New Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Dani California"
Stream the first single from double LP Stadium Arcadium out 5/9: QT | WMV
I thought they already did their California song. Anyway, what d'yall think?
Posted at 3:21 PM
April 3, 2006
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Meh.
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i've never really been a huuuuge fan, but that was pretty boring for a rhcp leadoff single.
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p.s. RACONTEURS!
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I like the hook.
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That's the lead single off a double album???
C'mon!
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I have always thought the RHCP were one of the most overrated bands of all time. Still think that. This is nothing new. bleah.
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Not good.
Which is too bad, because I really liked how they'd branched out on the last couple of albums. This song, though, just ain't good. And the video is worser.
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jeez. how much more middle-of-the-road can they get? after listening to that song, i had to go back and listen to 'bloodsugarsexmagik' in its entirety just to remind myself why i'm a fan.
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verses=last dance with mary jane....lame
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"I thought they already did their California song."
Hear, hear. http://files.blog-city.com/files/M04/59842/m/california_songs_local_h.mp3
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this isn't new Phoenix! you've whetted my appeitite, now feed me!
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The hook is very catchy in a modern rock radio sort of way, so that's probably why they decided to make it the first single. It's ok, but not a great Chili Peppers song.
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It sounds like a beefed up tom petty cover.
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I've got a video & mp3 post of the "Dani California" track over here - http://culturebully.blogspot.com/2006/04/red-hot-chili-peppers-dani-california.html
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Ok, y'all are some pretentious haters. That song is very good and is typical for a lead off single. I mean Scar Tissue was pretty slow and simple too and that was just a slice of what californication had to offer. Y'all need to get off the pretentious indie bands and listen to quality rock n roll. p.s. i like indie too so go shove a 2L pepsi bottle in yur ass.
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I like it, it's catchy enough...Y'all. RHCP's last couple of albums have be good summer time discs that you can play anywhere because they're one of those bands that almost everyone can stand. But I'm not buying the album.
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ps.... PHOENIX????
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i'm not impressed at all. It's OK, but not impressive for what their new album is supposed to be like. I'm an rhcp fan too... so i'm not just being a dick about it.
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Radio-friendly first track. Kind of necessary to promote a double album in my op. Their best stuff usually isn't one of their radio singles, in my op. Listen on to the end for the Frusciante (purple hazy) payoff.
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It's okay. I've soured on the RHCP after their more mellow, "mature" discs, but I still enjoy their crazy early songs. I like the "whacka-whacka" bass line early in this song, which is a breath of fresh air in their career.
But haven't they already done a song where they list off a bunch of states already?
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Sounds just like last dance with mary jaaaane...lame
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Isin't this about a character, not the state?
Dani California is a character they use in alot of thier songs like in By The Way she is mentioned. "Dani the girl is singing songs to me"
So don't bash it because "they already done a song where they list off a bunch of states already?"
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I kinda liked the video for the Misfits section. Anthony as Danzig!
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i agree with adam. i'm a fan (especially of john frusciante) but this was just really boring and bad.
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they really like california. a lot.
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blah. As a huuuge frusciante fan, I can't help but feel disappointed. Track sounds too produced in a bland fm 'hit' sort of way. Their last few albums were interesting b/c they at least sounded fairly minimal, like a band playing together w/o a lot of studio tricks. I guess I'll have to hear the rest of the album before passing too harsh or a judgement.
Could this be a repeat of JA's Strays? A formerly great band reduced to modern rock mediocrity?
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the video is good actually! it reminds me of those ultra high profile videos that premiered on mtv in the 90s like: IRONIC by ALANIS or SCREAM by MJ
anyone else reminded of D-Lo when Kiedis sings "yeah yeah, yeah yeah" at the end of the chorus???
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it sounds like everything they have done in the last 7 to 10 years.
(last dance with Mary Jane, anyone?)
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So then...what bands did you spot? Beatles, Nirvana....
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Yeah I love the Chili Peppers and this blows. I hope the album is better.
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Song...eh.
I'm far too distracted by the tall girl in the Durkl ad. She lookah likah man. And dontcha know that cigarette hanging out of her mouth is so hot right now.
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I'm far too distracted by the new Raconteurs album...
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overproduced? yeah...
sugar ray-esque summer marketability? yeah...
when you've been making music for so long and everyone's grandmother knows who you are, it's difficult to please everyone- so you've gotta make a generic single that white women can bob their head to.
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Didn't Morning Wood already make that video?
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yawn... i liked them more when they did heroine.
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ive been waiting for the single... and your right David... it is meh...
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i like this just as much as i like kelly clarksons since you been gone(catch myself singing along, punch myself in the nose). and being a huge fan from day one i'm almost sure the album will pay off. if not i still have the archives.
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Sam as usual, but they are still a great band
thanks
http://ultra8201.blogspot.com
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Same as usual,sorry
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it's passable until the canned alt rock distortion kicks in.
whoever invented amp farm should be horsewhipped.
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I forced myself to listen through the first 30 seconds just to get to the better part of the song, the hook. The hook was better, but nothing special.
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I regretfully admit to thinking RHCP were good when a HS friend copied the first LP for me in 1985. 21 years later, I find it to be the absolute worst band (that would be played on a station that I would listen to) ever. Anthony Kedis should get back on drugs, because sober is making him think he can sing. Time for a blogworldwide intervention. No more. Call your or email you local radio stations and tell them to stop playing it.
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don't forget though...they could ride around in limos all day long and be more punk rock than any of us...
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Dont be so uptight. The chili peppers are a great band, and have come up with some of the most orriginal songs to date. They are so much better than the bands that are out nowadays, like keane, embrace, snow pattrol to name but a few. you know what i mean. And of course the single is a bit slow. Its a crowd pleaser. Everyone has to be able to relate to it. Just chill out.
By the way (no pun intended) i am sooooo looking forward to the new album. its gonna rock!
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Yall this CD is gonna rock. Singles aren't supposed to be the best song off the CD. But still Dani California is a great tune. And you can't hate the video. I have not seen anything even close to this from any one, at least its original
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^^ You're kidding right?
Regardless, it's a nice tune, pretty much built for radio, but the Peppers are a good band. I hope we're not disappointed with the new albums.
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i thought it was awsome expesially the Sex Pistols Part and the Nirvana Unplugged in New York , & it's a Good Song, Why Ya'll gotta be so Negitive, geez respect the peppers *
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wow...
i was so very excited for this single to come out, but now i can't see why. the chorus sounded really cool when i heard it in clips on the internet, but the video ruins it all. the could have done something really good with the idea and everything, but then they do the same thing as the backstreet boys, which bothers me a lot. i'll probably post this and then realize that there was some meaning to it, but right now, i think someone just went, 'so dani california... no idea for a video... i know! let's mock other bands' (even though motley crue deserve mocking, no offence).
i like the chorus, i just hoped the song would be more original. i dunno... i like their crazy stuff. where did it all go?
*shrug* oh well, i hope the rest of the album is good.
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I can't get enough of RHCP, but that song was a tad mediocre. I did, 'however' like the music video, that was pretty cool. I hope we get some cracking tunes from the album in May.
(*FINGERS CROSSED*)
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OOOOOOOOK, Chris, D'oh, Steve, & everyone else who doesnt like this song. I would like simply to say that you all are a bunch of pretentious, self-involved, egocentric, Bit*hes. However i don't know you at all and i cant make that judgment. But i can say this, this is one of the best songs i have ever heard. Werd.
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This new song kicks ass it best ive herd since otherside jst cnt believe sum of u people tht dnt like dis song. i jst cnt wait till ther album now it guna be gr8
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Is it the best chili peppers song ever? No, and if I said yes would any of you hesitate to slam Under the Bridge, Californication, or some other single in my face? There is one thing about new singles though from popular bands, they are always compared to either former works of the band, or to what all the other bands. In context of the band is this as good as whats on Blood, Sex, sugar, magik, no. So now tell me one POPULAR/CULTURALLY RELEVANT band that has produced an album within the past 18 months that has been groundbreaking or overshadowed any work done in the past by the band. U2... no Green day ... no Dave Matthews Band... No System of a Down... No Weezer... No Coldplay... No I could go on and on. No big band with a large fan base has crafted a great album in the past 2 or 3 years, and for music as a whole it goes back to like 1999 or 2000. So compare this song not to Under the Bridge or Californication, but to what you would be listening to if this album was never made, like My Chemical Romance(sigh). Oh, and don't throw some indie band no one's ever heard of in my face, I have local bands near me that sound great like Led Zeppelin, but are they reeally that great if only a few hundred or thousand people know them? No, so give this single a break it's good, at least it's not a whiny single.
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Is it the best chili peppers song ever? No, and if I said yes would any of you hesitate to slam Under the Bridge, Californication, or some other single in my face? There is one thing about new singles though from popular bands, they are always compared to either former works of the band, or to what all the other bands are doing. In context of the band is this as good as whats on Blood, Sex, sugar, magik, no. So now tell me one POPULAR/CULTURALLY RELEVANT band that has produced an album within the past 18 months that has been groundbreaking or overshadowed any work done in the past by the band. U2... no Green day ... no Dave Matthews Band... No System of a Down... No Weezer... No Coldplay... No I could go on and on. No big band with a large fan base has crafted a great album in the past 2 or 3 years, and for music as a whole it goes back to like 1999 or 2000. So compare this song not to Under the Bridge or Californication, but to what you would be listening to if this album was never made, like My Chemical Romance(sigh). Oh, and don't throw some indie band no one's ever heard of in my face, I have local bands near me that sound great like Led Zeppelin, but are they reeally that great if only a few hundred or thousand people know them? No, so give this single a break it's good, at least it's not rap, which is what i bet most of you people criticizing this listen to mostly.
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It's a pretty cool song, good lead single, not meant to be their best. I've heard 5 live songs that will be on the upcoming album, and DC was by far the least good, don't worry the chilis are stronger than ever!
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I quite like it...Chili Peppers are back...
But I like Pearl Jam's new one better!
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Ok, come on. We all know this isn't their best song, but it's still pretty good. Every reference to "California" is actually to Dani, (and I know someone said this earlier) so its not really a state song but a girl song. And videos are videos, there were some funny parts and although bands have done this type of thing before I think their take on it was better than the others. And really, do you really think they spend their time watching other people's vid's? It's still creative.
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Well I'm a huge fan of this band, I celebrate their entire collection of work, and Californication is probably the most important album of all time to me. I love this new song. I think it's important to realize that every chili peppers album represents a new direction for them, especially everything since mothers milk. It's awesome that a band that has been together for so long can continue to enjoy making music together the way they seem to. What they do comes from such a positive and deep place. Musicians like John Frusciante don't come along very often. To me this band is something completely seprate from the rest of rock. The new album might not be another Blood Sugar, but I dont think I want it to be, I'm excited to see what their doing now, and I'm psyched for the tour, let's hope The Mars Volta is along for the ride.
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I can't believe half u ppl! This song is awesome, tell me u dont like the effect into the solo/outro? Awesome. I luv the vocals kinda spoken, ya know. Sooo kool. Wot evry1 complaining about, they even gota bit of funk in the guitar during verses. Jus LISTEN. Can't wait for Stadium Arc. to come out. An wots rong with the video. It's too different for hald of u dimwits to handle, ey?? I think its great.
All i know is this is better than their last album wif all that shit towards the end of the album (except Venice Queen) and this new album is sooo gona b overplayed!!!!
Wot u all expect some heavy punk!?!
Get with the CHILI PEPPER times diks!
Can't wait to see DC live, gona rock out.
YEAH, YEAH.
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incredibly disappointed! what on earth happened to our beloved Chili Peppers - very very bland new song!! :(
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P.S. great video clip for it though :P
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Totally agree with everyone on the tom petty thing, first thing I thought of too. The song ehhh it's okay sounds like it could be on by the way. Best part of the song is the little jam by John at the end....hopefully he's featured on this album, john frusciante is such a great song writer, I expect a pretty solid album- We'll see
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the rhcp's r the best band in the world...! so i want all of u ppl who disagree to go to hell. i didnt even need to listen to the song to know that it was going to be genius... have some faith guys the album will rock!!!
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i totally agree with ^^ this band is awesome and i no there album is gonna be too!!! so stop being so negative about RHCP! i think Dani California is a great song too!!
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I wouldn't even listen to this song because the Chili Peppers haven't done anything remotely good since the last century. Ergo, I posit that the new album will be worse than the last album (purely because there's more tunes on it) and everyone with no musical taste will buy it because MTV and Q Magazine tell them to. Plus, RHCP blow live. I saw them 2 years ago when the Pixies supported them in Dublin and they were so bad some guy had to get real drunk and shit himself to overcome the disappointment.
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cool! Its not the best but there is lots good stuff coming! Arcadium will be their best album!!! Wait for the songs like Wet Sand..AMAIZING...Frusciante rules
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iv been a pepper fan since i can remember, most of u aint gotta clue what ur sayin, the single and video are most impressive and i cant wait 4 the album 2 b released, so stop whingin and listenin 2 crap and get with the program, who's with me then????
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Neilo,I can bet u havn't heard enough of RHCP or u don't know what good music is. RHCP is the best rock band in the world.I think u would even say Backstreet Boys is better than RHCP. U really suck.
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Im a huge chilis fan and i cant believe what some of you are sayin. You obviously arent real red hot chili peppers fans and obviously arent lisnin to it LOUD ENOUGH. Bang the volume up a bit and you will love it trust me. Its probably one of the best songs they have made........and the videos wicked!!!! SUCK MY KISS
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WAY TO GO FINCH, AND ALL THE OTHER CHILI DEFENDERS HERE. DANI CALI ROCKS!!! nuff said.
I can't wait til May 9th so I can drown out the sound of you haters' ignorance with some truly funky masterpieces.
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WAY TO GO FINCH, AND ALL THE OTHER CHILI DEFENDERS HERE. DANI CALI ROCKS!!! nuff said.
I can't wait til May 9th so I can drown out the sound of you haters' ignorance with the rest of RHCP's funky masterpieces. Til then... please keep it down. Don't judge, yo.
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This is a quality song and shows just how talanted these guys are i mean they've spewed out 3 decades of absolutely unpresidented tunes. Just look at the way there fucking leaping about there in their 40's and with 9 albums under there hairy chins they prove that they can do what other bands cant survive!!!!!!
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This is a quality song and shows just how talanted these guys are i mean they've spewed out 3 decades of absolutely unpresidented tunes. Just look at the way there fucking leaping about their in their 40's and with 9 albums under there hairy chins they prove that they can do what other bands cant survive!!!!!!
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Danni California is a Rokin song!!!
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im am sooo lovin this song i have been waiting for them to bring some new stuff out and finally they have and i rocks!
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im am sooo lovin this song i have been waiting for them to bring some new stuff out and finally they have and it rocks!
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wow it is a great song!!!!
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Hey! Give 'em some credits, it's a great song, not their best but still good! It seems like y'all think Blood sugar is their best album.. I don't agree with that, the two latest album rocks Blood sugar. And therefore,since their music is just getting better and better I have great expectations!
Rock on Peppers!
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I meant; great expectations for their new album!
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For real. It's a great song. And those of you talking about a "state" song, this is from Wikipedia "The first single will be called "Dani California", according to Kiedis the same girl from songs By The Way ("Dani the girl") and Californication ("Teenage bride with a baby inside") supposedly representative of every girl he has ever known." The song sounds like it's about her death. And if you're stuck on the state thing then see it as representative of the death of "California" and that may put some symbolism into the dif bands in their vid.
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Hey Y'all i first heard this and was to be fair most unimpressed, i felt it was bland and unexciting however like the works of many a great it does grow on you, i do aggree though this is not the best promotional tool. iv heard several other tracks off the album that are much stronger but this is good and is still growing on me
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The red hot chili peppers are a fuckin awesome band, this songmay not be as good compared to their others, but its just that, its still a really good song, but since they were so awesome before we expect even more. A good song, not great, but THEY still are the best band ever
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The red hot chili peppers are a fuckin awesome band, this song may not be as good compared to their others, but its just that, its still good, but since their others were so awesome before, its like everyone expects them to top that. A pretty sweet song, not great, but THEY still are the best band ever
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The red hot chili peppers are a fuckin awesome band, this song may not be as good compared to their others, but its just that, its still good, but since their others were so awesome before, its like everyone expects them to top them. A pretty sweet song, not great, but THEY still are the best band ever
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Everything the peppers do is perfect. It just might take you all a while to realize it. Frusciante runs the world!!
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I thought the verse was a little boring. The chorus is pretty catchy and usual for a mainstream single, and the Frusciante solo at the end is pretty rocking. I listened to some bootlegs of other tracks that will be on Stadium though such as "Ready Made," "21st Century," "Desecration Smile" and "Tell me Baby" and they are all a hell lot better than the single. This album will be amazing I can tell. Don't let the single get you down, all singles are usually one of the, if not, the worst on the album so. Chilis are the best band to live and forever will be. Rock on! (By the way, go to http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/483684.html for bootlegs).
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I can't believe everyone is hating on this song. Every album sounds unique from the last and this one is sure to grow on you. Can't wait to hear the rest of Stadium Arcadium. RHCP still rocking hard and Johnny is sounding better than ever.
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How can you people not like the song Dani California...True fans would know what I mean and would love the song...I can not stop playing the video from the website just to listen to Dani California again and again...I can not wait to listen to the new album...Go The Peppers you guys rock and have come a long way
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hey i didnt really like this song the first time i heard this ill admit but it grew on me and i love it now. seriously it will grow on you.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers have always sounded great, and they never dissapiont me, I mean when I here that it's a song by them I can be 99% sure that I will like it!
Ps. Aerosmith is awesome too!
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What drugs are you people on?? This is an awesome track. Just because it isn't Under The Bridge or Give It Away. Seriously get over it. Bands change. Those with half a brain are those who can understand and embrace these musical changes. Maybe next time you should actually take your fingers from your fuckin ears.
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I'm not sure about this track
but maybe i t will grow on me
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I'm not sure about this track
but maybe it will grow on me
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Awesome song, stop slagging it off, like you could do better, or even close
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I freakin LOVE it, they never dissappoint!! AND BTW: I think there is probably a meaning behind it freaks! DONT bash something you couldn't come close to making!
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I freakin LOVE it, they never dissappoint!! AND BTW: I think there is probably a meaning behind it freaks! DONT bash something you couldn't come close to making!
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it might just be a coincidence, but all the really good bands that have said that their new album is the best theyve ever done, it always turns out to be the worst. it is the same for this. i listend to most of the album and all the songs are pretty much as bad as this. basically, they all sound really prentious. theyre new album is bad and i dont think they even know it.
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This song rocks!!!RHCP the way I like it.
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I can see there is alot of discussions about the new singel "Dani California" though being a huge chili fan myself i do like this...not a particulary strong track, though good all the same, those shouldnt judge the chilis ona single, a single is a hook, and though some now think the album will not be a sucess you have to listen to it to find out so the chilis sucedded on what they wnated to achive...get you talking about them :]
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The Chilis always release a radio friendly song, and while it may be good, it is never the best or worst. And even when it is one of the best, there are always others that are just as good.
Anyway, I have also heard some songs off the new album, and I can say the songs Tell Me Baby, Desecration Smile, and especially Readymade are amazing. To tell the truth, Readymade has the potential to be one of their best ever, but I can't quite decide if it is radio friendly at all.
I suggest if you own any of their albums and like it, get this one. It is truly sounding amazing, and Dani California is probably the worst i've heard so far (besides 21st Century).
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Oh, and for the meaning behind the song, it is one of the most meaningful songs since Otherside IMO.
Anthony says Dani is a representation of every girl he has ever dated. The girl's full name is Dani California. When he says "California rest in peace," he is saying "Dani rest in peace." I remember in an interview he said every band member fell in love around the same time, and he found himself able to express emotions he never knew he could until now.
I think he is saying goodbye to all the crazy "Dani California" girls he ever dated, and is starting to settle down. The entire song is about him settling down.
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i think this new song is one of there better songs
and cant wait untill the album is released where i am. rhcp have and will continue to make some of the best music around
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what the hell is wrong wit all of u dat song is amazing
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dani cali might not be the best song the chilis have ever written but its certainly not the worst. you haters out there need to stop bein so negative about the world's greatest rock band just because their latest song isn't like "under the bridge" or "give it away". that youthful energy and imigination on "blood-sugar..." is something that can't be repeated. bands always can and will change their sound according to what they feel like doing and its up to them. personally i think they should bring back some of the energetic mother's milk funk-punk like "fire" and "stone cold bush" but i can accept their changes to their music. "save the population" was probably the nearest they they got to that recently, even if they chose to release "fortune faded" instead. and the video's not that bad. if you look back at the dodgy colours and lights on "breaking the girl" and "under the bridge", its actually quite good (though it'll never compete with the silver painted, desert jam in "give it away".) half of you pricks need to actually listen to some proper music before just hearing "dani cali" and saying that the chilis are overrated. JF is one of the best guitarists since hendrix and that's saying something. most of aren't real RHCP fans anyway because if you were you'd allow them to make whatever music they wanted without judging them on their video. don't judge a book by its cover. at least listen to the whole album before slating them.
P.S. whoever says the backstreet boys are better than the chilis should be shot i'm afraid. i mean, what type of crack have you been smoking?
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To all those that say the song or the peppers are bland and sound like another fm band please tell us who else in the world sounds like them????? Their music is completl And as for the video, Arcadium is supposed to have a alot of old rock'nroll themes and so that mood may have inspired the band to do a history of rock'nroll as their video.
They really are one of the most talented bands on earth and as such are recognised by famous bands as well as ones with small fanbases, like The Mars Volta.
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ook, so its a catchy song.
obviously not one of their best,-a little low on energy, and originality- but an okayyy sngle. im a bit disapointed, but hopefully the album will be better.
the video was slightly amusing, entertaining, but over all a little lame.
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and who is dani?!!
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the moron who said "i thought they'd done there california song" needs to realise that every single RHCP song is about california life
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this song is heaps cool, awesome rhcp, hope stadium arcadium is just as good
p.s dani is supposed to represent every girl anthony has ever met/dated
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it's really going somewhere. reall, really nice song. and the video really rocks.
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what the fuck is all the hating for? the red hot chili peppers are one of the most influential bands of all time! and lets not forget they have been around for over 20 years and are still going strong! I am really pissed off that one song is actually making you doubt them, i mean cum on it is one song and i personally fink that is is brilliant! It is new, original, fresh and still manages to blend in the funky tones that they are so famous for in the first place!
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at first i thought it was somewhat bland and too structured, but thats cause i wase comparing it to all the chilis earlier stuff. After a couple of listens, i find myself dancing round my living room when the chorus kicks in. Frusciante is awesome as always. Not my favourite chili's song, but catchy none the less. I didnt like their previous first soingle "by the way" first time i heard it but that album was outstanding.
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I LOVE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS AND I LOVE DANI CALIFORNIA...this song is fantastic...I WANT 9 MAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!STADIUM ARCADIUM!!!!!!!!!
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well i like rhcp A LOT! as dus ma boyfriend but i must admit this wasnt one of their best songs however i did enjoy it!!! i cannot wait til their album kums out!!!!!!the solo is awesome!!it wasnt too bad!
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So...first of all to those who say that Backstreet Boys could be compared to RHCP in any way i'd tell-Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson rule too,eh?This band is unique,probbably the only one that still makes valuable music and you're trying to offend them for doing a song that is typically in their style.To me this means that you are just not aware enough of their music.This song is really good,you just have to listen it with attention.I love it!Keep on the good job guys!!!
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excelent!!!!!!!!!! im a huge fan of chilis n once agen they'v released anuva gr8 song!!!the video is wicked n i love the bit wen they perform like nirvana tht jus makes me piss myself!! i jus wana say to any1 tht hasnt rele listend 2 chilis tht much, tht they shud chek out sum mor stuff!! (especially the older stuff!!!!!!
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DUDE!!!! that song ROCKS......not the best ever but its up there....i new theyd b bac w/ some good songs...but nothin can compete w/ CANT STOP
RHCP RULE
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When i first heard this a few days ago i was dissapointed...i thot anthony was singing a country song..cuz it had a plot..hehe...but then i realized wow...I am trying to structure the RHCP...haha..and they came out with something unlike wat we have...its very cute....and now..I LOVE IT!...haha...I just smile, especially the music video...I find when u REALLY LIKE a band..u have high expectations and want them to qualify...LOVING a band *such as i love RHCP* means that whatever they make must be important somehow...AND I AM IN NO POSITION TO JUDGE...only thank God that its ALIVE and they're STILL PLAYING...those of u who criticize this ROT IN HELL BASTARDS!....MUAHA>>>>AND FRUSCIANTE IS HOTTER THEN EVER!..I LUV MY BABIES....KEEP IT COMIN!...u've age but u havent lost it at all..I LOVE YOU ALL SOOOOO MUCH!
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wat the hell r all u guys on about this song is the entirety of the chili peppers it has the funk hook that they r known for and combines it with a rockin anthem and nicely based melody chorus with the chords, this album will be th best fing since californication!!
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you people are so dumb. most of you are illiterate. this song is amazing. the video is just as amazing. and all of you people who are fans of john....why? his voice is the most annoying thing ever granted he is an amazing guitarist but when he sings with them live it ruins every song. the video is so good and its so much better than anything they have released recently their last album was so boring at least this single is really good.get off your high horses, what makes u such amazing critics? this song is good and i knwo that when everyone loves it you'll love it to you fucking fair weather fans. oh and i agree with the post about it being good like californication. its amazing and the exact opposite of meh. gnight
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This song is actually fucking cool..and so is the video.
Whoever said that this song 'sucks' is talking out of their asshole.
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good song, not one of their best but still a decent song stop moanin bitches
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I personally think the song is good. If I'm being honest I prefer the old stuff but bands evolve and singles are always a bit more commercial than the entire album. As much as the old funk crazy stuff was brilliant, they won't make it anymore - They are a different band to what they were a few decades ago completely which is good because most people would harp on about how they never do anything new if they made album after album of funk/punk. Let them experiment with what they want to do and listen with an open mind rather than being overly critical of every lyric of guitar solo. Also don't judge the album before it's heard, the hit song is bound to be commercial and although its not my favourite by some way it's certainly not crap and I'd prefer it to half the manufactured 'punk' or 'emo' bands that are about at the moment with cool haircuts lol.
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rhcp rulezzz en their new song is pretty good only the clip sux big time..:P
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I so badly want to see the rhcp in concert!!!
they are one of the best bands in the world!!! I know Amy will agree!!!!!
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To all you so-called fans knocking this track....you lot obviously cannot see an overall meaning of the whole Dani- California thing.Also speaks volumes of how much you understand the lyrics and lyrics on past albums as a few ppl have pointed out.These guys have evolved beautifully over the decades and anyone dare to question that ...why bother posting? You don't "get" the band ...thats clear.
They are fantastic live....and im damn sure this albums going to be special indeed.
Who gives a shit what track they release first .....just as long as they keep making music in the realm that that they do...i'll keep buying.
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song's pretty good but mostly i'm happy about anthonys hair growing back! i mean the longer the better.. and john looks effin gorgeous!
tell me tell me, in the clip, what's the band the boys are performing anth wearing the tall hat and bright blue colours, make up etc??!!
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It's a bland effort, i must admit that i'm not a big fan of them but some of their previous efforts like Scar Tissue are fantastic rock records but this is just uninspired and nothing special. Shame, but maybe the album will hold up better but then i said that about the Foo Fighters In Your Honour...and we all know how that ended up.
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I personally like the song. I also think the video is really entertaining and creative. It's about time somebody took the time to remember kurt cobain. That unplugged part in the video is my favorite, however, i think it could have been done a little better.
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not that this is relevant to the fact that this is a really good song, but the third chord in last dance with mary jane is a d while the third chord in dani california is a d minor, if u were musical u would be able to hear that i've never left a comment on whatever the hell this is before so i have no idea what i'm doing, please don't be too mean, j/k, this is a great song, and the chili peppers are one of the greatest bands ever
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hey. If people dont like it its the problem. it rocks. i dont see why people dont like it. the video isnt that great though,
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RHCP = One of the greatest existing bands out there. This song is a perfect lead single as it is going to grab attention before they slip into an album filled with their old funky sound. A quote from them: "If you don't like this [Stadium Arcadium] then you don't like the Red Hot Chilli Peppers." If you don't like the Chilli Peppers then stop wasting your time here and move on.
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rhcp are my favourite band by far, dani california is one of my fav songs right now. you cant hate on them from what they have been through. wicked band, wicked song, wicked video and i bet the new album will be just as good!!!
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yeah, I agree with some earlier comments - it's a good song to release...ok so .. not the most genius of thier stuff but still. I have all their previous albums and I don't think that Dani California is shit at all, Geez compaired to half the stuff currently out, it's a nice change to hear them again, but they had to obviously use something more mainstream to bring people in. I have faith this will be one of their best albums, if not the best// Flea was saying how it's the best they've played and he's pretty confident so yeah..
It's to early to decide they've become shite.
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i think its an awesum song so all u fools that think its shit can all go suck a big one
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It's ah-ight. It's a decent rock single, but not on par of the Peppers' previous hits.
I was really bored by their last album -- only two or three good tracks and the rest of the tracks were mopey drags -- which really doesn't suit them at all. I hope the new one is a return to the "Funky Monks"-era...
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hey i luv rhcp and i no there coming to aus but does ne1 no if it is 18 and overs??? if you no can u let me no at mark_volcom_69@hotmail.com thanks
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keke plz cry go listen to other music if u dont like it stop spamming this insane great band,
or go dieing under a rock or smthing
this number is insane like most of rhcp
:O
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Bah u people r so simple.. its a gr8 song anyway we cant judge till the album comes out...all u people that dont like it go home your village's are missing their idiot's
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i mean it's a pretty typical rhcp song. i thought it was pretty good. the hook is good. the verses are usually how they go about things...that funk music feel to it. i like the solo at the end too, they always have this classic rock/funk feel to their music and i think thats why people don't like it. people now like all that fall out boy rock shit, which is a shame bc those punk rock bands with...few and slim exceptions have no talent at all. u dont see many bands pulling out solos anymore with their guitar that actually have some sound. dani california also, like everyone else has been saying is not about california. and california is one of their main themes, so yea your gonna see it a bit. why don't yall take a look at the lyrics and look at the meaning. i mean isnt that what your suppose to do with poetry?
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its agood song. typical of their style-funk/classic rock feel to it, but thats what they do. its not a california song. its a song about a girl, about dani- which is an often theme by them. i guess for people who listen to punk rock which is ...practical no talent at all...with very few exceptions...it makes sense you wouldn't like something like this.
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All you nay-sayers are being ridiculous. This is easily one of the best songs I've heard from the Peppers since before Californication. Dani California is a great f-cking song and the video is brilliant. I'm honestly confused at most of the reviews I've read. You people are retarded, rock is coming back in a big way so stop with your shit about this new single. Everytime a decent rock band is played on the radio we are being redeemed from the rap/pop/bubblegum shit that's polluting the airwaves. Keep in mind RHCP (along with other bands)are going to rid us of that trash.
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The Red Hot chili Peppers Rule.
The song is sweet and if you would listen to the lyrics you may understand the song better.
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I been a RHCP for 20 some years
I got a few of the bootlegs
U aint seen nothing yet
my fav is 21st century'
I found
ready made, tell me baby, desecration smile
kill for your country, she's only 18 (demo)
I had Dani acoustic since March, now i got the sinlge & video
BUT LET ME TELL YOU LOOK OUT FOR A SONG CALLED CHARLIE~
#1 RHCP FAN IN NY
CAN'T WAIT UNTIL MAY 9TH
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At first listen, I didn't really like the song. But after listening to it as each day passes on the radio, the tune gets catchier and now I like it. I'll admit though, it couldve been better. Their past albums kicked ass with singles like Around the World and By The Way..Hopefully this single won't completely preview what their new album is like.
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just seen the chilis at bbc london for top of the pops ... brill set over an hr !..watch tonight ( sunday ) bbc2 7pm
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this songh is one of their better songs.
it is champion. if they can keep on making more
songs like this they will easily hit the top of the charts
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RHCP r boring in my opinion, very overrated,alot of people who dont appreciate music that much like them, some songs r gd and most r shit, as for ther new song, it is a dissapointment, video is quite funny but the band r way overrated,i'd never see them live
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RHCP r boring in my opinion, very overrated,alot of people who dont appreciate music that much like them, some songs r gd and most r shit, as for ther new song, it is a dissapointment, video is quite funny but the band r way overrated,i'd never see them live,who know the album itself mite be better though
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wat do u guys mean? RHCP r the best rock/funk band ever! I was worried dat the new single would b crap but it fuckin rules. Iv luved the chilis from their first "sexed up funk" albums to the more "rockish'" californication and by the way. This song is no exception. The chili rule, always hav done, always will
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How can you hate the bass, beat, and guitar to this song? ALL OF THEM?
I guess you people who aren't happy at all would rather listen to crap like Good Charolette or basically any of the other horrible modern day rock bands that are just Backstreet Boy clones in rock gear?
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Wow, I can't believe some of the pretentious remarks flying around this page. Are any of you out there with your songs on the radio? Do any of these horn tooters have a clue about how many rules are applied to putting out an album of this magnitude? You can't compare apples to oranges. You can't compare this band to another, nor to their own body of work. I think this album will have a lot to offer. I think many of the high horse riders need to take a peek into a mirror and ask theirselves... could I do this? If you can answer yes to that, then let the comments rip. If you can't pick up an instrument, sing, or write a song, find something else to critique. I come from the old school of if you don't have something nice to say, zip it. I have not heard the entire album. I have heard Dani California. I think the song is good. Better than 98% of what is circulating the airwaves. I am sure between two cd's there are many more songs that I will be turned on to more. Individually, each member of this band has contributed more to the music world than most. God bless John Frusciante as a soloist, and as a team player. Common, how many bassists can pull off what Flea does? There is only one RHCP. I think they have done amazing things in their lifetimes. I bet most of us would give up a kidney to be standing in their shoes. There are a lot of bands out there that suck all the way. This is not one of them. Bless them all... they are survivors, and although many times they aren't reinventing the wheel, they have so many stellar performances to date... who has the right to throw tomatoes at their work? Not me, and I doubt anyone else. Positivity is the key to happiness and the dream of world peace. Respect thy neighbor. If you were to sum up the meanings of all the books of religions... there are two words. BE NICE. Bless all the positive folks out there. I think RHCP will continue to offer great music to the world. Word to your mothers.
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What are all you people nuts!!! If you want to bag this song you guys need to give up listening to music as you know nothing at all!!!! Last Dance with Mary Jane give me a break what next you will say it sounds like The Stones Sympathy for the Devil (for the non flowers, other words it doesn’t sound anything like Mary Jane) I am sure all you non believers will be having to swallow your stupid comments when the album is out.
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What are all you people nuts!!! If you want to bag this song you guys need to give up listening to music as you know nothing at all!!!! Last Dance with Mary Jane give me a break what next you will say it sounds like The Stones Sympathy for the Devil (for the non followers, other words it doesn’t sound anything like Mary Jane) I am sure all you non believers will be having to swallow your stupid comments when the album is out.
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um, obsession with california much?
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wtf is with the negaitve comments, its an amazing single and the never fail. they are incredible and unique.
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this song may not be the best rhcp song, but its still pretty damn good. ive heard a couple other songs on the album and i have very high expectations and i know they wont let me down
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so.....i assume that you ppl can write a better song?? stop being so critical jesus christ you arrogant dick weeds. This song is still a great song its just apparently not good enough for you...
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wat i didn't like in video is how it looked like he was taking the piss outa kurt cobain, in one scene of the vid, which is out of order, im sure most of u guys r now gona say somethin negative bout him but he was a musical legend who changed the rock scene of the nineties, it just irratated me on the vid to do something like that, song was pretty gd though
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I Think u guys don't know what your going on about, their band looks for new and inovative ways of expressing music you have to give them a chance and they will open your eyes to the bigger picture. If you don't like one of there songs you don't like them at all! They keep it real and lift up peoples souls I'd like to see you do that to someones life.....
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great lyrics ... like always, kinda catchy beat, video liked ... overall though ... kinda crappy for the leadoff single .. and now im just gonna throw this out there but, i think they like California a little to much ?
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I don't know what half of you critics are on about! the Chili's are one of (if not THE) best funk rock bands in existance! as a bass guitarist I worship the Chili's and Flea simply because of their skill, and as if any of u people that are slagging them off could do any better! I love the song, the bassline and the Chili's in general. So all you stupid tastles critics can start slagging them off when you can do better or if you prefer go off and listen to some retard like DJ Rankin or something. If any of you knew how difficult it was to play a good funk rhythm (i.e. the chili peppers) let alone compose one you would not be saying such harsh things. Did you know that in the world of rock and music a rock/funk fused style is the most difficult style to play/compose. If you disagree you must be one hell of a retard
thanks for reading/listening
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All you haters are effin wack.
rhcp have always been good.
how about you quit with ur hating and make ur own band and make it big.
yeah, right.
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ITs about the GIRL named 'Dani California'
not actually California its slef
this is the girl that was in the song 'By The Way'.... "Dani the girl singing songs to me betheath the Markee"....yes...that one...its a continuation.
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ITs about the GIRL named 'Dani California'
not actually California its slef
this is the girl that was in the song 'By The Way'.... "Dani the girl singing songs to me betneath the Markee"....yes...that one...its a continuation.
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i think this so is okay but they sing to much about california !!!!!!!!! why cant they sing something about somewhere else or someone else?? is that tooo much to ask for?
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I love HUUUGE RHCP fans that don't know anything about them.
1st of all the song is amazing
2nd of all "dani" isn't just in By The Way where she is "singing songs to him beneath the marquee" but is also the "teenage bride with a baby inside" in the song californication. "Dani" represents every girl he has ever known, and if your a RHCP fan then you would love this song.
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erm.rhcp are easily the best rock band ever.They had been around longer than most bands/solo artists.thats saying something.Its not boring if u understand what the songs mean
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Not the best RHCP song. Not bad, though. Not destined to be the classic that their first single,"City of Angels" is, from back in '92.
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its called "under the bridge"
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I've heard two songs and seen two videos, have they lost the wonderful creativity shown on the last two albums? I am extremely dissappointed. I was a huge fan.
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Record company EMI sign a deal with the estate of crooner Dean Martin to use the singer's likeness...
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yea whoever thinks this song sucks can go to hell becuz red hot chili peppers are tha s**** and yall dont even under stand the f***** song so..suck my nuts bitches
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And you do?
They've over done the cali thing IMO and it sounds like last dance with mary jane like you all said ...EVERYTHING else but that song on that album is great and beautyful.... to me dani cali is something their record label pushed because pop sells not beauty and art....And not only that but I bet the band feels the same way...you notice they are the only band from many eras that have lasted through all of them by making music of all different kinds....they are growing and changing all the time ...you cant expect them to stay the same with their socks on their cocks when theyr like 90
take a min and think about it ....also think about how your musical tastes have changed through the years ....so has theirs
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RHCP are awesom. Yeah, it's a popy song, but the rest of the music isn't. They're fantastic.
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