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."
One more failed suicide attempt and
I don't think you're trying anywhere hard enough
Its not as if we're stood here wishing you were dead
I just want you to succeed at something you wanted to succeed at
And though you're tearing me
Close forth wise
Come firefight
I heard steps
Its come to care less
And everybodys there
I checked your underwear
Who wants check
Another dress to get
Discarded in a corner store
Gotta poke your privates (?)
Put some candles out
Put them candles out
Ex delta (??)
She's tight with dancers
She's says she's got it back
Put some candles out
Put them candles out
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
I softening
I softening
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
You've got nothing to cruise
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
A pairs appening
A pairs afternoon
I got nothing to lose
So I can't have singing now
I got nothing to lose
Wife went shouted
Let me in at once and I was
Shouting, screaming
Police at the taxi rank
Its not as if we're stood here waiting for your blood
I just want you to succeed at something you wanted to succeed at
And though you're tearing me
Close forth wise
Cool, volatile
Like roadkill
Its got red cos the gold wear our hearts outright
Who wear the racists down
No protest
Your phones charged
Cos you passed out in the taxi rank
We barely started so
Put some candles out
Put them candles out
I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed,
of the treaties like a raise
Cos you're only gonna lose
Put some candles out
Put them candles out
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
I softening
I softening
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
You've got nothing to cruise
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
A pairs appening
A pairs afternoon
I got nothing to lose
So I can't have singing now
I got nothing to lose
Well it all comes back
We've all crept back
To the suicide pact
A heart attacks my attempt at trying
I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm trying
Make the best of what we have.
I don't think you're trying anywhere hard enough
Its not as if we're stood here wishing you were dead
I just want you to succeed at something you wanted to succeed at
And though you're tearing me
Close forth wise
Come firefight
I heard steps
Its come to care less
And everybodys there
I checked your underwear
Who wants check
Another dress to get
Discarded in a corner store
Gotta poke your privates (?)
Put some candles out
Put them candles out
Ex delta (??)
She's tight with dancers
She's says she's got it back
Put some candles out
Put them candles out
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
I softening
I softening
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
You've got nothing to cruise
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
A pairs appening
A pairs afternoon
I got nothing to lose
So I can't have singing now
I got nothing to lose
Wife went shouted
Let me in at once and I was
Shouting, screaming
Police at the taxi rank
Its not as if we're stood here waiting for your blood
I just want you to succeed at something you wanted to succeed at
And though you're tearing me
Close forth wise
Cool, volatile
Like roadkill
Its got red cos the gold wear our hearts outright
Who wear the racists down
No protest
Your phones charged
Cos you passed out in the taxi rank
We barely started so
Put some candles out
Put them candles out
I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed,
of the treaties like a raise
Cos you're only gonna lose
Put some candles out
Put them candles out
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
I softening
I softening
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
You've got nothing to cruise
I got nothing to lose
I got nothing to lose
A pairs appening
A pairs afternoon
I got nothing to lose
So I can't have singing now
I got nothing to lose
Well it all comes back
We've all crept back
To the suicide pact
A heart attacks my attempt at trying
I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm trying, I'm trying
Make the best of what we have.
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Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
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Jane's Addiction
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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."
When We Were Young
Blink-182
Blink-182
This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Plastic Bag
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it.
“I overthink and have trouble sleepin’ / All purpose gone and don’t have a reason / And there’s no doctor to stop this bleedin’ / So I left home and jumped in the deep end,” Ed Sheeran sings in verse one. He continues by adding that this person is feeling the weight of having disappointed his father and doesn’t have any friends to rely on in this difficult moment. In the second verse, Ed sings about the role of grief in his friend’s plight and his dwindling faith in prayer. “Saturday night is givin’ me a reason to rely on the strobe lights / The lifeline of a promise in a shot glass, and I’ll take that / If you’re givin’ out love from a plastic bag,” Ed sings on the chorus, as his friend turns to new vices in hopes of feeling better.
one more failed suicide attempt and i don't think yr trying anywhere hard enough. it's not like were stood here wishing you were dead, i just want you to succeed at something you want to succeed at.
And now yr tearing down the christmas lights come valentines.
out hostess, she skims the careless, i know the money's there, i checked her underwear. hey bodycheck! another dress to get discarded in dark corners thrown by drunken lovers, put some candles out (put some candles out).
ex dancer, shes tight with bouncers, she says they got her back, until they get her back so put some candles out (put some candles out).
ive got nothing to lose (ive got nothing to lose) ive got nothing to lose (for paris afternoons) for paris afternoons ive got nothing to lose (ive got nothing to lose) if you've got nothing to prove (ive got nothing to lose) ive got nothing to lose (for paris afternoons) for paris afternoons were fake and summer can't come soon enough (ive got nothing to lose).
one more shattered limb for yr bulletin there was shouting, then screaming, then poilice in the taxi rank. it's not like were stood here waiting for the blood, i just want you to succeed at something you want to succeed at.
now yr tearing down the christmas lights come valentines.
like roadkill, we took bad pills, forgot where our hearts were at (and where the rest was stashed) the night broke us, yr friends choked us, passed out on the taxi ride, we barely got inside, put some candles out (put some candles out).
and i'm ashamed, i'm ashamed, i'm ashamed if you treat this like a race then yr only going to lose, put some candles back (put some candles out).
ive got nothing to lose (ive got nothing to lose) ive got nothing to lose (for paris afternoons) for paris afternoons ive got nothing to lose (ive got nothing to lose) if you've got nothing to prove (ive got nothing to lose) ive got nothing to lose (for paris afternoons) for paris afternoons were fake and summer can't come soon enough (ive got nothing to lose).
and how it always comes back to a row of cheap flats, a suicide pact and a heart attck stance that says "I tried, I tried, I tried, I tried, I made the best with what we had."