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."
It's time to live it up, oh
You get sent the fine wine deliverables and chocolate candles
It's time to live it up, oh
Horse and carrots, ride round the villa and rock chinchillas
Girl I ain't going nowhere, sit here and play cops and robbers down by the moonlight
Sunrise it's time to go, grab your phone take some pictures
Love in a modern time
If we just go for a ride
Speed of light ignoring the signs
I'll race you to St. Harvest Way
It's time to live it up, oh
You get sent the fine wine deliverables and chocolate candles
Its time to live it up, oh
Matching shiny shoes dressed like Thriller and watch Godzilla
Its a lovely Sunday, sit here and crack a big ole lobster, shrimp and pasta
I seen your face when I call, grab you phone change your status
Love in modern time
Hey, if we just go for a ride (If we just go for a ride)
Speed of light ignoring the signs (Speed of light)
I'll race you to St. Harvest Way
(Oh, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, mon)
Diamonds what were sending in time (Diamonds what were sending in time)
Illusions they can fall through the mind (Fall in your mind)
Hey lookout go the other way
(Hey c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon)
Hey, it's time to live it up, oh
Alright I want to introduce you to Mr. London
Take the night out I've been wondering
Hit the coast, and cruise the beach
Cop the flavor, taste like peach
Conversations go your way, talk to me take it to the U.K
T.N.T. consider the topic it's the function for why I'm in the tropics
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
Hey
(Not one place) If we just go for a ride (not one time)
(Read my face and drink your wine) Speed of light ignoring the signs
(Speed of light) I'll race you to St. Harvest Way
(C'mon, c'mon, c'mon)
Hey (Not one place) Diamonds what were sending in time (not one time)
(Read my face and drink your wine) Illusions they can fall through the mind
(Fall in your mind)
Hey lookout go the other way
(C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon)
Hey
You get sent the fine wine deliverables and chocolate candles
It's time to live it up, oh
Horse and carrots, ride round the villa and rock chinchillas
Girl I ain't going nowhere, sit here and play cops and robbers down by the moonlight
Sunrise it's time to go, grab your phone take some pictures
Love in a modern time
If we just go for a ride
Speed of light ignoring the signs
I'll race you to St. Harvest Way
It's time to live it up, oh
You get sent the fine wine deliverables and chocolate candles
Its time to live it up, oh
Matching shiny shoes dressed like Thriller and watch Godzilla
Its a lovely Sunday, sit here and crack a big ole lobster, shrimp and pasta
I seen your face when I call, grab you phone change your status
Love in modern time
Hey, if we just go for a ride (If we just go for a ride)
Speed of light ignoring the signs (Speed of light)
I'll race you to St. Harvest Way
(Oh, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, mon)
Diamonds what were sending in time (Diamonds what were sending in time)
Illusions they can fall through the mind (Fall in your mind)
Hey lookout go the other way
(Hey c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon)
Hey, it's time to live it up, oh
Alright I want to introduce you to Mr. London
Take the night out I've been wondering
Hit the coast, and cruise the beach
Cop the flavor, taste like peach
Conversations go your way, talk to me take it to the U.K
T.N.T. consider the topic it's the function for why I'm in the tropics
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon
Hey
(Not one place) If we just go for a ride (not one time)
(Read my face and drink your wine) Speed of light ignoring the signs
(Speed of light) I'll race you to St. Harvest Way
(C'mon, c'mon, c'mon)
Hey (Not one place) Diamonds what were sending in time (not one time)
(Read my face and drink your wine) Illusions they can fall through the mind
(Fall in your mind)
Hey lookout go the other way
(C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon)
Hey
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