I used to be a little boy
So old in my shoes ...

 HokieRider wrote: 
Second.
Sad but true.

Funny segue from Frida Snell covering Bullet with Butterfly Wings to this. 

Really points out how terrible Frida's cover is.

Hey I like it

 lathyris wrote: 
Funny, me too, I always thought this was a profound disturbing song about some horrible childhood he had to overcome; come to read the lyrics and find out it's just a weird but clean adult love song and just his inner child he's singing about. Now I'm kind of disappointed. Always loved this song though and still do, it's passionate and has a nice Cure-like tempo and soundscape to it. Now I could join the archive of misheard lyrics; Dave Barry wrote a hilarious series on that in one of his books.

recent new appreciation for this cd. never was a fan. like this. resonates.

GAAAAHHH!!  Corgan-voice!  <mute>

OMG! He doesn't actually say "sodomy is such a part of you", does he?! I always that that's what he said, and only now, so many years later, did I check the lyrics and find out that I was wrong! "Inside of me and such a part of you!" That's MUCH BETTER! I can now, finally, like this song without feeling dirty.

NO!  Whiny Billy! <mute>

high school all over again.

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Insert repetitive comment about hating song:


or just enjoy the Pumpkins' swift acoustic guitar riff w/ intense disturbing lyrics delivered with nifty alt rock arrangement:

I am agree totally with you , the same happen with my son and me .


lemmoth wrote:

Ah, two pumpkins songs back-to-back

(Though I'm not sure if that Frida Snell cover of BWBW counts)

One of the songs that signalled a return to great rock and roll - after the excess of hair bands and crappy brit-prop - to main stream radio.

This song and more importantly this band allowed my son and I to connect on the emotional level that great rock and roll can do.

Still one of my favorites and his too.

first time I've heard them and I agree, annoying voice and boring music

I'm in the thumbs up camp.

Arggg..what a grating voice, and whats with the Tubular Bells?

colt4x5 wrote:
Must be, your comment got through.

Funny that this song, being a decade and a half old, still causes such strong emotional reactions from people. It's called staying power, and whether you like the tune (or band) or not, it's got that in spades.

7.5? apparently the r.p. "stoner" filter is down again.

Are the vocals are a little too earnest?

Can't stand this guy's voice.
2.

chauron wrote:

Yeah... uniquely grating and aggravating. This is mediocre on so many levels... This band defines overrated.

A great song indeed, the singer Corgan has a nice unique sound in his voice.

Why does he sound like such a whiner to me?

The caterwauling is really grating on my nerves.
Must. Mute. Now.

This is Godlike. Rockstar godhood, if only for a moment back in the 90's.

I can't hear anything from this band without thinging about Homerpalooza, my favorite Simpsons guest appearance of all time.

Billy Corgan, introducing himself to Homer: Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins.

Homer, clueless: Homer Simpson, smiling politely.

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". . . the bitterness of one who's left alone. . ."

MrsAustin wrote:
Hahahaha