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 paint my face every year all day
the 31st aint nothin to me, another holiday
all of a sudden face paintin's in style
and i've been doin ever since gilagins ilsand was on
but try to live all year though
try pickin up a chick when your painted up like a wierdo
im 68 years old i still trick or treat
you think i care? shit im trying to find somethin to eat
and tell your old ladies to keep your pennys
if it aint above a quarter, don't even bother
im sick of these little kids to i know you did it
put a brick in your bag and hit me in the head with it
and then they take my candy and diss
"look what i got from the fat guy painted like kiss!"
all year im a psycho uh huh i see
but every halloween, you wanna be me!
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
a gorila, a puffer fish and a bag lady
all made love and had a little baby
and supposedly im the one
but at this point thats only purely speculation
on halloween people smile at me
the rest of the year, they dial the police
they kick me off there lawn and shoot me off there cars
but on halloween there giving me candy bars
trick or treat it's 5:30 in the morning
im still out..im standing on your lawn
and im lookin through your window
*tap tap* i see a gummy bear on the table, ya gonna eat that?
my paint don't come off, and if it did
you think im scary now, shiiit
i look like frankenstein thats been slaped with ugly
yet children hug me on halloween
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
Three, six, four, people hate my guts
on halloween though, they wanna ride my nuts
they dress up as monsters, freaks, and clowns
and pass jelly bears, goobers, and suckers around
they next day when i try to trick or treat
it's get off the porch or i'll call the cops you freak
i don't understand you people but that's ok
i'll see you all next time you try to be Violent J
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
(well i don't care)
(well i don't care)
(well i don't care)
(well i don't care)
the 31st aint nothin to me, another holiday
all of a sudden face paintin's in style
and i've been doin ever since gilagins ilsand was on
but try to live all year though
try pickin up a chick when your painted up like a wierdo
im 68 years old i still trick or treat
you think i care? shit im trying to find somethin to eat
and tell your old ladies to keep your pennys
if it aint above a quarter, don't even bother
im sick of these little kids to i know you did it
put a brick in your bag and hit me in the head with it
and then they take my candy and diss
"look what i got from the fat guy painted like kiss!"
all year im a psycho uh huh i see
but every halloween, you wanna be me!
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
a gorila, a puffer fish and a bag lady
all made love and had a little baby
and supposedly im the one
but at this point thats only purely speculation
on halloween people smile at me
the rest of the year, they dial the police
they kick me off there lawn and shoot me off there cars
but on halloween there giving me candy bars
trick or treat it's 5:30 in the morning
im still out..im standing on your lawn
and im lookin through your window
*tap tap* i see a gummy bear on the table, ya gonna eat that?
my paint don't come off, and if it did
you think im scary now, shiiit
i look like frankenstein thats been slaped with ugly
yet children hug me on halloween
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
Three, six, four, people hate my guts
on halloween though, they wanna ride my nuts
they dress up as monsters, freaks, and clowns
and pass jelly bears, goobers, and suckers around
they next day when i try to trick or treat
it's get off the porch or i'll call the cops you freak
i don't understand you people but that's ok
i'll see you all next time you try to be Violent J
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
theyyyyyyyyy
every halloween
they want to be meee
(well i don't care)
(well i don't care)
(well i don't care)
(well i don't care)
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This song is the shit! Well, if ya got the cd, u pretty much get teh drift of the song, but for those of you that dont, ill explain. During that whole september 11th thing in 2001, they basically wanted to give some comic relief to the whole situation so they put this song on the radios, and they actually played it. Its supposed to get ur mind off tragedy and shit, and on fun stuff, like halloween. okay well, thats it, so mcl peace
That's awesome, in my area you'd have to fuck alot of executives and hack alot of stations to get anything ICP on regular play. Even Dead Body Man didn't make it when that was HUGE in all of everywhere.
MCFL to you all.
Julz.