SPCodex

Ramona: Difference between revisions

Page Discussion
VisualWikitext
(Created page with "{{Infobox song | cover = | type = song | artist = The Smashing Pumpkins | album = CYR | released = | recorded = | studio = | length = 3:48 | writer = Billy Corgan | produc...")
 
 
(13 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| cover =  
| cover = SP - Ramona.jpg
| type = song
| type = single
| artist = The Smashing Pumpkins
| artist = The Smashing Pumpkins
| album = CYR
| album = CYR
| released =  
| released = October 30, 2020
| recorded =  
| recorded =  
| studio =  
| studio =  
Line 11: Line 11:
| producer = Billy Corgan
| producer = Billy Corgan
| lyrics = yes
| lyrics = yes
| video =  
| video = yes
| spotify =  
| spotify = 5EfK3DZoPOzmVmN29GJKIm
| prev_title = [[Anno Satana]]
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = [[Purple Blood]]
| next_year = 2020
}}
}}


"'''Ramona'''" is a song from [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' eleventh studio album, ''[[CYR]]''.
"'''Ramona'''" is the fourth digital single from [[The Smashing Pumpkins]]' eleventh studio album, ''[[CYR]]'', and the second radio single. It was first released on October 30, 2020 with "[[Wyttch]]" serving as an accompanying A-side. A music video directed by [[Linda Strawberry]] was released the same day. On March 22, 2021, the song was re-released by Sumerian Records to radio.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/SmashingPumpkins/comments/mb0zrs/new_album_progress_update_new_cyr_single_ramona/</ref>
 
Like the debut single, "[[Cyr (song)|Cyr]]", "Ramona" was the most-added song on [[W:Mediabase|Mediabase]]'s Alternative Rock add board during the fist week of its release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2021/04/06/all-time-lows-once-in-a-lifetime-smashing-pumpkins-ramona-tie-for-most-added-at-alternative-radio/|first=Brian|last=Cantor|title=All Time Low’s “Once In A Lifetime,” Smashing Pumpkins’ “Ramona” Tie For Most Added At Alternative Radio|website=Headline Planet}}</ref>
 
== Background ==
"Ramona" dates back to the [[March-April 2014 – Pumpkinland II|initial sessions]] for ''[[Monuments to an Elegy]]''. That version was described by Corgan as akin to a "goth band from the 80s."<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9rnf3q8oYc|title=CYR deep dive: "Ramona"|first=Billy|last=Corgan|website=Smashing Pumpkins YouTube channel}}</ref> It was not selected to go on that album, and instead was worked on during the [[September-October 2014 – Pumpkinland II]] sessions for the aborted ''[[Day For Night]]'' album. It wasn't until the [[April-August 2019 – Pumpkinland II|''CYR'' sessions]] that the song seemed to fit.<ref name=":0" />
 
Corgan has said the song has a bit of [[W:T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]] influence.<ref name=":0" />
 
== Music video ==
The music video was written by [[Billy Corgan]] and directed and edited by [[Linda Strawberry]]. It takes inspiration from the Wild Wild West and [[W:Spaghetti Westerns|Spaghetti Westerns]] as a "surreal gothic-western inspired love-story".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/10/stream-smashing-pumpkins-wyttch-ramona/|website=Consequence of Sound|first=Lake|last=Schatz|title=Smashing Pumpkins Drop New Songs “Wyttch” and “Ramona”: Stream|access-date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> All band members make appearances in the video. The entire shoot was done a single day over the course of about 8 hours.<ref>Linda Strawberry, November 3, 2020 Instagram Q&A</ref> The video stars burlesque performer and model, [[W:Mosh (model)|Mosh]], who also starred in the "[[Cyr (song)|Cyr]]" music video as well as [[Shiny and Oh So Bright - Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun.|Shiny Vol. 1]] vignettes.<ref>Billy Corgan. October 31, 2020 Instagram Q&A</ref>
{{music video
|youtube=0rOr6yTMCJI
|artist=The Smashing Pumpkins
|song=Ramona
|album=CYR
|release_date=October 30, 2020
|director=Linda Strawberry
|caption=Official music video
|float=left
}}
{{clear}}


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
{{Lyrics|[unavailable]}}
{{Lyrics|i should wander
yet i shaln't gander far
beyond her spells enchant
as red made roses
as red made crimson morns
black makes my blood char
i know i'm ruthless
a'int the kind to see
i know i'm ruthless
 
ramona, ramona, ramona
storms with thee
ramona, a'int it just i dreamed?
ramona, ramona, ramona
you with me
ramona, let's not say we're bound
i know i'm ruthless
a'int the kind to free
 
i've been riding high
i've been riding stone alone
right out of my mind
 
ooh, the incantations of
the souls she’s torched to dust
by hex that had no stage
of all the evidence
of all i've ever been
was some innocence to where i belonged
by the elements i've been roaming too long
 
i know i'm ruthless
a'int the kind to plead
 
ramona, ramona, ramona
storms with thee
ramona, a'int it just like i dreamed?
ramona, ramona, ramona
you with me
ramona, let's not say we’re bound
ramona, ramona, ramona
deliver thee
ramona, a'int it like i dreamed?
ramona, ramona, ramona
you with me
ramona, ramona please}}
 
== Track listing ==
{{track listing
| listing_id = 1
| all_writing = [[Billy Corgan]]
| title1 = Ramona
| length1 = 3:48
| title2 = [[Wyttch]]
| length2 = 3:43
}}
 
== Release history ==
{{releases top}}
{{release|date=October 30, 2020|label=Sumerian|format=Digital|country=Worldwide|discogs=16137180|listing_id=1}}
{{releases bottom|song}}
 
== Additional personnel ==
*[[Katie Cole]] – background vocals
*[[Sierra Swan]] – background vocals
 
'''Music video'''
* [[Linda Strawberry]] – director, editor
* Alex Pollini – director of photography


{{availability}}
{{availability}}
== References ==
{{reflist}}

Latest revision as of 23:20, 20 July 2023

"Ramona" is the fourth digital single from The Smashing Pumpkins' eleventh studio album, CYR, and the second radio single. It was first released on October 30, 2020 with "Wyttch" serving as an accompanying A-side. A music video directed by Linda Strawberry was released the same day. On March 22, 2021, the song was re-released by Sumerian Records to radio.[1]

"Ramona"
Single by The Smashing Pumpkins
Album
Lyrics
Lyrics
Tabs
Video
Spotify
ReleasedOctober 30, 2020
Studio sessions
Length3:48
Songwriter(s)Billy Corgan
Producer(s)Billy Corgan
The Smashing Pumpkins singles chronology
"Anno Satana"
(2020) 		"Ramona"
(2020) 		"Purple Blood"
(2020)

Like the debut single, "Cyr", "Ramona" was the most-added song on Mediabase's Alternative Rock add board during the fist week of its release.[2]

BackgroundEdit

"Ramona" dates back to the initial sessions for Monuments to an Elegy. That version was described by Corgan as akin to a "goth band from the 80s."[3] It was not selected to go on that album, and instead was worked on during the September-October 2014 – Pumpkinland II sessions for the aborted Day For Night album. It wasn't until the CYR sessions that the song seemed to fit.[3]

Corgan has said the song has a bit of T. Rex influence.[3]

Music videoEdit

The music video was written by Billy Corgan and directed and edited by Linda Strawberry. It takes inspiration from the Wild Wild West and Spaghetti Westerns as a "surreal gothic-western inspired love-story".[4] All band members make appearances in the video. The entire shoot was done a single day over the course of about 8 hours.[5] The video stars burlesque performer and model, Mosh, who also starred in the "Cyr" music video as well as Shiny Vol. 1 vignettes.[6]

Official music video

LyricsEdit

i should wander
yet i shaln't gander far
beyond her spells enchant
as red made roses
as red made crimson morns
black makes my blood char
i know i'm ruthless
a'int the kind to see
i know i'm ruthless

ramona, ramona, ramona
storms with thee
ramona, a'int it just i dreamed?
ramona, ramona, ramona
you with me
ramona, let's not say we're bound
i know i'm ruthless
a'int the kind to free

i've been riding high
i've been riding stone alone
right out of my mind

ooh, the incantations of
the souls she’s torched to dust
by hex that had no stage
of all the evidence
of all i've ever been
was some innocence to where i belonged
by the elements i've been roaming too long

i know i'm ruthless
a'int the kind to plead

ramona, ramona, ramona
storms with thee
ramona, a'int it just like i dreamed?
ramona, ramona, ramona
you with me
ramona, let's not say we’re bound
ramona, ramona, ramona
deliver thee
ramona, a'int it like i dreamed?
ramona, ramona, ramona
you with me
ramona, ramona please

Track listingEdit

All tracks are written by Billy Corgan.

No.TitleLength
1."Ramona"3:48
2."Wyttch"3:43

Release historyEdit

Released Label Catalog ID Format Country External sites
October 30, 2020 Sumerian Digital Worldwide Discogs [1]

Additional personnelEdit

Music video

Availability

TitleType
RamonaSingle
CYRStudio
CYR SinglesBox set

Tour stats

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/SmashingPumpkins/comments/mb0zrs/new_album_progress_update_new_cyr_single_ramona/
  2. ↑ Cantor, Brian. "All Time Low's "Once In A Lifetime," Smashing Pumpkins' "Ramona" Tie For Most Added At Alternative Radio". Headline Planet.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Corgan, Billy. "CYR deep dive: "Ramona"". Smashing Pumpkins YouTube channel.
  4. ↑ Schatz, Lake. "Smashing Pumpkins Drop New Songs "Wyttch" and "Ramona": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ Linda Strawberry, November 3, 2020 Instagram Q&A
  6. ↑ Billy Corgan. October 31, 2020 Instagram Q&A
Retrieved from "https://spcodex.wiki/index.php?title=Ramona&oldid=78726"