Actress Rashida Jones guest stars as "Racinda Jules" ("Susan Belfontaine", the doctor's love interest). Bassist Nate Mendel plays "Ned Bender" ("Saul Goode", the show's shady antagonist). Guitarist Chris Shiflett plays "Christopher Mishomotohama" ("Little Jimmy", a severely injured child). Drummer Taylor Hawkins plays "Ty Hawkstone" ("Les Groper", Davidoff's womanizing colleague). Grohl plays "Davy Grolton", who stars as the main doctor, "Hansom Davidoff". As seen in the opening credit sequence, the Foo Fighters portray the actors who in turn portray the show's characters. The music video of the song, directed by Jesse Peretz (who also has directed previous Foo Fighters videos "Big Me" and "Learn To Fly"), is a comedic spoof of a stereotypical 1970s-era hospital soap opera ( General Hospital in particular), and is essentially a " show within a show".
" Keep the Car Running" ( Arcade Fire cover, live from Brighton 18 August 2007).In the United Kingdom, "Long Road to Ruin" peaked in the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Rock Chart. The song's number-one position on the Modern Rock chart, gave the Foo Fighters a record-setting feat by becoming the first act to reach number one on the chart in each of four consecutive years. It peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Long Road to Ruin" topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for seven consecutive weeks and reached number two on the Mainstream Rock Tracks in early 2008. The video features an appearance by actress Rashida Jones, and was directed by Jesse Peretz, who had previously collaborated with the band for " Big Me", " Learn to Fly", " The One", and " Low". The music video was released on November 1, 2007, with the single released on December 3, 2007. " Long Road to Ruin" is the second single from the Foo Fighters' sixth studio album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace. " Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)" Long road to ruin there in your eyes (looking out at the future ahead, that could very well end in disaster, it's a gamble you make)Īnd of course the bit before the solo emphasizes the theme of leaving and starting over.2007 single by Foo Fighters "Long Road to Ruin"įrom the album Echoes, Silence, Patience & Graceĭave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett Oh god I've sealed my fate (and the realization that you've made a huge decisonįinally the chorus drives the whole "new life" deal home: The colors change in the valley skies (life is changing) Head on without a care Before it's way too late Let's say we take this town (Let's go and seize the day, get what we want) While the second verse is about running away and beginning again: So what I get is that it's a song about abandoning your old life and starting over.Ī lot of the lyrics imply dissatisfaction with life in general: I absolutely love this tune, but what's it about? r/ListenToThis - Want to start expanding your music? Want more songs for people to interpret? Here's where to start. r/WhereDoIStart - Just saw an interpretation of lyrics to a song you just found out about and liked? Want to listen to more of that band but don't know where do start? This is a subreddit for recommendations as to where you start with that band. This way you can start the discussion in the right direction. Be sure to make a guess in a self post as to what you think is going on. You can include just a snippet that is confusing you, but if you do, it is still encouraged to provide a link to complete lyrics and perhaps a youtube video for the song.Ħ) Start with your own interpretation Don't just make a post and leave it.
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