Fraggle Rock is back after 35 years — and, of course, Dave Grohl is involved. Friday will see the following: Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Foo Fighters premiered this video on Apple TV+ “Fraggle Rock Rock,” a song inspired by the Jim Henson show’s original theme song.
With its electric guitar intro, head bob-inducing melody, and mid-song harmonies reminiscent of the show’s original theme song… Foo Fighters kinda popped off. “We’re gonna rock our way to freedom/Gonna run right back and see ’em/ Gonna flip, flop, skippity hop/Back to Fraggle Rock,” Grohl sings in the earworm’s chorus.
Apple TV+ dropped the show’s first teaser in November and gave fans of the beloved Eighties show a first look at the return of original characters Gobo, Red, Boober, Mokey, Wembley, and Uncle Travelling Matt. The series, which consists of 13 episodes, premiered Friday. It follows the 2020 movie reboot. Fraggle Rock: Rock On!.
The puppet characters will be the main focus of the show. “on hilarious, epic adventures about the magic that happens when we celebrate and care for our interconnected world,”According to Apple TV+. Grohl is the best person to channel this through song
Oh, and Foo Fighters aren’t the only stars joining the Fraggles on the show’s soundtrack. Patti LaBelle and Patti LaBelle are paired on “Shine on Us Now (Moon Come Soon),”Cynthia Erivo featured on “Chase the Wind,”Daveed Diggs gets it on “Go with the Flow.”
Foo Fighters are set to go on a stadium tour this year and will perform at several major festivals across South America, including Brazil, Argentina, and Chile’s Lollapalooza. Grohl spoke out to Rolling StoneLast September was all about the band’s future, and the optimistic outlook of his life. “I think also in life, you get trapped in crisis, where you imagine there’s no way out,”He said it then. “When really, if you dare to consider that crisis a blip on the radar, it’s easier to push through.”