Red Hot Chili Peppers

Released: May 5, 2006

Songwriter: Flea John Frusciante Chad Smith Anthony Kiedis

Producer: Rick Rubin

[Intro]
Oh, good God in Heaven Almighty, Heavens to Murgatroyd
We've got a cataclysmic situation developing
Someone get down here now

[Verse 1]
Come on, come on, baby let me show you what I'm talking about
(Whoop-de-whoop-de-get-ta-gala-goop-ta!)
You try to be a lady but you're walking like a sauerkraut
(Whoop-de-whoop-de-get-ta-gala-goop-ta!)
Looka looka like-a like-a like you wanna get some
(Whoop-de-whoop-de-get-ta-gala-goop-ta!)
If you never tell a lie then you never have to play dumb
(Whoop-de-whoop-de-get-ta-gala-goop-ta!)

[Pre-Chorus]
Dirty baby, time, you're gonna take some
Pretty baby, love, you're gonna make some
Little lady, hearts, you're gonna break some
Kinda shady, tears, you're gonna fake some
Dirty baby, gotta situation
Pretty baby, open invitation
Little lady, what a reputation
Kinda shady, how you gonna make again

[Chorus]
I know you can straddle the atmosphere
A tiny storm in your teacup, girl
I know you can battle the masses dear
A tiny storm in your teacup, girl

[Interlude]
Oh no, oh no, it's getting worse, worse by the minute
We're down here in division of mystery
Someone send for back up

[Verse 2]
Every other day you say your gonna have to bury 'em
(Whoop-de-whoop-de-get-ta-gala-goop-ta!)
Famous last words from the fuckin' Laysarium
(Whoop-de-whoop-de-get-ta-gala-goop-ta!)
Descendents had a record sayin' somethin' bout Milo
(Whoop-de-whoop-de-get-ta-gala-goop-ta!)
You can take the A train but your gonna have to lie low
(Whoop-de-whoop-de-get-ta-gala-goop-ta!)

[Chorus]
I know you can straddle the atmosphere
A tiny storm in your teacup, girl
I know you can battle the masses dear
A tiny storm in your teacup, girl

Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
Dirty baby, time, you're gonna take some
Pretty baby, love, you're gonna make some
Little lady, hearts, you're gonna break some
Kinda shady, tears, you're gonna fake some
Dirty baby, gotta situation
Pretty baby, open invitation
Little lady, what a reputation
Kinda shady, how you gonna make again

[Chorus]
I know you can straddle the atmosphere
A tiny storm in your teacup, girl
I know we may never get out of here
A tiny storm in your teacup, girl

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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