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."
Playing with her hair again
She don’t do that round me ...
Playing with her hair again
And I’m frightened ...
I’m only hanging with you
Cause you like my girlfriend
See the way you look at her
But you ain’t gonna taste her
Oh I know the scene and it’s all too familiar
Hanging with you cause you bite my style
1, 2,3, 4
Playing with her hair again
She don’t do that round me
Playing with her hair again
And I’m frightened
Guess what they say around town?
That your really diggin my girl
And I don’t know if I like that
Cause I was once where you at punk
Guess what they say around town?
Callin me now c'mon
Karma knockin’ at my door
I don’t answer it though
The kids don’t want to go home
They just wanna play all day
Kids dony wanna go home
They just wanna play...
Playing with her hair again
She don’t do that round me
Playing with her hair again
And I’m frightened
Playing with my head again
She don’t do that round me
Playing with my head again
The word around town
Is that you really diggin my girl
And I don’t know if I like that
That’s what they say around town
And I pretty much hate that(hate that, hate that)
Playing with her hair
And messin with my head (aww, bitch you're killin me) Playing with her hair and my head (aww, the bitch is killing me)
She's playing with her hair and messin with my head (aww, baby you're killing me)
Playing with her hair and fucking with my head (oh go, go, go, go)
I’m only hanging with you cause you like my girlfriend
Yeah, hanging with you cause you bite my style....
Suck it!
She don’t do that round me ...
Playing with her hair again
And I’m frightened ...
I’m only hanging with you
Cause you like my girlfriend
See the way you look at her
But you ain’t gonna taste her
Oh I know the scene and it’s all too familiar
Hanging with you cause you bite my style
1, 2,3, 4
Playing with her hair again
She don’t do that round me
Playing with her hair again
And I’m frightened
Guess what they say around town?
That your really diggin my girl
And I don’t know if I like that
Cause I was once where you at punk
Guess what they say around town?
Callin me now c'mon
Karma knockin’ at my door
I don’t answer it though
The kids don’t want to go home
They just wanna play all day
Kids dony wanna go home
They just wanna play...
Playing with her hair again
She don’t do that round me
Playing with her hair again
And I’m frightened
Playing with my head again
She don’t do that round me
Playing with my head again
The word around town
Is that you really diggin my girl
And I don’t know if I like that
That’s what they say around town
And I pretty much hate that(hate that, hate that)
Playing with her hair
And messin with my head (aww, bitch you're killin me) Playing with her hair and my head (aww, the bitch is killing me)
She's playing with her hair and messin with my head (aww, baby you're killing me)
Playing with her hair and fucking with my head (oh go, go, go, go)
I’m only hanging with you cause you like my girlfriend
Yeah, hanging with you cause you bite my style....
Suck it!
Lyrics submitted by RoxxiSixx
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Oh my goodness i have been looking for this song forever. Thank u so much for posting the lyrics, now i can stop wondering who sings this lol. This song used to play when i worked in old navy like 2 years ago. Its so catchy =)