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."
are you ready for a lil bit of drop n’ harmony…
all the ladies in the house…
lemme hear you say ooh ahh…
drop n’ harm you make me hot…
lemme hear you say ooh ahh…
drop n’ harm you make me hot…
and if your down with DnH…
and you’ve got filipino pride…
pump your fist up in the air…
lemme hear you say yeah…
lemme hear you say yeah… yeah…
all I do is fantasise about you…
girl you blow my mind…
whenever you’re here next to meeh oh I feel so alive…
inside… (I waited so patiently for you to beeh mine…)
dont ever wanna do a thing with out yah… (never no never no…)
your the air in my life…
you treat meeh with honest, dignity, and respect…
never a moment that I wont admit…
its so incredible… and its to wonderful…
to give my life to you…
damn that’s impossible…
oh girl I cant explain…
you put a spell over meeh…
over meeh…
baybeeh girl… I love you so…
never no never no…
will I ever let you go…
I want you by my side…
(I want you by my side…)
until the day I die…
(until the day I die…)
forever baybeeh till the day I die…
never no never no…
baybeeh girl…
(why I need you so…)
I need you so..
never no never no…
will I ever do you wrong…
I’ll treat you right babe…
till the day I die…
forever lady till the day we die…
when we make love its like…
paradise…
the mountains are passion…
take us through the night… and we dont stop…
(no we dont stop…)
no we dont stop till we see the morning light babe…
we never have to worry…
never know about it babe…
I love you endlessly from summer till spring…
your the only one whos made meeh see…
juss how special beehin in love can beeh…
that’s why I say…
its so incredible…
and its so wonderful…
to give my life to you…
damn that’s impossible…
oh I cant explain…
you put a spell over meeh…
over meeh…
that’s why girl I say…
baybeeh girl… I love you so…
never no never no…
(my baybeeh baybeeh gyrl…)
will I ever let you go…
I want you by my side…
(I want you by my side…)
till the day I die…
(until the day I die…)
forever baybeeh till the day I die…
never no never no…
baybeeh girl… I need you so..
never no never no…
will I ever do you wrong…
I’ll treat you right babe…
till the day I die…
forever lady till the day we die…
Bridge:
I never knew this happyness could beeh happening to meeh…
oh and I never no never thought I’d ever find someone
who can beeh… who can beeh… who can beeh…
as wonderful as you…
(my lonely dayz and nights are true…)
so positive and true…
(I thought my life would alwayz beeh true…)
and I come straight from the love you bring…
believe meeh when I say…
I’m com-plet-ly in love with you…
whooo…
whoo…
baybeeh gyrl…
I love you so…
never no never no…
will I ever let you go…
(will I ever let you go…)
I want you by my side…
until the day I die…
forever baybeeh till the day we die…
(forever… forever… forever…)
baybeeh gyrl…
I need you so…
never no never no…
will I ever do you wrong..
ill treat you right babe…
until the day i die…
forever babe till the day we die…
baybeeh gyrl…
I love you so…
never no never no never no…
will I ever let you go…
I want you by my side…
until the day I die…
forever lady till the day we die…
baybeeh gyrl…
I need you so…
never no never no…
will I ever do you wrong…
ill treat you right babe…
till the day I die…
forever lady till the day we dieee…
all the ladies in the house…
lemme hear you say ooh ahh…
drop n’ harm you make me hot…
lemme hear you say ooh ahh…
drop n’ harm you make me hot…
and if your down with DnH…
and you’ve got filipino pride…
pump your fist up in the air…
lemme hear you say yeah…
lemme hear you say yeah… yeah…
all I do is fantasise about you…
girl you blow my mind…
whenever you’re here next to meeh oh I feel so alive…
inside… (I waited so patiently for you to beeh mine…)
dont ever wanna do a thing with out yah… (never no never no…)
your the air in my life…
you treat meeh with honest, dignity, and respect…
never a moment that I wont admit…
its so incredible… and its to wonderful…
to give my life to you…
damn that’s impossible…
oh girl I cant explain…
you put a spell over meeh…
over meeh…
baybeeh girl… I love you so…
never no never no…
will I ever let you go…
I want you by my side…
(I want you by my side…)
until the day I die…
(until the day I die…)
forever baybeeh till the day I die…
never no never no…
baybeeh girl…
(why I need you so…)
I need you so..
never no never no…
will I ever do you wrong…
I’ll treat you right babe…
till the day I die…
forever lady till the day we die…
when we make love its like…
paradise…
the mountains are passion…
take us through the night… and we dont stop…
(no we dont stop…)
no we dont stop till we see the morning light babe…
we never have to worry…
never know about it babe…
I love you endlessly from summer till spring…
your the only one whos made meeh see…
juss how special beehin in love can beeh…
that’s why I say…
its so incredible…
and its so wonderful…
to give my life to you…
damn that’s impossible…
oh I cant explain…
you put a spell over meeh…
over meeh…
that’s why girl I say…
baybeeh girl… I love you so…
never no never no…
(my baybeeh baybeeh gyrl…)
will I ever let you go…
I want you by my side…
(I want you by my side…)
till the day I die…
(until the day I die…)
forever baybeeh till the day I die…
never no never no…
baybeeh girl… I need you so..
never no never no…
will I ever do you wrong…
I’ll treat you right babe…
till the day I die…
forever lady till the day we die…
Bridge:
I never knew this happyness could beeh happening to meeh…
oh and I never no never thought I’d ever find someone
who can beeh… who can beeh… who can beeh…
as wonderful as you…
(my lonely dayz and nights are true…)
so positive and true…
(I thought my life would alwayz beeh true…)
and I come straight from the love you bring…
believe meeh when I say…
I’m com-plet-ly in love with you…
whooo…
whoo…
baybeeh gyrl…
I love you so…
never no never no…
will I ever let you go…
(will I ever let you go…)
I want you by my side…
until the day I die…
forever baybeeh till the day we die…
(forever… forever… forever…)
baybeeh gyrl…
I need you so…
never no never no…
will I ever do you wrong..
ill treat you right babe…
until the day i die…
forever babe till the day we die…
baybeeh gyrl…
I love you so…
never no never no never no…
will I ever let you go…
I want you by my side…
until the day I die…
forever lady till the day we die…
baybeeh gyrl…
I need you so…
never no never no…
will I ever do you wrong…
ill treat you right babe…
till the day I die…
forever lady till the day we dieee…
Lyrics submitted by KungFuChica
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