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."
Sunday morning
Time to say goodbye
But I'll be home real soon
Though I'm leaving
Girl, don't start to cry
I'll be thinking of you
Yeah
It's a lonely ride on the midnight train
I'm counting down the days till I'm home again
How can I sing when my words have run dry
How can I smile with the tear in my eye
Summer's so lost when it's raining in June
That's how it feels
When I'm missing you
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
Baby, oh, oh
Now time ain't healing
Another week gone by
Girl, it feels like a year
I've been calling
Every day and night
How I wish you were here
Oh yeah
It's a lonely ride on the midnight train
I'm counting down the days till I'm home again
How can I sing when my words have run dry (how can I smile)
How can I smile with the tear in my eye (tear in my eye)
Summer's so lost when it's raining in June
That's how it feels (that's how it feels)
When I'm missing you
I never met a girl who was so damn sweet
Can't wait to see her again, oh
I never had a love that was so complete
And you that I'll be dreaming till then
Ooh my baby
I said that tell me now baby
How can I sing when my words have run dry (how can I smile)
How can I smile with the tear in my eye (tear in my eye)
Summer's so lost when it's raining in June
That's how it feels (that's how it feels)
When I'm missing you
Oh yeah baby
How can I smile
So missing you
Summer's so lost when it's raining in June
That's how it feels (that's how it feels)
When I'm missing you
Time to say goodbye
But I'll be home real soon
Though I'm leaving
Girl, don't start to cry
I'll be thinking of you
Yeah
It's a lonely ride on the midnight train
I'm counting down the days till I'm home again
How can I sing when my words have run dry
How can I smile with the tear in my eye
Summer's so lost when it's raining in June
That's how it feels
When I'm missing you
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah
Baby, oh, oh
Now time ain't healing
Another week gone by
Girl, it feels like a year
I've been calling
Every day and night
How I wish you were here
Oh yeah
It's a lonely ride on the midnight train
I'm counting down the days till I'm home again
How can I sing when my words have run dry (how can I smile)
How can I smile with the tear in my eye (tear in my eye)
Summer's so lost when it's raining in June
That's how it feels (that's how it feels)
When I'm missing you
I never met a girl who was so damn sweet
Can't wait to see her again, oh
I never had a love that was so complete
And you that I'll be dreaming till then
Ooh my baby
I said that tell me now baby
How can I sing when my words have run dry (how can I smile)
How can I smile with the tear in my eye (tear in my eye)
Summer's so lost when it's raining in June
That's how it feels (that's how it feels)
When I'm missing you
Oh yeah baby
How can I smile
So missing you
Summer's so lost when it's raining in June
That's how it feels (that's how it feels)
When I'm missing you
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
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.
Blue
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
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.
im one of the biggest fan of a1, too bad they disbanded but the songs they had before are still beautiful to hear until now