My favorite ever song and their best live version. When they'd finished D'arcy said that Jimmy's drumming was better on the album track (which is synth before someone tries to correct me - she was joking).
This was one of the best gigs I've ever been to and made every other time I saw them feel like a pale comparison - especially their busk-a-thon in the Shepherds Bush Empire on the Adore tour.
Man I'm sick of everyone complaining of how the Pumpkins are so different now, relax, get over the fact that James and D'arcy aren't around anymore and enjoy this, I think its great Billy wanted to reform the band.
this concert in Brixton Academy was televised by MTV Asia in 1996. i think this performance of 1979 has always been the Pumpkins' best. sounds friggin' better than the studio version =) and with the complete crew to boot. other live performances are cool. but this and their 1995 performance in American Music Awards are still my favorites. thank you for the upload. hope youtube doesn't delete it.
One of the best "old" versions of this song on You Tube! And with the old cast of characters, demonstrating that the Pumpkins were as "mainstream" as any band of its time, but had such an innovative resonance that made them different and readily accessible. I am not sure that the 2007 version of the band is really the same.
D'arcy <3
GeneralEisenhower 1 month ago
What an epic song this is!!! They where not always great live, but this is awsome!!
OssianPosse 2 months ago
fantastico
francko14 8 months ago
end song in Gran Turismo 5 did you know?? strange choice i think for this game
bladerunner6 8 months ago
@TheF0etus Definately fuck D'arcy, not James lol.
csmelen 1 year ago
My favorite ever song and their best live version. When they'd finished D'arcy said that Jimmy's drumming was better on the album track (which is synth before someone tries to correct me - she was joking).
This was one of the best gigs I've ever been to and made every other time I saw them feel like a pale comparison - especially their busk-a-thon in the Shepherds Bush Empire on the Adore tour.
YahtzeeLad 2 years ago
this part of the mcis tour b4 jimmy fucked
up was the best sp ever sounded, and the last tour that had the full original line up!
williampatrickcorgan 2 years ago
Smashing Pumpkins and Disturbed are both from Chicago and both in my top 3 favorite bands...along with AC/DC.
suitepee2008 3 years ago
That is soo Awesome when the guitar comes in at 15 seconds! Everybody cheers!
Cool vid!
mrquinnnc 3 years ago 11
Their best song...and one of my most favorites!
ladyinblacklace 3 years ago
i was there ,best rock venue
llanito444 3 years ago
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YahtzeeLad 2 years ago
yeah he is you can see jonny playing the keyboard in the last chorus
utyo 3 years ago
goes offfffffffffffff loved them from day 1
whynottony 3 years ago
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what the fuck are u talking about seaofsorrow17 listing to there 07 performance no his 2007 show is like listing to a gitaur solo with one string
DARKNEEON 3 years ago
Just a question... is that Jimmy flemion at 3:45?
chubbycheeks2 3 years ago
Definitely not, Jimmy was still there, so Jonathan Melvion would've been alive and there as well.
gnr4life23 3 years ago
Oh thank you, it seems I had my facts a little scrambled there. I belive it was Jonothan who's precence I was poorly questioning :)
chubbycheeks2 3 years ago
No problem, it's confusing.
gnr4life23 3 years ago
Surely the best version of this song ever done?
Pure perfection.
vivahate100 4 years ago
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YahtzeeLad 2 years ago
Man I'm sick of everyone complaining of how the Pumpkins are so different now, relax, get over the fact that James and D'arcy aren't around anymore and enjoy this, I think its great Billy wanted to reform the band.
seaofsorrow17 4 years ago 10
Smashing Pumpkins, The Small Town Teens, Now International Rockstars, Great Song
blackheart103 4 years ago 2
aee??? chicago? isnt that wea billys from??
chicago isnt xacly a small town is it?
bennettstevenson 3 years ago
great version
vanesilverchair 4 years ago
this concert in Brixton Academy was televised by MTV Asia in 1996. i think this performance of 1979 has always been the Pumpkins' best. sounds friggin' better than the studio version =) and with the complete crew to boot. other live performances are cool. but this and their 1995 performance in American Music Awards are still my favorites. thank you for the upload. hope youtube doesn't delete it.
aprilchan9 4 years ago
klsgfjkshfkhwekrhjewhjrwehtjhewjthewrhtwkethjkew, the BEST SONG IN THE WORLDDDDFDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
smashingpumpkins66 4 years ago 5
Sounds vetter tha the studio version. If they never did MTV Unplugged then they should have.
starfcuker13 4 years ago 3
One of the best "old" versions of this song on You Tube! And with the old cast of characters, demonstrating that the Pumpkins were as "mainstream" as any band of its time, but had such an innovative resonance that made them different and readily accessible. I am not sure that the 2007 version of the band is really the same.
TodoMundoDos 4 years ago
Really touching...=°)
lilydee 4 years ago 4
wow amazing..
Coletonlridge 4 years ago 3