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Dave Grohl Closes Out ‘Hanukah Sessions’ in Epic Fashion

Author Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter
December 6th, 2021 11:30 AM

Dave Grohl and producer Greg Kurstin closed out the 2021 edition of “The Hanukka Sessions” in epic fashion over the weekend paying tribute to some major artists on nights six, seven and eight of Hanukka.

On night six, Grohl and Kurstin covered Billy Joel’s “Big Shot” and noted via YouTube, “While he claims a secular Long Island upbringing (and has songs full of Catholic and Italian imagery), Billy Joel remains one of the great Jews of musical scripture.”

On night seven, Grohl and Kurstin covered The Clash classic “Train in Vain” and noted on YouTube, “Michael Geoffrey Jones, born to Russian Jewish mother Renee Zagansky, would come to be known as punk rock legend Mick Jones, co-founder of The Clash.”

On the final night of Hanukka, Grohl and Kurstin paid tribute to KISS with “Rock and Roll All Nite” complete with Starchild and Demon makeup. In the cover’s YouTube description, Grohl wrote, “Ladies and gentlemen….we made it. Night 8! And what better way to celebrate another year of Hanukkah Sessions than Chaim Witz and Stanley Eisen….two young lads from Queens that set the world (and thousands of stages) on FIRE as Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS!!!”

Grohl and Kurstin even had a little fun acting out some very un-rock and roll things during the chorus ranging from household chores to grabbing a Slurpee from 7-Eleven.

On behalf of Kurstin, Grohl also shared, “Greg and I would like to thank all of the people that helped ramp up the Hanukkah Sessions this year. It’s gonna be tough to beat! (But we will. Oh, we will…..) We hope that this year’s batch of hits has brought a little joy to you, as it surely did to us!”

 

8 Crazy Nights In Rock History

  • Nikki Sixx OD’s, Inspires “Kickstart My Heart”

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    As the story goes, Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx overdoses on heroin while partying with Steven Adler, Slash and Ratt’s Robbin Crosby.  He passes out, turns blue, declared dead but is brought back to life thanks to an adrenaline injection from the paramedics.  Thus, a rock hit is born.

  • Ozzy & The Alamo

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    Ozzy Osbourne was famously arrested in February 1982 when he was caught urinating on a monument near the historic Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. He would also famously be banned from performing in San Antonio for a decade. Not only would he return and rock San Antonio, but he revisited the Alamo with his son, Jack, in 2015 for their History Channel series 'Ozzy & Jack's World Detour.'

  • Axl Rose & the Riverport Riot

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    On July 2, 1991, Guns N' Roses were playing a show at the Riverport Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, Mo. when Axl Rose cut the set short after seeing a fan in the crowd with a camera.  Cut to the infamous “Well, thanks to the lame-ass security, I’m going home!” line….and cue riot!

  • The Led Zeppelin Mudshark Incident

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    This wild (and alleged) night is still highly debated as to whether it happened or didn't happen and whether Zeppelin and/or Vanilla Fudge were involved, but we all have heard about this story by now. If you haven't, Google it, because I have a good feel if I were to describe it, I might get fired.

  • Any given night with Keith Moon

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    Truth be told, this list alone could have been about eight different crazy stories about Keith Moon, from blowing up hotel room toilets or his infamous 21st birthday party at a Holiday Inn in Flint, Mich. Just pick any night! As Alice Cooper once said in an interview with Fretlight Guitar, "I always tell people 30 percent of what you've heard about me is true, [but] everything you've heard about Keith Moon is true."

  • R.E.M’s Peter Buck Loses It On An Airplane

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    It’s not uncommon for rock stars to engage in questionable behavior high up in the sky, but when news broke that R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck went on what was called a “drunken rampage” during a 2002 British Airways flight, needless to say many were taken aback. He supposedly drank about 15 glasses of wine on a trans-Atlantic flight on British Airways. He would later be acquitted on assault charges from the incident.

  • Police Raid Keith Richards’ Home

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    Richards' home in Sussex was infamously raided by police in 1967. Various drug possession charges were levied against Richards, Mick Jagger and then-girlfriend Marianne Faithfull, who was reportedly only wearing a fur rug at the time of the bust.  Not sure how one could wear a rug, but that and the alleged Mars Bar were also part of the legend. (Once again, Google it. I don't want to get fired.)

  • Jim Morrison arrested for allegedly exposing himself.

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    Probably one of the Lizard King’s most infamous moments, Morrison was arrested in March 1969 for apparently dropping his pants during a concert in Florida, even though no photographic evidence was found. In 2010, Florida's clemency board would pardon Morrison posthumously of the charges.

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock news blogger who's well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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