10 Worst Hard Rock Lyrics Of All Time
7. Give It Away - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Diving into the back catalog of the Red Hot Chili Peppers is a bit haphazard in the lyrical department to say the least. Ever since the turn of the '90s, a lot of the ideas coming from Anthony Kiedis have been much more open hearted than you might expect, from talking about the artificiality of stardom on Californication to the dangers of drugs on Under the Bridge. On the rare occasion though, you get songs like Give It Away that don't make one lick of sense.
For all intents and purposes, this remains the definitive Peppers song, with Kiedis' rapid fire vocal performance fitting right in the pocket in between Flea's bass playing and John Frusciante's licks. If you stop and actually listen to what he's saying though, things start to get really weird really fast. While some songs take a second or two for you to realize they don't mean anything, this one pretty much is incomprehensible from the very first line.
What does Mr. Kiedis want and why does he feel the need to give it to my mother, father, and daughter all at the same time? And what the hell does Bob Marley have to do with anything or getting down with the pow wow? For god's sake, we don't even know what the 'it' is that we're giving away. At the same time, this is one of those few instances where the groove of the track gives you all you really need to know.
Bad Lyric: Get Smart Get Down with the Pow Wow Never Been a Better Time Than Right Now