Written and recorded on January 4 and 5, 2013 in Ambler, Montgomery County and West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania as a digital, 8-track stereo, extemporaneous recording.
LYRICS
The Great Unknown x2
There’s much to learn
About the great unknown
The Great Unknown x2
The more that we see
The less great it will be
If you really want to set yourself free
Get knowing… it’s sheer ecstasy
The Great Unknown x2
Increasing comprehension
In the great unknown
ABOUT THE SONG
Chords — G less G add F add Bb add Eb
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Written and recorded on January 3, 2013 in Chester County, Pennsylvania as a digital, 8-track stereo, extemporaneous recording. It is the theme song ditty jingle for the album of the same name.
Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters on stage in Philadelphia November 2011
LYRICS
Dave,
Please save the day.
Hey!
Can you teach us to play?
Can you meet us half way?
Can you reach us… all the way?
“It comes from here.” (point to your heart)
It comes from hear. (point to your mind)
Ole school Grohl
Taping in the garage
Ole school Grohl
No music mirage
Ole school Grohl
Dave,
Please save the day.
Hey!
Will you help us today?
Will you lead the way…
Show us how to plaaaaaay.
How to play a show…
The spirit in music you know.
No fool fighters
Dave Grohl sighters
DAVE GROHL’S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Accepting the award, Grohl said, “To me, this award means a lot because it shows the human element of music is what’s important. Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that’s the most important thing for people to do…It’s not about being perfect, it’s not about sounding absolutely correct, it’s not about what goes on in a computer. It’s about what goes on in here [your heart] and what goes on in here [your head].”
Later, Dave went on to say, “To me the biggest advantage of going analog is the restrictions that it implies, which gets you to perform in a way that you’re actually being a human being. We thought about heart and performance. And I would rather people not tune their vocals, I would rather people not grid their drums.”
1:29 Songwriting: The Great Unknown by Daniel Brouse / KingArthur.Com 