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."
Face to face with the iconized
picked me up when I was falling
Once the dream revealed his face
he turned around, now he's calling
Two worlds, two lives in this dream
down the river of love together
Two birds fly into the sun
to unit in this dream forever
He said, "Son of mine, whom I idolize
your very first smile touched my heart
I'll be by your side in the darkest of nights
when this nightmagot a gripon your heart"
(chorus)
Big Wheels of evolution, round & round, around we go
out of chaos and cinfusion, make our way into the flow
One step and one more closer, man move in every way
high hopes, a new direction, a new level everyday
Don't know where we're coming from,
don't know where we're going to
another trick of evolution, into the cosmic revolution
Every night when I'm watching the sky,
look for big ships passing by
I'm out on my own, you may say that I'm alone
and wish that someone would take me home
Man build big machines, sail across the skies
Rope ladder to the moon, the nigth have a 100 eyes
Now children hurry home, to the million dollar dream
Still life in TV land U-tutor in extreme
Don't know where we're coming from
don't know where we're going to
another trick of evolution, into the cosmic revolution
(chorus)
Every night you look down from a star,
here I'm stranded with my blue guitar,
don't know if it's real but I know what I
feel and I feel it's time for spinning the wheel
But what can I do or what can I say to stop the world from turning
I can always wish you'll believe me when I
say we get closer the more we're learing
We were born in the sparkling ignition of lust
once in the timeless soul found a home
This puzzle grand is not of this earth
You know well, you can't make it alone
You can't make it alone
picked me up when I was falling
Once the dream revealed his face
he turned around, now he's calling
Two worlds, two lives in this dream
down the river of love together
Two birds fly into the sun
to unit in this dream forever
He said, "Son of mine, whom I idolize
your very first smile touched my heart
I'll be by your side in the darkest of nights
when this nightmagot a gripon your heart"
(chorus)
Big Wheels of evolution, round & round, around we go
out of chaos and cinfusion, make our way into the flow
One step and one more closer, man move in every way
high hopes, a new direction, a new level everyday
Don't know where we're coming from,
don't know where we're going to
another trick of evolution, into the cosmic revolution
Every night when I'm watching the sky,
look for big ships passing by
I'm out on my own, you may say that I'm alone
and wish that someone would take me home
Man build big machines, sail across the skies
Rope ladder to the moon, the nigth have a 100 eyes
Now children hurry home, to the million dollar dream
Still life in TV land U-tutor in extreme
Don't know where we're coming from
don't know where we're going to
another trick of evolution, into the cosmic revolution
(chorus)
Every night you look down from a star,
here I'm stranded with my blue guitar,
don't know if it's real but I know what I
feel and I feel it's time for spinning the wheel
But what can I do or what can I say to stop the world from turning
I can always wish you'll believe me when I
say we get closer the more we're learing
We were born in the sparkling ignition of lust
once in the timeless soul found a home
This puzzle grand is not of this earth
You know well, you can't make it alone
You can't make it alone
Lyrics submitted by 2006200720082009
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
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Jane's Addiction
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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."
Punchline
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Amazing
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Ed Sheeran
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Plastic Bag
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Ed Sheeran
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The last few minutes of this song never ceases to give me chills