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 wanna be a Kennedy
I wanna be a big heart breaker
Live fast and for real
And you can follow it in the papers
I wanna be a Kennedy
I wanna shake hands with heroes
And kiss the girls of centerfolds on the tongue
And die young
I'll be brave tonight, either live or die
I'll be brave tonight, standing tall and bright
Such romantic eyes got me hypnotized
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
I wanna be a Kennedy
I wanna be tall and handsome
I'd conquer the world
And you'd see it on television
If I could be a Kennedy
If I could be a real heart breaker
I'd watch you crash into my arms
With the stars under the barrel of a gun
We die young, we die young
I'll be brave tonight, either live or die
I'll be brave tonight, standing tall and bright
Such romantic eyes got me hypnotized
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
I'll be brave tonight
I'll be brave tonight
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
I wanna be a big heart breaker
Live fast and for real
And you can follow it in the papers
I wanna be a Kennedy
I wanna shake hands with heroes
And kiss the girls of centerfolds on the tongue
And die young
I'll be brave tonight, either live or die
I'll be brave tonight, standing tall and bright
Such romantic eyes got me hypnotized
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
I wanna be a Kennedy
I wanna be tall and handsome
I'd conquer the world
And you'd see it on television
If I could be a Kennedy
If I could be a real heart breaker
I'd watch you crash into my arms
With the stars under the barrel of a gun
We die young, we die young
I'll be brave tonight, either live or die
I'll be brave tonight, standing tall and bright
Such romantic eyes got me hypnotized
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
I'll be brave tonight
I'll be brave tonight
And if I had my chance I'd never let you go
Lyrics submitted by chitownchick, edited by faaah
Kennedy Lyrics as written by Matthew Devine
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You people make me sick. It's so sad.. " WHAT thats not a girl singing???? OMFG!!!!" Right... Look, Learn a bit about a band before you go start thinking you know things. That's a GUY singing, And his name is Mat Devine. You tarts. Kill Hannah are the best band alive. Some of you people should try listening to some of their old stuff isntead of the very few songs they have that are actually popular.
isn't this site supposed to be about what the song means and not what the band looks/sounds like? Just saying.
But, I have to agree with Riffinton with the meaning of the song. Although it's not particular characterizing one specific Kennedy, he's talking about the lifestyle of it all. The Kennedy family is a prominent family with many special privileges. So it's only normal for an outsider to wish to be involved in that high-society class of people and such.
One thing though, the Kennedy's are basically cursed. Most of them have died through tragic accidents. =( Let's hope Senator Kennedy is okay though.
when i first heard this song, i thought that they were girls (i still think that they sound like a bunch of girls), anyways, i like this song now. I think that its kinda cool, but i don't really know what the meaning is, and i personally don't care, i just like the song.
i second the bunch of girls comment. but killhannah is good. it took me a month to figure out that they were male. maybe next time.
yeah there definately arent any girls in the band. i saw them live last night and theyre awesome.
The song that introduced me to the band. I still love it. This is also the reason I bought the album.
This song is like..the sexiest sounding song ever!
WHAT thats not a girl singing???? OMFG!!!!
i still love it though
maybe they're androgynous [dictionary.com 2nd definition]