yesterday, my girlfriend wanted to have sex, but she went to sleep alone, and I was listening repeatedly to this song for a whole night... I'm not boasting, I love her, but this is fucking orgasmic!
this is amazing. this song was written when JF was completely addicted to heroin and on the verge of dying, completely strung out. Now that he lives a clean life and enjoys life, you can tell in his singing that he sounds so much more soulful!
@pipper2007 He said in an interview that only 4 or 5 songs on Smile and 1 (Running Away Into You) On Niandra were recorded after he left the band. He said that most of the smile were songs not used on Naindra and the album was released for drug money
@xxh3llfir3xx I believe that in many interviews he has said that this album was never recorded when he was strung out, it was only released when he was strung out. Look it up on WikiPedia, I was surprised at how much info they have.
John has a way of performing and writing that allows the listener to engage in and understand whatever the song is about, even if they havent been through what John has.
I Love how the "Little duck house" part leads into a sadder, more defeated part in the original; but here it goes into a very triumphant scream. He was defeated then. He is victorious now.
i love john. its so pure and all his fans are pure. i hope one day someone comments on the john frusciante shirts i make myself and wear. its so awesome loving a guy who you can love alone, hes such a treasure and the greatest guitarist ever.
I love how John just gets into this song so comfortably and it's so familiar to him yet each & every time he plays it, it's something so awesome and beautiful that he can take your breath away just like that.
thats the best he's ever sang that. sometimes I wish he would redo his first album and make it cleaner with the vocal abilities he has today. The Niandra songs are awesome but the actually recording is so crappy and they sound like bad demos with bad singing compared his standards today. Does anyone know if they are all first takes? Did he record the second half when his was doin herion?
No it wouldn't be the same. An album like that can't be remade. It was at that certain point in his life, with thoose certain emotions he was feeling, and that rawness that made the album so beautiful.
the best your pussy's glued to a building on fire performance i!ve ever seen and the most emotional one. how can a song that includes a pussy in its name can be so emotional ?
from where he says "the smile on my face" its Bb, A, Bb, C and then goes into the ending riff which is F, A, Dm, Bb and he ends the song on a Dm. hope that helps
wow
dinster70 5 days ago
fuck you dislikers, really, do so...
kingnothing189 3 weeks ago
God listens to John Frusciante
lazaretus 2 months ago 2
My favourite JF song by far
emokiller907 2 months ago
4 dislikes are you fucking kidding us???
noni3x 2 months ago
his voice impressively improved!
he's the best
Edenov 3 months ago
Johns voice had developed and matured nicely over the years
Zephyesa 3 months ago 8
if i were the pussy i would hope john 'd been the building
jilopoylara 6 months ago 12
I think Kurt Cobain would have liked that scream at 1:10
He may even have been proud or envious of it xD
Sebrewer32 7 months ago
I love his fiesta red sstrat, anybody know what year it is? I'm gonna try to buy one :D
MrPete187 7 months ago
The myth , the legend! John Anthony Motherfuckin' Frusciante, ladies and gentlemen!
MrTylerDurden3089 8 months ago 6
@MrTylerDurden3089 I also refer to him thus :)
TheSoundsInside 7 months ago
God, his voice is really getting good, isn't it? It gets overshadowed by his guitar playing, but he's really showing off some range and control here.
Oceanmachine27 10 months ago 2
those fucking chords. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
snoochtoelnooch 1 year ago
1:09 YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
manolitogol 1 year ago
planning on getting the lyrics to this song tattoo'd on my left ribcage at the start of february. Long live the John!
GilligansEyes 1 year ago 4
@GilligansEyes so did u doo it ahah?
lolerz10 10 months ago
john frusciante is so fucking amazing
love him :D
canibaldance 1 year ago 3
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sexykatie90 1 year ago
that's the sound of a man who completely gives himself up for the music
alehi1 1 year ago 6
yesterday, my girlfriend wanted to have sex, but she went to sleep alone, and I was listening repeatedly to this song for a whole night... I'm not boasting, I love her, but this is fucking orgasmic!
imaohw69 1 year ago 5
Me thinks... he likes to sing... a lot..
educassiano 1 year ago
Was singing along with this song while eating peanuts. Nearly choked, would have been a great way to die.
1102ced 1 year ago 7
3 people won't come along if they see me roaming the hillside
simplyamazin4184 1 year ago 3
oh my god,at 0:55.....this is the most beautyful voice in this planet... <3
Sheblik77 1 year ago
i think he says "a little duck house" because:
little - because she is cute
duck - i think he means her boyfriends
house - for where that boyfriends go (to her)
frozenskull2009 1 year ago
@frozenskull2009 yeah think he meant pussy too
keitaro21 1 year ago
@frozenskull2009 yeah think he mean pussy too
keitaro21 1 year ago
i want his strat
vizcacha5 1 year ago
OMG John Frusciante sings wonderfull !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sheblik77 1 year ago
0:55 - 1:15 ...
Am I in Heaven ? ._.
lingay500 1 year ago 3
Nobody can play guitar, scream, or wear a beard like Frusciante. Fucking kick-ass performance by today's greatest artist.
georgecurdlebroaw 1 year ago 12
@georgecurdlebroaw today there are FEW artists man, one of them is John Anthony Frusciante
alexjamess 1 year ago
His voice is amazing
exospace 1 year ago
GOD
carliarce 1 year ago
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ctraylen 1 year ago
god i would do anything to see him in concert
LubyHansonFan 1 year ago 9
his screams are cool =P
Sakapukaman 1 year ago 5
1:10 - 1:15,,it all amazing
eitansdaman 1 year ago
1:12 <333333
baughskeet 1 year ago
beautiful.just beautiful
ilr111 2 years ago 6
This is the best version of this song.
RHCPFreaklol 2 years ago 51
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funkit22 2 years ago
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erm..was that a good song then?
gards2 2 years ago
And still is.
heyitsRyanS 2 years ago 5
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LandmanElliot 2 years ago
this is amazing. this song was written when JF was completely addicted to heroin and on the verge of dying, completely strung out. Now that he lives a clean life and enjoys life, you can tell in his singing that he sounds so much more soulful!
xxh3llfir3xx 2 years ago 5
His first solo album which includes this song was written while he was still in the band. Smile was written while he was on heroin.
pipper2007 2 years ago 4
Only the 2nd half was recorded whilst he was on heroin
adds102 1 year ago
@pipper2007 He said in an interview that only 4 or 5 songs on Smile and 1 (Running Away Into You) On Niandra were recorded after he left the band. He said that most of the smile were songs not used on Naindra and the album was released for drug money
ArcticEmmet 1 year ago
Pretty sure he wasnt addicted to Heroin at this point. or if he was he wasnt quite strung out yet. he was on the other hand doing coke.
shwong866 2 years ago
@xxh3llfir3xx I believe that in many interviews he has said that this album was never recorded when he was strung out, it was only released when he was strung out. Look it up on WikiPedia, I was surprised at how much info they have.
062829648 1 year ago 2
Love the scream near the end. Im speechless. I love you John!!!
MaximusHendrix 2 years ago 5
Unbelievable!!! His voice speaks to me so much here. must rerecord this.
MaximusHendrix 2 years ago 4
man he should rerecord some of his old stuff, this sounds soo good
OllieOrange123 2 years ago 3
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leonard511619 2 years ago 2
Damn, this is a really good version of it!
GARahn 2 years ago 3
its a wonderful and magical song
rockinfreakpotatoe 2 years ago 4
OMG his voice is fucking unbelievable in this clip. Thanx sooooo much for posting it
dukesscunited 2 years ago 4
SMILE ON MY FACE ISN'T ALWAYS REAL!!!
Fruscianteistheman 2 years ago 3
i didn`t know that he performed it after 2000`s year on Red Hot Chili Peppers concerts
k0stil 2 years ago
he always does like little solos that are either his songs or covers. he does anything
ROFLMAOROFLCOPTER 2 years ago
I agree with kingoftone...I was at this concert in munich..stood 5-6 meters in front of John. It was perfect ! Something NEVER to forget !!!
skysigns 2 years ago
his voice sounds so good in this one. my fav part is when he says "golden" and it echo's
Judojam 2 years ago 4
the best performance of this song ever. thanks for uploading.
kingoftone 2 years ago 75
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did he say "tussy" at the beginning?
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SmoothTux 3 years ago
haha and i know someone who was there :P
Maggus2007 3 years ago 2
i wish i was there.. damn damn damn
pudgywudgy 3 years ago 3
i was there ;-)
SmoothTux 3 years ago 5
damn damn damn
pudgywudgy 2 years ago 3
i love this song
Pimpalozauras0000 3 years ago 3
This is a great version.
If I ever saw him play this live, I could die happily :)
victoryrose7 3 years ago 2
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wow i wouldn't play songs from the time i was addicted if i was him. bad memories??
BazzTheBoss 3 years ago
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mikeockurts 3 years ago 2
I don't think John looks at the stage of life where he was addicted as a necessarily "dark" time. More like just another growing experience.
awulright 3 years ago 11
Right on man i totally agree soo many people see drugs as a dark time they dont wonder why people take them but none the less your right
Chrisearl101 3 years ago 3
i could listen to this whole day...
nikolicadj 3 years ago 11
He sings a lot better than Kiedis, I love it!
XguitarrockerX 3 years ago 5
i like his voice better when he was all fucked up.
phatmarx78 3 years ago
i see what you mean...it had a beauty to it....but its beautiful now man....
adaz450 3 years ago 2
This video is an example of how John's vocal chops have grown to far surpass Anthony's.
oewells4012 3 years ago 8
Their voices are so different that they shouldn't be compared. Both have voices that suit their styles perfectly
rsr5451 3 years ago 7
I was there...standing 10 meters away from john...first time I saw him with the red strat;-)it was a great concert!!
skysigns 3 years ago 11
John has a way of performing and writing that allows the listener to engage in and understand whatever the song is about, even if they havent been through what John has.
a truly incredible artist.
Gazob19 3 years ago 9
I Love how the "Little duck house" part leads into a sadder, more defeated part in the original; but here it goes into a very triumphant scream. He was defeated then. He is victorious now.
Romans10Verse9 3 years ago 10
i was there too
it was fucking great
KINGJAUNS 3 years ago
WTF?
ralphended 3 years ago 2
my sentiments exactly.
fretlessbass26 3 years ago
listen to more music
livefortheweekend99 3 years ago 5
Your pussys glued to a building on fire
I paint my mind just cuz I'm alive
If you see me roaming the hillside
Won't you come along?
You paint your eyes
Mine are in the sky
No worldly word I could say could be golden
The smile on my face isn't always real
But the way you make me feel is all that's really real
You little duck house
JMKQUEPONS 3 years ago 11
i was there =)
melsu9189 3 years ago 7
you are one lucky person....
nerman24 3 years ago 5
fuking lucky
etmtitlt 3 years ago
i love john. its so pure and all his fans are pure. i hope one day someone comments on the john frusciante shirts i make myself and wear. its so awesome loving a guy who you can love alone, hes such a treasure and the greatest guitarist ever.
i love john.
goldendragonq77 3 years ago 4
I want a john frusciante shirt you should sell them online
dudeman4545 3 years ago
ur comment mann!! ur comment has made me cry.. i love this song, i love john like u, its the same sense
nirvalium999 3 years ago
To whom do you speak, my friend?
Romans10Verse9 3 years ago 2
I love you for loving John. You're right, the fans are beautiful. They have a sense of being that is indescribable.
I have no other words..
John is the most beautiful musician in the world.
rhcplover4 3 years ago 2
that scream was his victory call.
n best preformance hands down.
ricta9 3 years ago 6
I love The Red Fender.
macedaace14 3 years ago
i want see that *_* it's my dream!!
frusciante94 3 years ago 4
pf this man is god =)
frusciante94 3 years ago
Still love it :D
OhWhatACutie 3 years ago
Love love LOVE this song!!!
OhWhatACutie 3 years ago 2
I'm having such an emotional morning... this song just topped it off and made me cry! ... in a good way :)
LOVE this man Xx
OhWhatACutie 3 years ago
...But this is awesome, too!
darbyfluff 3 years ago 2
GREATEST PERFORMANCE OF THIS SONG EVER! This man is absolutely fantastic!!!!! love every second especially "the way you make......onwards"
TheManT 3 years ago 3
I don't know, man. IMO, the greatest EVER was in Detroit. And I'm not just saying that cuz I was there. Look it up, it's INCREDIBLE. :o
darbyfluff 3 years ago 2
this sent shivers down my spine
RHCPkingFrusciante 3 years ago 3
im gonna get his faced tattooed
ricta9 3 years ago 7
yeah,me too
foogrrrl 3 years ago 3
I couldnt agree more Jeremy :)
monthejoe 3 years ago 3
<3 Joe.
Jeremy1281988 3 years ago
the vibrato in his voice at some points is really really good!
great song.
Jeremy1281988 3 years ago 4
I've heard him perform this song many times, and this is, by far, the best of them all.
Pure fucking gold.
edt1201 3 years ago 8
brilliant. just brilliant.
Rizardon95 3 years ago 9
I love how John just gets into this song so comfortably and it's so familiar to him yet each & every time he plays it, it's something so awesome and beautiful that he can take your breath away just like that.
OhWhatACutie 3 years ago 8
When he sings- "The way you make me feel... has always been real" around 1:00[min] it's just AMAZING. Love John Xx
OhWhatACutie 3 years ago 7
he is probaly the most underated singer in the world and i ask the question why he is so amazin and passhionate bout music it brings u to tears
garethsmart 3 years ago 9
This Is The First Time Any Form Of Art Has Ever Brought Me To Tears. I Felt That Scream And Tears Fell out of my eyes. Amazing...
Romans10Verse9 3 years ago 5
i LOVE himmmm
rhcplover4 3 years ago 9
this weird construction of chords...its just john...so wonderful....and the voice...*melt*^^
donoschekk 3 years ago 8
even when he was strung out on heroin when he wrote this it was genius
jhockeyg5858 3 years ago 17
wonderful
almost tearful
capodastaro 3 years ago 9
Perfect.
TheBlackReason 3 years ago 12
awesome
robin440 3 years ago 5
thats the best he's ever sang that. sometimes I wish he would redo his first album and make it cleaner with the vocal abilities he has today. The Niandra songs are awesome but the actually recording is so crappy and they sound like bad demos with bad singing compared his standards today. Does anyone know if they are all first takes? Did he record the second half when his was doin herion?
Cubiesg7 4 years ago
No it wouldn't be the same. An album like that can't be remade. It was at that certain point in his life, with thoose certain emotions he was feeling, and that rawness that made the album so beautiful.
xxHeartofGlassxo 4 years ago 31
yeah I know I'm just saying the sound quality is terrible and his voice is so much better now. But yes I aggree, it wouldnt be the same.
Cubiesg7 4 years ago 3
COULDN'T HAVE PUT IT BETTER! AMEN!
tremaine2006 4 years ago 3
I mean couldn't have put it better to the second commenter! It wouldn't be the same if John recorded it now.
tremaine2006 4 years ago
holy crap john's voice is amazing here!
greatrayray 4 years ago 6
I paint my mind just cause I'm alive! And if you see me roaming the hillside, won't you come along with me! You paint your eyes, mine are in the sky!
bories36 4 years ago
I was there toi
it was awesome
john was in best form
they are fucking amazing
KINGJAUNS 4 years ago
at 0:48, "ON MY FACE!" that was awesome
imnotajackal 4 years ago 3
the best your pussy's glued to a building on fire performance i!ve ever seen and the most emotional one. how can a song that includes a pussy in its name can be so emotional ?
NoChrReq 4 years ago 5
the smile on my face isn't always real
but the way you make me feel is all that's really reallllllll
rhcpxlove 4 years ago
Does anyone have tabsfor this ? it's great better than the album version
Philipp1610 4 years ago
true, the album version is sub par compared to this
butchlester 4 years ago
is this originally his song? i thought it was a cover but i'm not sure.
rhcpxlove 4 years ago
mhm, it's his. it's on his first album Niandra LaDes :]
ekarrasch 4 years ago 2
ohh okay thanks. it makes more sense now =]
rhcpxlove 4 years ago 2
could it be anyone elses?
phideauxiii 4 years ago
awesome song, and his voice!!! hes just great, his music has changed my perspective about lots of things
ReB0J 4 years ago 4
I love him...........XD
BillieJoeCobain 4 years ago 4
The smile on my face isn´t always real. But the way you make me feel is all that´s really real. You little duck house (sic).
AeriAeriel 4 years ago 3
yea, its suppost to be you little duck house, in this performance it sounds like dog house though.
Jeremy1281988 4 years ago
could anybody be so kind and find out the chords of the ending part since "the smile on my face"?
would be great!
thanks
Gelisch 4 years ago
from where he says "the smile on my face" its Bb, A, Bb, C and then goes into the ending riff which is F, A, Dm, Bb and he ends the song on a Dm. hope that helps
tothadome 4 years ago 5
damn, i thought i was the only one who knew it :( lol
HYP03L 4 years ago
I like him getting into that core passion. That much passion harnessed this well is exceptionally rare. He has an unbelievably beautiful voice, too.
thesikamikaniko 4 years ago 5
wow... what a voice
thesikamikaniko 4 years ago 7
lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeee him
his voice is getting better with the age, but it cannot improve more it's too perfect like it is now
frankmpn 4 years ago 4
right. its perfect!!!!
Gelisch 4 years ago
great strat.. john always the best
badomaloso9 4 years ago
Great video and great song, thank you for posting!
fruaddict 4 years ago
its new for him but its from the early 1960's or something
msorte 4 years ago
no it isn't
yannickdb 4 years ago
that a new strat???
JAKETHEGREAT1498 4 years ago
Hes had it since the beginning of this tour but it is a nice '61 strat
Frusciantefan2112 4 years ago