Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
All right, take me back hold my hand
All the way back to the brotherland
Take me back I want to go back
Take me back and my funky ass band
All the way back to the brotherland take me back (let's go)
I want to go as fast as I can
Slidin' on back to the brotherland
Now children, take me on back
Take me on back, take me on back
Take me on back (east L.A.)
Hollywood
Hollywood, Hollywood
Hollywood, Hollywood
Hollywood, Hollywood
Hollywood
I want to get up and go with my funky ass jams
All the way back to the brotherland
Take me back (take me back)
I want to go back
Hollywood
Hollywood
Hollywood
Hollywood
Take me on back, take me on back
Take me on back, take me on back
Take me on back, take me on back
Where the women is the women
And the man is the man
Hollywood
Hollywood
Hollywood
Hollywood
I want to go as fast as I can
Slidin' on back to the brotherland
Now children
All the way back to the brotherland
Take me back I want to go back
Take me back and my funky ass band
All the way back to the brotherland take me back (let's go)
I want to go as fast as I can
Slidin' on back to the brotherland
Now children, take me on back
Take me on back, take me on back
Take me on back (east L.A.)
Hollywood
Hollywood, Hollywood
Hollywood, Hollywood
Hollywood, Hollywood
Hollywood
I want to get up and go with my funky ass jams
All the way back to the brotherland
Take me back (take me back)
I want to go back
Hollywood
Hollywood
Hollywood
Hollywood
Take me on back, take me on back
Take me on back, take me on back
Take me on back, take me on back
Where the women is the women
And the man is the man
Hollywood
Hollywood
Hollywood
Hollywood
I want to go as fast as I can
Slidin' on back to the brotherland
Now children
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Hollywood (Africa) Lyrics as written by George Porter Arthur L. Jr. Neville
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
A great funk song, a great cover, a great concept, and a perfectly put together masterpeice. It's a cover from The Meters song "Africa".
Man, I didn't know it was a cover! Just downloaded the song, it isn't very good.. at least not as good as the Reds version. I just have to say it: Red Hot Chili Peppers is the world's greatest cover-band! (Hollywood, Fire, Yertle the Turtle, If You Want Me To Stay, Higher Ground, They're Red Hot...)
and Subterranean Homesick Blues.
honestly, while I love the chili peppers and they're music, they are NOWHERE and I mean NOWHERE near the quality of Hendrix, or stevie wonder, and they masacred theose songs, while chili-ifying them.
hey! I think they are just as incredible as my man Jimmi and my homie G Stevie. All miricle workers.
jimi. not jimmi.
its a cover of the meters song "Africa" and (at the reccomendation of George Clinton - of Parliament Funkadelic) is about the chili peppers' Africa - Hollywood
the meteres are a black band and chili pepeprs are white the meters made this song to say that their proud of being afracian and rhcp made it into being proud to live in hollywood with the help of george clition as if it wasnt for him they wouldnt have knowen who they were
AK spent ages worryin abotu this and practiced it all weekend befor he recorede it tis great! love it !
love this song love the trumpet love their love for their home
oh yea ... what are they saying when they go.. ploi ploi ploi ploi ploi... is that the sound they make? i really wanna know!!