I’ll Just Leave This Here: Two 1st Graders Cover the Foo Fighters’ ‘Everlong’ Better Than You.

Posted by on 8/6/11 at 4:00 pm

They’re soooo cute and soooo talented!! I say fuck school and take this shit on the road.

I can tell she wants me...

If Dave Grohl was a smart man (he is) he would have these tikes open for them on the Foo Fighters next tour. I’m just saying… For giving you this great idea, can I please have thirteen hundred dollars Mr. Grohl?

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    First.

  • guest

    First.

    • Timvonyom

      dumb

      • Ac423977

        is that the only word you know how to spell…

    • Guest

      First to be a fag.

      • Etger

        PONE!

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          you mean PWN?

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    First.

  • sandalwood.ie

    thanks!!! :)  <3 from sandalwood.ie

    • http://www.DavidCDean.com David C Dean

      You two did a fantastic job.  Keep it up!

    • Rootbeerjello

      You kids are incredibly talented! The boy’s a great guitarist for his age (or any age!) , and the girl really has a powerful voice. And I can hear you changing the guitar and vocal rhythms, which a lot of kids your age would never dream of doing, I know I wouldn’t. You two have real talent!

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Kevin-Lawson/684418282 Kevin Lawson

        lol a great guitarist for any age

  • anon

    Hey no less amazing, but if these kids are 1st graders then they’ve been in 1st grade a LONG time. The girl is 11 and the boy is 12.

    • sandalwood.ie

      Yeah we are 11 and 12 we dont have first grade in Ireland what age is first grade?

      • Guest

        Year 2

      • Thorne

        Usually about age 6 or 7. I knew these kids had to be older than that.

        • Guest

          they would pass for 8 and 9.  I guess Irish kids look younger.  Potato(e) diet :)

          • Me

            the face paint helps….

          • Ppwr

            why does everyone make fun of the Irish? did we do something wrong? my fiance picks on me about it all the time and on Easter his aunt threw potatoes in my hair!

          • Alex Loudon

            bahahaha fiddly-di potatoes, you wee leprechaun! 

      • Kal

        If you’re 11/12, then although you’d be “First Years” under the UK’s system, under the American “grade” system you’d be “6th graders”.  First graders would be 6-7 as Thorne mentioned.  You might want to change the title (if you can) otherwise any American visitors are going to be confused or feel misled ;)  Great work, really enjoyed that!

        • Eddy Smith

          Actually, under the UK system, you’d be in Year 7.
          We don’t have ‘first years’ here. It’s actually really similar to America, just one year different, e.g.
          First Grade=Year 2.

          • guest

            At my school in the UK our year 7 was called ‘First year’ #justsaying

          • BeeDee

            Yeah, true but that was a good 10 years ago. You became a 1st year after you started secondary school at the age of 11.
            Now kids become year 1′s when they are 5/6 and progress all the way through junior (primary in old terms) until you are 16 and in Year 11.
            No need to split hairs, these kids are amazing! The girl has a great voice, i’m sure she is destined for fame (as long as she desires it).

          • maisie

            Under the private school system in the UK, Year 7 is called First Year. Year 8 is Second Year, so on and so forth. So yes, the tern First Year is still used today.

          • Trouble With Tim

            who cares what grade they are in… this is music, not math… they get top grades in my book!

          • ali

            Depends of the private school Cheltenham College name their years 1-13.

        • Ciaran

          The kids are Irish. The UK system is different to that of the one in Ireland. So Year 7 in the UK would be 1st year in Ireland.

        • CaptainOblivious

          Um… yeah they would be in year 7 … it’s not Harry Potter they aren’t little first years off to Hogwarts… just sayin’.

      • http://www.facebook.com/crazyforireland Lee Parker

        Ireland! Awesome! Where are you in Ireland?

      • Cirsybo4

        even if they were liek 16 theyre still amazing. keep it up. us irish girls ;)

        • …

          and guys ;)

      • Cirsybo4

        even if they were liek 16 theyre still amazing. keep it up. us irish girls ;)

    • raimey vanfleet

      i thought they was about 11-13
      and the girl is real cute ;)

  • Liz

    I love it. They’re so talented! :)

  • Fbytirl1

    hipster kids 

  • Seppa443

    awesome!! Great voice, great playing, keep it up you two!

  • Tstoddard83

    I like this version better than the original.  Very nice!!

  • Suzy

    Just stumbled in (thanku stumbleupon) and had to comment I LOVE THIS theyre no virtuosos but thats one special little performance right there!  Love the way they turned the crowd!

  • Niamh

    Electric picnic or oxjam? Loved it. Nice to see talented kids from Ireland for a change :)

  • No

    This is awesome. I usually never enjoy the sounds of childrens voices… I like this though. Maybe i’m turning soft, or maybe irish kids just like freaking awesome music. Stupid ugly north american kids!!

  • guest

    wow, they’re amazing. :) it’s nice to know some of our youth still has good taste in music.

  • MAECTPO_rus

    Not surprised! Kid stuck in ten chords!

  • Natalie

    I love that she looks like a cute little hippie <3

  • http://mickayfinn.tumblr.com/ Mickayfinn

    Saw this a few months ago. Loved it. Just Stumbled upon it again. Guess what’s on repeat?

  • Tripewithonions

    Its on Reddit if u wanna upvote http://redd.it/jc39x

  • Blag_Ripper

    Hey kids, play a real song, don’t waste your talent on this trendy crap. The band foo foo fighters is total shite, you do make it sound better than the original though. 

    • Blag_Ripper_is_an_idiot

      First off, you’re an idiot. This is one of the biggest rock songs of the 90s, and Dave Grohl is one of the best rockers of the decade. I’d cringe to find out what sort of garbage you would dare call music if you think this is crap. I’m going to take a shot in the dark here, you’re a huge fan of The Smiths, aren’t you?

      Now that I’ve got that out of the way, excellent work, you two! I really hope Dave Grohl sees this. You’d make him proud.

      • sandalwood.ie

        haha thanks well we actually are also love Morrissey :)

      • mrkmgs

        Did you just admit to hating the Smiths?… I bet you hate the Pixies too? I like the Foo Fighters, but c’mon. I bet Dave Grohl would say Morrissey is more talented than him.

      • 105.5 RealRockRadio

        First off, Dave Grohl is not one of the best rockers of any decade, in fact he drums like a 10yr old girl playing trendy Top40 pop music, that is why you slurp his sausage. 

        Now go back to your local Target store and buy some more of your so called rock music, loser.

        BTW, You kids are Rock!  

    • blag_ripper..kill yourself

      kill yourself

  • ChristinaV

    Stumlin’ through the net {via “Stumble” of course}, and came across this page :D Love it. 

  • Jon Bird

    You guys rocked it hard! what’s the name of your band? and you guys have other songs?

  • Monstarach

    Why are my little sisters not this awesome?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-DaSilva/100000145718343 Daniel DaSilva

    fuckin awesome

  • msnosmoke

    This is great!!!

  • Richardnproper

    Great job guys!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/papasmuff661 Christian Meister Valencia

    The Kid On The Guitar Is Gonna Get So Much Tail

  • Wolf

    Keep rocking young ones!!

  • Jack

    winnig!!

  • Marysmaron8

    WOW!!! thats fantastic nice job littles ;-)

  • Mike

    Waaaaaaayyyyy better than Justin Beiber

  • Lachessys

    are u people serious??  this is horrible…

    I hate when people say something is good just because a couple of cute kids do it……he can’t play and she can’t sing, I’ve seen 5 year old kids do better.

    • Voice of Reason

      lets put this in terms your meager little brain would be able to comprehend.  if these kids auditioned for any nationally televised tv show with just audio recordings and no other information provided, they would pass the first rounds easily making it to televised performances.  now their youth comes into consideration.  they’re good enough to show up adult singers and their talents are nowhere near their peaks.  these kids can go a long way up. dont hate just cuz you cant duplicate.  
      ps – good work you too! keep it up!

      • cwolf20

        Listen.  I am not in any way saying it’s bad at all, but there are definitely some miscues.  It’s completely expected.  They’re 11!

        But you’re deluding yourself if you think audio only gets them through without anyone knowing how old they are.

        Thanks Stumbleupon!  This is a good one.

      • voice of shut the f**k up

        Your “meager little brain” clearly can’t comprehend proper grammar.

    • musicjunkie

      I don’t think their talent is what makes this special at all.  I think this video is very cool because it captures what looks to have been a pretty cool little happening.  If you believe the blurb on the video, it was an impromptu step-up.  I love the way the crowd are surprised to see the kids can actually perform, then the kids are surprised at the crowd reaction!  I found it quite emotional actually, but I couldn’t fully explain why.  Basically I felt I was ‘there’.  

    • Lol @ Fail Troll

      10 bucks says your 20 something year old ass couldn’t play or sing even close to their quality even IF you had googled the tabs for it. Stick to Trolling in video games and have your mom make me another ham sandwich.

  • Clive

    Yeah ‘First Year’ (11-12yrs old) was the old UK system.  Now it’s year 6 is the new UK system, imported rubbish from US like simesters, SATS, starting formal education at 4yrs old, etc

    • mrkmgs

      Did they import English too with their “simesters”?

  • Ducky

    Meh
    Nothing against their talent, because these little kiddies definitely have more talent than the Justin Beiber’s and Rebecca Blacks that surround them, but I didn’t like this.
    Everlong is one of my favorite songs, one of the best of the 90′s, but you know what? It’s about sex. It can be romantic, but it’s not some deep love song. It’s about sex, and I don’t wanna hear some 11 year old kids singing that song. It kinda ruins it for me. I would MUCH rather hear the original than this. Hell even if it was some deep romantic love song, hearing little kids sing it just doesn’t do a song like that justice. A lot of people consider songs by artists like Teddy Pendergrass and Barry White to be romantic as well as sexy but would you wanna hear little kids singing their music. No.

    Pick a different song to showcase your talent next time and I think people would like it a little more. But regardless of the song choice, keep playing because you do have talent :)

    • musicjunkie

      I like your argument but actually I don’t agree that the song is definitely about physical love to start with.  And then, hearing this version made me think of it a whole new way.  I started to think of it almost as about a mystical level rather than physical, or even necessarily romantic love.  I also would generally hold the view that the meaning of any piece of art or performance is in the mind of the beholder rather than the creator.  I have little doubt Grohl meant it to be about physical love when he wrote it!  But I’m personally fully comfortable with hearing this song one day by Foos and thinking it’s about one thing, then hearing the same song another day by these kids and thinking of it as something entirely different.  

      • mrkmgs

        Music is what you make of it, but as an actual definition Grohl did write this song about sex.

  • guest

    Proof that there is still hope for the music of tomorrow.

    • Kawaiikohso

      You’re an absolute idiot.

  • Jawsh

    I’m gonna look out for these kids when I’m older. She’s got some serious chops for her age!

  • Alice

    I hope these kids keep doing this, they are great and have a great career in store for them! :D Very awesome!

  • AudioDependant

    Wow. Wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow

  • alekx

    If these kids don’t end up being a music duo, then the world will explode.

  • Fan

    You guys were fantastic. I keep showing this video to everyone. You are both full of talent and have so much potential, keep shining brightly. <3

  • Fatalcapt85

    who cares what grade they are in..they did an amazing job. 11 or 12 i don’t care they couldshow all of you a thing or 2! fools

  • Impressed

    holy shit, pardon my french, I love the foo fighters but damn, that cover nearly put them to shame.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Carla-Feller/43005582 Carla Feller

    Holyt shit! they are really good! i just hope that they weren’t pushed into this. let them enjoy their childhoods! :D but dude i would love to see them on America’s Got Talent!

  • Tediousmaximus

    this isn’t anything spectacular.

  • Jeremy

    wow thats amazing

  • kenol

    Saw this these Kids and atmosphere was amazing… Hopefully playing EP again this year!!

  • ericblair

    This proves to me that there is hope for the youngest generation. At least a few of them will have good taste in music

  • Copabooey

     Nothing special.

  • Sean444

    amazing.

  • http://www.facebook.com/shantelechina Shantele China

    Wow I love it C: They’re adorable and not to mention talented!

  • Charlie Nash

    that. was fucking awesome.

  • Chy_j_fox

    That’s awesome. You guys really have some talent!

  • Thing 1

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    Anyone Above this line is a fag

  • Thing 2

    Anyone who posted before Thing 2 is also a fag. Dearly stated, Yes, I am a fag.

  • alilorenzzz

    these kids are greatt!

  • Rorymorris

    Really cool, livin life !

  • Par_rob88

    this is absolutely amazing. people should stop caring how their grade system works and enjoy. 

  • twistednature24

    thats so great, good job girl!

  • cupton

    Good job you two! My boyfriend’s band plays this song and I’m going to have to show them this video

  • TryActuallyThinkingForOnce

    lol yay? Foo fighters play easy music…

  • pennylane

    Lucky lucky kids getting to go Electric Picnic so young!! I wasn’t allowed to go until after the Leaving… Please keep this up, you’re so talented. Whoop Ireland =)

  • Eema06

    This is awesome!!! keep up the good work and never give up on your amazing talents :)

  • http://twitter.com/theaccordance Joseph Mainwaring

    Awesome.  Simply awesome.

  • Nevermore21

    kid is using all downstrokes.  That’s why the 1/16th notes sound like crap during the verse

    • stringfellow

      Checked the acoustic version by Grohl on youtube.  He seems to play it the same way, no?

  • Ballz

    obviously midgets….

  • Jennie

    They are NOT first graders btw.. She’s 11 and he’s 12

  • Patcal9

    All I’m gonna say is he’s wearing a cape…

  • Skintimate

    Holy sheet! You kids rock. 

    p.s: I like the glowy skirt. And don’t give me shit for making up a word.

  • http://www.davidbatterson.com David Batterson

    That’s amazing! That kid is a better guitar player than me! And I’ve been playing since I was 10!

  • http://twitter.com/RoraBorieAlice Aurora

    amazing talent from these kids! Who cares what ages they are??? Great talent!!!!

  • Louise

    Beautiful… Keep on rockin’ :)

  • http://profiles.google.com/antony.boyle Antony Boyle

    Loving the cover.  Sometimes Stumbleupon just comes up wit the goods :)

  • guest.

    holy sh*t.

  • Thebegleylad

    brilliant cover guys keep up the good work

  • Hayeson

    These kids are actually irish so technically they arent in 1st grade theyre in 4th class jus sayin

  • OhMyKyoto

    The girl…is a little chubby.

  • http://www.facebook.com/guitarwriter90 Glenn Lewis

    Good work guys, keep it up

  • Allyson1

    You both are fantastic, really enjoyed listening to you.  Keep it up you will be amazing do not pay attention to wierd comments they are just jealous they are older and not as good as you two.  Look forward to seeing more of you in the news…

  • Blackrose

    they are so amazing! sucks i cant sing… i can  play clarinet :3

  • Dcskatea

    bet she has a tight one
     

  • Nognog

    immense man – keep going!

  • Guest

    http://www.mycostumeguide.com for awesome costumes!

  • Latinachickz16

    Wow. This is amazing. :) ‘Nuff said

  • Guest34921

    Someone buy that boy a real guitar.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=844235506 Jacob Taylor

    Not quite first graders, the video says they were 11 and 12, respectively. 

  • Kaysay

    some parent must be so proud, that doesn’t mean they hav to post this shit because other than to them this blows
     

  • Jordyn

    you two are amazing! keep it up :)

  • Kittychic_05

    these are not 1st graders. nice try

  • Kasey

    hey you guys were great dont give away the talent 

  • Kasey

    hey you guys were great dont give away the talent 

  • kaydub

    eh, its good. not great. those kids are way too old to be first graders…

  • Mdunbar

    Your Irish? .. go on ye good thing

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/John-White/1095002764 John White

    hard time believing they are first graders- looks more like 8 for the guitarist and the girl might be 7 but a damn fine job- i am not hatin’ this is how the arts are preserves kudos!!!
     

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1382933973 Charlotte R. VanHagen

    What amazing talent for such youngsters!

  • Dpage67

    I have seen better

  • Beckers1993

    wow these kids should audition for the American X-factor

  • Neil

    Meh, mighty bold statement that these two cover Everlong better than any of the people viewing this video… Talented little tykes but no where near as good as this tittle boasts.

  • Fuckthis

    >implying I can’t play guitar without any sense of rhythm or sing in a completely monotone voice

  • Elitistwhore

    is this at burning man?
     

    • sandalwood.ie

      Hiya!!!  We did this at Electric Picnic festival in Ireland.  Its the best festival ever.  We go every year this year was our fifth time!  <3 sandalwood.ie

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Kevin-Lawson/684418282 Kevin Lawson

    seriously? this is literally the easiest song to play, even a 8 year old can do it

    • sarahD

      Agreed.  Well, pretty easy anyhow.  Well, playing it is easy, performing it is another thing.

  • Arielle

    JEALOUS! These two did an amazing job!!

  • TANKTOP

    painful.  painful that they’re almost as good as me!!

  • blowingchunks

    reddit!!!!

  • Jony

    they are actually not so good! well they are not bad for their ages, but there are better talented kids out there! way better singers and better guitarists!  this song is pretty simple as well….

    • TrippyHippy

      I agree that the level of talent is modest.  I think the performance, however, is extraordinary.  I got chills.  Looked like the crowd did too.  I think that’s the charm of t his clip, it looked like an unexpected special performance which is quite rare in the spectrum of karaoke to over-polished professionals.

 
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