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."
just another day out in sunny LA
there's dealers in the streets and the coppers don't play
got my 501 jeans, my crew neck sweater
saggin' in my pants cuz I don't know better
in any weather we stay the flyest
killas on my side case u suckas wanna try us
numbers in my phone, I'm so player
feelin' so good I think I might run for mayor
I might run for mayor
nigga ask your momma I'm a muthafuckin' player
if I see your girlfriend starin', I'm a take her
that's word to my cousin up in Oakland with the scraper
501 jeans yeah that's my flavor
crew neck sweaters in the club, fuck a blazer
button up under case the bouncer is a hater
straight to the bar for a couple shots of jaeger
if i see a nice thin lite skin I'm a game her
tell her I'm big mibs and I'm runnin' for mayor
she digs my speeds and guess where I'm a take her
back to the crib where I can blaze her
modern joe frazier second round knock out
when I pull the cock out, baby see u later
I think around 8 or 9 I'm a wake her up
kick her out, then go pick up my paper
Just another day out in sunny LA
there's dealers in the streets and the coppers don't play
got my 501 jeans my crew neck sweater
saggin' in my pants cuz I dont know better
in any weather we stay the flyest
killas on my side case u suckas wanna try us
numbers in my phone, I'm so player
feelin so good I think I might run for mayor
I might run for mayor
cruise through the city in a booger green pacer
got ya girl wit me, I'm so player
pullin hoes since bo jackson was a raider
everything's tailored, from the chuck taylor's
check the steering wheel in my car, that's skater
sip liquor straight, I don't need chasers
drink a pint of hen, I'm cursin like a sailor
I'm so major, sit back and watch me
bought my 501's and my sweater from the swat meet
music up loud, coppers wanna stop me
mad cuz i'm young black makin that broccoli
hangin wit the possie, niggas wanna copy
but I'm too fly so the squares cant jock me
watch how they jock me, I'm so player
feelin so good I think I might run for mayor
just another day out in sunny LA
there's dealers in the streets and the coppers don't play
got my 501 jeans, my crew neck sweater
saggin' in my pants cuz I don't know better
in any weather we stay the flyest
killas on my side case u suckas wanna try us
numbers in my phone, I'm so player
feelin' so good I think I might run for mayor
yeah I might run for mayor
I'm scandalous with the papers
LA county, the planet of the gangsters
get ya cameras and tapers
ya boy hustle hard like rambis from the lakers
riding by zoom but we boom wit the base muffle
fly as a space shuttle, cool as a rain puddle
who wanna make trouble
pimp hand heavy no half stepping
like old school daddy kane for ya
its a shame on you, what you lames gone do
you's a bitch, we make it rain on you
yea the dames come through
we decked out with hoes, draw circles around tens,
then x out the o's, boy check out my pose
stand smith classic fresh out the grove
look who crept out the stove
keep a bad one like she fresh out the vouge
then we go shopping like we fresh out the clothes
gimme that, shopping bags, popping tags, I'm a smash
from the side of the tracks, where the homies talk trash
u can only sight see if u got a pass, the mayor
just another day out in sunny LA
there's dealers in the streets and the coppers don't play
got my 501 jeans, my crew neck sweater
saggin' in my pants cuz I don't know better
in any weather we stay the flyest
killas on my side case u suckas wanna try us
numbers in my phone, I'm so player
feelin' so good I think I might run for mayor
i might run for mayor
feelin' so good i think i might run for mayor
there's dealers in the streets and the coppers don't play
got my 501 jeans, my crew neck sweater
saggin' in my pants cuz I don't know better
in any weather we stay the flyest
killas on my side case u suckas wanna try us
numbers in my phone, I'm so player
feelin' so good I think I might run for mayor
I might run for mayor
nigga ask your momma I'm a muthafuckin' player
if I see your girlfriend starin', I'm a take her
that's word to my cousin up in Oakland with the scraper
501 jeans yeah that's my flavor
crew neck sweaters in the club, fuck a blazer
button up under case the bouncer is a hater
straight to the bar for a couple shots of jaeger
if i see a nice thin lite skin I'm a game her
tell her I'm big mibs and I'm runnin' for mayor
she digs my speeds and guess where I'm a take her
back to the crib where I can blaze her
modern joe frazier second round knock out
when I pull the cock out, baby see u later
I think around 8 or 9 I'm a wake her up
kick her out, then go pick up my paper
Just another day out in sunny LA
there's dealers in the streets and the coppers don't play
got my 501 jeans my crew neck sweater
saggin' in my pants cuz I dont know better
in any weather we stay the flyest
killas on my side case u suckas wanna try us
numbers in my phone, I'm so player
feelin so good I think I might run for mayor
I might run for mayor
cruise through the city in a booger green pacer
got ya girl wit me, I'm so player
pullin hoes since bo jackson was a raider
everything's tailored, from the chuck taylor's
check the steering wheel in my car, that's skater
sip liquor straight, I don't need chasers
drink a pint of hen, I'm cursin like a sailor
I'm so major, sit back and watch me
bought my 501's and my sweater from the swat meet
music up loud, coppers wanna stop me
mad cuz i'm young black makin that broccoli
hangin wit the possie, niggas wanna copy
but I'm too fly so the squares cant jock me
watch how they jock me, I'm so player
feelin so good I think I might run for mayor
just another day out in sunny LA
there's dealers in the streets and the coppers don't play
got my 501 jeans, my crew neck sweater
saggin' in my pants cuz I don't know better
in any weather we stay the flyest
killas on my side case u suckas wanna try us
numbers in my phone, I'm so player
feelin' so good I think I might run for mayor
yeah I might run for mayor
I'm scandalous with the papers
LA county, the planet of the gangsters
get ya cameras and tapers
ya boy hustle hard like rambis from the lakers
riding by zoom but we boom wit the base muffle
fly as a space shuttle, cool as a rain puddle
who wanna make trouble
pimp hand heavy no half stepping
like old school daddy kane for ya
its a shame on you, what you lames gone do
you's a bitch, we make it rain on you
yea the dames come through
we decked out with hoes, draw circles around tens,
then x out the o's, boy check out my pose
stand smith classic fresh out the grove
look who crept out the stove
keep a bad one like she fresh out the vouge
then we go shopping like we fresh out the clothes
gimme that, shopping bags, popping tags, I'm a smash
from the side of the tracks, where the homies talk trash
u can only sight see if u got a pass, the mayor
just another day out in sunny LA
there's dealers in the streets and the coppers don't play
got my 501 jeans, my crew neck sweater
saggin' in my pants cuz I don't know better
in any weather we stay the flyest
killas on my side case u suckas wanna try us
numbers in my phone, I'm so player
feelin' so good I think I might run for mayor
i might run for mayor
feelin' so good i think i might run for mayor
Lyrics submitted by coolcarlos
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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."
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