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."
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked, gettin' my dick sucked
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked by the neighborhood hoe
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked, gettin' my dick sucked
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked by the neighborhood hoe
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked, by the neighborhood hoe
(Them bitches beep me 304, I left 'em with they pussies wet)
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked by the neighborhood hoe
(Put her- put her on her knees, gonna take bag on da house)
It was one Saturday night in June, never couldn't remember
I seen this whore that I met in December
The bitch didn't want to give me no play
But she heard us at a concert the other day
Now shit's about to fall in place
Just seen her roll by with a smile on her face
Tiltin' my hat, makin sure it's in place
Hopin' I'll be the next nigga to taste, I pace
The motherfuckin' lot 'round the strip
Grippin' on my dick, haters on trip
Got a motherfuckin' 40 cal' in the spot
Ready for a nigga that think I'm gone slip
Chevy thang, so clean
Chrome face, gold D's
Bitches ridin' up in my shit
Man I'm tellin' these hoes, "Please"
I had to speak too soon, here comes a hoe
Thinking she got game
The first thing she asks me is what's my name
And I'm ridin' in that Chevy thang
She know goddamn well who I am
But since she want to play
I play in response by tellin' the hoe
My name is Lavante
Swing me the motherfuckin' digits
Playa like me tryin to get down in it
Gotta keep it key low with the hoe
In a motherfuckin' Pala with the windows tinted, playa
I got this model 'bout it bitch
Just give me two days to hit the shit
Better get your exercise on the third day
Prophet posse gonna take care ya
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked by the neighborhood hoe
(Them bitches beep me 304, I left 'em with they pussies wet)
(Put her on her-put her on her)
(Put her on her-put her on her)
(Put her on her knees, gonna take bag on da house)
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked, gettin' my dick sucked
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked by the neighborhood hoe
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked, gettin' my dick sucked
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked by the neighborhood hoe
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked, by the neighborhood hoe
(Them bitches beep me 304, I left 'em with they pussies wet)
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked by the neighborhood hoe
(Put her- put her on her knees, gonna take bag on da house)
It was one Saturday night in June, never couldn't remember
I seen this whore that I met in December
The bitch didn't want to give me no play
But she heard us at a concert the other day
Now shit's about to fall in place
Just seen her roll by with a smile on her face
Tiltin' my hat, makin sure it's in place
Hopin' I'll be the next nigga to taste, I pace
The motherfuckin' lot 'round the strip
Grippin' on my dick, haters on trip
Got a motherfuckin' 40 cal' in the spot
Ready for a nigga that think I'm gone slip
Chevy thang, so clean
Chrome face, gold D's
Bitches ridin' up in my shit
Man I'm tellin' these hoes, "Please"
I had to speak too soon, here comes a hoe
Thinking she got game
The first thing she asks me is what's my name
And I'm ridin' in that Chevy thang
She know goddamn well who I am
But since she want to play
I play in response by tellin' the hoe
My name is Lavante
Swing me the motherfuckin' digits
Playa like me tryin to get down in it
Gotta keep it key low with the hoe
In a motherfuckin' Pala with the windows tinted, playa
I got this model 'bout it bitch
Just give me two days to hit the shit
Better get your exercise on the third day
Prophet posse gonna take care ya
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked by the neighborhood hoe
(Them bitches beep me 304, I left 'em with they pussies wet)
(Put her on her-put her on her)
(Put her on her-put her on her)
(Put her on her knees, gonna take bag on da house)
Sittin' back, gettin' my dick sucked, gettin' my dick sucked
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Mountain Song
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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 Can't Go To Sleep
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
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When We Were Young
Blink-182
Blink-182
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Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
wow im shocked that nobody has posted to this song yet.best part of the song is right after "and i'm ridin in that chevy thing"...and then the bass goes..BOOOOOM "she knows..........." kick ass beat