How Californication was made

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In a career spanning over 40 years, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have gone through many tumultuous periods. In retrospect, Californication’s commercial success arrived at a crucial time for the band.
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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/califonic...
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@stevescotthiphop 6 ай бұрын

Kinda crazy how Frusciante just straight up said "I couldn't come up with anything, so I ripped off The Cure" lmao

@humanbeing5300 5 ай бұрын

Music history is one huge recycle bin, awesome to hear such big stars tell it like it is

@evanthomass 5 ай бұрын

Chord progressions

@squid-boy4178 5 ай бұрын

If you understand music theory the two songs aren't very similar beyond the first few notes It was just inspiration a lot of artists come up with new songs by learning old ones

@vivsavagex 5 ай бұрын

Look up a bands top 10-20 biggest influences and you will find pieces (or entire sections or even entire songs if the writer is unscrupulous or oblivious) of their music all over their stuff. Music is language. You dont invent a new language for every song. Its all the same alphabet and sentences. Context is everything

@johnsmith5215 5 ай бұрын

good artists copy, great ones steal

@xavierrhcp13 6 ай бұрын

Chad: "I've never been on a snowboard in my life." 😂💀 Chad is my favorite Pepper.

@couchwarrior2449 6 ай бұрын

Mine too. He was great in Step Brothers.

@sirpeanut100 5 ай бұрын

I laughed so hard

@saml302 3 ай бұрын

that's "Big Cat" to us he famously goes by the nickname "Big Cat"

@TheyCallMeMelloSmello Ай бұрын

Chad had that "I got a rock" energy in his voice when he mentioned the snowboard.

@shangerdanger 5 ай бұрын

i remember being blown away by the video as a kid. glad it still looks awesome

@botJK2925 3 ай бұрын

If you have an android phone you can get to play it.

@christianromeo8198 3 ай бұрын

@@botJK2925what it’s called?

@captainflappyarms8277 2 ай бұрын

@@botJK2925NO WAAAAAAY THATS AWESOME

@apl2606 13 күн бұрын

My little daughter loves it. And the song.

@cofga3444 2 күн бұрын

@@apl2606 i remember being very little and loving everything about this, i know that feeling and its awesome. Glad your daughter loves it too ❤

@ezoiso4745 6 ай бұрын

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

@brodiwheeler7583 3 ай бұрын

Same here

@kellenmoon3084 3 ай бұрын

havent seen the vid, but.. so it wasn't about that ? 😮

@destinmorrissey6058 3 ай бұрын

@@kellenmoon3084no it wasnt about that it was about star trek

@mnchopndscrew 2 ай бұрын

its a triple entendre. thats why the song is magic

@romdelatierra 2 ай бұрын

Isn’t??

@Swordshreader 6 ай бұрын

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!

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@swhipple 6 ай бұрын

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

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for the kind words! Would definitely like to do more RHCP content in the future :)

@JamNguy 6 ай бұрын

@@3minuteswithMarcplease do

@ErikSeiferr 5 ай бұрын

@@3minuteswithMarc congrats, this is really good content!

@rferguson3 3 ай бұрын

@@3minuteswithMarcOther bands, too, please 🙏🏼

@victorioborge 5 ай бұрын

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!!

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@280SE 5 ай бұрын

Just get on your knees already 🙄

@JasonSamaniego-ok5hm 5 ай бұрын

It's actual content. Not copied and pasted. Hard work.

@andygjata 5 ай бұрын

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.

@ciaraskeleton 6 ай бұрын

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. 😂

@derrickrussell8933 6 ай бұрын

Acid for the Children is fantastic. I recommend the audiobook just because Flea narrates it himself.

@ciaraskeleton 6 ай бұрын

@@derrickrussell8933 I'm definitely going to be listening to or reading it! Thank you !

@PatriotCody 3 ай бұрын

“Scar Tissue” give it a read. definitely interesting

@mateusgottschallesa3298 6 ай бұрын

Man if you'd produce more red hot chili peppers videos i would be very happy

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!! I'm hoping to do more RHCP content in the future :)

@KennethDumasig12 6 ай бұрын

Also other bands

@mikolajpaluch4927 6 ай бұрын

Do You Guys Like One Hot Minute ? I Know Its Not Their Best Album But It’s Still Very Underrated And Gets To Much Hate

@mateusgottschallesa3298 6 ай бұрын

@@mikolajpaluch4927 yeah, I do enjoy it, but it probably in the top 3 albums from them i heard the least. But I do love the songs Aeroplane, Deep kick and the b side Stretch

@mikolajpaluch4927 6 ай бұрын

@@mateusgottschallesa3298 My Top 3 RHCP Albums For Me Is BSSM Stadium Arcadium And Californiacation

@meilstone 6 ай бұрын

I watched the RHCP live in 2000, it was so awesome!

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Lucky you, must have been amazing

@meilstone 6 ай бұрын

@@3minuteswithMarc You bet! Opening act: Foo Fighters 😉

@mrstv3790 6 ай бұрын

6:30 actually had my jaw dropped for a second 😭

@Fanchus 6 ай бұрын

HE GOT ME THERE TOO LMAO

@x7heDeviLx 6 ай бұрын

8:22 dude Anthony is totally right on this. Good point if view

@Kurtis11266 6 ай бұрын

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.

@kentabenno 6 ай бұрын

growing up in germany, for a non-native speaker, his lyrics sounded like total gibberish to me. now, after 25 years of learning and speaking english, i am so amazed at the depth of his lyrics.

@DudeMan-xs3db 6 ай бұрын

Ding dang ding ding ding dong ding dang ding dong

@pudymg 6 ай бұрын

@@DudeMan-xs3dbfire lyrics 🔥🔥🔥

@MollyGaia 6 ай бұрын

if you think anthony is poetic lol check out mike patton, wipes his ass any day on his own style or any other. anthony still cool tho but check it out

@Kurtis11266 6 ай бұрын

@@MollyGaia Can you not just appreciate someone's work? What's with the stupid comment?

@ee-wt5qv 5 ай бұрын

This is something of the highest quality RHCP story telling I’ve seen. Please keep going!

@mitchelharrison4177 2 ай бұрын

The real lesson here is: If you can’t figure out how to make a song work, you just need a John Frusciante lol

@evans7764 Ай бұрын

John frusciante #1🎸

@brett8074 6 ай бұрын

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.

@bournedrummer 5 ай бұрын

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👍🏼

@RypticVODS 6 ай бұрын

Lol nice touch with the Donkey Kong Country soundfont! Loved the video. Well done.

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@norpatrick Ай бұрын

Remember buying this album, watching fightclub and matrix in 99. What a year.

@KingEdwardA 13 күн бұрын

Fuck i varely remember im 30 lol

@djcheckmate1 Ай бұрын

Very captivating video, glad you took the time to make it! well done!

@sabrinarene6909 5 ай бұрын

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!

@Purplenpinkk 6 ай бұрын

I love this song. I’m amazed that the music was inspired by a Cure song. This was great.

@SammyJCuthbert 6 ай бұрын

Legit, never noticed it before but now that I hear it its a shock

@YoungCoconuttt 5 ай бұрын

man this is an amazing video. love how you dove into different topics like the early history of the band and video games and johns journey without straying from the main theme at all. very easy to follow too and full of great information. well done, gotta sub now!

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@rid2148 6 ай бұрын

ABSOLUTE CLASSIC! first RHCP song ive listen too in the 2000's Poland.....childhood 😢❤

@johnyepthomi892 Ай бұрын

Great video. Brings back memories and nice to know the background too.

@michaelinglis567 6 ай бұрын

I legit as a kid thought there was no way video games would ever reach that point. At least not anytime soon. But I always thought it would be so cool if they did. It's funny looking back because it looks silly now compared to the state of modern video games lol.

@jezzakanezza 6 ай бұрын

This was a great watch thanks for the hard work putting it together!

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@certifiedhater5387 6 ай бұрын

you went crazy on this vid i hope your hard work pays off

@cassianobusattosimon 5 ай бұрын

thanks for putting all of it together

@zachmcnamer3563 4 ай бұрын

Best video recommendation I’ve ever clicked on. What an incredible deep dive. Thank you for what you do

@3minuteswithMarc 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

@DanielMG-tp1tp 5 ай бұрын

Amazing video man, I love RHCP and at the same time i'm learning english, so your video help to know more about the band and at the same time practice my english listening. Thank you, grettings from Barraquilla, Colombia.

@myotheraccount2 5 ай бұрын

Great work on this video mate! 👍

@eduardocupertino2122 5 ай бұрын

A música deles entrou dentro das minhas células quando eu era adolescente e agora fazem parte do meu corpo

@Kitchyyy 6 ай бұрын

glad that you showed a lot of clips from the actual band members instead of voiceover the whole vid

@roylazar9174 5 ай бұрын

Such a great video. Pls more!

@ericavonborries880 6 ай бұрын

AK talking about the ocean is such a mood

@PabloMartinezDutra 5 ай бұрын

TERRIFIC job, loved the editing and storytelling. Thank you so much.

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@jojomane7023 5 ай бұрын

Great vid! So well made

@LudwigVilas 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video my dude, this one of the best detailed analysis I ever saw.

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@dr1kk3r 4 ай бұрын

Amazing video. Thank you so much for sharing!

@3minuteswithMarc 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@turdusmerula_ 6 ай бұрын

this was an amazing video to watch, thanks man

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much

@markusszelbracikowski956 6 ай бұрын

I love this album so much, definitely one of my favourites of all time

@oscardiazmendez 5 ай бұрын

Such a good job, congratulations!

@arielmyfriend 6 ай бұрын

That was a simply great video essay - thank you for that.

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@rxilfn8949 2 ай бұрын

I loved this song as a kid and not really knowing the meaning behind the lyrics but now since i’m a little older i took a look back at the lyrics and it’s very deep and showing the real meaning behindbut

@JoeyPsych 5 ай бұрын

I love this. When I was still a singer in a band, we made songs exactly like 2:00. It is so nostalgic to think about that.

@Fanchus 6 ай бұрын

Phenomenal video, thank you!

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@PacifaeGaming1 3 ай бұрын

10:17 Anthony: "To the Papers?!?" *John smiles* 😂

@EagleProductionsMK 6 ай бұрын

Hope this vid gets blessed by the KZfaq algorithm.

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, fingers crossed

@HappinessDIY 6 ай бұрын

I found it randomly!

@longlegs2511 6 ай бұрын

Super interesting! Love the band, the song and this video

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Rustybits 6 ай бұрын

Great video! I'd love to see more videos like this from that era

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@RossCampbellGuitarist 5 ай бұрын

Amazing video! 👏

@Eddthejacklezoso Ай бұрын

Just for your information.... The lyrics are about the "Americanization" of the rest of the world and how Hollywood is kind of neutering the rich cultures of other countries with it's influence. Anthony writes about this in his Autobiography Scar Tissue. Amazing read., everyone should check it out. I've like read it three times....So good.

@CorinneWoods 6 ай бұрын

You should make more music videos. You’re good at it.

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!!

@InAtlasAtLast 6 ай бұрын

Yeah I agree, I liked this a lot. Very good work

@dudeimdudely 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video dude, well put together

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@valentinowhooley7772 6 ай бұрын

Great video mate, love it

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@DJSantero 6 ай бұрын

Terrific video, really enjoyed that!

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@4crx Ай бұрын

I’m glad this was our timeline

@lukewilsontv 17 күн бұрын

Awesome video bro, super super well done

@3minuteswithMarc 15 күн бұрын

Thank you!!

@user-jd6vu7zn8u Ай бұрын

I've enjoyed watching and listening!

@Faulheit 5 ай бұрын

I love how real the creative process is on this one. No I dreamed about this song woke up wrote it and it was perfect, but yea we couldn't figure it out so we listened to the cure and played crazy taxi lmao

@sittingbullproductions 6 ай бұрын

very well written video + presentation!

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@RicardoMatias 6 ай бұрын

great job with the video!

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@Earlydoors272 6 ай бұрын

Anthony kiedes flew on the Lolita express.... Let that sink in

@Chris_OConnor 6 ай бұрын

What a great video! Loved and enjoyed every second of it! I wish there would exist such a video to every song from the Chili Peppers. Thumbs up!

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!!

@mateusgottschallesa3298 6 ай бұрын

Very well done video!

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@nina_ha 6 ай бұрын

so interesting, thanks !!

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Merci !! 😉

@darkxs07 5 ай бұрын

Dammm bro never thoght how hard was for this guys to make u know the whole song n video... Youre a good visual storytsller mate, loved this vid

@3minuteswithMarc 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@amorx36 5 ай бұрын

Yay! Its from the Cure melody ❤ and I love the demo version with a touch of reggae❤️❤️

@TrangleC Ай бұрын

To be honest, back then, as a teen, I listened to a lot of music not so much because I liked it, but because I felt I needed to be part of something to be cool or something like that. It was more about identity than about the actual music. I wasn't even some fashion victim follower who listened to the popular stuff to be part of the in-crowd. I was a contrarian loner, but I listened to music that seemed to fit that image I had of myself. The Californication album was one of the few exceptions. It was one of the very few I genuinely listened to for the music and on which I liked pretty much every song.

@dfazen89 3 ай бұрын

Ive always kind of wrote off the RHCP but that original recording of californication gave me goosebumps!

@loneufo7335 6 ай бұрын

Great video man.

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@yunesfadel 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video!

@matheusaquires 6 ай бұрын

Omg, really really good video!

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!!

@erickrodrigo9109 5 ай бұрын

What a amazing video... 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@macfonald 6 ай бұрын

Great quality vid. Subbed

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@recargamt 6 ай бұрын

Yes man. Great job on that.

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@LDdrums20 6 ай бұрын

that was super cool thanks!

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@ivanmarconetti4029 6 ай бұрын

Che, este tipo de video estan BUENISIMOS, segui asi! Estan geniales

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@maxtrigga9952 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video!

@Nothanks710 6 ай бұрын

i loved that 1080 snowboard game so much when i was a little kid

@edwinreid8355 6 ай бұрын

Use to be able to play it on Accoustic Guitar when I first took it up. Great track, as is Scar Tissue from the same album.

@flyingnimbus369 Ай бұрын

If it wasn't for Californication I would have never known that Mr bungle exists. Such a blessing.

@blackstar_1069 6 ай бұрын

Love death stranding and the chilli peppers

@3minuteswithMarc 6 ай бұрын

awesome combination!

@nomoredarts8918 5 ай бұрын

I was playing Crazy Taxi back then and I immediately get the reference. They made really good job with the video (game)

@scottrichardson6864 Ай бұрын

I was there at the show in the very first clip of Flea and John facing each other playing the intro. It was their performance at Austin City Limits. What an incredible night, it was Flea’s birthday.

@moonstruckskywalker9276 6 ай бұрын

"To the papers?" *John struggling not to laugh* haha

@therdytorresderequito9038 3 ай бұрын

"i never snowboarded in my life" the way he says it is gold

@Chiiip420 4 ай бұрын

Marc this video is longer than 3 mins and i love it

@3minuteswithMarc 3 ай бұрын

oh yeah forgot about that 😂 Thanks!

@dezoksiribonuklein 4 ай бұрын

Great band, great song, great video❤

@kingsecho3351 Ай бұрын

That is an amazing music video and song

@yotu9670 5 күн бұрын

Nice made video. ❤

@benyoung4305 6 ай бұрын

John Frusciante is the guitarist of our generation. He's a genius.

@daytonabeachUSA 6 ай бұрын

He really is. I don’t like rhcp at all, but John is amazing.

@cleanslate2004 Ай бұрын

I love these back story's. Ya think; I got the lyrics & the melody, we're almost done, but there's so much more & so many parts of the puzzle coming from so many people, in & out side the band. The song is the sauce. The players are the spices & the Chef gets his que's from from not only his tastes, but all the muses that touch him.

@SKN1687 5 ай бұрын

Hi Marc, I absolutely love your videos. Both RHCP and Arctic Monkeys! Keep doing what you’re doing!❤

@3minuteswithMarc 5 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks a lot for the encouraging words!

@Nonexistanthuman 6 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed how you shared with us all many perspectives of the video. Always thought the graphics were cool back then, to me they are still great looking but of course dated.