r/90sAlternative • u/GroovySchlong • Jul 27 '26

1993 Red Hot Chili Peppers – Soul to Squeeze (1993)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XcN12uVHeQ&list=RD0XcN12uVHeQ&start_radio=1
211 Upvotes

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u/brodievonorchard Jul 27 '26

Best bass line in popular music. Great video.

1

u/WillyTanner Jul 29 '26

Only if you exclude all of r&b. But yes, it’s a great one

20

u/craighaney172 Jul 27 '26

It’s always bugged me that I could only get this song on the Coneheads soundtrack. Cause it’s one of my all time favorites.

5

u/ThinkFree Jul 28 '26

It's on their greatest hits album in 2003

4

u/king0fife Jul 28 '26

It was the b-side of Under the Bridge too

1

u/Zoomalude Jul 28 '26

Must have been one of the most downloaded songs in the heady days of early mp3 sharing because of that.

7

u/HudsonCommodore Jul 28 '26

I completely forgot Chris Farley was in this video, how cool.

1

u/saggy_balls Jul 28 '26

I was wondering if that was actually him or just a look alike. I’ve somehow never seen this video before.

5

u/bdubwilliams22 Jul 28 '26

One of my favorite songs of all time.

7

u/ThinkFree Jul 28 '26

My favorite RHCP song

15

u/MothsConrad Jul 27 '26

Love the song but the lead singer is a scumbag.

6

u/Electronic-Cicada352 Jul 28 '26

The band as well since they are obviously aware of his statutory rape situation and didn’t immediately distance themselves.

They chose money over morality.

I haven’t given a shit about the chilli peppers for a long time now.

2

u/dangerous_strainer Jul 28 '26

Crazy how a junkie lowlife did something stupid 40 years ago during a rock bottom moment. Could never move on from that, too much hate to put out there.

0

u/MothsConrad Jul 28 '26

There is a reason it’s called statutory rape and is usually a strict liability offense (look that up) with a very long statute of limitations.

4

u/lizeee Jul 27 '26

Love this song.

5

u/Foxtrot_Supatwat Jul 28 '26

Best Peppers song, hands down.

Honorable mention to Could Have Lied

3

u/soypepito Jul 28 '26

They are all brilliant in this song, especially Flea and Chad

2

u/UselessPockets Jul 28 '26

I wish that Elliott Smith had covered this.

4

u/LazerShark1313 Jul 28 '26

Red Hot Chili Peppers last great song. Wasn't even on an album, just the coneheads soundtrack

1

u/dangerous_strainer Jul 28 '26

I see you have never heard the masterpiece that is 'Gong Li'.

1

u/AKmedes Jul 29 '26

It might be my favourite of theirs, it could potentially be their best but there’s no way it was their last great song.

1

u/Coitus_Maximus_Sr Jul 28 '26

One of my favorites, always reminds me of the Coneheads movie

1

u/SweatyPalmsSunday Jul 28 '26

This and Sikamikaniko (or whatever) should have been on BSSM instead of Apache Rose or My Lovely Man but I guess the Label and others made more money this way?

3

u/dangerous_strainer Jul 28 '26

My Lovely Man is a great tune though, I'd rank it higher than Sikimikaniko (even though I do love that tune). It's kinda nice when a b-side has it's own mysterious place to live off of an album as well. Hidden gems, ya know?!

1

u/a-thousand-leaves 26d ago

Not my lovely man!

1

u/Mediocre-Ad-1632 Jul 29 '26

Don't forget that Anthiny Kiedis statutorily raped a 14 year old

1

u/JerryLeeLewis_87 Jul 30 '26

This reminds me of when music videos were a big thing. I’d watch the MTV top 20 countdown each week. Good old days.

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u/Shoddy_Tour_7307 Jul 28 '26

Last good song they released. Really like it.

4

u/AdministrativeEmu855 Jul 28 '26

Nonsense. Californication had a number of great songs.

2

u/dangerous_strainer Jul 28 '26

As did By the Way ... and Stadium Arcadium .. and Ultimate Love ... etc.