My favourate RHCP song and the opening riff has been my ringtone for about 8 years now. Love it. Always get asked what it is (they like it) and it brings me pain.
Michael Kelso Dutch Interviewer Bram van Splunteren said he liked it 'though' in 1990 in the Amsterdam canals something that John played, and John said 'Though' ?
I love how John sits there with a puzzled look on his face for a minute thinking about how the dude could possibly NOT like Funky Monks before he says that.The story that followed about how Anthony came up with the riff is funny too. Anthony: "Hey John check out this rhythm that I made up,it's a cool rhythm,watch" followed by his crappy guitar playing. John:"yeah sounds great"
"We don't really know how to play it, but we're gonna give it our best shot" *proceed to perform a flawless Funky Monks after 15 years of not playing it*
I bet they practiced the hell out of this tune before performing it live. John singing and playing during the B section doesn't just happen spontaneously. It takes work.
ottorokr Well, the music isn't that hard, neither is the lyrics. I'd be more impressed with Les Claypool, or James Hetfield. That would be hard to sing and play. Although, John is by far my favorite Chili pepper.
Funky Monks (A 25 year old song, "never hehearsed") - *plays it perfectly* Dani California (A 10 year old song that is played at almost every concert since its release) - Anthony guarantee fucks up at least 2 of the verses, guitar solo almost 100% sloppied up
i went to this show i was 16 befiore they started anthony was like we got a legendary sound guy (audio mixer guy) then he said his name, he said somthing like you guys are in for a treat or its gonna sound great and it sounded fucking perfect
well they've played Dani California a lot and know it well enough so Anthony can certainly improvise and/or mess around with the lyrics. a song they haven't played since 1991 they'd kind of have to play it just like the album so they DON'T fuck it up, you know?
@@Dr_JK The Interviewer said he doesn't like funky monks, John replied with "Wait a second... You don't like funky monks? I feel bad he doesn't like Funky Monks."
I was at this show! I remember when Anthony announced they were gonna play Funky Monks the whole place went nuts. Such a great moment, glad someone had the presence of mind to get it on film
Possible he did, and they said "Hell no." They were pretty hard against that album in the second John era, it wouldn't surprise me if he threw "Warped" at them or something and "Funky Monks" was his second choice.
i love the way guitar, bass and drums make you feel like they were playing completely different rythms one from each other, but they create that incredibly complex groove collectively that i have to say sometimes i believe john when he says that the mansion where they recorded blood sugar was enchanted and all that music was brought to the band by spirits from another dimension....
SebaChannel Believe it cause it's true. I've had many weird experiences like that. It takes psychadelics to reach that state, but the more you do, your brain kinda stays in that state. That can be good and bad. However, please don't go out and eat a ton of shrooms cause i said so. I used to live by a cow farm. We gave the farmer Marijuana and he let us graze his fields. That was in 1996. I ate so many shrooms i still get crazy flashbacks. Especially, during Thunderstorms. Which is weird. I guess its the mood it sets. Good day. 😉
John explained in an interview that anthony came up with the rythm when he was just playing with one of johns guitars. Crazy to think how someone with very minimal musical knowledge comes up with these things
I don't think "I Could Have Lied" is underrated. People love this song, and it's my personal favorite. Less known than "Under the Bridge" and "Give It Away" from the same album, yes. Underrated, I don't think so.
Adam Soergel EVen if they didn't rehearse it they knew before th show that they were gonna play this, so either he was lying or they probably checked out their own parts of the song and practiceed on thjeir own before the show
Mr Amingo I'm assuming you're referring to the final legs of their stadium arcadium tour....during those last few days anthony started to lose his voice and couldnt sing half of the songs because of how high the notes went, i dont think he's ever FORGOTTEN words. I will agree that he's made a few mistakes before though.
Anthony: forgets lyrics to a song he sings almost every night Also Anthony: remembers the lyrics to a song he just rehearsed that day and hasn't sung since 91
It's incredible the way Frusciante plays. I've been playing his songs every day for 3 years and I still struggle a lot to get all the nuances. Who says he is not technically skilled clearly hasn't tried to play his songs with great attention to the details and with his attack and style.
Yup! The notes might not be shredding arpeggios but getting his songs to sound the same way he plays them is no small feat. It’s easy to get 50% of the way there with the basic notes and chords but getting the feel, the snap, the pop, the way he beats the everloving hell out of individual strings with surgical precision... it doesn’t sound right if you don’t do those things correctly. He uses a ton of left-hand muting on certain strings to make his chords sound how they do, which is something else most people don’t get right. Even a song like “Can’t Stop” which sounds like a few easy notes over and over... learning that riff is a real lesson in the left hand doing a lot of imperceptible perfectly-timed movements for muting.
@@400_billion_suns True, my friend. Surgical precision and always a lot of strength hitting the strings, 100% right. Frusciante is one of the greatest example of the fact that the sentence "the tone is in great part in the hands" is right. So you can buy all of his rig but you'll not sound comparable without a lot of practice.
Giulio Strammiello They've played the song live a total of three times now, once in 1991 and twice in 2006. I wish I knew why they avoid this song, maybe because it's such an obscure song in their catalog, but you never know, they might whip it out again someday. I really hope they do, too, because this is my favorite RHCP song. :)
It is difficult to sing while playing those riffs. Yet, Frusciante's the only one with no signature instrument to his name. Ya gotta give the man a pat on the back.
Whoever won the radio contest has good taste. Funky Monks is a criminally underrated RHCP song
Cody MacCarroll The absolute best RHCP song.
I would've chosen "The Righteous And The Wicked." They probably never played that one either.
@@justinmitchell6488
My favourate RHCP song and the opening riff has been my ringtone for about 8 years now. Love it. Always get asked what it is (they like it) and it brings me pain.
BSSM has some amazing tracks, but for me Funky Monks is the best, especially the outro, sick!
I feel so happy everybody loves Funky Monks.
+Nate Miller Who doesn´t like the fucking bassline at the end of the song? The outro? Badoo badoo boom boom boom
+IB R AHAA, vpro documentary
+IB R "wait wait wait ! he said he doesn't like the song !!..."
You don't like the fucking bassline?! I know, makes me so happy as well.
You cannot be a RHCP fan and not love Funky Monks.
" wE DoNT REalLY KnOw HoW tO PlaY iT"
Steve Higuera they played it better than they play most songs lol.
How is this meme 1 year old
BigGypsy909 it still lives to this day
Steve Higuera hi
*plays it perfect*
Wait a second here. You dont like the fuckin bass-line at the end of the song, the outro? ba du ba doo boo boo badum.
He doesnt understand what we mean hahaha
Michael Kelso Dutch Interviewer Bram van Splunteren said he liked it 'though' in 1990 in the Amsterdam canals something that John played, and John said 'Though' ?
I love how John sits there with a puzzled look on his face for a minute thinking about how the dude could possibly NOT like Funky Monks before he says that.The story that followed about how Anthony came up with the riff is funny too. Anthony: "Hey John check out this rhythm that I made up,it's a cool rhythm,watch" followed by his crappy guitar playing. John:"yeah sounds great"
beanspad John : i feel so bad that he doesn't like Funky monks ...
beanspad That's exactly how he said it. "the FUCKING bass line"
"We don't really know how to play it, but we're gonna give it our best shot"
*proceed to perform a flawless Funky Monks after 15 years of not playing it*
They gave it their best shot
They came off as those kids who claim they'll fail an exam and get an A- 🤣
I bet they practiced the hell out of this tune before performing it live. John singing and playing during the B section doesn't just happen spontaneously. It takes work.
exactly lol
@@anoninii
definitely a joke or a lie
anthony: we barely know how to sing this song.
john: speak for yourself, dude.
Actually Anthony did a pretty good work too
Nah. He fucked up the beginning. Otherwise it was ok
@@DaRkAlVaRu I THINK it was edited, because it's on a CD (B-Side)
@@DaRkAlVaRu yes, flea and chad too
Hahah effin love it!
WAIT A SECOND HERE!
You dont like the fucking bassline at the end of the song ???? the outro ???
BUD UBUDU PUM PUM PURU PAM PAM, PAM PARA PAM PA PA PARAPA!!!
hahaha you're awesome
Jajajajaja los amo
Funky bassline*
Fucking love the bloke that requested this song!
My god John's vocals couldn't be better. These guys were on fire
And the didn't know how to play it
Were? Are
@@npi8612could mean on fire during this performance
Only Frusciante could play the Chorus riff and sing at the same time. Amazing
that's very true and part of the reason he is one of the greatest guitarists of all time. i mean, watch him play snow and sing... holy shit!
rockindrop It's not really that hard. But still he is in my opinion one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
***** The hard thing it´s to make the riff and the voice sound good at the same time !!
+Santeri Ylä-Jarkko not opinion. It's a fact!! That he is one of the greatest ever. I like him more than hendrix
ottorokr Well, the music isn't that hard, neither is the lyrics. I'd be more impressed with Les Claypool, or James Hetfield. That would be hard to sing and play. Although, John is by far my favorite Chili pepper.
"We don't really know how to play it."
Well, I call that bullshit.
If that's RHCP playing bad then I don't know what's good :)
its in their blood
Funky Monks (A 25 year old song, "never hehearsed") - *plays it perfectly*
Dani California (A 10 year old song that is played at almost every concert since its release) - Anthony guarantee fucks up at least 2 of the verses, guitar solo almost 100% sloppied up
Well, to be fair, the solo on Dani California is a monster.
sloppied guitar solo?
"We don't really know how to play it" pffft hahaha.
Blood Sugar Sex Magik is one of the most original records of all the time en in alternative rock music
It's funk rock.
I agree
Putamadre, el jabón zote nunca fue tan funky
@@iammsatrio1951 is were an very alternative style of music, and now is it too, I don't know other bands other RHCP doing "funk rock".
Best rhcp album
Their sound guy for that night needs a medal or something. This is great :D
actually, this audio is the b side of desecration smile. the footage is seperate
i went to this show i was 16 befiore they started anthony was like we got a legendary sound guy (audio mixer guy) then he said his name, he said somthing like you guys are in for a treat or its gonna sound great and it sounded fucking perfect
Dave Rat
Rattman did sound for Black Flag back in the 80's. He's had plenty of practice!
@@unomikoshari2632 🤯
''We don't really know how to play it''
Hahaha ikr
Sure... haha!
TheTwicey i know how to play
Sounds like the studio version.
Yeah right
"They chose a song we barely know how to play" *Proceeds to play better than the studio version*
nah lol
That’s our Anthony haha
the audio quality is great
yep .. for those who don t really approve anthony's voice .. I say give him some hot ass sono quality and let him rock the shit out of the stage
It sounds so good because it's the soundboard audio
dont worry John Frusciante knows how to play it
Ask Anthony to sing a song he hasnt sung since 1991 - no problem
Ask Anthony to sing Dani California from 2007 - 9/10 fucks it up
+Michael O Sullivan Greene Never change anthony.
ask him to sing "seek and destroy" While lying on the floor = perfect! xD
Filipi Vega You mean "SEARCH and Destroy", right? You know, the one by Iggy & the Stooges.
"Seek and Destroy" is a Metallica song.
well they've played Dani California a lot and know it well enough so Anthony can certainly improvise and/or mess around with the lyrics. a song they haven't played since 1991 they'd kind of have to play it just like the album so they DON'T fuck it up, you know?
Hahahha like the Sikamikanico 😂😂
"We hardly know how to play this"
Proceeds to SLAY IT
everyone bringing up john's quote from that dutch interview has me dying
What quote was that?
@@Dr_JK The Interviewer said he doesn't like funky monks, John replied with "Wait a second... You don't like funky monks? I feel bad he doesn't like Funky Monks."
I was at this show! I remember when Anthony announced they were gonna play Funky Monks the whole place went nuts. Such a great moment, glad someone had the presence of mind to get it on film
Good for you
That kid could've had some fun with John if he requested a song from One Hot Minute
Possible he did, and they said "Hell no." They were pretty hard against that album in the second John era, it wouldn't surprise me if he threw "Warped" at them or something and "Funky Monks" was his second choice.
They won’t just play anything from that album. Nevermind John, the other guys won’t play any of them either!!!
@@Colaeroimages i never knew what happened with one hot minute, why they don't play any song of it?
@@rhcpsolos165 john hates that era because remembers him of his drug addiction
@@gustavorodrigues1631 aaa, ok thanks
A big THANK YOU to the radio contest winner who requested this!!
Exact song I'm picking 8 days / week lol
no kidding!!
That riff is hard to play and John can sing at the same time without any issue. What a genius!!!!!
Its really not actually. I can play it and sing easily. The chorus is much harder singing and playing in time
I'm diggin those lyrics! "mo' rockin mo' rockin now doubi-lee dooo". The man is a poet
i love the way guitar, bass and drums make you feel like they were playing completely different rythms one from each other, but they create that incredibly complex groove collectively that i have to say sometimes i believe john when he says that the mansion where they recorded blood sugar was enchanted and all that music was brought to the band by spirits from another dimension....
SebaChannel Believe it cause it's true. I've had many weird experiences like that. It takes psychadelics to reach that state, but the more you do, your brain kinda stays in that state. That can be good and bad. However, please don't go out and eat a ton of shrooms cause i said so. I used to live by a cow farm. We gave the farmer Marijuana and he let us graze his fields. That was in 1996. I ate so many shrooms i still get crazy flashbacks. Especially, during Thunderstorms. Which is weird. I guess its the mood it sets. Good day. 😉
el.Zeah.TV the other dimension is where the “magik” comes from
This is the pure base of their sound. It's like Lego basically
EMBRACE THE SPACES!!
John explained in an interview that anthony came up with the rythm when he was just playing with one of johns guitars. Crazy to think how someone with very minimal musical knowledge comes up with these things
Never ever take this down. Precious.
100% agree
You're gorgeous
One of my favorite RHCP songs.Hard to believe they don't play this live more often. It's too damn Funky to leave out of a live set.
Exactly , I’d have thought it would become a regular at live shows
I don't get why they don't ever play funky monks, it is sooo damn funky you have to play it
Better than the studio version 👏 To me the most underrated RHCP song (with "I could have lied").
Couldn't agree more
+François Le Rate-Pellegrini Damn, you have great taste in RHCP songs!
+kstatefan3 tx 😉
I would add savior to the list.
I don't think "I Could Have Lied" is underrated. People love this song, and it's my personal favorite. Less known than "Under the Bridge" and "Give It Away" from the same album, yes. Underrated, I don't think so.
3:08 - 3:50 That Jimi Hendrix tone 😍 John Anthony Motherfucking Frusciante!
Am i the only one that wishes that they just kept that video monitor on John the whole time? Perfectly genius!
JOHN IS BACK AND WE WILL PLAY FUNKY MOKNS AGAIN !!!
I love funky monks and John's vocal is awesome
This is my favorite RHCP song. Glad to see it. The dude that requested it should be hoisted upon our shoulders. Thank you sir.
Might I add....wish it was at their HOF induction.
The stems sound awesome with Johns matured and improved vocals, especially the falsetto
not rehearsed my ass
there's no way
lol
We don't really know how to play it, but we're going to give it our best shot *they continue to deliver flawlessly.
yeah, no way that the 5-string bass appeared when he only plays 4 strings
there's a reason they're the best fucking band in the world so stfu and enjoy u little biatch
says who?
For a song they never play, how was it Anthony could remember all the words to this song?
Adam Soergel EVen if they didn't rehearse it they knew before th show that they were gonna play this, so either he was lying or they probably checked out their own parts of the song and practiceed on thjeir own before the show
Oscar Franzen Or they just know their own music -___-
+Adam Soergel because he wrote it?
+En Emerson Anthony forget a lot of songs which are more popular like by the way
Mr Amingo I'm assuming you're referring to the final legs of their stadium arcadium tour....during those last few days anthony started to lose his voice and couldnt sing half of the songs because of how high the notes went, i dont think he's ever FORGOTTEN words. I will agree that he's made a few mistakes before though.
"Guess it worked out", Keidis The Boss!
I never realized that he he said this in that part! Fucking Cool indeed!
Anthony: forgets lyrics to a song he sings almost every night
Also Anthony: remembers the lyrics to a song he just rehearsed that day and hasn't sung since 91
This is seriously so fucking good, Frusciante LOVEEEEE man, they all played amazingly!!!
i can't understand that dislikes... this is pure gold
cant believe they dont play this thing more often,...
It's incredible the way Frusciante plays. I've been playing his songs every day for 3 years and I still struggle a lot to get all the nuances. Who says he is not technically skilled clearly hasn't tried to play his songs with great attention to the details and with his attack and style.
Yup! The notes might not be shredding arpeggios but getting his songs to sound the same way he plays them is no small feat. It’s easy to get 50% of the way there with the basic notes and chords but getting the feel, the snap, the pop, the way he beats the everloving hell out of individual strings with surgical precision... it doesn’t sound right if you don’t do those things correctly. He uses a ton of left-hand muting on certain strings to make his chords sound how they do, which is something else most people don’t get right. Even a song like “Can’t Stop” which sounds like a few easy notes over and over... learning that riff is a real lesson in the left hand doing a lot of imperceptible perfectly-timed movements for muting.
@@400_billion_suns True, my friend. Surgical precision and always a lot of strength hitting the strings, 100% right. Frusciante is one of the greatest example of the fact that the sentence "the tone is in great part in the hands" is right. So you can buy all of his rig but you'll not sound comparable without a lot of practice.
bro add your own nuances. get your own attack and style! you're right tho.
Literally one of the best and most underrated RHCP songs, BSSM is their best album by far and Funky Monks is a highlight.
He’s back baby
They should play this amazing shit on the 2022 stadium tour!!!
Thank you, random guy who won the radio contest!
Woah that is a cool rhythm
its a crime that they don't play this regularly
One of the greatest outros of all time.
Chad, Flea and John killed it in the outro! Love it.
Flea's bass outro. Mate that bass. I can't describe it it's just such a sex ass bass outro.
I would have killed to see this live.
I don't care if Anthony forgot half the last verse or if John supposedly forgot what key, this is fantastic!! There is perfection in imperfection.
wonderful! *claps* now they must play Mellowship Slinky...
If they ever come back. :(
well DID they come back? Look where we are now! We got Johnny back baby! Music is breathing again
2020 - letssss do this! :)
They come back!!!
"We don't know how to play it". *Frusciante plays prefectly*
better than the studio version
+Indie Splash Like every fucking song of RHCP :D
Let’s not go crazy
RHCP is one of those bands that sounds better live than in the record
They are freaking awesome
John's falsetto here is fucking great.
1:02 Frusciante have a fucking beautiful voice
the only live of funky monks..why they don't play now?
I'm hoping they play it sometime during this year and next year's tour for the getaway. I feel like josh would kill this song.
Mm Josh is just not a funky guitar player..I mean, he try to copy The master(J. Frusciante)..he ruined the intro slap of funky monks
Giulio Strammiello neither was John, he had to learn how to feel the funk. Josh is new, give him sometime to get adjusted. he's getting there imo.
Giulio Strammiello They've played the song live a total of three times now, once in 1991 and twice in 2006. I wish I knew why they avoid this song, maybe because it's such an obscure song in their catalog, but you never know, they might whip it out again someday. I really hope they do, too, because this is my favorite RHCP song. :)
Because Josh can't play it.
The outro jam is out of this world….like no words.
They should play this song more.
I will see if we can request for the 2022 tour 🔥🔥
god I love this fucking song so much, it's just too perfect, frusciante has great vocals and flea... ufff he's god
I LOVE THIS SONG! I've always wanted to hear righteous and the wicked live........!
When I heard this song the first time, the funk immediately rushed through my whole body and soul. It still does!
lolz, they killed it !"We barely know how to play it..." ?? even Anthony sang so good ! love them !
Fucking Amazing Audio Quality !
Gotta thank to person who uploaded this
There is more funk in this song than in a entire discography of faith no more, incubus and rage against the machine combined
lol calm down.
Rage has some funky basslines too! Groovy atleast!
Leave the rage out please ... ill respect them alot as RHCP fans
Nope.
The bass outtro is FUCKING AMAZINGLY AWESOME!
Oh I love this song. Funky Monks is one of my favorite songs
Funky monkeys
I love the guitar in the beginning and it has a really cool guitar part during the chorus. Frusciante is king... Period!!!
This song drives me crazy
God bless the kid
I was at this concert. The Foo Fighters opened up for them.
Spoleir!! John leaves RHCP , but he returns!!
Johns high vocals are so lit🔥🔥🔥
i love this song.
"We dont really know how to play it" *nails it*
This is my All Time Favorite RHCP track!!!
Funky Monks are on the run.
John frusciante : 1)one of the best guitarist 2) orgasmic back up vocals
Yep, thats definitely me singing in the audience😲
The outro played live made me cry...
wonderful, wonderful bass tone
that audio is fucking good! :D
Ohhh I love funky monks ❤❤❤❤
John was truly the heart and soul of the Chili Peppers.
Well he still is.
The best song of rhcp with his best album
Wow this sounded really amazing . One of my favs
wooooooaaah, is amazing i love this version 20 years later ¡
“We dont know how to play it” *proceeds to play it perfectly*
It is difficult to sing while playing those riffs. Yet, Frusciante's the only one with no signature instrument to his name. Ya gotta give the man a pat on the back.
Sounds so amazing
Beautiful song
Damn the audio on this is pretty damn good
Funky Monks é uma das minhas músicas favoritas do BSSM e acho que deveriam tocar com mais frequência em shows.. phoda pra caralho!!!
That outro!