SMASHING PUMPKINS Disarm Reaction!!!

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[@oliverhall8166]

Damn the 90s where good times for music.

[@michaelwoods9005]

Just the first half.. the rest of the 90s sucked too lol

[@andrewmanford]

Agreed. Plus, thank you for not putting in the apostrophe. :D

[@seelenwinter6662]

and d`arcy dont wear a bra...^^

[@Whitesquall123]

No doubt, hip hop, rock, rap, etc... all had huge groups/bands Eg. In the relatively small (at that time) grunge genre fans had Pearl Jam, Nirvana and the Pumpkins to choose from. Hip Hop had Eminem, Dre, Snoop, Biggie, etc... Forget VR, let's get the scientists working on time machines - I wanna go back where I could appreciate it a little more.

[@Kman31ca]

It was awesome! Started with Nirvana and boom, it was like every month a new album would come out. I had an old 20 disc changer in my car and it was packed solid. lol

[@kzed.]

Smashing Punpkins realesed 5 albums in 10 years, won two grammys and Mellon Collie went diamond (over 10,000,000 copies world wide with at least 5,000,000+ in sales) but no they werent that big Vin

[@TrueVanguardhasterribletakes]

K Zed in 1995/96 they were THE biggest band in the world

[@kzed.]

@@TrueVanguardhasterribletakes oh I know I was making fun of Vin saying they weren't that big

[@pmaster1173]

Vin also said no one knows Incubus anymore, when only a few months ago they sold out a concert with around 10-15K people in India.

[@dan7478]

Also featured on The Simpsons!!

[@theshadowfax239]

@@TrueVanguardhasterribletakes True, they were HUGE!

[@WarPigs413]

Finally Smashing Pumpkins! The best band and definitive 90s sound. Billy’s voice is quite polarizing but I love it.

[@chadboddie3334]

Smashing Pumpkins= "Mayonnaise "

[@dannymajefski8928]

Agreed, great song.

[@_lowcountry]

Yes. So much yes.

[@littledittymusic727]

Yeeessss!

[@mathewhodde1944]

Possibly the best song ever....

[@sheepnoisebah]

smashing pumpkins were big. they were the big alternative music band after nirvana ended.

[@petahoee8281]

Because Billy couldn't exist with Kurt around

[@zerx..-]

@@petahoee8281 didn't Billy and courtney love date before she got with kurdt

[@jinzoslegions]

Smashing Pumpkins were one of the most successful bands of the 1990s. I say you guys should listen to Cherub Rock and Zero and PLAY THEM LOUD!

[@neonspec]

Huge Pumpkins fan. Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie are 2 of my favorite albums of all time in any genre.

[@dannymajefski8928]

Add Gish to that list.

[@CornerBoothGames]

Danny Majefski Gish really is amazing. It was a hell of a first album, and what amazes me is that you could already tell what kind of band they would become from those very first songs.

[@MFSMUG]

Temple of the Dog - Say Hello 2 Heaven or Hunger Strike for grunge week!

[@vigridr7614]

Call Me a Dog is amazing too!

[@MFSMUG]

@@vigridr7614 Yessss. Call Me A Dog is actually my favorite by them.

[@lukelamerton9819]

Nah your saviour

[@rhdem1harris768]

Say hello to heaven

[@tylerhelton727]

Cherub rock by the smashing pumpkins.

[@Alan-pg8uj]

Siamese Dream was a huge part of my teens

[@DestroyCooperative]

Tyler Helton YESSSS! I love the way this album opens up! Cherub Rock, Hummer, and Mayonaise are the pinnacle moments on Siamese Dream!

[@henrythegreatamerican8136]

Or something like The Celestials. Best song on the OCEANIA album. Or the song DORIAN.

[@Funktaro5]

​@@DestroyCooperative No Soma? I'd say Mayonaise, Soma, Hummer, Spaceboy, and Disarm are the best tracks on the album. And Mayonaise and Soma are for sure top 5 songs of all those the Pumpkis have ever made (despite me easily being able to make a top 50 list out of their catalogue). Just about everything on this album is great though.

[@DestroyCooperative]

@@Funktaro5 oh , for sure!!!! Soma definitely goes on that list! I played the chorus over and over after a high school breakup for weeks. Maybe that tie is why i didnt initially have it listed, lol.

[@chrisdbiggs]

Smashing Pumpkins "Cherub Rock" is legendary :D

[@acy2004]

Still listen to this on repeat

[@KyleS.1987]

I've heard this song hundreds of times and the crescendos still give me goosebumps. Billy Corgan has a real knack for imbuing his songs with a sense of urgency. This is technically a 'ballad' I guess, but it doesn't feel like one because it's propulsive and driving. Magical shit.

[@botakbotak7739]

Agree with u

[@bobbyscarfo2544]

Chris Cornell, Layne Staley, ....with Jerry Cantrell harmonizing and playing guitar..... "Right Turn".......

[@WalkenDead]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!

[@Phalse13]

Don't forget Mark Arm from Mudhoney.

[@davisouza4348]

Alice in Chains - Nutshell ( unplugged)

[@scrufbmx6810]

Smashing pumpkins tonight tonight is my favorite pumpkin songs

[@monicajean37]

The song's author and lead singer Billy Corgan was quoted in an interview about "Disarm" as saying, "I never really had the guts to kill my parents, so I wrote a song about it instead." When he wrote this song, he was at a point where he was really angry at his parents for always making him feel lower than he really was. Corgan has described this song as being "about my childhood and how I turned into an a--hole."

[@mrnathanLL]

W comment

[@SexyTGLeah]

Fantastic song choice!! One of Smashing Pumpkins' best in my opinion. I'm seriously loving this 'grunge' week. Can we keep this going? Lol

[@Funktaro5]

The Pumpkins aren't grunge to me. They're so influenced by prog rock, dream pop, and the like. They just happened to be a popular alternative band at the same time as the grunge movement that they got lumped into that group.

[@kzed.]

@Dexy Chan oh dexy no I like you but Days of the New? ☹️ They were soooo far behind the actual grunge movement. Just seemed like a cash grab

[@dfbovey]

Funk, there are all kinds of influences in grunge. To me the whole think was just alt rock, but some had 70s rock influences, some has punk, it was kind of all over the place sonically. But always thought that the band had to be from Seattle. But eventually all kinds of other bands got lumped in by time proxy.

[@ashleycollins5201]

Yes loving Grunge week for sure!! Would love for them to hear Alice in Chains- love hate Love live at the Moore.

[@SexyTGLeah]

@@ashleycollins5201 Any AIC is great by me . . Just out of curiosity, are you a Patron?

[@harryfry6632]

Alice in Chains - Love, Hate, Love (Live in Seattle 1991)

[@musicfan1585]

A quote from Billie Corgan: "I didn’t have the guts to kill my parents, so I thought I’d get back at them through song. And rather then have an angry, angry, angry violent song I’d thought I’d write something beautiful and make them realize what tender feelings I have in my heart, and make them feel really bad for treating me like shit." Also, 1979 is a much better song in my opinion. But if you want something that's a little heavier, check out Bullet With Butterfly Wings.

[@angelone1839]

What happened with his parents?

[@John-bt3nf]

His parents didn't buy him a pet rock.

[@lavenderllamamusic]

Yeah, wasn't he sexually abused as a kid or something? I could've sworn i read about that in some interview. Some fucked up traumatizing thing

[@rohe4077]

Agree strongly with your comment, dan vidro.

[@rohe4077]

@@John-bt3nf So john, now I have to use the breakfast club line on you. Do you get along with your parents? "Well, if I say that I do, I'm an idiot, right?" John, you're an idiot anyway. But if you say you get along with your parents, well, you're a liar too.

[@-LDK-]

Do Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock. Their best song, imo, though they have many greats.

[@tricko8000]

LDK Dante Yes! They def should check out that song

[@ashleycollins5201]

I am loving Grunge week!!! Try Alice In Chains- love hate Love live at the Moore! Layne's voice is out of this world in this one.

[@katiemechenbier4172]

DANG this song is so important. It took becoming a caregiver of my man's kids to realize how deeply the way my parents raised me affected my life. It kinda rocked my world to realize they're just people with their own hurts and struggles. They have hurt me, sometimes purposely, most of the time not. But I see those same flaws in me while raising our children and it's heartbreaking cause they're people too, who have had horrible trauma in their small lives and don't quite have all the tools yet to fully understand their human experience. I remember having a conversation with my dad about the kids, and he told me about how helpless he felt bringing me home from the hospital, cause he had no idea what he was doing. We've had such a rocky past, in fact there were a few years where I barely communicated with him at all. But he's just a guy who is still trying his best to understand the trauma that was given to him and that was a really humbling moment for me. I forgive what he's done in the past, but I've come to understand that the cycle of abuse is REAL and the only way to stop it is to forgive the people who have hurt you in the best way you know how, so that hate in your heart doesn't end up coloring your whole life. I hope I'm doing right by my children, and I hope when they're grown, they can forgive me for my mistakes too. Excellent song, excellent breakdown. Love you guys ♡

[@uncommonman]

Sending love, hope you're doing well.

[@Chr1551]

Not that big? They were the biggest band in the world around 1995. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness sold 10s of millions of copies

[@mybrotherskeeper7850]

Billy corgan wrote this song about his dad and the abuse he went through during his childhood.

[@whitemugcollectives641]

Thought it was about abortion. 😐

[@Jnels27]

I think it was about his step mom actually

[@juho6740]

The Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock

[@fendranm2914]

Finish Grunge Week with the Godfather of Grunge...Neil Young - Rockin’ in the Free World

[@obligatoryhandle]

Fendran M that'd be especially timely, with the George HW Bush tributes still blanketing the news.

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

One of the emotionally richest and most beautiful bands of their generation. You could listen to just them for a week straight and not run out of great material.

[@manuelruen]

When he sang the line "The killer in me is the killer in you" he basically means like if you want to talk down to "me" in a derogatory form I'm going too bring it right back to you! Like karma!

[@peterm282]

A great pumpkins song for sure, but they have a HUGE catalog of great music.. Keep "grunge week" going! Temple of the Dog: Say Hello to Heaven! Live: Lightening Crashes! Bush: Glycerin! Mother love Bone (pre-pearl Jam band) Stargazer, Mudhoney: Broken Hands, Mad Season: Lifeless Dead, Chris Cornell: The Promise, Alice in Chains: Love Hate Love, Get Born Again, Rain when I Die! Yea, Billy is a strange dude, but very smart and an AMAZING lyricist, I met him twice, very approachable dude. Check out other SP songs, Soma, Mayonnaise, Today, Hummer, rocket, tonight tonight, 33, Pocelina of the Oceans, Bullet with Butterfly wings, Snail, Whir, Geek USA, Doomsday Clock, With every light, Rhinoceros, Plume, Drown... Hail from Seattle!

[@frejad3420]

Smashing Pumpkins music is very special for they have a special sound none else does. Billy really can write in a powerful way. I agree Live, mad season, bush, good choice.

[@ras523sar]

Seattle where grunge started

[@ayeewtasko2601]

Alice in Chains - Nutshell (unplugged)!!

[@-AK-]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[@FooFighterzz]

They should do *Alice In Chains - Man In The Box (Funk Version)* 😃 😄 😋 😎 😍 >> kzbin.info/www/bejne/nou2aWmZZsmLotE

[@MightyPee]

Since it is a short one, they could do both versions.

[@andrewgillard4592]

please do this song such a beautiful and sad song

[@jtarvid86]

Album version is better

[@riktusempra21]

Faith No More- Midlife Crisis

[@CrociatoAzzurro]

very underrated song.

[@juanca84perales]

Pumpkins are back together and touring. I watched them twice this year and they were AWESOME!!!!!!

[@Saddartha]

Sold 10 million copies of Mellon Collie: "they weren't that big"

[@mrs.tiffany]

Soul Asylum-Runaway Train is a great one to react to there are actual people who went missing in the video

[@patrickcurry8073]

Seems like it's related to this song. Released about the same time and both about traumatizing childhood events.

[@mrs.tiffany]

Patrick Curry yes they are similar in ways but different too the sound is also different some of the missing people from runaway train were found because of the music video soul asylum would alter the missing people in the video to cover more missing people to try to help find the missing . They both are great songs from the time some of my favorites

[@stormfairy9116]

All time FAV smashing pumpkins song!

[@willpina]

Smashing Pumpkins are still making music now. Listen to "Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)"

[@willsofer3679]

Sori, Billy Corgan spoke exclusively that this song was about his abusive childhood, and how he wanted to impart a childlike wonder on other, regardless of their station or situation in life. So yes, you were right.

[@katpocalypsemeow4554]

Haven't heard this in forever, it's such a beautiful song. I need to learn this on violin again, was such fun/cathartic to play. This song used to break my heart every time I heard it, was amazing to cry to. Still does to a degree. Smashing Pumpkins was huge for a few years, Disarm, Tonight Tonight, and Bullet With Butterfly Wings were everywhere. Tonight Tonight won a bunch of awards too. Smashing Pumpkins is considered to be alternative rock though they came up as the same time as Grunge. Billy said in an interview in 1993 that the song was about abuse as a child: "I didn’t have the guts to kill my parents, so I thought I’d get back at them through song. And rather then have an angry, angry, angry violent song I’d thought I’d write something beautiful and make them realize what tender feelings I have in my heart, and make them feel really bad for treating me like shit". He later said in 2011: "A song once banned by the BBC for the use of the lyric ‘cut that little child’. No one wanted to hear that it was all a stoic euphemism for the deepest cuts within. I was offered a hurry-up chance to re-record the line with a replacement that would pass the censors. The song could become a hit! I flatly refused; I wasn’t going to honor the dead by dishonoring my own death. I knew the troubles this song would cause in my family. The ripple of the message got through. The string arrangement was invented on the spot, line by line. Beautifully played and stated, and understated by the men involved. There are moments where it works precisely because you trust it will, and when it does work so effortlessly you wonder again why they all can’t have such lucky stars."

[@labgnat]

Soundgarden - Rusty Cage

[@dohoeijmans2432]

labgnat yes!

[@littledittymusic727]

Love me some Cornell.

[@TJmusic24]

I know it’s their song but I love johnny Cash’s cover of it

[@curlygal7315]

Fun fact: Billy Corgan and Kurt Cobain used to tour together in Washington before the Pumpkins and Nirvana were even big... that’s how Cobain met Courtney Love, ( she was dating Billy Corgan at the time.) they broke up and she started dating Cobain. I’ve been listening to the Pumpkins since the early ‘90’s, have been to several concerts, ( and the reunion tour). They were huge Vin for a good ( almost 10 years) but has been continuously played on the radio to this day.. they probably don’t need to get back together but I wish they would cuz I miss the original band a d their early stuff.

[@morganrobinson2436]

I’ve always really liked this song...but reading about why Billy wrote it, and the story behind it makes it even more poignant.

[@markmcdonnell]

"You could listen to this song in like 30yrs and it'd still be beautiful" ...lol well it's like 25yrs since its release, and I (and many others of that generation) are still listening to it, and it is still beautiful.

[@fevgomeli1951]

The Pumpkins used to be my favorite band back when they came out with their Mellon Collie CD, they used to play "Bullet with butterfly wings" on MTV and Radio constantly which is how i found out about them, they started having a lot of problems after that album. I started shifting away from them when they started mixing Alternative with Electronic. Another song that was aired plenty of times was "Glycerine" by Bush.

[@matthewdawson129]

god, no Bush....just inane lyrics

[@flightgravity7483]

Matthew Dawson It always seemed like Gavin Rossdale trying too hard to write nonsense that seemed deeply metaphorical, but it was just nonsense.

[@alejandroabraham4250]

I liked Adore and even some of Machina, but they're nothing in comparison to Gish, SIamese Dream, and Pisces Iscariot.

[@markmcdonnell]

"that's something Dorian would do ..." -- loved that bit.

[@Forwhomthebelltolls24]

Yes, Billy Corgan is a crazy genius

[@PhotonJon]

This band changed my life in ‘94. Turned me into a musician. They weren’t really grunge but they were sort of related in that they connected to the disaffected youth. They were for kids too weird even for grunge though, haha. Cherub Rock was their big loud hit during the grunge era.

[@shmick6079]

I love this song. Probably my favourite Pumpkins song.

[@dannymajefski8928]

Smashing Pumpkins are 3/4 reunited on tour and have a great new album. Saw them live last Sunday night. Amazing!!!

[@jonathannichols196]

Temple of the dog, Say hello to heaven

[@warpig4942]

Iron Maiden - Paschendale

[@johnd256]

Temple of the Dog/Hunger Strike

[@sdmfanthony5649]

AIC - Love, Hate, Love.

[@ashleycollins5201]

This is a good one!

[@sevastianpopov8230]

Soungarden - The Day I Tried to Live

[@DestroyCooperative]

Galaxy S7 great song choice

[@deepersight777]

Zonia is one of the best callers, I'm always happy when she's on the line. That package she sent you was just incredible. Such a nice person.

[@mariodlc21]

finaaaally Pumpkins!!! Mayonaise is my favorite song, you should give it a listen

[@conolavicus3019]

An ode to no one. Please! Great punch right in the solar plexus.

[@PlaysWithChildren]

Just saw SP December 6th, 2018 that day you uploaded this. They played Disarm. Funny how you have no idea about anything that has happened with them and how most of the original band has finally reunited after 15+ years and put out a new record this year. Pretty big news!

[@NightMedicine]

The song is about the struggles of opening up about childhood family abuse. Billy Corgan was contemplating suicide throughout the recording of this album and had not spoken about his abuse as a child publicly. So he stated generally that a part of him opening up and being honest about his abuse was so difficult that it felt like an act of self harm. He also felt that if he did not open up it would kill him. The caveat is that to open up about such things is an act of harm towards your family (and yourself in a sense). You guys got to it in many ways.

[@Logan-ed4pu]

Actually, they just reunited this year for a tour. Different bassist though. They just signed on Jack Bates to play bass, who is the son of the much renowned Peter Hook of Joy Division/New Order fame.

[@flightgravity7483]

Logan Technically they’ve been back since 2006, this is just the first time most of the original members are back in the band (D’arcy is still out).

[@DestroyCooperative]

I met D'arcy Wretzky in Champaign/Urbana Illinois after she was on the outs with the band. She was a huge bitch!

[@flightgravity7483]

Isaac Knicley Billy Corgan said she became a mean drug addict, and if what you’re saying is true then he wasn’t lying.

[@DestroyCooperative]

@@flightgravity7483 She was there to see a classical music concert. I couldn't tell if she was on drugs, but i could tell that she was mean spirited. I left that moment feeling like I met eyes with a total psycho.

[@separator94]

There are a lot of beautiful Pumpkins songs. "Thirty three" especially.

[@maczetamaczeta189]

Oh, they were big. The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight was on MTV every single day for few years in mid 90s.

[@n.d.m.515]

Smashing Pumpkins had a recent release. They are very much still active. All you need to do is look them up on KZbin for newest videos.

[@darkthrone_cl2650]

The sound of the smashing pumpkins is so good

[@Darrkness]

Love this band. I rocked the hell out of my cassette of Gish in my beat up car back and forth to the beach. The 90's was truly magical.

[@xTheGreatDestroyerx]

Pumpkins recently got back together and have been touring. Saw them this past summer, they opened with this tune. Was a fantastic concert. I think they just released a new album as well.

[@glumOr]

Smashing Pumpkins - Bodies Smashing Pumpkins - An Ode To No One Smashing Pumpkins - Soma

[@Funktaro5]

I love Bodies. Really underrated.

[@holgerschink1341]

Beautiful outstanding song...so melancholic and perfect.

[@brickwitheyes1710]

This is the only smashing pumpkins song i like. Keep up the great work guys

[@keithkinkade4265]

Today, Cherub Rock, Bullet With Butterfly Wings, Tonight Tonight , 1979, Ava Adore are all great songs....

[@SaRENRampaiger]

Since they're Christian, they should react to Zero. There's a line there that says, "God is Empty just like meee!" I wanna see that reaction to that part.

[@SSDeityNirvana]

Nirvana- Where did you sleep last night (MTV UNPLUGGED)1993

[@Funktaro5]

I'm not even a Nirvana fan, but man do I love that performance. His unplugged Man Who Sold The World is great too.

[@Ryanpatereau]

The song is a leadbelly folk song many version's before him and its called "in the pines".

[@MillennialTrucker]

18:09 "A Christmas story" Ralphie: soap poisoning LOL

[@TheSarinaide]

30 years later this song is still a defining song.

[@mattynutrition9353]

Say hello 2 heaven. Lyrics and vocals (especially the end). Moving.

[@joshuaslomba971]

They just got (mostly) back together this year, killer show live

[@blinkybill2198]

I was lucky enough to see these guys twice in my corner of the world.

[@Forwhomthebelltolls24]

I've heard this song after ages...and it instantly brought back many good and some bad memories...thanks a lot

[@natemaurer1130]

Screaming Trees - Shadow of the Season. The under-appreciated underdogs of Grunge absolutely deserve to be included in Grunge week!

[@ParisPadilla]

This is one of my favorites songs as well. When I first heard it I was about 8 years old and didnt know at that time what it meant. Years later I discovered it again and could understand the beutiful meaning of it. Its simply beutiful

[@DestroyCooperative]

Smashing Pumpkins is currently on tour. This song was of their second album, and one of the softest tracks in their whole collection. Their third album in 96' became the highest selling double disk until the 2000s and had their biggest hit singles on it that I'm very sure Vin would recognize.

[@taurusbull8276]

"Soft?" How is a song about abuse considered "soft" again?

[@coreyboundy9178]

Today , bullet with butterfly wings , zero, rhinoceros. All good Pumpkin songs!

[@kmchipower]

What a true classic song.

[@chrismg1980]

Nice! I hope you guys do more smashing pumpkins reactions. Like... Tonight tonight, cherub rock, soma, bullet with butterfly wings, zero, Muzzle and spaceboy

[@Nightwatchman53]

The Pumpkins were big and very revered here in Chicago. Also check out Cherub Rock and Bullet with Butterfly Wings.

[@RDreamer]

The Pumpkins actually put out music this year and are still active, bringing back the original lineup. Billy Corgan is a busy guy, as he is involved in the world of professional wrestling as the new owner of the National Wrestling Alliance aka the NWA and is trying to bring it back to its former prominence.

[@kmpro3737]

More Smashing Pumpkins for God's sake since Vin likes it so much

[@blessthegood1404]

I listened to this in 91-92.

[@katatonickiwi8310]

Disarm was my entry into Alt in the 90's. Love this song

[@totalprocall6894]

Honestly the way you listened to dark side of the moon, you should think about doing the same for the pumpkins album "siamese dream" of which disarm is a track on. Its really one of only a handful of albums ever made that is just one classic track after another, after another, after another...

[@PhotonJon]

SAME HERE VIN! I recorded this song on the radio same day as I discovered "I'm Broken" by Pantera. I was 12 years old and it was 1994. Weird how this song means more to me than it did then.

[@henrythegreatamerican8136]

"He's probably a very smart person" Go watch the 2+ hour interview of the lead singer Billy Corgan with Joe Rogan. He's definitely smart.... probably too smart for his own good. There was a good segment in that interview where he discusses the issues he had with his father.

[@fendranm2914]

I wonder if Vin’s heard “Bullet with Butterfly Wings”. That was a biiiiig tune.

[@kevinsmith7-7-7]

Yes They Are Back Together

[@winonaramsey5930]

Saw this live a couple of months ago. Just wow!!! Took my daughter. Didn’t even know she ever heard them. It was a great show

[@citypopFM]

I hated growing up in the 90's cause of constant moving and abuse, I associate "the 90's" with awful memories, but if I will always appreciate something from that era, it's loving the Smashing Pumpkins when they were in their prime. They're timeless.

[@lavenderllamamusic]

Billy Corgan can be a "controversial" dude, for lack of better words, but he's seriously one of the best songwriters there is. Incredibly talented musician. Check out some Pumpkins hits like "Today", "Cherub Rock", "1979". Two of my favorites are "Zero" and "Tarantula" (2007)

[@gcruz1028]

Billy Corgan is one incredible songwriter- Forever etched in the hearts of rock music fans in the '90s with the iconic opening lines of "The World is a Vampire.." from Bullet with Butterfly Wings.

[@rocknrudy]

It's about the abuse he got as a child from his stepmom. The only thing he could do was smile at her. Hence, "Disarm you with a smile".

[@mattthirlwell67]

I was once thrown out of Wembley Arena at a Smashing Pumpkins show.

[@michaeltrujillo1881]

This song gets me everytime 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Billy Corgan voice is breathtaking

[@poopooboudreaux1]

Pumpkins rock!

[@xgoonzxneedless6411]

1996 they were the biggest rock band in the world