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."
It was a cool afternoon the first day of school
Everybody wonderin' whose the new dude
With the Kangol sneakers with the wide shoe strangs
Wonderin' where he from and how he do thangs
His eyes stayed red but he kept his mind clear
The brothers knew he wasn't from no where round here
And the girls kept whisperin' in each others ear
It seems they didn't care about the smell of the beer
They was all on his thing a couple of 'em tried to grab it
Takin' their chances didn't know of his bad habits
A two timin' cheat and quick to make up a lie
Just to be kissin' the girls and makin' 'em cry
Georgy, Georgy
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Georgy, Georgy
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Kiss the girls and make them cry
The girls didn't take caution
When they was flossin' with Georgy
Porgy turn a simple party into an orgy
And just when they thought
That they was the one that he chose
He get rid of them quick and get so mo
No time for lames, it's a shame what he do to women
His mouth spit game like a snake shootin' venom
And after he hit 'em some claim that he's no good
But they stick wit' him guess the pain feel so good
Take what he can get givin' up nuttin' why
He don't think that he should pay for the puddin' pie
Takin' 'em, breakin' 'em, fakin' 'em out
He just be kissin' the girls and makin' 'em cry
Georgy, Georgy
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Georgy, Georgy
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Kiss the girls and make them cry
He kept a girl on the side, he keep one at home
And those who wasn't smart they couldn't leave him alone
He'd pick one of 'em a different one, yep, each weekend undressin' 'em
Caressin' 'em, kissin' 'em, freakin' 'em
But last Friday night oh this what I heard
Outside his driveway parked a thunderbird
Georgy, couldn't hear nothin' but the headboard knockin'
Looked up and saw a strange woman in the window watchin'
Didn't know if it was Tina, Tenae or Toila
But whoever it was they had a gray revolver
They asked no question just start bustin'
George was in shock couldn't say or do nothin'
He just laid there stiff lookin' froze
And all he could think about was I got too many hoes
In the bed wit' no clothes just waitin' to die
Just for kissin' the girls and makin' 'em cry
Georgy, Georgy
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Georgy, Georgy
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Everybody wonderin' whose the new dude
With the Kangol sneakers with the wide shoe strangs
Wonderin' where he from and how he do thangs
His eyes stayed red but he kept his mind clear
The brothers knew he wasn't from no where round here
And the girls kept whisperin' in each others ear
It seems they didn't care about the smell of the beer
They was all on his thing a couple of 'em tried to grab it
Takin' their chances didn't know of his bad habits
A two timin' cheat and quick to make up a lie
Just to be kissin' the girls and makin' 'em cry
Georgy, Georgy
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Georgy, Georgy
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Kiss the girls and make them cry
The girls didn't take caution
When they was flossin' with Georgy
Porgy turn a simple party into an orgy
And just when they thought
That they was the one that he chose
He get rid of them quick and get so mo
No time for lames, it's a shame what he do to women
His mouth spit game like a snake shootin' venom
And after he hit 'em some claim that he's no good
But they stick wit' him guess the pain feel so good
Take what he can get givin' up nuttin' why
He don't think that he should pay for the puddin' pie
Takin' 'em, breakin' 'em, fakin' 'em out
He just be kissin' the girls and makin' 'em cry
Georgy, Georgy
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Georgy, Georgy
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Kiss the girls and make them cry
He kept a girl on the side, he keep one at home
And those who wasn't smart they couldn't leave him alone
He'd pick one of 'em a different one, yep, each weekend undressin' 'em
Caressin' 'em, kissin' 'em, freakin' 'em
But last Friday night oh this what I heard
Outside his driveway parked a thunderbird
Georgy, couldn't hear nothin' but the headboard knockin'
Looked up and saw a strange woman in the window watchin'
Didn't know if it was Tina, Tenae or Toila
But whoever it was they had a gray revolver
They asked no question just start bustin'
George was in shock couldn't say or do nothin'
He just laid there stiff lookin' froze
And all he could think about was I got too many hoes
In the bed wit' no clothes just waitin' to die
Just for kissin' the girls and makin' 'em cry
Georgy, Georgy
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Georgy, Georgy
Kiss the girls and make them cry
Kiss the girls and make them cry
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