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."
I bongo with my lingo and beat it like a wing yo
To congo to Colombo can't stereotype my thing yo
I salt and pepper my mango shoot spit out the window
Bingo I got them in the thing yo now what? I'm doing my thing yo
Quit bending all my fingo quit beating me like you're ringo
You wanna go? you wanna win the war?
Like P.L.O. I won't surrender
The sun showers that fall on my troubles
Are over you my baby
And some showers I'll be aiming at you
'Cause I'm watching you my baby
I bongo with my lingo and eat it like a wing yo
To congo to Colombo can't stereotype my thing yo
I checked that mouth on him fucking checked that gas on him
I had him, cornered him
Fucking shut that gate on him
Why would you listen to him?
He had his way I'm bored of him
I'm tired of him
I don't wanna be as bad as him
It's a bomb yo so run yo
Put away your stupid gun yo
'Cause we see through like a protocol call
That's why we blow it up' fore we go
The sun showers that fall on my troubles
Are over you my baby
And some showers I'll be aiming at you
'Cause I'm watching you my baby
The sun showers that fall on my troubles
Are over you my baby
And some showers I'll be aiming at you
'Cause I'm watching you my baby
Semi-9 and snipered him
On that wall they posted him
They cornered him
And then just murdered him
He told them he didn't know them
He wasn't there, they didn't know him
They showed him a picture then
Ain't that you with the Muslims?
He had Colgate on his teeth and Reebok classics on his feet
At the factory he does Nike and then helps the family
Beat heart beat he's made it to the news week
Sweetheart seen it
He's done it for the peeps. peace.
The sun showers that fall on my troubles
Are over you my baby
And some showers I'll be aiming at you
'Cause I'm watching you my baby
The sun showers that fall on my troubles
Are over you my baby
And some showers I'll be aiming at you
'Cause I'm watching you my baby
To congo to Colombo can't stereotype my thing yo
I salt and pepper my mango shoot spit out the window
Bingo I got them in the thing yo now what? I'm doing my thing yo
Quit bending all my fingo quit beating me like you're ringo
You wanna go? you wanna win the war?
Like P.L.O. I won't surrender
The sun showers that fall on my troubles
Are over you my baby
And some showers I'll be aiming at you
'Cause I'm watching you my baby
I bongo with my lingo and eat it like a wing yo
To congo to Colombo can't stereotype my thing yo
I checked that mouth on him fucking checked that gas on him
I had him, cornered him
Fucking shut that gate on him
Why would you listen to him?
He had his way I'm bored of him
I'm tired of him
I don't wanna be as bad as him
It's a bomb yo so run yo
Put away your stupid gun yo
'Cause we see through like a protocol call
That's why we blow it up' fore we go
The sun showers that fall on my troubles
Are over you my baby
And some showers I'll be aiming at you
'Cause I'm watching you my baby
The sun showers that fall on my troubles
Are over you my baby
And some showers I'll be aiming at you
'Cause I'm watching you my baby
Semi-9 and snipered him
On that wall they posted him
They cornered him
And then just murdered him
He told them he didn't know them
He wasn't there, they didn't know him
They showed him a picture then
Ain't that you with the Muslims?
He had Colgate on his teeth and Reebok classics on his feet
At the factory he does Nike and then helps the family
Beat heart beat he's made it to the news week
Sweetheart seen it
He's done it for the peeps. peace.
The sun showers that fall on my troubles
Are over you my baby
And some showers I'll be aiming at you
'Cause I'm watching you my baby
The sun showers that fall on my troubles
Are over you my baby
And some showers I'll be aiming at you
'Cause I'm watching you my baby
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The P.L.O is the Palestine Liberation Organization........Mtv refuses to play this music video just because of her reference that they will never surrender.
How lame.
That's a pretty damn reason to ban a song don't you think?
its autobiographical deifnetely...i think it describes what her dad was involved in...she had a rough childhood
I have a feeling that this may be about her cousin that was a suicide bomber in Sri Lanka. She's mentioned him in alot of interviews and did a documentary on trying to find him where she went back to Sri Lanka only to find that he was already dead.
I fucking love this song. It makes me want to learn about Sri Lankan politics. I wish I knew more. M.I.A.= the only rap CD I've bought...basically ever.
Colombo is the Capital of Sri Lanka, where Maya's parents are from. Her father is/was invovled with the Tamil liberation effort in Sri Lanka. This song is somewhat terroristic, though the Tamils state they are looking for peaceful means to liberation and fair treatment.
love it! her voice is awesome. the lyrics don
t mean much to me, but its a good song to run to. hah.autobiographical i feel. my favorite m.i.a song. amazing sound. so unique .
This song is sort of heartbreaking at the end when he get's caught, 'he's doing it for the peeps...'
It's really great how she's able to combine this very serious stuff with outright party music, the only thing I can compare it to is classic period Public Enemy.
Check out the awesome Piracy Funds Terrorism version of this song, it uses the beat to Salt n Peppa's Push It.
a boy trying to help his family through the war-ish times i guess, man this song has a great beat,, its so different than anything else, when i first heard it i thought it was awful but its deffinitly grows on you.
It's not rap, fools!