MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut 1 — opening bass riff of “Give It Away”)

February 16, 1992.

Alternative radio
could not get enough of this bassline.

Red Hot Chili Peppers.

“Give It Away.”

(Music Cut 2 — verse settles in)

Anthony Kiedis wrote the lyrics
after a woman told him
that the more you give away,
the more comes back to you.

(Music Cut 3)

But the song isn’t just about generosity.

Kiedis also references Bob Marley as well as
longtime friend River Phoenix —
who was part of the same creative circle
in early ’90s L.A.

(Music Cut 4)

Tragically, River passed away just two years after the song’s release.

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Reeling with the feeling, don’t stop, continue.” — Red Hot Chili Peppers

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