Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away (#1 Alternative, Oct 26, Nov 2, '91 US; #9 UK 5 Feb, '94) »
Posted By scott4261 2 months, 1 week ago in Arts & Entertainment"Give It Away" is a song by the American alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was released in September 1991 as the lead single from the group's fifth studio album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. The music was written by guitarist John Frusciante and bassist Flea during a jam session months prior to the album recording sessions. Vocalist Anthony Kiedis wrote the song's most prevalent lyrical refrain in response to an experience he shared with former girlfriend Nina Hagen regarding altruistic behavior and the value of selflessness.
While several radio stations originally refused to air the song because they felt it lacked melody, "Give It Away" went on to achieve international fame. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks in late 1991 and a year later charted inside the top seventy-five of the U.S. Hot 100 in the wake of the huge success of the record's second single "Under the Bridge". "Give It Away" also became the band's first top ten hit in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart.
The accompanying music video, which was directed by French film-maker Stéphane Sednaoui, was put into heavy rotation on music-television stations such as MTV and added to the band's success. Since its release, the song has gone on to receive numerous accolades, including a Grammy Award for the Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocals in 1992. Steve Huey of Allmusic noted that while the single "didn't achieve the massive pop success of its follow-up, 'Under the Bridge,' it did become one of the band's most instantly recognizable songs."
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scott42612 months, 1 week ago
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I thought I'd take a break from my Halloween Cure obsession to offer up a tasty morsel of what I was listening to 18 years ago this week!
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(Jeez, I'm old!)
Anyway, I hope everyone is having fun where they are and that the fall colors are as beautiful as they are here in NW Arkansas! -
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dadesider2 months, 1 week ago
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Scott, I appreciate the quality, significance, and magnitude of your submits plus they come from all angles and I do like The Cure... Mucho Caracas ;)
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RHCP are a favorite and the fall colors on LI are... being raked and composted... -
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tehranchik2 months, 1 week ago
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Here's a little live performance.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhqmFKv3ow8
and dadedude - where's your halloween avatar? -
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scott42612 months, 1 week ago
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I'm filing in for someone else on the radio now. If you read this before 6am, I'm here:
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http://www.983thekeg.com/
Stream me live.
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