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."
Ralph Tresvant
Lonely fear lights up the sky
Can't help but wonder why
Ralph Tresvant & Randy Travis
You're so far away
Céline Dion
There, you had to take a stand
In someone else's land
Life can be so strange
Peter Cetera
I wish we never had to choose
To either win or lose
We could find a way
Bobby Brown
We could find a way
Brenda Russell
But I won't turn my back again
Bobby Brown
Turn my back again
Brenda Russell
Your honor I'll defend
Jani Lane:
So hurry home till then
Luther Vandross
(Till Then)
Stand tall, stand proud
Voices that care
Are crying out loud
And when you close
Your eyes tonight
Feel in your heart
How our love burns bright
Luther Vandross
Hurry home
Garth Brooks & Kathy Mattea
I'm not here to justify the cause
Or to count up all the loss
That's all been done before
Gunnar & Matthew Nelson
Just can't let you feel alone
When there's so much love at home
We're sending out to you
Michael Bolton
All the courage that you've known
The bravery you've shown
Clearly lights the way
Pointer Sisters
We pray
Little Richard
To make the future bright
Pointer Sisters
To make the wrong things right
Will Smith
Right or wrong
We're all praying you remain strong
That's why we're all here singing along
Hey, hey
Stand tall, stand proud
Voices that care
Are crying out loud
And when you close
Your eyes tonight
Know in your heart
How our love burns bright
Bobby Brown
Voices that care
Are crying out loud
And when you close
Your eyes tonight
Feel in your heart
How our love burns bright
Céline Dion
You are the voice
You are the light
Stand tall, stand proud
Voices that care
Are crying out loud
Luther Vandross
Are crying out loud, oooh
And when you close
Your eyes tonight
Feel in your heart
How our love burns bright
Stand tall, stand proud
Voices that care
Are crying out loud
And when you close
Your eyes tonight
Feel in your heart
How our love burns bright
Warren Wiebe
You are the voice
And the guiding light
Feel in your heart
How our love burns bright
Lonely fear lights up the sky
Can't help but wonder why
Ralph Tresvant & Randy Travis
You're so far away
Céline Dion
There, you had to take a stand
In someone else's land
Life can be so strange
Peter Cetera
I wish we never had to choose
To either win or lose
We could find a way
Bobby Brown
We could find a way
Brenda Russell
But I won't turn my back again
Bobby Brown
Turn my back again
Brenda Russell
Your honor I'll defend
Jani Lane:
So hurry home till then
Luther Vandross
(Till Then)
Stand tall, stand proud
Voices that care
Are crying out loud
And when you close
Your eyes tonight
Feel in your heart
How our love burns bright
Luther Vandross
Hurry home
Garth Brooks & Kathy Mattea
I'm not here to justify the cause
Or to count up all the loss
That's all been done before
Gunnar & Matthew Nelson
Just can't let you feel alone
When there's so much love at home
We're sending out to you
Michael Bolton
All the courage that you've known
The bravery you've shown
Clearly lights the way
Pointer Sisters
We pray
Little Richard
To make the future bright
Pointer Sisters
To make the wrong things right
Will Smith
Right or wrong
We're all praying you remain strong
That's why we're all here singing along
Hey, hey
Stand tall, stand proud
Voices that care
Are crying out loud
And when you close
Your eyes tonight
Know in your heart
How our love burns bright
Bobby Brown
Voices that care
Are crying out loud
And when you close
Your eyes tonight
Feel in your heart
How our love burns bright
Céline Dion
You are the voice
You are the light
Stand tall, stand proud
Voices that care
Are crying out loud
Luther Vandross
Are crying out loud, oooh
And when you close
Your eyes tonight
Feel in your heart
How our love burns bright
Stand tall, stand proud
Voices that care
Are crying out loud
And when you close
Your eyes tonight
Feel in your heart
How our love burns bright
Warren Wiebe
You are the voice
And the guiding light
Feel in your heart
How our love burns bright
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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