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."
Everywhere, everywhere
Everywhere I go
Everywhere that I've been
The only thing I see is
Is beautiful people
Beautiful people
Beautiful people
Beautiful people
Oh-whoa, don't you know, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, beautiful, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, don't you know, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, beautiful, don't you know, know, know?
Live your life, live your life
Let the love inside
It's your life, it's your life
Your beauty's deep inside
Inside you
Don't let 'em bring you down, no
Your beauty is inside you
Don't let 'em bring you down, no
Oh-whoa, don't you know, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, beautiful, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, don't you know, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, beautiful, don't you know, know, know?
Take your time, take your time
Take your sexy time
Don't lose your head, lose your head
Your beauty's deep inside
Inside you
Don't let 'em bring you down, no
The beauty is inside you
Don't let 'em bring you down, no
Oh-whoa, don't you know, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, beautiful, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, don't you know, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, beautiful, don't you know, know, know?
Beautiful people
Beautiful people
Beautiful people
Beautiful people
Live your life, live your life
Let the love inside
It's your life, it's your life
Got to live it right
Beautiful people
Everywhere I go
Everywhere that I've been
The only thing I see is
Is beautiful people
Beautiful people
Beautiful people
Beautiful people
Oh-whoa, don't you know, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, beautiful, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, don't you know, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, beautiful, don't you know, know, know?
Live your life, live your life
Let the love inside
It's your life, it's your life
Your beauty's deep inside
Inside you
Don't let 'em bring you down, no
Your beauty is inside you
Don't let 'em bring you down, no
Oh-whoa, don't you know, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, beautiful, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, don't you know, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, beautiful, don't you know, know, know?
Take your time, take your time
Take your sexy time
Don't lose your head, lose your head
Your beauty's deep inside
Inside you
Don't let 'em bring you down, no
The beauty is inside you
Don't let 'em bring you down, no
Oh-whoa, don't you know, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, beautiful, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, don't you know, don't you know?
Oh-whoa, beautiful, don't you know, know, know?
Beautiful people
Beautiful people
Beautiful people
Beautiful people
Live your life, live your life
Let the love inside
It's your life, it's your life
Got to live it right
Beautiful people
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this is one of the best songs i'v ever heard in my entire life. not really a chris brown fan, nor am I a benny fan, but this is a LITTLE different than bennys other work. i think this just comes together so perfect. the music video is really good too. fuck, music is alive in this song. can't say that about 98% of the other garbage out there.
also these are the lyrics: they're misplaced up here and some words are wrong:<br /> <br /> Everywhere everywhere<br /> Everywhere I go<br /> Everywhere that i’ve been<br /> The only thing I see is<br /> Is beautiful people<br /> Beautiful people<br /> Beautiful people<br /> Beautiful people<br /> <br /> Don’t you know don’t you know<br /> You’re beautiful don’t you know<br /> Don’t you know don’t you know<br /> Beautiful don’t you know know know<br /> <br /> Live your life live your life<br /> Let the love inside<br /> It’s your life it’s your life<br /> Got to play it right<br /> Take your time take your time<br /> Take your sexy time<br /> <br /> Lose your head lose your head<br /> Your beauty's deep inside<br /> Inside you<br /> Don’t let ‘em bring you down no<br /> The beauty is inside you<br /> Don’t let ‘em bring you down<br /> Cuz you start your life today<br /> Live any thoughts you’ve dreamed off<br /> <br /> Everywhere everywhere<br /> Everywhere I go<br /> Everywhere that I’ve been<br /> The only thing I see is<br /> Is beautiful people<br /> Beautiful people<br /> Beautiful people<br /> Beautiful people<br /> <br /> Don’t you know don’t you know<br /> You’re beautiful don’t you know<br /> Don’t you know don’t you know<br /> Beautiful don’t you know know know<br /> <br /> Take your time take your time<br /> Take your sexy time<br /> Lose your head lose your head<br /> Your beauty’s deep inside<br /> Inside you<br /> Don’t let ‘em bring you down no<br /> Your beauty is inside you<br /> Don’t let ‘em bring you down no<br /> The beauty is inside you<br /> <br /> Don’t let ‘em bring you down<br /> <br /> Everywhere everywhere<br /> Everywhere I go<br /> Everywhere that I’ve been<br /> The only thing I see is<br /> Is beautiful people<br /> Beautiful people<br /> Beautiful people<br /> Beautiful people<br /> <br /> Don’t you know don’t you know<br /> You’re beautiful don’t you know<br /> Don’t you know don’t you know<br /> Beautiful don’t you know know know
Lmaoo! bro I really love this song, but this is not the best. And yeah, they put the lyrics wrong. Like the " don't" in the " lose your head". And it is actually a good thing. Because the song itself promote a attitude of " is your life, do whatever you want" and some people may get that wrong and use it to back up their bad actions and stuff, if you know what I mean. But it is really good, I love the rhythm <3 and everything, but Chris's lyrics lately are just like that, crazy...