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"'''To Forgive'''" is a song from [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' third studio album, ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]''. It is a slow song written by [[Billy Corgan]] about his childhood. It is a reference to the themes of teenage angst and depression. The title may be a play on the idiom "[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/forgive_and_forget forgive and forget]", while the lyrics describe [[Billy Corgan]] forgiving himself for past regrets. | "'''To Forgive'''" is a song from [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' third studio album, ''[[Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness]]''. It is a slow song written by [[Billy Corgan]] about his childhood. It is a reference to the themes of teenage angst and depression. The title may be a play on the idiom "[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/forgive_and_forget forgive and forget]", while the lyrics describe [[Billy Corgan]] forgiving himself for past regrets. | ||
Unlike many other songs on the album, "To Forgive" doesn't feature multi-layered guitar production, and features only drums, bass, one live clean electric guitar and an e-bow track by [[James Iha]]. Reportedly the guitar was recorded in one live take.<ref name="eq">Thomas, Richard. [http://www.emusician.com/gear/1332/signal-to-noise-the-sonic-diary-of-the-smashing-pumpkins/40242 "Signal to Noise: The Sonic Diary of the Smashing Pumpkins"]. ''EQ Magazine''. October 2008.</ref> | Unlike many other songs on the album, "To Forgive" doesn't feature multi-layered guitar production, and features only drums, bass, one live clean electric guitar and an e-bow track by [[James Iha]], as well as layers of organ and Mellotron strings. Reportedly the guitar was recorded in one live take.<ref name="eq">Thomas, Richard. [http://www.emusician.com/gear/1332/signal-to-noise-the-sonic-diary-of-the-smashing-pumpkins/40242 "Signal to Noise: The Sonic Diary of the Smashing Pumpkins"]. ''EQ Magazine''. October 2008.</ref> | ||
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* {{credit|Billy Corgan|guitar,vocals,production,recording,mixing}} | * {{credit|Billy Corgan|guitar,vocals,organ,Mellotron,production,recording,mixing}} | ||
* {{credit|James Iha|guitar,recording}} | * {{credit|James Iha|guitar,recording}} | ||
* {{credit|D'arcy Wretzky|bass}} | * {{credit|D'arcy Wretzky|bass}} |
Latest revision as of 17:36, 26 September 2024
"To Forgive" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins' third studio album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It is a slow song written by Billy Corgan about his childhood. It is a reference to the themes of teenage angst and depression. The title may be a play on the idiom "forgive and forget", while the lyrics describe Billy Corgan forgiving himself for past regrets.
Unlike many other songs on the album, "To Forgive" doesn't feature multi-layered guitar production, and features only drums, bass, one live clean electric guitar and an e-bow track by James Iha, as well as layers of organ and Mellotron strings. Reportedly the guitar was recorded in one live take.[1]
Equipment[edit | edit source]
In a 2016 interview with Tape-Op, Corgan said he used a Fender Bassman amp on "To Forgive". It occasionally malfunctioned, producing a sound "like a storm coming" which at points can be heard in the recording.[2]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
ten times removed
i forget about where it all began
bastard son of a bastard son of
a wild eyed child of the sun
and right as rain, i'm not the same but
i feel the same, i feel nothing
holding back the fool again
holding back the fool pretends
i forget to forget nothing is important
holding back the fool again
i sensed my loss
before i even learned to talk
and i remember my birthdays
empty party afternoons won't come back
holding back the fool again
holding back the fool pretends
i forget to forget nothing is important
holding back the fool again
i forget to forget me
i forget to forget you see
nothing is important to me
i knew my loss
before i even learned to speak
and all along, i knew it was wrong
but i played along, with my birthday song
holding back the fool again
holding back the fool pretends
i forget to forget nothing is important
holding back the fool again
Availability
Title | Notes | Type |
---|---|---|
Chicago Tapes and Unreleased Demos | Bootleg | |
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | Disc one – Dawn to Dusk | Studio |
MCIS Demos I | Bootleg | |
The Aeroplane Flies High | 2013 Reissue CD 3: Zero | Box set |
Billy's Gravity Demos I | Bootleg | |
Thirty Days | Video | |
MCIS Demos III |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 117 plays (115 full, 1 tease, 1 abandoned), 6 acoustic, 1 piano, 2 artists
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1995-02-20 at Double Door, Chicago, IL, US
- Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2024-08-05 at Citi Field, New York, NY, US (VIP)
- Last non-VIP performance: Billy Corgan 2019-11-20 at Gramercy Theatre, New York, NY, US
Personnel[edit | edit source]
- Billy Corgan – guitar, vocals, organ, Mellotron, production, recording, mixing
- James Iha – guitar, recording
- D'arcy Wretzky – bass
- Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
- Flood – production, recording, mixing
- Alan Moulder – production, recording, mixing
- Chris Shepard – recording
- Barry Goldberg – recording, mixing assistance
- Dave Kresl – recording assistance
- Claudine Pontier – recording assistance
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Thomas, Richard. "Signal to Noise: The Sonic Diary of the Smashing Pumpkins". EQ Magazine. October 2008.
- ↑ Brown, Jake (October 2016). "Smashing Pumpkins: A studio history with Billy Corgan, Flood, Jimmy Chamberlin, Butch Vig, Alan Moulder, and Tommy Lee". Tape-Op. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "To Forgive" at SPFC