Luna
| "Luna" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |
| Released | July 27, 1993 |
| Studio sessions | |
| Length | 3:20 |
| Songwriter(s) | Billy Corgan |
| Producer(s) | Butch Vig, Billy Corgan |
"Luna" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins' second studio album, Siamese Dream.
| “ | Written in a hotel room in London on a three week stay. We come early for the press, and the powers that be figure it's cheaper to have us sit and wait than to fly us home, only to return. I am in love with someone that doesn't love me. My songs are better than hers. This is my way to prove a point not work making. I lean my back up against the wall of my room, pushing my spine up straight. My guitar has been painted day-glo at the hands of a sweet madman. I sing a love song in an empty room. It is for the moon. It can never be for the one you love. | ” |
| — Billy Corgan, Siamese Dream remaster liner notes, November 2011 | ||
Background[edit | edit source]
Billy Corgan wrote "Luna" in a hotel room in London, following a verbal fight with his ex-partner. The Smashing Pumpkins had a big gig that night, and Corgan was so upset he didn't want to perform. For the first time ever, he used meditation as a means to deal with his emotions, lending him the ability to "talk [himself] off a ledge." The song "Luna" is the response to this experience, describing his unrequited love. Corgan called it a "a beautiful song of fruition, forgiveness and acceptance".[1]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
What moonsongs
Do you sing your babies?
What sunshine do you bring?
Who belongs
Who decides who's crazy
Who rights wrongs where others cling?
I'll sing for you
If you want me to
I'll give to you
And it's a chance I'll have to take
And it's a chance I'll have to break
I go along
Just because I'm lazy
I go along to be with you
And those moonsongs
That you sing your babies
Will be the songs to see you through
I'll hear your song
If you want me to
I'll sing along
And it's a chance I'll have to take
And it's a chance I'll have to break
I'm in love with you
I'm in love with you
I'm in love with you
I'm in love with you
So in love
I'm in love with you
With you
I'm in love with you
I'm in love with you
So in love
I'm in love with you
I'm
I'm so in love
I'm in love with you
Availability
| Title | Notes | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Siamese Dream | Original release | Studio |
| Mashed Potatoes | Bootleg | |
| Siamese Dream (Fruit Bats cover) | Tribute | |
| Live at Kawasaki 2.24.92 | Live |
Tour stats
- Total plays: 49 plays, 12 acoustic, 2 artists
- First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1991-10-22 at Atomic Records, Milwaukee, WI, US
- Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 2023-09-17 at Madame ZuZu's, Highland Park, IL, US
Personnel[edit | edit source]
- Billy Corgan – guitar, vocals, production
- Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
- James Iha – guitar
- D'arcy Wretzky – bass
- Eric Remschneider – cello, string arrangements
- David Ragsdale – violin, string arrangements
- Butch Vig – production, string arrangements, mixing
- Alan Moulder – mixing
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Corgan, Billy. "Space Age (with Jennifer Eckhart)". Thirty-Three (Podcast). Retrieved January 25, 2023.