Foo Fighters perform a live cover of The Vaselines’ “Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam” during their BottleRock headlining set. The song choice is widely associated with Nirvana, which helped bring the track to a larger international audience when it appeared on the band’s 1994 MTV Unplugged In New York performance. Both outlets frame Foo Fighters’ cover as a return to the link between the two acts and as a way of revisiting that earlier moment in rock history. At BottleRock, the band debuts the cover as part of their set, marking it as a new live appearance rather than a previously documented standard in their repertoire. Coverage focuses on the performance itself and the connection to Nirvana’s earlier rendition, rather than on any additional announcements or context from the band. The reports emphasize that Foo Fighters’ cover follows the path taken by Nirvana, echoing the same song’s cult status while introducing it to a BottleRock audience.
Foo Fighters cover The Vaselines’ “Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam” at BottleRock
Foo Fighters perform a live cover of The Vaselines’ “Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam” during their BottleRock headlining set. The song choice is widely associated with Nirvana, which helped bring the tra...
- Foo Fighters perform a live cover of The Vaselines’ “Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam” at BottleRock.
- The cover happens during Foo Fighters’ BottleRock headlining set.
- The song is closely associated with Nirvana’s 1994 performance on MTV Unplugged In New York.
- Both sources mention the cover as a follow-on to Nirvana’s earlier spotlight of the track.
Nirvana brought the cult band's song to international attention when they played it on 1994's 'MTV Unplugged In New York' The post Watch Foo Fighters follow in Nirvana’s footsteps by covering The Vaselines’ ‘Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam’ at BottleRock appeared first on NME.
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