*Rare* Red Hot Chili Peppers - My Friends (OFFICIAL ALTERNATIVE VERSION Music Video)

[Fleabr]

Along with Taste the Pain one of my favorite song from red hot.

[Retip43]

Anyone can explain me what's goin on with that priest and sunflower on flea's head? Anyway i don't knew about this clip.

[AstorreHerrera]

" To give your Love no matter what " ...

" El dar tu Amor a pesar de todo " ...

[AstorreHerrera]

Best Video Ever.

[andreriegermatos]

Foda demais todos...



[BigBadBuddha]

i only remember ever seeing this version of the video back on muchmusic back in the day, i had no idea till today that they released a different one.

[AdrianoGazza]

@BigBadBuddha Yeah me too. This is a brilliant video!

[Evaquiel]

why is this not the main clip? so much better...

[villesangel69]

love this song and video!

[AstorreHerrera]

It's crazy, but this is my favorite video.

[jonnyblaze777]

YEP THEY SPECIAL YO...

[kman6969]

I remember this being in colour.....

must be getting old.

[InfectedClips]

Lol , in the other My Friends vid Flea has a beard :P

[MaiKiedis8]

Anthony ♥

[frankbass91]

I'd prefer this version !!

[Pavlo741]

CARAMBA ESTE VÍDEO AINDA NÃO CONHECIA, ELE TRANSMITE A REAL IDÉIA DA MÚSICA.

[MrShimazu]

Flea looks strangely calm in this video...

[Cr7Croatia]

i love dis song

[luciopapaloio]

te juro que los veo y el amor que se tienen el uno al otro me hace acordar a mis amigas y yoque me dan ganas de llorar :')

[MaxwellChillington]

Better than the official video for sure, matches the song so much better

[frankie7056]

"This video was deemed too 'artsy' for general release as it was thought that it would alienate fans" odd thing to say since the video has the MTV logo in the corner. it clearly did get mainstream release. i remember it being rotated heavily on myv when i was young

[Bohemian00Rhapsody]

@frankie7056 i feel i am about to blow your mind... there are countries OUTSIDE the US.

[colklink77]

@Bohemian00Rhapsody

Lol, no there aren't.

[jenskeroro]

@Bohemian00Rhapsody NO WAY!

[EudaimoniaDaemonia]

@Bohemian00Rhapsody I am from Serbia, a small country in Europe, and this video is the one I have in mind for this song. So, it doesn't have to do anything with being from USA or not and knowing about it.

[reed311]

@Bohemian00Rhapsody That's great. But RHCP and MTV are American brands.

[scodellar]

@Bohemian00Rhapsody Actually this was in Italy the official videoclip of this song. I didnt even know the original one before watching it on youtube.

[NiwdogRolyat]

@Bohemian00Rhapsody REALLY?



[heavybreizhad]

I remember this video. We had this version in France. I think it was way better than the official clip

[TheCalicoCub]

interesting that he got to play god at the end, lol...

[filmfanatica21]

Los amooo

[caniteruel666]

ITS BETTER THAN THE OFFICIAL!!!

[tigerandsqueek]

I want to sue mtv for depriving me of this masterpiece up until now.

[einund8zig]

Ich finde Mitte-Ende der 90er haben sie die beste Musik gemacht. Davor waren sie auch gut. Jetzt immernoch. Aber Mitte-Ende90er waren ihre Königsjahre - aus meiner Sicht - natürlich.

[johnsydjimi]

This clip also came on tv, both clips did

[JudeG6695]

i a dress, Kedis looks like a drag queen. And no way is this too artsy. its a hell of a lot better than the actual one

[dukeofearl2005]

I don't know about it being artsy....it's perfect! The visualizations describe what most of us go through with "fair weather friends"....

[colcil]

@dukeofearl2005 u got me thinking, and if all of us have these moments then we must be doing this to eachother without noticing

[onepoet63]

Beautiful song!!



[junkeposse]

it's on youtube... not so rare.

[OptimisteProductions]

rhcp, the only guys who can pull something off like that :) megalol

[MsPetiteFramboise]

2:46 i think i'm gonna die... =Q___

[kemtaoro]

yeah this video's definitely a lot more fun than the other one.

[MrOdelay72]

one hot minute: the R H C P ´s gay phase.

[1999californication]

kiedis at 2:40 is awesome !!

[NoName01071992]

this fits the song and RHCP better than the other released clip

[grindcordeathmetal]

I love this song :)



[Raiyell]

Gotta say I like the other better. That is just because I like the intimacy of studio videos, no matter the band. Really interesting video though!

[danielsoferman]

1:06 scary

[marentes133]

@danielsoferman that does creep me out too

[FauxLoveFox]

Gotta love men in dresses :)

[ugkij]

fantástico!

[cherylshot]

It is rare, they quit showing it but I remembered the original video. It is very memorable.

[rochenmeister]

rare, yet it's on mtv and youtube? o.o

[Naidzhelas3000]

Anton Corbijn. Nuff said.

[angusxbeef]

damn. this video puts me in a happy mood. It's one of their best video's.

[TheKalZed]

maybe their best video.

[lelutton]

this video should never be forgotten, a complete masterpiece of music and great video ... certainly Hallloween next year I will dress as well as Dave Navarro priest LOL

[morpheusrulesall]

Ha. I only remember seeing THIS video. Did not even know it was the alternate one. Hence my bemusement at seeing the video on here with them in a studio...

[ToFornicateIsToBe]

like... who the fuck thought it's not good? shit their opinion!

[hepcoe64]

Very frikken cool, I say.

Peace

[cbilpin]

One hot minute, possibly the chilli peppers finest hour.....

[XDx3neko]

Yeeeeeeah!! Me encanta como se ve Anthony en el minuto 2:10 :D Y ese solo es demasiado impresionante!! XD.. Amo esta cancion.. Me saca de preocupaciones y no se por que!.... RCHP THE BEST 4EVER!! :D

[hiddeneaf404]

a little creepy but suits the song well

[MetallicaFan109]

yeah, this is was better

[grt05]

One of the best chili peppers songs of all time.

[lurch321]

MUCH better than the other video, which is just plain BORING. Further proof that you can't go wrong with Anton Corbijn.

[Calipoppi]

It's not like this is breaking news or anything, but Anthony Kiedis probably is one of the most beautiful men to ever grace the face of this planet. His mama may as well have birthed a Michelangelo sculpture.

[EudaimoniaDaemonia]

@Calipoppi And one of the few who can wear a dress and still be masculine!

[Asaclubs96]

I don't like this video. Chad isn't wearing a hat.

[retrovertigoes]

Description is only partially right, it was released but was re-shot.

[FrutosWantsYou]

I would do anything just to go back in time to fuck Anthony.

[kaseylopez34]

@FrutosWantsYou Agreed!!! I would even do it now!!!

[kaseylopez34]

OMG i think i jizzed in my pant when he came out of the boat and did a hair flip :D 2:45

[Unholy360x]

maybe they used the other cuz this is fucking creepy

i got aids from this video

[nerve2587]

I think they only play this video now, not the other one. doesn't matter anyway, its not like they could alienate fans now :L

[greatestdayofmylife]

this video was on all the time

[13DanZ]

the way tony kiedis reaches out with that paint on his face is exactly how the chorus of the song should be presented... love this video, very appropriate in my opinion

[leoisforevercool]

@13DanZ I agree, I like how the paint kind of looks like tears and sorrow. :)

[italianstallion9512]

too artsy? have people seen Give it Away?

[cjdube22]

I really like the Native American influence in this video. Awesome song & beautiful man :)

[404luuh]

Anthony e Flea 0:34 Cena tão Linda *---*

Anthony 2:43 sexy ♥



[vectornectar]

Reminds me of their "Soul to Squeeze" video!

[pwnernumberone]

Too artsy? This video pretty much defines RHCP, lighthearted and sincere, yet don't take things too seriously,

[Akk1s]

Great song! but 2:37 .... rofl

[GRRJayyy]

is it bad that i think that dress suits anthony? and i'm a guy >.>

[StephanieBonJovi]

@GRRJayyy nope, men in dresses are totally hot (especially anthony)

[silentevil77]

Anthony and Dave In same video *drools* <3

[Lanedude08]

The concept was interesting, but the weird costumes in the middle of the video actually take away from the overall mood of the song and, in a way, make it light-hearted, where the song is not.

If you just take out that one part, then it's a damn good video that really expresses sadness.

[Valy9443]

wenisimo!



[naomi721]

ohmygod whip your hair and crawl to me one more time anthony pleeease!

[Luuk20122]

A song like My Friends can't have a "too artsy" video.

[reverend07]

coudnt believe the MTV the way it back to those days.... btw 0:33 anthony and flea are real bestfriends

[aleRhcp77]

extraño el pelo largo de anthony

[arealOpia1991]

Anton Corbijn = GENIUS ARTIST ...

.... cant believe i've never been able to put a name to him all this time

[arealOpia1991]

you can just sense the real true depression and sadness of the original band members and dave's alienation at this point in their career ... their faces at the beginning alone bring tears to my eyes..it is so painful to watch cos i can just feel their sadness instantly right to the core and it bites!..... this is such a beautiful video --- woever came up with the whole concept should be trully commended ... stunning amazing beautiful devastating emotion ! *<3*

[naruto456ization]

one hot minute the best album

[subconsicious]

I don't se how this is "worse" than Warped.

[404luuh]

a canção e linda , anthony e lindo o Flea e foda, o Chad tbm , maiis esse Davi Navarro nossa não consigo gostar dele

na epoca que ele tava no RHCP ele deu uma aparencia estranha no grupo , qui eu nunca tinha visto. o comportamento deles junto ao Navarro mudou , graças a Deus que ele tinha saio e o John tinha voltado. hojee toda a minha expectativa esta no Josh =]

[jaemoon2]

"too artsy"? hahaha how can you even apply that criticism to art at all? or did you not know music was art? it's just as bad as saying the song is "too music-y"

[Smok3DatShit]

The video should be artsy, It has so much emotion and meaning.

[AlarmingThought]

This video lightens up the song itself. The song by itself is kinda sad.

[ThePraestigiator]

Hot chick at 2:57

[broomeydbr9]

@ThePraestigiator Hotter chick at 3:08

[TheTampicko]

1:28 - LOL 

[1980NewWave]

I was mesmerized by this song and video when it first came out, I used to tune in to MuchMusic almost every day for a while in hopes of catching it. It remains to this day my favourite RHCP song 16 years later.

Weird how this video is the "rare" one, according to the description here - I never saw the other video (allegedly the more common), or even HEARD of it, before I noticed it on YouTube a couple years ago.

[lucretia101]

Who deemed this too artsy? The band, or the label? Breaking the Girl was just as artsy...give it away? WTF....makes no sense. Absolutely love this video. Miss it. Thanx for posting it!

[651Gianna]

I know the other video, but it's very good!

[TheYannherve]

Yeah baby, the Peppers were the dogs bollocks

[diablodavila]

hey this is the original video i remember watching it on MTV in the 90's.

[thegroovysmoothie]

hot hot hot omg hot! Anthony is so hot<33

[facu38]

Mucho mejor que el otro video! es el que veia aca en Argentina cuando era pibe.... el otro no recuerdo cuando lo pasaban

[AFirmKickInThePants]

"too artsy" my ass, it's one of their best videos

[KraftGarde]

Hay un monton de videos de los 90's en este estilo donde esta lo "arti" ?

[bassman0708]

Prefer this to the other video! It's much better

[odracir19891]

Un momento...yo ví varias veces este video en MTV... y eso que solo tengo 22 años...debe haber algún error o algo... creo?

[ednocondriaco]

Who is the director of this video?

[waluigithecool2]

@ednocondriaco

Anton Corbijn, the same guy who directed "Heart-Shaped Box."

[MalloryKnox27]

@waluigithecool2 Yeah, and you can totally tell can't you...

[waluigithecool2]

@MalloryKnox27

Ever heard of Wiki, bitch...

[MalloryKnox27]

@waluigithecool2 Errrr, i wasn't being sarcastic, you fucking cumbucket. I don't need 'wiki' you internet fag, fuck you.

[PrestonDowMusic]

anthony doesn't look well. you can see the cocaine in his cheekbones and the heroin in his eyes

[CPSHOWTV]

I heard they made an alternate video for The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie as well.

[iancanoe1]

Yer apity about MTV glueing there logo there, makes you be dissed at mtv

[budogden]

This is the version that I always saw on TV... The other version was so lame compared to this!

[Alejandroperezpita]

doesn't kiedis look like some elf from lord of the rings?

[krystoff42]

Is this the one directed by Anton Corbijn?

[Roberthenryii]

they did a worst video countdown on mtv. this was on the list. during that show vanilla ice broke his video tape and had a freak out. any one else remember.i like this video for the record. very artsy

[eddlad]

Anthony looks really ill. You can see the pain in his eyes.

[Toddlestead]

@eddlad its called "eyeliner".

[Zarneyboy]

this is actually gonna be my funeral song for wen i die

believe it or not??

[jbanks979]

This is the only one I remember from MTV back in the day

[Sebi0307]

I heard a little girl

And what she said

Was something beautiful

To give... your love

No matter what

is whatm she said.

♥

[bgtubber]

The peppers have bad luck with music videos quite often.

[compremCDs]

I just figured out that this video existed when I bought the Greatest Hits And Videos DVD, with the videoclips, in 2003, here in Brazil... When I saw it on the DVD I got a little disappointed because I prefer this version here...

At that time we didn't have Youtube so I had this version (and a lots of another chili peppers' videoclips) downloaded in my really slow PC... :)

[AkimotoMiharu]

Weird, I ALWAYS saw this videoclip on tv years back, I look it up here on youtube today and it's the first time I saw that other version.

[SaraForlani]

0:35 Beautiful couple! I love them ♥

[cuchulainn1967]

WHY DOES IT SAY " ALTERNATIVE VIDEO" AND "TOO ARTSY"? MTV SHOWED THIS VIDEO EVERY DAY IN 1995!

[k0stil]

@cuchulainn1967

because rhcp didnt like it and made a new video which is now official

[p2eas3]

Their best album by a mile and everyone hates it because of all the gay references.

[CodyT3212]

this My Friends video > other My Friends video

[auralstream]

no wonder.. this is the video that I saw way back when. I've seen the other video and wondered why I had memories of visuals that weren't even in it.

[sakemmat]

@auralstream I got the exact same thoughts on the other version when I saw it. But now, I'm loving the original version. This is how it's supposed to be.

[waluigithecool2]

The ending was... rather epic!

[SaraForlani]

If Anthony was a woman I would become a lesbian!! <3

[fred21679]

i think aliented fans are their main demographic...someone dropped the ball on this one, i think it's the best by far!

[megamagition]

God, good thing they scrapped this video.

[SwanniePeace]

Mmm...2:38, when Anthony whips his hair back...very nice. (;

[RAndiZZZZ]

FAVE!



[Lithiukz]

o.o this video scares me

[EugeniaBigBang]

i love both videos , the thing is the song , whats more important n i think its one of the rhcp's best songs ... far

[iamchris1990yall]

Anthony never liked this video he said it was 'not very good' and thats why they did the other version!

[yankit100]

One of my fav RHCP song.

[coastalpark]

Love this and the video

[MultiMagoon]

their all girls blouses?

[salldarling]

this band can do what the hell they like in videos cos it still don't change the fact that they are fricken awesomeness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!! im gonna love these funky rock gods till im rockin in my grave!

[ivotz]

This is the video i ever knew.

[Bastgoddess7]

Do those exe's even KNOW RHCP fans? This vid is AMAZING!??

[skinflowerUK]

i saw this one first and was blown away, according to legend, this made the band out to be away from their fans, so they released a video of them locked in a studio?

that's why i'm not an exec!!

[misscadoixo]

Dave navarro as priest, cool, sexy priest

[UKNOWIT88]

this video is fucking awesome

[Mr19941994fernando]

q horrible video delos red

[ElisaPeppers]

No entiendo por qué iba a ofender a los fans este video... la verdad que a mi me gusta tanto o más que el otro.. me parece más original, más divertido... más Peppers jajajaj xD

[libertineprincess]

haha i'm a great fan of the chili's but i have to admit that this video isn't their best :P