It doesn’t matter how cool your job is—your kid is still likely to think you’re a dork, even if your dad is Dave Grohl. As the Foo Fighters played the Leeds Festival on August 23, Grohl brought out Violet, the eldest of his three daughters, to accompany her dad on the vocals for Foos classic “My Hero.”
Grohl is characteristically enthusiastic about his daughter, billing her as a “new Foo Fighter” and “the best singer in the Grohl family.” As any 13-year-old would, she gives her dad a few minor eye rolls while launching into the Foos classic, adding a sweet higher-level harmony to the song. It kicks off at a kind of subdued level (around the three-minute mark, if you want to bypass a bunch of Grohl’s British crowd banter), with Grohl explaining during the break, “Let me tell you what it’s like to be on tour with your daughter. You stay up all night watching horror movies and ordering room service,” as Violet grins beside him.
Then the song kicks into its typical higher gear, with Violet possibly a little embarrassed by her dad’s trademark rock screams and the fact that he bows down before her at the end, but offering a true pro performance in front of 60,000 people nonetheless. As Grohl explains, “She told me she wanted to sing this song together. You can sing it too, but I’ll only be listening to her.” It’s a clip designed to choke up even the dorkiest parents among us.
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This is the sweetest thing I’ve seen today. Violet can actually sing, too!
I finally got to see Foo Fighters live last year thanks to winning some tickets from work. Needless to say, I’ll make damn sure I’ll be at their show any time they come to town from now on. They just put on a damn good show and have a ton of great songs.
My friends and I see them every time they’re anywhere near us. We’re not even big fans of anything after in your honor, but we have so much fun at those concerts. They’re massive concerts and Dave has a way of entertaining everybody there. It’s a great experience.
“you can sign along too, but I’ll only be listening to her” As a Dad of a 12 year old girl, there’s something about that line that makes the eyes a bit misty. It’s a tough age for these kids, especially girls I feel. I’m sure she thinks her Dad is a big dork, but I guarantee this type of bond they’ve created with music will help her shape her life into something remarkable.
Dad of an 11 year old daughter here, and you nailed it on the head. It’s hard to bond with them at this age when everything you do looks dorkish.
She did Adele last year with her dad on acoustic. Easier to hear her voice in this one:
Wow, she sounds really great.
Thanks for sharing, so sweet!
God dammit. Why can’t Dave and I be best friends. He lives down the street from me. I dream of running into him at Ralph’s and striking up a conversation.And the thing is, it totally sounds like something he’d do. Dorky dad goofball and all. I know he pops into the Maui Sugar Mill every now and then.