![]() ![]() Flea the bassist and John the guitarist where both extremely high and just ignored him. Spencer from Gig Harbor, WaThis song was written as a poem when Anthony was feeling left out of The Red Hot Chili Peppers.He was before and after the song and has benn in and out of rehab, but he was not on drugs when he wrote this song. Zach from G, OhAnthony Kledis WAS NOT on drugs when he wrote this song.The little blonde girl scared of nothing, now a woman fears no none. It took a while but it all finally all came back, note by note, word by word. Thank you for the song that helped me deal with the fear and repressed memories. homeless living with my family in a rented pontiac. Naomi from Stanthorpe, Australia1981 under the bridge in L.A.murder, marijuana, mexico homeless, hippies, children, playing with syringes, under the bridge we temporarily called home.These are a few of my favourite things. Naomi from Toowoomba, Australia1981 L.A.I always think of it when I hear a "Peps" song. But if your Really cool you call them "The Peps" Heard a D J say that years ago. If your cool you call them the "Peppers". Joe from Santa Maria, CaSome people call them the Chili Peppers.Lily from Los Angeles, Cathis is a beautiful song, it makes me feel so at home in my city, and i didn't know it was about heroin at was (is still just) a song about Los Angeles and its interesting kind of beauty,and I can relate to how he feels at home in the city and all that.In their singing with kiedis, (kiedis's part in brackets) The bridge in the title is the one anthony went to to shoot up with mexican dealers and gang members this is one of the most beautiful, melodic and tragic songs about addiction, and it is consumated beautifully by the church choir at the end (not John f's mother!) On the bus back to his apartment, he began humming and wrote a few lyrics to suit his mood, "I don't ever want to feel/like I did that day" he shows the comfort his home city (la "the city of angels") gave him in the line, "at least I have her now/the city she loves me" One day John and flea were smoking pot in the studio, and he looked into john's eyes and he knew he had lost him as a friend. He began to feel like a bit of an outsider, especially when the others were doing drugs. Jonathan from Yuma, Azanthony himself put to rest all our interpretations of this song in his autobiography, "scar tissue." in the book he says that after he got clean for the first time, a lot of things changed in the band dynamic.Don't get me wrong, I'm still a fan of their new stuff but for me BSSM was the perfect mix of all the things that make this band great. ![]() Now days they've matured beyond the punk/funk thing, even when they try to emulate it on songs like Hump de Bump. It's got their classic funk/punk/rap sound with the crazy bass slapping, but also the more melodic numbers like this song and I could have lied. It just captures the band's sound so well. Kyle from Calgary, AbBSSM will always be the top Chili's album IMO.It's very special to me, every time I hear it's rhythm it reminds me not to give up and that everything is going to be ok. Brandee from Santa Clara, NmThis song saved my life, no, I didn't have a drug problem, I related it to other problems in my life.Whom i saw in Slane along with 60,000.Thats how good this song is.Need I say more! It actually took the attention from the "The use your illusion tour" Guns n roses. Pj from Dublin, IrelandThis song was the theme song of "92".There is also a small chunk of lyrics in Give It Away referring to River. Flea's best friend River Phoenix was the leading actor in the movie and the band's song Transcending is about River and his death. Oto from Slovakiaread more about this hit: Kate from MichiganThe director of this video is Gus Van Sant who directed the 1991 movie my Own Private Idaho in which Flea had a small role in.This was a hit and this is what’s meant by turning your scars into stars. it’s quite beautiful even though it’s a depressing subject. My only friend is the city I live in etc. Jane Doe from Twin CitiesI’ve never really listened to the words until lately. ![]()
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