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."
Why does everything have to be a love thing
Think of all the sorrows that love brings
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
You know that I don't back
You doin what you want without you
Letting me know that you do
So I can do it too
We've been so together
And if there were ever
Reason to change it
I'm sure we could arrange it baby
Something's wrong if you really think that
You're the one to get away with it
I know what you're thinkin'
It's startin' to sink in
Why?
Why does everything have to be a love thing
Think of all the sorrows that love brings
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Why does everything gotta be a love thing
Why can't we take each other and just hang
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
I'm not one to go on your preconceptions
Of direct behavior
It's really not my flavor baby
Somethings wrong if you really think that
You're the one to get away with it
I know what you're thinkin'
It's starting to sink in Now
Why does everything have to be a love thing
Think of all the sorrows that love brings
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Why does everything gotta be a love thing
Why can't we take each other and just hang
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
I don't need a ring on my finger
I kinda like bein' single
Commitment don't fit me
It fit me one time
And I still don't know
Why does everything have to be a love thing
Think of all the sorrows that love brings
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Why does everything have to be a love thing
Think of all the sorrows that love brings
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Why does everything gotta be a love thing
Why can't we take each other and just hang
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Why does everything have to be a love thing
Think of all the sorrows that love brings
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Why does everything gotta be a love thing
Why can't we take each other and just hang
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
What (da da da)
Whoa (da da da)
I really don't think so
Why does everything have to be a love thing
Think of all the sorrows that love brings
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Why does everything gotta be a love thing
Why can't we take each other and just hang
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Think of all the sorrows that love brings
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
You know that I don't back
You doin what you want without you
Letting me know that you do
So I can do it too
We've been so together
And if there were ever
Reason to change it
I'm sure we could arrange it baby
Something's wrong if you really think that
You're the one to get away with it
I know what you're thinkin'
It's startin' to sink in
Why?
Why does everything have to be a love thing
Think of all the sorrows that love brings
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Why does everything gotta be a love thing
Why can't we take each other and just hang
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
I'm not one to go on your preconceptions
Of direct behavior
It's really not my flavor baby
Somethings wrong if you really think that
You're the one to get away with it
I know what you're thinkin'
It's starting to sink in Now
Why does everything have to be a love thing
Think of all the sorrows that love brings
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Why does everything gotta be a love thing
Why can't we take each other and just hang
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
I don't need a ring on my finger
I kinda like bein' single
Commitment don't fit me
It fit me one time
And I still don't know
Why does everything have to be a love thing
Think of all the sorrows that love brings
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Why does everything have to be a love thing
Think of all the sorrows that love brings
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Why does everything gotta be a love thing
Why can't we take each other and just hang
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Why does everything have to be a love thing
Think of all the sorrows that love brings
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Why does everything gotta be a love thing
Why can't we take each other and just hang
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
What (da da da)
Whoa (da da da)
I really don't think so
Why does everything have to be a love thing
Think of all the sorrows that love brings
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Why does everything gotta be a love thing
Why can't we take each other and just hang
Is it where you really want to go
No, I really don't think so
Lyrics submitted by DallasLeigh
I Really Don't Think So Lyrics as written by M. Nelkin J. Hartman
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
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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."
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.
Amazing
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
SCENE 23 SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nuu uh!
I meant to say no duh!
I really like this song. Scene 23 are some of the nicest people you can meet. And yeah, why does everything have to be a LOVE thing? This song makes me think of how angry I am when I see two people holding hands in the shopping mall and blocking you from passing them! ARGH!