Readymade

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“Readymade” is a tribute to art appropriation in the music industry. An example of this is someone being inspired by a riff or melody, sampling or interpolating this in… Read More

May. 5, 20061 viewer18.2K views

Readymade Lyrics

[Chorus: Anthony Kiedis]
Readymade, readymade
Steady as the rhythm rolls
Readymade, readymade
And this is how the story goes

[Bridge: Anthony Kiedis]
I've got a cousin making beats deep down in Arizona
We're gonna rocket to Ramones in the city of Pomona
Go!

[Chorus: Anthony Kiedis]
Readymade, readymade
Steady as the rhythm rolls
Readymade, readymade
And this is how the story goes

[Post-Chorus: Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante]
(Oh) And if I give to you my second sight
You got it!
(Oh) And if I stay the course, I'll stay the night
Come get it!

[Chorus: Anthony Kiedis]
Readymade, readymade
Baby, ought celebrate
Readymade, readymade
And now it's time to deviate

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[Bridge: Anthony Kiedis]
I've got a sister making babies with a Black and Decker blow torch
We're gonna fop it all night in the middle of the back porch
Yeah!

[Chorus: Anthony Kiedis]
Readymade, readymade
Baby oughta celebrate
Readymade, readymade
And now it's time to deviate

[Post-Chorus: Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante]
(Oh) And if I give to you my second sight
You got it!
(Oh) And if I stay the course, I'll stay the night
Come get it!
(Oh, clean it up, Johnny!)

[Guitar Solo: John Frusciante]

[Instrumental Break: Anthony Kiedis]

[Chorus: Anthony Kiedis]
Readymade, readymade
Rockin' for the sake of slade
Readymade, readymade
Listen, but don't be afraid

[Bridge: Anthony Kiedis]
I've got a brother making trouble in the state of Caledonia
I wish I knew another way, but I'm gonna have to clone ya'
Hey!

[Chorus: Anthony Kiedis]
Readymade, readymade
Rockin' for the sake of slade
Readymade, readymade
Listen, but don't be afraid

[Post-Chorus: Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante]
(Oh) And if I give to you my second sight
You got it!
(Oh) And if I stay the course, I'll stay the night
Come get it!

About

“Readymade” is a tribute to art appropriation in the music industry. An example of this is someone being inspired by a riff or melody, sampling or interpolating this in their own music.

In Stadium Arcadium’s 2006 commentary DVD, John Frusciante explained how the riff originated from playing bass, despite this sharing a riff with past band member Dave Navarro’s August 1988’s “Mountain Song” as part of Janes Addiction.

Ironically, the “Mountain Song” riff is not credited in the Stadium Arcadium booklet, and John Frusciante never mentioned it.

Plagiarism is rife in the music industry as a March 2020 article by The Guardian discusses, with Anthony Kiedis perpetuating this idea in the bridge of the song: