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."
[Chorus - Juvenile 2x]
I heard about that money, that's some nice change
For the right price, we'll buss the right brains.
Boy look, nigga don't play no games no mo
Niggas a buss ya head if you bang they ho.
[Lil Pete]
Say I heard about the money, that's some nice change.
For the right price i'll buss the right thang.
See I ain't playing.
My nigga don't play no games no mo.
We just sit back and plot and load up the ammo.
Cause this a kick doe.
So bitch lay it down.
Fill a nigga with rounds fo fuckin round.
Knock down yo mound, you temptin me.
Bumpin yo gums, flexin bout yo jewelry.
Ya wannabe, its bout to be a tragedy.
I catch em slippin while he rollin in his Bentley.
Fo sheezy my neezy, I'm off da meter.
P.T. and this little nigga, Little Peter.
I grab tha millimeter.
Yeah, that heater heater.
I put money down hope to see they hit the fuckin doe.
And ain't no lookin back.
I'm dressed in all black.
Ready for combat.
I heard about that change.
[Chorus - Juvenile 2x]
I heard about that money, that's some nice change
For the right price, we'll buss the right brains.
Boy look, nigga don't play no games no mo
Niggas a buss ya head if you bang they ho.
[P.T.]
I heard about that money, that's some nice change.
Fo the right price, i'll buss the right brains.
I scoop em up like a muthafuckin hurricane.
I'm shottin him, her and everything.
Cocaine distribution got me ridin fo you.
On my way to da Nolia,
Bout to roll on dem souljas.
And then its mississippi,
Then its Alabama.
I-20
Atlanta.
Pimp this bird wit bout 15 birds.
Ride through Promise U. to get served.
23 a ki. and you ain't gotta shop with me.
I'm catchin mine from the sea.
It's P.T. That's why I keep a .44
Nigga a buss ya head if you band his ho.
Yo.
But i'm too deep in this game.
Yeah pussy nigga,
You done heard bout that change.
[Chorus - Juvenile 2x]
I heard about that money, that's some nice change
For the right price, we'll buss the right brains.
Boy look, nigga don't play no games no mo
Niggas a buss ya head if you bang they ho.
I heard about that money, that's some nice change
For the right price, we'll buss the right brains.
Boy look, nigga don't play no games no mo
Niggas a buss ya head if you bang they ho.
[Lil Pete]
Say I heard about the money, that's some nice change.
For the right price i'll buss the right thang.
See I ain't playing.
My nigga don't play no games no mo.
We just sit back and plot and load up the ammo.
Cause this a kick doe.
So bitch lay it down.
Fill a nigga with rounds fo fuckin round.
Knock down yo mound, you temptin me.
Bumpin yo gums, flexin bout yo jewelry.
Ya wannabe, its bout to be a tragedy.
I catch em slippin while he rollin in his Bentley.
Fo sheezy my neezy, I'm off da meter.
P.T. and this little nigga, Little Peter.
I grab tha millimeter.
Yeah, that heater heater.
I put money down hope to see they hit the fuckin doe.
And ain't no lookin back.
I'm dressed in all black.
Ready for combat.
I heard about that change.
[Chorus - Juvenile 2x]
I heard about that money, that's some nice change
For the right price, we'll buss the right brains.
Boy look, nigga don't play no games no mo
Niggas a buss ya head if you bang they ho.
[P.T.]
I heard about that money, that's some nice change.
Fo the right price, i'll buss the right brains.
I scoop em up like a muthafuckin hurricane.
I'm shottin him, her and everything.
Cocaine distribution got me ridin fo you.
On my way to da Nolia,
Bout to roll on dem souljas.
And then its mississippi,
Then its Alabama.
I-20
Atlanta.
Pimp this bird wit bout 15 birds.
Ride through Promise U. to get served.
23 a ki. and you ain't gotta shop with me.
I'm catchin mine from the sea.
It's P.T. That's why I keep a .44
Nigga a buss ya head if you band his ho.
Yo.
But i'm too deep in this game.
Yeah pussy nigga,
You done heard bout that change.
[Chorus - Juvenile 2x]
I heard about that money, that's some nice change
For the right price, we'll buss the right brains.
Boy look, nigga don't play no games no mo
Niggas a buss ya head if you bang they ho.
Lyrics submitted by p609
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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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