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."
Out go the lights
In goes my knife
Pull out his life
Consider that bastard dead
Get on your knees
Please, baby, please
The king of sleaze
Well don't try to rape me
Bastard
Consider that bastard dead
Bastard
Make it quick blow off his head
Whoa, whoa
Bastard
We won't get screwed again
We got your neck in the noose
I got nothing to lose
We're really gonna screw you
Consider that bastard dead
Quick as a shark
The Beast has its mark
Can't beat the dark
Well don't try to rape me
Bastard
Consider that bastard dead
Bastard
Won't get fooled again
No, no, no
Bastard
Consider that bastard dead
Bastard
Won't get screwed again
Bastard
Make it quick, blow off his head
Bastard
Consider that bastard dead
Whoa
Whoa
Bastard
Whoa
Whoa
Bastard
You're not gonna fuck with me
No, no
In goes my knife
Pull out his life
Consider that bastard dead
Get on your knees
Please, baby, please
The king of sleaze
Well don't try to rape me
Bastard
Consider that bastard dead
Bastard
Make it quick blow off his head
Whoa, whoa
Bastard
We won't get screwed again
We got your neck in the noose
I got nothing to lose
We're really gonna screw you
Consider that bastard dead
Quick as a shark
The Beast has its mark
Can't beat the dark
Well don't try to rape me
Bastard
Consider that bastard dead
Bastard
Won't get fooled again
No, no, no
Bastard
Consider that bastard dead
Bastard
Won't get screwed again
Bastard
Make it quick, blow off his head
Bastard
Consider that bastard dead
Whoa
Whoa
Bastard
Whoa
Whoa
Bastard
You're not gonna fuck with me
No, no
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Bastard Lyrics as written by Nikki Sixx
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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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This song is fuckin' awesome!!!!!!!!! Was Vince Neil or Nikki Sixx in a gang?
i dont think neither were... mick mars hung out with a gang cause they had awesome guitar equipment, nikki and vince i think or elce it was nikki and tommy were comming out of a club and they were in a good mood and some bikers were trying to pick up there girlfriends so they politely asked them to stop and they didnt listen so nikki pulled off a chain hanging under his belt and swung some big biker guy came running behind him and knocked him into the bushes outside the club he was reaching for his chain and the guy bit a chunkout of his knuckle and nikki then grabbed the chain and smoked him across the face then the biker pulled a gun and said freze they took him into an alley in the squad car and started beating him. when he rolled on to his stomach to avoid blows they would roll him back on his side.
Damn! That's fucked up! I found out that this song was written about one of their managers that fucked them over back after they released Too Fast For Love. This song was a big 'Fuck you' to him.
yes this song was written about one of their managers, that is right. the story about the club and undercover cops taking nikki into an alley and beating him up inspired the song "knock em dead kid"
yes this song was written about one of their managers, that is right. the story about the club and undercover cops taking nikki into an alley and beating him up inspired the song "knock em dead kid"
"Don't you try to rape me"
Umm...ok, I only thought Vince was a girl on 3 occasions, about time he realised that XD