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."
Why is it I feel alone
When everything's going my way
Why can't I just take control
Of my life, of my own destiny
Why does the weather reflect the mood that I'm in
I look out my window and it's still raining
Storms pass by but mine seem to stay
Coming full force, no time to delay
Tossing my emotions, messing with my brain
Smashing my soul like a hurricane
No place to run, no place to hide
Can't find the sun, blue skies have died
Thunder and lighting
Hail and rain
The sky opens up
I feel nothing but pain
Living a life that seems so meaningless
Angry, sad, confused, depressed
Problems come and problems go
But mine cycle forever like a tornado
Sucking in what's left and spitting it out
Leaving me dazed, leaving me in doubt
Try to find a reason why all my pain
Won't subdue and go down the storm drain
Bad weather holds me in a tight embrace
I try to get away but a snowstorm freezes me in place
Lightning starts a fire, and strikes in my heart
Breaking the pieces remaining apart
Burning the tree that once was my body
Shattering the human who once was me
Thunder and lighting
Hail and rain
The sky opens up
I feel nothing but pain
Living a life that seems so meaningless
Angry, sad, confused, depressed
Bad weather follows me around
No way to escape the dark cloud
No way to stop the rain pounding my head
Driving me crazy until I am dead
Maybe death is where I want to be
To get away from this world, to get away from me
Everything happens for a reason
( I don't believe it)
The weather will change with the season
( I don't believe it)
Things will be ok in time
Your sky will clear and so will mine
Everything will soon be fine
Everything happens for a reason
( I don't believe it)
The weather will change with the season
( I don't believe it)
This is just a phase of life
I don't believe it
I don't believe it!
When everything's going my way
Why can't I just take control
Of my life, of my own destiny
Why does the weather reflect the mood that I'm in
I look out my window and it's still raining
Storms pass by but mine seem to stay
Coming full force, no time to delay
Tossing my emotions, messing with my brain
Smashing my soul like a hurricane
No place to run, no place to hide
Can't find the sun, blue skies have died
Thunder and lighting
Hail and rain
The sky opens up
I feel nothing but pain
Living a life that seems so meaningless
Angry, sad, confused, depressed
Problems come and problems go
But mine cycle forever like a tornado
Sucking in what's left and spitting it out
Leaving me dazed, leaving me in doubt
Try to find a reason why all my pain
Won't subdue and go down the storm drain
Bad weather holds me in a tight embrace
I try to get away but a snowstorm freezes me in place
Lightning starts a fire, and strikes in my heart
Breaking the pieces remaining apart
Burning the tree that once was my body
Shattering the human who once was me
Thunder and lighting
Hail and rain
The sky opens up
I feel nothing but pain
Living a life that seems so meaningless
Angry, sad, confused, depressed
Bad weather follows me around
No way to escape the dark cloud
No way to stop the rain pounding my head
Driving me crazy until I am dead
Maybe death is where I want to be
To get away from this world, to get away from me
Everything happens for a reason
( I don't believe it)
The weather will change with the season
( I don't believe it)
Things will be ok in time
Your sky will clear and so will mine
Everything will soon be fine
Everything happens for a reason
( I don't believe it)
The weather will change with the season
( I don't believe it)
This is just a phase of life
I don't believe it
I don't believe it!
Lyrics submitted by Conker
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
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."
Gentle Hour
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
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,
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
American Town
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.
this is a nice song,i like the (i dont believe it) stuff , it's kinda inteligent ...