Foo Fighters end a week-long takeover on Jimmy Kimmel Live! by performing their cover of Gerry Rafferty’s 1978 hit “Baker Street.” Multiple outlets highlight the band’s choice of a deep cut, noting that the song has not been a frequent staple in their live repertoire.
Rolling Stone frames the moment as a return after a long gap, describing the cover as having been inactive for nearly 20 years before this new performance. Billboard and Consequence similarly focus on the specificity of the week’s set, describing “Baker Street” as one of the limited appearances during the takeover, with Billboard portraying it as the band’s only cover of the week on “Fallon.”
Across the coverage, the emphasis remains on the live nature of the revival and the band’s selective use of the track, with outlets using different time-span and “rarity” descriptions to contextualize its significance.
