Band - Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Members:
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Anthony Kiedis
Michael Balzary (AKA Flea)
John Frusciante
Chad Smith
Formerly: Jack Sherman, Jack Irons, Dave Navarro and Hillel Slovak
The Red Hot Chili Peppers Get Their Start
The Red Hot Chili Peppers' were formed in 1983 when Anthony Kiedis and Flea (real name,
Michael Balzary) who had met in high school, decided to start up a band. Soon Hillel Slovak
and Jack Irons joined the guys and began doing gigs around L.A. It was not instant success,
but The Red Hot Chili Peppers did become well known for their crazy stage antics and bizarre
clothing. The Red Hot Chili Peppers had an ever-changing list of members for a while and in
1988, founding member Hillel Slovak died from a heroin overdose.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers Hit It Big
A year after Hillel Slovak's death, the Red Hot Chili Peppers hit it big with the release of the
CD Mother's Milk.
After that the Red Hot Chili Peppers released the wildly
successful Blood Sugar Sex Magik, which had mainstream hits
like Under the Bridge and Give It Away. 1999's Californication
was another huge hit. The Red Hot Chili Peppers' were also
honored that year with a Video Vanguard Award. Today the
band is made up of lead singer Anthony Kiedis, "Flea" on bass,
John Frusciante on guitar and Chad Smith on drums.
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Did U know?
 Anthony Kiedis is a vegetarian.
 Former Red Hot Chili Pepper Dave Navarro recently collaborated with Michelle Branch
and Christina Aguilera.
 Hillel Slovak was born in Israel.
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RED HOT: SNOW (HEY Oh!)
Come to _____________that the things that I tried were in my life just to get high on.
When I sit alone, come get a little known
But I need more than myself this time.
Step from the road to the sea to the sky, and I do __________________ that we rely on
When I lay it on, come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice.
Hey oh... listen what I say oh
I got your hey oh, now listen what I say oh
When will I know that I really ________________
To the well once more - time to decide on.
Well it's ________________ me, when will I really see, all that I need to look inside.
Come to believe that I better not leave before I get my chance to ride,
Well it's _______________ me, what do I really need - all that I need to look inside.
Hey oh... listen what I say oh
Come back and hey oh, look at what I say oh
The ____________ I see the _______________ I know
The ______________ I like to let it go - hey oh, woah...
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder where it's so white as snow,
Finally divided by a word so undecided and there's _____________________ to go;
In-between the cover of another perfect wonder and it's so white as snow,
Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed and there's nowhere to
go.
Ho!
Went to descend to amend for a friend of the channels that had broken down.
Now you bring it up, I'm gonna ring it up - just to hear you sing it out.
Step from the road to the sea to the sky, and I do ___________________ what we rely
on,
When I lay it on, come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice
Hey oh... listen what I say oh
I got your hey oh... listen what I say oh
The _______________ I see, the _____________ I know
The _______________ I like to let it go - hey oh, woah...
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder where it's so white as snow.
Finally divided by a word so undecided and there's _____________________to go
In-between the cover of another perfect wonder where it's so white as snow
Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed and there's nowhere to
go.
I said hey hey yeah oh yeah, tell my love now.
Hey hey yeah oh yeah, tell my love now.
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder where it's so white as snow,
Finally divided by a word so undecided and there's _________________to go.
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder where it's so white as snow...
Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed and there's nowhere to
go.
I said hey oh yeah oh yeah... tell my love now
Hey yeah yeah... oh yeah.
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RED HOT: SNOW (HEY Oh!)
Come to decide that the things that I tried were in my life just to get high on.
When I sit alone, come get a little known
But I need more than myself this time.
Step from the road to the sea to the sky, and I do believe that we rely on
When I lay it on, come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice.
Hey oh... listen what I say oh
I got your hey oh, now listen what I say oh
When will I know that I really can't go
To the well once more - time to decide on.
Well it's killing me, when will I really see, all that I need to look inside.
Come to believe that I better not leave before I get my chance to ride,
Well it's killing me, what do I really need - all that I need to look inside.
Hey oh... listen what I say oh
Come back and hey oh, look at what I say oh
The more I see the less I know
The more I like to let it go - hey oh, woah...
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder where it's so white as snow,
Finally divided by a word so undecided and there's nowhere to go;
In-between the cover of another perfect wonder and it's so white as snow,
Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed and there's nowhere to
go.
Ho!
Went to descend to amend for a friend of the channels that had broken down.
Now you bring it up, I'm gonna ring it up - just to hear you sing it out.
Step from the road to the sea to the sky, and I do believe what we rely on,
When I lay it on, come get to play it on
All my life to sacrifice
Hey oh... listen what I say oh
I got your hey oh... listen what I say oh
The more I see, the less I know
The more I like to let it go - hey oh, woah...
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder where it's so white as snow.
Finally divided by a word so undecided and there's nowhere to go
In-between the cover of another perfect wonder where it's so white as snow
Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed and there's nowhere to
go.
I said hey hey yeah oh yeah, tell my love now.
Hey hey yeah oh yeah, tell my love now.
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder where it's so white as snow,
Finally divided by a word so undecided and there's nowhere to go.
Deep beneath the cover of another perfect wonder where it's so white as snow...
Running through the field where all my tracks will be concealed and there's nowhere to
go.
I said hey oh yeah oh yeah... tell my love now
Hey yeah yeah... oh yeah.
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Vocabulary
English
to get high on
Pronunciation
[haI]
Français
Prendre son pied, se défoncer
Context
Contexte
to be high (on drugs)
être défoncé* (par la drogue)
to be (as) high as a kite2*
planer complètement*
to get high on music/sports
prendre son pied** avec la musique/le sport
Alone
[«'l«Un]
Seul
to step (stepped, stepped)
[step]
Marcher, aller, faire un pas
to rely (up)on someone/something
[rI'laI]
compter sur quelqu'un/quelque chose
avoir confiance en quelqu'un/quelque chose
se fier à quelqu'un/quelque chose
To lay on ( pret, ptp laid)
[leI]
a
tax mettre
they lay on an extra charge for tea
ils ajoutent à la note le prix du thé
lay it on with a trowel
British English informal to say things
that make something seem much better,
worse etc than it really is
b
ￚ synonym exaggerate
'I really
don't feel too good,' I croaked, laying it
on with a trowel.
a house with water/gas/electricity laid on
(Brit) (install)
water, gas installer, mettre
(provide) facilities, entertainment fournir
une maison qui a l'eau courante/le
gaz/l'électricité
I'll have a car laid on for you
je tiendrai une voiture à votre disposition
everything will be laid on
il y aura tout ce qu'il faut
c
varnish, paint étaler
he laid it on thick or with a shovel or with a
trowel (* fig)
(flattered) il a passé de la pommade* | il a
manié l'encensoir*
(exaggerated) il en a rajouté*
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a kite : un cerf-volant
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to decide (up)on
thing, course of action
se décider pour, choisir (finalement)
to decide on doing
se décider à faire
Inside (><outside)
['In'saId]
Dedans, à l’intérieur, au-dedans
Context
Contexte
inside and outside
au-dedans et au-dehors
come or step inside!
entrez (donc)!
he was waiting inside the house
il attendait à l'intérieur (de la maison)
to know the inside of an affair (fig)
connaître les dessous mpl d'une affaire
Deep
[diùp]
Profond, profondément
Beneath
[bI'niùT]
Sous ; au-dessous, en bas
Context
Contexte
beneath the table
sous la table
to bend beneath a burden
ployer sous un fardeau
the flat beneath
l'appartement au-dessous or du dessous
Wonder
['wÃnd«*]
Le miracle, le prodige, la merveille
Context
Contexte
the wonder of electricity
le miracle de l'électricité
the wonders of science/medicine
les prodiges or les miracles de la science/de
la médecine
it's a wonder that he didn't fall
c'est extraordinaire qu'il ne soit pas tombé
on se demande comment il a fait pour ne pas
tomber
no wonder he came late | it's no wonder
ce n'est pas étonnant qu'il soit arrivé en
(that) he came late
retard or s'il est arrivé en retard
The field
[fiùld]
Le champ
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Track
Track
La trace, la piste
Context
Contexte
a track of muddy footprints across the
des traces de pas boueuses sur le plancher
floor
to be on someone's track(s)
To conceal
être sur la piste de quelqu'un
[k«n'siùl]
(hide) object cacher, dissimuler
(keep secret) news, event garder or tenir
secret
emotions, thoughts dissimuler
to conceal something from someone
cacher quelque chose à quelqu'un
« *Listen what I say, oh… »
Il est difficile d’apprendre à utiliser les prépositions correctement dans une langue étrangère.
La plupart des prépositions anglaises ont plusieurs fonctions différentes (la prépositions at se
voit ainsi répertorier 18 utilisations différentes dans certains dictionnaires) et une même
préposition peut correspondre à plusieurs prépositions d’une autre langue. De la même
manière, certaines prépositions peuvent s’employer pour des usages assez similaires (ex. in
the morning, on Monday morning, at night). Beaucoup de noms, verbes et adjectifs sont
utilisés avec des prépositions particulières (the reason for, to arrive at, angry with somebody,
etc…) Souvent les prépositions ne peuvent être simplement « devinées », et il faut bien
souvent étudier les expressions par cœur et dans leur globalité. Dans certains cas, l’anglais
n’utilisera pas de préposition là où le français utilisera des prépositions, et vice-versa.
Exemple :
obéir à quelqu’un = to obey ø somebody
Je fais confiance en mes enfants : I trust ø my children
Si le verbe « écouter » est suivi d’un complément direct en français (écouter ø la radio), il sera
par contre suivi d’un complément indirect (c-à-d introduit par une préposition) en anglais (to
listen to the radio)
Cf. Unit 105 Essential Grammar in Use (Cambridge University Press)
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We're making music that we
love, and whether it's 20 people
or 20,000 people, we're doing it
for the right reasons.
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