 Genius Meanings
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under the Bridge
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The song is about front man Anthony Kiedis and the period in his life when he walked around Los Angeles sad and very alone, finding solace in the streets and hills and the wind
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – By the Way
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As the title track from the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ eighth studio album, “By the Way” reflects the underlying theme of the record—Anthony Kiedis’ love life, and the emotions
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Otherside
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A single from the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s 1999 album Californication, the “other side” here is a metaphor for both the struggle to get back to a normal life after addiction and also
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Snow (Hey Oh)
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This song is from their 2006 album Stadium Arcadium and is one of the songs to sit longest at #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart.
In the words of the lead singer it’s about “
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Soul to Squeeze
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Originally recorded during the production of their fifth studio album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991). Although it was not featured on the record—and compiled as a b-side to “Give It
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dark Necessities
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Anthony Kiedis, who wrote the lyrics to “Dark Necessities” in Hawaii, explained that the song:
speaks to the beauty of our dark sides and how much creativity and growth and light
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Can't Stop
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Released as a the third single from By The Way, “Can’t Stop” is known for its simple but catchy guitar riff, pulsating bass and thoroughly cryptic lyrics.
Throughout the track
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All Saints – Under the Bridge
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An R&B-style cover of the song by Red Hot Chili Peppers which notably lacks the outro (“Under the bridge downtown…”). The first verse is also split with an additional chorus in the
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under The Bridge (Re-Recorded)
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Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner / Sometimes I feel like my only friend / Is the city I live in, The City of Angels / Lonely as I am together we cry / I drive on her
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication
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This song is mainly about the dark side of Hollywood that lies underneath the glossy surface. The band might love the city of Los Angeles, but they saw firsthand the effects the
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dani California
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“Dani California” is the first single and the opening track on the Red Hot Chili Peppers' ninth studio album, Stadium Arcadium.
Dani is a made up girl that RHCP reference in many
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Scar Tissue
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The first single off of Californication describes the struggles addicts go through to get sober and how they are viewed different when they return to reality. Scar tissue is a good
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Brendan's Death Song
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Released as the fifth and final single on the Red Hot Chili Peppers album, I’m With You, the song is dedicated to Brendan Mullen. Mullen founded The Masque – a small punk rock club
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Eddie
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“Eddie” is the second single from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' thirteenth studio album, Return of the Dream Canteen. It was inspired by the October 2020 passing of legendary rock
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"Weird Al" Yankovic – Bedrock Anthem
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Parody of The Red Hot Chili Peppers (primarily “Give It Away”, with the intro being “Under the Bridge”), repurposed into talking about The Flintstones. YABBA DABBA DOO!
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Sikamikanico
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“Sikamikanico” was recorded during the Blood Sugar Sex Magik sessions but not included on the album. It was originally released as the b-side to RHCP’s biggest hit “Under The
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Aeroplane
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[Intro] / (Yeah) Aw yeah / [Chorus] / I like pleasure spiked with pain / And music is my aeroplane / It's my aeroplane / Songbird sweet and sour Jane / And music is my aeroplane
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Black Summer
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Red Hot Chili Peppers break an almost six-year long pause with the eco-centered “Black Summer,” the lead single from their twelfth studio album, Unlimited Love.
According to a
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – On Mercury
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[Verse 1] / I've got myself in a masochistic hold / Why don't you let go? / Shake it off just to redirect my flow / Come on, let's go / [Pre-Chorus 1] / Sit up straight, I'm on a
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – This Is the Place
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“This is the Place” is one of the many songs on By the Way which describe the negative effects of hard drugs and the hardships of getting clean.
With reference to early RHCP
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Get on Top
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“Get On Top” was created after a jam session that was conducted shortly after guitarist John Frusciante had listened to Public Enemy.
I was listening to Public Enemy one morning
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Breaking the Girl
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Released as the fourth single from the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1991 album, Blood Sugar Sex Magic, “Breaking the Girl” is about a relationship that frontman Anthony Kiedis had with
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Give It Away
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“Give It Away” was the lead single off Blood Sugar Sex Magik, the fifth studio album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and their first with Warner Bros Records and producer Rick Rubin.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Zephyr Song
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Released as the second single from By the Way, “The Zephyr Song” highlights the human connection and healing power of nature.
The song forms a long comparison between a
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Pea
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“Pea” is the sixth song on the album One Hot Minute. “Pea” was written and performed by Flea.
When Flea was younger, he was frequently picked on. This song is partly believed to
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Savior
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“Savior” was the twelfth track off of Californication. Written by Anthony Kiedis, this song is about the relationship between Kiedis and his father, Blackie Dammett.
Kiedis
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Right on Time
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[Verse 1: Anthony Kiedis] / One shot, all I need / I've got rhythm when I bleed / 'Til death do us part / Break my heart so I can start / [Pre-Chorus 1: Anthony Kiedis
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – She's a Lover
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[Intro] / (The, the, the, the, the, the) / [Verse 1] / The flower's pink on the tree / But if you pick it to see / Will it be wild and free? / You say you wanted a piece / Is it
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Universally Speaking
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Discography speaking, “Universally Speaking”, was the fifth and last single off the Red Hot Chili Peppers eighth album, By The Way.
The song captures traditional RHCP themes
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Party on Your Pussy (aka Special Secret Song Inside)
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This song was originally titled “Party on your Pussy,” but the band was compelled to change the title (choosing the snarky “Special Secret Song Inside”) because of their record
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie
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Released as the first single from I’m With You, “The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie” marks the first single featuring the guitar playing of Josh Klinghoffer, who replaced long
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Transcending
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“Transcending” is the thirteenth and final track on the sixth RHCP album, One Hot Minute. Lyricist Anthony Kiedis wrote this song about actor River Phoenix, who died of a drug
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