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."
La la, la la, la la (this is, this is, Ross)
La la, la la (this is, the movement, this is, Ross, Triple C's)
305 M-I yayo
Run how you want, boss (yeah)
Chill how you want, boss (yeah)
Floss how you want, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
Go rock your chain, boss (yeah)
Pour that champagne, boss (yeah)
Keep getting paid, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
As I'm poppin' my collar, black on black antique impala
She ain't gotta speak 'cause my speakers let her know that I'm ballin' (ballin')
They call me the boss (boss), I be calling the shots (shots)
It's Ricky Ross, that boy be ballin a lot (lot)
That boy be ridin' big (big), that boy be ridin' rims (rims)
Not the flats but the fish 'cause they just swim
New York to the west, you a boss if you fresh
Scuff your shoes, wipe 'em down
Now get back on your two step
Stunting is boss (boss)
Shining is boss (boss)
Grand daddy kush, or the purt, yellow diamonds is boss (boss)
That dime a boss (boss), She fine as a house (house)
And she driving a porche (porche), She designed for a boss
Run how you want, boss (yeah)
Chill how you want, boss (yeah)
Floss how you want, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
Go rock your chain, boss (yeah)
Pour that champagne, boss (yeah)
Keep getting paid, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
Ross, la la, Ross la la, Ross la la
Do whatcha like
Ross, la la, Ross la la, Ross la la
Do whatcha like
I'm ridin' big, I'm hoping lanes
My chevy thang, Got this chickens all insane
Look at my stones tap dancing on the bezzle
Bad baby at the rollie, lap dancing and wanna kiss me
Oh no (no), 'cause of my chain (chain)
'Cause of my bling, like a peacock standing on my ring
'Cause I'm a boss, I'm a spend it
I'm a floss, I'm a winner
You the loss, all these niggas
Sprinkle soft 'cause I'm the pepper in the south
Whatcha feel, whatcha like
Whatcha want, what's your type
I done seen it, done it twice, bought it up the same night
'Cause I'm a boss (uh), its Ricky Ross (Ross)
If you buy, if you spend it, fuck the cost
You's a boss, You a boss
Run how you want, boss (yeah)
Chill how you want, boss (yeah)
Floss how you want, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
Go rock your chain, boss (yeah)
Pour that champagne, boss (yeah)
Keep getting paid, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
Ross, la la, Ross la la, Ross la la
Do whatcha like
Ross, la la, Ross la la, Ross la la
Do whatcha like
Before a rock got whipped
And they Pistol got ripped
Before you got any chips
You got permission from the boss
On a mission for the charts, out-smart my competition
Composition so sharp, so dark, so vivid
26's on the old school
Pro tools session
Got the old school ho's
Acting brand new sweating
Brand new tennis chain, fancy pockets on my jeans
Headed for the walk dude, fore' they win him on the stage
Two a day, super pay
Stupid brain from a model
Triple C a hundred deep
And everybody got a bottle
Got a bottle full of purp
Full of work, no leachin'
Blew 50 last weekend, if you looking for a reason
I'm the boss
Run how you want, boss (yeah)
Chill how you want, boss (yeah)
Floss how you want, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
Go rock your chain, boss Triple C's(yeah)
Pour that champagne, boss (yeah)
Keep getting paid, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
Ross, la la, Ross la la, Ross la la
Do whatcha like
Ross, la la, Ross la la, Ross la la
Do whatcha like
La la, la la (this is, the movement, this is, Ross, Triple C's)
305 M-I yayo
Run how you want, boss (yeah)
Chill how you want, boss (yeah)
Floss how you want, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
Go rock your chain, boss (yeah)
Pour that champagne, boss (yeah)
Keep getting paid, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
As I'm poppin' my collar, black on black antique impala
She ain't gotta speak 'cause my speakers let her know that I'm ballin' (ballin')
They call me the boss (boss), I be calling the shots (shots)
It's Ricky Ross, that boy be ballin a lot (lot)
That boy be ridin' big (big), that boy be ridin' rims (rims)
Not the flats but the fish 'cause they just swim
New York to the west, you a boss if you fresh
Scuff your shoes, wipe 'em down
Now get back on your two step
Stunting is boss (boss)
Shining is boss (boss)
Grand daddy kush, or the purt, yellow diamonds is boss (boss)
That dime a boss (boss), She fine as a house (house)
And she driving a porche (porche), She designed for a boss
Run how you want, boss (yeah)
Chill how you want, boss (yeah)
Floss how you want, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
Go rock your chain, boss (yeah)
Pour that champagne, boss (yeah)
Keep getting paid, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
Ross, la la, Ross la la, Ross la la
Do whatcha like
Ross, la la, Ross la la, Ross la la
Do whatcha like
I'm ridin' big, I'm hoping lanes
My chevy thang, Got this chickens all insane
Look at my stones tap dancing on the bezzle
Bad baby at the rollie, lap dancing and wanna kiss me
Oh no (no), 'cause of my chain (chain)
'Cause of my bling, like a peacock standing on my ring
'Cause I'm a boss, I'm a spend it
I'm a floss, I'm a winner
You the loss, all these niggas
Sprinkle soft 'cause I'm the pepper in the south
Whatcha feel, whatcha like
Whatcha want, what's your type
I done seen it, done it twice, bought it up the same night
'Cause I'm a boss (uh), its Ricky Ross (Ross)
If you buy, if you spend it, fuck the cost
You's a boss, You a boss
Run how you want, boss (yeah)
Chill how you want, boss (yeah)
Floss how you want, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
Go rock your chain, boss (yeah)
Pour that champagne, boss (yeah)
Keep getting paid, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
Ross, la la, Ross la la, Ross la la
Do whatcha like
Ross, la la, Ross la la, Ross la la
Do whatcha like
Before a rock got whipped
And they Pistol got ripped
Before you got any chips
You got permission from the boss
On a mission for the charts, out-smart my competition
Composition so sharp, so dark, so vivid
26's on the old school
Pro tools session
Got the old school ho's
Acting brand new sweating
Brand new tennis chain, fancy pockets on my jeans
Headed for the walk dude, fore' they win him on the stage
Two a day, super pay
Stupid brain from a model
Triple C a hundred deep
And everybody got a bottle
Got a bottle full of purp
Full of work, no leachin'
Blew 50 last weekend, if you looking for a reason
I'm the boss
Run how you want, boss (yeah)
Chill how you want, boss (yeah)
Floss how you want, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
Go rock your chain, boss Triple C's(yeah)
Pour that champagne, boss (yeah)
Keep getting paid, boss (yeah)
Do whatcha like (woo)
Ross, la la, Ross la la, Ross la la
Do whatcha like
Ross, la la, Ross la la, Ross la la
Do whatcha like
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
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."
I Can't Go To Sleep
Wu-Tang Clan
Wu-Tang Clan
This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
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.
The Boss" is the second single from Rick Ross's second studio album Trilla. It samples the song "Paul Revere" by Beastie Boys. It is produced by J. R. Rotem. Matt Kemp from the Los Angeles Dodgers and Brian McCann from the Atlanta Braves use this song as their at-bat / intro music. The song is also Ross's highest charting single to date, peaking at seventeen on the Billboard Hot 100