I really can't come to believe that there's a deeper meaning we'll be able to find in this song as listeners, besides it's narrative of the girl Dani. There may be more to it for the RHCP, but for us we'll just have to make do with a great song,
It seems like a mourning song, so it's probably the singer recalling this girl he had a thing for. A pretty straight forward story of a girl who grew up in the lower class and a poor family that turned to a life of crime as a means to get by. Eventually she finds the thrill in crime and travels northward(?) robbing banks. Eventually she finds her end, gunned down by a man from North Dakota before she could ever make it to Minnesota. (which probably has no meaning besides the fact that it rhymes well with the song)
@Notee "never made it up to Minnesota" is most likely a rehab reference. As you most likely know, Minnesota is home to Hazelden, a preferred place to get clean for America's elite, as well as numerous other rehab facilities. It's possible Anthony or other band members spent some time there, and perhaps the girl in the story met her ultimate fate despite efforts to get her to "go to Minnesota" or her own promises to get clean. But she never made it up to Minnesota. Anyway, just speculation, but I doubt it has "no meaning" and...
@Notee "never made it up to Minnesota" is most likely a rehab reference. As you most likely know, Minnesota is home to Hazelden, a preferred place to get clean for America's elite, as well as numerous other rehab facilities. It's possible Anthony or other band members spent some time there, and perhaps the girl in the story met her ultimate fate despite efforts to get her to "go to Minnesota" or her own promises to get clean. But she never made it up to Minnesota. Anyway, just speculation, but I doubt it has "no meaning" and was chosen just because it rhymes.
I really can't come to believe that there's a deeper meaning we'll be able to find in this song as listeners, besides it's narrative of the girl Dani. There may be more to it for the RHCP, but for us we'll just have to make do with a great song,
It seems like a mourning song, so it's probably the singer recalling this girl he had a thing for. A pretty straight forward story of a girl who grew up in the lower class and a poor family that turned to a life of crime as a means to get by. Eventually she finds the thrill in crime and travels northward(?) robbing banks. Eventually she finds her end, gunned down by a man from North Dakota before she could ever make it to Minnesota. (which probably has no meaning besides the fact that it rhymes well with the song)
it's about every girl he's ever met, according to Anthony Kiedis
it's about every girl he's ever met, according to Anthony Kiedis
@Notee "never made it up to Minnesota" is most likely a rehab reference. As you most likely know, Minnesota is home to Hazelden, a preferred place to get clean for America's elite, as well as numerous other rehab facilities. It's possible Anthony or other band members spent some time there, and perhaps the girl in the story met her ultimate fate despite efforts to get her to "go to Minnesota" or her own promises to get clean. But she never made it up to Minnesota. Anyway, just speculation, but I doubt it has "no meaning" and...
@Notee "never made it up to Minnesota" is most likely a rehab reference. As you most likely know, Minnesota is home to Hazelden, a preferred place to get clean for America's elite, as well as numerous other rehab facilities. It's possible Anthony or other band members spent some time there, and perhaps the girl in the story met her ultimate fate despite efforts to get her to "go to Minnesota" or her own promises to get clean. But she never made it up to Minnesota. Anyway, just speculation, but I doubt it has "no meaning" and was chosen just because it rhymes.