1979
The Smashing Pumpkins, Smashing Pumpkins
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Shakedown 1979, cool kids never have the time On a live wire right up off the street You and I should meet June bug skipping like a stone With the headlights pointed at the dawn We were sure we'd never see an end to it all And I don't even care to shake these zipper blues And we don't know just where our bones will rest To dust I guess Forgotten and absorbed into the earth below Double cross the vacant and the bored They're not sure just what we have in the store Morphine city slippin' dues, down to see that We don't even care, as restless as we are We feel the pull in the land of a thousand guilts And poured cement, lamented and assured To the lights and towns below Faster than the speed of sound Faster than we thought we'd go, beneath the sound of hope Justine never knew the rules Hung down with the freaks and the ghouls No apologies ever need be made I know you better than you fake it, to see And I don't even care to shake these zipper blues And we don't know just where our bones will rest To dust I guess Forgotten and absorbed into the earth below The street heats the urgency of sound As you can see there's no one around
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Written by: William Patrick Corgan
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Album Origin"1979" is the second single off the Smashing Pumpkins' double album, "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness," released in 1995.
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Chart PerformanceThe song peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
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Grammy NominationsIt was nominated for a Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards in 1997.
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Personal SignificanceThe song signifies nostalgia for lead singer, Billy Corgan’s childhood that was full of suburban teenage ennui.
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Production Process"1979" was one of the last songs written for the album and was nearly left off. It was produced and recorded in a single day.
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Unique Song StructureIt is noted for its lack of a traditional verse-chorus-verse structure, which is an uncommon trait in most pop songs.
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Influence on Band's SoundThe song's reception and success helped alter the band's sound from heavy alternative rock to a softer, more melodic style.
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Music VideoThe music video of "1979" was directed by the duo Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, it illustrated a day in the life of American teenagers and it won the MTV Video Music Awards for Best Alternative Video in 1996.
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Covers by Other ArtistsThe song was covered by several artists, including electronic duo MSTRKRFT and American band Freedom Fry.
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Conceptual BasisThe number 1979 refers to the last year of the 1970s, representing a sense of innocence lost, and the transition from youth to adulthood.
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