Genius Meanings
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Knock Me Down
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The death of original RHCP guitarist Hillel Slovak (1962 –1988) inspired this song about keeping away from drugs, and relying on your friends' help to keep you clean and healthy
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Knock Me Down (Original Long Version)
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[Verse 1: Anthony Kiedis & John Frusciante] / Never too soon to be through / Bein' cool too much, too soon / Too much for me, too much for you / You're gonna lose in time / Every
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Higher Ground
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Named as the “second greatest cover ever” by Total Guitar magazine, “Higher Ground” was originally written and recorded by Stevie Wonder in in 1973.
Addressing the topic of
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fake as Fu@k
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[Verse 1] / Listening to the great beyond / Where misdirection waves its magic wand / Everybody sing that song / Tuesday morning comes along / I read the news, it's all gone wrong
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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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Shinedown – Dead Don't Die
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[Verse 1] / Flatline for the ninth time / I'm on a first name basis with the afterlife / And there's no ceiling when you're the demon / I dug myself out of the dirt for a reason
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Crosstown Traffic (Live)
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[Verse 1: Anthony Kiedis] / You jump in front of my car / When you know all the time / Ninety miles an hour, girl, is the speed I drive / You tell me it's alright, you don't mind a
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Nobody Weird Like Me
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[Intro] / Mm-mm-mm / Gonna eat ya alive / Ooh / [Verse 1] / The freakiest show I know is the show of my own / Livin' my life in and out the twilight zone / [Chorus 1] / Bust my
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Purple Stain
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“Purple Stain” is the thirteenth track off of Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1999 album Californication. It’s literally about dealing with a girl on her period.
Purple stain refers to a
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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 – Salute to Kareem (Demo)
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[Instrumental]
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Feasting on the Flowers
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This is the eighth song of the album and it seems to be directed to Hillel, ex-guitarist of the Peppers, that died from drug overdose in 1988.
Anthony already composed other
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Pretty Little Ditty
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“Pretty Little Ditty” is an instrumental track composed by bassist Flea and guitarist John Frusciante.
As one of the best examples of the eclecticism the Red Hot Chili Peppers
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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 – Fire
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“Fire” is a cover of a song, of the same name, recorded by the Jimi Hendrix Experience in early 1967. The version released by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1989 featured Anthony
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Victorian Machinery
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[Verse 1] / Janey / You are my Victorian machinery / (Breathe yourself to life) / Lady / Your tender shape is bending like the scenery / (Ride you like a bike) / [Chorus 1] / You
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Bruce Springsteen – I'm Goin' Down
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“I’m Goin' Down” was the sixth of seven singles released from Born in the USA. All seven reached the top 10 in the US. In the UK, it did not chart despite all six of the album’s
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Justin Bieber (Ft. Jaden) – Never Say Never
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“Never Say Never” is a song by Justin Bieber, featuring guest vocals from Jaden. The song was originally recorded by Travis Garland with different lyrics and a different title of “
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stone Cold Bush
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[Intro] / Ay ay ay ay ay! / [Chorus 1] / She's stone cold bush, yeah / And baby that's alright / She's stone cold bush, yeah / And that's alright with me / [Verse 1] / Get up off
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Magic Johnson
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The titles give it away: this track is about The Los Angeles Lakers in the 80’s, the era of the franchise dubbed as “The Showtime Lakers,” This was due to their elegant play styles
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The Clash – The Guns of Brixton
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Classic song from UK punk band The Clash’s most successful and influential album, 1979’s London Calling. Written as a protest about the economic situation for UK youth at the time
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Subway to Venus
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[Verse 1] / Step right up and listen, please / You're gonna get it with the greatest of ease / Well, well, everybody a-gather 'round / All aboard the underground / You gotta get in
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Cage The Elephant – Shake Me Down
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Hit single that got to air on the radio. It’s a slow smooth-bodied sound about Matt coming to terms with all the people he grew up with on his street, in his high school, in the
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Good Time Boys
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Opening track on ‘Mother’s Milk’.
In this rare video the band jokingly speaks a little about the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URN8gLTp8UM
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Apache Rose Peacock
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“Apache Rose Peacock” is the 13th song on funk-rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers' breakthrough fifth album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. The song is produced by the legendary Rick Rubin and
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