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."
You say you never had it good babe
I guess you never knew I could babe
But if you let me into you babe
I could work it till you do babe
If you like in the morning
I could freak it like you want it
If you like it real kinky
I could freak it like you need me
I could freak it like you want it
Straight rub you like a genie
I could freak it like you need it
So baby come and see me
I could freak it (freak it)
You never had it like I do it
But if you let me I can prove it
Like a horny little rabbit
Smack ya ass she's got to have it
If you think I'm telling lies babe
Well open up your sweet surprise babe
Like an appetite that's hungry
You can have some freaky fun with me
If you like in the morning
I could freak it like you want it (freak it like you want it)
If you like it real kinky
I could freak it like you need me (just like you need me)
I could freak it like you want it
Straight rub you like a genie (like a genie baby)
I could freak it like you need it (yeah)
So baby come and see me
I can freak it
You say you like 'em black an hard babe
Well I can give you what you want babe
If you think that you can hang babe
Let me in so I can bang babe
I can freak it like you want it
Back it up and get upon it
It's kike a train it keeps a ridin'
Smack your lips it's tantalizin'
If you like in the morning (is that how you like it babe)
I could freak it like you want it (freak it like you want it)
If you like it real kinky (like it real kinky)
I could freak it like you need me
I could freak it like you want it (freak it freak it)
Straight rub you like a genie
I could freak it like you need it
So baby come and see me (come on and see me)
I could freak it
Can I freak it like that baby
Is that how you want it
Wait a minute you want it right here
Ladies in the house tonight are you ready (are you ready)
Ladies in the house tonight can we get it on (can we get it on baby)
(I said) Ladies in the house tonight are you ready (are you ready for this baby come on)
Ladies in the house tonight can we get it on
Can I freak it like this baby
A little somethin' like that suga
Can I freak it like this baby
A little somethin' like that suga
Can I freak it
If you like in the morning (if you like in the morning)
I could freak it like you want it
If you like it real kinky (if you like it kinky)
I could freak it like you need me (it's just how I'm gonna freak yeah)
I could freak it like you want it (freak it like you want it)
Straight rub you like a genie (up and down in and out)
I could freak it like you need it (all around)
So baby come and see me (come on come on)
I could freak it
Come on come on
I can freak it
Come on come on
I can freak it babe
Come on come on
I can freak it
Just come on come on
I can freak it babe
Freak it like you want it
Just like you like it
I freak like you want it
So let me jump up on it
I guess you never knew I could babe
But if you let me into you babe
I could work it till you do babe
If you like in the morning
I could freak it like you want it
If you like it real kinky
I could freak it like you need me
I could freak it like you want it
Straight rub you like a genie
I could freak it like you need it
So baby come and see me
I could freak it (freak it)
You never had it like I do it
But if you let me I can prove it
Like a horny little rabbit
Smack ya ass she's got to have it
If you think I'm telling lies babe
Well open up your sweet surprise babe
Like an appetite that's hungry
You can have some freaky fun with me
If you like in the morning
I could freak it like you want it (freak it like you want it)
If you like it real kinky
I could freak it like you need me (just like you need me)
I could freak it like you want it
Straight rub you like a genie (like a genie baby)
I could freak it like you need it (yeah)
So baby come and see me
I can freak it
You say you like 'em black an hard babe
Well I can give you what you want babe
If you think that you can hang babe
Let me in so I can bang babe
I can freak it like you want it
Back it up and get upon it
It's kike a train it keeps a ridin'
Smack your lips it's tantalizin'
If you like in the morning (is that how you like it babe)
I could freak it like you want it (freak it like you want it)
If you like it real kinky (like it real kinky)
I could freak it like you need me
I could freak it like you want it (freak it freak it)
Straight rub you like a genie
I could freak it like you need it
So baby come and see me (come on and see me)
I could freak it
Can I freak it like that baby
Is that how you want it
Wait a minute you want it right here
Ladies in the house tonight are you ready (are you ready)
Ladies in the house tonight can we get it on (can we get it on baby)
(I said) Ladies in the house tonight are you ready (are you ready for this baby come on)
Ladies in the house tonight can we get it on
Can I freak it like this baby
A little somethin' like that suga
Can I freak it like this baby
A little somethin' like that suga
Can I freak it
If you like in the morning (if you like in the morning)
I could freak it like you want it
If you like it real kinky (if you like it kinky)
I could freak it like you need me (it's just how I'm gonna freak yeah)
I could freak it like you want it (freak it like you want it)
Straight rub you like a genie (up and down in and out)
I could freak it like you need it (all around)
So baby come and see me (come on come on)
I could freak it
Come on come on
I can freak it
Come on come on
I can freak it babe
Come on come on
I can freak it
Just come on come on
I can freak it babe
Freak it like you want it
Just like you like it
I freak like you want it
So let me jump up on it
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