Wildflower
| "Wildflower" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | June 19, 2012 |
| Studio sessions | |
| Length | 4:42 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
"Wildflower" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins off of their 2012 studio album, Oceania. The song was written during the original Teargarden sessions with Mark Tulin of The Electric Prunes. After Tulin died in February 2011, Corgan felt compelled to revive the tune.[1]
| “ | I'm a real fan of when chord revolutions don't resolve. Cherub Rock's like that, too. You never feel that sense of 'dahhhh!' until the end of the song. It creates an anticipatory effect. To write an entire song around one chord sequence, essentially -- there's one minor bridge in there -- nine-tenths of the song is that same sequence over and over again. It's kind of got a hymn aspect to it. I really like it in that sense because it reminds me of Mark and how he's affected my journey. It's a kind of a sad ending to the record -- I didn't intend that, but it's just the way it worked out. | ” |
| — Billy Corgan, MusicRadar interview, June 13, 2012[1] | ||
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Wasted along the way
I'm wasted along the way
I'm wasted along the way to reach you
Wasted along the way
I'm wasted along the way
I'm wasted along the way to reach you
Infernal ides
I trim the wick so fine
To carry forth your light
Comfort me
What will leave will leave
Comfort me to stem the tide
Wasted along the way
I'm wasted along the way
I'm wasted along the way to reach you
Wildflower in the wilderness outside
Take your chance with love and laughter
And every word I write, yeah
From that body will never learn
When it's far too gone I'd move on
Wasted along the way
Wasted along the way
I'm wasted along the way to reach you
Wasted along the way
Wasted along the way
I'm wasted along the way to reach you
Ooh wildflower, wildflower
Ooh wildflower, wildflower
Ooh wildflower, wildflower
Ooh wildflower, wildflower
Wildflower
Featured in other media[edit | edit source]
According to Smallville writer, Bryan Q. Miller, he would have included “Wildflower” in the Smallville: Season 11 comic, “Guardian”, had the story been a live-action television episode. Specifically, he confirmed that the song would have started near the end of the ‘episode’ (actually Chapter 12 of the digital release), during a solemn scene on the Daily Planet rooftop between Lois Lane and Clark Kent.[2]
Availability
| Title | Type |
|---|---|
| Oceania | Studio |
| Oceania: Live in NYC | Live • Video |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 33 plays
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2012-07-26 at Challenge Stadium, Mount Claremont, WA, AU
- Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2012-12-10 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY, US
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bosso, Joe. "Interview: Billy Corgan talks The Smashing Pumpkins' Oceania track-by-track". MusicRadar. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ↑ Twitter conversation between @kylethesuperkid and @bryanQmiller - August 2012
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Wildflower" at SPFC