Tribute (song)

"Tribute" is the first single of Tenacious D's self-titled debut album. It was released July 16th, 2002.

Related Topics:
Tenacious D - July 16th - 2002

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"Tribute" (#4 Australia) was the most requested video on Kerrang! TV in 2002. A cross between "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" and "Stairway to Heaven", the song is a tribute to the "greatest song in the world," which they have forgotten.

Related Topics:
Kerrang! - 2002 - The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Stairway to Heaven

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:"This is not the greatest song in the world.

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: This is just a tribute.

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: Couldn't remember the greatest song in the world.

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: This is a tribute."

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On original versions of the song (as well as on the Tenacious D TV show) one can hear Kyle Gass play the opening to "Stairway to Heaven," and, commonly, during live performances after the song is completed, harmoniously sing, "And they're playing the best song in the world," in a manner identical to the ending lyrics of "Stairway to Heaven," where "And she's buying a stairway to heaven" is sung.

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The song chronicles the band members' encounter with the devil who demands the duo play "the best song in the world" or have their souls devoured. The band "play the first thing that came to heads" and it "Just so happened to be / The best song in the world."

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Dave Grohl plays the demon in the music video, and Ben Stiller makes a very, very brief cameo as a passer-by. Liam Lynch, the director of the video, also makes a cameo as a passer-by.

Related Topics:
Dave Grohl - Ben Stiller - Liam Lynch

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Although the video had huge success on UK television (Kerrang TV mostly), the song was never actually released as a single. To date, the only song released as a single in the UK by the D is "Wonderboy" that made the Top 40.

Related Topics:
Kerrang - Top 40

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