Video Scene II: Band Tryouts

The Red Hot Chilli Peppers certainly know how to make catchy singles. They also are music video innovators. For their third single off their 2006 double disc release Stadium Arcadium, "Tell Me Baby", the Chilli Peppers came up with a stellar idea. They held an audition for musicians who wanted to make it big, or get a record deal. So they told them to sing/perform "Tell Me Baby." Except, they didn't know it was a Chilli Peppers song, and they didn't know they were there, watching them. The video is a quick-cutting montage of the artists, some of whom are astonished when The Chilli Peppers come rocking out onto the enclosed set to play with them. The looks on their faces are priceless. How would you like to play along to a sang written by one of your favorite artists? Very cool concept indeed. Of course there are the token weird outfits of Flea and high energy vocals from Anthony Kiedis. Must watch for any aspiring rocker.