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."
Start with colors
They always get away with attitude
But they'll try to convince you of your mood
And what you want they'll give it to you
But it's only therapy, that's all they do
And for a year
She was anti-pioneer
Singing sappy songs
About what went wrong
Two years before
But even now
When the false is true
When I call me you
When the flag changes colors
The language knows
When the month changes numbers
It's time to go
When the flag changes colors
The language knows
When the month changes numbers
It's time to go
Anti-pioneer
Anti-pioneer
Anti-pioneer
Anti-pioneer
And for a year
She was anti-pioneer
They passed her off too late
To change her future's fate
But even now when the false gets true
And living colors seem possible to you
When the flag changes colors
The language knows
When the month changes numbers
It's time to go
When the flag changes colors
The language knows
When the month changes numbers
It's time to go home
They always get away with attitude
But they'll try to convince you of your mood
And what you want they'll give it to you
But it's only therapy, that's all they do
And for a year
She was anti-pioneer
Singing sappy songs
About what went wrong
Two years before
But even now
When the false is true
When I call me you
When the flag changes colors
The language knows
When the month changes numbers
It's time to go
When the flag changes colors
The language knows
When the month changes numbers
It's time to go
Anti-pioneer
Anti-pioneer
Anti-pioneer
Anti-pioneer
And for a year
She was anti-pioneer
They passed her off too late
To change her future's fate
But even now when the false gets true
And living colors seem possible to you
When the flag changes colors
The language knows
When the month changes numbers
It's time to go
When the flag changes colors
The language knows
When the month changes numbers
It's time to go home
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
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Jane's Addiction
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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'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
American Town
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.
Flags represent countries and to change the color of a flag would mean another country has conqured and divided, perhaps through war via storming borders and such. Usually, along border towns where there are two different languages, each contribues to the other to form a "hybrid" language, or mix of both. When a nation is conqured, the language may change. That is historical, at least and is much of the conqurers strategy; to deny the people of their religion (Julian/Gregorian calander?) and rid them of their native tongue.
Therapy could be thought to mean a rahabilitation as in the "colors" that represent the nation are symbols that represent the nations voice and how the voice (leader) will often promise the people prosperity ect which are absolute lies, only inteded to change the "mood" of the people.
The anti-pioneer would be someone who cares not to participate in storming borders and are more like an isolationist country. On second thought, it could also mean the people are not willing to pioneer into new territory though they are being stormed. Interesting song!