The Spaniards

"The Spaniards"
Song by Billy Corgan
Album Lyrics Tabs Video Spotify
Released	September 29, 2017
Studio sessions	March-April 2014 – Pumpkinland II September-October 2014 – Pumpkinland II July and October 2016 – Shangri La Studios
Length	4:08
Songwriter(s)	Billy Corgan
Producer(s)	Rick Rubin
Ogilala Zowie Processional The Spaniards Aeronaut The Long Goodbye Half-Life of an Autodidact Amarinthe Antietam Mandarynne Shiloh Archer

"The Spaniards" is a song off of Billy Corgan's second studio album, Ogilala. There is a faint EBow solo in the recording. The song was originally intended for the abandoned Day For Night album. The music video premiered on YouTube on September 29, 2017.

Music video

Official video, comprised of scenes from Pillbox, directed by Linda Strawberry

Lyrics

Butcher bows
Sparse trails of haunted conquests
Through gales of spotless sunsets boon
O' gentlemen who suffer bright
It's so here we divvy up the blight
To speak while irons spark
Mark maids, my spoils are given rot
Take me as I am

Fearing aught
Upswept to unlaced bodice
To furies, Ii gave notice sight
Filled dragons full of graves
With pretty-8's we cried out of grace
Till past was all but kept
'Tis strange, the felled and the effects
Giving blood, yet nothing of the best
Mistook the misdeeds of the blessed
Take me as I am

Availability

Title	Notes	Type
The Spaniards		Single
Ogilala		Studio
Pillbox		Video
Neath The Darkest Eves	Original video release	Live • Video

Tour stats

• Total plays: 101 plays (65 full, 36 tease), 30 acoustic, 3 piano, 2 artists
• First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2016-03-22 at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, US
• Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2024-11-14 at Movistar Arena (Bogotá), Bogota, CO (tease)
• Last full performance: Billy Corgan 2024-10-24 at Madame ZuZu's, Highland Park, IL, US

External links

• "The Spaniards" at SPFC