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."
One life, one love
Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull
Y'all know what time it is
(Go, go, go, deejay)
We go set it off tonight, just go
(Go, go, go, deejay)
Set the club on fire, just go
(Go, go, go, deejay, the club is on fire)
Enrique, holler at them like
Girl, please, excuse me if I'm coming too strong
But tonight is the night we can really let go
My girlfriend's out of town and I'm all alone
Your boyfriend's on vacation and he doesn't have to know
No, oh, oh, oh, oh
No one can do the things I'm gonna wanna do to you
No, oh, oh, oh, oh
Shout out loud, scream out loud, let me hear you go
Baby, I like it
The way you move on the floor
Baby, I like it
Come on and give me some more
Oh, yes, I like it
Screaming like never before
Baby, I like it
I, I, I like it
Party
Caramba
Fiesta
Forever
Girl, please, excuse me if I'm misbehaving, oh
I'm trying to keep my hands off, but you're begging me for more
Round, round, round, give a low, low, low
Let the time, time pass 'cause we're never getting old
No, oh, oh, oh, oh
No one can do it better, turn around, I'll give you more
No, oh, oh, oh, oh
Shout out loud, scream out loud, let me hear you go
Baby, I like it
The way you move on the floor
Baby, I like it
Come on and give me some more
Oh, yes, I like it
Screaming like never before
Baby, I like it
I, I, I like it
Come, deejay
That's my deejay
I'm a Miami boy, you know how we play
I ain't playing with you, but I want to play with you
Get me? Got me? Good
Now watch me
It's a different species, meet me in DC
Let's party on the White House lawn
Tiger woods times Jesse James
Equals Pitbull all night long
Wake up Barack and Michelle, let 'em know that it's on
Pa' fuera! pa' la calle!
Dale mamita tirame ese baile!
Dale mamita tirame ese baile!
I see you watchin' me, you see me watchin' you
I love the way you move, I like them things you do like
Don't stop, baby, don't stop, baby
Just keep on shaking along
I won't stop, baby, won't stop, baby
Until you get enough
Party
Caramba
Fiesta
Forever
Baby, I like it
The way you move on the floor
Baby, I like it
Come on and give me some more
Oh, yes, I like it
Screaming like never before
Baby, I like it
I, I, I like it
Baby, I like it
The way you move on the floor
Baby, I like it
Come on and give me some more
Oh, yes, I like it
Screaming like never before
Baby, I like it
I, I, I like it
Party
(Oh, yes, I like it)
Caramba
Fiesta
Forever
Oh, yes, I like it
Party
Caramba
(Oh, yes, I like it)
Fiesta
Forever
Oh, I like it
Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull
Y'all know what time it is
(Go, go, go, deejay)
We go set it off tonight, just go
(Go, go, go, deejay)
Set the club on fire, just go
(Go, go, go, deejay, the club is on fire)
Enrique, holler at them like
Girl, please, excuse me if I'm coming too strong
But tonight is the night we can really let go
My girlfriend's out of town and I'm all alone
Your boyfriend's on vacation and he doesn't have to know
No, oh, oh, oh, oh
No one can do the things I'm gonna wanna do to you
No, oh, oh, oh, oh
Shout out loud, scream out loud, let me hear you go
Baby, I like it
The way you move on the floor
Baby, I like it
Come on and give me some more
Oh, yes, I like it
Screaming like never before
Baby, I like it
I, I, I like it
Party
Caramba
Fiesta
Forever
Girl, please, excuse me if I'm misbehaving, oh
I'm trying to keep my hands off, but you're begging me for more
Round, round, round, give a low, low, low
Let the time, time pass 'cause we're never getting old
No, oh, oh, oh, oh
No one can do it better, turn around, I'll give you more
No, oh, oh, oh, oh
Shout out loud, scream out loud, let me hear you go
Baby, I like it
The way you move on the floor
Baby, I like it
Come on and give me some more
Oh, yes, I like it
Screaming like never before
Baby, I like it
I, I, I like it
Come, deejay
That's my deejay
I'm a Miami boy, you know how we play
I ain't playing with you, but I want to play with you
Get me? Got me? Good
Now watch me
It's a different species, meet me in DC
Let's party on the White House lawn
Tiger woods times Jesse James
Equals Pitbull all night long
Wake up Barack and Michelle, let 'em know that it's on
Pa' fuera! pa' la calle!
Dale mamita tirame ese baile!
Dale mamita tirame ese baile!
I see you watchin' me, you see me watchin' you
I love the way you move, I like them things you do like
Don't stop, baby, don't stop, baby
Just keep on shaking along
I won't stop, baby, won't stop, baby
Until you get enough
Party
Caramba
Fiesta
Forever
Baby, I like it
The way you move on the floor
Baby, I like it
Come on and give me some more
Oh, yes, I like it
Screaming like never before
Baby, I like it
I, I, I like it
Baby, I like it
The way you move on the floor
Baby, I like it
Come on and give me some more
Oh, yes, I like it
Screaming like never before
Baby, I like it
I, I, I like it
Party
(Oh, yes, I like it)
Caramba
Fiesta
Forever
Oh, yes, I like it
Party
Caramba
(Oh, yes, I like it)
Fiesta
Forever
Oh, I like it
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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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i agree emnrenegade. and i miss his older music. i like the song, but his voice gets a little whiny after a while.