Last year, Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters producer Greg Kurstin marked the arrival of the eight-day Jewish holiday Hanukkah, with a series of videos, one tweeted daily, of cover versions of songs by Jewish artists, which they called The Hanukkah Sessions. Well, one year is a novelty, but two is a new tradition and it’s looks like that’s what we’ve got here.
Yesterday evening was the beginning of Hanukkah 2021, and Grohl (who isn’t Jewish) and Kurstin (who is) kicked off Year Two, Day One with a pop-meets-speed-metal take on “Stay,” Lisa Loeb’s number-one hit off 1993’s Reality Bites soundtrack. In addition to the song’s insane arrangement, we get to see Grohl wearing his best Lisa Loeb dress in the video below.
Can’t wait to see what they’ve got in store for the next seven days.
Welcome back to the menorah, y’all. Let’s kick it this year’s Hanukkah sessions with one of Dallas, Texas’s favorite Jewish daughters. So put on your coffee shop spectacles and your Betsey Johnson dress and HAVA listen to this…"Stay” by @lisaloeb.#HanukkahSessions #Hanukkah pic.twitter.com/UXOKPtOjjd
— Foo Fighters (@foofighters) November 28, 2021