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."
I'm seeing break lights, that means he's leaving me again
But this is like the eight time, I guess I'll see him in the morning
Cause he'll come back, he always does
And then we fight and then we fuss again
Back to the beginning
But we seem to make up everytime
But when we don't break up the fault is mine
But before we fall out of this
There's something you should know
I hate to see you leave
But I love to watch you go
I'm seeing daylight, and I'm still alone in my bed
Something ain't right, so should I go to him instead
I messed up this time, I always do
And then we fight and then we're through again
Back to the beginning
But we seem to make up every time
But when we don't break up the fault is mine
But before we fall out of this
There's something you should know
I hate to see you leave
But I love to watch you go
Who's gonna help me save us
He made us, want again
Will he take me back this time
After what I did
He has no idea
Why he should spend one more night here
It's over again
But we seem to make up every time
But when we don't break up the fault is mine
But before we fall out of this
There's something you should know
I hate to see you leave
But I love to watch you go
But we seem to make up every time
But when we don't break up the fault is mine
But before we fall out of this
There's something you should know
I hate to see you leave
But I love to watch you go
But this is like the eight time, I guess I'll see him in the morning
Cause he'll come back, he always does
And then we fight and then we fuss again
Back to the beginning
But we seem to make up everytime
But when we don't break up the fault is mine
But before we fall out of this
There's something you should know
I hate to see you leave
But I love to watch you go
I'm seeing daylight, and I'm still alone in my bed
Something ain't right, so should I go to him instead
I messed up this time, I always do
And then we fight and then we're through again
Back to the beginning
But we seem to make up every time
But when we don't break up the fault is mine
But before we fall out of this
There's something you should know
I hate to see you leave
But I love to watch you go
Who's gonna help me save us
He made us, want again
Will he take me back this time
After what I did
He has no idea
Why he should spend one more night here
It's over again
But we seem to make up every time
But when we don't break up the fault is mine
But before we fall out of this
There's something you should know
I hate to see you leave
But I love to watch you go
But we seem to make up every time
But when we don't break up the fault is mine
But before we fall out of this
There's something you should know
I hate to see you leave
But I love to watch you go
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Watch You Go Lyrics as written by Benjamin Joseph Levin Faheem Najm
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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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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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Page
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I think she means that when he leaves on his own, it hurts her, but when she tells him to leave, she knows that it's the right thing to do, and it doesn't hurt her as much because it was her choice. They constantly have problems, but they get back together every time, for some reason. He leaves constantly, and she gets upset when he does, but when he's told to leave, she's perfectly fine, and she loves it, because she knows that's the right thing. Just what I think. :)
FINALLY! This song makes sense now! I understood the dysfuntional relationship, just not the ambiguity of the hook. Thanks.