Red Hot Chili Peppers - Ethiopia

[AzureKitePK]

You know what? I'm American. This song kicks ass

[08996688]

You know what? I'm Ethiopian and i'm a big RHCP fan. Loving the new album.

[DiZBURNER]

fly, I´m with you too

[MrBamboboy0770]

2:21 2:38 wish i could to that

[wondersmilex]

lost in ethiopia.

[SeasideGooon]

We are rolling everybody. It starts with bass.

[ToshTheBassMaster]

E I O I E I A Rulez!

[psychoproductins]

god damn bass.nobody can beat flea

[psychoproductins]

those people are 100% wrong

[mistergreeny]

GOT FUNK? youtube Irish Cream 2012

[nevilius]

Thumbs up if you want to play this on BASS!

[psychoproductins]

@nevilius i say thumbs up

[Crazyfrog2frogs]

33 people obviously have never been to Ethopia :P

[jankoz007]

i love listening to RHCP but this one doesn't have any rhythm :S

[PlayerJackPL]

@jankoz007 that's the catch, good sir!

go learn some

[Rcota22]

@jankoz007 HELL YES IT HAS RHYTHM GET SOME MUSIC LESSONS MAN THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO MAKE A BEAT. THESE NIGGAS ARE GENIUSES AND FINALLY ARE GETTING INTO THE ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME.

[LOLguinepig]

@Rcota22 thats politicly incorect my sisters are from ethiopia and there black, i am proud to have black sisters

[digityu]

@LOLguinepig who gives a crap? we all have our own opinion's what makes you think its your business to go telling someone what they can and cant say?

[teeoff123456]

@jankoz007rhythm /ˈriT͟Həm/ A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.

Now catch the bass

[JonathanAschalew]

@jankoz007 It does.. just 7/8 lol

[SuperRoy619]

@jankoz007 OMG I hope your kidding because this song is beautiful. Maybe ur bass deaf cause the rhythm is fuckin sick

[DAMNEvanescence]

@jankoz007 Yeah it does, it's just a really complex one :D

[chamblizi]

IS MY FUCKING COMPUTER DANCING?! THE VOLUME KEEPS GOING UP AND BACK DOWN BY ITS SELF THEN HITTING THE MUTE AND WIATING FOR IT TO SAY E I O I E I A FUCKING WIERD BROOO!

[chamblizi]

when i am in the club or the bar singing on a microphone i say E I O I E I A GIRL BRING LOVE TOO MEAHHHHHHHH!

[Greezy2000]

what's the album picture means ?i dont get it .

[TheWhipidhinio]

@Greezy2000 "Im with you" - companionship. the picture I think refers to "Flying high" Drug related.

[BlueRise85]

@Greezy2000 i think it means drugs are crap, cause the fly are on the pills, flies usually fly around crap.

[Greezy2000]

@BlueRise85 never thought of that, maybe ....tho i dont think so...

thx!;)

[LOLguinepig]

does any one realize that he is singing a love song to his son because he longs to see him

[lolerg96]

im ethiopian nd i youtubed ethiopia cuz i was real bored lol nd i found this song...nd i strangly like it:)

[Bocucopo11]

@lolerg96 You do know there is an A in and don't you?

[munkythai]

/watch?v=pVPz6vUfKMw < I just did an alternative version of this song, i'd like you guys to comment, please

[ihearttvandpie]

My friend has such a boner for this song

[keerthu234]

glad to know im not the only one missing frusciante here :D

[IareElf]

I love this song so much... Can't wait to go and see them in Sunderland O3O

[Flippy1fan]

Unless it's John, the chorus isn't shit, it's all about Anthony and Flea now.

[greensoup993]

@Flippy1fan and chad. don't forget him.

[Listen4LedZeppelin]

I dislike 2:22 - 2:38 ... I mean I'm not trying to be mean about Klinghoffer just because he's new, but this riff is so repetetive and I think if Frusciante did it, it'd actually have some variety in the note display.

[FrozenSparky]

@Listen4LedZeppelin agree.. even i thought of something cooler instead of repeating it 

[do0rkn0b]

@Listen4LedZeppelin haha

[staticfreaker]

@Listen4LedZeppelin Well, if you have listened to ANY recent shows they've done, you'd know that Josh has improved exponentially. Go listen to solo at the end of Scar Tissue from this performance. /watch?v=eRW_snBgoeQ

While you're at it, go to 4:35 and listen to this jam.

/watch?v=t_QUGfqQdsE&feature=r­elated

See? Josh can put out some great riffs, too.

[spekiion]

Äthiopien!!

[KiLLeRoiKiLLeR]

2:22 - 2:37.

[Leonkennedy098]

Man the concert version of this is incredible about half way through the song Josh just starts singing like there is no tomorrow there is a few seconds where he actually sings part of it alone it is amazing. watch?v=70QLNvcTb5Q&feature=re­lated

[fenderguy0982]

Everybody loves the bass line, but I'm going to point out that the CHORUS IS SO AMAZING.

Also the bass line is sooo good! Definitely makes the song just that much better:)

[SelJackVilla3]

@fenderguy0982 You are right... I mean, the bassline is AWESOME, but we gotta admit chorus is very catchy and cool. :)

[jackdrwe]

i drum this =)

[teddyandcam]

flea u r fuckin amazing

[fionadlf]

one of my favorite songs on the album... going to see these guys in september! so pumped

[Tobilit]

I am proud Im living on the same planet!

[coastergurl7]

the bass in this song sound like "Fight Like a Brave" awesome!

[OneObjective]

新 隶 体  新 隸 體 書 in chinese

[124242124]

some say that rhcp new album succs. well theyre wrong.. :)

[psychoproductins]

those people r 100% wrong

[cursedswordsman]

@124242124 Some say that your spelling doesn't "succ". Well they're wrong.

[124242124]

@cursedswordsman :p what are you talking abbout?

[Funckinnutcase]

@124242124 Unfortunately...there are a whole lot more stupid mother fuckers in the world than there are smart people. Count yourself as one of the few lucky ones and be glad you're not like the rest!

[jahlion01]

yes, if with ''disgusting'' he means FREAKIN'AWESOME!!!! XX_XX

[zkmetal95]

I A O A I A E In Serbian and Slovak :D

[Heyitsstu]

Flea is DISGUSTING with the bass. 

[Vize526]

@Heyitsstu man, are serious or just being sarcastic???... Cuz if you are serious you must be fkin defff man ┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐

[Kylethepro123]

@Vize526 maybe what he meant 2 say was... The world is a disgusting place without Flea and his bass!

[Glamorrous]

@Vize526 maybe this is the new lingo kind of like "that's sick" lol

[YourSkyliner]

whats this song about?

[jimijabbaaccordion]

@YourSkyliner Flea getting lost in Ethiopia

[turtlliwdnifuoyehthr]

@YourSkyliner

about chad.

both country and the will ferell look alike

[SeoirseHughes]

Were rolling Everyone :)

[spjfrat]

I love the album more with each listen.

[cmasoccerluminates]

this song reminds me of that song thats like "old McDonald had a farm, E I E I O, and on that farm he had a pig, E I E I O, with a oink oink here and an oink oink there"....

[SelJackVilla3]

Damn, this song KICKS ASS.

[DANSBR]

I A O A I A E in Portuguese :D

[Armagedons57]

I A O A I A E in Polish

[Glamorrous]

E-I-O-I-E-I-A in English ;)

[2radim]

bass guitar is amazing



[XRocknRollzzzX]

@2radim FLEEEAAAAAAAAA

[pablofernandezbass]

We're rolling everybody. It starts with bass

[oceanSingSangSung]

This song makes wanna dance my ass off.

[TheRHCPFreak]

who would dislike great songs like this.. people who like shitty ass screamo shit

[fleachuki]

tsssss 7/8 :DDD :,)

[ForeignPolicySB]

"It starts with bass!" - Fuck yes it does.

[CamVennard1]

@ForeignPolicySB He says "We're rolling everybody, start your bass."

[anundeniabledilemma]

@CamVennard1

He does not say start your bass

[toolfann67]

@anundeniabledilemma wanna bet?



[anundeniabledilemma]

@toolfann67 I'd love to, but obviously we can't do that over the internet. Just show me one lyric page somewhere on the internet where it says "start your bass." Also, "toolfann67," my name is based off some of the lyrics of stinkfist. Just saying.

[toolfann67]

@anundeniabledilemma WOAHHH! I just realized that... That is coincidental. Your correct he says it starts with bass. I give you that one my friend.

[toolfann67]

@CamVennard1 He says it starts with bass.

[avrolcaster]

@ForeignPolicySB ya bass and drums are the best!!!! they lead the song! i love jammin to this song!!!

[lembofgat]

Fast version of this song is System of a Down - I-E-A-I-A-I-O

[youyoofv]

31 people are related to starving ethiopians!

[Chrissysen]

@youyoofv That's sick.

[1234watsup4321]

@youyoofv first you use an overused annoying joke, then you make it offensive?

[happyhi5guy]

DAMN RIGHT IT STARTS WITH THE BASS

[stefanobosco80]

Bellissima questa canzone come tutto il CD XD

[TheSeanLeeShow]

rolling everybody...starts with bass!

[gslmem]

I A O A I A E... En Mexicano... :]

[spiritofsantanabass]

if anyone wants to watch a bass cover of this song with a modulus, then head over to my channel, loads of vids for people to watch, rate or hate, comment and sub. GAV=}

[jasfrog7]

How do they make a 7/8 rhythm comtemporary ? .. just fuckin awesome.

[mseloosh1]

I A O A I A E in Israel! so proud of ethiopia!

[iceflamekid]

swear now all the ppl that hate this IAOIEAI or somthing like this dislike all this fucking dammit IAOIEAA

[ThePowernuts]

I A O A I A E (In Finnish)

[Leonkennedy098]

@GreatOldDesire Well you are personally wrong

[mohamedbes]

I love this song but I clicked (I do not like) just to make you shit :D

[fcdragados1]

I A O A I A E in romana (ROMANIA)

[801forlife]

For fucks sake its E I O I E I A as the number 1 comment says.

[Italynine2]

I A O A I A O.

[GreatOldDesire]

I personally think this song is about Anthony Kiedis' son

[90Banditz]

Does he say 'Slappa da bass' at the start haha

[Thelululemonade]

I A O A I A E

[GreenLlamaClub]

@Thelululemonade What the fuck? There's a top comment that corrects that but you still that?

Why? Are you brain damaged?

[lavernaiyqg]

This specific melody can be stunning!

[lilmissy901]

red hot chili peppers just get better :-) best band ever!!

[Blueflamingo21]

WTF???? i just got the connection with the fly on the pill....HEEEEARRRRRS FLEAAAAAA

[adrirare]

I a o a i a e :P

[Fasil777]

These guys know to use base guitars and drums to give people eargasims !

[boingboing1144]

29 people clearly need to die.... lol

[Manobo14]

Why both top coments r the same?

[rensmatthesius]

ik wil ze gelijk djoeken

[RougeVsBlaze]

@rensmatthesius zoeken?? of tog djoeken wat het ook mag betekenen xD

[naruto456ization]

in ethiopia people are crazy of adrenalin when they listen this song

[finklu]

28 persons don't know good music

[Cds56]

top two comments are the same D:

[albacho100]

LOOOOOOVE E T H I O P I A ! ! !

[albacho100]

LOOOOOOVE E T H I O P I A ! ! !

[DavidTheChiliPepper]

Hell Yeah! 7/8! Love this! 

[tazzmaniandeville]

Anyone else notice the extra 'E'? I'm guessing it's just catchier like that

[tazzmaniandeville]

@tazzmaniandeville (Yes I am replying to myself.) Apparently the line was sung so awesomely that I didn't notice the extra 'I' as well.

[CamVennard1]

I just realized that the phrase he keeps using at the beginning of each line, is just the vouls in Ethiopia...

E I O I A T H P

[westcoastsvfca8]

2:02



[PhattSpicer]

2.02 reminds me of the blockheads, brilliant stuff!!

[iluvpandas22]

In love with this song :') <3

[Yosika123]

Did anyone notice that at the part where Antony sings E I O I A that these letters are just the vowels of Ethiopia

[dittaa17]

@Yosika123 you don't say?

[chamblizi]

@Yosika123  LOL

[Zsofi13thmember]

@Yosika123 I can say two things: 1. You don't say? 2. Thank you Captain Obvious.

(but anyway,you're right,I noticed it too) :)

[dopertearz4life]

Tell him so he knoowww's xD

[Coocoopuff180]

How is this song inspired by African music?...In fact, I don't see how any of the songs on the album are inspired by African music. Oh well. Good album though.

[mikealanscott]

@Coocoopuff180 it's good because none of them sounded like they were inspired by African music

[lennonmccartney8]

@Coocoopuff180 well for starters, it's called ethiopia

[Coocoopuff180]

@lennonmccartney8 True. But it sounds nothing like african music.

[lennonmccartney8]

@Coocoopuff180 According to Flea, the album is, at times, influenced by African music. "We've always loved African music. Throughout our career we've played some African bits, but we never really captured it right. Josh and I tripped around Ethiopia with a group called Africa Express. Ethiopia is such a beautiful place. So there are a couple African parts on the new songs. One is called "Did I Let You Know," which has a real African feeling, and there's another called "Ethiopia."

[Coocoopuff180]

@lennonmccartney8 Yeah I knew that. Still doesn't sound anything like African music.

[John97771]

First Greece...then ETHIOPIA

[Holly420luv]

28 dislikes???? whaaaaaa???? this song is crazy good how could anyone not like this?

[yourown99]

THIS REALLY ROCKS

[RandomGuitarist7]

Such a strange rythym but kickass song ^^

[maalbe987]

E I O I E I A

[SilvanaGB7]

needs more guitar

[iGLoCKeDYoU]

@SilvanaGB7 nope, all it needs is some good old bass. I honestly think it was best for this song to have more bass then regular guitar.

[Alyyn999]

Anthony Kiedis !!!\m/ rock

[1BigSonicBoom1]

They wrote this song because when Flea took a trip to Africa, he got lost in a small town called Harrar in Ethiopia. Flea said it was a life changing experience, from the music to the culture.. You can hear it in the lyrics too.

[redcrosseknightmusic]

@1BigSonicBoom1 I went to Ethiopia when I was 14 because my parents said they wanted me to see real poverty and it was definitely was eye opening

also this song has a great chorus!!

[CPSHOWTV]

@1BigSonicBoom1 Josh was in Ethiopia with him... 

[allthatgoodshiz]

@1BigSonicBoom1 flea would get lost. love that guy haha

[babystomper980]

such a catchy chorus

[BayAreaOrBust]

God bless Ethiopia

[gaviezri]

7/4.. <3

[TheFall0uts]

@gaviezri its actually 7/8...

[aegar8389]

@TheFall0uts Actually, it can be counted either way. The 4 or 8 refer to how it's written, really. You can't judge the value of the beat without reading the music.

[TheFall0uts]

@aegar8389 Thats incorect but i dont have the time or energy to explain it so i hope you will understand 7/4 Money - Pink Floyd

7/8 The Three Fates(4:50) - ELP

[aegar8389]

@TheFall0uts Having been a music major for the past 5 years of my life, I can say that it is all about personal favor with different examples. I count "Money" in 7/4, sure. This song I also count in 7/4. But someone else may count it in 7/8. Another person (although for their sake I hope they don't) might count it in 7/16. Another person might count it in 7/2. It's all about personal preference and/or about how it's written. If it IS written, there is only one way to count it. It's on the paper.

[Percussination]

@aegar8389 Well said. Yeah, I'm also a music major, and I've realized that the bottom number of the meter really only applies to writing or comparison of pulse lengths for using playing in mixed meters (but this is all relative). It's the top number that actually defines the meter.

[bonecracker23]

man listen to that bass, the chorus, the rythm, everything blends in such an awesome way, I think it's going straight into my top 10 red hot songs

[cloudhart2]

I A O A I A E

[cmasoccerluminates]

@mefreudi i feel stupid now

[JenLuvsYhoo]

E I O I E I A

[yenttirb93]

I demand a music video for this!

[MrPanchoo]

im learning this in world history

[Hamgammy]

What do you call an Ethiopian taking a shit?

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A show-off.