Red Hot Chili Peppers – Backwoods

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Someone spilled blood many years ago
Someone spilled blood but do you know
That from the backwoods
Where the Chuck Berry's 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

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Track duration: 03:06

"Backwoods" as written by Jack Irons, Hillel Slovak, Anthony Kiedis, Michael Peter Balzary

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:'pot' I have that live version too, and I recommend every rhcp fan gets a hold of it
    Flag AND799on July 24, 2007   Link
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    General Comment: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.
    Flag RJCallinanon July 08, 2007   Link
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    General Comment: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 ;)
    Flag Tommy_the_Caton April 22, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:good song...i dont know why, but i like this particular part of the song when anthony says "A man named Little Richard who was born to make them bitches sir..." i wonder if little richard listens to the chili's??? my guess it no, but i could be wrong.
    Flag mrs.sideikon April 20, 2007   Link
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    General Comment: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.
    Flag crapmonkey470on October 11, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:In SCAR TISSUE, Anthony said it was a tribute to old rockandroll. Its about all of the old rock stuff. Doesnt seem like it though, eh?
    P.s. SCAR TISSUE is a GREAT book for chilis fans. yall should go read it
    Flag DaniCaliforniaxon January 04, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:yeh I thought it was about sex but its cleaned up abit since then.

    Red Hot Chilis whoop Nirvana's ass anyday!
    Flag freakystyleyon September 18, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:the first time i heard it i thought it was bout sex cause i couldn't understand the names, and i thought :Take me to your backwoods now, was something sexual, maybe i'm a perv...
    Flag ANTWANmyMANon July 11, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:One of my favorite songs by the Chili Peppers. It's obviously about the roots of Rock 'N' Roll, as butterfleafrog said.
    Flag w-bon April 26, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:About the roots of Rock 'n' Roll, Says Anthony Kiedis.
    Flag butterfleafrogon April 11, 2005   Link

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