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."
Let me lay it on the line
I got a little freakiness inside
And you know that a man has gotta feel with it (with it, with it)
I don't care what they say
I'm not gonna pay nobody's way
'Cause it's all about the doll in me (mmm)
I want to freak in the morning
Freak in the evening
Just like me
I need a rough neck brother that can satisfy me
Just for me
If you are that kind of man
'Cause I'm that kind of girl
I've gotta freaky secret everybody sing
'Cause we don't give a damn about a thing
'Cause I will be a freak until the day
Until the dawn
And we can all through the night
To the early morn
Come on and we'll take you around the hood
On a gangster lift
'Cause we can any time of day
It's all good for me
Boy you're moving kinda slow
You gotta keep up now
There you go
That's just something that a man must do (mmm mmm)
I'm packing all the things that you need
I got you shock up on your knees
'Cause it's all about the dark in me, yeah
I want to freak in the morning
Freak in the evening
Just like me
I need a rough neck brother that can satisfy me
Just for me
If you are that kind of man
'Cause I'm that kind of girl
I've gotta freaky secret everybody sing
'Cause we don't give a damn about a thing
'Cause I will be a freak until the day
Until the dawn
And we can all through the night
To the early morn
Come on and we'll take you around the hood
On a gangster lift
'Cause we can any time of day
It's all good for me
'Cause I will be a freak until the day
Until the dawn
And we can all through the night
To the early morn
Come on and we'll take you around the hood
On a gangster lift (Take you round the)
'Cause we can any time of day
It's all good for me
Good for me
Good for me
Good for me
I got a little freakiness inside
And you know that a man has gotta feel with it (with it, with it)
I don't care what they say
I'm not gonna pay nobody's way
'Cause it's all about the doll in me (mmm)
I want to freak in the morning
Freak in the evening
Just like me
I need a rough neck brother that can satisfy me
Just for me
If you are that kind of man
'Cause I'm that kind of girl
I've gotta freaky secret everybody sing
'Cause we don't give a damn about a thing
'Cause I will be a freak until the day
Until the dawn
And we can all through the night
To the early morn
Come on and we'll take you around the hood
On a gangster lift
'Cause we can any time of day
It's all good for me
Boy you're moving kinda slow
You gotta keep up now
There you go
That's just something that a man must do (mmm mmm)
I'm packing all the things that you need
I got you shock up on your knees
'Cause it's all about the dark in me, yeah
I want to freak in the morning
Freak in the evening
Just like me
I need a rough neck brother that can satisfy me
Just for me
If you are that kind of man
'Cause I'm that kind of girl
I've gotta freaky secret everybody sing
'Cause we don't give a damn about a thing
'Cause I will be a freak until the day
Until the dawn
And we can all through the night
To the early morn
Come on and we'll take you around the hood
On a gangster lift
'Cause we can any time of day
It's all good for me
'Cause I will be a freak until the day
Until the dawn
And we can all through the night
To the early morn
Come on and we'll take you around the hood
On a gangster lift (Take you round the)
'Cause we can any time of day
It's all good for me
Good for me
Good for me
Good for me
I got a little freakiness inside
And you know that a man has gotta feel with it (with it, with it)
I don't care what they say
I'm not gonna pay nobody's way
'Cause it's all about the doll in me (mmm)
I want to freak in the morning
Freak in the evening
Just like me
I need a rough neck brother that can satisfy me
Just for me
If you are that kind of man
'Cause I'm that kind of girl
I've gotta freaky secret everybody sing
'Cause we don't give a damn about a thing
'Cause I will be a freak until the day
Until the dawn
And we can all through the night
To the early morn
Come on and we'll take you around the hood
On a gangster lift
'Cause we can any time of day
It's all good for me
Boy you're moving kinda slow
You gotta keep up now
There you go
That's just something that a man must do (mmm mmm)
I'm packing all the things that you need
I got you shock up on your knees
'Cause it's all about the dark in me, yeah
I want to freak in the morning
Freak in the evening
Just like me
I need a rough neck brother that can satisfy me
Just for me
If you are that kind of man
'Cause I'm that kind of girl
I've gotta freaky secret everybody sing
'Cause we don't give a damn about a thing
'Cause I will be a freak until the day
Until the dawn
And we can all through the night
To the early morn
Come on and we'll take you around the hood
On a gangster lift
'Cause we can any time of day
It's all good for me
'Cause I will be a freak until the day
Until the dawn
And we can all through the night
To the early morn
Come on and we'll take you around the hood
On a gangster lift (Take you round the)
'Cause we can any time of day
It's all good for me
Good for me
Good for me
Good for me
I got a little freakiness inside
And you know that a man has gotta feel with it (with it, with it)
I don't care what they say
I'm not gonna pay nobody's way
'Cause it's all about the doll in me (mmm)
I want to freak in the morning
Freak in the evening
Just like me
I need a rough neck brother that can satisfy me
Just for me
If you are that kind of man
'Cause I'm that kind of girl
I've gotta freaky secret everybody sing
'Cause we don't give a damn about a thing
'Cause I will be a freak until the day
Until the dawn
And we can all through the night
To the early morn
Come on and we'll take you around the hood
On a gangster lift
'Cause we can any time of day
It's all good for me
Boy you're moving kinda slow
You gotta keep up now
There you go
That's just something that a man must do (mmm mmm)
I'm packing all the things that you need
I got you shock up on your knees
'Cause it's all about the dark in me, yeah
I want to freak in the morning
Freak in the evening
Just like me
I need a rough neck brother that can satisfy me
Just for me
If you are that kind of man
'Cause I'm that kind of girl
I've gotta freaky secret everybody sing
'Cause we don't give a damn about a thing
'Cause I will be a freak until the day
Until the dawn
And we can all through the night
To the early morn
Come on and we'll take you around the hood
On a gangster lift
'Cause we can any time of day
It's all good for me
'Cause I will be a freak until the day
Until the dawn
And we can all through the night
To the early morn
Come on and we'll take you around the hood
On a gangster lift (Take you round the)
'Cause we can any time of day
It's all good for me
Good for me
Good for me
Good for me
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Freak Like Me Lyrics as written by Marc Valentine Eugene Hanes
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ive heard this song mixed with the queens of the stone age "song for the dead" its pretty funny
who wrote these lyrics originally? i kn ow the backgorund music is from Are Friends Electric, but what of the lyrics?
This song rocks!!! I think i've heard the re-mix type dance version b4 by sum1 else, on London radio. By the way, im English & my parents come from Africa! Keep up da good work!
i found out: it was Adina Howard, great song. Not quite as good as the original bootleg but still good.
heidi[new blonde],is not aex-atomic kitten,she's 2 boring!!
Hehe, the new one suxs!! But then....I love the song Nice titel 2 :D
i heard this b4 loads of times, i the sugababe should do their own stuff, i original is better but this is good.
adina howard's version sucked. the sugababes certainly didn't improve it.
"Freak Like Me" what do their combined ages equal something like 23?
Heidi Rocks. she's so hot
This song is definitely catchy, u can dance to it, sing along with it, its just wicked! But I miss thatred head chick she was pretty cool!