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."
Many a good time just to say you're sorry
Finally move on it's the best you can do
Got to be got out that train from the station
A new train is coming right just for you
Many a door shuts in the face of Freedom
Breaking the bad news 'til they're finally gone
Only to find out when one door is shattered
A new door is opening in your heart
Ready for lively love
Ready for lively love
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Call it a new day get the magic ticket
Only the right way you eventually say
Didn't you know yet it's your God given freedom
Never imagine a worried mind as Magic love
In the magic dream
It's a Magic love
And the way it seems
Oh lots of giving
Oh lots to laugh at
yeah lots of loving
Only if you can
Many a new plan made from old misgivings
Many a good work puts the tempers to rest
Only a life gone full of tears and sorrow
When you can get it together now with you
And the Magic love
In the magic dream
In the Magic love
It's your God given right to know
It's your God given right to see
It's your God given right to be free
It's your God given right
Give it to me now see the truth is coming
Finally now taking the path to be free
Ready or not now see the day is shouting
I will be holding this Magic love
Oh lots of giving
Oh lots to laugh at
yeah lots of loving
Only if you can
Lots of giving
Lots to laugh at
yeah, lots of loving
Only if you can
It's your God given right to know
It's your God given right to see
It's your God given right to be free
It's your God given right
Finally move on it's the best you can do
Got to be got out that train from the station
A new train is coming right just for you
Many a door shuts in the face of Freedom
Breaking the bad news 'til they're finally gone
Only to find out when one door is shattered
A new door is opening in your heart
Ready for lively love
Ready for lively love
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah
Call it a new day get the magic ticket
Only the right way you eventually say
Didn't you know yet it's your God given freedom
Never imagine a worried mind as Magic love
In the magic dream
It's a Magic love
And the way it seems
Oh lots of giving
Oh lots to laugh at
yeah lots of loving
Only if you can
Many a new plan made from old misgivings
Many a good work puts the tempers to rest
Only a life gone full of tears and sorrow
When you can get it together now with you
And the Magic love
In the magic dream
In the Magic love
It's your God given right to know
It's your God given right to see
It's your God given right to be free
It's your God given right
Give it to me now see the truth is coming
Finally now taking the path to be free
Ready or not now see the day is shouting
I will be holding this Magic love
Oh lots of giving
Oh lots to laugh at
yeah lots of loving
Only if you can
Lots of giving
Lots to laugh at
yeah, lots of loving
Only if you can
It's your God given right to know
It's your God given right to see
It's your God given right to be free
It's your God given right
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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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