Weirdo Wednesday: Red Hot Chili Peppers Go Almost Unlistenable With “Yertle The Turtle” (opens in new tab)

<p>While plenty of Red Hot Chili Peppers lyrics lean heavily on Anthony Kiedis’ rapid-fire California name-dropping—sometimes to eye-rolling effect—“Yertle the Turtle” takes an even stranger turn. Featured on their 1985 sophomore album <em>Freaky Styley</em> and produced by George Clinton, the track loosely draws from the classic Dr. Seuss story of a power-hungry turtle king stacking others beneath him to rise higher.</p> <p>Naturally, the band doesn’t play it straight. Instead, they warp ...