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."
I'm sick and tired of the loose rap
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
So you can kill all that loose rap
hehehe. . . babygirl
How many times I tell you don't come to me?
You bring me all of that jealousy
Cause you got envy (Don't hate me baby)
Talk smack behind my back
And then when you see me
To try to come up and talk to me (Don't talk to me)
I'm not saying nothing, nothing
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I don't want all that loose rap
You can keep that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I'm sick and tired of the loose rap
You can save that
So many times you guys would come step to me
I guess you call yourself booking me
But do I look easy? (Well, It Ain't)
Well, it never hurts to try
I just might let you call me
I hope you don't plan on buggin' me
That would be ugly
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I don't want all that loose rap
You can keep that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I'm sick and tired of the loose rap
You can save that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
So you can kill all the loose rap
You can quit that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
So you can stop all your loose rap, Your loose rap
So many times I hear trying to knock my crew
Well, we've got something for all the fools
It ain't just rhythm and blues
If you just quit trying to compete (Yeah)
No telling what you could be
Might even be doper than me, I doubt it
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I don't want all that loose rap
You can keep that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I'm sick and tired of the loose rap
You can save that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I don't want all that loose rap
You can keep that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I'm sick and tired of the loose rap
You can save that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
So you can kill all that loose rap
hehehe. . . babygirl
How many times I tell you don't come to me?
You bring me all of that jealousy
Cause you got envy (Don't hate me baby)
Talk smack behind my back
And then when you see me
To try to come up and talk to me (Don't talk to me)
I'm not saying nothing, nothing
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I don't want all that loose rap
You can keep that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I'm sick and tired of the loose rap
You can save that
So many times you guys would come step to me
I guess you call yourself booking me
But do I look easy? (Well, It Ain't)
Well, it never hurts to try
I just might let you call me
I hope you don't plan on buggin' me
That would be ugly
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I don't want all that loose rap
You can keep that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I'm sick and tired of the loose rap
You can save that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
So you can kill all the loose rap
You can quit that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
So you can stop all your loose rap, Your loose rap
So many times I hear trying to knock my crew
Well, we've got something for all the fools
It ain't just rhythm and blues
If you just quit trying to compete (Yeah)
No telling what you could be
Might even be doper than me, I doubt it
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I don't want all that loose rap
You can keep that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I'm sick and tired of the loose rap
You can save that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I don't want all that loose rap
You can keep that
I know you can come better
Can come better than that
I'm sick and tired of the loose rap
You can save that
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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."
Gentle Hour
Yo La Tengo
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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"We've been asked whether "Somewhere Only We Know" is about a specific place, and Tim has been saying that, for him, or us as individuals, it might be about a geographical space, or a feeling; it can mean something individual to each person, and they can interpret it to a memory of theirs... It's perhaps more of a theme rather than a specific message... Feelings that may be universal, without necessarily being totally specific to us, or a place, or a time..."
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i love this song! something about it just sticks out to me everytime i hear it! rip aaliyah!!!!
damn aaliyah.. y u gotta be dead???!!! You r tha best!!!! R.I.P.... This song has a good beat and makes me wanna dance.
love this song, miss that lovely voice aaliyah