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."
Shit ,i let my guard down, Damn, I let yo azz in when i shoulda kept you out,
its all gravy it happens to alla us; when you hurt you hurt back, you reap what you sow.
In tha beginning when I met you I didn't mean to be rude but i had to sweat you
'cause you had me wet boo.
I couldn't let you get away 'cause then when would i see you again, another day?
Your face was all I needed to see on a daily basis my heart in you're hands would make it all gravy
But i was mistaken highly, you slid shit right by me bein decietful n hidin keeping secrets but still
keepin me smilin ivitin hoes to you're party Lord knows I don want to get started I might hurt somebody
Regardless ima love you for what we been through but keepin you is somethin I can't do
Chorus: x2
If you get somebody not jus anybody get somebody thaz gonna be like nobody
Get somebody don tell everybody 'cause somebody gon' try to crash you're party
As much as I miss you I can't get wit you
We painted a perfect picture
But I can see clearly now, the rain is gone
But tha pain still come on strong
Every so often I get discombobulated
Callin' Miss Cleo to see wat the Tarot Cards are sayin
Hopin' that she kno how to help a bitch out or somethin
Give me you're lucky number then come up those
Mothafuckas I'm not frontin you only get one strike here, you blew it
so i won't be right here
The best friend that you claim you eva had is gone and it happened because you played me wrong
Sing tha song for me:
(repeat chorus)
An' now that its over that predicament taught me to be a soldier n stay at attention
Fold my colla up an' pop it
An' keep hollarin at tha rich niggaz wit tha deep pockets that keep me goin shoppin
I'm better now than ever now, you've never found somebody quite like me to stay down
Whateva is meant to be, Ill be that n whoeva is sent to me will be crashed
(chorus)
check it out, no matter wat you do, you can't let em crash you're party,
get you somebody thaz gonna lad-dee-da-dee that came to party
its all gravy it happens to alla us; when you hurt you hurt back, you reap what you sow.
In tha beginning when I met you I didn't mean to be rude but i had to sweat you
'cause you had me wet boo.
I couldn't let you get away 'cause then when would i see you again, another day?
Your face was all I needed to see on a daily basis my heart in you're hands would make it all gravy
But i was mistaken highly, you slid shit right by me bein decietful n hidin keeping secrets but still
keepin me smilin ivitin hoes to you're party Lord knows I don want to get started I might hurt somebody
Regardless ima love you for what we been through but keepin you is somethin I can't do
Chorus: x2
If you get somebody not jus anybody get somebody thaz gonna be like nobody
Get somebody don tell everybody 'cause somebody gon' try to crash you're party
As much as I miss you I can't get wit you
We painted a perfect picture
But I can see clearly now, the rain is gone
But tha pain still come on strong
Every so often I get discombobulated
Callin' Miss Cleo to see wat the Tarot Cards are sayin
Hopin' that she kno how to help a bitch out or somethin
Give me you're lucky number then come up those
Mothafuckas I'm not frontin you only get one strike here, you blew it
so i won't be right here
The best friend that you claim you eva had is gone and it happened because you played me wrong
Sing tha song for me:
(repeat chorus)
An' now that its over that predicament taught me to be a soldier n stay at attention
Fold my colla up an' pop it
An' keep hollarin at tha rich niggaz wit tha deep pockets that keep me goin shoppin
I'm better now than ever now, you've never found somebody quite like me to stay down
Whateva is meant to be, Ill be that n whoeva is sent to me will be crashed
(chorus)
check it out, no matter wat you do, you can't let em crash you're party,
get you somebody thaz gonna lad-dee-da-dee that came to party
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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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