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."
You've got something to say,
or so you say to me,
then you receive a blank stare.
You've got something to say of importance and gosh,
that's really good to hear.
I'm proud of you,
so proud of you,
I'm proud of you,
I'm very proud of you.
You've got something S.P. - some to show to me.
Well, I have seen it before.
I can't compete, I can't impress you.
I guess I'll show you the door.
or so you say to me,
then you receive a blank stare.
You've got something to say of importance and gosh,
that's really good to hear.
I'm proud of you,
so proud of you,
I'm proud of you,
I'm very proud of you.
You've got something S.P. - some to show to me.
Well, I have seen it before.
I can't compete, I can't impress you.
I guess I'll show you the door.
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"I'm proud of you, so proud of you, I'm proud of you,"
yeah like thats what he really says in the chorus
I'm confused. . . .
I like the song though. . .
HAHA ok I'm 4 years late in defending myself, you guys just didn't understand my post. Forever I thought in the chorus he was singing:
"I fuck well, and you suck well, and you fuck well!"
I just listened to it again and I was convinced it was that again. Haah you hostile pimps ain't gettin on my ass on this one, VICTORIOUS!
I will Sugarpunk, you is a fool boyee.
Seriously though I don't understand what you said.
hard to believe when you see it written down but, yeah it does sound like that. i thought the same thing. he's right, you guys are pwnzord in the face.
wait wat the heck isnt it wat are the lyrics then im confused arent the ones posted on the page the real ones i dont thikn davey is going to talk about fucking and all that other crap you said in a song. who ever said that is a pervert and retatrded. thers more to a relashionship than that sick crap you no
Sigh. There was no mention of relationships, so shush now please. The lyrics do sound like that (I fuck well, etc).
And for the record, if you don't thikn (sic) Davey is going to talk about that kind of subject matter, I'll plant a seed right here and suggest you check out a song named Cruise Control.
You could've wrote the song out yourself you whiney fuck.
oh sugar punk he got you good! he got you good you little bastard!