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Who sang Give It Away?

Red Hot Chili Peppers released the song Give It Away. Date of release: 1991.

Release date: 1991

Duration: 04:43

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The meaning of the song 'Give It Away ', based on the lyrics

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🎶 Give It Away song analysis

The protagonist encourages people to be generous and to share what they have. He also teaches that money and material possessions are not necessary for contentment. He encourages his listeners to appreciate all that life has to offer, including love and family. Finally, he advocates living life with a sense of joy, freedom and unity.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘Give It Away’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Short Biography

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1982, known for their multi-genre fusion of alternative rock, funk, punk rock, hard rock, hip hop and psychedelic rock. With 120 million records sold worldwide, 14 No. 1 singles, 85 No. 1 weeks and 25 Top 10 songs on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart, they are one of the best-selling and most awarded bands of all time, having won six Grammy Awards, been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2022.

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"Give It Away" is a song by the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, featured on their fifth studio album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik. It was released as the first single from the album in September 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. The music was written by guitarist John Frusciante and bassist Flea during a jam session a few months before the recording sessions for the album. Singer Anthony Kiedis wrote the song's main lyric in response to an experience he had with his former girlfriend Nina Hagen, which was about altruism and the importance of being selfless.

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