 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 – 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 – Hollywood (Africa)
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Freaky Styley producer George Clinton considers the song to be one of his favorites on the album. When Clinton would visit early Red Hot Chili Peppers gigs, he would go on stage
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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 – 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 – Fela's Cock
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“Fela’s Cock” is named after Fela Kuti, who was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, musician, composer and the pioneer of the Afrobeat music genre. He also used his platform to fight
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – If You Have to Ask
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“If You Have to Ask” is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 1991 studio album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. It was released as the album’s fifth and final single in 1993.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Show Me Your Soul
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[Chorus 1] / In a world that can be so insane / I don't think it's very strange / For me to be in love with you / I wanna know more than your brain / [Verse 1] / Into my life you
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Alice in Chains – Rooster
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“Rooster” was the fourth single from Dirt. It was the highest-charting from the album in the US, reaching #7 on the rock chart in 1993.
It was written by Alice in Chains guitarist
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Sublime – Doin' Time
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“Doin' Time” was a single off of Sublime’s final eponymous album. It was one of their few songs on the Billboard charts, peaking at #87.
It tells the story of an unfaithful woman
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Guns N' Roses – November Rain
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This piano ballad grand masterpiece became the signature song and the centerpiece of their simultaneous twin double album releases Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II.
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Rolling Stone – The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020)
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1 | Marvin Gaye | What's Going On | 1971 / 2 | The Beach Boys | Pet Sounds | 1966 / 3 | Joni Mitchell | Blue | 1971 / 4 | Stevie Wonder | Songs in the Key of Life | 1976 / 5 | The
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Show Me Your Soul
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[Chorus 1] / In a world that can be so insane / I don't think it's very strange / For me to be in love with you / I wanna know more than your brain / [Verse 1] / Into my life you
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Sublime – Doin' Time
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“Doin' Time” was a single off of Sublime’s final eponymous album. It was one of their few songs on the Billboard charts, peaking at #87.
It tells the story of an unfaithful woman
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Sublime – Santeria
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This was written about a guy contemplating using black magic, voodoo, or “santeria” – anything he can to get back his girl.
Instrumentally, Sublime had already released a version
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Guns N' Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine
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“Sweet Child O’ Mine” is the 9th track of Guns N’ Roses’ debut album Appetite for Destruction. The song became GNR’s most successful single, topping the Billboard Hot 100.
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R.E.M. – Man on the Moon
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“Man on the Moon” is Michael’s Stipe’s tribute to the late Andy Kaufman, an entertainer who was made famous by his appearances on late-night television (namely Saturday Night Live
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stretch
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“ https://genius.com/Red-hot-chili-peppers-stretch-lyrics ” can be found on track fourteen ofthe sixth studio album by the American rock band https://genius.com/artists/Red-hot-
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TLC – Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg
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“Ain’t 2 Proud 2 Beg” was the first single released by TLC off their debut album, Ooooooohhh… On the TLC Tip through LaFace Records. While the song promoted the idea of sexually
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Rolling Stone – The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2012)
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This list was published online on May 31, 2012. It is a followup to the 2003 list of the same name.
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Soundgarden – Spoonman
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“Spoonman” was the leading single off Superunknown. Its story begun once Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament started to consider a name for the fictional band in the 1992 film Singles
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Rolling Stone – The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
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Though a little outdated (created in 2003) and “weighted toward testosterone-fueled vintage rock,” Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of top 500 albums is a great start in documenting
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Rage Against the Machine – Bombtrack
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“Bombtrack” was the 3rd single released from Rage Against The Machine’s debut self-titled album. In using a slang term for cool, the band are calling this ‘a dope track’.
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Eagles – Hotel California
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One of the most mysterious and widely speculated songs in rock history, “Hotel California” is best described in the words of its creators. As Don Henley explained in the Daily Mail
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