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About This Track
“Learn To Fly” is the first single from the Foo Fighters’ third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. It was released on two different singles in the UK in 1999. “Learn to Fly” is one of the band’s most successful singles, including a #19 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 and a #1 peak on Modern Rock Tracks.
MUSIC VIDEO
The music video for the song takes place on an airplane, parodying the movie Airplane!. Two airline mechanics (played by Tenacious D) hide what appears to be drugs in the coffee-maker (it is revealed in the band’s official website that the package is actually labelled “World Domination brand ‘Erotic’ Sleeping Powder”), which ends up incapacitating everyone who drinks the coffee. The band, having avoided the coffee, finds themselves forced to land the plane. For the video, each band member (Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins) portrays himself as well as several other roles.
Accompanying the opening and closing scenes of the film clip is a muzak version of “Everlong”. The video was filmed in London, England in a cabin crew training airplane. The video won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video.
Characters Dave Grohl portrays
* Himself
* The Pilot
* A flamboyant flight attendant
* A teenage girl who is a big fan of the band
* One of the overweight ladies
* An FBI agent
Characters Nate Mendel portrays
* Himself
* One of the co-pilots of the plane
Learn To Fly” is the first single from the Foo Fighters’ third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose. It was released on two different singles in the UK in 1999. “Learn to Fly” is one of the band’s most successful singles, including a #19 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 and a #1 peak on Modern Rock Tracks.MUSIC VIDEO
The music video for the song takes place on an airplane, parodying the movie Airplane!. Two airline mechanics (played by Tenacious D) hide what appears to be drugs in the coffee-maker (it is revealed in the band’s official website that the package is actually labelled “World Domination brand ‘Erotic’ Sleeping Powder”), which ends up incapacitating everyone who drinks the coffee. The band, having avoided the coffee, finds themselves forced to land the plane. For the video, each band member (Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel and Taylor Hawkins) portrays himself as well as several other roles.
Accompanying the opening and closing scenes of the film clip is a muzak version of “
Everlong”. The video was filmed in London, England in a cabin crew training airplane. The video won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video.Characters Dave Grohl portrays
* Himself
* The Pilot
* A flamboyant flight attendant
* A teenage girl who is a big fan of the band
* One of the overweight ladies
* An FBI agent
Characters Nate Mendel portrays
* Himself
* One of the co-pilots of the plane
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Shouts
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W0lfSh0t wrote:
Good grief.. Foo Fighters is not Pop! They are Soft Rock!! Pop does not use guitars, drums, basses or anything like that for the most part. Foo Fighters are Soft Rock!
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MiniBMXkid2 wrote:
Fav video of the 90s [2]
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ceylantosun wrote:
I really like this song...it makes me smile :)
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hotwaffles wrote:
Fav video of the 90s
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FeXYSpartan wrote:
“ PLEASE DON'T READ THIS. YOU WILL BE KISSED ON THE NEAREST POSSIBLE FRIDAY BY THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. NOW YOU'VE STARTED READING THIS. DON'T STOP. THIS IS SO FREAKY. 1. say your name 10 times 2. say your mom's name 5 times 3. say your crushes name 3 times 4. paste this to 4 other songs. if you do this, your crush will kiss you on the nearest Friday. but if you read this and do not paste this, then you will have very bad luck. SEND THIS TO 5 SONGS IN 143 MINUTES. WHEN YOU'RE DONE PRESS F6 AND YOUR CRUSH'S NAME WILL APPEAR IN BIG LETTERS ON THE SCREEN. THIS IS SO FREAKY BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY WORK
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AM_Poet wrote:
Run and tell all of the angels, this could take all night. I think I need a devil to help me get things right.
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rainzmuzik wrote:
yep!
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vorv wrote:
likee
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xtwntraphq wrote:
Anything Dave touches turns to Grohl !
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Roseholy wrote:
\o/ Foo
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Marjo47 wrote:
brill. song
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TheDarkSide73 wrote:
I wish people wouldn't call this pop...It's the most rock influenced song of them...
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Storchel wrote:
probably the most pop-influenced song of them...but still great!
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kurtnirvanakris wrote:
learn to fly is one of my favorites
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howboutufrank wrote:
one of my favs from them.
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kurtnirvanakris wrote:
i love this song
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oreocookieo wrote:
nostalgia, oh yes. great song
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steffler81011 wrote:
i agree with the comment below :)
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RobCanning wrote:
A very refreshing yet satisfying sound.
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guardian1983au wrote:
mm nostalgia
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