Crush
| "Crush" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | May 28, 1991 |
| Studio sessions | |
| Length | 3:35 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
"Crush" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins' debut studio album, Gish. It was originally known as "Hippy Trippy" 
, a version that was released on the 2011 deluxe reissue of Gish.
| “ | My future wife sleeps across the room, it's 3 a.m. I am far too shy to write a song like this in front of anyone, even her. Her apartment sits above a restored, historic theatre. The riff is stolen, but I can never say where it came from. I am shamed by that, but I make it mine nonetheless. I want to be an original, without a prior copy. I cannot escape that I am made up of tiny, stitched together pieces. Curtis Mayfield's poetry inspires the romantic lyric. The whole world shimmers for all at night. Light dances off the face of my beloved. I am both in love and crushed by love. The bells are there to remind me. | ” |
| — Billy Corgan, Gish 2011 re-issue liner notes | ||
Composition[edit | edit source]
The song is normally played in the key of A mixolydian. In what was at the time an unusual move for the band, all guitars in the studio recording were tuned down a half-step. While none of the other songs on Gish used this technique, this would become the norm by the Mellon Collie-era.
Like many of the other tracks on Gish, the song is built around a simple bassline, played on a bass guitar with a slight overdrive effect. The song features at least five distinct guitar parts and a synthesizer, being the only Gish track to utilize the latter. It also differs from the other songs on Gish (barring "Daydream" and hidden track "I'm Going Crazy") in that there is no drum part.
The jingly noise heard during "Crush" is Corgan's bell necklace.[1] The same necklace can be heard throughout "Daydream".
Videos[edit | edit source]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
you wrap your arms around
a feeling that surrounds
like liquid peppermint
just taste the drinks that she sent
and this feeling shivers down your spine
love comes in colors i can't deny
all that matters is love, love, your love
you're sleeping in your bed
just rest your weary head
maybe you shouldn't care
throw away those dreams and dares
and i wonder if it matters to me
love comes in colors i can't deny
all that shimmers is love, love, your love
your love
your love
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Gish | Main release | Studio |
| Mashed Potatoes | Bootleg | |
| Ghost Children/Friends and Enemies | Tribute |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 57 plays (53 full, 3 tease, 1 abandoned, 3 soundcheck), 14 acoustic, 1 piano, 2 artists
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1989-01-01 at Laughing Iguana, Des Moines, IA, US
- Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2021-09-19 at Sea.Hear.Now Festival, Asbury Park, NJ, US
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Official Smashing Pumpkins VIZ promotion, March 2022