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New Foo Fighters Video (Feat. Rashida Jones) - "Long Road To Ruin"

Love it when Foo Fighters hit the costume department and have a laugh. Unlike "Learn To Fly," for instance, Dave Grohl (or, Davy Grolton) sticks to but one character in this '70s hospital soap opera send up within a sendup, but it's a good one with a great haircut, alotta tears, and the requisite hair lip. The clip also gives us the best fake name we've heard since Bart's prank calls to Moe: Saul Goode, dude. Plus Davy gets a quick make out session with The Office's Rashida Jones and later dies in a fiery car crash. It's all very rock 'n' roll.

Nice Rashida timing: Karen made a return -- albeit brief -- to The Office last night. And Jim's faux moustache just couldn't disguise how many times he shoved his foot in his mouth during that fond reunion. But hey at least he got an invite to the Finer Things club out of it.

Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace is out on RCA.

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Silly video can't save crappy song

Posted by: Kiko Jones at 11/02/07 11:30 AM | Reply
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video not accessible in Europe... pfff

Posted by: shyboy at 11/02/07 11:32 AM | Reply
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"Sol Goode," the motion picture:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275692/

Posted by: Ben at 11/02/07 11:37 AM | Reply
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Posted by: Bonnie at 11/02/07 11:39 AM | Reply
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Find it really annoying the way Stereogum always leaves off the first word of sentences.

Posted by: piss'D at 11/02/07 12:04 PM | Reply
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She's very exotic-looking. Was her father a G.I.?

Posted by: Javier Buchananeversonia at 11/02/07 1:16 PM | Reply
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never realized her dad is actually quincy jones, and her sister was engaged to tupac at the time of his death...

Posted by: chim richalds at 11/02/07 1:44 PM | Reply
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Find it really infuriating how stereogum use overdrive videos.

Care not about europeans?

Posted by: Alex at 11/02/07 2:44 PM | Reply
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Should use a different video host, like Flektor.

Posted by: Ron at 11/02/07 2:51 PM | Reply
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sorry Alex -- when these videos premiere on MTV, we have no choice. we usually replace with a more globally conscious embed as soon as its available. will find something for ya soon!

Posted by: amrit at 11/02/07 3:19 PM | Reply
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Typical crappy Foo Fighters filler song... doesn't sound like a single at all. Still, I love the boys. It's good to see them return to silly videos after the serious business of "The Pretender," a better song with a generic video.

Also, yeah, use proper sentences, please.

Posted by: The Other Matthew at 11/02/07 6:24 PM | Reply
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she was also on the "Stella" pilot and "Chapelle's Show"

Posted by: christian at 11/02/07 6:30 PM | Reply
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I agree very much with The Other Matthew, although I do like this song more than "The Pretender." It seems more upbeat, but maybe that's just the video. As a long-time Foo's fan, it's nice to see them having fun again.

Posted by: Evan at 11/03/07 3:10 AM | Reply
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whats up with the audio

Posted by: grover at 11/03/07 12:38 PM | Reply
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finally a return to the foo video of old.

saul goode, baby.

Posted by: brent at 11/03/07 4:41 PM | Reply
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At least they got a real female to play the girl role this time. On a related note, Taylor's hair is looking luscious.

Posted by: Rebecca at 11/08/07 8:14 PM | Reply
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I love this song & the video is great. My favorite Foo videos are the funny ones. LOVE the guys without so much facial hair! (They are yummy)

Posted by: Foobulous at 11/11/07 6:06 PM | Reply
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