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."
Keep your hoes in check
(Super)
I got this girl and she wants me to duke her
I told her I'll come scoop her around eight, she said (super)
That sounds great, shorty girl's a trooper
No matter what I need her to do, she be like (super)
Own his own throne, the boss like King Koopa
On the microphone he flossed the ring (super)
Average emcees is like a TV blooper
MF DOOM, he's like D.B. Cooper
Out with the moolah, I let her get a outfit
Just to cool her off she said "Niggas ain't about shit"
I wonder if she meant it, I doubt it
The way it be in her mouth she can't live without it
And can't live with this, handle your business
Villain'll stay on a scandalous hoes shit list
One pack of cookies please, Mr. Hooper
It's fun smacking rookies, he is the (super)
Look like a black Wookie when he let his beard grow
Weirdo, brown skin'ded always kept his hair low
Rumors has it it's a S-Curl accident
DOOM was always known to keep the best girls backs bent
Some say it's the eyes, some say the accent
A lotta guys wonder where they stacks went
I call her thunder thighs with the fatty swolla
Only mess with high rollers, do what daddy told her
No matter the city she with me to do the thang thang
Work in the coochie, hoopti chitty chitty bang bang
Same name on the titty as on the name ring
Pretty like Baby D off "All in the Same Gang"
Keep my eye on her, really don't trust her
But I treat her like a daughter, taught her how to bust a nut
And the heat to turn beef to horsemeat chalupa
Teach her how to hold it, of course he is the (super)
See most cats treat her like Foofur
Or beat her to a stupor, take it from the (super)
You need to make her feel cuter
And lay down the G like Luther, everything'll be (super)
Do for her, keep her in a new fur
So she look sweet when she go to meet the (super)
Got the buddha get the Grenadiers, twist it
Put it in the air, come here, kiss it
Listen here scooter, let her try to bag you
When she's on the rag never let her fry the Ragu
Which'll have you under some type of spell crying "dag boo"
Her name on your back in a tattoo
Whether a bourgie broad, nerd ho, street chick
Don't call her wifey if you met her at the Freaknik
You don't want her, don't waste her time, I'll dupe her
And be a father to your child like the (super)
He keep his hoes in check
Sends 'em out to get glows from off frozen necks
Tell 'em take his clothes, leave him posing naked for real
Better yet, get him for the check off the record deal
Find out where he keep the Tec and the blue steel
Make sure for extra wreck let him know how you feel
And while he's running down to All-Star Weekend to ball
I'm coming with the U-HAUL (Super)
(Super)
(Super)
Has the laser cannon been loaded?
Everything has been prepared as you ordered
But how did you get permission to return to New York, Master?
Through the efforts of a misguided fool
It's free enterprise!
And I'm not gonna let some blasted government bureaucrat tell me how to run my business
But DOOM-
Will be my guest on my private estate on Long Island!
There's nothing you can do about it
He's dangerous, I just hope you know what you're doing
Don't I always?
Ah, there's DOOM's jet, right on time
Why is it so cold down here?
Ah, the heat went out in the whole building
Warm enough out there on Long Island with DOOM
DOOM? Here in New York?
Yes, DOOM, has an amazing new machine
Get the president of the United States on the phone
How long's all this gonna take, DOOM?
I would not advise you to repeat that error
Sure, I know what you mean
(Super)
I got this girl and she wants me to duke her
I told her I'll come scoop her around eight, she said (super)
That sounds great, shorty girl's a trooper
No matter what I need her to do, she be like (super)
Own his own throne, the boss like King Koopa
On the microphone he flossed the ring (super)
Average emcees is like a TV blooper
MF DOOM, he's like D.B. Cooper
Out with the moolah, I let her get a outfit
Just to cool her off she said "Niggas ain't about shit"
I wonder if she meant it, I doubt it
The way it be in her mouth she can't live without it
And can't live with this, handle your business
Villain'll stay on a scandalous hoes shit list
One pack of cookies please, Mr. Hooper
It's fun smacking rookies, he is the (super)
Look like a black Wookie when he let his beard grow
Weirdo, brown skin'ded always kept his hair low
Rumors has it it's a S-Curl accident
DOOM was always known to keep the best girls backs bent
Some say it's the eyes, some say the accent
A lotta guys wonder where they stacks went
I call her thunder thighs with the fatty swolla
Only mess with high rollers, do what daddy told her
No matter the city she with me to do the thang thang
Work in the coochie, hoopti chitty chitty bang bang
Same name on the titty as on the name ring
Pretty like Baby D off "All in the Same Gang"
Keep my eye on her, really don't trust her
But I treat her like a daughter, taught her how to bust a nut
And the heat to turn beef to horsemeat chalupa
Teach her how to hold it, of course he is the (super)
See most cats treat her like Foofur
Or beat her to a stupor, take it from the (super)
You need to make her feel cuter
And lay down the G like Luther, everything'll be (super)
Do for her, keep her in a new fur
So she look sweet when she go to meet the (super)
Got the buddha get the Grenadiers, twist it
Put it in the air, come here, kiss it
Listen here scooter, let her try to bag you
When she's on the rag never let her fry the Ragu
Which'll have you under some type of spell crying "dag boo"
Her name on your back in a tattoo
Whether a bourgie broad, nerd ho, street chick
Don't call her wifey if you met her at the Freaknik
You don't want her, don't waste her time, I'll dupe her
And be a father to your child like the (super)
He keep his hoes in check
Sends 'em out to get glows from off frozen necks
Tell 'em take his clothes, leave him posing naked for real
Better yet, get him for the check off the record deal
Find out where he keep the Tec and the blue steel
Make sure for extra wreck let him know how you feel
And while he's running down to All-Star Weekend to ball
I'm coming with the U-HAUL (Super)
(Super)
(Super)
Has the laser cannon been loaded?
Everything has been prepared as you ordered
But how did you get permission to return to New York, Master?
Through the efforts of a misguided fool
It's free enterprise!
And I'm not gonna let some blasted government bureaucrat tell me how to run my business
But DOOM-
Will be my guest on my private estate on Long Island!
There's nothing you can do about it
He's dangerous, I just hope you know what you're doing
Don't I always?
Ah, there's DOOM's jet, right on time
Why is it so cold down here?
Ah, the heat went out in the whole building
Warm enough out there on Long Island with DOOM
DOOM? Here in New York?
Yes, DOOM, has an amazing new machine
Get the president of the United States on the phone
How long's all this gonna take, DOOM?
I would not advise you to repeat that error
Sure, I know what you mean
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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,
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Blue
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
This song is so badass, it's what turned me onto Doom.
Man! These whack bubble gum rap lovin cats aint up on THE DOOM (yet)!!!!! You gotta be kiddin. I never even thought to look for him on this sight until now because I thought it was to mainstream and white, but that was my mistake so whatever.
But the song is basically pretty much self explanitory. It was kind of weird though because around the time when I had first picked up the MMM FOOD album, and consequently heard this song, this chick I had started hoeing for some pimp she ran off with. I guess I should have "made her feel cuter nad lay down the G like Lutha". ANd everything would have been "Supa" . Its bugged out how the time this song came to me all of this was going on. Must of been a sign from the Most High Allah (ZWT)! (lol)
Kickin that shit. talking about the bottom bitch. MF the pimp. droping science, putting mother fuckers onto game. (Get the Jake one remix.)
MF Doom is unbeatable and this song is so sick
this is soooo dope, dont know if u caught this but its a metaphor for money. . .
mf doom he's like D.B. Cooper out with the moola, i let her get a outfit just to cool her off, she said niggaz ain't about shit i wonder if she meant it, i doubt it the way it be in her mouth she can't live without it
the "outfit" is a wallet
or lead her to a scoopa take it from the should be or beat her to a stupa take it from the
Also outfit doesn't mean wallet in this context in my opinion. The way I interpret this is DOOM is like D B Cooper in that he is "out with the moola," but that this has dual meaning, saying he's spending money, specifically on this broad who's loving the dick all up in her mouth region.
Dope song.
electroencephalograph...doom vs lil' wayne = raype