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."
All the leaves are gone
I don't give a ffff
Let the winter come on
I think I'll try my luck
Always knew it could be bad
Though I must admit
If I thought it'd be this bad
I would have split
I am exhausted
I'm black and blue
Don't say your cheating heart's
Attacking you too
I hear your voice
Across the wire
Liar
Don't call me up when you figure it out
I've got nothing more to say to you
You had your chance when the truth came out
I've got nothing more to say to you
There's a beginning and an end
Every story and song
Every lover and friend
Whose heart could never belong
Every track on the rail every line on the road
Every country so rich you know it's got to explode
Don't call me up when you figure it out
I've got nothing more to say to you
You had your chance when the truth came out
I've got nothing more to say to you
Now what do you do when the good's all gone
There's nothing more to say to you
What we had was right, what's left is wrong
There's nothing more to say to you
Yeah we began and then we ended
There's nothing left here to be amended
Check your mailbox
Return to sender, pretender
Don't call me up when you figure it out
I've got nothing more to say to you
You had your chance when the truth came out
I've got nothing more to say to you
Now what do you do when the good's all gone
There's nothing more to say to you
What we had was right, what's left is wrong
There's nothing more to say to you
I've got nothing more to say to you
I've got nothing more to say to you
No, nothing more to say to you
I don't give a ffff
Let the winter come on
I think I'll try my luck
Always knew it could be bad
Though I must admit
If I thought it'd be this bad
I would have split
I am exhausted
I'm black and blue
Don't say your cheating heart's
Attacking you too
I hear your voice
Across the wire
Liar
Don't call me up when you figure it out
I've got nothing more to say to you
You had your chance when the truth came out
I've got nothing more to say to you
There's a beginning and an end
Every story and song
Every lover and friend
Whose heart could never belong
Every track on the rail every line on the road
Every country so rich you know it's got to explode
Don't call me up when you figure it out
I've got nothing more to say to you
You had your chance when the truth came out
I've got nothing more to say to you
Now what do you do when the good's all gone
There's nothing more to say to you
What we had was right, what's left is wrong
There's nothing more to say to you
Yeah we began and then we ended
There's nothing left here to be amended
Check your mailbox
Return to sender, pretender
Don't call me up when you figure it out
I've got nothing more to say to you
You had your chance when the truth came out
I've got nothing more to say to you
Now what do you do when the good's all gone
There's nothing more to say to you
What we had was right, what's left is wrong
There's nothing more to say to you
I've got nothing more to say to you
I've got nothing more to say to you
No, nothing more to say to you
Lyrics submitted by patricia.b
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Mountain Song
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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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Page
Ed Sheeran
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Every time this song starts I expect it to go Mamas and the Papa's style, ie, "all the leaves are brown..." That must be intentional, seems like a very unlikely coincidence.