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."
Une photo, vieille photo
En noir et blanc, datée au dos.
21 décembre, hiver 43
Nom de code Dora.
Mille manteaux, valises et chapeaux
Marchent tant comme un troupeau.
Savent-ils vraiment ce qui les attend ?
D'autres certainement.
Écoute son histoire, écoute ce violon qui pleure.
Au nom de la mémoire, écoute grincer sa douleur.
Et même si le bois a vieilli, sa triste musique reste en lui.
Un homme sourit comme pour dire merci
À celle qui l'aime, a-t-il compris
Qu'il y a des voyages d'où on ne revient pas
Des trains pour nulle part ?
Il voudrait rester, juste l'enlacer
Être né comme elle, ne plus se cacher.
Partager sa vie, revoir ses amis
Adam, Noah, Élie.
Écoute son histoire, écoute ce violon qui pleure.
Au nom de la mémoire, écoute grincer sa douleur.
Et même si le bois a vieilli, sa triste musique reste en lui.
Puis vint l'écho, la fin du ghetto
Quelques étoiles sur un drapeau.
Mais la sienne qu'il portait si haut
C'était son défaut.
En noir et blanc, datée au dos.
21 décembre, hiver 43
Nom de code Dora.
Mille manteaux, valises et chapeaux
Marchent tant comme un troupeau.
Savent-ils vraiment ce qui les attend ?
D'autres certainement.
Écoute son histoire, écoute ce violon qui pleure.
Au nom de la mémoire, écoute grincer sa douleur.
Et même si le bois a vieilli, sa triste musique reste en lui.
Un homme sourit comme pour dire merci
À celle qui l'aime, a-t-il compris
Qu'il y a des voyages d'où on ne revient pas
Des trains pour nulle part ?
Il voudrait rester, juste l'enlacer
Être né comme elle, ne plus se cacher.
Partager sa vie, revoir ses amis
Adam, Noah, Élie.
Écoute son histoire, écoute ce violon qui pleure.
Au nom de la mémoire, écoute grincer sa douleur.
Et même si le bois a vieilli, sa triste musique reste en lui.
Puis vint l'écho, la fin du ghetto
Quelques étoiles sur un drapeau.
Mais la sienne qu'il portait si haut
C'était son défaut.
Lyrics submitted by Oliviaka
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