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."
There's a girl in the crowd and she's bawling her eyes out
Only girl in the town with her fingers in eyelids
And we're all fine in the back of your mind if we do what we like
Then we could be with you tonight and if we bleed you dry
And we're alright in the back of our minds if we do what we like
Then we could be with you tonight and if they bleed you dry
Taken half the tide, taken all your tide and if we bleed you dry
Bleed, you dry, we've taken half your tide and if we bleed you dry
You are the bearer of a womb without love, you could have had it all
Is that what you said, is that what you said on a low ride
You said, in your hands you'll stay all with me today
You are the bearer of a womb without love, you could have had it all
Is that what you said, is that what you said on a low ride
You said, in your hands you'll stay all with me today
There's a hand in the till still believing what she sells
Only girl in the town with her fingers in eyelids
And we're all fine in the back of your mind
If we do what you like then we could be with you tonight
And if they bleed you dry, and taken half the tide, and taken all your tide
You are the bearer of a womb without love, you could have had it all
Is that what you said, is that what you said on a low ride
You said, in your hands you'll stay all with me today
You are the bearer of a womb without love, you could have had it all
Is that what you said, is that what you said on a low ride
You said, in your hands you'll stay all with me today
Bleed you dry, I'm taking half your tide and if I bleed you dry
Only girl in the town with her fingers in eyelids
And we're all fine in the back of your mind if we do what we like
Then we could be with you tonight and if we bleed you dry
And we're alright in the back of our minds if we do what we like
Then we could be with you tonight and if they bleed you dry
Taken half the tide, taken all your tide and if we bleed you dry
Bleed, you dry, we've taken half your tide and if we bleed you dry
You are the bearer of a womb without love, you could have had it all
Is that what you said, is that what you said on a low ride
You said, in your hands you'll stay all with me today
You are the bearer of a womb without love, you could have had it all
Is that what you said, is that what you said on a low ride
You said, in your hands you'll stay all with me today
There's a hand in the till still believing what she sells
Only girl in the town with her fingers in eyelids
And we're all fine in the back of your mind
If we do what you like then we could be with you tonight
And if they bleed you dry, and taken half the tide, and taken all your tide
You are the bearer of a womb without love, you could have had it all
Is that what you said, is that what you said on a low ride
You said, in your hands you'll stay all with me today
You are the bearer of a womb without love, you could have had it all
Is that what you said, is that what you said on a low ride
You said, in your hands you'll stay all with me today
Bleed you dry, I'm taking half your tide and if I bleed you dry
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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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awesome, awesome song. Only correction is, I think it's "time" not "tide". This new album is so so good.
I copy pasted the lyrics from their forums, where they were posted by the lead singer. I also thought it was "time" at first.
from the official lyrics booklet:
there's a girl in the crowd and she's bawling her eyes out
only girl in the town with her fingers in eyelids
and we're all fine in the back of your mind if we do what we like then we could be with you tonight
if we bleed you dry
we're alright in the back of our minds if we do what we like then we could be with you tonight
if they bleed you dry taken half the tide taken all your tide
if we bleed you dry
bleed you dry we're taken half your tide if we bleed you dry
you are the bearer of a womb without love you could have had it all is that what you said is that what you said on a low ride you said stay in your hands you'll stay, all with me today
you are the bearer of a womb without love you could have had it all is that what you said is that what you said on a low ride you said in your hands you'll stay, all with me today
there's a hand in the till still believing what she sells
only girl in the town with her fingers in eyelids
we're all fine in the back of your mind if we do what you like then we could be with you tonight
if they bleed you dry taken half the tide taken all your tide
you are the bearer of a womb without love you could have had it all is that what you said is that what you said on a low ride you said in your hands you'll stay, all with me today
you are the bearer of a womb without love you could have had it all is that what you said is that what you said on a low ride you said in your hands you'll stay, all with me today
bleed you dry
Is it definitely 'you are a bearer of a womb without love'? I always thought it was 'you are a bairn of a womb without love', as in the Scottish word for baby/child. Makes a lot of sense.
The acoustic version of this song is just unbelievable
Totally agreed. The album version is amazing, but the acoustic version sends chills up and down my spine for 4 minutes straight.