It takes a lot of talent to put a quarter-century-old song back on the charts, whether you’re one of the most established alt-rock bands working today or just an especially precocious 11-year-old. This week, Foo Fighters’ 1997 classic “Everlong” has cracked Billboard’s Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, Hot Alternative Songs, and Hot Hard Rock Songs charts, likely a result of the band’s recent live performance of the track with pint-sized drumming legend Nandi Bushell.
The gig in question went down on August 26th at the Forum in Los Angeles, and has since driven US streams of “Everlong” up 4 percent. Bushell, a noted Foo Fighters fan, first caught frontman Dave Grohl’s attention after his friends began sending him her viral drum covers, which led to a good-natured drum-off between the two. Naturally, the band had to let her fill in for drums on “Everlong” in person. Revisit footage from their very adorable encounter — as well as the bonkers official music video to “Everlong” — below.
Foo Fighters aren’t the only rock stars Bushell has met IRL, either: the UK native also recently got to join forces with Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, and Arctic Monkeys’ Matt Helders.
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