Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: May 5, 2006

Songwriter: John Frusciante Flea Chad Smith Anthony Kiedis

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Verse 1]
She's only 18
Don't like the Rolling Stones
She took the short cut
To being fully grown
She's got that mood ring
A little sister rose
The smell of Springsteen
A pair of pantyhose
This talking picture show
Is leaking from a silhouette
She said "My man, you know
It's time to get your fingers wet"
Your hustle's busted
When you can't afford a cigarette
The last I heard from you
You were screaming "Handle it!"

[Chorus]
Knock the world
Right off its feet and straight onto its head
The book of love will long be laughing after you are dead
Fascinated by the look of you
And what was said
Make a play
For all the brightest minds in like will share

[Verse 2]
I heard some P-Funk
Out on the road again
To get your head shrunk
Is what I recommend
It's in your bloodline
A perfect Frankenstein
Out on that lone pine
I'm going to make you mine
It's understood
You wrapped your voodoo right around my neck
You've got some glitter
On your kitty at the discotheque
I put my loving in your oven not a head to check
The last I heard from you
You were screaming "Resurrect!"

[Chorus]
Knock the world
Right off it's feet and straight onto it's head
The book of love will long be laughing after you are dead
Fascinated by the look of you
And what was said
Make a play
For all the brightest minds in like will share

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Knock the world
Right off it's feet and straight onto it's head
The book of love will long be laughing after you are dead
Fascinated by the look of you
And what was said
Make a play
For all the brightest minds in like will share

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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