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."
A'ight, who is that
Better calm down around here
Hey girl, whatever you want, I got
Hey yeah
Everything
Everything that you want from me (Say what)
I'm gonna give it all to you
Baby, if you please, tell me your desires
Of your heart (of your heart)
One thing I can see
You're in need of lovin'
I can give it to you (hey, hey)
Don't lower your expectations
So you can say that you're just
Someone in love
Baby, 'cause in my estimation
You should get all that you want
And it's my pleasure just to give it to you
Everything that you want from me (from me now, baby)
I'm gonna give it all to you (hey, hey)
Everything you want me to be (me to be)
I'm gonna be there just for you
Girl, it's a possibility
That you've been lonely for too long (too long)
Well, I've got remedy for your frustration
In the words of this song
This song, baby
Come closer my love, I've got more than you need
To keep you satisfied
If it's me that you need
You can get it from me
You don't have to worry
'Cause I'm gonna give it to you
Everything that you want from me (I'm gonna give it to you, baby)
I'm gonna give it all to you (to you)
Everything you want me to be (oh yeah)
I'm gonna be there just for you (for you)
Everything that you want from me (just want to know about my love)
I'm gonna give it all to you (baby, can't you see whatever you want me to be)
Everything you want me to be (you want me to be, baby)
I'm gonna be there just for you (for you, yeah)
Hah ah
Whoa whoa
Everything
Everything
Girl, you deserve (yeah)
All that you want in life (want in life, baby)
You are the one, if only in my eyes
And that's enough for me to say, baby
Everything that you want from me (that you want from me, no)
I'm gonna give it all to you (all to you)
Everything you that you want me to be (baby)
I'm gonna be there just for you (and that's enough for me to say)
Everything that you want from me (baby)
I'm gonna give it all to you
Everything you that you want me to be (me to be)
I'm gonna be there just for you
Everything that you want from me (baby)
I'm gonna give it all to you
Everything you that you want me to be (me to be)
I'm gonna be there just for you
Better calm down around here
Hey girl, whatever you want, I got
Hey yeah
Everything
Everything that you want from me (Say what)
I'm gonna give it all to you
Baby, if you please, tell me your desires
Of your heart (of your heart)
One thing I can see
You're in need of lovin'
I can give it to you (hey, hey)
Don't lower your expectations
So you can say that you're just
Someone in love
Baby, 'cause in my estimation
You should get all that you want
And it's my pleasure just to give it to you
Everything that you want from me (from me now, baby)
I'm gonna give it all to you (hey, hey)
Everything you want me to be (me to be)
I'm gonna be there just for you
Girl, it's a possibility
That you've been lonely for too long (too long)
Well, I've got remedy for your frustration
In the words of this song
This song, baby
Come closer my love, I've got more than you need
To keep you satisfied
If it's me that you need
You can get it from me
You don't have to worry
'Cause I'm gonna give it to you
Everything that you want from me (I'm gonna give it to you, baby)
I'm gonna give it all to you (to you)
Everything you want me to be (oh yeah)
I'm gonna be there just for you (for you)
Everything that you want from me (just want to know about my love)
I'm gonna give it all to you (baby, can't you see whatever you want me to be)
Everything you want me to be (you want me to be, baby)
I'm gonna be there just for you (for you, yeah)
Hah ah
Whoa whoa
Everything
Everything
Girl, you deserve (yeah)
All that you want in life (want in life, baby)
You are the one, if only in my eyes
And that's enough for me to say, baby
Everything that you want from me (that you want from me, no)
I'm gonna give it all to you (all to you)
Everything you that you want me to be (baby)
I'm gonna be there just for you (and that's enough for me to say)
Everything that you want from me (baby)
I'm gonna give it all to you
Everything you that you want me to be (me to be)
I'm gonna be there just for you
Everything that you want from me (baby)
I'm gonna give it all to you
Everything you that you want me to be (me to be)
I'm gonna be there just for you
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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