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."
Ah yeah, Flipmode
Here we come, 'bout to bust and explode
Flipmode, Busta Bus (what?)
Nine-seven (come on, what), hot shit (haha)
Check it out
Hit you with no delayin', so what you sayin', yo? (Uh)
Silly with my nine milli, what the deally, yo? (What?)
When I be on the mic, yes, I do my duty, yo (ha)
Wild up in the club like we wild in the studio (uh)
You don't wanna violate, nigga, really and truly, yo (what?)
My main thug nigga named Julio he moody, yo (what?)
Type of nigga that'll slap you with the tool-io (bah)
Bitch nigga scared to death, act fruity, yo (uh)
Fuck that, look at shorty, she a little cutie, yo (yeah)
The way she shake it make me wanna get all in the booty, yo (woo)
Top mistresses, bangin' bitches in videos (huh?)
Whylin with my freak like we up in the freak shows (yes)
Hit you with the shit, make you feel it all in your toes (yeah)
Hot shit, got all you niggas in wet clothes (it get cold)
Stylin' my metaphors when I formulate my flows (uh)
If you don't know you fuckin' with lyrical player pros, like that
Do you really wanna party with me?
Let me see just what you got for me (come on)
Put all your hands where my eyes can see (put 'em up, yo)
Straight buckwhylin' in the place to be (whylin')
If you really wanna party with me (Flipmode)
Let me see just what you got for me (come on)
Put all your hands where my eyes can see (put 'em up)
Straight buckwildin in the place to be (yeah)
If you really wanna party with me
In God We Trust (what?)
Yo, it's a must that you heard of us, yo, we murderous (uh)
A lot of niggas is wondering and they curious (what?)
How me and my niggas do it, it's so mysterious (magical)
Furious, all of my niggas is serious (uh)
Shook niggas be walkin around fearin' us (what?)
Front nigga, like you don't wanna be hearin' us (nope)
Gotta listen to how radio be playin' us (ah)
Thirty time a day shit'll make you delirious (what?)
Damagin' everything all up in your areas (yeah)
Yo, it's funny how all the chickens be always serving us (uh)
All up in between they ass where they wanna carry us (uh)
Hit you good then I hit 'em off with the alias (what?)
Various, chickens, they wanna marry us (ah)
Yo, it's Flipmode, my nigga, you know we 'bout to bust (uh)
Seven figure money the label preparin' us
Bite the dust, instead of you makin' a fuss (fuss)
Niggas know better 'cause there ain't no comparin' us (nope)
Mad at us, niggas is never, we fabulous (yeah)
Hit my people off with the flow that be marvelous (ha)
Oh shit, my whole clique victorious (yeah)
Takin' no prisoners, niggas is straight up warriors (what?)
While you feelin' that I know you be feelin' so glorious (huh)
Then I blitz and reminisce on my nigga Notorious (what?)
Do you really wanna party with me? (Like that, like that-tha-that-that)
Let me see just what you got for me (that that that, tha-that-that-that)
Put all your hands where my eyes can see
Straight buckwildin in the place to be
If you really wanna party with me
Let me see just what you got for me
Put all your hands where my eyes can see (Flipmode)
Straight buckwildin in the place to be
If you really wanna party with me
Here we come, 'bout to bust and explode
Flipmode, Busta Bus (what?)
Nine-seven (come on, what), hot shit (haha)
Check it out
Hit you with no delayin', so what you sayin', yo? (Uh)
Silly with my nine milli, what the deally, yo? (What?)
When I be on the mic, yes, I do my duty, yo (ha)
Wild up in the club like we wild in the studio (uh)
You don't wanna violate, nigga, really and truly, yo (what?)
My main thug nigga named Julio he moody, yo (what?)
Type of nigga that'll slap you with the tool-io (bah)
Bitch nigga scared to death, act fruity, yo (uh)
Fuck that, look at shorty, she a little cutie, yo (yeah)
The way she shake it make me wanna get all in the booty, yo (woo)
Top mistresses, bangin' bitches in videos (huh?)
Whylin with my freak like we up in the freak shows (yes)
Hit you with the shit, make you feel it all in your toes (yeah)
Hot shit, got all you niggas in wet clothes (it get cold)
Stylin' my metaphors when I formulate my flows (uh)
If you don't know you fuckin' with lyrical player pros, like that
Do you really wanna party with me?
Let me see just what you got for me (come on)
Put all your hands where my eyes can see (put 'em up, yo)
Straight buckwhylin' in the place to be (whylin')
If you really wanna party with me (Flipmode)
Let me see just what you got for me (come on)
Put all your hands where my eyes can see (put 'em up)
Straight buckwildin in the place to be (yeah)
If you really wanna party with me
In God We Trust (what?)
Yo, it's a must that you heard of us, yo, we murderous (uh)
A lot of niggas is wondering and they curious (what?)
How me and my niggas do it, it's so mysterious (magical)
Furious, all of my niggas is serious (uh)
Shook niggas be walkin around fearin' us (what?)
Front nigga, like you don't wanna be hearin' us (nope)
Gotta listen to how radio be playin' us (ah)
Thirty time a day shit'll make you delirious (what?)
Damagin' everything all up in your areas (yeah)
Yo, it's funny how all the chickens be always serving us (uh)
All up in between they ass where they wanna carry us (uh)
Hit you good then I hit 'em off with the alias (what?)
Various, chickens, they wanna marry us (ah)
Yo, it's Flipmode, my nigga, you know we 'bout to bust (uh)
Seven figure money the label preparin' us
Bite the dust, instead of you makin' a fuss (fuss)
Niggas know better 'cause there ain't no comparin' us (nope)
Mad at us, niggas is never, we fabulous (yeah)
Hit my people off with the flow that be marvelous (ha)
Oh shit, my whole clique victorious (yeah)
Takin' no prisoners, niggas is straight up warriors (what?)
While you feelin' that I know you be feelin' so glorious (huh)
Then I blitz and reminisce on my nigga Notorious (what?)
Do you really wanna party with me? (Like that, like that-tha-that-that)
Let me see just what you got for me (that that that, tha-that-that-that)
Put all your hands where my eyes can see
Straight buckwildin in the place to be
If you really wanna party with me
Let me see just what you got for me
Put all your hands where my eyes can see (Flipmode)
Straight buckwildin in the place to be
If you really wanna party with me
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Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See Lyrics as written by Trevor Smith Jimmy Seals
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
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."
I Can't Go To Sleep
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Punchline
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
the verses to this song are inane even by busta rhymes radio hit standards.
but it grooves like a MUTHA. and has one of the best rap hook ever written (up there with patti dooke, react and the message)