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Red Hot Chili Peppers Pay Tribute to Ric Ocasek with Cover of ‘Just What I Needed’

Red Hot Chili Peppers dropped a cover into their set during their September 22 show in Singapore that served as a tribute to the late Ric Ocasek. The Chili Peppers…

Anthony Kedis and Ric Ocasek
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Red Hot Chili Peppers dropped a cover into their set during their September 22 show in Singapore that served as a tribute to the late Ric Ocasek.

The Chili Peppers served up a fun cover of The Cars' "Just What I Needed" that sounds exactly how you'd think a Chili Peppers cover of a Cars song would sound like.

Ocasek passed away on September 15 as the result of heart disease.

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights