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."
(konishi)
Translators: andrei cunha
This recording...
Goodbye babe and amen
Sayonara iu
Toki ga kita no
Bye bye babe bye bye
Sayonara
Thank you
Go kigen yo
Bye bye
Ichiban suki na
Kimi to wakareru
Nante
Baby
Tatoe hon-no
Hitotoki demo
Kanashii
Goodbye baby
And amen
Mata doko ka de
O-ai shimasho
Bye bye baby
Bye bye
Sayonara
Thank you
Ai shiteru yo
Bye bye
Ichiban suki na
Kimi to soshite
Kyo mata
Baby
Kanashii kedo
Hanare-banare
Ni naru
Goodbye baby
And amen
Kuchizuke shite
O-wakare desho
Bye bye babe goodbye
Sayonara thank you
Eien ni ne
Bye bye
Goodbye babe and amen
Sayonara iu
Toki ga kita no
Bye bye babe bye bye
Sayonara
Thank you
Go kigen yo
Bye bye
Ichiban suki na
Kimi to soshite
Kyo mata
Baby
Kanashii kedo
Hanare-banare
Ni naru
Ooooh
Goodbye baby and amen
Dai-suki datta
Ni-ju seiki
Bye bye baby
Bye bye
Sayonara thank you
Ai shiteru yo
Bye bye
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
Bye bye
Bye bye
Bye bye
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
(repeat)
Yeaaahh...
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
.....
(false bonus track)
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This recording...
Goodbye baby and amen
The time has come
To say goodbye
Bye bye baby bye bye
Au revoir
Danke schoen
Have a nice day
Hasta la vista
I'd never thought
I'd have to say
Sayonara to you
Babe
Even when we're apart
Just for a while
I feel sad
Auf wiedersehen liebchen
Und amen
We'll meet again
Some time
Sayonara ne
Totziens
Arrivederci
Merci beaucoup
Te quiero
Ciao
It breaks my heart
To see you part
From me thus
Baby
I'm sad
To say goodbye but
Goodbye
Au revoir mon amour
Et amen
The time has come to kiss
And bid our adieus
Fare thee well
Ciao and obrigado
Forever
Gule gule
Goodbye baby and amen
The time has come
To say goodbye
Bye bye baby bye bye
Au revoir
Danke schoen
Have a nice day
Hasta la vista
It breaks my heart
To see you part
From me thus
Baby
I'm sad
To say goodbye but
Goodbye
Ooooh
Goodbye baby and amen
My beloved
Twentieth century
Ciao bambina
Hasta luego
Merci et a plus
I love you
Auf wiedersehen
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Ciao
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Ciao
A plus
Ciao
Tschuess
Sayonara soshite amen
Jaa ne
Sayonara soshite amen
Hasta luego
Sayonara soshite amen
Bye bye
(repeat)
Oh oui!
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Ciao
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Ciao
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Ciao
.....
(false bonus track)
Translators: andrei cunha
This recording...
Goodbye babe and amen
Sayonara iu
Toki ga kita no
Bye bye babe bye bye
Sayonara
Thank you
Go kigen yo
Bye bye
Ichiban suki na
Kimi to wakareru
Nante
Baby
Tatoe hon-no
Hitotoki demo
Kanashii
Goodbye baby
And amen
Mata doko ka de
O-ai shimasho
Bye bye baby
Bye bye
Sayonara
Thank you
Ai shiteru yo
Bye bye
Ichiban suki na
Kimi to soshite
Kyo mata
Baby
Kanashii kedo
Hanare-banare
Ni naru
Goodbye baby
And amen
Kuchizuke shite
O-wakare desho
Bye bye babe goodbye
Sayonara thank you
Eien ni ne
Bye bye
Goodbye babe and amen
Sayonara iu
Toki ga kita no
Bye bye babe bye bye
Sayonara
Thank you
Go kigen yo
Bye bye
Ichiban suki na
Kimi to soshite
Kyo mata
Baby
Kanashii kedo
Hanare-banare
Ni naru
Ooooh
Goodbye baby and amen
Dai-suki datta
Ni-ju seiki
Bye bye baby
Bye bye
Sayonara thank you
Ai shiteru yo
Bye bye
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
Bye bye
Bye bye
Bye bye
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
(repeat)
Yeaaahh...
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Goodbye baby and amen
Bye bye
.....
(false bonus track)
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This recording...
Goodbye baby and amen
The time has come
To say goodbye
Bye bye baby bye bye
Au revoir
Danke schoen
Have a nice day
Hasta la vista
I'd never thought
I'd have to say
Sayonara to you
Babe
Even when we're apart
Just for a while
I feel sad
Auf wiedersehen liebchen
Und amen
We'll meet again
Some time
Sayonara ne
Totziens
Arrivederci
Merci beaucoup
Te quiero
Ciao
It breaks my heart
To see you part
From me thus
Baby
I'm sad
To say goodbye but
Goodbye
Au revoir mon amour
Et amen
The time has come to kiss
And bid our adieus
Fare thee well
Ciao and obrigado
Forever
Gule gule
Goodbye baby and amen
The time has come
To say goodbye
Bye bye baby bye bye
Au revoir
Danke schoen
Have a nice day
Hasta la vista
It breaks my heart
To see you part
From me thus
Baby
I'm sad
To say goodbye but
Goodbye
Ooooh
Goodbye baby and amen
My beloved
Twentieth century
Ciao bambina
Hasta luego
Merci et a plus
I love you
Auf wiedersehen
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Ciao
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Ciao
A plus
Ciao
Tschuess
Sayonara soshite amen
Jaa ne
Sayonara soshite amen
Hasta luego
Sayonara soshite amen
Bye bye
(repeat)
Oh oui!
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Ciao
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Ciao
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Sayonara soshite amen
Ciao
.....
(false bonus track)
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Goodbye Baby & Amen Lyrics as written by Yashuharu Konishi
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