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i'm a radio joe of the biz called show
i'm a rockin popstar with a get up and go
rubbin' elbows with the big wigs at my sold out shows
i've been on every cover even rolling stone
put us on mtv
all we really need
begging on our knees
please, please, please, please, please
conforming to the norm straight out of the mold
compromising each and every ounce of soul
i'm a doin' anything for the records of gold
i only want what i can hold
put us on mtv
all we really need
begging on our knees
please, please, please, please, please
we know that we'll never be better than
mister slick superstar david letterman
i promise we'll be perfect gentlemen
just put us on the show you'll regret us then
put us on mtv
all we really need
begging on our knees
please, please, please, please, please
thank you very much be sure to label us
we wouldn't want to cause a ruckus or a fuss
aor, chr, top forty or bust
put us on mtv
all we really need
begging on our knees
please, please, please, please, please
what i am is a picture on the tv screen
don't make waves don't make a scene
what i say when i play isn't worth a bean
i'm a video joe in an industry
put us on mtv
all we really need
begging on our knees
please, please, please, please, please
i'm a rockin popstar with a get up and go
rubbin' elbows with the big wigs at my sold out shows
i've been on every cover even rolling stone
all we really need
begging on our knees
please, please, please, please, please
compromising each and every ounce of soul
i'm a doin' anything for the records of gold
i only want what i can hold
all we really need
begging on our knees
please, please, please, please, please
mister slick superstar david letterman
i promise we'll be perfect gentlemen
just put us on the show you'll regret us then
all we really need
begging on our knees
please, please, please, please, please
we wouldn't want to cause a ruckus or a fuss
aor, chr, top forty or bust
all we really need
begging on our knees
please, please, please, please, please
don't make waves don't make a scene
what i say when i play isn't worth a bean
i'm a video joe in an industry
all we really need
begging on our knees
please, please, please, please, please
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Dude. Great song. "Because of who we are, the way we live and what we do, we could be having dinner with the queen of England and still maintain our punk-rock relevance. We could drive in limos and private jets all day long, and we'd still be more punk rock than bands that call themselves punk today" -Anthony Keidis. Siiiick.
Anyone else dig any significance from John playing a tit bit of Slash's guitar part from Guns N' Roses version of "Sweet Child Of mine"?
Anyone else dig any significance from John playing a tit bit of Slash's guitar part from Guns N' Roses version of "Sweet Child Of mine"?
Anyone else dig any significance from John playing a tit bit of Slash's guitar part from Guns N' Roses version of "Sweet Child Of mine"?
i think it's about them being sarcastic and they don't want to be on MTV
Are they making fun of popstars and wanabe 'punk stars'! Or are they acctually begging MTV to let them on!
because their videos were aparently never played
Punk rock has always been about satire, and this is a very satirical look at what bands have to do to get their music out there. At the time, the "cool" bands didn't care about whether or not MTV played them. When MTV first came out, ti was not part of the music establishment, but then gradually became part of it. Punk rock was the same way.
The lyrics might be incomplete; right before the guitar solo, it sounds like Anthony shouts "GO JUANITO!"
its short fast and great... what more can u ask for
am i the only person who likes this song? come on make some comments here
this was when the chili's were funk rock not the new shitty new wave MTV sell out band that they are now. Its funny that they are here singing about that they don't want the MTV life of fame and yet now they have turned into what they aimed never to be...
i read somewhere that flea said about "stadium arcadium" that if u don't like this album then you don't like the RHCP.
What has happened to music? Are all bands just saying "fuck it dude, let's go bowling..." and just knocking out albums one after another that are not a patch on their older material???
Up until BSSM the chili's rocked now they just can't get it up.