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."
Mary-Anne's my favorite girl
but she's living in her Hollywood world
her daddy owns a 4-star hotel
mommy owns another
Saturdays she's never around
'cause she's at the hippest party in town
and she tells me that she's settling down
so I'm waiting, waiting, waiting
she tells me to let it go but I'm the one who let her in
Mary-Anne shows up wasted at my door
Mary-Anne takes my bed, leaves me the floor
Mary-Anne, you're such a whore
Mary-Anne
Met her at a rock n roll show
she was diggin' on some rum and some coke
she told me she was ready to go
take it or leave it (I couldn't believe it!)
Mary-Anne says love at first sight
shouldn't be confused with spending a night
but she'll come 'round when the timing is right
so I'm waiting, waiting, waiting
she tells me to let it go but I'm the one who let her in
and I don't wanna be a sad, weak , frail, meek, love-struck geek who's
waiting up for her again
but she's living in her Hollywood world
her daddy owns a 4-star hotel
mommy owns another
Saturdays she's never around
'cause she's at the hippest party in town
and she tells me that she's settling down
so I'm waiting, waiting, waiting
she tells me to let it go but I'm the one who let her in
Mary-Anne shows up wasted at my door
Mary-Anne takes my bed, leaves me the floor
Mary-Anne, you're such a whore
Mary-Anne
Met her at a rock n roll show
she was diggin' on some rum and some coke
she told me she was ready to go
take it or leave it (I couldn't believe it!)
Mary-Anne says love at first sight
shouldn't be confused with spending a night
but she'll come 'round when the timing is right
so I'm waiting, waiting, waiting
she tells me to let it go but I'm the one who let her in
and I don't wanna be a sad, weak , frail, meek, love-struck geek who's
waiting up for her again
Lyrics submitted by mark4phoenix
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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."
Just A Little Lovin'
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awesome song. this guy is very talented... Heard of him from purevolume.com/adamrichman
Besides the obvious tackiness of it, this song's ridiculously catchy and tight.
Wow, I love this song. I just think it's awesome. I feel like him -- a love-sick puppy.
this song is very catchy but I love it. it reminds me of paris hilton..."but she's living in her Hollywood world her daddy owns a 4-star hotel mommy owns another" i also heard about it from purevolume.com there are so many freakin ads for him so i figure why not listen and I was impressed
This song is great! The first song I heard from him about 2 years ago and I still love it.
It's about that girl (or guy for the ladies) that we've all had in our lives at one time or another. You love them to death and really wish you could get together but they only give you the time of day when its convientient for them. And they use you again and again.
great song..great artist. the fact that hes so unknown makes my sick. artists like rihanna or james blunt and shit are so fukin popular but suck ass. my frend introduced me to adam. shes a big fan of the band common rotation which is also very obscure, and anyway they wer performing at the point in nj, which closed down, and adam richman opened up for them. she automatically loved him and bought his albums which she burned for me. luv him
i heard of adam richman about a year ago thruogh my brother, then i saw him live at the flipside festival in VA. i haddd to keep listening after that =)
this song is wonderfulooza and really catchy. its pretty straight-foward, so anyone can basically understand the meaning.
i agree with riley826. he is a really great artist and no one knows who he is. just give him a few more years =)
The song is infectuously catchy, but I absolutely loathe the sophomoric line "you're such a whore". He could have done better with that lyric
I really wish I could meet Adam. He's my second cousin by marriage...