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."
So messed up, I want you here
In my room, I want you here
Now we're gonna be face-to-face
And I'll lay right down in my favorite place
And now I wanna be your dog
And now I wanna be your dog
And now I wanna be your dog
Well, come on
And now I'm ready to close my eyes
And now I'm ready to close my mind
And now I'm ready to feel your hand
And lose my heart on the burning sands
And now I wanna be your dog
And now I wanna be your dog
And now I wanna be your dog
Well, come on
Woo
Uh
Uh
In my room, I want you here
Now we're gonna be face-to-face
And I'll lay right down in my favorite place
And now I wanna be your dog
And now I wanna be your dog
And now I wanna be your dog
Well, come on
And now I'm ready to close my eyes
And now I'm ready to close my mind
And now I'm ready to feel your hand
And lose my heart on the burning sands
And now I wanna be your dog
And now I wanna be your dog
And now I wanna be your dog
Well, come on
Woo
Uh
Uh
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Iggy is a demanding bottom. He's trying to stay in the moment. NOW I wanna be your dog! Right NOW. In five minutes, I may no longer take an interest in being your dog. But right NOW, right NOW I wanna be your dog.
The song effectively expresses sexual tension and lust. The fuzzy guitar riff snaps, crackles, and pops.
The song gets across a feeling of abandon, of being so caught up in the sexual moment that one gives up their typical male-female sex roles and is prepared to get lost in the burning sands of this stormy sexual desert.
This song is so good.
It's all about frustration. The guy is alone in his room, and he's thinking of a girl. And there's nothing he can't do because she doesn't care about him. Pure frustration.
I agree - that's the feelings I always get listening to it.
The boy wants sex, he is yearning for that other person and would do anything to please/satisfy them..
This song is kinda suggestive, IMO. Am I the only one who things so??
It's not suggestive it's straight about sex jackass.
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Well, perfectlemur, maybe this should be covered by Sarah Brightman or someone like that.
fuck this song is amazing. saw em live @ bdo in january. managed 2 mosh all 5'8'' of me 2 the front where iggy jumped down nd i (with about 15 other ppl) got 2 scream "now i wanna be your dog" into the mic. surely a moment i will never 4get. unfortunately i couldnt get up on2 the stage tho...
Awesome awesome song! Totally loving the guitar riff. i saw iggy at bdo as well!! soooo good!
Awesome awesome song! Totally loving the guitar riff. i saw iggy at bdo as well!! soooo good!
I dont really like iggy pop, although he has done some great songs, but the stooges were awsum. And this song just demonstrates it perfectly. Mikeofreak its a good theory but you could be reading into it to much