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 hate your bad tattoos and your second-hand stories
Those anecdotes that grew old last month
I hate the way you move when you're drunk and try dancing
It's not sexy, it's just keeping us up
And I'm just not fond of anyone
And that's got everything to do with us
I hate the way I get when I can't handle bad news
It feels like I've been an asshole for months
All I've got left are these handfuls of fuck you
Man, that's never enough
I guess I'm just down
I guess I'll be honest, I could use you around
I can't stand the dork that you're hanging with now
I guess I'll be honest, I could use you around
I hate the way that you can't keep your hair straight
I hate the way that you're leaning on me
I hate the way that you point out when girls are staring
Because you know that I won't do a thing
I hate the context clues you leave out of your writing
Because I can't find myself here at all
You know that I hate when you call me wasted
I expect it whenever you call
I guess I'm just down
I guess I'll be honest, I could use you around
I can't stand the dork that you're hanging with now
I guess I'll be honest, I could use you around
I could use you around
I could use you around now
My friends all say he's just a b-rate version of me
He's stuck on video games and weed
They're just trying to help me get to sleep
So my friends all say you're sitting way too close to me
That I should just get up and leave
It's like I'm weighed down to the seat
And my friends all say he's just the broke-dick version of me
They're just trying to help me get some sleep
I know he's what you need
I guess I'm just down
I guess I'll be honest, I could use you around
I can't stand the dork that you're hanging with now
I guess I'll be honest, I could use you around
I could use you around
I could use you around
I could use you around
I could use you around
Those anecdotes that grew old last month
I hate the way you move when you're drunk and try dancing
It's not sexy, it's just keeping us up
And I'm just not fond of anyone
And that's got everything to do with us
I hate the way I get when I can't handle bad news
It feels like I've been an asshole for months
All I've got left are these handfuls of fuck you
Man, that's never enough
I guess I'm just down
I guess I'll be honest, I could use you around
I can't stand the dork that you're hanging with now
I guess I'll be honest, I could use you around
I hate the way that you can't keep your hair straight
I hate the way that you're leaning on me
I hate the way that you point out when girls are staring
Because you know that I won't do a thing
I hate the context clues you leave out of your writing
Because I can't find myself here at all
You know that I hate when you call me wasted
I expect it whenever you call
I guess I'm just down
I guess I'll be honest, I could use you around
I can't stand the dork that you're hanging with now
I guess I'll be honest, I could use you around
I could use you around
I could use you around now
My friends all say he's just a b-rate version of me
He's stuck on video games and weed
They're just trying to help me get to sleep
So my friends all say you're sitting way too close to me
That I should just get up and leave
It's like I'm weighed down to the seat
And my friends all say he's just the broke-dick version of me
They're just trying to help me get some sleep
I know he's what you need
I guess I'm just down
I guess I'll be honest, I could use you around
I can't stand the dork that you're hanging with now
I guess I'll be honest, I could use you around
I could use you around
I could use you around
I could use you around
I could use you around
Lyrics submitted by eltroyo11
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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."
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.
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/
Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
I definitely agree that it's about an ex, but I don't necessarily think he hates anything about her. It's more like he's trying really hard to convince himself that he hates her to make losing her hurt less. "I guess I'll be honest, I could use you around" is him basically just admitting that no matter how hard he tries to deny it, he just really misses her. "And my friends all say he's just the broke-dick version of me. They're just trying to help me get some sleep, I know he's what you need." Her new boyfriend just plain pisses him off, but above anything else he just wants to want what's best for her, and if the best thing for her is this new guy, then he's willing to put aside what he wants in order for her to be happy. Or at least he wants her to believe he is.
It sounds like it could be about having dinner with an ex and her current boyfriend. The end of the song is what leads me to that conclusion (along with the song title), with lines like "my friends all say you're sitting way too close to me That I should just get up and leave It's like I'm weighed down to the seat", like she purposefully sat next to him because she might still have feelings for him. It also seems like the first couple of verses could be reminiscing about things he once found charming, but now realizes that he hates, leading up to the meeting at the diner.
180% incorrect.
Wow man, your insight is fucking mind blowing. Your version is so much more pertinent. Dick.
such a good song. i think its basically a girl who he likes, but at the same time can't stand a bunch of stuff about her
Actually I'm pretty sure Soupy said every verse is about a different person.
yeah i can def relate to this song my ex was almost exactly like this. i believe its about trying to make yourself hate someone so you can say you dont need them but in the back of your head you know they still hold a place in your heart. kinda like the bayside line "and i hate myself for hating myself,just enough to love you"
on second thought its nothing like that line lol
I like the context clues line. It strikes me as regrettable narcissism. Like I'm reading this but where am I in it? Which makes sense coming from Soupy who mentions tons of his friends names in all his songs.
This is a song about longing. The narrator still desperately wants to be with this girl. She's moved on and he hasn't. He hates her new boyfriend, and is trying to hate her as well but can't. His friends, though well-meaning, don't offer any solace with their statements of a "B-Rate version of me". He could use her around, just like how things were before. The last line "I know he's what you need" hints at problems within the past relationship, and the overall tone of the song suggests that it wasn't the narrator's choice to be apart.