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."
Hello, Mr.Radio
Got her pink tights
And her funny-money retro sound (sound)
Spin that shit
Spin it 'cause it's fabulous
Dance, Mr. Radio Nerd
How 'bout we trade them speakers for these
New Jimmy Choo sneakers
What do you say, what do you say?
Play it for me, baby, give it to me
Real filthy pop
Spin that shit
Spin it 'cause it's fabulous
Play it for me, baby, give it to me
Real filthy pop
Spin that shit
Spin it 'til it's platinum
Hello, Mr. Radio
This beat is expensive pop
Yeah, work that shit
Work it like a Hilton
Hello, Mr. I'm That Shit
Yes sir, yes sir
How 'bout we trade them speakers
With my Louis Vuitton sneakers?
Play it for me, baby
Give it to me real filthy pop
Spin that shit
Spin it 'cause it's fabulous
Play it for me, baby
Give it to me real filthy pop
Spin that shit
Spin it 'til it's platinum
Huh, huh
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Pop, pop, pop
Real filthy pop
You're so filthy
This music's so filthy
Play it for me, baby
Give it to me real filthy pop
Spin that shit
Spin it 'cause it's fabulous
Play it for me, baby
Give it to me real filthy pop
Spin that shit
Spin it 'til it's platinum
(x3)
Got her pink tights
And her funny-money retro sound (sound)
Spin that shit
Spin it 'cause it's fabulous
Dance, Mr. Radio Nerd
How 'bout we trade them speakers for these
New Jimmy Choo sneakers
What do you say, what do you say?
Play it for me, baby, give it to me
Real filthy pop
Spin that shit
Spin it 'cause it's fabulous
Play it for me, baby, give it to me
Real filthy pop
Spin that shit
Spin it 'til it's platinum
Hello, Mr. Radio
This beat is expensive pop
Yeah, work that shit
Work it like a Hilton
Hello, Mr. I'm That Shit
Yes sir, yes sir
How 'bout we trade them speakers
With my Louis Vuitton sneakers?
Play it for me, baby
Give it to me real filthy pop
Spin that shit
Spin it 'cause it's fabulous
Play it for me, baby
Give it to me real filthy pop
Spin that shit
Spin it 'til it's platinum
Huh, huh
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Pop, pop, pop
Real filthy pop
You're so filthy
This music's so filthy
Play it for me, baby
Give it to me real filthy pop
Spin that shit
Spin it 'cause it's fabulous
Play it for me, baby
Give it to me real filthy pop
Spin that shit
Spin it 'til it's platinum
(x3)
Lyrics submitted by BleedorBreathe
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I love this song.... shes telling the DJ to play a song because its awesome and she wants it to be famous because making it......... was expensive?
? Well, by golley, if that's all it took to fuckin' get by is a "hey, mr. dj, I guess we'd all be "famous" at our own expence.
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Oh, yeah, lemme tell ya.
I love love this song. She's come so far since this, but this is still an amazingly catchy song.
My take on the lyrics (:
Hello, Mr. Radio, Got our pink tights, and a funny, money retro sound, sound Spin that shit, spin it 'cause it's fabulous
Dance, Mr. Radio nerd How 'bout we trade them speakers for these new Jimmy Choo sneakers? What do you say? What do you say?
Play it for me baby Give it to me real, filthy pop Spin that disc, spin it 'cause it's fabulous
Play it for me baby Give it to me real, filthy pop Spin that shit, spin it 'till it's platinum
Play it for me baby / Hello, Mr. Radio, Give it to me real filthy, pop / This beat's expensive, super pop Spin that disc 'cause it's fabulous / Consensive, yeah, work that issue, work it like a Hilton
Play it for me baby / Hello Mr. I'm a super kisser, yeah Give it to me real filthy, pop / So is my sister Spin that shit, spin it till it platinum / How 'bout we kick them speakers with my Louis Vouitton sneakers?
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Play it for me baby Give it to me real, filthy pop Spin that disc, spin it 'cause it's fabulous
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Play it for me baby Give it to me real, filthy pop Spin that disc, spin it 'cause it's fabulous
Play it for me baby Give it to me real, filthy pop Spin that disc, spin it 'cause it's fabulous
Play it for me baby Give it to me real, filthy pop Spin that disc, spin it 'cause it's fabulous
Play it for me baby Give it to me real, filthy pop Spin that shit, spin it 'till it's platinum
Ahhh...skip this track.
"Spin that shit?" vulgar. This is a no no.
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