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."
When you love someone
You'll do anything
You'll do all the crazy things
That you can't explain
You'll shoot the moon
Put out the sun
When you love someone
You'll deny the truth
Believe a lie
There'll be times that you'll believe
That you could really fly
But your lonely nights
Have just begun
When you love someone
When you love someone
You'll feel it deep inside
And nothin' else
Could ever change your mind
When you want someone
When you need someone
When you love someone
When you love someone
You'll sacrifice
Give it everything you got
And you won't think twice
You'd risk it all
No matter what may come
When you love someone, yeah
You'll shoot the moon
Put out the sun
When you love someone
You'll do anything
You'll do all the crazy things
That you can't explain
You'll shoot the moon
Put out the sun
When you love someone
You'll deny the truth
Believe a lie
There'll be times that you'll believe
That you could really fly
But your lonely nights
Have just begun
When you love someone
When you love someone
You'll feel it deep inside
And nothin' else
Could ever change your mind
When you want someone
When you need someone
When you love someone
When you love someone
You'll sacrifice
Give it everything you got
And you won't think twice
You'd risk it all
No matter what may come
When you love someone, yeah
You'll shoot the moon
Put out the sun
When you love someone
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I think this song pretty much sums up what it's like to be in love.
This is one of my all-time favorite song. I'd take a bullet for the one I love.
Well, to me this is how you feel when you in love....as it has been that way for me. This song pulls at my heart strings as I love someone but it will not work out no matter how hard I have tried...it just isnt going to work. I feel so this way....and this song makes me cry.
I first heard this song in 'Hope FLoats'..say what you will, it's a great movie lol! I like Bryan Adams, and as corny as this song is, I really, really enjoy it too!
I'm suprised this song only has 3 comments. Wow, people say that for like every song possible, but anyway, this song is really beautiful...the flute in the song reminds me of "Titanic" and "Lord of the Rings", for some odd reason. But I also first heard this song on "Hope Floats", it's a good movie, and the song is just amazing.
is this a weird song for me to dance to with my mom at my wedding?
I can honestly say that I have felt this way for someone I have loved before, but unfortunately, he loved drugs more.
I don't think this is a strong song musically speaking, but i identify with the lyrics. Being in love grips your heart and drives you over the edge and makes you act irrationally at times especially if you fear it's being encroached upon or violated. I guess some people have never felt love, which might be fortunate, as it can really tear you apart if you feel like things are crumbling. "And nothin else can ever change your mind...": not another person or the appearance of circumstances;you are driven to persistently pursue the one who holds your affections...and sometimes that means sacrificing pieces of pride, anger, and even doubts. When it comes down to it, making things work is a choice. Few people realize that relinquishing these things or choosing love,it is ultimately a strength and not a weakness.