Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: August 16, 1989

Songwriter: D. H. Peligro John Frusciante Flea Anthony Kiedis

Producer: Michael Beinhorn

[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 your knees, come on walk with me
Tell me what you need to get along
A statue come to life, I cut you with my knife
Bleeding to the tune of dolly dagger

[Chorus 2]
She's stone cold bush
She's stone cold bush
Ay ay ay ay ay

[Verse 2]
Haight Street's got nothing to show
Except the skirt on your ass
When you're living on the streets, you've got to let it roll
Get on with what you've got
Aw, everybody knows that it's alright
You've got no secrets to tell
But when you smoke that rock and suck that cock
You do it oh, so well

[Chorus 2]
She's stone cold bush
She's stone cold bush

[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 3]
She's got marble eyes
Sweet China doll, her thighs
An animal in pain, she starts to cry
Her pipes are open wide
She blows more than my mind
Echo sounds of soul time after time

[Chorus 2]
She's stone cold bush
She's stone cold bush

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are a rock band based in Los Angeles, CA that incorporates elements of rap, funk, punk, and rock into their work, mainly classified as an alternative rock band. They made it mainstream off the success of their 1991’s fifth studio album Blood Sugar Sex Magik, led by singles “Give it Away” and “Under the Bridge.” After losing guitarist John Frusciante and losing popularity following the release of the less successful One Hot Minute, the band reunited for 1999’s Californication. The title track and hit singles “Around the World,” “Scar Tissue” and “Otherside” propelled them back to the fame. After 2002’s solid release By the Way and 2006’s double-disc Stadium Arcadium, Frusciante once again left the band to further pursue his solo career. The band added Josh Klinghoffer to help fill his void, and released I’m With You in 2011.

In December 2019, the band announced via Instagram that Klinghoffer had left after 10 years, and Frusciante would be rejoining.

Their lyrical content was mostly centered around sex, drugs, and the Los Angeles lifestyle, and lead singer Anthony Kiedis mostly rapped them as he wasn’t confident as vocalist. Most members of the band also suffered from drug addiction, as Kiedis and Frusciante had to check themselves into rehab for heroin addiction at various points in their lives. But Californication marked a change in the band’s content matter and lifestyle. The band was sober for the most part, and the lyrics had shifted to songs about love and the pains of addiction, the title even criticized the city they loved so much. In addition, Kiedis had started to sing his lyrics much more often as he finally felt comfortable with his voice. That change has allowed the band to stick around for over 20 years despite multiple changes to their lineup and is part of why they remain relevant.

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