How Californication was made
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Published 2023-10-26
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0:00 The effect of California on the rest of the world
0:24 A crucial moment in the band’s career
0:44 John Frusciante’s departure & One Hot Minute
1:18 An unexpected comeback: The band’s biggest album
1:48 Writing the lyrics/melody before the music was composed
2:54 Struggling to find the right musical chords
3:12 Inspiration from The Cure
4:08 Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris
4:30 Video games that inspired the music video
4:55 Incorporating the personality of each band member
5:30 Dani California: The pregnant teenage bride
5:50 References in the lyrics and video clip
6:18 Music video almost created by Naughty Dog
6:38 PS2 raising the graphics expectations
7:33 A 4 weeks deadline
8:12 The pro-environment message of the song & video
9:23 Destruction leads to a very rough road
10:45 A lesson in perseverance
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In 2022, Spanish developer Miquel Camps Orteza turned the video clip into a game. More info here: comandogdev.itch.io/califonication
Californication with the Donkey Kong Country 2 soundfont by fxsnowy: • Californication but with the DKC2 Sou...
All Comments (21)
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Kinda crazy how Frusciante just straight up said "I couldn't come up with anything, so I ripped off The Cure" lmao
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Chad: "I've never been on a snowboard in my life." 😂💀 Chad is my favorite Pepper.
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i remember being blown away by the video as a kid. glad it still looks awesome
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I always thought that the line "space may be the final frontier but it's made in an Hollywood's basement" was about the moon landing being fake lol
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Wow i'm so glad I clicked on this video, what a treat. It was so nice having everything laid out nicely in front of me so I could enjoy it all super easily. Seriously, amazing job! I would love to see this type of video with any other of their songs! Or whole albums in fact maybe
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Good video essay. Has all the qualities I enjoy. No over-talking, showing the source (aka RHCP) instead of quoting and saying it yourself, no over-researched areas. Perfect!
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Mate, what the fuck is this? I started on this video, got blown away, watched other ones and came back to say you're a great visual storyteller, what the actual fuck. You bring to the screen everything you mention, it's such a pleasure to watch something where everything is served on a plate for you. My curious mind really thanks your effort, I know how hard is to edit a video like this. Subscribed, great job!!
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This video changed my life. I was 6 years old - crazy about video games. This is how I got hooked to Red Hot Chili Peppers and subsequently rock music.
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I watched the RHCP live in 2000, it was so awesome!
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Man if you'd produce more red hot chili peppers videos i would be very happy
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8:22 dude Anthony is totally right on this. Good point if view
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6:30 actually had my jaw dropped for a second 😭
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The life and lore of this band is fully an interest of mine in and of itself. The shit these guys have seen+experienced is insane. Each of them could write several books and have several biopics. They are hollywood history, theyre an og homegrown L.A band that are still selling out tours. I remember watching this video as a little kid and being so fascinated by it+the music. Its burnt into my brain. 😂
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This is something of the highest quality RHCP story telling I’ve seen. Please keep going!
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Great video man, perfect use of clips and your explanations and inputs are on point! glad you included info on the music video as well👍🏼
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Very captivating video, glad you took the time to make it! well done!
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I've listened to this song probably a thousand times, and everytime I read the lyrics it's evident how beautifully poetic Anthony's songwriting is.
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Its one thing to love the song and video, but to find out how it was made behind the scenes, makes me love it even more. I think because i can appreciate the art and creativity that went into it. You also get the sense that it wouldve been really fun to actually be there while it was all happening. Im just happy i was around when it came out (I was 5) lol.
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This is such an informative and enjoyable video! Better than any documentary segment I’ve seen in a while. Gotta check out the Californication demo now - so good! Would’ve never heard it if not for this video. Keep up the great stuff!
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Great video. Brings back memories and nice to know the background too.
