Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
I was thinkin' 'bout it yesterday, I was thinkin' 'bout tomorrow,
In a dizzy kinda sorta way, like vertigo.
I've been tryin' hard to figure out, but it's drivin' me crazy,
Well, you'd think I'd know by now,
A is last, Z is first, Living life in reverse 'cause that's the way it works!
Spinnin' around I've got this funny feeling,
Turnin' my whole world upside down.
I'll keep my heart, my eyes on You 'cause You keep me spinnin' around,
Spinnin' around.
What we're doing doesn't have a sequel, don't want to lose your balance.
Oh, you know you gotta keep your equilibrium.
Goin' back to go forward, all these definite maybe's, it's like running around in circles
Make it last, take it slow, just forget what you "know" 'cause that's the way it goes
Spinnin' around I've got this funny feeling
Turnin' my whole world upside down
I'll keep my heart, my eyes on You 'cause You keep me spinnin' around,
Spinnin' around.
Every now and then I feel Your peacefulness surround me
Then once again it all goes up and down and over under 'round and around
Go, Go, Go, Jump, Jump, Go, Go, Go, J5
Spinnin' around, oh yea, yea
Upside down, oh yea, yea
J5 in the house, hey
Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump
Turnin' turnin' upside down-down
'Cause You're spinnin' spinnin' spinnin' me around-round
Go-jump-go-jump-go-jump-go-jump
Spinnin' around, that's the way it works
Take it slow and not so fast (fast)
Z is first and A is last (last)
Up and down, all around (hey, hey)
Turnin' my whole world upside down
Oh yeah, it's not the take, it's the give,
Yes that's the way, okay, the way it is
Spinnin' around I've got this funny feeling,
Turnin' my whole world upside down.
I'll keep my heart, my eyes on You 'cause You keep me spinnin' around.
Spinnin' around I've got this funny feeling,
Turnin' my whole world upside down.
I'll keep my heart, my eyes on You 'cause You keep me spinnin' around.
In a dizzy kinda sorta way, like vertigo.
I've been tryin' hard to figure out, but it's drivin' me crazy,
Well, you'd think I'd know by now,
A is last, Z is first, Living life in reverse 'cause that's the way it works!
Spinnin' around I've got this funny feeling,
Turnin' my whole world upside down.
I'll keep my heart, my eyes on You 'cause You keep me spinnin' around,
Spinnin' around.
What we're doing doesn't have a sequel, don't want to lose your balance.
Oh, you know you gotta keep your equilibrium.
Goin' back to go forward, all these definite maybe's, it's like running around in circles
Make it last, take it slow, just forget what you "know" 'cause that's the way it goes
Spinnin' around I've got this funny feeling
Turnin' my whole world upside down
I'll keep my heart, my eyes on You 'cause You keep me spinnin' around,
Spinnin' around.
Every now and then I feel Your peacefulness surround me
Then once again it all goes up and down and over under 'round and around
Go, Go, Go, Jump, Jump, Go, Go, Go, J5
Spinnin' around, oh yea, yea
Upside down, oh yea, yea
J5 in the house, hey
Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump
Turnin' turnin' upside down-down
'Cause You're spinnin' spinnin' spinnin' me around-round
Go-jump-go-jump-go-jump-go-jump
Spinnin' around, that's the way it works
Take it slow and not so fast (fast)
Z is first and A is last (last)
Up and down, all around (hey, hey)
Turnin' my whole world upside down
Oh yeah, it's not the take, it's the give,
Yes that's the way, okay, the way it is
Spinnin' around I've got this funny feeling,
Turnin' my whole world upside down.
I'll keep my heart, my eyes on You 'cause You keep me spinnin' around.
Spinnin' around I've got this funny feeling,
Turnin' my whole world upside down.
I'll keep my heart, my eyes on You 'cause You keep me spinnin' around.
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