Overjoyed
| "Overjoyed" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Studio sessions | March-April 2014 – Pumpkinland II |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
"Overjoyed" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins that was recorded during the March-April 2014 – Pumpkinland II sessions and likely intended for Day For Night, which was the abandoned sister-album to Monuments to an Elegy. Ultimately it was never officially released along with many other songs from those sessions. This is despite the endorsement from producer Howard Willing, which Billy Corgan said "you know what that means hand-waving fans".[1]
Corgan later said the song might be better suited for the band Ex Cops.[2] While they don't appear to have ever had a song with this title, Corgan co-wrote three songs for their album Daggers. The song "White Noise" might be "Overjoyed", based on the lyrics, though "Daggers" is closer to the 91 BPM tempo that Corgan said "Overjoyed" was recorded in.
| “ | The once COUGARED arm-waver that was set aside precisely because it reminded us of bands we: hate (?). despise (?), do not admire (?), wish we could share success with (PC). I started slow, but soon Herr Willing was egging on a speed-up. 'What the f#%! do you want from me,' I shouted, smashing my vintage acoustic to bits. Actually that didn't happen, except for the part about Howard wanting every song to be made for aerobics. A compromise was reached: tempo 91. Slow strings over a simmering beat, and charmed melodies de-oxygenating my once virile lungs. Down we went a step, then a whole. 'No,' Howard frowned. 'I liked it higher.' To that I suggested he would be responsible for the onstage defibrillation. 'What do you want from me?' shouted our producer, smashing his walker to the ground; its floor-protective tennis balls scattering. 'I. Can't. Do. This. Any. More!' Actually that didn't happen. Except for the part about him asking me to asphyxiate myself for pop-rock glory. End result: OVERJOYED out of mothballs. But wait, there's more, as I suggested the song might be better suited for future hit makers EX-COPS. 'I'd hold onto this one,' said Jeff, holding Howard's hand as he wept for joy. | ” |
| — Billy Corgan, SP Nexus, April 20, 2014[2] | ||
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Billy Corgan, SP Nexus, April 4, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Billy Corgan, SP Nexus, April 20, 2014
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Overjoyed" at SPFC