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."
Out in the wild we have the dinosaurs but listen very carefully
Yeah
Yo, whats up? SYG 2008
Orinda, Moraga, Pleasant Hill, Crescent Drive, New Found Glory, Yoda
Calavera's house, Creekside, Century Movie Theatre, bitch!
Obi-Wan, Lightsaber, Tice Valley, Gym Dodgeball, Santa
Halo 3, Set Your Goals, motherfucker!
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
Well, shake yo' drink up and spray the motherfuckin' crowd
Shake yo' drink up and spray the motherfuckin' crowd
Throw yo' clique up and say it motherfuckin' loud
Throw yo' clique up and say it motherfuckin' loud
Now drop yo' 'bows on 'em and get buck-ass wild
Drop yo' 'bows on 'em and get buck-ass wild
You supposed to act up, play with a Black-and-fuckin'-Mild
You supposed to act up, play with a Black-and-fuckin'-Mild
'Cause them east bay Jedi don't give a fuck
Them west bay Jedi is quick to buck
Them north bay Jedi will cut you up
And them south bay Jedi will put you in a trunk
Now jump jump jump, Jedi
Stomp stomp stomp, Jedi
Jump jump jump, Jedi
Stomp stomp, Jedi
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
If you scared to throw it up, get the fuck out the club
If you scared to throw it up, get the fuck out the club
If you don't give a fuck, then throw that motherfucker up
If you don't give a fuck, then throw that motherfucker up
I'm with my homies in this bitch and you know we fucked up
I'm with my homies in this bitch and you know we fucked up
We cliqued up thirty deep and we always strapped up
We clicked up thirty deep and we always strapped up
Who you with? Who you with?
Who you with? Get crunk, who you with?
Who you with? Who you with?
Who you with? Get crunk, who you with?
Well, who run this bitch? We run this bitch
Well, who run this bitch? We run this bitch
Now who run this bitch? We run this bitch
Now who run this bitch? We run this bitch
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
Aye, check this out
I need all my real African-American people
To look around the motherfuckin' club
If you see a Jedi and he throwin' up a set and it ain't yo' set
Or it ain't yo clique
I want y'all Jedi to tell them out like this
I want you to get up in that motherfucker's face
This ain't no real motherfuckin' Chickasaw
This is a real motherfuckin' Chickasaw Nation
Keepin' it real
What? Okay!
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
Put yo hood up (We some east bay Jedi)
Put yo hood up (We some east bay Jedi)
Put yo clique up (We some west bay Jedi)
Put yo clique up (We some west bay Jedi)
Represent yo shit, muthafucka (We some north bay Jedi)
Represent yo shit, muthafucka (We some north bay Jedi)
Represent yo click, muthafucka (We some south bay Jedi)
Represent yo click, muthafucka (We some south bay Jedi)
Yeah
Yo, whats up? SYG 2008
Orinda, Moraga, Pleasant Hill, Crescent Drive, New Found Glory, Yoda
Calavera's house, Creekside, Century Movie Theatre, bitch!
Obi-Wan, Lightsaber, Tice Valley, Gym Dodgeball, Santa
Halo 3, Set Your Goals, motherfucker!
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
Well, shake yo' drink up and spray the motherfuckin' crowd
Shake yo' drink up and spray the motherfuckin' crowd
Throw yo' clique up and say it motherfuckin' loud
Throw yo' clique up and say it motherfuckin' loud
Now drop yo' 'bows on 'em and get buck-ass wild
Drop yo' 'bows on 'em and get buck-ass wild
You supposed to act up, play with a Black-and-fuckin'-Mild
You supposed to act up, play with a Black-and-fuckin'-Mild
'Cause them east bay Jedi don't give a fuck
Them west bay Jedi is quick to buck
Them north bay Jedi will cut you up
And them south bay Jedi will put you in a trunk
Now jump jump jump, Jedi
Stomp stomp stomp, Jedi
Jump jump jump, Jedi
Stomp stomp, Jedi
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
If you scared to throw it up, get the fuck out the club
If you scared to throw it up, get the fuck out the club
If you don't give a fuck, then throw that motherfucker up
If you don't give a fuck, then throw that motherfucker up
I'm with my homies in this bitch and you know we fucked up
I'm with my homies in this bitch and you know we fucked up
We cliqued up thirty deep and we always strapped up
We clicked up thirty deep and we always strapped up
Who you with? Who you with?
Who you with? Get crunk, who you with?
Who you with? Who you with?
Who you with? Get crunk, who you with?
Well, who run this bitch? We run this bitch
Well, who run this bitch? We run this bitch
Now who run this bitch? We run this bitch
Now who run this bitch? We run this bitch
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
Aye, check this out
I need all my real African-American people
To look around the motherfuckin' club
If you see a Jedi and he throwin' up a set and it ain't yo' set
Or it ain't yo clique
I want y'all Jedi to tell them out like this
I want you to get up in that motherfucker's face
This ain't no real motherfuckin' Chickasaw
This is a real motherfuckin' Chickasaw Nation
Keepin' it real
What? Okay!
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' hood up, put yo' hood up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Put yo' clique up, put yo' clique up
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' shit, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
Represent yo' clique, motherfucker
Put yo hood up (We some east bay Jedi)
Put yo hood up (We some east bay Jedi)
Put yo clique up (We some west bay Jedi)
Put yo clique up (We some west bay Jedi)
Represent yo shit, muthafucka (We some north bay Jedi)
Represent yo shit, muthafucka (We some north bay Jedi)
Represent yo click, muthafucka (We some south bay Jedi)
Represent yo click, muthafucka (We some south bay Jedi)
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Great version of a great song,
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