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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Posted in the front seat of my Maybach
No where to go
Ready to do whatever's clever
Put on a show
Don't really matter, we can chop, chop, chop it up
We can get it poppin' even thump in the parkin' lot
Whatever you like, I'm on the same side
We can go the distance, homey
'Cause I'm always neutral
Give me the green light
Be there in no time
Play the right position
Baby, you can have it all
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' you know, good ol', good ol'
Kick back and roll down the window
And just let the wind blow
Get high off that ol' you know, good ol' good ol'
We'll beat the traffic
And I know all the back streets
We can take the alleys, baby, there's no hurry
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' good ol', good ol'
Baby boy, right here I got the power
So what's the show
It'll keep you goin' after hours
Stuck in a zone
What I got right here will make the boys hallucinate
Have you braggin', ecstatic
No one can duplicate
Whatever you like, I'm on the same side
We can go the distance, homey
'Cause I'm always neutral
Give me the green light
Be there in no time
Play the right position
Baby you, can have it all
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' you know, good ol', good ol'
Kick back and roll down the window
And just let the wind blow
Get high off that ol' you know, good ol' good ol'
We'll beat the traffic
And I know all the back streets
We can take the alleys, baby, there's no hurry
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' good ol', good ol'
We can, uh uh uh, let the speakers bump
Keep it on the hush; this don't need to rush
We can, uh uh uh, let the speakers bump
Keep it on the hush; this don't need to rush
We can, uh uh uh, let the speakers bump
Keep it on the hush; this don't need to rush
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce with me
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' you know, good ol', good ol'
Kick back and roll down the window
And just let the wind blow
Get high off that ol' you know, good ol' good ol'
We'll beat the traffic
And I know all the back streets
We can take the alleys, baby, there's no hurry
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' good ol', good ol'
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' you know, good ol', good ol'
Kick back and roll down the window
And just let the wind blow
Get high off that ol' you know, good ol' good ol'
We'll beat the traffic
And I know all the back streets
We can take the alleys, baby, there's no hurry
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' good ol', good ol'
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce with me
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce with me
Let's roll
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce with me
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce with me
Let's roll
Posted in the front seat of my Maybach
No where to go
Ready to do whatever's clever
Put on a show
Don't really matter, we can chop, chop, chop it up
We can get it poppin' even thump in the parkin' lot
Whatever you like, I'm on the same side
We can go the distance, homey
'Cause I'm always neutral
Give me the green light
Be there in no time
Play the right position
Baby, you can have it all
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' you know, good ol', good ol'
Kick back and roll down the window
And just let the wind blow
Get high off that ol' you know, good ol' good ol'
We'll beat the traffic
And I know all the back streets
We can take the alleys, baby, there's no hurry
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' good ol', good ol'
Baby boy, right here I got the power
So what's the show
It'll keep you goin' after hours
Stuck in a zone
What I got right here will make the boys hallucinate
Have you braggin', ecstatic
No one can duplicate
Whatever you like, I'm on the same side
We can go the distance, homey
'Cause I'm always neutral
Give me the green light
Be there in no time
Play the right position
Baby you, can have it all
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' you know, good ol', good ol'
Kick back and roll down the window
And just let the wind blow
Get high off that ol' you know, good ol' good ol'
We'll beat the traffic
And I know all the back streets
We can take the alleys, baby, there's no hurry
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' good ol', good ol'
We can, uh uh uh, let the speakers bump
Keep it on the hush; this don't need to rush
We can, uh uh uh, let the speakers bump
Keep it on the hush; this don't need to rush
We can, uh uh uh, let the speakers bump
Keep it on the hush; this don't need to rush
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce with me
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' you know, good ol', good ol'
Kick back and roll down the window
And just let the wind blow
Get high off that ol' you know, good ol' good ol'
We'll beat the traffic
And I know all the back streets
We can take the alleys, baby, there's no hurry
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' good ol', good ol'
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' you know, good ol', good ol'
Kick back and roll down the window
And just let the wind blow
Get high off that ol' you know, good ol' good ol'
We'll beat the traffic
And I know all the back streets
We can take the alleys, baby, there's no hurry
Put the pedal to the metal
Roll out with my shades low
Get some of that ol' good ol', good ol'
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce with me
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce with me
Let's roll
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce with me
Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce with me
Let's roll
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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."
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yeah i see what ya mean my mom thought this song was about sex so you're probably right..