Foo Fighters

Released: March 19, 1996

Songwriter: Gary Numan

Producer: Foo Fighters Barrett Jones

[Verse 1]
Down in the park where the machmen meet
The machines and play kill by numbers
Down in the park with a friend called Five
I was in a car crash or was it the war
But I've never been quite the same
Little white lies like I was there

[Verse 2]
Come to Tom-Tom's the place to be
Like it was built in one day
You can watch the humans trying to run
Oh look, there's a rape machine
I'd go outside if it'd look the other way
Wouldn't believe the things they do

[Verse 3]
Down in the park where the chant is death, death, death
Till the sun cries morning
Down in the park with friends of mine
We are not lovers, we are not romantics
We are here to serve you
Different face but the words never change

Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in 1995 by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Originally a solo project by him to overcome the grief of Kurt Cobain’s death, Grohl attracted label interest with his inaugural demo tape.

According to Dave Grohl, the band is named after the UFOs that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II.

I was reading a lot of books on UFOs. Not only is it a fascinating subject, but there’s a treasure trove of band names in those UFO books! So, since I had recorded the first record by myself, playing all the instruments, but I wanted people to think that it was a group, I figured that FOO FIGHTERS might lead people to believe that it was more than just one guy. Silly, huh?

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