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."
Enter The Dragon
Do you really like it? Do you really like it?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like this
Do you really like it? Is it, is it wicked?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like that
Do you really like it? Do you really like it?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like this
Do you really like it? Is it, is it wicked?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like that (woo)
(Switch) hardcore, you know the score
Rhymes so good I deserve an encore
All of that style we bring
We make you laugh like when you was a little child again
Smooth, that's how I roll
I've got so much soul, and when I step into the party
I wanna move somebody
I wanna move somebody
We're the Masters of the Ceremony
What does it take to be a garage MC?
Personality, originality
On a microphone they got to be (yeah)
The capital U.N. the K.N.O, I get down
Represents out London Town
Pied Piper's on the decks
Rock the discotheque and I'm back in a sec'
This one's for the heads out there
Party people can ya hear me clear (aw yeah)
If you like it let me see your hands in the air
If you don't, y'all get the hell out of here
Bass is kickin', drums is drummin'
When you hear di-di-di, I'm comin'
Shark P represents the West of London
DT, Piper, Melody and Unknown
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like this
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like that
DT, Melody, Sharky P, Unknown to make you rock
Sing we come to sing
And dance 'til we drop
Do you really like it? Do you really like it?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like this
Do you really like it? Is it, is it wicked?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like that
Do you really like it? Do you really like it?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like this
Do you really like it? Is it, is it wicked?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like that
How you like my, how you like my
How you like my style, style, style?
(Switch) on your marks get set let's go
Five four three two one zero
Get on down and do the limbo
Here we go, here we go, here we go, bo
Down with the one and two
And selector you know the coup
Gonna get down with the original vibe
Pied Piper gonna make you high to the sky (woo woo)
Jump, don't ever stop
With a little bit of this, little bit of that
Jump, don't ever stop
With a little bit of this, little bit of that
Little bit of fun
Little bit of joke
Little bit of Gin
Little bit of smoke
Jump, on the ones and twos
Let's go, let's go
Do you really like it? Do you really like it?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like this
Do you really like it? Is it, is it wicked?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like that
Oh, how you like my, how you like my
How you like my style?
Oh, how you like my, how you like my
How you like my style?
For the summertime crew, c'mon
(Ooh, ooh)
Do you really like it? Do you really like it?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like this
Do you really like it? Is it, is it wicked?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like that
Do you really like it? Do you really like it?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like this
Do you really like it? Is it, is it wicked?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like that (woo)
(Switch) hardcore, you know the score
Rhymes so good I deserve an encore
All of that style we bring
We make you laugh like when you was a little child again
Smooth, that's how I roll
I've got so much soul, and when I step into the party
I wanna move somebody
I wanna move somebody
We're the Masters of the Ceremony
What does it take to be a garage MC?
Personality, originality
On a microphone they got to be (yeah)
The capital U.N. the K.N.O, I get down
Represents out London Town
Pied Piper's on the decks
Rock the discotheque and I'm back in a sec'
This one's for the heads out there
Party people can ya hear me clear (aw yeah)
If you like it let me see your hands in the air
If you don't, y'all get the hell out of here
Bass is kickin', drums is drummin'
When you hear di-di-di, I'm comin'
Shark P represents the West of London
DT, Piper, Melody and Unknown
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like this
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like that
DT, Melody, Sharky P, Unknown to make you rock
Sing we come to sing
And dance 'til we drop
Do you really like it? Do you really like it?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like this
Do you really like it? Is it, is it wicked?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like that
Do you really like it? Do you really like it?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like this
Do you really like it? Is it, is it wicked?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like that
How you like my, how you like my
How you like my style, style, style?
(Switch) on your marks get set let's go
Five four three two one zero
Get on down and do the limbo
Here we go, here we go, here we go, bo
Down with the one and two
And selector you know the coup
Gonna get down with the original vibe
Pied Piper gonna make you high to the sky (woo woo)
Jump, don't ever stop
With a little bit of this, little bit of that
Jump, don't ever stop
With a little bit of this, little bit of that
Little bit of fun
Little bit of joke
Little bit of Gin
Little bit of smoke
Jump, on the ones and twos
Let's go, let's go
Do you really like it? Do you really like it?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like this
Do you really like it? Is it, is it wicked?
We're lovin' it, lovin' it, lovin' it
We're lovin' it like that
Oh, how you like my, how you like my
How you like my style?
Oh, how you like my, how you like my
How you like my style?
For the summertime crew, c'mon
(Ooh, ooh)
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