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 the other day,
My dad walked in on me,
It really caught me off,
Cause he caught me jacking off,
And he was as embarrassed as me.
He said,
Son, youre just a growing boy,
Your just going through some changes,
Like the other boys.
Later on that week,
My dad walked in on me,
I was practicing my kicks,
And my crazy ninja flips,
He didnt understand what hed seen.
He said,
Son, what the fuck is wrong with you?
Are you out of your fucking mind?
Whats with the hunting hat?
He took me down the street,
And sat me down with the local shrink.
She said Im just a fool,
Trying to be cool,
With my friends peer pressuring me
She said,
Steve, your wearing womans jeans
Your hairs a fucking wreck,
Whats with the hunting hat?
Well fighting invisible ninjas never seemed weird to me,
I think its kind of cool,
Just dancing likes a fool,
And I dont give a fuck what you think.
I know when you were young like me,
You were tripping out on LSD,
You were hanging with your friends,
Getting fucked up in the head,
And that shit sucks to me.
Someone call the auto club,
Cause theirs about,
To be a breakdown.
Hunting hat!
Where the Fucks my hunting hat?
Did you take my hunting hat?
I know you took my hunting hat!!!!
I never played football,
I never got into college,
I never caught a pass,
I never took a cheerleader home.
I never studied much,
I just pounded beers with my best friends.
Im 24 years old and I still live
With my parents at home.
Ive come to think Im a loser
I might as well blow out my brains.
She said Im just a fool,
Trying to be cool,
With my friends peer pressuring me.
My dad walked in on me,
It really caught me off,
Cause he caught me jacking off,
And he was as embarrassed as me.
He said,
Son, youre just a growing boy,
Your just going through some changes,
Like the other boys.
Later on that week,
My dad walked in on me,
I was practicing my kicks,
And my crazy ninja flips,
He didnt understand what hed seen.
He said,
Son, what the fuck is wrong with you?
Are you out of your fucking mind?
Whats with the hunting hat?
He took me down the street,
And sat me down with the local shrink.
She said Im just a fool,
Trying to be cool,
With my friends peer pressuring me
She said,
Steve, your wearing womans jeans
Your hairs a fucking wreck,
Whats with the hunting hat?
Well fighting invisible ninjas never seemed weird to me,
I think its kind of cool,
Just dancing likes a fool,
And I dont give a fuck what you think.
I know when you were young like me,
You were tripping out on LSD,
You were hanging with your friends,
Getting fucked up in the head,
And that shit sucks to me.
Someone call the auto club,
Cause theirs about,
To be a breakdown.
Hunting hat!
Where the Fucks my hunting hat?
Did you take my hunting hat?
I know you took my hunting hat!!!!
I never played football,
I never got into college,
I never caught a pass,
I never took a cheerleader home.
I never studied much,
I just pounded beers with my best friends.
Im 24 years old and I still live
With my parents at home.
Ive come to think Im a loser
I might as well blow out my brains.
She said Im just a fool,
Trying to be cool,
With my friends peer pressuring me.
Lyrics submitted by JoeSachmo
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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."
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Yo La Tengo
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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,
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Page
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