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."
Whoa-ooh, ooh, baby
Whoa-ooh, ooh, whoa-oh
That shit sound, shit sound smooth
Yeah we gon', we gon', we gon' bounce on that shit
(Yeah) Ay, mmh, mmh
No cap I know you a blessing
I be breaking you down when we sexing
When we done, you like, "Fuck you is texting?"
I'm just sending yo ass a message
Street nigga I come with the extra
Hmm, my cap be boomin' it's special
She like Beamers she done with the Lexus
Fuck her better than all of her exes
When I lick her down make her spin around
Like, "The fuck is into you, baby?"
Then I bend her down, I'ma put it down
Let me put it all in you, baby
Ain't no one around you can let it out
I'ma make you say, "Ooh baby"
So just tell me how you like it girl
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It could be me and you against the world
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm talking fancy cars and diamond pearls
Yeah, yeah, yeah, babe
I'm on my knees, I don't wanna leave
I just wanna please you baby
Top down with the winter breeze
I just breeze through baby, hey
I don't ask for more than time, babe
(Time babe, then time)
I don't ask for what ain't mine, yeah (yeah)
All I'm asking, if you down
(Yeah) If you are then stay around
Yeah baby (yeah)
I don't ask for much but time, babe
(Babe, then time, yeah)
I don't ask for what ain't mine, baby
(Ooh whoa)
I'm just asking if you down, down
Whoa, yeah (ooh)
All I'm asking for is time
I'm just asking if you mine
Matter fact, been fine
Matter fact, I let you drive
Backseat of my ride
Passing she is fine, yeah baby
Let me hit it from behind
Let me do it 'bout two times
When I do it, press rewind, yeah baby
You can smoke with me, get high
You can smoke with me and slide
You can roll with me that's right, yeah baby
I don't ask for more than time, babe
(Time babe)
I don't ask for what ain't mine, yeah (yeah)
All I'm asking, if you down
(Yeah) If you are then stay around
Yeah baby (yeah)
I don't ask for much but time, babe
(Babe, babe)
I don't ask for what ain't mine, baby (yeah)
I'm just asking if you down, down
Whoa, yeah, baby
(I don't ask for much but time, babe)
(I don't ask for what ain't mine, baby)
(I'm just asking if you down, down)
(Whoa, yeah, baby)
Whoa-ooh, ooh, whoa-oh
That shit sound, shit sound smooth
Yeah we gon', we gon', we gon' bounce on that shit
(Yeah) Ay, mmh, mmh
No cap I know you a blessing
I be breaking you down when we sexing
When we done, you like, "Fuck you is texting?"
I'm just sending yo ass a message
Street nigga I come with the extra
Hmm, my cap be boomin' it's special
She like Beamers she done with the Lexus
Fuck her better than all of her exes
When I lick her down make her spin around
Like, "The fuck is into you, baby?"
Then I bend her down, I'ma put it down
Let me put it all in you, baby
Ain't no one around you can let it out
I'ma make you say, "Ooh baby"
So just tell me how you like it girl
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
It could be me and you against the world
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm talking fancy cars and diamond pearls
Yeah, yeah, yeah, babe
I'm on my knees, I don't wanna leave
I just wanna please you baby
Top down with the winter breeze
I just breeze through baby, hey
I don't ask for more than time, babe
(Time babe, then time)
I don't ask for what ain't mine, yeah (yeah)
All I'm asking, if you down
(Yeah) If you are then stay around
Yeah baby (yeah)
I don't ask for much but time, babe
(Babe, then time, yeah)
I don't ask for what ain't mine, baby
(Ooh whoa)
I'm just asking if you down, down
Whoa, yeah (ooh)
All I'm asking for is time
I'm just asking if you mine
Matter fact, been fine
Matter fact, I let you drive
Backseat of my ride
Passing she is fine, yeah baby
Let me hit it from behind
Let me do it 'bout two times
When I do it, press rewind, yeah baby
You can smoke with me, get high
You can smoke with me and slide
You can roll with me that's right, yeah baby
I don't ask for more than time, babe
(Time babe)
I don't ask for what ain't mine, yeah (yeah)
All I'm asking, if you down
(Yeah) If you are then stay around
Yeah baby (yeah)
I don't ask for much but time, babe
(Babe, babe)
I don't ask for what ain't mine, baby (yeah)
I'm just asking if you down, down
Whoa, yeah, baby
(I don't ask for much but time, babe)
(I don't ask for what ain't mine, baby)
(I'm just asking if you down, down)
(Whoa, yeah, baby)
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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."
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
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