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."
Black leather
Cold skin
Warped bodies are moving
Silver chains
Razor blades
Torture, of the flesh
On your knees
Feel the pain
The principles, of lust
Forbidden dreams
Forbidden dreams
The nightmare
Of pleasure, and pain
You see your flesh in chains
You feel your flesh in chains
You want your flesh in chains
You need your flesh in chains
Fires are burning
Flames of the heart
The smell of blood
In the air
Sweet torture
Sweet pain
Mutilation, of your body
You can't move
You can't cry
Tears of pain
In your eyes
You break down
On the floor
Your heart stops beating
Now
You see your flesh in chains
You feel your flesh in chains
You want your flesh in chains
You need your flesh in chains
You see your flesh in chains
You feel your flesh in chains
You want your flesh in chains
You need your flesh in chains
Flesh in chains
You want your flesh in chains
Flesh in chains
You need your flesh in chains
Cold skin
Warped bodies are moving
Silver chains
Razor blades
Torture, of the flesh
On your knees
Feel the pain
The principles, of lust
Forbidden dreams
Forbidden dreams
The nightmare
Of pleasure, and pain
You see your flesh in chains
You feel your flesh in chains
You want your flesh in chains
You need your flesh in chains
Fires are burning
Flames of the heart
The smell of blood
In the air
Sweet torture
Sweet pain
Mutilation, of your body
You can't move
You can't cry
Tears of pain
In your eyes
You break down
On the floor
Your heart stops beating
Now
You see your flesh in chains
You feel your flesh in chains
You want your flesh in chains
You need your flesh in chains
You see your flesh in chains
You feel your flesh in chains
You want your flesh in chains
You need your flesh in chains
Flesh in chains
You want your flesh in chains
Flesh in chains
You need your flesh in chains
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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This song sounds really unique. It starts out with these organs playing, and then it turns into this dancy, pumping, electronic music. I love this song, always have, it's one of my favorite Terminal Choice songs. I like this whole album as a matter of fact, although I've heard that Christian Pohl [the man behind T.C] regrets ever making this album. I thinks its one of his best T.C. albums. I've been a T.C. fan for a long time, and I really must say T.C. really played a part in getting me hooked onto electronic music of all kinds [because of this album]. I've also seen how T.C. has grown in popularity since I first learned of them. I'm not sure if thats a good thing though, since they seem to change there style to get more fans, who knows. Anyway I still love this band.