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."
Can't you understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
People are people
So why should it be (why should it be?)
That you and I should get along so awfully? (So awfully)
People are people
So why should it be
That you and I should get along so awfully? (Oh, oh, oh)
So now there's different colors
And there's different breeds
And different people
Have different needs
It's obvious you hate me
Though I've done nothing wrong
I've never even met you
So what could I have done?
Can't you understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
People are people
So why should it be (why should it be?)
That you and I should get along so awfully? (So awfully)
People are people
So why should it be
That you and I should get along so awfully? (Oh, oh, oh)
So now you're punching
And you're kicking
And you're screaming at me
You're relying on my common decency
I know it hasn't surfaced
But I'm sure it exists
It just takes a while to travel
From my head to my fist (boom)
Can't you understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
People are people
So why should it be (why should it be?)
That you and I should get along so awfully? (So awfully)
People are people
So why should it be
That you and I should get along so awfully?
People are people
Why should it be (why should it be?)
That we get along so awfully?
Why should it be (why should it be?)
That we get along so awfully?
Can't you understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
Can't you understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
People are people
So why should it be (why should it be?)
That you and I should get along so awfully? (So awfully)
People are people
So why should it be
That you and I should get along so awfully?
People are people
Why should it be (why should it be?)
That we get along so awfully?
Can't you understand
Why should it be (why should it be?)
Can't we get along 'cause people are people
Can't you understand
Why should it be (why should it be?)
That we get along so awfully?
(Can't you understand)
Why should it be (why should it be?)
(Can't you understand)
Can we get along 'cause people are people?
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
People are people
So why should it be (why should it be?)
That you and I should get along so awfully? (So awfully)
People are people
So why should it be
That you and I should get along so awfully? (Oh, oh, oh)
So now there's different colors
And there's different breeds
And different people
Have different needs
It's obvious you hate me
Though I've done nothing wrong
I've never even met you
So what could I have done?
Can't you understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
People are people
So why should it be (why should it be?)
That you and I should get along so awfully? (So awfully)
People are people
So why should it be
That you and I should get along so awfully? (Oh, oh, oh)
So now you're punching
And you're kicking
And you're screaming at me
You're relying on my common decency
I know it hasn't surfaced
But I'm sure it exists
It just takes a while to travel
From my head to my fist (boom)
Can't you understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
People are people
So why should it be (why should it be?)
That you and I should get along so awfully? (So awfully)
People are people
So why should it be
That you and I should get along so awfully?
People are people
Why should it be (why should it be?)
That we get along so awfully?
Why should it be (why should it be?)
That we get along so awfully?
Can't you understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
Can't you understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
People are people
So why should it be (why should it be?)
That you and I should get along so awfully? (So awfully)
People are people
So why should it be
That you and I should get along so awfully?
People are people
Why should it be (why should it be?)
That we get along so awfully?
Can't you understand
Why should it be (why should it be?)
Can't we get along 'cause people are people
Can't you understand
Why should it be (why should it be?)
That we get along so awfully?
(Can't you understand)
Why should it be (why should it be?)
(Can't you understand)
Can we get along 'cause people are people?
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i was very angry when i heard this song i was like what the fuck DOPE can do soooo much better than this but DOPE ROCKS AND i wanna do edsel like none other
what are you talking about? this song is fucking awsome!
Hahahahahahaha =) I thought this was a cover at first.... Then i realized it was like the OPPOSITE of the original teehee DOPE OWNS ♥
Awesome song, but hard to belive dope sings this song and Die MF Die and Burn.........
why isnt this listed as a cover? its a cover of the depache mode i mena the lyrics are a tiny bit diffrent but that still makes it a cover they only chaged like 4 fours and the beat is esentialy the same as is the meaning
Lol yeah this song has been done so many times.. This is by far the best of covers.. Good catchy chorus find myself singing along all the time...
Shows Dope's variety I guess.. Also I'm not sure but I don't think this version is about racism.. maybe a violence fetish or something..
This is a cover of a Depeche Mode song. Dope does a lot of covers. Fuck Tha Police, this song, You Spin Me Round, and Rebel Yell are the ones that I know of.
Im glad someone else noticed this.....
This is a cover song.
Look it up under Depeche Mode, Though the original is shorter, the Dope cover is longer and I like it slightly better than the original.
It is not the opposite.