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."
Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the world famous
"Karaoke Night" at the Ruffryder lounge.
Tonight we're gonna try something a little different.
[Jin]
This is not an exclusive, so pardon me
As I get on my Posdu new shit
You know them stakes is high I can't relate to guys
That create disguise-is
Exaggerate how great they pies is
Is that a pizza or lemon merengue
You ain't slangin a thang, play guerilla
But you ain't even orang and a tang
I hang with a gang, we ride til we die
Preferably ride yessire I professor M-I
CNN for information, order now
And get free installion, oops
You're a flow too late, I got the flow of two lakes
Ontario and Michigan
That means great for every rap fan listenin
Soon you will be seein and you will be agreein
Even though I'm Chinese I do a show for the Koreans cause
I'm so dope and my flow so tight
I could turn Karaoke to Open Mic Night
(right)
4x
[Styles P.]
Why don't you try to Karaoke this verse
Is the nigga with a whole bunch of birds and don't none
Of them chirp
Ten ways to calm down and don't none of them work
I go bezerk with a gun in my shirt
Blow a hundred of earth, pastor said don't come to the church
I'm a problem when it come to the work
Listen if its a race to split ya face
I'll be comin in first
I show up niggas wonder who I'm comin to murk
Got my broad in the corner gun under the skirt
And we lookin at ya jewels, tryin to wonder the worth
Gettin slayed at night, take away the ice
Cause its sorta like sprite, how we obey our thirst
Shoulda known you seen both of the are's
Ghost come with the toast, Jin came with the Chinese stars
You can catch me downtown at a Chinese bar
Dai-ma like a motherfucker high off la' wha..
I'm so dope and my flow so tight
I could turn Karaoke to Open Mic Night
(right)
4x
[Jin]
Simply put I limp with a pimpery foot
And that's just how its meant to be took
Or taken, I hate the pigs
But I got fam out in Frisco that's my bay-kin
See how that works a beat
And the perks of bein a jerk
Me and styles P leave you deep in the dirt
Peek in ya hears whisper in ya ear freakin a verse
While the deacons speakin a church
Oh lord
I'm so dope and my flow so tight
I could turn Karaoke to Open Mic Night
(right)
4x
"Karaoke Night" at the Ruffryder lounge.
Tonight we're gonna try something a little different.
[Jin]
This is not an exclusive, so pardon me
As I get on my Posdu new shit
You know them stakes is high I can't relate to guys
That create disguise-is
Exaggerate how great they pies is
Is that a pizza or lemon merengue
You ain't slangin a thang, play guerilla
But you ain't even orang and a tang
I hang with a gang, we ride til we die
Preferably ride yessire I professor M-I
CNN for information, order now
And get free installion, oops
You're a flow too late, I got the flow of two lakes
Ontario and Michigan
That means great for every rap fan listenin
Soon you will be seein and you will be agreein
Even though I'm Chinese I do a show for the Koreans cause
I'm so dope and my flow so tight
I could turn Karaoke to Open Mic Night
(right)
4x
[Styles P.]
Why don't you try to Karaoke this verse
Is the nigga with a whole bunch of birds and don't none
Of them chirp
Ten ways to calm down and don't none of them work
I go bezerk with a gun in my shirt
Blow a hundred of earth, pastor said don't come to the church
I'm a problem when it come to the work
Listen if its a race to split ya face
I'll be comin in first
I show up niggas wonder who I'm comin to murk
Got my broad in the corner gun under the skirt
And we lookin at ya jewels, tryin to wonder the worth
Gettin slayed at night, take away the ice
Cause its sorta like sprite, how we obey our thirst
Shoulda known you seen both of the are's
Ghost come with the toast, Jin came with the Chinese stars
You can catch me downtown at a Chinese bar
Dai-ma like a motherfucker high off la' wha..
I'm so dope and my flow so tight
I could turn Karaoke to Open Mic Night
(right)
4x
[Jin]
Simply put I limp with a pimpery foot
And that's just how its meant to be took
Or taken, I hate the pigs
But I got fam out in Frisco that's my bay-kin
See how that works a beat
And the perks of bein a jerk
Me and styles P leave you deep in the dirt
Peek in ya hears whisper in ya ear freakin a verse
While the deacons speakin a church
Oh lord
I'm so dope and my flow so tight
I could turn Karaoke to Open Mic Night
(right)
4x
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"'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."
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