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."
Yo?, I'm just giving out sounds
Everyday I get up and a frowns
Da one thing i no little girl
Da one thing i wa give you some more
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know 'bout you but it ain't a crime
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know 'bout you but it ain't a crime
Question I ask
Tell me what you want and what you really, really want to do
Tell me, baby girl, if your love is really true
Tell me what you want and what you really, really want to do
Tell me, baby girl, hey
And no have like no yo-yo
If you really love me let it flow-flow
And if you don't love me let me go-go
But I think the rude bwoy gon' let you know-know that
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know ?bout you but it ain't a crime
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know ?bout you but it ain't a crime
Beep, beep. the singer got the keys to the jeep
Vroom, a we pretty girl wa fi meet
So tell me what's up before me hitting the sheets
You see it, you see it, all 8, 9, 10
The whole a dem girl wa fi be our friend
A you me really love, why you want it fi end
You have mi brains a puzzled, me can't comprehend, but thenagain
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know 'bout you but it ain't a crime
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know 'bout you but it ain't a crime
Eh, you want me tell you something, girl
You want me tell you something, cho
Girl you have me reminiscing
When me 'member 'bout yuh loving and kissing
So tell me tell me, girl, why yuh want to be dissing
I try to talk to yuh, but yuh not listening
It's only logic for my love to be glistening
Baby Ema ought to know that something missing
Since it's late me a keep on flipping
So listening keenly to what me singi-singing
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know 'bout you but it ain't a crime
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know 'bout you but it ain't a crime
Question I ask
Tell me what you want and what you really, really want to do
Tell me, baby girl, if your love is really true
Tell me what you want and what you really, really want to do
Tell me, baby girl, hey
And no have like no yo-yo
If you really love me let it flow-flow
And if you don't love me let me go-go
But I think the rude bwoy gon? let you know-know that
Beep, beep. the singer got the keys to the jeep
Vroom, a we pretty girl wa fi meet
So tell me what's up before me hitting the sheets
You see it, you see it, all 8, 9, 10
The whole a dem girl wa fi be our friend
A you me really love, why you want it fi end
You have mi brains a puzzled, me can't comprehend, but then again
Everyday I get up and a frowns
Da one thing i no little girl
Da one thing i wa give you some more
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know 'bout you but it ain't a crime
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know 'bout you but it ain't a crime
Question I ask
Tell me what you want and what you really, really want to do
Tell me, baby girl, if your love is really true
Tell me what you want and what you really, really want to do
Tell me, baby girl, hey
And no have like no yo-yo
If you really love me let it flow-flow
And if you don't love me let me go-go
But I think the rude bwoy gon' let you know-know that
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know ?bout you but it ain't a crime
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know ?bout you but it ain't a crime
Beep, beep. the singer got the keys to the jeep
Vroom, a we pretty girl wa fi meet
So tell me what's up before me hitting the sheets
You see it, you see it, all 8, 9, 10
The whole a dem girl wa fi be our friend
A you me really love, why you want it fi end
You have mi brains a puzzled, me can't comprehend, but thenagain
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know 'bout you but it ain't a crime
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know 'bout you but it ain't a crime
Eh, you want me tell you something, girl
You want me tell you something, cho
Girl you have me reminiscing
When me 'member 'bout yuh loving and kissing
So tell me tell me, girl, why yuh want to be dissing
I try to talk to yuh, but yuh not listening
It's only logic for my love to be glistening
Baby Ema ought to know that something missing
Since it's late me a keep on flipping
So listening keenly to what me singi-singing
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know 'bout you but it ain't a crime
Everyone fall in love sometime
I don't know 'bout you but it ain't a crime
Question I ask
Tell me what you want and what you really, really want to do
Tell me, baby girl, if your love is really true
Tell me what you want and what you really, really want to do
Tell me, baby girl, hey
And no have like no yo-yo
If you really love me let it flow-flow
And if you don't love me let me go-go
But I think the rude bwoy gon? let you know-know that
Beep, beep. the singer got the keys to the jeep
Vroom, a we pretty girl wa fi meet
So tell me what's up before me hitting the sheets
You see it, you see it, all 8, 9, 10
The whole a dem girl wa fi be our friend
A you me really love, why you want it fi end
You have mi brains a puzzled, me can't comprehend, but then again
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