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."
Sally:
(spoken) Oh yeah? That's what YOU think!
Schroeder:
(spoken) What?
Sally:
(spoken) That's my new philosophy. "Oh yeah? That's what YOU think!"
Schroeder:
(spoken) Then why are you telling me?
Sally:
(spoken) What?
Schroeder:
(spoken) WHY are you telling me?
Sally:
(spoken) "WHY are you telling me?" I like it!
That's a good philosophy.
"WHY are you telling me?"
" WHY are you telling me?"
(sings)" Why are you telling me?"
My new philosophy
The teacher gave a D on last week's homework!
She said, "Miss Sally Brown,
Your grades are going down"
I could have told her...
Schroeder:
Your new philosophy?
Sally:
My new philosophy.
(spoken) Ms. be?
I'm she.
Look see
A D?
A D.
Well, why are you telling me?
(sung) And that's my new philosophy!
Schroeder:
That's your new philosophy?
Sally:
" Well why are you telling me?"
My new philosophy!
Schroeder:
(spoken) That's great, Sally. But I've got to practice Chopin's Nocturne in be-flat Minor.
Sally:
(spoken) No! I like it! "No!" That's my new philosophy.
" No! No! No!"
Schroeder:
(spoken) That's your new philosophy?
Sally:
(spoken) Yes! I mean "No!"
(singing) Just like a busy bee
Each new philosophy
Can fly from tree to tree
And keep me moving!
When life's a dizzy maze
On alterating days
I choose a different phrase!
Schroeder:
Your new philosophy?
Sally:
My new philosophy!
Schroeder:
Sally,
Some philosophies are simple:
"Man does not eat by bread alone."
Some philosophies are clear...
Sally:
" Leave your message at the sound of the tone."
Both:
Some philosophies pick and choose
Deciding what goes in it
Schroeder:
Some take a lifetime!
Sally:
Mine take a minute!
Schroeder:
(spoken) But Sally, anything that takes only a minute can't be very long lasting. For instance, Beethoven took over two years
To complete his brilliant Ninth Symphony...
Sally:
(spoken)" No!"
Schroeder:
(spoken)I can't stand it!
Sally:
(spoken) " I can't stand it!" I like it!
(sings) It's like a gurantee
Each new philosophy
And things are sure to be a whole lot brighter!
" Oh yeah? That's what you think!"
" Why are you telling me?"
" No!"
" I can't stand it!"
Now life is free and easy,
Much more philosophy-zy,
With my brand new...
(spoken)You know, someone had said that we should live every day as
If it were the last day of our life.
Lucy:
(spoken)This is it? Help me! Help me! I've got twenty four hours to live! AAAAAAAAAA!!!
Sally:
(spoken) Clearly, some philosophies aren't for all people...
(sung) And that's my new philosophy!
(spoken) Oh yeah? That's what YOU think!
Schroeder:
(spoken) What?
Sally:
(spoken) That's my new philosophy. "Oh yeah? That's what YOU think!"
Schroeder:
(spoken) Then why are you telling me?
Sally:
(spoken) What?
Schroeder:
(spoken) WHY are you telling me?
Sally:
(spoken) "WHY are you telling me?" I like it!
That's a good philosophy.
"WHY are you telling me?"
" WHY are you telling me?"
(sings)" Why are you telling me?"
My new philosophy
The teacher gave a D on last week's homework!
She said, "Miss Sally Brown,
Your grades are going down"
I could have told her...
Schroeder:
Your new philosophy?
Sally:
My new philosophy.
(spoken) Ms. be?
I'm she.
Look see
A D?
A D.
Well, why are you telling me?
(sung) And that's my new philosophy!
Schroeder:
That's your new philosophy?
Sally:
" Well why are you telling me?"
My new philosophy!
Schroeder:
(spoken) That's great, Sally. But I've got to practice Chopin's Nocturne in be-flat Minor.
Sally:
(spoken) No! I like it! "No!" That's my new philosophy.
" No! No! No!"
Schroeder:
(spoken) That's your new philosophy?
Sally:
(spoken) Yes! I mean "No!"
(singing) Just like a busy bee
Each new philosophy
Can fly from tree to tree
And keep me moving!
When life's a dizzy maze
On alterating days
I choose a different phrase!
Schroeder:
Your new philosophy?
Sally:
My new philosophy!
Schroeder:
Sally,
Some philosophies are simple:
"Man does not eat by bread alone."
Some philosophies are clear...
Sally:
" Leave your message at the sound of the tone."
Both:
Some philosophies pick and choose
Deciding what goes in it
Schroeder:
Some take a lifetime!
Sally:
Mine take a minute!
Schroeder:
(spoken) But Sally, anything that takes only a minute can't be very long lasting. For instance, Beethoven took over two years
To complete his brilliant Ninth Symphony...
Sally:
(spoken)" No!"
Schroeder:
(spoken)I can't stand it!
Sally:
(spoken) " I can't stand it!" I like it!
(sings) It's like a gurantee
Each new philosophy
And things are sure to be a whole lot brighter!
" Oh yeah? That's what you think!"
" Why are you telling me?"
" No!"
" I can't stand it!"
Now life is free and easy,
Much more philosophy-zy,
With my brand new...
(spoken)You know, someone had said that we should live every day as
If it were the last day of our life.
Lucy:
(spoken)This is it? Help me! Help me! I've got twenty four hours to live! AAAAAAAAAA!!!
Sally:
(spoken) Clearly, some philosophies aren't for all people...
(sung) And that's my new philosophy!
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