The John Lennon song Dave Grohl wishes he’d written
One of the most revered forces in modern rock, Dave Grohl’s love of The Beatles is well-documented. Despite rising to fame as a member of one of the most iconoclastic guitar outfits of the 1990s, Grohl is a self-professed student of pop music. Indeed, it was Kurt Cobain’s own respect for the Fab Four’s pop craft that allowed the underground no-wave outfit to rise to such great heights. Here, Grohl discusses the John Lennon song he wishes he’d written.Grohl has often talked about his affection for The Beatles’ 1970 album Abbey Road. During a conversation with BBC Radio 2 back in 2019, the Foo Fighters frontman was asked to pick his favourite track from the album. “The one that stands out to me the most, and has always been my favourite from that record, is called ‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy)’,” he said. “I love heavy music, I love Black Sabbath, I love Motörhead, but I think that nothing is heavier, melodically darker and deeper than the riff in this song.”
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