"Crestfallen" released sometime in November 1998! Originally scheduled as the third single from Adore, the song was instead released as a promotional CD in the US and received moderate play on modern rock stations_ The single's artwork is by Yelena Yemchuk_
The song features Billy Corgan on piano and vocals, with James Iha on lead guitar_ It was the first song to include Corgan playing piano live, the first performance of which took place during the band's gig in Nashville during the Adore tour in the summer of 1998_ The band also performed the song at the VH1 Fashion Awards on October 23, 1998 (aired October 25)_ Billboard praised the song's ambient qualities_
Corgan wrote in the 2014 Adore reissue liner notes: "The tune is a piano ballad (thru and through), despite my attempt here (and previously in demos) to electrify its sorrows_ That said, I am partial to the song's cadence (even if I can't say why), as the melody embodies something not so easily found in my various searches in A minor_ And though I will admit it is a bit syrupy, the lyrics as a whole are direct and at least represent the undaunted heart in an album where so much is broken_"
The song's message is one of "Who am I?" to do this to you_ According to Corgan, he was inspired by his mother's death by which he said "My mother's death helped me to refocus my priorities_ It showed me the true value of my life_"
"Crestfallen" was played at the end of the 2000 TV movie Homicide: Life Everlasting_ In 2006 Christian rock band The Evan Anthem covered it_
The song has been performed roughly 42 times in full, mostly in 1998 by The Smashing Pumpkins and the single Billy Corgan solo set at the Viper Room. It reappeared on the latter half of the band's 20th anniversary tour in November-December 2008.
https://spcodex.wiki/Crestfallen"Crestfallen" released sometime in November 1998! Originally scheduled as the third single from Adore, the song was instead released as a promotional CD in the US and received moderate play on modern rock stations_ The single's artwork is by Yelena Yemchuk_
The song features Billy Corgan on piano and vocals, with James Iha on lead guitar_ It was the first song to include Corgan playing piano live, the first performance of which took place during the band's gig in Nashville during the Adore tour in the summer of 1998_ The band also performed the song at the VH1 Fashion Awards on October 23, 1998 (aired October 25)_ Billboard praised the song's ambient qualities_
Corgan wrote in the 2014 Adore reissue liner notes: "The tune is a piano ballad (thru and through), despite my attempt here (and previously in demos) to electrify its sorrows_ That said, I am partial to the song's cadence (even if I can't say why), as the melody embodies something not so easily found in my various searches in A minor_ And though I will admit it is a bit syrupy, the lyrics as a whole are direct and at least represent the undaunted heart in an album where so much is broken_"
The song's message is one of "Who am I?" to do this to you_ According to Corgan, he was inspired by his mother's death by which he said "My mother's death helped me to refocus my priorities_ It showed me the true value of my life_"
"Crestfallen" was played at the end of the 2000 TV movie Homicide: Life Everlasting_ In 2006 Christian rock band The Evan Anthem covered it_
The song has been performed roughly 42 times in full, mostly in 1998 by The Smashing Pumpkins and the single Billy Corgan solo set at the Viper Room. It reappeared on the latter half of the band's 20th anniversary tour in November-December 2008.
https://spcodex.wiki/Crestfallen
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