“Lily (My One and Only)” off of The Smashing Pumpkin’s fourth studio album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness tells the voyeuristic tale of a man obsessed with a woman named Lily. The song begins innocuously enough, describing the narrator’s liking of Lily. As the song progresses, it becomes increasingly evident that this is not love, but rather an unhealthy, one-sided obsession. This is seen when the narrator describes sitting in a tree, watching Lily through her window and eventually being arrested for stalking. Nevertheless, his fondness for her persists with him being convin… read more
“Lily (My One and Only)” off of The Smashing Pumpkin’s fourth studio album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness tells the voyeuristic tale of a man… read more
“Lily (My One and Only)” off of The Smashing Pumpkin’s fourth studio album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness tells the voyeuristic tale of a man obsessed with a woman named Lily. Th… read more
The Smashing Pumpkins is an American alternative rock band from Chicago. The band was formed in 1988 by Billy Corgan and James Iha, with bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin joining shortly after. Despite going through many lineup changes, the current lineup is identical to the original, with the exception of Wretzky, who would end up leaving the band just before their initial breakup in 2000. Disavowing the punk rock roots of many of their alt-rock contemporaries, they have a diverse, densely layered, and guitar-heavy sound, containing elements of gothic rock, … read more
The Smashing Pumpkins is an American alternative rock band from Chicago. The band was formed in 1988 by Billy Corgan and James Iha, with bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamb… read more
The Smashing Pumpkins is an American alternative rock band from Chicago. The band was formed in 1988 by Billy Corgan and James Iha, with bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin joining shortly after. Despite going thr… read more