Emit Remmus

Album: Californication (1999)
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  • The California animal is a bear
    Angeleno, but the devil may care
    Summer time to talk and swear
    Later maybe we could share some air
    I'll take you to the movies there
    We could walk through Leicester square
    What could be wetter than
    An English girl, American man

    London in the summertime
    Call me now, use the satellite
    London in the summertime
    Cuss me out and it'll feel alright

    Hesitate but don't refuse
    The choice was yours but you said choose
    The look she used was green and sharp
    Stabbed that boy all in his heart
    Come what may the cosmos will
    Take me up and down on Primrose hill
    What could be wetter than
    An English girl, American man

    London in the summertime
    Call me now, use the satellite
    London in the summertime
    Cuss me out and it'll feel alright, yeah

    Cuss me out and it'll feel alright
    It's alright now
    Call me now, use the satellite
    It's alright, it's alright
    Down and out and it'll sound alright
    It's alright now
    Down and out and it'll sound alright
    It's alright

    The California flower is a poppy, child
    Felony sends me all the gold in your smile
    Drift away from anyone you can
    Nothing ever goes according to plan
    Though I know that every river bends
    Time to say hello to snow on the Thames
    What could be wetter than
    An English girl, American man

    London in the summertime
    Call me now, use the satellite
    London in the summertime
    Cuss me out and it'll feel alright

    Hey hey, hey hey hey
    Oh oh Writer/s: Anthony Kiedis, Chad Gaylord Smith, John Anthony Frusciante, Michael Peter Balzary
    Publisher: Hipgnosis Songs Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 16

  • Michel from AmsterdamI thought that is was latin for "to buy a twin" haha
  • Mr Rock from CaliforniaIts like the Mirror of the Erised. Try fuigure that out. I also don't understand why they spelt it backwards.
  • Reggev from Misgav, IsraelThere I was, my head hurting trying to understand what the hell "Remmus" means.
  • Tom from Los Angeles, CaThis song rocks!
  • Scarlet from Mb, Scthe guitar riff was recorded backwords.thats why they spelt summer time backwords.i like it muchoo
  • Handah Jane from Grafton, United Statesthe reason summer time is spelt backwards is cos of the weird backwards rift that john frusciante (wooooooo!!!!!!!! u rock john) does on his guitar
  • Steven from Dublin, IrelandAnthony introduced Mel into some tatoo parlours.
    Chilis rock!
  • C-man from Somewhere, NyI like this song, especially the bass line.
  • Allyson from In My Own Little World, TxWonderful song, in my opinion. But for some reason lots of people I know don't like it that much...hmm.
  • Amelia from Denbighshire,britain, Englandit's about MEL.C from the spice girls having a relationship with anthony kiedis in the summer time
  • Craig from Kernersville, NcIt's on CALIFORNIcation...the first line of the song mentions CALIFORNICATION...therefore, I think it has something to do with more than just London.
  • Gary from Manchester, Englandwell what do you know, i always wonered what emit remmus meant. i didnt even know mel c would be aware of the existence of RHCP. everyday is a school day
  • Louise from Durhamomg. anthony dated mel c?! hes 2 good 4 her. talk about mismatch! xx chilis rok
  • Jaimie from Indianapolis, InI think the "summer time" is refering to Grease the summer song where they dated in the summer but ended it when the summer ended...
  • Mistik from Sydney, AustraliaI read in scar tissue and Anthony said that they didn't date, they were just friends that hung out, something about um getting tattoos, that keeps comming to my mind.. interesting fact about the whole summer time spelt backwards.
  • Torrance from London, EnglandYes, it was written about Mel C, half while Anthony was with her and half afterwards. It's not a reference to how London is different to California, it's purely about being in London in the summer, because Mel lives there.
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