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."
Woke up with a bang
And a bug on your face
It crawled in your mouth
And gave you a taste of
The good life you left behind
But I think you're gonna be fine
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
This nagging malaise
Is more than a phase
It feels like a job
But no boss ever pays you to lay there
And think how you'll die
While the tears start to well in your eyes
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
One more Saturday
All alone through the night
You've got to be sure
When you turn out that light
That it's going to turn on again
You've got to be your good friend
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
And a bug on your face
It crawled in your mouth
And gave you a taste of
The good life you left behind
But I think you're gonna be fine
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
This nagging malaise
Is more than a phase
It feels like a job
But no boss ever pays you to lay there
And think how you'll die
While the tears start to well in your eyes
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
One more Saturday
All alone through the night
You've got to be sure
When you turn out that light
That it's going to turn on again
You've got to be your good friend
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
Somebody loves you
And you're gonna make it through
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Somebody Loves You Lyrics as written by Mark O. Everett
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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."
Gentle Hour
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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,
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
hi. Princess I think its best to look at a song as a whole, to get a message of some relevancy.. it is really not necessary to try to link everything into a story.. a song isn’t always about giving entertainment! lol like some 3 min piece of TV Soap with situations.. plots..characters and all into a pretty song. It’s not about that. it’s just that when you’re willing to write about human emotions you go through those to deliver it clearer, by using metaphores about everything..love, pain, and all those complex human things in between. That’s how you send a message out the emotions conveyed inside these lyrics are enough in themselves to understand the main theme I would think. those images used are more about getting the feelings across even the weirdest ones. Then I see many here who see it only as some invention saying nothing about us, making a useless tale of the lyrics. Missing all that’s universal inside of them See for this one how boring to think this is only about some guy that sleeps pretty bad at night.. uneasy at work and kind of gets tired at home and could possibly become suicidal so at some point in the song someone has to tell him that love can save the day. Lol come on Lol sorry to make a big deal of this but hey as far as I’ve been reading reviews on this site I’m always surprised frankly how peoples can’t get the relevance of the ideas that are holding the songs they’re talking about. We’re ending up with pieces of narrow interpretations that reduces every images made to some kind of a dumb scenario. that is annoying and kind of..frustrating. sorry and we’re back to our regular program now. goodnight :}