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 things that only a mouse knows
The migratory patterns of cats
The migratory patterns of cats
There's things that a mouse knows
Better than anybody else
And that is that
There's things that only a mouse knows
Certain qualities of cheese
Certain qualities of cheese
There's things that a mouse knows
Better than anybody else, sir
If you please
There's things that only a mouse knows
Mixing a sloe gin fizz
Mixing a sloe gin fizz
There's things that a mouse knows
Better than anybody else
That's how it is
There's things that only a mouse knows
Steering a motor boat
Steering a motor boat
Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
There's things that only a mouse knows
Riding a kangaroo
Riding a kangaroo
There's things that a mouse knows
Better than anybody else
How do you do
There's things that only a mouse knows
Tumbling down a hill
Tumbling down a hill
There's things that a mouse knows
Better than anybody else
And always will
There's things that only a mouse knows
Finding the crumbs at night
Finding the crumbs at night
There's things that a mouse knows
Better than anybody else
What's right is right
There's things that only a mouse knows
Singing you to sleep
Singing you to sleep
Shhhhhhhhhhh
There's things that only a mouse knows
Where a mouse belongs
Where a mouse belongs
There's things that a mouse knows
Better than anybody else
That's the end of this song.
Whistle
The migratory patterns of cats
The migratory patterns of cats
There's things that a mouse knows
Better than anybody else
And that is that
There's things that only a mouse knows
Certain qualities of cheese
Certain qualities of cheese
There's things that a mouse knows
Better than anybody else, sir
If you please
There's things that only a mouse knows
Mixing a sloe gin fizz
Mixing a sloe gin fizz
There's things that a mouse knows
Better than anybody else
That's how it is
There's things that only a mouse knows
Steering a motor boat
Steering a motor boat
Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
There's things that only a mouse knows
Riding a kangaroo
Riding a kangaroo
There's things that a mouse knows
Better than anybody else
How do you do
There's things that only a mouse knows
Tumbling down a hill
Tumbling down a hill
There's things that a mouse knows
Better than anybody else
And always will
There's things that only a mouse knows
Finding the crumbs at night
Finding the crumbs at night
There's things that a mouse knows
Better than anybody else
What's right is right
There's things that only a mouse knows
Singing you to sleep
Singing you to sleep
Shhhhhhhhhhh
There's things that only a mouse knows
Where a mouse belongs
Where a mouse belongs
There's things that a mouse knows
Better than anybody else
That's the end of this song.
Whistle
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