despite all their age they’re still just
rats in a cage
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down the top 10 Smashing
Pumpkins songs
for this list we’ve chosen our entries
based on a combination of the artists
fan favorites and their most
commercially successful songs
number ten perfect
one of the catchy songs on an otherwise
very electronica heavy album this track
has been compared to the Bands 1996 hit
1979
it ended up doing fairly well
commercially just barely missing the
Billboard Top 40 and charting well in
the UK and New Zealand
the video for the song even acts as a
sequel of sorts to the 1979 video
featuring the same actors and directors
though more on that video in song later
number nine mayonnaise
you could say that mayonnaise is as epic
as the pumpkins could get in the early
days of their career and you wouldn’t be
wrong
with the inspiration for the song title
coming from the contents of frontman
Billy Corrigan’s fridge the track has
long been a fan favorites as it shows
the band at their comest and their
loudest
although the meaning of the lyrics are
debatable the tune still makes fans
emotional every time they hear it
number eight rhinoceros
one of the band’s earliest singles this
track starts as a mellow slow jam before
erupting into one hell of an explosive
tune
shifting between quiet and psychedelic
to loud and straight-up rocking it would
become the band’s first single to chart
on Billboard’s Modern Rock chart
the song is notable for being a turning
point in the band sound and would go on
to inspire later critically acclaimed
albums like 1993’s Siamese Dream
number seven zero
it’s heavy repetitive riffs sucks you in
as soon as you start listening and it’s
lyrics are deep enough to make you stop
and pause
wanna go power
the angst-filled third single from
melancholy the song features a symphony
of rhythm guitars six to be exact
although it beers closer towards metal
at times compared to their usual sound
the track was yet another hit for the
pumpkins on rock radio
with zero the pumpkins proved they were
much more than the title implies
number six cherub rock
with lyrics pertaining to Billy
Corrigan’s distaste of snobby fans and
critics this song kicks the album off
with a bang as soon as Jimmy
Chamberlain’s gem roll kicks in
fans and critics dougla toons shoegaze
and arena rock influences which earn the
song a grammy nomination for best hard
rock performance
the first single off that
critically-acclaimed Siamese dream
the track has only gained popularity
over time through its use in the guitar
hero and rock band video games
number five disarmed
although this song is heavily rumoured
to be about abortion it’s actually about
the strained relationship Billy Corgan
had with his parents when he was younger
it was a change of pace at the time for
the otherwise hard rocking pumpkins
having a more symphonic sound in the
band’s other hits
you could say that it’s heavy use of
bells and strings throughout the song
was foreshadowing for what they do with
their next album particularly the next
entry on this list
number four tonight tonight
you might find the huge 30 piece
orchestral instrumentation to be a
little over the top but you can’t say it
doesn’t work incredibly well with the
song still an epic musical journey from
start to finish this track combines
grandiose music with lyrics full of hope
and optimism
it’s music video is heavily inspired by
the early 1900 styling film a trip to
the moon and won the band six MTV VMAs
in 1996 including video of the year
number three today
this was the band’s first huge single
but is also possibly one of their more
disturbing ones
with lyrics talking about how great
today is many would be quick to jump on
the thought that this tune is a happy
one however the song was inspired by
suicidal thoughts a frontman Corrigan
when he realized his life really
couldn’t get much worse
regardless of the subject matter today
was arguably the track that elevated the
pumpkins from an up-and-coming Chicago
indie band to true arena rockers
number two 1979 both the song and it’s
video directed by eventual Little Miss
Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton and
Valerie Faris capture the feeling of
what it’s like to be young carefree and
having the time of your life
considered the most personal track off
melancholy Horgan wrote this one with
the 12 year old version of himself in
mind as this was the age of that Billy
grew out of his childhood
with a killer drumbeat 1979 became a hit
on pop radio charting within the top 20
in the US and the UK
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
the world is a vampire
number one bullet with butterfly wings
from the moment Billy sings the first
five words you know you’re in for
something that’s gloomy wild and
exciting all at the same time
epitomizing the soft verse loud chorus
dynamic the pumpkins used to define
their sound during the prime of their
career this track is pretty simple
compared to many of their other songs
but its execution is impeccable
it’s video is set in a diamond mine and
is notable as it is the last time we see
Billy with hair
despite
do you agree with our list which
Smashing Pumpkins songs are your
favorites for more musical top 10s
published daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
rats in a cage
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down the top 10 Smashing
Pumpkins songs
for this list we’ve chosen our entries
based on a combination of the artists
fan favorites and their most
commercially successful songs
number ten perfect
one of the catchy songs on an otherwise
very electronica heavy album this track
has been compared to the Bands 1996 hit
1979
it ended up doing fairly well
commercially just barely missing the
Billboard Top 40 and charting well in
the UK and New Zealand
the video for the song even acts as a
sequel of sorts to the 1979 video
featuring the same actors and directors
though more on that video in song later
number nine mayonnaise
you could say that mayonnaise is as epic
as the pumpkins could get in the early
days of their career and you wouldn’t be
wrong
with the inspiration for the song title
coming from the contents of frontman
Billy Corrigan’s fridge the track has
long been a fan favorites as it shows
the band at their comest and their
loudest
although the meaning of the lyrics are
debatable the tune still makes fans
emotional every time they hear it
number eight rhinoceros
one of the band’s earliest singles this
track starts as a mellow slow jam before
erupting into one hell of an explosive
tune
shifting between quiet and psychedelic
to loud and straight-up rocking it would
become the band’s first single to chart
on Billboard’s Modern Rock chart
the song is notable for being a turning
point in the band sound and would go on
to inspire later critically acclaimed
albums like 1993’s Siamese Dream
number seven zero
it’s heavy repetitive riffs sucks you in
as soon as you start listening and it’s
lyrics are deep enough to make you stop
and pause
wanna go power
the angst-filled third single from
melancholy the song features a symphony
of rhythm guitars six to be exact
although it beers closer towards metal
at times compared to their usual sound
the track was yet another hit for the
pumpkins on rock radio
with zero the pumpkins proved they were
much more than the title implies
number six cherub rock
with lyrics pertaining to Billy
Corrigan’s distaste of snobby fans and
critics this song kicks the album off
with a bang as soon as Jimmy
Chamberlain’s gem roll kicks in
fans and critics dougla toons shoegaze
and arena rock influences which earn the
song a grammy nomination for best hard
rock performance
the first single off that
critically-acclaimed Siamese dream
the track has only gained popularity
over time through its use in the guitar
hero and rock band video games
number five disarmed
although this song is heavily rumoured
to be about abortion it’s actually about
the strained relationship Billy Corgan
had with his parents when he was younger
it was a change of pace at the time for
the otherwise hard rocking pumpkins
having a more symphonic sound in the
band’s other hits
you could say that it’s heavy use of
bells and strings throughout the song
was foreshadowing for what they do with
their next album particularly the next
entry on this list
number four tonight tonight
you might find the huge 30 piece
orchestral instrumentation to be a
little over the top but you can’t say it
doesn’t work incredibly well with the
song still an epic musical journey from
start to finish this track combines
grandiose music with lyrics full of hope
and optimism
it’s music video is heavily inspired by
the early 1900 styling film a trip to
the moon and won the band six MTV VMAs
in 1996 including video of the year
number three today
this was the band’s first huge single
but is also possibly one of their more
disturbing ones
with lyrics talking about how great
today is many would be quick to jump on
the thought that this tune is a happy
one however the song was inspired by
suicidal thoughts a frontman Corrigan
when he realized his life really
couldn’t get much worse
regardless of the subject matter today
was arguably the track that elevated the
pumpkins from an up-and-coming Chicago
indie band to true arena rockers
number two 1979 both the song and it’s
video directed by eventual Little Miss
Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton and
Valerie Faris capture the feeling of
what it’s like to be young carefree and
having the time of your life
considered the most personal track off
melancholy Horgan wrote this one with
the 12 year old version of himself in
mind as this was the age of that Billy
grew out of his childhood
with a killer drumbeat 1979 became a hit
on pop radio charting within the top 20
in the US and the UK
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
the world is a vampire
number one bullet with butterfly wings
from the moment Billy sings the first
five words you know you’re in for
something that’s gloomy wild and
exciting all at the same time
epitomizing the soft verse loud chorus
dynamic the pumpkins used to define
their sound during the prime of their
career this track is pretty simple
compared to many of their other songs
but its execution is impeccable
it’s video is set in a diamond mine and
is notable as it is the last time we see
Billy with hair
despite
do you agree with our list which
Smashing Pumpkins songs are your
favorites for more musical top 10s
published daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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