Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners (2:31)
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On April 25th, 2006, a mine collapsed in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia. There were three miners who did not make it out with the rest. One, Larry Knight, was killed. The other two, Todd Russell and Brant Webb, were trapped in a cage nearly a kilometre below the surface. After it was discovered that these two were alive, contrary to early fears, they were sent food and water, and amongst other things, mp3 players to listen to while the rescue took place. One of the miners requested Foo Fighters music. Dave Grohl heard about this, and was reportedly brought to tears. He sent the pair a message which read “Though I’m halfway around the world right now, my heart is with you both, and I want you to know that when you come home, there’s two tickets to any Foos show, anywhere, and two cold beers waiting for yous. Deal?”. Grohl wrote the song “Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners” as a further tribute to them, collaborating with Kaki King in this guitar duet.
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chihuahuanewko wrote:
que espectaculo
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Soyerz wrote:
great song. Love the sounds of the strings changing. And who cares if it is a Zep rip-off. It works great!
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greshbin wrote:
Zep rip-off. Nice, but uninspired.
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Dlaczego_Tak wrote:
My the best band
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eleven11- wrote:
KAKI KING'S AWESOME GUITAR SKILLS <3
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empe7 wrote:
Best ballad ever! :)
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engelfischi wrote:
soo nice. <3'
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old1young1 wrote:
bron?Pass it on!!!!
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posiegirl wrote:
with all the hours of practice until my fingers bleed on my acoustic guitar, I wish I could play that well. Awesome finger work going on here...I am inspired to keep on trying....Thanks guys..=P
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Ikarus_Meister wrote:
Bron-yr-Aur version 2.0 :)
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bigbear63 wrote:
just a laid back tune a chilling delight
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letsgooilers wrote:
Very cool.
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pee-why wrote:
don't know them very well, but I like this instru...
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d2e2ns wrote:
Muito bonita essa música. Relaxante!
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webmaster777 wrote:
Great instrumental track!
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licoricepizza wrote:
that's some nice pickin'
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tacopanda1045 wrote:
fuckin chill
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BS1der wrote:
Sweet little instrumental
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GucciPiggy90 wrote:
It's Grohl vs. King squaring off! Who will win?
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SmithBJ wrote:
Okay, i just found out...why can't countries colonised by the British find their own place names?
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