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."
Are you ready? Are you ready?
I hope you're ready
Are you ready?
'Cause I am, said I'm ready to party, yes
Grab your coat, get your keys
'Cause whatever you're drinkin' it's on me, it's on me
Stay here if you want to, say what you want to
But I got to party, I need me a party
Came here to get ya, but I can't wait
To grab me a partner and cut a rug up tonight
I found a place
Where we could boogie, boogie tonight
I found a place
Where we could boogie, boogie
Are you ready? Are you ready?
I know you're ready
Be ready, here we are
I said we're off in the party, yeah
Let me wet my throat, get two or three
Then it's on to the dance floor, follow me
Stand if you want to, stare if you want to
But I got to party, I'm up in the party
You're glad that I got ya, and it's alright
You got you a partner, so cut a rug up tonight
I found a place
Where we could boogie, boogie tonight
I found a place
Where we could boogie, boogie tonight
I found a place
Where we could boogie, boogie
I found a place
Where we could boogie
Move your hips side to side, dance
Move your hips side to side, dance
Move your hips side to side, dance
Move your hips side to side, dance
I told you, you feel it, you got to be feelin' it
You feel it, I know you feel it, go on and dance
Dance 'cause you want to, rock 'cause you have to
'Cause ain't it a party, sho 'nuff a party
I told you I had ya, and we just might
Find another party and cut a rug up tonight
I found a place, yeah
Where we could boogie, boogie tonight
I found a place
Where we could boogie, we can boogie
We can boogie, boogie tonight
Move your hips side to side, yeah, yeah
Move your hips side to side, yeah, yeah
Move your hips side to side, yeah
I hope you're ready
Are you ready?
'Cause I am, said I'm ready to party, yes
Grab your coat, get your keys
'Cause whatever you're drinkin' it's on me, it's on me
Stay here if you want to, say what you want to
But I got to party, I need me a party
Came here to get ya, but I can't wait
To grab me a partner and cut a rug up tonight
I found a place
Where we could boogie, boogie tonight
I found a place
Where we could boogie, boogie
Are you ready? Are you ready?
I know you're ready
Be ready, here we are
I said we're off in the party, yeah
Let me wet my throat, get two or three
Then it's on to the dance floor, follow me
Stand if you want to, stare if you want to
But I got to party, I'm up in the party
You're glad that I got ya, and it's alright
You got you a partner, so cut a rug up tonight
I found a place
Where we could boogie, boogie tonight
I found a place
Where we could boogie, boogie tonight
I found a place
Where we could boogie, boogie
I found a place
Where we could boogie
Move your hips side to side, dance
Move your hips side to side, dance
Move your hips side to side, dance
Move your hips side to side, dance
I told you, you feel it, you got to be feelin' it
You feel it, I know you feel it, go on and dance
Dance 'cause you want to, rock 'cause you have to
'Cause ain't it a party, sho 'nuff a party
I told you I had ya, and we just might
Find another party and cut a rug up tonight
I found a place, yeah
Where we could boogie, boogie tonight
I found a place
Where we could boogie, we can boogie
We can boogie, boogie tonight
Move your hips side to side, yeah, yeah
Move your hips side to side, yeah, yeah
Move your hips side to side, yeah
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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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