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 saw her on the 4:15 in a dowtown tuesday you wonder where she's heading to cause it's a little bit early her eyes reflect that she's on top of a whirlwind business blitz but as a matter of fact there's all too much of that because she's anyone anywhere you saw her leaving by the back on a frigid sunday you barely noticed as she passed because you always hurry now speeding off you trace the steps of an endless procession but as a matter of fact there's all to much of that because she's anyone anywhere you caught her on the 4:15 it's a payday friday you've gathered where she's heading to cause it's a little bit early again you wait to make your move to a conversation's birth but as a matter of fact there's all to much of that she's anyone anywhere.
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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,
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.
Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
Zombie
Cranberries, The
Cranberries, The
"Zombie" is about the ethno-political conflict in Ireland. This is obvious if you know anything of the singer (Dolores O'Riordan)'s Irish heritage and understood the "1916" Easter Rising reference.
"Another head hangs lowly
Child is slowly taken
And the violence caused such silence
Who are we mistaken
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Another mother's breaking
Heart is taking over"
Laments the Warrington bomb attacks in which two children were fatally injured on March 23rd, 1993. Twelve year old Tim Parry was taken off life support with permission from his mother after five days in the hospital, virtually braindead.
"But you see it's not me
It's not my family"
References how people who are not directly involved with the violence feel about it. They are "zombies" without sympathy who refuse to take action while others suffer.
I think this song is saying not to procrastinate (wow, good word) doing something you have set your mind to. Because by the time you make your move to do it, it could all be gone.
I dunno, I think maybe it's saying something like keep your eyes open because the one you're looking for in life is "anyone, anywhere" and you may see him/her a lot and not even know it. And you have to take risks, you can't sit there and contemplate whether or not to go up to the girl/guy. You have to take chances or you might lose them. I dunno though...
I actually think that this is not one of their best songs lyrically, but I do love this song. "She's anyone, anywhere....." what exactly does that mean? I hate to sound stupid, but..... yeah. well, that's about it, except that I like the part "you barely noticed as she passed because you always hurry now. speeding off you trace the steps of an endless procession, but as a matter of fact there's all too much of that." I like that part because it's saying that he barely even noticed her this time because he's always in such a hurry. as in when you hurry through life, you pass certain things by. I dunno. it makes sense to me. I think I'm going to go post on Thursday now....
" Variations on a theme " can actually be found in the collective journals of Sylvia Plath. Perhaps this is where the title comes from?
Amazing song
What does he say in the end of the song? I can't understand..