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."
some people sing about deutsche girls
and girls from california
they might be alright for a night alright
but don't trust them i warn you
i've been to the east and i've been out west
and i've been the world around
but i ain't seen none come anywhere near
the girls from london town
give me a london girl every time
i've got to find one
i've made up my mind
give me a london girl every time
i want a london girl
marry a girl from london town,
you know you can trust her
she'll darn your socks, and wash and mend
you're trousers if ya bust em, yes
there all good cooks
and they got good looks
and they wont lead you a dance
'said, i gotta find a london girl
if i get a half a chance
oh, give me a london girl every time
i've got to find one
i've made up my mind
give me a london girl every time
i want a london girl
london girls are the best in the world
there ain't no doubt about it
if ya can't find a girl from london town
you're better off a-doin' without it
they don't create when you come home late
and you're crawlin' up the passage floor
and they wont muck about, yes, when you've gone out
with the geezer from the house next door
oh, give me a london girl every time
i've got to find one
i've made up my mind
i said, honey, give me a london girl, babe
every little 'ol time
your legs turn to jelly
and i got a little smelly
but i know it's just what i want
'cause i need a london girl,
oh, every time
they've always got a pound
to buy their round
when its their turn at the bar
and girls from california
they might be alright for a night alright
but don't trust them i warn you
i've been to the east and i've been out west
and i've been the world around
but i ain't seen none come anywhere near
the girls from london town
give me a london girl every time
i've got to find one
i've made up my mind
give me a london girl every time
i want a london girl
marry a girl from london town,
you know you can trust her
she'll darn your socks, and wash and mend
you're trousers if ya bust em, yes
there all good cooks
and they got good looks
and they wont lead you a dance
'said, i gotta find a london girl
if i get a half a chance
oh, give me a london girl every time
i've got to find one
i've made up my mind
give me a london girl every time
i want a london girl
london girls are the best in the world
there ain't no doubt about it
if ya can't find a girl from london town
you're better off a-doin' without it
they don't create when you come home late
and you're crawlin' up the passage floor
and they wont muck about, yes, when you've gone out
with the geezer from the house next door
oh, give me a london girl every time
i've got to find one
i've made up my mind
i said, honey, give me a london girl, babe
every little 'ol time
your legs turn to jelly
and i got a little smelly
but i know it's just what i want
'cause i need a london girl,
oh, every time
they've always got a pound
to buy their round
when its their turn at the bar
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Great version of a great song,
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it's "Deutsch(e)". I reckon this song is totally ironic. what do you think??