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 daybreak, 5:32
And I lie awake wondering what happened to you
Tried to call you on your mobile phone
Straight to answer and the twilight zone
It's only my opinion, but I can see your point of view
And if you saw mine too, we'd have a basis to
Change places and celebrate the races
And learn to love
All the million things that make us different
There's so much love
Let's get along, baby, get along
Let's get along together
You gotta sing, sing along, maybe get it wrong
Oh, let's get along, baby, get it on
Let's get along, baby, get along
Oh, let's get along, baby, we belong together
Let's get along together
With your brown skin, yes, you're beautiful
And your blonde hair like a waterfall
And you didn't feel free at school
Learning ideas that separate us all
So you flew south, down to Mexico
Tried to live like Frida Kahlo
Living every day and all the disability
Celebrating life and all its fragility
Oh, I know
All the million things that make us different
There's so much love
Let's get along, baby, get along
Let's get along together
You gotta sing, sing along, maybe get it wrong
Oh, let's get along, baby, get it on
Let's get along, baby, get along
Oh, let's get along together
You gotta sing, sing along, maybe get it wrong
Oh, let's get along, baby, we belong together
Yeah
Let's get along together
Let's get along together
Let's get along together
Yeah
Let's get along, baby, get along
Oh, let's get along, baby, we belong together
And I lie awake wondering what happened to you
Tried to call you on your mobile phone
Straight to answer and the twilight zone
It's only my opinion, but I can see your point of view
And if you saw mine too, we'd have a basis to
Change places and celebrate the races
And learn to love
All the million things that make us different
There's so much love
Let's get along, baby, get along
Let's get along together
You gotta sing, sing along, maybe get it wrong
Oh, let's get along, baby, get it on
Let's get along, baby, get along
Oh, let's get along, baby, we belong together
Let's get along together
With your brown skin, yes, you're beautiful
And your blonde hair like a waterfall
And you didn't feel free at school
Learning ideas that separate us all
So you flew south, down to Mexico
Tried to live like Frida Kahlo
Living every day and all the disability
Celebrating life and all its fragility
Oh, I know
All the million things that make us different
There's so much love
Let's get along, baby, get along
Let's get along together
You gotta sing, sing along, maybe get it wrong
Oh, let's get along, baby, get it on
Let's get along, baby, get along
Oh, let's get along together
You gotta sing, sing along, maybe get it wrong
Oh, let's get along, baby, we belong together
Yeah
Let's get along together
Let's get along together
Let's get along together
Yeah
Let's get along, baby, get along
Oh, let's get along, baby, we belong together
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Let's Get Along Lyrics as written by Jack Hues Nick Feldman
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