Believe it or not, I wasn't familiar with The Smashing Pumpkin's "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" until a band I AM familiar with (believe it) inserted the "rat in a cage" snippet of it into an amazing live version of "Electric Co." (Snippet beginning at 3:35 below, don't miss the the hilarious look Larry gives Bono as Bono smashes the cymbal at 3:49ff...But hey, the whole song from 2:42 is a must-see)
On to the Pumpkins song..
I finally listened to it,
after reading that it made Number 11 in the Top Twenty Bad Songs by Good Bands.
Not surprised to find Billy Corgan's lyrics haunted and God-haunted (see this).
No wonder Bono cut, pasted and preached it.
But to actually sing a lyric about "faking it" for one more show when one is depressed..even questioning salvation...
is haunting.
Reminds of the lead character in Pink Floyd's "The Wall."
Or a preacher on one those unsolicited days
(see "I Want to Go Home..Keep on Clapping"..
note there is video there of Bono for once singing a version of that confession):
Now I'm naked..
But can you fake it, for just one more show?
-complete lyrics
Official video here
I am more of a old Rush and Mahavishnu Orchestra man myself, but U2 has some good tracks.
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Russ; Excellent taste!!
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