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."
Your sister was always trouble your sister she just was not shy and all the stories she told me of her foreign holidays
Designed to raise the stakes and put colour in my cheeks and show you she could have anything she wanted and lord was I sorely tempted
She’s laughing as I cannot look her in the eye and now she’s taking hold my hand steady as she goes
and you want me as man, with a rose held in my mouth
and everything is a sin everything is dangerous it seems
but now I’m cursing on the thorns and coughing out the blood
one day until the weekend and I am thirsty beyond my dreams
We took a little drink for summer it is a drinking season
And we took a long long walk for what else here could we do
That involved the two of us for an hour slowly disappearing that involved the two of us a long long way from little old you
Don't let your mind get you far away for nothing much occurred steady as she blows
And you quick in my ear like a kid store whistles
And tonights a night for I will not be awoken
But shes all claws and feathers and spite and spittle
And we are slipping and sliding with greed and anticipation
And the couple behind the pier you’ll remember fine as being us my dear
We made the front-page news for a moment took a local ear
I kept my head I swam ashore the blame was solely mine for you even though I saved her skin I rode back out and I brought her in
And you cursed me under and over your breath but her eyes were as good as mine steady as you go
And we watched her so long she turned her tail away
How dare we have wants how dare we want change
For the love of the quiet we keep our heads down
this is a conversation for another time
Designed to raise the stakes and put colour in my cheeks and show you she could have anything she wanted and lord was I sorely tempted
She’s laughing as I cannot look her in the eye and now she’s taking hold my hand steady as she goes
and you want me as man, with a rose held in my mouth
and everything is a sin everything is dangerous it seems
but now I’m cursing on the thorns and coughing out the blood
one day until the weekend and I am thirsty beyond my dreams
We took a little drink for summer it is a drinking season
And we took a long long walk for what else here could we do
That involved the two of us for an hour slowly disappearing that involved the two of us a long long way from little old you
Don't let your mind get you far away for nothing much occurred steady as she blows
And you quick in my ear like a kid store whistles
And tonights a night for I will not be awoken
But shes all claws and feathers and spite and spittle
And we are slipping and sliding with greed and anticipation
And the couple behind the pier you’ll remember fine as being us my dear
We made the front-page news for a moment took a local ear
I kept my head I swam ashore the blame was solely mine for you even though I saved her skin I rode back out and I brought her in
And you cursed me under and over your breath but her eyes were as good as mine steady as you go
And we watched her so long she turned her tail away
How dare we have wants how dare we want change
For the love of the quiet we keep our heads down
this is a conversation for another time
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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."
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Amazing
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
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American Town
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
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Okay, I know a couple of the lines in here are completely wrong, but i really couldn't figure them out. Any suggestions?
for a start this song is called 'steady as she goes' also 'and tonights a night for i wish, i will not be awoken' and 'We made the front-page news for a moment tickled local ears'.
it sounds like hes getting a little too close to his girlfriends sister and his girlfriends getting jealous. her sister has always been seen as the less shy one who got all the men, so shes worried shes gonna lose her boyfriend to him. thats just what i see...probably completely wrong
OMG! does he really say: involved the two of us a long long way from little old you Don't let your mind get you far away for nothing much occurred steady as she blows ? that's plain awful! but great song though