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."
(Uh)
(I know you and her got something goin' on)
(And I respect that, but you gotta admit)
(There's something between us)
Everything I want, you got it
And I must admit that I'm excited
That girl ain't right for you
See, I'm the type for you
And what I'd like to do is chill, feel me
So let a girl be down and come kick it with me
No time to play around, 'cause I'm for real, baby (yeah-yeah)
I'm feelin' everything you do
You know that you're feelin' this too
So let's keep it real
'Cause I don't
I don't care about them other chicks
I wanna be the one, only one that can get close to you
So forget about them other chicks
'Cause they ain't gon' do, all the things I'ma do for you (do for you)
I don't care who you dealing with
Just let 'em know that you found a girl, gon' be down for you (down for you)
So forget about them other chicks
Just forget about them other chicks (oh, I don't)
I don't care about them other chicks
I wanna be the one, only one that can get close to you
So forget about them other chicks
'Cause they ain't gon' do, all the things I'ma do for you (do for you)
I don't care who you dealing with
Just let 'em know that you found a girl, gon' be down for you (down for you)
So forget about them other chicks (yeah)
Just forget about them other chicks (yeah)
Baby, by the days when the song used to make you say
Oh (oh), that's what you do to me
I'm feelin' you so much, I just can't let go (no)
Baby see, I'm daydreaming 'bout your love everyday
And I must say, that it's on and it's crazy
So let a girl be down and come kick it with me (just let a girl be down)
No time to play around, 'cause I'm for real, baby (no time to play around, no-no)
I'm feelin' everything you do
You know that you're feelin' this too
So let's keep it real (so let's keep it real)
I don't care about them other chicks
I wanna be the one, only one that can get close to you (oh-whoa, I don't care)
So forget about them other chicks
'Cause they ain't gon' do, all the things I'ma do for you ('cause she ain't gonna do you like I do)
I don't care who you dealing with
Just let 'em know that you found a girl, gon' be down for you (found another girl, yeah)
So forget about them other chicks
Just forget about them other chicks
I don't care about them other chicks
I wanna be the one, only one that can get close to you (I don't care, I don't care)
So forget about them other chicks
'Cause they ain't gon' do, all the things I'ma do for you
('Cause she ain't gonna do all the things that I do for you, baby)
I don't care who you dealing with
Just let 'em know that you found a girl, gon' be down for you (ooh-ooh-ooh)
So forget about them other chicks (yeah)
Just forget about them other chicks (oh-whoa)
Boy, you got me trippin', 'cause I don't want to ooh, ooh, ooh
Nothing I think about you, me without you, just ain't gon' do
Wanna be, wanna be your girl (yeah)
You should get with me, not her
Gotta roll with me, come on and help me sing my song (oh-oh-oh)
Ready, ready, ready to get it poppin', no stoppin', so let me know
Is this what you want? (Yeah-yeah
Ready, ready, ready to get it poppin'
I bet we can make it hot, so baby come on (I don't care, baby, come on)
I don't care about them other chicks
I wanna be the one, only one that can get close to you (oh-whoa, I don't care)
So forget about them other chicks
'Cause they ain't gon' do, all the things I'ma do for you ('cause she ain't gonna do)
I don't care who you dealing with (what I do for you)
Just let 'em know that you found a girl, gon' be down for you
So forget about them other chicks (so forget)
Just forget about them other chicks (forget, hey)
I don't care about them other chicks
I wanna be the one, only one that can get close to you (wanna be the one, can I be the one?)
So forget about them other chicks
'Cause they ain't gon' do, all the things I'ma do for you (yeah-yeah)
I don't care who you dealing with
Just let 'em know that you found a girl, gon' be down for you (wanna be the one, gotta be the one)
So forget about them other chicks (oh)
Just forget about them other chicks (yeah-yeah-yeah)
(I know you and her got something goin' on)
(And I respect that, but you gotta admit)
(There's something between us)
Everything I want, you got it
And I must admit that I'm excited
That girl ain't right for you
See, I'm the type for you
And what I'd like to do is chill, feel me
So let a girl be down and come kick it with me
No time to play around, 'cause I'm for real, baby (yeah-yeah)
I'm feelin' everything you do
You know that you're feelin' this too
So let's keep it real
'Cause I don't
I don't care about them other chicks
I wanna be the one, only one that can get close to you
So forget about them other chicks
'Cause they ain't gon' do, all the things I'ma do for you (do for you)
I don't care who you dealing with
Just let 'em know that you found a girl, gon' be down for you (down for you)
So forget about them other chicks
Just forget about them other chicks (oh, I don't)
I don't care about them other chicks
I wanna be the one, only one that can get close to you
So forget about them other chicks
'Cause they ain't gon' do, all the things I'ma do for you (do for you)
I don't care who you dealing with
Just let 'em know that you found a girl, gon' be down for you (down for you)
So forget about them other chicks (yeah)
Just forget about them other chicks (yeah)
Baby, by the days when the song used to make you say
Oh (oh), that's what you do to me
I'm feelin' you so much, I just can't let go (no)
Baby see, I'm daydreaming 'bout your love everyday
And I must say, that it's on and it's crazy
So let a girl be down and come kick it with me (just let a girl be down)
No time to play around, 'cause I'm for real, baby (no time to play around, no-no)
I'm feelin' everything you do
You know that you're feelin' this too
So let's keep it real (so let's keep it real)
I don't care about them other chicks
I wanna be the one, only one that can get close to you (oh-whoa, I don't care)
So forget about them other chicks
'Cause they ain't gon' do, all the things I'ma do for you ('cause she ain't gonna do you like I do)
I don't care who you dealing with
Just let 'em know that you found a girl, gon' be down for you (found another girl, yeah)
So forget about them other chicks
Just forget about them other chicks
I don't care about them other chicks
I wanna be the one, only one that can get close to you (I don't care, I don't care)
So forget about them other chicks
'Cause they ain't gon' do, all the things I'ma do for you
('Cause she ain't gonna do all the things that I do for you, baby)
I don't care who you dealing with
Just let 'em know that you found a girl, gon' be down for you (ooh-ooh-ooh)
So forget about them other chicks (yeah)
Just forget about them other chicks (oh-whoa)
Boy, you got me trippin', 'cause I don't want to ooh, ooh, ooh
Nothing I think about you, me without you, just ain't gon' do
Wanna be, wanna be your girl (yeah)
You should get with me, not her
Gotta roll with me, come on and help me sing my song (oh-oh-oh)
Ready, ready, ready to get it poppin', no stoppin', so let me know
Is this what you want? (Yeah-yeah
Ready, ready, ready to get it poppin'
I bet we can make it hot, so baby come on (I don't care, baby, come on)
I don't care about them other chicks
I wanna be the one, only one that can get close to you (oh-whoa, I don't care)
So forget about them other chicks
'Cause they ain't gon' do, all the things I'ma do for you ('cause she ain't gonna do)
I don't care who you dealing with (what I do for you)
Just let 'em know that you found a girl, gon' be down for you
So forget about them other chicks (so forget)
Just forget about them other chicks (forget, hey)
I don't care about them other chicks
I wanna be the one, only one that can get close to you (wanna be the one, can I be the one?)
So forget about them other chicks
'Cause they ain't gon' do, all the things I'ma do for you (yeah-yeah)
I don't care who you dealing with
Just let 'em know that you found a girl, gon' be down for you (wanna be the one, gotta be the one)
So forget about them other chicks (oh)
Just forget about them other chicks (yeah-yeah-yeah)
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