Listen free to Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Around the World, Parallel Universe and more). 15 tracks (). Californication is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on June 8, 1999 on Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Rick Rubin, Californication marked the return of John Frusciante, who had previously appeared on Mother's Musically, it is a great song, but the lyrics are the real powerhouse behind it. "Californication" is a commentary on the harsh underbelly of the Golden State. It strips back the plastic and glossy façade to expose a scary and rather disturbing picture of the reality for many of the people that live there. Marry me, girl, be my fairy to the world. Be my very own constellation. A teenage bride with a baby inside. Getting high on information. And buy me a star on the boulevard. It's Californication. Space may be the final frontier. But it's made in a Hollywood basement. And, Cobain, can you hear the spheres. The original lineup of the Red Hot Chili Peppers reunited for 'The Uplift Mofo Party Plan': guitarist Hillel Slovak rejoined the band on the prior album, and Jack Irons returned on this album. That clearly gave Anthony and Flea a new burst of energy and inspired the singer's lyrics, which sing the praises of his bandmates, as well as his Conclusion. "Californication" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, released in 2000, is a song rich in cultural references and powerful commentary on the Californian dream and the influence of Hollywood. Its lyrics make allusions to Star Wars, Kurt Cobain, space travel, California's progressive stance on LGBTQ+ rights, and the state's iconic Somebody close that can see right through. I'd take a fall and you know that I'd do anything. I will for you. Your solar eyes are like nothing I have ever seen. Somebody close that was made for you. I'd take a fall and you know that I'd do anything. I will for you. Close to my skin, someone who's been, I'm a-falling in. jmMtmRD.

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