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."
oh my goss julie look at her butt
its so plump and round
she looks like one of those punk rockers girlfriends
i like big butts and i can not lie
you other brothers cant deny
when a girl walks in with a itty bitty waste
and a round thing in your face
you get sprung
wanna pull up front
cuz you notice that butt was stuffed
deep blue jeans shes wearing
im hooked and i cant stop staring
oh, baby i wanna get with ya
and take your picture
my homeboys try to warn me
but with that butt you got
makes me so horny
ohh, rub all of that smooth skin
you say you wannna get in my benz
well use me, use me cuz you aint that average groupy
ive seen them dancin'
ends up romancin'
she sweet wet got it goin on like a turbo vette
im tired of magazines
saying flat butt's the only thing
take the average black man ask him what
shes gotta pack much back, so...
fellas(yeah) fellas(yeah)
has your girlfriend got the butt (hell yeah)
well turn around stick it out
even white boys gotta shout
baby got back
(la face with and oakland booty)
i like 'em round and big
and when im throwin a gig
i just cant help myself
im actin like an animal
now heres my scanal
i wanna get you home
and ugh, double ugh, ugh
i aint talkin bout playboy
cuz silicone parts are made for toys
i wannem real thick and juciy
so find that juciy double
mixalot's in trouble
beggin for a piece of that bubble
so im lookin at rap videos
watchin these bimbos walkin like hoes
you can have them bimbos
i keep my women like flo jo
a word to the thick sistas
i wanna get with ya
i wont cus or hit ya
but i gotta be straight when i say i wanna ugh
til the break of dawn
baby got it goin on
a lot of pimps wont like this song
cuz them punks like to hit it and quit
but id rather stay and play
cuz im long and strong
and im down to get the friction on
so ladies(yeah) ladies(yeah)
if you wanna role in my mercedes(hell yeah)
then turn around
stick it out
even white boys gotta shout
baby got back
(la face with an oakland booty)
so your girlfriend drives a honda
playin workout tapes by fonda
but fonda aint got a motor in the back of her honda
my anaconda dont want none unless you got buns hun
you can do side bends or sit ups but please dont lose that butt
so cosmo says youre fat
well i aint down with that
cuz your waste is small and your curves are kickin
and im thinkin bout stickin
to the beanpole dames in the magazines
you aint it miss thang
give me a sista i cant resist her
red beans and rice didnt miss her
so ladies if the butt is round and you wanna triple X throw down
dial 1-900-mixalot and kick them nasty thoughts
baby got back
its so plump and round
she looks like one of those punk rockers girlfriends
i like big butts and i can not lie
you other brothers cant deny
when a girl walks in with a itty bitty waste
and a round thing in your face
you get sprung
wanna pull up front
cuz you notice that butt was stuffed
deep blue jeans shes wearing
im hooked and i cant stop staring
oh, baby i wanna get with ya
and take your picture
my homeboys try to warn me
but with that butt you got
makes me so horny
ohh, rub all of that smooth skin
you say you wannna get in my benz
well use me, use me cuz you aint that average groupy
ive seen them dancin'
ends up romancin'
she sweet wet got it goin on like a turbo vette
im tired of magazines
saying flat butt's the only thing
take the average black man ask him what
shes gotta pack much back, so...
fellas(yeah) fellas(yeah)
has your girlfriend got the butt (hell yeah)
well turn around stick it out
even white boys gotta shout
baby got back
(la face with and oakland booty)
i like 'em round and big
and when im throwin a gig
i just cant help myself
im actin like an animal
now heres my scanal
i wanna get you home
and ugh, double ugh, ugh
i aint talkin bout playboy
cuz silicone parts are made for toys
i wannem real thick and juciy
so find that juciy double
mixalot's in trouble
beggin for a piece of that bubble
so im lookin at rap videos
watchin these bimbos walkin like hoes
you can have them bimbos
i keep my women like flo jo
a word to the thick sistas
i wanna get with ya
i wont cus or hit ya
but i gotta be straight when i say i wanna ugh
til the break of dawn
baby got it goin on
a lot of pimps wont like this song
cuz them punks like to hit it and quit
but id rather stay and play
cuz im long and strong
and im down to get the friction on
so ladies(yeah) ladies(yeah)
if you wanna role in my mercedes(hell yeah)
then turn around
stick it out
even white boys gotta shout
baby got back
(la face with an oakland booty)
so your girlfriend drives a honda
playin workout tapes by fonda
but fonda aint got a motor in the back of her honda
my anaconda dont want none unless you got buns hun
you can do side bends or sit ups but please dont lose that butt
so cosmo says youre fat
well i aint down with that
cuz your waste is small and your curves are kickin
and im thinkin bout stickin
to the beanpole dames in the magazines
you aint it miss thang
give me a sista i cant resist her
red beans and rice didnt miss her
so ladies if the butt is round and you wanna triple X throw down
dial 1-900-mixalot and kick them nasty thoughts
baby got back
Lyrics submitted by sambam8
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They covered this song really great. Ive seen them live more than 10 times, and about half of them they played it. It pumps the crowd.
"My anaconda dont want none unless you got buns hun."