Foo Fighters: Carpool karaoke was uncomfortable and took all day

James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke segments on his Late Late Show have become the stuff of legend, and even created a spin-off series for Apple Music, but not all of the featured artists look back fondly on their experience – and the Foo Fighters are the first to complain about it.

First of all, I was kind of surprised to see the Foo Fighters jump in the car with Corden, considering that he typically features more pop-oriented stars like Britney Spears Adele and Madonna. The fact that the Foos weren’t overly keen on singing karaoke versions of their hits like ‘All My Life’, ‘Best Of You’, ‘Learn To Fly’ (and their latest single, ‘The Sky Is A Neighborhood’ off of their upcoming ninth album Concrete and Gold) seems like a no-brainer to me.

Guitarist Pat Smear (still one of the best rock ‘n’ roll names ever) told NME that “By hour three in dude’s car it got less fun. It kinda went on. When we stopped at Guitar Center, that felt like we were done, but it was like ‘this is halfway’.” Dave Grohl added that the experience was “a little uncomfortable,” but had nothing but nice things to say about James, telling the magazine, “Oh he definitely is [a music lover]. And he’s a very nice guy.” He added, “I don’t mind singing my own songs at Glastonbury or The O2 but if I had to sing you a song right now I’d be too embarrassed.” Dave also shared that the band sang songs by other artists during the filming, admitting he “could do that all day.” He said, “We did The Ramones, and Rick Astley, but they didn’t use it. I don’t know why.”

The Foos may not have been jazzed about the segment, but fans loved it. The clip on YouTube has amassed over 6.5 million views. The band’s next viral video sensation could be the jam session from the end of their set at their Cal Jam festival in San Bernardino, California on Saturday. The Foos invited Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher on stage for a rousing cover of the Beatles “Come Together” and, best of all, they Rickrolled the crowd with a special appearance by Rick Astley himself who joined the band for a cover of his hit “Never Gonna Give You Up.” Damn, I love the Foo Fighters – and they do perform a mean cover. Maybe next time stick with the pop stars, James.