Foo Fighters cover Baker Street: Hear the band’s forgotten B-side rendition of Gerry Rafferty’s classic.

Listen to the Foo Fighters’ Powerful, Long-Forgotten Cover of “Baker Street”

Listen to the Foo Fighters’ Powerful, Long-Forgotten Cover of “Baker Street”

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Feb. 8 2015 1:23 PM

Listen to the Foo Fighters’ Powerful, Long-Forgotten Cover of “Baker Street”

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The Colour and the Shape was the Foo Fighters’ second album, and the one that silenced notions of the band being a flash in the pan riding on Dave Grohl’s name. It’s now considered one of the best rock records of the ’90s, but it still has its undiscovered pleasures—like this rarely heard, deeply satisfying cover of Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street,” which was a B-side to hit single “My Hero.”

The folks at Laughing Squid unearthed the cover, which hasn’t gotten much exposure due to it being solely available on the 10th anniversary edition of The Colour and the Shape. But it’s a triumphant take on Rafferty’s classic, with the band’s wailing guitars perfectly aping the song’s famous saxophone riff.

Sharan Shetty is on the editorial staff of the New Yorker. You can follow him on Twitter