Draft:Mellowship Slinky in B Major

“Mellowship Slinky in B Major” is a song by the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik.

The song has seen an inclusion on the compilation albums Plasma and the Studio Album Collection 1991-2011. The song has never been played live in full length, but was partially played live two times.

Lyrics
The lyrics talk about Anthony’s favorite things, while making a reference to the Jimi Hendrix hit Purple Haze. The line “I’ve got a non-stop ‘yo Swan’ hello chip” is a reference to Anthony Kiedis, who was often called “Antwan the Swan”

Reception
Most listeners said that the song was “not bad, but not great” Modern Drummer said it was "Nicely funky with only a bit of attitude" MusicRader also said that "Flea's melodic, high-register opener gives way to yet another addictive sliding riff"

Song key
There is a lot of debate about what key the song is actually in. Such as D Major. it was later confirmed that the song was in B Mixolydian, with a key signature of E major.