Photo credit: Clara Balzary - Red Hot Chili Peppers 2022 - Warner Music Norway
Red Hot Chili Peppers gjør honnør til og hyller en av tidenes største, og slipper låta «Eddie» i dag.
Låta utfolder seg som en emosjonelt ladet hymne forankret i kraftig bass, en sjelfull beat, rendyrket gitar og en delikat vokalmelodi som minner oss om å feire ikonet Edward Van Halens udødelige ånd.
«Eddie» er hentet fra bandets kommende andre album i 2022, «Return Of The Dream Canteen», som kommer 14. oktober. Albumet kommer ut bare seks måneder etter utgivelsen av «Unlimited Love».
Bandets vokalist Anthony Kiedis uttaler seg om «Eddie:
“Sometimes we don’t realize how deeply affected and connected we are to artists until the day they die. Eddie Van Halen was a one of a kind. The day after his death Flea came into rehearsal with an emotional bassline. John, Chad and I started playing along and pretty soon with all our hearts, a song in his honor effortlessly unfolded. It felt good to be sad and care so much about a person who had given so much to our lives. Although the song doesn’t speak to Eddie by name, it talks about his early days on the Sunset Strip and the rock n roll tapestry that Van Halen painted on our minds. In the end, our song asks that you not remember Eddie for dying but for living his wildest dream.”
