The Best Songs On The Red Hot Chili Peppers' Album 'Return Of The Dream Canteen'

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Have you listened to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' highly-anticipated thirteenth studio album Return of the Dream Canteen yet?! Released only six months after their comeback album Unlimited Love through Warner Records, Return of the Dream Canteen showcases the Grammy Award-winning alternative rock band's nostalgic funk sound in a fresh light. The seventeen-track record was recorded during the same sessions as Unlimited Love, fusing similar retro instrumentals and anthemic verses. The Red Hot Chili Peppers never cease to remain true to themselves, once again striking gold throughout their effortless fun energy and raw talent.

Some of the album's top songs include “The Drummer,” “Eddie,” “Peace and Love,” ”Bella," “Afterlife,” “In the Snow,” and of course the lead single “Tippa My Tongue.”

How do the album's tracks compare to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' greatest previous works? Which of these bangers will surpass one billion streams? Vote up the best songs on Return of the Dream Canteen, and vote down the tracks that don't live up to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' top singles.

Over 100 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Songs On The Red Hot Chili Peppers' Album 'Return Of The Dream Canteen'

This list is dynamically ranked based on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of our voters and is not influenced by paid placements or editorial bias.

1
Eddie
94 votes
Best Lyrics:
Sailing the Sunset Strip, I'm a bit of a king
Granny would take a trip, I've been bending the strings
Got hammers in both my hands, such a delicate touch
They say I'm from Amsterdam, does that make me Dutch?
Please don't remember me for what I did last night, oh
Please don't remember me
Lord and children
Please don't remember me, it's only 1980
It's only 1983
Smoking the reefer, feeling my own light
My brother's a keeper, I married a TV wife
The devil's Camaro, parked in the high school lot
A little sombrero 'cause teacher was way too hot
2
Bella
79 votes
Best Lyrics:
Once upon a funky crime
We were standing in the line
And now, we're walking Melrose down to Vine
I was asking her to live on my farm
And she was telling me no not today
I was telling her to do no harm
And she was telling me she could not stay
She'd rather live in LA
Down in Marina Del Rey
3
Tippa My Tongue
63 votes
Best Lyrics:
Acid landing on my tongue
I think you know we've just begun
She don't want the ladies room
Transatlantic super groom
Your hairplane is a monument
The sexy art of continence
And now I know you by your scent
Let it be, we both get bent
Need a minute to repair
Sunny-siders always share
We've only just begun
Funky monks are on the run
Gonna, gonna, gonna get you with the tip of my tongue
4
Peace and Love
52 votes
Best Lyrics:
Well I'm a lover to all my tribes
Oh tell me motherf*cker can you feel my vibes
She's a lover to dance on earth
Now I know the meaning of what it's worth
Shout out to my lonely friends
A message that I meant to send
I got peace and love for you right now
And when I see my little sis
A middle western genius
She's got peace and love for you somehow
5
Carry Me Home
54 votes
Best Lyrics:
Celluloid soldiers, come in from the rain
Murder my smile, but please leave me my pain
All those good people, they don't even try
Stealing the truth while they pay for your lie
I'm about to lose the things I never saw before
You wanted me to know the ups and downs
Away we go to get another hit, the it
The blood that she's about to spit
6
The Drummer
66 votes
Best Lyrics:
Let's make a wish as we enter the lift
'Cause the system's a relative bore
The drummer is leaning without any meaning
Outside of the Club Troubadour
I don't know you and I don't know what's true anymore
Walk it back
Get the knack
Information to unpack a guitar in a gunny sack
My best move is in the criminal

Eddie

Bella

Tippa My Tongue

Peace and Love

Carry Me Home

The Drummer