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Someone spilled blood many years ago
someone spilled blood but do you know
that from the backwoods
where the Chuck Berrys grow
come your long tall
daddies of a rock and roll
Take me to your backwoods now
take me to your backwoods now
Spinning' down from the clouds
like a tornado
spinnin' out of control
like a psychedelic soul
with a rhythm hittin' harder
than Larry Holmes
come your long tall
daddies of rock and roll
Take me to your backwoods now
take me to your backwoods now
Mr. Uplift Mofo - my man Bo Diddley
hit sippin' a bottle of nickle ripple
play the lickity split finger licking licks
for all you wicked city slick chicks
and all you nitty gritty hick
we'll make your nipples ripple
make you wanna dip your dipple
make you wanna soak your hickory stick
because my man has a grip on it
and I do mean on it
which brings to mind
a very sinister minister kind of guy
a man named Little Richard
born to make them bitches stir
that's right he'll make the sweet substance drip
from the middle of your hillbilly lips
and like the farmer milk his cow
the Howling Wolf will howl
and since times does allow
you all can
Take me to your backwoods now
Take me to your backwoods now
Take me to your backwoods now
someone spilled blood but do you know
that from the backwoods
where the Chuck Berrys grow
come your long tall
daddies of a rock and roll
take me to your backwoods now
like a tornado
spinnin' out of control
like a psychedelic soul
with a rhythm hittin' harder
than Larry Holmes
come your long tall
daddies of rock and roll
take me to your backwoods now
hit sippin' a bottle of nickle ripple
play the lickity split finger licking licks
for all you wicked city slick chicks
we'll make your nipples ripple
make you wanna dip your dipple
make you wanna soak your hickory stick
because my man has a grip on it
and I do mean on it
which brings to mind
a very sinister minister kind of guy
a man named Little Richard
born to make them bitches stir
that's right he'll make the sweet substance drip
from the middle of your hillbilly lips
and like the farmer milk his cow
the Howling Wolf will howl
and since times does allow
you all can
Take me to your backwoods now
Take me to your backwoods now
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nirvana and chili pepers are uncomparable dude. two of the very best at two very different genres. they didnt play come as you are to mock nirvana they respected nirvanas music and the bands were both good friends. i think they toured together and thats why tearjerker is a tribute to cobain.
As far as I know, the term "Backwoods" means a place that's out of the way...middle of nowhere if you will. I think it's just gettin' the message across that most of the big artists - Chuck Berry, Little Richard - are from the less talked about, out of the way places; this is my best guess, I haven't actually been bothered to look up where the mentioned artists are from, but feel free to ;)
This song is about taking it all back to the roots of rock and roll, the unspoilt places where those great names come from. Apparently, it was inspired by some fat-cat producer who wanted them to just play straight forward, Chuck Berry style rock and roll, to take it back to their roots. Obviously, they weren't keen on that idea, and he never became their producer, but this song is the love-child of the meeting.
@RJCallinan That "fat-cat producer" was Malcolm McLaren, the same guy who managed and manufactured the Sex Pistols. But yeah, definitely glad they didn't listen to him.
@RJCallinan That "fat-cat producer" was Malcolm McLaren, the same guy who managed and manufactured the Sex Pistols. But yeah, definitely glad they didn't listen to him.
the real great guitar players have soul, they are not sell outs
they come from off the beaten path, where they home in on their sound
while the mediocre are trying to dominate scenes and grab the money the long tall daddies are in the backwoods gripping the 'git with psychedelic soul.
this song is about the greatness of being real
i am not ashamed that i was into the RHCP before success spoiled 'em.
fuck dave
this song is about how dave navarro murdered hillel slovak with satanic magic
oh i love this song, its strong. i have this song in live, and in the beginnig they starts to play "Come as you are" Nirvana, and then bout 20 seconds the guitar starts to rock you.
awsome song dont know what exactly its all about but i have the backwood could be the deep felling traped inside of a person and he is just saying take me to those places..
iamyouareme... have you even heard of any of the people anthony's singing about in here? Larry Holmes, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Little Richard... these people should ring a bell... That's the point. I suggest you search for them under "artists."
About the roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Says Anthony Kiedis.
One of my favorite songs by the Chili Peppers. It's obviously about the roots of Rock 'N' Roll, as butterfleafrog said.