The Hunter

Album: The Getaway (2016)
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Songfacts®:

  • Many of Anthony Kiedis' lyrics for The Getaway were inspired by the end of his relationship with the Australian supermodel Helena Vestergaard. He was 50 when they began dating in 2012, and she was only 19. This mellow funk tune finds the Chili Peppers frontman contemplating the realities of his aging body.

    I still like to think I'm new
    Time just gets its way
    Strawberries left to decay


    Kiedis also touches on his role as a father to his 8-year-old son Everly Bear and his relationship with his own aging dad John "Blackie Dammett" Kiedis.
  • This is a rare Red Hot Chili Peppers song that features a bassist other than Flea. Guitarist Josh Klinghoffer handles the bass here, while Flea plays the trumpet.
  • This was originally written by Flea in the studio. He recalled in a track-by-track commentary: "I laid it down on piano, the whole thing from beginning to end, and then Josh (Klinghoffer, guitar) started playing all this stuff over it and it kept the piano. You know what I mean? So, it has that feeling of the piano on it and then Josh played all the stuff. Josh plays the bass on that song too. And then Chad (Smith) played drums after."

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