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."
I'm telling you a story now
Of something that's wrong
This has been developing
Since nineteen eighty-one
Maybe she's alone
Maybe she's alone
What can i do?
What can i do?
There's nothing
There's nothing
There's nothing i can do
If I'm a proper jewish boy
Will her family love me?
Can't stand to see her on the stage
And know she's not thinking of me
Maybe she'll be hearing this
But probably she won't (probably she won't)
Possibly she has desires
But probably she don't (probably she don't)
There's nothing I can do
Of something that's wrong
This has been developing
Since nineteen eighty-one
Maybe she's alone
Maybe she's alone
What can i do?
What can i do?
There's nothing
There's nothing
There's nothing i can do
If I'm a proper jewish boy
Will her family love me?
Can't stand to see her on the stage
And know she's not thinking of me
Maybe she'll be hearing this
But probably she won't (probably she won't)
Possibly she has desires
But probably she don't (probably she don't)
There's nothing I can do
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i can totally relate to this song. Its about wanting someone (natalie portman in this case) soo bad but theres nothing you can do about it. Its a great tune by a great band.
how many times have i felt like this.....a whole freakin bunch of times.
This is pretty funny...i just found out about this song a few days ago.My friend Josh has a massive crush on Natalie Portman.He's written many songs about her..and everything.He'd be pissed if he found out about this...so i'm not gonna tell him about it.Anyways..this is a kick ass song.Ozma is a sweet band.I love their cover of the tetris theme song.Its also a great song..
I'd hit it.
:D
I love this song. . . at first the lyrics struck me as odd, especially the "If I'm a proper Jewish boy / Will her family love me?" This is by far my favorite Ozma song.
great song to listen to while lusting after Padme
Oh man, I can relate to this song exactly. I mean, EXACTLY. I, too, love Natalie Portman. Or, I'm obsessed with her anyways. I know it's unrealistic and she's six years older than me and she's waaaay too beautiful for me, but I can't help but dream of her. So to help you out, Ars Musica, the line "If I'm a proper Jewish boy / Will her family love me?" is because Natalie Portman was born in Jerusalem, Israel( isn't that so hott?), and she's of Jewish descent. So, if you want to get to Natalie, you have to make her parents like you too. Hope that clears it up. Also, in case any of you were wondering, in the first stanza it says :she's been developing since 1981", cuz she was born in '81. Kinda sad that I know all this off the top of my head. Well, Natalie's beautiful, that's all.
The lyrics are right, they don't say "She has been developing..." it says "This has been developing..." which implies that the problem has been developing, in otherwords, since she was born (and If I'm not mistaken, Daniel Brummel also born the same year.) So yeah...