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."
"Shot fired"
"Give it up"
"That's right, everythin' be"
"You gotta" - "Give it up"
"Yea, well"
"It looks like they gon' fight too"
"It's serious"
"Give it up"
"Yo hold up dawg"
"Everythin' be"
"Give it up"
Ayo it's fifty two states and we hittin' all of them
Party e'yday, hotels suites and shop
They eatin' food like Kings, Barbarians rather
We corner stray Vultures 'cause we all savage
Goin' Apes on the chicks, we did the girls foul
But they likely gon' bananas on the stage
Wit madd bottles or the Henny rock, the crowds gon' crazy
Ayo there's million fifty-two dimes, you can't hit all of 'em
Just get you a nice ass boo and you'll be on dunn
But y'all niggaz so thirsty 'til that Virus bite you on your ass is dirt
I seen people die Aids my Pops is one of them
I seen people get clipped with shots that were sprayed
And that hell fire blaze, 'cause people wanna throw all their weight
Only the Creator know what took place
[Chorus]
Ay baby? Ga'head make me rip baby
Madd bullets in your shit baby
Plus you get stomped in baby, babe-babe-baby-baby
Say baby? Get your mind off me baby
Keep your mind on your ring baby
And bets stay where you be baby, babe-babe-baby-baby
Why I need madd guns? When my nine worth fine, my are's plus
They talkin' 'bout vestin' up, nigga come how you want
I got some for you fucks, I don't black out
I pull conscious murder, I'm perfectly insane and fully aware I'm hurtin' sumtin'
It could pop off twenty four-seven, it's nobody safe, its no one for help
You gotta go through your own things
Handle your shit; make your own gun ring
Me? You better send nines, I'ma shoot the first .4-5 Mary J Blige
R&B niggaz, they singin' the blues 'cause we more uppin' them niggaz baby
You fuckin' wit the wrong set of dudes
But my songs speak for itself, the choices is on you
[Chorus]
"Eh-huh"
"Eh-huh"
"Give it up"
"Eh-huh"
"Eh-huh"
"Give it up"
"Eh-huh"
"Eh-huh"
"Give it up"
"Eh-huh"
"It looks like they gon' fight too"
"It's serious"
"Give it up"
"Eh-huh"
"Eh-huh"
"Give it up"
"Give it up"
"That's right, everythin' be"
"You gotta" - "Give it up"
"Yea, well"
"It looks like they gon' fight too"
"It's serious"
"Give it up"
"Yo hold up dawg"
"Everythin' be"
"Give it up"
Ayo it's fifty two states and we hittin' all of them
Party e'yday, hotels suites and shop
They eatin' food like Kings, Barbarians rather
We corner stray Vultures 'cause we all savage
Goin' Apes on the chicks, we did the girls foul
But they likely gon' bananas on the stage
Wit madd bottles or the Henny rock, the crowds gon' crazy
Ayo there's million fifty-two dimes, you can't hit all of 'em
Just get you a nice ass boo and you'll be on dunn
But y'all niggaz so thirsty 'til that Virus bite you on your ass is dirt
I seen people die Aids my Pops is one of them
I seen people get clipped with shots that were sprayed
And that hell fire blaze, 'cause people wanna throw all their weight
Only the Creator know what took place
[Chorus]
Ay baby? Ga'head make me rip baby
Madd bullets in your shit baby
Plus you get stomped in baby, babe-babe-baby-baby
Say baby? Get your mind off me baby
Keep your mind on your ring baby
And bets stay where you be baby, babe-babe-baby-baby
Why I need madd guns? When my nine worth fine, my are's plus
They talkin' 'bout vestin' up, nigga come how you want
I got some for you fucks, I don't black out
I pull conscious murder, I'm perfectly insane and fully aware I'm hurtin' sumtin'
It could pop off twenty four-seven, it's nobody safe, its no one for help
You gotta go through your own things
Handle your shit; make your own gun ring
Me? You better send nines, I'ma shoot the first .4-5 Mary J Blige
R&B niggaz, they singin' the blues 'cause we more uppin' them niggaz baby
You fuckin' wit the wrong set of dudes
But my songs speak for itself, the choices is on you
[Chorus]
"Eh-huh"
"Eh-huh"
"Give it up"
"Eh-huh"
"Eh-huh"
"Give it up"
"Eh-huh"
"Eh-huh"
"Give it up"
"Eh-huh"
"It looks like they gon' fight too"
"It's serious"
"Give it up"
"Eh-huh"
"Eh-huh"
"Give it up"
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