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."
And Now it's time for silly songs with Larry.
The part of the show where Larry comes out and sings a silly song.
Joining Larry are Pa Grape, and Mister Lunt, who together, make up the
infamous gang of scallywags, 'The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything'...
We are the pirates who don't do anything
We just stay at home and lay around
And if you ask us to do anything
Well just tell you we don't do anything
Well, I've never been to Greenland
And I've never been to Denver
And I've never buried treasure in St. Louie or St. Paul
And I've never been to Moscow
And I've never been to Tampa
And I've never been to Boston in the fall
We're the pirates who don't do anything
We just stay at home and lay around
And if you ask us to do anything
We'll just tell you we don't do anything
And I've never hoist the mainstay
And I've never swabbed the poop deck
And I've never veer to starboard
Cause I never sail at all
And I've never walked the gangplank
And I've never owned a parrot
And I've never been to Boston in the fall
Cause were the pirates who don't do anything
We just stay at home and lay around
And if you ask us to do anything
Well just tell you we don't do anything
Well i've never plucked a rooster
And I'm not too good at ping pong
And I've never thrown my mashed potatoes
Up against the wall
And I've never kissed a chipmunk
And I've never gotten head lice
And I've never been to Boston in the fall
Huh? What are you talking about?
What does a Rooster or mashed potatos
have to do with being a pirate?
Hey! That's right!
We're supposed to sing about piraty things
And who's ever kissed a chipmunk?
that's just nonsense!
Why even bring it up?
Am i right?
What do you think?
I think you look like Cap'n Crunch...
Huh? No i don't!
Do too.
Do Not.
You're making me hungry...
That's it, you're walking the plank!
Says who?
Says the Cap'n!
oh yeah?
Aye, Aye... Cap'n Crunch... hehehe
ARRRGH!
Yikes!
And I've never licked a spark plug
And I've never sniffed a stinkbug
And I've never painted daises
On a big red rubber ball
And I've never bathed in yogurt
And I don't look good in leggings
You just don't get it...
And We've never been to Boston in the fall!
The part of the show where Larry comes out and sings a silly song.
Joining Larry are Pa Grape, and Mister Lunt, who together, make up the
infamous gang of scallywags, 'The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything'...
We are the pirates who don't do anything
We just stay at home and lay around
And if you ask us to do anything
Well just tell you we don't do anything
Well, I've never been to Greenland
And I've never been to Denver
And I've never buried treasure in St. Louie or St. Paul
And I've never been to Moscow
And I've never been to Tampa
And I've never been to Boston in the fall
We're the pirates who don't do anything
We just stay at home and lay around
And if you ask us to do anything
We'll just tell you we don't do anything
And I've never hoist the mainstay
And I've never swabbed the poop deck
And I've never veer to starboard
Cause I never sail at all
And I've never walked the gangplank
And I've never owned a parrot
And I've never been to Boston in the fall
Cause were the pirates who don't do anything
We just stay at home and lay around
And if you ask us to do anything
Well just tell you we don't do anything
Well i've never plucked a rooster
And I'm not too good at ping pong
And I've never thrown my mashed potatoes
Up against the wall
And I've never kissed a chipmunk
And I've never gotten head lice
And I've never been to Boston in the fall
Huh? What are you talking about?
What does a Rooster or mashed potatos
have to do with being a pirate?
Hey! That's right!
We're supposed to sing about piraty things
And who's ever kissed a chipmunk?
that's just nonsense!
Why even bring it up?
Am i right?
What do you think?
I think you look like Cap'n Crunch...
Huh? No i don't!
Do too.
Do Not.
You're making me hungry...
That's it, you're walking the plank!
Says who?
Says the Cap'n!
oh yeah?
Aye, Aye... Cap'n Crunch... hehehe
ARRRGH!
Yikes!
And I've never licked a spark plug
And I've never sniffed a stinkbug
And I've never painted daises
On a big red rubber ball
And I've never bathed in yogurt
And I don't look good in leggings
You just don't get it...
And We've never been to Boston in the fall!
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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
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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.
Magical
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Page
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There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
Once again, another classic Veggietales song that nobody has commented on. I love how Larry's verses have absolutely nothing to do with being a pirate! lol :)