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."
When I first saw you
I said to myself
Girl who you looking good for?
Who you talking to?
Who that fella is standing right next to you? (ooh ooh)
[Verse 1]
Look at me, silly me
got me thinking bout changing the game
And I can't let
you get away
so I said..
hello, hello,
Girl, what's your name?
[Chorus]
(Who's girl is that... who's girl is that, you're supposed to (yeah) be the one, I'm needing that.
(I wonder) I wonder who she talking to on the phone (mmmmmm)
I know it's not me, so I'm tryin' to get on
(Stop playing mama) I'm gonna want her
(You need to go ahead) and throw that number
(This love is crazy) Let's work something out
(I wanna work something out) Let's work something out, baby
[Verse 2]
The time is right now
You ain't gotta look at me with a frown
Or sucking you lips
all you gotta do is say no or yea yo
And we can go, all the way to the top
ain't nothing wrong with that
Can't let you get away
so I said hello, hello
Girl what's your name
[Bridge]
Something bout ya baby girl (something bout ya girl)
I love ya sexy ways (I love it, I love it)
oh oh
The way you give me chills
when I see your face
[Chorus]
Who's girl is that, I wanna know
Who's girl is that (yeah)
she's supposed to be the one
I'm gettin' at
I wonder who she talking to on the phone (on the phone, mmmmm)
I know it's not me so I'm tryin' to get on
(Stop playing mama)
I'm gonna want her
Ya need to go ahead and throw that number
This love is crazy let's work something out baby (I wanna work it out)
Lady and gentleman the mack of the year!
[Chorus]
Who's girl is that I wanna know
Who's girl is that I'm supposed to be the one (yeah)
I'm needing that (I'm needing that)
Wonder who she talking to on the phone (on the phone)
I know it's not me so I'm tryin' to get on
(Stop playing mama) I'm gonna want her
(ya need to go ahead) and throw that number
(This love is crazy)
Let's work something out baby
(I wanna work it out real quick yeah)
[Bridge]
Let's work something out baby
(I'll need you to comfort me, yes i will)
Let's work something out baby
(and I'll let her know, We'll work it out baby)
(yeah) Let's work something out baby
(come on)
Let's work something out baby
(oh oh oh woah woah oh yea)
Let's work something out baby
(Let's work something out real quick)
Something bout ya baby girl (woo),
I love your sexy ways (I love it, I love it)
oh oh
When you give me chills
when I see your face
[Chorus]
Who's girl is that, I wanna know
Who's girl is that (ooh oh) she supposed to be the one I'm needing that
I wonder who she talking to on the phone (who could it be)
I know it's not me so I'm tryin' to get on
(Stop playing mama) I'm gonna want her
(ya need to go ahead)
and throw that number
(This love is crazy)
Let's work something out baby
(I wanna work something out real quick)
MMMM-MMMM-MMMM
I said to myself
Girl who you looking good for?
Who you talking to?
Who that fella is standing right next to you? (ooh ooh)
[Verse 1]
Look at me, silly me
got me thinking bout changing the game
And I can't let
you get away
so I said..
hello, hello,
Girl, what's your name?
[Chorus]
(Who's girl is that... who's girl is that, you're supposed to (yeah) be the one, I'm needing that.
(I wonder) I wonder who she talking to on the phone (mmmmmm)
I know it's not me, so I'm tryin' to get on
(Stop playing mama) I'm gonna want her
(You need to go ahead) and throw that number
(This love is crazy) Let's work something out
(I wanna work something out) Let's work something out, baby
[Verse 2]
The time is right now
You ain't gotta look at me with a frown
Or sucking you lips
all you gotta do is say no or yea yo
And we can go, all the way to the top
ain't nothing wrong with that
Can't let you get away
so I said hello, hello
Girl what's your name
[Bridge]
Something bout ya baby girl (something bout ya girl)
I love ya sexy ways (I love it, I love it)
oh oh
The way you give me chills
when I see your face
[Chorus]
Who's girl is that, I wanna know
Who's girl is that (yeah)
she's supposed to be the one
I'm gettin' at
I wonder who she talking to on the phone (on the phone, mmmmm)
I know it's not me so I'm tryin' to get on
(Stop playing mama)
I'm gonna want her
Ya need to go ahead and throw that number
This love is crazy let's work something out baby (I wanna work it out)
Lady and gentleman the mack of the year!
[Chorus]
Who's girl is that I wanna know
Who's girl is that I'm supposed to be the one (yeah)
I'm needing that (I'm needing that)
Wonder who she talking to on the phone (on the phone)
I know it's not me so I'm tryin' to get on
(Stop playing mama) I'm gonna want her
(ya need to go ahead) and throw that number
(This love is crazy)
Let's work something out baby
(I wanna work it out real quick yeah)
[Bridge]
Let's work something out baby
(I'll need you to comfort me, yes i will)
Let's work something out baby
(and I'll let her know, We'll work it out baby)
(yeah) Let's work something out baby
(come on)
Let's work something out baby
(oh oh oh woah woah oh yea)
Let's work something out baby
(Let's work something out real quick)
Something bout ya baby girl (woo),
I love your sexy ways (I love it, I love it)
oh oh
When you give me chills
when I see your face
[Chorus]
Who's girl is that, I wanna know
Who's girl is that (ooh oh) she supposed to be the one I'm needing that
I wonder who she talking to on the phone (who could it be)
I know it's not me so I'm tryin' to get on
(Stop playing mama) I'm gonna want her
(ya need to go ahead)
and throw that number
(This love is crazy)
Let's work something out baby
(I wanna work something out real quick)
MMMM-MMMM-MMMM
Lyrics submitted by hollistergurl524
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