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."
She's got me cummin', got me rockin' and rollin'
Feels so good man I just can't control it
When I need her she's always right by my side, always tryin' to make me feel alright
She's electric, yeah she's one of a kind
In the bedroom man she always blows my mind
You should see how she moves, and you should see how she grooves
It would probably blow your mind, too
She's good to me, she gives me what I want she gives me what I need
She's so damn sweet, my baby tastes like sugar but she stings like a bee
She gets me high, every single day and every single night
I've got a hundred proof woman and you know that's true
And if you fuck with me, she's gonna fuck with you
If I'm scheming man she's planning the get-a-way
And I don't think that she would have it any other way
You could say that she's my Bonnie and I'm her Clyde
'Cause she's the type of girl that's always down to ride
If you step to her then you should probably know
She'll go toe to toe and she'll go blow for blow
You'll never see me down, you'll never see me low
'Cause my baby's always gettin' me dough
She's good to me, she gives me what I want she gives me what I need
She's so damn sweet, my baby tastes like sugar but she stings like a bee
She gets me high, every single day and every single night
I've got a hundred proof woman and you know that's true
And if you fuck with me, she's gonna fuck with you
Monday night and she's lookin' for action
Tuesday night's all about satisfaction
Wednesday night and she's lookin' for a fight
But Thursday man we're fuckin' all night
Friday night at the bar she's buyin' shots
Saturday at the club she's so damn hot
Sunday man what can I say?
I'm lookin' so forward to Monday
I'm lookin' so forward to Monday
She's good to me, she gives me what I want she gives me what I need
She's so damn sweet, my baby tastes like sugar but she stings like a bee
She gets me high, every single day and every single night
I've got a hundred proof woman and you know that's true
And if you fuck with me, she's gonna fuck with you
Feels so good man I just can't control it
When I need her she's always right by my side, always tryin' to make me feel alright
She's electric, yeah she's one of a kind
In the bedroom man she always blows my mind
You should see how she moves, and you should see how she grooves
It would probably blow your mind, too
She's good to me, she gives me what I want she gives me what I need
She's so damn sweet, my baby tastes like sugar but she stings like a bee
She gets me high, every single day and every single night
I've got a hundred proof woman and you know that's true
And if you fuck with me, she's gonna fuck with you
If I'm scheming man she's planning the get-a-way
And I don't think that she would have it any other way
You could say that she's my Bonnie and I'm her Clyde
'Cause she's the type of girl that's always down to ride
If you step to her then you should probably know
She'll go toe to toe and she'll go blow for blow
You'll never see me down, you'll never see me low
'Cause my baby's always gettin' me dough
She's good to me, she gives me what I want she gives me what I need
She's so damn sweet, my baby tastes like sugar but she stings like a bee
She gets me high, every single day and every single night
I've got a hundred proof woman and you know that's true
And if you fuck with me, she's gonna fuck with you
Monday night and she's lookin' for action
Tuesday night's all about satisfaction
Wednesday night and she's lookin' for a fight
But Thursday man we're fuckin' all night
Friday night at the bar she's buyin' shots
Saturday at the club she's so damn hot
Sunday man what can I say?
I'm lookin' so forward to Monday
I'm lookin' so forward to Monday
She's good to me, she gives me what I want she gives me what I need
She's so damn sweet, my baby tastes like sugar but she stings like a bee
She gets me high, every single day and every single night
I've got a hundred proof woman and you know that's true
And if you fuck with me, she's gonna fuck with you
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