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."
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Sitting here with nothin' to do
Sitting here thinkin' only of you
But you'll never get out of there
She'll never get out of there
Sitting here with nothin' to do
Sitting here thinkin' only of you
But you'll never get out of there
She'll never get out of there
I don't care, wohoho
"Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
They took my baby away from me
But she'll never get out of there
She'll never get out of there
"Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
They took my baby away from me
But she'll never get out of there
She'll never get out of there
I don't care, wohoho
When I saw her on the corner
She told me told me told me told me
She wouldn't go far
Ooh, now I know I'm so much in love
'Cause she's the only girl that I'm ever thinking of
"Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
They took my baby away from me
But she'll never get out of there
She'll never get out of there
"Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
They took my baby away from me
But she'll never get out of there
I don't care, I don't care, wohoho
"Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
"Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
Oh no, oh yeah
Oh no, oh yeah
Oh no, oh yeah
Oh no, oh yeah
Oh no, oh yeah
Sitting here with nothin' to do
Sitting here thinkin' only of you
But you'll never get out of there
She'll never get out of there
Sitting here with nothin' to do
Sitting here thinkin' only of you
But you'll never get out of there
She'll never get out of there
I don't care, wohoho
"Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
They took my baby away from me
But she'll never get out of there
She'll never get out of there
"Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
They took my baby away from me
But she'll never get out of there
She'll never get out of there
I don't care, wohoho
When I saw her on the corner
She told me told me told me told me
She wouldn't go far
Ooh, now I know I'm so much in love
'Cause she's the only girl that I'm ever thinking of
"Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
They took my baby away from me
But she'll never get out of there
She'll never get out of there
"Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
They took my baby away from me
But she'll never get out of there
I don't care, I don't care, wohoho
"Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
"Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
Oh no, oh yeah
Oh no, oh yeah
Oh no, oh yeah
Oh no, oh yeah
Oh no, oh yeah
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Chainsaw Lyrics as written by Jeff Hyman Douglas Colvin
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i find it kinda funny in the live part of the Leave Home album thaty Joey goes "This is a love song, it's entitled...Chainsaw"......just the way he says it XD
Turn off your caps lock, moron.
@delta 9 <br /> WHO YOU TALKING TO
This song is about the movie. As The Ramones put it, they sang about what they knew and they sang about what they thought was funny. Sniffing glue, side-street prostitutes, horror movies...the best American punk rock band, definately.
@TaytorTot <br /> massa-CREE
'they chopped her up but I don't care' is delivered with such heart and emotion you just know how much he cared for her
This is the prequel to The Brady Bunch Movie
WHAT NO COMMENTS LITTLE KNOW SONG WE ALL KNOW THAT DEE DEE WAS A HUGE HORROR FILM BUFF SPECKS FOR ITSELF
Infatuation with Mariyln Burns or perhaps Teri McMinn? (they are the two actresses who play the two female characters in the original 1974 version The Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
Great song. Pity it isn't as widely-known as some other songs, but whatcha gonna do?
Huh. Didn't know Dee Dee was a horror film fan
@JoeyRamone65 and he liked the color beige as well
"Chain Saw" was written by Joey about The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The Ramones loved horror films.
@Shocktreatment77 it's a protest song against Love
@Shocktreatment77 it's a protest song against Love