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."
Hello world my name is insomnia,
cause I’d rather fight my thoughts then sleep
I believe I rather like this feeling in my hands
and I’m obsessed with not the thought of you
but the thought of what we should be
and I believe that I’ve lost touch with
the concious side of me
[Chorus]
I drink myself stupid till
your name does not even ring a bell
this glass is my prescription
overdosed on new addictions
lady luck skipped my name
she blessed the world
and left my head for dead
love drunk from bottle kissing
all’s good when I’ve got whiskey
stop the noise stop all the talking
stop theses thoughts there too loud
there screaming in different directions
on how to deal with what I am now
so yeah I’ve gone a tad bit over board
but I guess thats what this shit will do
when you’ve fallen and your heart just wont move
gather round now everybody
I’ve got a story and I’ll start from the top
I met a demon back at the ocean
raise your glass to their love potions
roll the dice
cause the boys want another drink
hurry up
lets get drunk
passed out
your face is but a blur to me
my eyes close
and i fold
lately I’ve been having these strange dreams
and they tend to frighten me so I cant’ sleep in
in my dreams
(in my dreams)
I’m so deadly
(I’m deadly)
don’t you wish
(I’m deadly)
I bet you wish you’d never met me
roll the dice
the boys want another drink
passed out
your face is but a blur to me
my eyes close and i fold
cause I’d rather fight my thoughts then sleep
I believe I rather like this feeling in my hands
and I’m obsessed with not the thought of you
but the thought of what we should be
and I believe that I’ve lost touch with
the concious side of me
[Chorus]
I drink myself stupid till
your name does not even ring a bell
this glass is my prescription
overdosed on new addictions
lady luck skipped my name
she blessed the world
and left my head for dead
love drunk from bottle kissing
all’s good when I’ve got whiskey
stop the noise stop all the talking
stop theses thoughts there too loud
there screaming in different directions
on how to deal with what I am now
so yeah I’ve gone a tad bit over board
but I guess thats what this shit will do
when you’ve fallen and your heart just wont move
gather round now everybody
I’ve got a story and I’ll start from the top
I met a demon back at the ocean
raise your glass to their love potions
roll the dice
cause the boys want another drink
hurry up
lets get drunk
passed out
your face is but a blur to me
my eyes close
and i fold
lately I’ve been having these strange dreams
and they tend to frighten me so I cant’ sleep in
in my dreams
(in my dreams)
I’m so deadly
(I’m deadly)
don’t you wish
(I’m deadly)
I bet you wish you’d never met me
roll the dice
the boys want another drink
passed out
your face is but a blur to me
my eyes close and i fold
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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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It is about a guy who is love sick about a girl he is either in love with or really wants, but she doesnt feel the same. So he has found that drinking his problems away has helped.
He cant get her off his mind, "hello world my name is insomnia because i'd rather fight my thoughts than sleep" so he drinks till he passes out so he doesnt think about it.