Fun Music Information -> Smashing Pumpkins
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Music Quotes:
Interviewer: Do you want to start the first 'spanking the monkey' joke? Billy Corgan: No. Is this for real? Are you really going to tell this corny joke? Submitted by: Celeste
| Remember Nagroc is Corgan spelt backwards. Don't you f*cking forget that! - Billy Corgan (during a concert) |
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Band Name Origins:
- The name is taken from the Shakespeare play "Twelfth Night": Sir Toby (or was it Feste, the clown?) climbs over the garden wall, looses his hold and drops on the other side, smashing pumpkins that grow there. Submitted by: Erix
- Actually the name of the smashing pumpkins came from the comic Peanuts. In Peanuts, on Halloween, Linus would go to the pumpkin patch and look for the "great pumpkin." Since that name was already taken they decided to use smashing (adj. form). I saw this on the vh1 pop up video style of "Tonight, Tonight" Submitted by: c-unit
New Career:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Store owner" | owns three antiques shops - Ra'akone |
Former Career:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Jimmy Chamberlin" | "Construction worker" | Had a job building custom homes with his brother-in-law, after he left the band JP and the Cats. After his stint in construction, he joined the Smashing Pumpkins - Ra'akone |
| "Billy Corgan" | "worked at a records store" | While there, he met future bandmate James Iha. - Ra'akone |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Thirty-Three" | "To make it last forever you" was used as a chorus. But no "thirty-three" was mentioned in the lyrics. - Mickey D. |
| "Where Boys Fear To Tread" | The title is not mentioned in the song. - Mickey D. |
| "Muzzle" | "I knew the silence of the world" is sung so many, but no "muzzle" is mentioned. - Mickey D. |
| "Galapogos" | However, Billy can't seem to get enough of that "I won't deny the pain" line. But a good key. - Mickey D. |
| "Cupid de Locke" | Billy Singer did not sing the song title in the song. - Mickey D. |
New Band Names:
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
| Smashing Muppets | They're heads fit better with this name! | jan |
| Billy's Band | Makes sense | ww's sketcher |
| Crashing Pumpkins | A Cinderella story whose clocks have struck midnight. | human |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Bully With Butterfingers" | "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" | rocky |
| "Negative One (-1)" | "Zero" | newrock |
| "Mullet with Applepie Rings" | "Bullet With Buttferfly Wings" | Afterlife Unknown |
| "Decay" | "Today" | newrock |
| "1972" | "1979" | spud |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Bullet with butterfly wings," | bullets don't have wings, can't fly | spud |
| "The End Is The Beginning Is The End," | Wait! Is the end the beginning or is it the end? | spud |
| "Bullet With Butterfly Wings," | spud |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Don't Forget My Number" | "Zero," Smashing Pumpkins | Brian Kelly |
| "Here I Am" | "Speak Of The Devil," Sum 41 | Franka |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"Here Boys Fear To Tread" originally "Where Boys Fear To Tread"
Joanna Whitmire
"Where Boys Fear To Read" originally "Where Boys Fear To Tread"
Joanna Whitmire
"The Imploding Vice" originally "The Imploding Voice"
U. Carrie Oats
"Bullet With Butterfly Wigs" originally "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
Bridget Andrews
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Everlasting Glaze" originally "Everlasting Gaze"
A song about a doughnut that won't die!
Josh
"Greek USA" originally "Geek USA"
Does this make sense?
Burgerking
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"Hero" originally "Zero"
rocky
"Skunk" originally "Slunk"
Burgerking
"Mullet With Butterfly Wings" originally "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
Nice hair... I guess!
Josh
"Ballet With Butterfly Wings" originally "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
Natalie Snortman
Song Parody Recordings:
Not making the money? Can't make your bills? Seamonkey hears ya... now hear this parody!!!
SeamonkeyMusic.com: (mp3)
(Comments)
This is a song about Andy Milonakis, a kid from the Jimmy Kimmel show who looks 15 but is actually 29.
http://www.markblasco.com: (Mp3)
(Comments)
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" | "Minimum Wage" | Seamonkey |
| "Disarm" | "X (The Untitled Parody)" | Red Ant |
| "Today" | "Buffets" | Billy Boyd |
| "Zero" | "Street Fighter Zero" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "Zero" | "Sasho" | Anderson'Parody Man'Araujo |
| "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" | "Billy's Baseball Report" | Agrimorfee |
| "Blue Skies Bring Tears" | "Burnt Cake Brings Tears" | Edilith |
| "Zero" | "Sonic Adventure" | Panic Pagoda |
| "Zero" | "Needle" | Joel Dent |
| "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" | "Tingle(The Queer Elf)" | Josh Bain |
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Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Killer In Me | Schizophrenia Hotline | Ben Ingram |
| Mayonnaise | Miracle Whip Factory | Bildo |
| Disarm | National Rifle Association | Ed |
| You're All I've Got Tonight | Cheap sex hotline | pizzahunks |
| XYU (sorry, here it is again, corrected) | Marriage counselor | SisterGirl |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Bulls On Parade Rage Against The Machine | Bullet With Butterfly Wings Smashing Pumpkins | Bullets On Parade With Butterfly Wings | rocky |
| What A Difference A Day Makes Dinah Washington | Today Smashing Pumpkins | What A Difference Today Makes With Matt, Katie, Al, and Ann. | hybrid |
| Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Cyndi Lauper | Where Boys Fear To Tread Smashing Pumpkins | Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Where Boys Fear To Tread | That no-one Candy Nye |
| Take Me Down The Smashing Pumpkins | Where Boys Fear To Tread The Smashing Pumpkins | Take Me Down To Where Boys Fear To Tread. And That would be Micheal Jackson's house? | Solid Snake kicks your a$$! |
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If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
The Rolling Pumpkins
The Rolling Stones combined with The Smashing Pumpkins
Submitted By: Matthew Whitaker
Smasher and the Seething Pumpkins
Seether combined with The Smashing Pumpkins
LOL MATE. Brings mental pictures of rabid orange vegetables!
Submitted By: quickstep
Smashing Faces
Smashing Pumpkins combined with Small Faces
These guys hire tour security to protect the audience from THEM!
Submitted By: neptunevsmars
Smashing Chili Peppers or Red Hot Pumpkins
Smashing Pumpkins combined with Red Hot Chili Peppers
Submitted By: Rheya
There are additional Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
Misheard Lyrics:
"Despite All My Rage"
Misheard Lyrics: I spy it on my radio,
I still have a heavy rage Original Lyrics: Despite all my rage,
I am still just a rat in a cage. | "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: Jesus wasn't all they sung for you.
Original Lyrics: Jesus was an Only Son for you.
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"1979"
Misheard Lyrics: Just eat never know the rules
Original Lyrics: Justine never knew the rules
| "1979"
Misheard Lyrics: I know you better fake ecstasy
Original Lyrics: I know you better than you fake it to see.
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Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Bullet With Butterfly Wings"
Misheard Lyrics: Despite of my age, I am still in the Spider Marines.
Original Lyrics: Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Sean Hutton My cousin first heard this song because of me. He never showed any interest in the Pumpkins, even then. A year later he asked me if I still had the cd with the 'Spider Marines' song, because he wanted to hear it again. I didn't know what the h*** he was talking about, until he started singing it for me. Needless to say, I laughed my a** off. After he graduated high school, he joined the Marines. His squad( or whatever it I known as, I'm not military saavy) is known as the Spider Marines. They're in Iraq now. And they're all still alive and kicking. Especially the original 'Spider Marine' himself. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Funny Lyrics:
"Lily"
The Funny Lyrics: Silly, I know I'm silly
Cuz I'm hanging in a tree In the hopes that she will catch a glimpse of me Why They're Funny: It's funny if you know what the songs about. He's stalking this girl, but the songs a sweet and quiet and you have to listen to it a few times or read the lyrics to really understand what's happening.
Submitted by: Billy corgan is
| "Perfect"
The Funny Lyrics: Next time, I promise we'll be Perfect.
Perfect strangers on the street. Why They're Funny: It's funny because at first you think he's saying the relastionship will be better next time, then he goes and acts like he doesn't know the person.
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Repetitive Lyrics:
"Because You Are"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Because you are...
Why They're Repetitive: Because you are what?
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage.
Why They're Repetitive: Obviously, Billy Corgan thinks that line was a lot cooler than I do. This song made me want to tear my hair out and burn all the Smashing Pumpkins music I bought previously. Truly unforgivable.
Submitted by: Meep
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Insincere Lyrics:
"Tonight, Tonight"
The Insincere Lyrics: We'll crucify the insincere, tonight
Why They're Insincere: This ruins the atmosphere of the song. Billy Corgan is trying to convey a message of hope, and he writes this!? The song is like, really uplifting, inspiring,...and then it's all ruined :(
Submitted by: SPfan
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"1979"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: these zipper blues
Why They're Inappropriate: what the hell is this song about? it's not about the year 1979! unless it has something to do with disco or bong hits.
Submitted by: jack tirko
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Songs That Open With Their Titles:
"Drown"
Opening Lines: No matter where you are, I can still hear you when you drown.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
| "Adore"
Opening Lines: It's you that I adore.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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| There are additional spelling lyrics available. | |
Band Name Anagrams:
Pink Spam Mushings Submitted by: Josh
Song Title Anagrams:
"Mu, Onion Fighter" originally "I of the Mourning"
Submitted by: Josh
"Hot Loving Epidemic" originally "The Imploding Voice"
Let the outbreak BEGIN!!
Submitted by: Josh
"Gave Her Genital Zest" originally "The Everlasting Gaze"
Submitted by: Josh
Songs That Are Banned:
"Disarm"
In 1994, the Smashing Pumpkins were banned from appearing on BBC-TV's "Top Of The Pops" because of the lyrics of this hit of the band.
Submitted by: Peter
