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."
What's happenin'? (What's happenin'?)
Hey, hey
Dis ya boy, Lil Jon (Lil Jon)
BME Click (BME Click)
What's up 40? (What's happenin'?)
What's up Sean Paul? (What's happenin'?)
Hey (hey), now ladies and gentlemen (uh-huh)
It's about that time to (it's about that time)
Turn this thang on out
Now let me see everybody do this
Hey! Let's go! (Hey)
Snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Hey, snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
(Hey, hey)
Snap ya fingers and then rock wit' it
Do it, do it, do it, do it, gon' drop wit' it
Do a step wit' it, put ya hips wit' it
All my ladies let me see ya put a twist wit' it
You can't do like me, I'm by myself
I do it so good, I don't need nobody else
What's happenin'? What's up?
Got da purp fired up
What's happenin'? What's up?
Got Patrón in my cup
I bop (I bop), I drank (I drank)
I'm on Patrón and purp, I can't think (I can't think)
I'm blown (I'm blown), too gone (too gone)
Don't know how the hell I'm gettin' home
Hey, snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Hey, snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
(Hey, hey)
Straight from the Bay (Bay), posted in the A (A)
'Bout to hit the club (club), we been mobbin' all day (day)
Drinkin' on some Rossi (Rossi), Jon off Patrón ('trón)
VIP status (status), strapped wit' my chrome (chrome)
Look around the club (club), what do I see? (See)
Everybody rockin' side to side to the beat (beat)
Snappin' they fingers (fingers), bouncin' to the groove (groove)
All by they self (self), that's the new move (move)
Where I'm from (from), we like to go dumb (go dumb)
I'm soakin' up the game (game), I'm seein' how it's done
I ask shawty what they call it, she said, "The Pool Palace" (Palace)
Straight from Bankhead, I said, "You good at it" (good at it)
Do what ya do (do), you and ya crew (crew)
They even got playa's and thugs doin' it too (doin' it too)
The more that I drink (drink), the more it's lookin' smooth (smooth)
I's nothin' to a boss (boss), I can do the sh- too (sh- too) (ooh, ooh)
Hey, snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Hey, snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
(Hey, hey)
Chillin' in the VIP (VIP), yeah, we get crunk (yeah, crunk)
N- poppin' bottles and these b- gettin' drunk (drunk)
Rollin' up the kush (kush), put it in the air (air)
I'm throwin' up the E's to let em' know we in here, yeah (yeah)
Brand new shoes (shoes), brand new tool (tool, uh)
Pull out the old school, 'cause I'm feelin' real cool (cool, uh)
Yeah, I'm from the A (A), so I'm leanin' and rockin'
Snappin' my fingers, then reachin' for my Glock
Reppin' my block, Straight from the deck (deck)
When you snap ya fingers shawty, gotta jerk ya neck (neck)
Smokin' on the best, we don't wit' that mess (mess)
I bet you can't do it, do it, do it like this
Yeah, I'm back to the track (track), back to the snap (snap)
1, 2 step, then you gotta lean back (back)
Yeah, this is how we do it (do it) in the A town (town)
(And if you ain't know) this how it goes down (down)
Hey, snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Hey, snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
(Hey, hey)
Hey, hey
Dis ya boy, Lil Jon (Lil Jon)
BME Click (BME Click)
What's up 40? (What's happenin'?)
What's up Sean Paul? (What's happenin'?)
Hey (hey), now ladies and gentlemen (uh-huh)
It's about that time to (it's about that time)
Turn this thang on out
Now let me see everybody do this
Hey! Let's go! (Hey)
Snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Hey, snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
(Hey, hey)
Snap ya fingers and then rock wit' it
Do it, do it, do it, do it, gon' drop wit' it
Do a step wit' it, put ya hips wit' it
All my ladies let me see ya put a twist wit' it
You can't do like me, I'm by myself
I do it so good, I don't need nobody else
What's happenin'? What's up?
Got da purp fired up
What's happenin'? What's up?
Got Patrón in my cup
I bop (I bop), I drank (I drank)
I'm on Patrón and purp, I can't think (I can't think)
I'm blown (I'm blown), too gone (too gone)
Don't know how the hell I'm gettin' home
Hey, snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Hey, snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
(Hey, hey)
Straight from the Bay (Bay), posted in the A (A)
'Bout to hit the club (club), we been mobbin' all day (day)
Drinkin' on some Rossi (Rossi), Jon off Patrón ('trón)
VIP status (status), strapped wit' my chrome (chrome)
Look around the club (club), what do I see? (See)
Everybody rockin' side to side to the beat (beat)
Snappin' they fingers (fingers), bouncin' to the groove (groove)
All by they self (self), that's the new move (move)
Where I'm from (from), we like to go dumb (go dumb)
I'm soakin' up the game (game), I'm seein' how it's done
I ask shawty what they call it, she said, "The Pool Palace" (Palace)
Straight from Bankhead, I said, "You good at it" (good at it)
Do what ya do (do), you and ya crew (crew)
They even got playa's and thugs doin' it too (doin' it too)
The more that I drink (drink), the more it's lookin' smooth (smooth)
I's nothin' to a boss (boss), I can do the sh- too (sh- too) (ooh, ooh)
Hey, snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Hey, snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
(Hey, hey)
Chillin' in the VIP (VIP), yeah, we get crunk (yeah, crunk)
N- poppin' bottles and these b- gettin' drunk (drunk)
Rollin' up the kush (kush), put it in the air (air)
I'm throwin' up the E's to let em' know we in here, yeah (yeah)
Brand new shoes (shoes), brand new tool (tool, uh)
Pull out the old school, 'cause I'm feelin' real cool (cool, uh)
Yeah, I'm from the A (A), so I'm leanin' and rockin'
Snappin' my fingers, then reachin' for my Glock
Reppin' my block, Straight from the deck (deck)
When you snap ya fingers shawty, gotta jerk ya neck (neck)
Smokin' on the best, we don't wit' that mess (mess)
I bet you can't do it, do it, do it like this
Yeah, I'm back to the track (track), back to the snap (snap)
1, 2 step, then you gotta lean back (back)
Yeah, this is how we do it (do it) in the A town (town)
(And if you ain't know) this how it goes down (down)
Hey, snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Hey, snap ya fingers, do ya step
You can do it all by yo' self
Let me see you do it (ayy)
Let me see you do it (ayy)
(Hey, hey)
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