Rapper FIRST time REACTION to The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings!!

[@willwhitman7534]

This track was actually a dig at their label, Billy had submitted some really good music but the studio wanted something more poppy and catchy that they could radio release for the album hence "the world is a vampire" and "still just a rat in a cage"

[@emerje0]

Yep, and this song was a real hit for them, but the execs still insisted he do more poppy songs.

[@aginaz]

@@emerje0 SP basically wrote this as an FU to the suits and it did exactly what the suits thought it would do and was a hit. That has to hit like an F ME moment which makes the lyrics even more poignant - "despite all the rage I am still just a rat in the cage."

[@GrowingDownUnder]

That explains why the only good album they ever made was their 1st album Gish...and they never made any good music after that

[@davidandrew7872]

A band named Chimera did the same thing with the title track to their album Resurrection which took multiple stabs at their former label for some of the same reasons

[@StrokeofDadJokes]

well in reality the execs were right, way too much of this record was boring lullabys that put you to sleep, there was about 3/4 a disc of quality material on this album and it didnt come close to siamese dream in terms of quality

[@jasonsimpson1397]

I think they're one of the groups who have something for everyone. My personal favorite is Ava Adore. Billy really lets out his inner Nosferatu in that one.

[@gryphon1911]

Love this song..."despite all my rage, I'm still just a rat in a cage" resonates for a lot of people out there at some time in their lives.

[@heidiv5488]

absolutely. I feel like that most of the time.

[@scottNNJ]

“Like old Job”… pronounced “Jobe”, he is the biblical character who lived a good life but was then beset with horrendous disasters as a way to test his faith in God. This is my ultimate “I’m really pissed off and need to vent” song.

[@larka742]

Oh my god yes.

[@roro.fosho.yan0]

❤❤❤

[@antonytheolddog8626]

Maybe the most prolific song writer of a generation us billy Corrigan.. Very opinionated, but very intelligent. And the bro, owns NWA wrestling.. What a dude..🤟🏻😎🤟🏻

[@jacksmith-vs4ct]

didn't know that lol

[@GrizzlyFuckinBill]

He Also loves cats

[@robertcherman]

Next try their song that is on his shirt. "Zero" by Smashing Pumpkins. That is the only song we covered back in the day when I played music.

[@AnchorFTW]

Smashing Pumpkins was my absolute favorite band in high school. So many great songs!

[@Levi_Amongst_the_Watchers]

The song you were humming is 1979

[@DCfromBC]

Check out Mayonnaise by the Pumpkins. A masterpiece of lyricism and music.

[@blinkybill2198]

One of my favorite bands from High School, seen them in concert twice

[@sandrafazackerley9526]

awesome reaction to my fave ever song of the Smashing Pumpkins. there is only 1 volume to listen to this banger & that is as loud as you can. Peace Out!

[@Slane583]

It reminds me of the song Dye Eir von Saton from Tool (misspelled on purpose because of YT). From what I read Maynard made it as an fu to his label as well. He wanted to do a cover of a Led Zepplin song and the label told him if he did it wouldn't count toward the album and he wouldn't get paid for the album. So he made a song with loud scratchy industrial sounds, thumping bass drum and a dude reciting a cookie recipe in German to make it sound like there's singing. Maynard is such a troll to douchy suits.😁

[@Acroanidd]

You should honestly listen to the entire album that this is on, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It is one of those albums i would call 10/10, it has a flow to it, from a classical piano start straight into very heavy guitars, and then it chills back out only to get heavy again, it's really something else, and this is just one piece of that wonderful pie.

[@JasonMistretta-wf5ip]

Back in the 1990s (1995ish) I loved jumping around in mosh pits in clubs when this song was played by either a live band or a DJ.

[@LongReachOne]

Put it in your playlist. This is one that grows on you.

[@pauljeffrey93]

Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm)(Today) (Zero)(Tonight) are all great songs

[@MrSoma]

Cherub Rock, Mayonaise and Soma

[@paulcaskey]

From now on I'm going to sing "Despite all the rain, I am still just ready to cave."

[@laurarominger2073]

Hahahahahaha

[@idontknow2594]

Introduction to Psychology 101 at LeMoyne College. One of the first days. We had to analyze this song. Look at the contrasts. Bullet; destructive, heavy, strong. Butterfly wings; beautiful, light, fragile/delicate. Wants to be seen. Wants to be special. No matter how hard he tries, he is still in a prison in his own mind. He tries to change, but without people believing in him he can’t believe in himself and defaults to what he knows. Rage, frustration, failure. Wants to be free but can’t get there on his own and thinks he never will.

[@larka742]

Have seen them live twice, and in my years at university, this song was a frequent hit on the "disco"-playlist during events. Everyone on the floor got insane, as it is a banger to be experienced live. Nowadays people just dont go off like ballistic explode to a song anymore. This was it in the golden 90s

[@shermdog6969]

He recently had an interview about the true meaning of the song. Basically he can't write his own music so he wrote music that the "man" wanted.

[@traduseuse5895]

Disarm will always be my favourite. It was the first song i heard the day the album came out and it's been on my playlist ever since.

[@ericlepage8191]

They're first big song was in the movie singles. Drowned

[@patelli3136]

Hello from Germany. I am 50 and still listen to Smashing Pumpkins by driving in my car somewhere. For many many years 😅. You shoul listen to "Disarm". And Black Pegasus, I love your Rammstein reactions. Rammstein ist epic and poetic.

[@StevieDrawStuff]

Saw them at Lollapalooza 94 with Beastie Boys, George Clinton and the P Funk all Stars, it was great

[@Scottm-n6h]

Billy Corgan is a massive talent! The Albums "Siamese Dream" & "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" are both 100% pure Mastepieces from begining to end...

[@billkeithchannel]

His several interviews on InfoWars are epic.

[@richardgeraghty3702]

Still Just A Rat In A Cage!!! What a great line. SP have some real bangers. 💯💯🤘🤘🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏😎😎

[@brianz6906]

billy actually went bald once he started losing his hair, he actually owns thed National Wrestling Alliance.

[@dlpowers3898]

i've come to appreciate Smashing Pumpkins & their music in the last few yrs more than when they were starting out. They definitely have their own sound and style. Thanks for sharing Black Pegasus :)

[@jiveturkey2875]

A good song that peaked my interest back in the day, but hearing and watching 'Disarm' made me a fan. This crew could hit levels that took in many genres of music. That was rare in the 90's.

[@DonnaKubiski]

This is a great song! I hadn't heard it in ages, and last year, another channel I watch did a reaction to it. I knew that I had to know it but couldn't place it. The second I heard "The world is a vampire", I immediately remembered what it was.

[@politicalscientist8880]

ADORE!!!! Video done in one shot

[@donnacarter2617]

When we saw them about 5 yrs or so, Billy ran around the whole stage singing. It was pretty cool.

[@jamescotner2459]

I finally saw them with Jane’s Addiction. Great band.

[@billkeithchannel]

I was so hooked on the song and video for _Caught Stealing Food._

[@staratlas7778]

Highly recommend Soma from smashing pumpkins! One of my favorite songs of all time 😎🤘🏼

[@shannsmith4207]

You're humming their song "1979" at the beginning of this lol awesome..both good tunes!..Disarm is another good one if you haven't heard it 😊

[@themojoslide]

One of my favourite songs ever! 😎👌

[@mikepiccione886]

What a wonderful Interpolation of Smashing Pumpkins by black Pegasus😂

[@silversliver1592]

Oh shit bro i am just sitting here & thinking about my friend who was a big Smashing Pumpkins fan ,i lost him in 2006. I have been listening to your channel for quite awhile but not for the past few months due to to much time at this time to year to easily get depressed thinking about loved ones lost. I didnt notice your video was playing even though it was playing till 1 minute into song as i came out of my daydreaming state. Right away when i noticed video was playing j voild only thknk thaf we both liked to share great music with younger generations, i am 59. Cheers my man from Toronto Canada, keep pumping out your videos there all great but especially the ones of memory for me

[@squarebarrel]

Long time SP Fan here. The album that this song is on is actually part of a trilogy that the band wrapped up a couple years ago. He’s singing in a perspective of a Character named Zero. I highly recommend listening to the full albums: Mellon Collie… MACHINA ATUM ATUM is probably the most interesting to me. Full blown rock opera and actually about the world’s view of politics and how social media and news affects the current generation of young adults. Id do some really good listening and analyzing and you’ll get a full picture and story. And the story is left open to be continued. It’s very hard to explain it in a few words. It’s quite brilliant.

[@MoneyAndMayhem]

This was played constantly when I was in middle school, great song.

[@JoseCastro-ql7bf]

Smashing pumpkins 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@DarkAngel1985Mike]

Brings me back to 6th/7th grade in 96/97

[@GianniGiorgini-j9z]

Smashing pumpinks Amazing band Power song......

[@orlandoochoada2242]

Fun fact: William Patrick Corgan, the lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins, is also the current owner of the National Wrestling Alliance.

[@TheDopekitty]

Wow. I haven't followed wrestling for years. Had no clue

[@DaP84]

This song was a HUGE grower for me! Felt the same as you when I first heard it, but I absolutely love it now

[@earlysirens]

its on my playlist

[@shanegooding4839]

Definitely my favourite SP song! Thanks BP.😊 Fr on my playlist.

[@christopherderoy3153]

What!!!! Whaaaaat!!!!check out tracks from The Siamese Dream! That album is a fucking masterpiece

[@michelleturner6865]

It’s one of my favourites ever.

[@pr073u569]

At a time when most CDs were $12-15 this double album for under $20 was absolutely insane value especially for being so densely packed with great music. Their previous album was fairly different but not what the label considered marketable so this song is largely about being conformed into what the industry wanted. The reference to Job from the Bible suffering under the will of the one controlling his life really adds the imagery of the song.

[@DarkAngel1985Mike]

Billy originally had long hair when the band first started, then he cut it shorter like in this video which was I think the first music video and single from the album and then he shaved his head which is seen in later videos like Zero,1979 and Tonight Tonight

[@flatandsplat]

FLIPPIN LOVE THIS SONG!

[@austinj3881]

One of my favorite songs from Smashing Pumpkins. They have quite a few really good songs

[@Tre1968.]

Yo man I grew up in the 90s and this is one of the songs of my childhood. Thanks for reacting to it.

[@notthatjohnwatson1813]

BP that’s exactly what I was thinking cause I saw a video with him talking about the industry. That’s what this was about and you got it. Love the channel man

[@tray783]

A kid sang part of this on Kids Say The Darndest things and it was epic

[@ljwhitmire200]

Listen to it a couple more times. They are killer live. I've seen them more than any other band.

[@joyouslyprofane]

lifelong pumpkins fan, and you should definitely check out mayonnaise, ava adore, and an ode to no one, as some other good starters

[@kswwhodat]

One of the best groups of all time, one of the best drummers of all time, check out "Muzzle" and " Geek USA"

[@Jay-sg7rf]

Never understanding all the hate they got. I always enjoyed their music and were a good live band.

[@TheDopekitty]

I have a cousin with schizophrenia/ paranoid delusion who was convinced Billy Corrigan was out to get her at one point.

[@sie11pervan]

@@TheDopekitty He did have a way of looking directly into people's souls with those blue peepers...

[@lordiscaron]

I always took the name of the song as a representation of the music being sharp and to the point yet flowing to the soul.

[@carlsargent5500]

Need to give "Today" a listen. One of my favorites and it might be more up your alley.

[@SusanAllan-l6z]

I love the SPs, seen them a fair few times, they are ace live.

[@cap873]

You need to hear their song "Mayonaise!". I think you'll put it up there with "1979."

[@2deth3]

Billy Corgan was on Interviewed by Alex Jones some years ago just like Dave Mustaine of Megadeth.

[@3DJapan]

This was used as the theme song for Discovery Channel's show Whale Wars

[@aniketsanyal5586]

great song one of SP's best with an awesome video too, I appreciate your clarifying the lyrics too (and Jimmy Chamberlain on drums always went so hard ❤‍🔥) ... you could probably tell from Billy Corgan's lyrics and from how he sings these words that to a degree, especially with how he's talked about record labels and the nature of manipulation to keep artists within the umbrella of the music industry even recently, "being a rat in a cage" being told "you're the chosen one the only one" wanting to change but "can you fake it for just one more show" feeling a bit like "old Job" (or like Jesus for some rockstars!) that these things were weighing on Corgan's mind especially when this album came out in 1996 (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, 2 hour double album that sold millions at peak SP popularity!) this song is great I love the tunes you're selecting to react to, keep it up 🔥🔥

[@jaytravtulsa1]

Bands in the 90’s saw all of the sh*t coming down the road straight into our world.

[@Bekka_Noyb]

One of my fave 90s songs! dbl ♥

[@michaelevans5460]

Their record before this one, "Siamese Dream," is one of the best records of the 90's.

[@justinlicciardi4505]

The pumpkins are the truth and that's another best tracks no question

[@benjaminanderson5263]

They wanted to shoot a musice video in keene new hampshire durring pumkin fest. And the board said no and asked, who are the smashing oumkins

[@benjaminanderson5263]

It's also the same place they filmed the original jumanji movie with Robin Williams

[@JDoors]

I was having a dry spell for new music I cared about when a friend and a co-worker started playing Smashing Pumpkins. Saved! Freaking heavy rock, smooth ballads, and like nothing else.

[@scentersart]

You should check out their songs "The Everlasting Gaze" and "Zero", both great songs.

[@pjstartv6798]

This song is Billy Corgan's big middle finger to his music label, a lot like Korn's song "y'all want a single" was their big middle finger to their record label nearly 10 years later.

[@kaynesheldon4905]

Gotta check out H.I.M- wings of a butterfly

[@greenhighlander7]

Ohh, Looove this song!

[@jacoblee992]

Man 5.50 min in you nailed it...getting owned by the label 😊

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

Cherub Rock & Ava Adore is what you want ✌💖☮

[@paulpalmer873]

That's "old Job""-the Biblical figure tested by God. The title is the last line of a Dan Simmmons novel, the Hollow Man.

[@philthemovieguy81]

When I was younger I had the biggest crush on bassist D’arcy Wretzky. Such a shame what happened to her.

[@laurarominger2073]

What happened to her?

[@LivingInTheKaliYogurt]

​@@laurarominger2073 Meth happened to her. Destroyed her looks, her musicianship & her mind.

[@markvanderstelt8999]

i love this song

[@joanndowers5080]

I think he speaks for most of us. Listen closely. 🥺

[@PiterDeVries668]

Listen to this on a BAD day.... Then you'll get it man, then you'll get it....

[@daniellaengst8794]

Really like your reaction Vid's BP !!! You play such a good range of different music styles from different eras on your musical journey. I would love to see you also do some to reaction vids to songs in Rap, Hip-Hop, R&B genres that you loved growing up with and tell some stories of what attracted you to that music that led to you wanting to become a Rapper..

[@daniellaengst8794]

On this song, It was the anthem of the 90's generation of kids and young adults who were all working their low payed jobs being treated badly like slaves, payed minimum wages and felt trapped in those jobs. The listeners felt what Billy Corgan must have felt, angry, trapped and ashamed by being controlled by the bosses who payed them. That's why the lines in the bridge go like this " Tell me I'm the only one Tell me there's no other one Jesus was an only son, yeah Tell me I'm the chosen one Jesus was an only son, for you" The band was being chastised for turning kids Satanic by Cristian groups and Media outlets for wearing Black clothing and dark make-up, looking like Goth's or Emo's. A bit like what happened to Marilyn Manson. "Tell me I'm the only one Tell me there's no other one" Was Billy saying we know we aren't the only ones being screwed over by greedy corporates. Or being judged by the way we look.... The last line "Jesus was an only son, for you" !!! to me says, what about all the other children you are disregarding, leaving behind, judging them like the Romans did to Jesus, while treating these kids who might dress different to you like poo, is that really the Cristian thing to do.. It was an Ironic Jab or Punch to the face of those who pretended to believe or say one thing while acting the complete opposite way, for their own personal gain, especially money wise.....

[@zachhenderson7982]

If i recall my 5th grade school photo was wearing a version of that zero shirt

[@echopryme]

The theme song of Gen X rock dudes... STILL. 💯

[@andreasoice5905]

Will make my top 100.

[@billkeithchannel]

Weird Al included the chorus in one of his polka medley songs since it was popular at that time.

[@williamallen7984]

I was such a pumpkin head in high school lol. Check out Zero and Tonight Tonight to see how varied their music can be

[@dazc1069]

Great reaction. Love the honesty. You don’t have to love (or make people think you love) everything. It’s a good song. One I grew up on. Loved yelling it out as a 16 year old. But I like there other stuff better 🤷‍♂️

[@melissaskinner4501]

Awesome band

[@markbronx172]

This is their best song

[@iiwdpn]

Freeze The Fall have a cover of this live on streaming media but best seen from their youtube channel - The Smashing Pumpkins | Bullet with Butterfly Wings ~ cover by Freeze the Fall | Live at Revelry

[@spencergrady4575]

Definitely not talked about a lot, but Wings of a Butterfly by H.I.M. I think you'd enjoynthe vibe.

[@DR.DisInfect]

They are very unique band

[@EricTaylor-m5z]

Doomsday Clock is my favorite Pumpkins song

[@uncbbfblives]

from the bible it is not job it is Jobe! that's a huge difference!

[@dachief6470]

If your speakers can’t play this at eleven, go get some new ones.

[@kaynesheldon4905]

Should check out H.I.M- Wings Of A Butterfly

[@ShadowRyu]

"despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage"