From Google Gemini When Pat Finnerty mentions the "Dave Grohl incident," he is referring to a viral event from August 2020 known as the "Grohlathon."
At the time, Finnerty was a musician in Philadelphia who had gained a following for his "What Makes This Song Stink" style of content and Instagram Live sessions where he would challenge himself to learn all the parts of a song in an hour.
The "Grohlathon" Breakdown
The Goal: Finnerty set out to record a cover of Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" and became "obsessed" with getting Dave Grohl to sing the iconic "I want my MTV" line (originally sung by Sting).
The Stunt: He launched a 24-hour Instagram livestream with a cardboard cutout of Grohl by his side. He used his audience to signal-boost the stream, hoping it would reach the Foo Fighters frontman.
The Connection: Through a series of social connections, word reached actor Andrew Sikking, who happened to be at a dinner party at Dave Grohl’s house that night.
The Appearance: Roughly nine hours into the stream, Grohl actually joined the call. He appeared on camera, asked "What the f*** are you guys doing?", and ended up hanging out on the stream for about 20 minutes.
What Happened During the Incident?
During the call, Grohl was incredibly good-natured. He:
1. Sang the Line: He fulfilled Finnerty’s request and sang the "I want my MTV" part.
2. Played Drums: He hopped behind a drum kit and jammed along to the track.
3. The "Probst" Cameo: In a surreal twist, Finnerty realized later that another guest at the party he saw in the background was actually Jeff Probst, the host of Survivor.
4.The Famous Quote: When Finnerty asked, "Is it good to be Grohl?", Dave famously responded, "Oh yeah, it’s the fing best."*
Finnerty often references this as a high point of his career, proving his theory that if you have enough "conviction" (and a cardboard cutout), you can make ridiculous things happen in rock and roll.
@user-uu5of8rd1n
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
Hell yeah, Pat is back
@namebrandmason
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
Boring answer, but the dancing guy is the Bosstone’s tour manager.
@HammyGiblets
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
1:11:44 do the CoSo sound
@HammyGiblets
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
Ed 'sue me' Sheran & John 'spread it on thick' mayonnaise collectively living under a rock bringing the audio slave riff. Rip off merchants.
@fiznishio
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
Jebus. 10 seconds in and you summed it up the whole perfectly with "Truck Month". This is hot garbage.
@namebrandmason
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
I saw one of those knockoff “Arm the Homeless” guitars at Guitar Center the other day.
All I could say was “it’s a shame about rage.”
@cilini
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
Having this much talent out there and making such a bland song is like having a sports car that you never take out of 2nd gear…
@themack22
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
They riff was Mayers idea and Jaffe got rolled out there for playing one chord on the B3
@fck_youtube
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
Audioslop
@AustenHampson
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
Fuck is Audioslave trash? Loved em growing up lol
@charlesdarwin7253
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
Ain't nooooobody gonna tell me how to live.
Gonna drank some liquor, gonna wake up in jail.
@K0kEEE
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
The Footloose performance was actually quite enjoyable
@PJ-ku5lp
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
To borrow from Lewis Black, there's no such thing as oat "milk". At best it's oat juice.
@bearpickle
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
you can't hear Pat whistle "sure shot" unless you're night hawkin
@TheShamescoStillLovesYa
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
I dig Geese but “I got problems” cracked a fella up.
@tartansauce4879
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
We’re night hawkin’…
@seantblackwood
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
That was a very cockless song. Wastebin it.
@michaelclark1811
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
why do they keep making these songs at us
@zipahead
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
From Google Gemini
When Pat Finnerty mentions the "Dave Grohl incident," he is referring to a viral event from August 2020 known as the "Grohlathon."
At the time, Finnerty was a musician in Philadelphia who had gained a following for his "What Makes This Song Stink" style of content and Instagram Live sessions where he would challenge himself to learn all the parts of a song in an hour.
The "Grohlathon" Breakdown
The Goal: Finnerty set out to record a cover of Dire Straits' "Money for Nothing" and became "obsessed" with getting Dave Grohl to sing the iconic "I want my MTV" line (originally sung by Sting).
The Stunt: He launched a 24-hour Instagram livestream with a cardboard cutout of Grohl by his side. He used his audience to signal-boost the stream, hoping it would reach the Foo Fighters frontman.
The Connection: Through a series of social connections, word reached actor Andrew Sikking, who happened to be at a dinner party at Dave Grohl’s house that night.
The Appearance: Roughly nine hours into the stream, Grohl actually joined the call. He appeared on camera, asked "What the f*** are you guys doing?", and ended up hanging out on the stream for about 20 minutes.
What Happened During the Incident?
During the call, Grohl was incredibly good-natured. He:
1. Sang the Line: He fulfilled Finnerty’s request and sang the "I want my MTV" part.
2. Played Drums: He hopped behind a drum kit and jammed along to the track.
3. The "Probst" Cameo: In a surreal twist, Finnerty realized later that another guest at the party he saw in the background was actually Jeff Probst, the host of Survivor.
4.The Famous Quote: When Finnerty asked, "Is it good to be Grohl?", Dave famously responded, "Oh yeah, it’s the fing best."*
Finnerty often references this as a high point of his career, proving his theory that if you have enough "conviction" (and a cardboard cutout), you can make ridiculous things happen in rock and roll.
@mattweinberger9768
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
I think Sheeran had another stinker called Blow a few years back with Stapleton and Timberlake. The bloke just wants to rock
@jrdindiana
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
When Kimmel said “together for the very first time”, I think that was literal. Like, this is a first jam if I ever heard one.
@SpacestationWilly
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
McGraw had the same C minor chugging in the verses too but the hook on “I Don’t Want To Be” kinda rips
@krasnodarling
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
“Truck month” is such a swift yet comprehensive diagnosis of this thing
@theneonchimpchannel9095
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
Ripping off Gavin DeGrew? That guy only had a hit by ripping off Australian band Powderfinger.
@sometimelater
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
BEYOND FUCKING HORRIBLE
@RyanTeachout
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
This is the first time I have ever wanted to hear more from mayer…. Wtf was that "solo"?
@theneonchimpchannel9095
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
Cut Me Some Slack was good but it was a rip off of American Woman by The Guess Who and Mama by Billy Thorpe.
@jrdindiana
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 am
This popped up as new and I thought it was about the death of the 3doors down guy
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