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."
Enter in de dance, plug it in an we begin
Crowd up in de center, they watch fi de rydim
Watch the way we drop it in a mix timin'
Rise and amplifyin' when we come in wit de swing
Just followin the back an naturally harmonizin'
Climb into position wit synchronized things
Live from out a ghetto, we maximizin'
Sound of the Groove Armada
We superstylin', we superstylin', we superstylin'
Sometime, can you feel de pressure does unwind
Sometime
Sometime, trough de day and trough de night
Sometime
Sometime, you can make our pressure does unwind
Sometime
Sometime, it's for your spirit and your mind
Sometime
That's how we drop it on de up on de line
One time lyrics that must stick on your mind
Pop a bass line, I'll go prop and provide
My MC super, I'll go double on de right
Sometime, can you feel de pressure does unwind
Sometime
Sometime, trough de day and trough de night
Sometime
Sometime, you can make our pressure does unwind
Sometime
Sometime, it's for your spirit and your mind
Sometime
Home operator make de music play time
Baby just recline
Worldwide
Enter in de dance, plug it in an we begin
Crowd up in de center, they watch fi de rydim
Watch the way we drop it in a mix timin'
Rise and amplifyin' when we come in wit de swing
Just followin the back an naturally harmonizin'
Climb into position wit synchronized things
Live from out a ghetto, we maximizin'
Sound of the Groove Armada
We superstylin', we superstylin', we superstylin'
Sometime, can you feel de pressure does unwind
Sometime
Sometime, trough de day and trough de night
Sometime
Sometime, you can make our pressure does unwind
Sometime
Sometime, it's for your spirit and your mind
Sometime
Crowd up in de center, they watch fi de rydim
Watch the way we drop it in a mix timin'
Rise and amplifyin' when we come in wit de swing
Just followin the back an naturally harmonizin'
Climb into position wit synchronized things
Live from out a ghetto, we maximizin'
Sound of the Groove Armada
We superstylin', we superstylin', we superstylin'
Sometime, can you feel de pressure does unwind
Sometime
Sometime, trough de day and trough de night
Sometime
Sometime, you can make our pressure does unwind
Sometime
Sometime, it's for your spirit and your mind
Sometime
That's how we drop it on de up on de line
One time lyrics that must stick on your mind
Pop a bass line, I'll go prop and provide
My MC super, I'll go double on de right
Sometime, can you feel de pressure does unwind
Sometime
Sometime, trough de day and trough de night
Sometime
Sometime, you can make our pressure does unwind
Sometime
Sometime, it's for your spirit and your mind
Sometime
Home operator make de music play time
Baby just recline
Worldwide
Enter in de dance, plug it in an we begin
Crowd up in de center, they watch fi de rydim
Watch the way we drop it in a mix timin'
Rise and amplifyin' when we come in wit de swing
Just followin the back an naturally harmonizin'
Climb into position wit synchronized things
Live from out a ghetto, we maximizin'
Sound of the Groove Armada
We superstylin', we superstylin', we superstylin'
Sometime, can you feel de pressure does unwind
Sometime
Sometime, trough de day and trough de night
Sometime
Sometime, you can make our pressure does unwind
Sometime
Sometime, it's for your spirit and your mind
Sometime
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