Foo Fighters played Anfield last night. During the set, they covered The Beatles' "I Want You (She's So Heavy)." At Liverpool's ground. In front of tens of thousands of people. If you are not moved by the symbolism of that, even slightly, then we cannot help you.
This is not the first time Dave Grohl has shared a stage with Beatles history. Four years ago, he joined Paul McCartney during his Glastonbury headline set - one of those moments that felt genuinely significant rather than manufactured. Last night at Anfield was different in character but similar in weight: a rock band returning to the city that gave the world The Beatles, choosing one of their most musically complex and emotionally heavy pieces, and playing it live.
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)"
If you know the song, you know why it works as a live choice. It is relentless. Nearly eight minutes long on Abbey Road, with a crescendo that cuts off completely at the end - one of the most abrupt endings in rock history. Live, in an outdoor venue, at night, with a full band, it would have sounded enormous.
The choice says something about what Foo Fighters want to be in this phase of their career. They are not covering "Hey Jude" or "Come Together" - the obvious, crowd-pleasing selections. They picked the dark one. The heavy one. The one that demands something from the audience.
The Anfield dimension
Anfield matters here. This is not just a venue. Liverpool's relationship with music - with the culture that surrounds the city - is specific and real. The crowd at an Anfield show understands what it means to be in that space. Foo Fighters chose that space, on their second consecutive night there, to do something that honoured it.
Our take: Foo Fighters at Anfield covering The Beatles. There are worse ways to spend a Saturday night in Liverpool. Credit where it is due.