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."
You'll have to say
You were the sex dream of my magazine,
you blew my mind like no one of the human kind.
You were the only one I could ever speak,
this secret language between us in the sheets.
You made my mind and body so high,
you turned this wild child into a lady by night.
And when I met you long ago, I was so alone,
my heart was beating so fast I had to write this song, and it goes.
You make me feel so beautiful,
Its like the sun is always shining when you are in control.
You are my mister mystery and
Theres no way I can explain the way you make me feel.
Late night loving on your balcony,
Im feeling wobbly at the knees who thought that would be me.
You lift me up to where I want to be, you make everything so clear I can finally see...
You are, the one that I always think about.
My first love that I made this song about.
You know me well and you always make me feel,
like Im the one and I know your love is real.
I love it when you whisper in my ear,
you say the sweetest things that I wanted to hear.
I never thought I would feel this way,
and when I leave you in the morning I think of you all day.
I feel so peaceful after we make love,
I lay into forever just like the sweetest drug.
And the whole world around us stops and stares,
it feels so good to fall asleep knowing that you are there.. c!mon!
You make me feel so beautiful,
Its like the sun is always shining when you are in control.
You are my mister mystery and
Theres no way I can explain the way you make me feel.
And when you left me out this day,
I thought you will come back anyways...
you dont, you dont, you dont... but thats ok.
I aint gonna fall, I gotta get up and roll, thats the way you want it... and I wont help it.
I off to search a new lover,
with my chance I might find better..
I can picture you alone and bitter and with the time.. You'll have to say
Damn I wonder why I broke up with that cool chick,
now Im wasting all my time looking for girls to meet.
You are the one, that I always think about,
my first love that I made this song about.
You know me well, and you always make me feel.
Like Im the one, and I know your love is real.
Im so alone, I can get her phone....
I can call her back, and ask her to take me back.
Girl: Hello?
Guy: Yeah yeah it's me
Girl: Yea so?
Guy: I made a huge mistake
Girl: Uh huh yeah you did!
Ya don't?, ya don't?, ya don't?,
Ya don't?, ya don't?, ya don't?
Ya don't?
You were the sex dream of my magazine,
you blew my mind like no one of the human kind.
You were the only one I could ever speak,
this secret language between us in the sheets.
You made my mind and body so high,
you turned this wild child into a lady by night.
And when I met you long ago, I was so alone,
my heart was beating so fast I had to write this song, and it goes.
You make me feel so beautiful,
Its like the sun is always shining when you are in control.
You are my mister mystery and
Theres no way I can explain the way you make me feel.
Late night loving on your balcony,
Im feeling wobbly at the knees who thought that would be me.
You lift me up to where I want to be, you make everything so clear I can finally see...
You are, the one that I always think about.
My first love that I made this song about.
You know me well and you always make me feel,
like Im the one and I know your love is real.
I love it when you whisper in my ear,
you say the sweetest things that I wanted to hear.
I never thought I would feel this way,
and when I leave you in the morning I think of you all day.
I feel so peaceful after we make love,
I lay into forever just like the sweetest drug.
And the whole world around us stops and stares,
it feels so good to fall asleep knowing that you are there.. c!mon!
You make me feel so beautiful,
Its like the sun is always shining when you are in control.
You are my mister mystery and
Theres no way I can explain the way you make me feel.
And when you left me out this day,
I thought you will come back anyways...
you dont, you dont, you dont... but thats ok.
I aint gonna fall, I gotta get up and roll, thats the way you want it... and I wont help it.
I off to search a new lover,
with my chance I might find better..
I can picture you alone and bitter and with the time.. You'll have to say
Damn I wonder why I broke up with that cool chick,
now Im wasting all my time looking for girls to meet.
You are the one, that I always think about,
my first love that I made this song about.
You know me well, and you always make me feel.
Like Im the one, and I know your love is real.
Im so alone, I can get her phone....
I can call her back, and ask her to take me back.
Girl: Hello?
Guy: Yeah yeah it's me
Girl: Yea so?
Guy: I made a huge mistake
Girl: Uh huh yeah you did!
Ya don't?, ya don't?, ya don't?,
Ya don't?, ya don't?, ya don't?
Ya don't?
Lyrics submitted by Heartahimfan666
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Mountain Song
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."
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
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.
Blue
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
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.
i really hear "i feel so peaceful after we make love, i lay into forever just like the sweetest JOINT".
"And when I leave you in the morning I think of you all day"
For me this song strikes sad.. The singer clearly still has feelings for him, but can't take him back because he made a "huge mistake" :(
this is a really cute song.
awesome song.
i have a remix to it on my music page myspace.com/npamusic
I agree with Boyconstrictor, this song is really cute. It's a good summer song to listen to.
I wonder what song is sampled for the "you don't have to say it" line?
does nobody else seeeeeee the ironyyyy in this sonnng!!?!?!?!!? you idiots!!!!
ah well anyway i fucking love this song goddamnit IIII understand this uffie, unlike these other tards jesus.
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Actually you can see that Uffie matured a bit in her LP, and i think while she keeps a certain image, this song is authentic. You can actually hear the sorrow/bitterness in her singing.
this is the breakup song between Feadz (the DJ that makes Uffie's beats and dated Uffie before asking her to sing for his songs... and also barely gets credit) and Uffie. I'm not sure when they broke up, but they're both dating new people - not sure how this is affecting the musical 'duo'
This is a very bittersweet song