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."
Knew I could never hold that girl.
She was born to see the world.
All I got is a picture she mailed me.
Barefoot in the snow white sand;
A bag of sea shells in her hand.
She finally found a paradise it seems...
[Chorus:]
On the coast of somewhere beautiful,
Trade winds blowin' through her hair,
Sunlight dancin' on the water,
And I wish I was there.
Don't know how I'm gonna find her,
All I know so far...
She's on the coast of somewhere beautiful,
Runnin' with my heart.
Sometimes when the sun goes down
Shadows fall across this little town,
And I close my eyes and I drift away
To another place in another time,
When the world was ours and she was mine,
I dream of holdin' her again someday...
[Chorus:]
Don't know how I'm gonna to find her,
All I know so far...
She's on the coast of somewhere beautiful,
Runnin with my heart.
Oh, she's runnin' with my heart.
On the coast of somewhere beautiful.
She was born to see the world.
All I got is a picture she mailed me.
Barefoot in the snow white sand;
A bag of sea shells in her hand.
She finally found a paradise it seems...
[Chorus:]
On the coast of somewhere beautiful,
Trade winds blowin' through her hair,
Sunlight dancin' on the water,
And I wish I was there.
Don't know how I'm gonna find her,
All I know so far...
She's on the coast of somewhere beautiful,
Runnin' with my heart.
Sometimes when the sun goes down
Shadows fall across this little town,
And I close my eyes and I drift away
To another place in another time,
When the world was ours and she was mine,
I dream of holdin' her again someday...
[Chorus:]
Don't know how I'm gonna to find her,
All I know so far...
She's on the coast of somewhere beautiful,
Runnin with my heart.
Oh, she's runnin' with my heart.
On the coast of somewhere beautiful.
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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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I think the message he's trying to get across is about a guy that is somewhat depressed over the fact that he cant be as close to this girl as he wants to be. He thinks about her all the time but its good for nothing. I have a feeling that they talked right after they met for a short period of time, and then she just kind of faded off and he's trying to find her because she has his heart.
By him saying shes on the coast of somewhere beautiful, i think its also sending along the message that shes beautiful herself, and he doesnt want to lose her.
Very Good Song!!!
This song is about love at first sight. This guy fell deeply in love with that girl, but soon realized she had to leave, and that it was ment to be that way. You know the saying, sometimes we gotta let go of the things we love the most...? This is what it means. Even though his life may mean nothing without her, he knows that she has to go, for her sake. But still he holds on to that beautiful thought of her returning someday.
The title to me means that she can make anywhere that perfect sunset, or make the beautiful blue sky shine through... this song means so much to me, and i hope everyone could have a song that means as much to them as this one means to me!
love this song, makes me feel like im at the beach. Great sound
There is a live version you can see on Songza -- not sure if what dvd it is from -- where he introduces the song saying "this song is a true story."
this song is amazing, it makes me almost want to cry. but i think it means that he loves this girl and he looks for her but the only thing that he knows is that shes on a coast of somewhere beautiful. and this is just an AMAZINGGGG SONG I THINK!!! Kudos to Kenny!!! hes such and amazing Artist!!