"Stranger Things Have Happened" - Foo Fighters

Dave Grohl

I can always appreciate when a hard rock artist like Dave Grohl, (Lead singer of the Foo Fighters) slows it down for a ballad.  Who would have ever thought that the punk-ass drummer kid from Nirvana would go on to become such a talented and respected musician. 

Relationships Suck

In "Stranger Things Have Happened" Grohl sings about something everyone has experienced - a bad relationship.  The funny thing about a bad relationship is that it can make you feel lonelier than if you were by yourself.  I've always thought it's better to be alone than to be with someone that doesn't understand, or tries to change you, "I can change, I can change, I can change, But who do you want me to be? I'm reminded of lyrics from Arcade Fire's - "Ready to Start", "I would rather be alone, Than pretend I feel alright."



 "Stranger Things have Happened" was released on the Foo Fighters newest album "Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace".  The album debuted to critical acclaim and huge success; winning a Grammy in 2008 for "Best Rock Album" and  becoming 1 out of only 9 albums in history to spawn 3 number 1 hits on the Modern Rock Tracks Chart.  Despite the success of other songs on the album "Stranger Things Have Happened"  has managed to fly under the radar. 


Multi-faceted Grohl proves that he is just as impressive screaming out songs like "The Pretender" in front of hundreds of thousands of fans as he is sitting alone and playing an acoustic.  To me the ultimate proof of an artists worth is defined by their ability to play solo with an acoustic guitar - and Dave Grohl proves he can do that tenfold.



Goddamn this dusty room

This hazy afternoon
I'm breathing in this silence
Like never before


This feeling that I get
This one last cigarette
As I lay awake
And wait for you to come through the door


Oh maybe maybe maybe
I can share it with you
I behave I behave I behave
So I can share it with you


You were not alone
Dear loneliness
You forgot
But I remembered this
Oh stranger stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know


I'm not alone
Dear loneliness
I forgot
That I remembered this
Oh stranger stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know
Oh, oh


We'll dream about somewhere
Our smoke will fill the air
As I lay awake and wait
For you to walk out that door
I can change I can change I can change
But who do you want me to be
I'm the same I'm the same I'm the same
What do you want me to be


You were not alone
Dear loneliness
You forgot
But I remembered this
Oh stranger stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know
Oh, oh
Oh, oh


I'm not alone
Dear loneliness
I forgot
That I remembered this


You were not alone
Dear loneliness
You forgot
But I remembered this
Oh stranger stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know


I'm not alone
Dear loneliness
I forgot
That I remember this
Oh stranger stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know
Oh, oh