Jupiter; Song 12: C’Mon Girl

From my understanding this is basically a John song as he came up with the bass-line in the verse and the snare work that drives the chorus. And I really feel for Flea because, well, this song has probably the hardest bass-line to play as far as Chili Pepper songs go. If you don’t believe me try playing air bass guitar along with the verse of the song (using fingers, not a pick). It’s just so fucking fast. Apparently John came up with the bass riff, which makes sense because if any bassist ever stumbled upon it in a jam, they would have the common sense to go “Wow, that’s such a good sounding riff, it’s a pity its too hard to play because it really suits the song.” Well I would at least. I guess suppose its good to come up with parts that challenge other bandmates. In completely unrelated news I would like everyone to know that Shaun has agreed to learn the solos for Eruption (Van Halen), Dazed and Confused (Led Zeppelin) and Master of Puppets (Metallica) for our rock bands next gig.

Lyrically the song goes through different styles throughout verse and chorus, with the verses having the Kiedis Style of Lyric Writing™ that involves coming up with a melody and shoving any words that fit into it, and the chorus being “C’Mon Girl, lets get it right” repeated ad nauseaum. The verses work however, and has some of my favourite lines of the album, such as “Conveyor belts are moving and I want you to be sure of that”.

Hmmmm, not too much else to say, Chad’s drumming in the chorus is nice and expansive, I really like the pre-chorus and there’s a nice tribute to Vincent Price at the end of the song with the maniacal laughter. Overall the song is OK, but not outstanding.