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."
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Got on my ride seen you from a far
And I couldn't stop myself from looking hard (staring)
You wore these jeans
Girl you wore these jeans and you
Made a thug want to cry something terrible
I had to have, have you for myself baby
You don't know what those jeans do to me
Make me want to get down on one knee
You've got that thunder
And it only makes me wonder how it feels
To get up in those jeans
Oh those jeans
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Really thick, like I like it
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In those jeans
Looking tasty really scrumptious
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In those jeans
Looking good plenty tight
Is there room, any more room for me
You are the bomb
Girl you're tight to death, baby
I don't know the words to say to you
All that I know, baby all I know is that
I'm loving what I see and I'm feeling you
I want to know, all I want to know is if
I could have what's up in those jeans
Baby can I have what's up in those jeans
Don't get alarmed cause I don't mean no harm
But I love the way you wear those jeans
Levi's, Prada, Baby Phat, I love them
Love the way you, wearing them I love them yeah
Calvin, Iceberg, Sergio, I love them
Trying to get inside of those
Yeah yeah yeah
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Is there room, any more room for me
In those jeans
Really thick, like I like it
Tell me is there any more room for me
In those jeans
Looking tasty really scrumptious
Tell me is there any more room for me
In those jeans
Looking good plenty tight
Is there room, any more room for me
I want to say that those jeans looking good fitting right
Baby damn those jeans
Any kind doesn't matter if you wearin' them you look fine
Baby damn those jeans
Anytime that I see you I want in, you wear 'em well
Baby damn those jeans
You the shit you the bomb
All I want to know is can I have what's in those jeans
Can I get in those jeans can I baby
Looking good plenty tight
Is there room, any more room for me
In those jeans
Really thick, like I like it
Tell me is there any more room for me
In those jeans
Looking tasty really scrumptious
Tell me is there any more room for me
In those jeans
Looking good plenty tight
Is there room, any more room for me
Any more
Is there room, any more room for me
In those jeans
Really thick, like I like it
Tell me is there any more room for me
In those jeans
Looking tasty really scrumptious
Tell me is there any more room for me
In those jeans
Looking good plenty tight
Is there room, any more room for me
Got on my ride seen you from a far
And I couldn't stop myself from looking hard (staring)
You wore these jeans
Girl you wore these jeans and you
Made a thug want to cry something terrible
I had to have, have you for myself baby
You don't know what those jeans do to me
Make me want to get down on one knee
You've got that thunder
And it only makes me wonder how it feels
To get up in those jeans
Oh those jeans
Looking good plenty tight
Is there room, any more room for me
In those jeans
Really thick, like I like it
Tell me is there any more room for me
In those jeans
Looking tasty really scrumptious
Tell me is there any more room for me
In those jeans
Looking good plenty tight
Is there room, any more room for me
You are the bomb
Girl you're tight to death, baby
I don't know the words to say to you
All that I know, baby all I know is that
I'm loving what I see and I'm feeling you
I want to know, all I want to know is if
I could have what's up in those jeans
Baby can I have what's up in those jeans
Don't get alarmed cause I don't mean no harm
But I love the way you wear those jeans
Levi's, Prada, Baby Phat, I love them
Love the way you, wearing them I love them yeah
Calvin, Iceberg, Sergio, I love them
Trying to get inside of those
Yeah yeah yeah
Looking good plenty tight
Is there room, any more room for me
In those jeans
Really thick, like I like it
Tell me is there any more room for me
In those jeans
Looking tasty really scrumptious
Tell me is there any more room for me
In those jeans
Looking good plenty tight
Is there room, any more room for me
I want to say that those jeans looking good fitting right
Baby damn those jeans
Any kind doesn't matter if you wearin' them you look fine
Baby damn those jeans
Anytime that I see you I want in, you wear 'em well
Baby damn those jeans
You the shit you the bomb
All I want to know is can I have what's in those jeans
Can I get in those jeans can I baby
Looking good plenty tight
Is there room, any more room for me
In those jeans
Really thick, like I like it
Tell me is there any more room for me
In those jeans
Looking tasty really scrumptious
Tell me is there any more room for me
In those jeans
Looking good plenty tight
Is there room, any more room for me
Any more
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oh my god. you have to be shitting me. this song is insanely stupid.... it's pretty obvious he wants to get in her pants.