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."
Tief in Deiner Vene
Unter Deiner Haut
Hab ich durch die Gene
In das Nichts geschaut
Du hast mein Herz in der Hand, es brennt
Ich weiss ich kann mich befrein
Du hast mein Herz in der Hand, es brennt
Hörst Du mich tief in Dir schrein
Sex hat keine Macht!
Sex hat keine Macht!
Du blutest nicht genug für mich
Küss mich noch ein letztes Mal
Tief in Deiner Kehle
Irgendwo im Schlund
Geh ich Deiner Seele
Langsam auf den Grund
Du hast mein Herz inder Hand, es brennt
Ich weiss ich kann mich befrein
Du hast mein Herz in der Hand, es brennt
Hörst Du mich tief in dir schrein
Sex hat keine Macht!
Sex hat keine Macht!
Du blutest nicht genug für mich
Küss mich noch ein letztes Mal
Sex hat keine Macht!
Sex hat keine Macht!
Du blutest nicht genug für mich
Küss mich noch ein letztes Mal
Sex hat keine Macht!
Sex hat keine Macht!
Du leidest nicht genug für mich
Täusch mich noch ein letztes Mal
Unter Deiner Haut
Hab ich durch die Gene
In das Nichts geschaut
Du hast mein Herz in der Hand, es brennt
Ich weiss ich kann mich befrein
Du hast mein Herz in der Hand, es brennt
Hörst Du mich tief in Dir schrein
Sex hat keine Macht!
Sex hat keine Macht!
Du blutest nicht genug für mich
Küss mich noch ein letztes Mal
Tief in Deiner Kehle
Irgendwo im Schlund
Geh ich Deiner Seele
Langsam auf den Grund
Du hast mein Herz inder Hand, es brennt
Ich weiss ich kann mich befrein
Du hast mein Herz in der Hand, es brennt
Hörst Du mich tief in dir schrein
Sex hat keine Macht!
Sex hat keine Macht!
Du blutest nicht genug für mich
Küss mich noch ein letztes Mal
Sex hat keine Macht!
Sex hat keine Macht!
Du blutest nicht genug für mich
Küss mich noch ein letztes Mal
Sex hat keine Macht!
Sex hat keine Macht!
Du leidest nicht genug für mich
Täusch mich noch ein letztes Mal
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Mountain Song
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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.
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Midnight
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Another Love
Tom Odell
Tom Odell
I think the meaning is pretty clear. This person got really burned in a previous relationship, and because of this is unable to love and show care in his present one, even though he so badly wants to. It's lovely song, and very sad. You can really feel how defeated and frustrated he is with himself.

Zombie
Cranberries, The
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"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.
English translation: Sex Has No Power
Deep in your veins Under your skin I looked through the genes Into the void
You have my heart in your hand, it burns I know I can free myself You have my heart in your hand, it burns Do you hear my screaming deep inside you
Sex has no power! Sex has no power! You don't bleed enough for me Kiss me one last time
Deep in your throat Somewhere in the gullet I slowly get to the Bottom of your soul
You have my heart in your hand, it burns I know I can free myself You have my heart in your hand, it burns Do you hear my screaming deep inside you
Sex has no power! Sex has no power! You don't bleed enough for me Kiss me one last time
Sex has no power! Sex has no power! You don't bleed enough for me Kiss me one last time
Sex has no power! Sex has no power! You don't bear enough for me Change me one last time