Dave Grohl, Bob Dylan and Greg Kurstin (Picture: Getty)
Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin have released the latest cover in their ongoing ‘Hanukkah Sessions’ series – you can watch their brilliant take on Bob Dylan‘s’ ‘Rainy Day Women #12 & 35’ below.
The two artists have marked the religious festival by delivering their take on a selection of tracks by Jewish artists – kicking off the series last Thursday (December 10) with a rendition of Beastie Boys’ ‘Sabotage’.
Covers of Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling’ , Mountain’s ‘Mississippi Queen’ and Peaches’ ‘Fuck The Pain Away’ have all followed, and the latest instalment in the series sees Grohl (who plays drums) and Kurstin (harmonica/keys) delivering an impassioned take on the Dylan track – taken from 1966’s ‘Blonde on Blonde’.
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“Drake’s not the only musical Jew from Canada,” a description on the Foo Fighters’ YouTube account accompanying the cover reads. “Tonight we feature a Canadian rock G-Dess… who coincidentally grew up around the corner from a Canadian Jewish rock G-D (G-ddy Lee). Straight out the mikvah, here’s Peaches!”
You can watch Grohl and Kurstin take on ‘Fuck The Pain Away’ – with a little help from Peaches herself – below.
“This year, instead of doing a Christmas song, Greg and I decided to celebrate Hanukkah by recording eight songs by eight famous Jewish artists and releasing one song each night of Hanukkah,” the Foos frontman explained when announcing the series last week.