Rolling Stone reports that the band will play a short set this Saturday, July 4, on the South Lawn of the White House. Foos frontman Dave Grohl, who grew up in the Washington D.C. area and got his start playing in local hardcore band Scream, is no stranger to the political realm: He and his band played voting drives for the Obama campaign and expressed his ire over John McCain's use of "My Hero" during tour stops.
There are plenty of Foo Fighters songs that can act as inspiration tunes for President Obama ("My Hero" and "Best of You" among them), but there are a handful of tunes in the Foos catalog that they should probably avoid.
"Long Road to Ruin"
In the age of hope, this sentiment would probably be a little too pessimistic.
"Darling Nikki"
It's an excellent Prince cover, but it's a little filthy. Sasha and Malia are a little too young for a song about meeting a sex fiend in a hotel lobby.
"Erase/Replace"
The guy has only been in office for six months — they shouldn't be calling for his eradication yet.
"Tired of You"
See above.
"DOA"
"Nothing like the taste of sweet decline" isn't likely to spark a whole lot of revolutionary thought, which should be the whole point of this holiday.
Anything from the acoustic disc of In Your Honor
No real conflicts of message, but it's just sort of boring.