147. “Promise Me” (If All Goes Wrong, 2008)
146. “Window Paine” (Gish, 1991)
145. “In My Body” (Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, 2000)
144. “Drum + Fife” (Monuments to an Elegy, 2014)
143. “One and Two” (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness: Special Tea, 2012)
142. “The Celestials” (Oceania, 2012)
141. “Cherry” (“1979,” 1996)
140. “Behold! The Night Mare” (Adore, 1998)
139. “The Imploding Voice” (Machina: The Machines of God, 2000)
138. “(Come On) Let’s Go!” (Zeitgeist, 2007)
137. “Sweet Sweet” (Siamese Dream, 1993)
136. “By Starlight” (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, 1995)
As deep as Mellon Collie deep cuts get, “By Starlight” pines away at the tail-end of disc two, a love pledge nestled in the double album’s sleepiest stretch. The Smashing Pumpkins have no shortage of nocturnal ballads or grand gestures — least of all on MC&IS — but what keeps this one afloat (aside from the gravity-repellant percussion) is the blue-hearted refrain at its core: “Dead eyes / Are you just like me?” Millions of teens swooned. — K.M.
135. “Waiting” (Untitled Machina Promo, 2000)
134. “Once in a While” (“Ava Adore,” 1998)
133. “A Girl Named Sandoz” (Peel Sessions, 1992)
132. “Tristessa” (Gish, 1991)
131. “The Sacred and the Profane” (Machina: The Machines of God, 2000)
130. “Blew Away” (“Disarm,” 1994)
129. “Again, Again, Again (The Crux)” (American Gothic, 2008)
128. “Superchrist” (“G.L.O.W.,” 2008)
127. “Suffer” (Gish, 1991)
126. “Blue Skies Bring Tears (Heavy Version)” (Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, 2000)
125. “Anaise!” (Monuments to an Elegy, 2014)
124. “Slow Dawn” (Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, 2000)
123. “Monuments” (Monuments to an Elegy, 2014)
122. “Glissandra” (Oceania, 2012)
121. “Crawl” (Pisces Iscariot Deluxe Edition, 2012)
120. “Farewell and Goodnight” (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, 1995)
119. “Bring the Light” (Zeitgeist, 2007)
118. “The Chimera” (Oceania, 2012)
117. “Quasar” (Oceania, 2012)
116. “The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete” (Adore, 1998)
115. “Christmastime” (A Very Special Christmas 3, 1997)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZXYffxwb6J0
A slice of wintry whimsy and a rare instance in which the Pumpkins are happy to reminisce about childhood. This holiday one-off doubles as a fond memory for any alt-rock worshippers who longed for a respite from the shopping-mall parade of Xmas Pop. Billy’s nasal tone never sounded so sweet. — K.M.
114. “Age of Innocence” (Machina: The Machines of God, 2000)
113. “The Last Song” (“Thirty Three,” 1996)
112. “Clones (We’re All)” (“Bullet With Butterfly Wings,” 1996)
111. “Untitled” (Rotten Apples, 2001)
110. “Galapagos” (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, 1995)
109. “Gossamer” (If All Goes Wrong, 2008)
108. “With Every Light” (Machina: The Machines of God, 2000)
107. “We Only Come Out at Night” (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, 1995)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OZWiRJObQpM
One of the rare songs on Mellon Collie that actually knows how silly it is, with synth farts, tip-tap drums and Addams Family harpsichord encouraging all the little goth kiddies to sing along. In the imaginary SP musical Vampire!, this is the band’s intro theme, and a real crowd-pleaser. — A.U.
106. “Being Beige” (Monuments to an Elegy, 2014)
105. “Neverlost” (Zeitgeist, 2007)
104. “Cupid de Locke” (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, 1995)
103. “Rotten Apples” (“Tonight, Tonight,” 1996)
102. “Hello Kitty Kat” (“Today,” 1993)
101. “Glynis” (No Alternative, V/A, 1993)
100. “Blissed” (Pisces Iscariot Deluxe Edition, 2012)
