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."
Can you believe we're being plagued by religion still?
These Christians aren't about to give up.
It's the same countless fools go on and on and on and on and...
Closest thing to witches I've ever seen,
Let's get out the gas and set them on fire!
Aw, teach me how to pray, good Christian.
If it works you'll all be dead.
We'll see the secret to salvation,
For me it's when you're dead, you're dead, you're DEAD.
I can't believe they're serious,
Superstitious spastic fools.
They live for everlasting life,
And ruin my life here on earth.
They must be SO intelligent,
To know so much more than me...
I wanna take the president,
Chop off his head,
And mail it to them in a garbage bag.
Hinkley had a vision,
Hinkley had a vision.
These Christians aren't about to give up.
It's the same countless fools go on and on and on and on and...
Closest thing to witches I've ever seen,
Let's get out the gas and set them on fire!
Aw, teach me how to pray, good Christian.
If it works you'll all be dead.
We'll see the secret to salvation,
For me it's when you're dead, you're dead, you're DEAD.
I can't believe they're serious,
Superstitious spastic fools.
They live for everlasting life,
And ruin my life here on earth.
They must be SO intelligent,
To know so much more than me...
I wanna take the president,
Chop off his head,
And mail it to them in a garbage bag.
Hinkley had a vision,
Hinkley had a vision.
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
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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."
When We Were Young
Blink-182
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Magical
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Blue
Ed Sheeran
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"Hinkley," is actually John W. Hinckley, Jr. (with a "c" in Hinckley), and for those of you that don't know, he tried to kill Ronnie Reagan. He opened fire in a crowd in Washington D.C. on March 30, 1981, but only one of the bullets hit Reagan(left lung).. Too bad he survivied :,(
I heard Hinckley did it to impress some actress, but this is a great song, my favorite part is
"I wanna take the president, Chop off his head, And mail it to them in a garbage bag!"
Hinckley did it to impress Jodie Foster. And yes, Pogo Pope, that is the best part of the song.
oh! fuckin crap ! good voice tho