I almost wrote a lengthy Song of the Moment post, but I ended up erasing it entirely. Honestly, tonight, I’d rather prepare myself for my second mind-blowing Foo Fighters show tomorrow night at the Singapore Grand Prix. And one of the things I’m looking forward to is singing along as the ferocious Dave Grohl shreds the guitar and screams these lines from my Song of the Moment, “My Hero”:
There goes my hero Watch him as he goes There goes my hero He’s ordinary
The music video of Foo Fighters’ “My Hero”.
Happiest weekend, everyone! See you in the next post!
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Header image: Petr Ganaj of Pexels. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2025.
I admit that Daft Punk’s “Around the World” (a previous Song of the Moment) is still on my rotation this week. I mean, come on, it’s one of my favorite electronic dance songs. But this week, I also decided to listen more to the pioneers of industrial rock, Nine Inch Nails. I started my binge-listening with the essential playlist curated by Spotify.
After listening to half of the playlist, the song that stuck with me is “Every Day Is Exactly the Same” (a single from the Nine Inch Nails studio album With Teeth). I remembered listening to it multiple times in 2019 (one of the darkest times in my life), but it’s only recently that I truly understand the song’s lyrics on the dark side of monotonous routine and blind conformity. (Well, that’s my interpretation anyway.)
Every day is exactly the same Every day is exactly the same There is no love here and there is no pain Every day is exactly the same
The chorus of Nine Inch Nails’ “Every Day Is Exactly the Same”
I’m a guy who loves listening to various music genres, so listening to “Every Day Is Exactly the Same” is a darkly refreshing break from the upbeat Daft Punk classic “Around the World”. That’s why it’s my Song of the Moment.
Nine Inch Nail’s “Every Day Is Exactly the Same”.
Now I’m going to try a different affogato tonight. See you in the next post.
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Header image: Clock image by Phantom Reader of Pixabay. Edited in Adobe Photoshop 2025.
I’m supposed to categorize this post as justa part of my Listen blog series, but I also added the number 30’s Roman numeral equivalent to the post title because:
I would like this post to be the 30th normal Diary post, and…
It aligns with the Foo Fighters’ 30th anniversary this year. (They celebrated it last June 26 and July 4 [the UK and US release dates of the first Foos studio album, respectively], and I celebrated it with a Foos music marathon.)
Anyway, after almost two and a half years of writing in The Diary, and because of the aforementioned 30th anniversary of my favorite band, I think it’s time for me, The Deranged Writer, to list down my top six favorite Foo Fighters songs of all time.
Note: While writing this entry, I had a hard time picking my top four to six (and below that) because they have changed through the years, and it will change for sure. But I’m definitely certain about my top three.
The Diary of The Deranged Writer 