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."
Oh why can't I just latch on to your brain
And be that one song that drives everyone insane
The low end pumping right out of your trunk
That vibrate your sternum
The bazooka, a speaker of funk
That you feel,
From a block away
What is the deal?
I heard this song four times today
Reel to reel
Backed by heavies in la
No even keel
Overplay is the only way (2x)
Oh to be a one hit wonder
That will be oh so superb
Oh only for 15 minutes or so
in and out and
nobody gets hurt
in and out
nobody gets hurt
Record label mafia
is a putting on the heat
With a new store in Seattle
The next day Miami Beach
the next day it's Jay Leno
and the next day Letterman
And then it's Oprah in chicago
Man, when will it all end?
But I say have now fear
I'll be gone before you know it
In my private Lear
No second chance I dont want to blow it
Disappear
To my neverending luai
In 15 years VH1 'where are they now?'
Oh to be a one hit wonder
That will be oh so superb
Oh only for 15 minutes or so
in and out and
nobody gets hurt
in and out
nobody gets hurt
A simple little ditty
With a sharp catchy hook
And three little cowboy chords learned from a book
A pierce above my eyeball
And em cutting down my hair
I'll do what I'm told until I disappear
Into thin air
Oh why can't I just latch on to your brain
And be that one song that drives everyone insane
The low end pumping right out of your trunk
That vibrate your sternum
The bazooka, a speaker of funk
That you feel,
From a block away
What is the deal?
I heard this song five times today
Reel to reel
Backed by heavies in la
No even keel
Overplay is the only way (11x)
Oh to be a one hit wonder
That will be oh so superb
Oh only for 15 minutes or so
in and out and
nobody gets hurt
in and out
nobody gets hurt
In and out
Nobody gets hurt
And be that one song that drives everyone insane
The low end pumping right out of your trunk
That vibrate your sternum
The bazooka, a speaker of funk
That you feel,
From a block away
What is the deal?
I heard this song four times today
Reel to reel
Backed by heavies in la
No even keel
Overplay is the only way (2x)
Oh to be a one hit wonder
That will be oh so superb
Oh only for 15 minutes or so
in and out and
nobody gets hurt
in and out
nobody gets hurt
Record label mafia
is a putting on the heat
With a new store in Seattle
The next day Miami Beach
the next day it's Jay Leno
and the next day Letterman
And then it's Oprah in chicago
Man, when will it all end?
But I say have now fear
I'll be gone before you know it
In my private Lear
No second chance I dont want to blow it
Disappear
To my neverending luai
In 15 years VH1 'where are they now?'
Oh to be a one hit wonder
That will be oh so superb
Oh only for 15 minutes or so
in and out and
nobody gets hurt
in and out
nobody gets hurt
A simple little ditty
With a sharp catchy hook
And three little cowboy chords learned from a book
A pierce above my eyeball
And em cutting down my hair
I'll do what I'm told until I disappear
Into thin air
Oh why can't I just latch on to your brain
And be that one song that drives everyone insane
The low end pumping right out of your trunk
That vibrate your sternum
The bazooka, a speaker of funk
That you feel,
From a block away
What is the deal?
I heard this song five times today
Reel to reel
Backed by heavies in la
No even keel
Overplay is the only way (11x)
Oh to be a one hit wonder
That will be oh so superb
Oh only for 15 minutes or so
in and out and
nobody gets hurt
in and out
nobody gets hurt
In and out
Nobody gets hurt
Lyrics submitted by qwerty123456
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I like this song because of the title's double meaning. When I first saw the song title I thought the song was going to be about weed.