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By the Way, 2002
Written by Flea, John Frusciante, Anthony Kiedis, and Chad Smith
This funky nu-regaae, with fuzz petal effects on a clipped guitar riff and an archetypical Peppers beat, makes a case for being the Peppers' best song. With its stuttering, staccato groove, it promotes a neo-stoner positive energy, with lyrics that are a little deep than they first appear. "Can't stop the spirits when they need you / Mop tops are happy when they feed you / J. Butterfly is in the treetop / Birds that blow the meaning into bebop/" I take this to refer to the positive vibes of the art and work of the Beatles, the environmentalist Julia Butterfly Hill, and Charlie Parker, respectively. "This life is more than a read-through" is a good slogan, one that would fit on a bumper sticker, maybe not profound but effective.
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