AEROPLANE (SONG)

"'Aeroplane'" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 1995 album ''One Hot Minute''. It was the third single released from the album and a music video accompanied its release.
On the band's ''Greatest Hits'' commentary for the song's video, bassist Flea explains that it was inspired by a gospel song he owned called "Jesus Is My Aeroplane". Although the song was left off the band's ''Greatest Hits'' CD, the music video was included on the accompanying DVD.
Despite its dark lyrical themes it is one of the more accessible songs on ''One Hot Minute'', with verses driven by a traditional funk slap bass line and upbeat melodies which are enhanced by child chorus vocals from Clara, Flea's daughter, and her classmates.

Contents

Track listing

Interpretation

Music Video

Other Info

Track listing

Aeroplane Single CD1
# "Aeroplane (Clean Edit)"
# "Backwoods (Live)"
# "Transcending (Live)"
# "Me And My Friends (Live)"

★ ''Live tracks recorded in Rotterdam, Holland 1995''
Aeroplane Limited Edition Single CD2
# "Aeroplane (Album Version)"
# "Suck My Kiss (Live)"
# "Suffragette City (Live)"

★ ''Live tracks recorded in Rotterdam, Holland 1995''

Interpretation

Fans have exhibited differing opinions as to the meaning of the lyrics of "Aeroplane", with some claiming the song refers to music elevating people to a higher place, and others believing the concern of the song is drug use. The latter view seems vindicated by vocalist Anthony Kiedis' autobiography ''Scar Tissue'', in which he says that several songs on ''One Hot Minute'' including "Aeroplane" and "Warped", were written about his relapse following five and a half years of being clean from heroin. He kept his drug use a secret, surprised that no one close to him picked up on it as a result of his lyrics. Some of those references include: "Someone better slap me...Before I start to rust... Before I start to decompose". According to ''Aeroplane'', the lyrics: "Sitting in my kitchen...I'm turning into dust again...My melancholy baby...The star of mazzy must...Push her voice inside of me" refer to Kiedis' kitchen, where he did most of his drugs.

Music Video

In the music video, The Chili Peppers are seen with some girls on trazpezes, in a pool,
and even on steps [despite their habit of blowing bubble gum throughtout the video.]
Flea's daughter and her kidergarten class was shown at the video's end as well.

Other Info

The song features Flea's daughter Clara and the rest of her kindergarten class singing in the song's outro. They were also featured in the music video dressed as aeroplanes.
'Children who sing on ''Aeroplane'' (also known as "The Aeroplane Kids")'

★ Clara Balzary

★ Bailey Reise

★ Askia Ndegéocello

★ Nadia Wehebe

★ Sarabeth Kelly

★ Matthew Kelly

★ Phillip Greenspan

★ Perry Greenspan

★ Veronica Twigg

★ Remy Greeno

★ Jaclyn Dimaggio

★ Heyley Oakes

★ Nikolai Giefer

★ Taiana Giefer

★ Nina Rothburgh

★ Sheera Ehrig

★ Jade Chacon