RHCP perform Higher Ground on David Letterman Show

1989 Red Hot Chili Peppers high energy performance of the Stevie Wonder classic "Higher Ground" on Latenight with David Letterman. Promoting their new album (at the time) Mother's Milk.

I think Letterman had a rule that you could play but that his band had to play WITH you. This is why you see an out-of-place Will Lee singing backups etc.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Dave
• David
• Letterman
• Late Night
• Flea
• Mother's Milk
• Higher Ground
• Stevie Wonder
• bass

[handsomerube]

john was clearly high on john...

[ilovegarlic77]

Pretty sure that stage hasn't seen that much energy before or since

[Luk93t]

chad stands :)

[TheJewishKoolAidMan]

@Brodzzzzz i don't think john really did cocaine at that time, neither did anthony.

[Lithiukz]

I like anthony´s moves at the end

[pingvins909]

johns guitar was not plugged because he was too high. 

[jimmer0707]

john rocks the fuck out of this song

[Oxyquatzal7]

The village people go heavy metal.

[mistuhmiketherapper]

2:42 If hes not high on coke then idk

[20murguero]

estos chiles eran realmente picantes

[akenaton321]

WTF the drummer is chad smith !!!!!!