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Song Title1979
ArtistSmashing Pumpkins
Image Artist
OriginUSA
AlbumMellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Image Album
Basics ▾
Duration4:23
Dur Grp4:00-4:29
Year1996
Decade1990-1999
ContentSecular
BPM127
BPM Grp125-129
Umbrella120+
KeyEb
Time4/4
MajMinMajor
Sites ▾
Spotify InstrPERCUSSION, EG
Scorehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1eDBGeXdAMSYv4-bYFjjM8jFqDjlNa5Re/view?usp=drive_link
MIDIhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1zzrSxp78HlvX_s0daBzak5SCao8Mdt06/view?usp=drive_link
Chordshttps://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-smashing-pumpkins/1979-chords-1231099
Download Midi Linkhttps://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1zzrSxp78HlvX_s0daBzak5SCao8Mdt06
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_(song)
Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/track/3h5zik31hTTat9jmpCZZNC?si=41b3c2e21d214254
Songfactshttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/Smashing-Pumpkins/1979
Multitrackhttps://www.karaoke-versie.nl/custombackingtrack/the-smashing-pumpkins/1979.html
HookTheoryhttps://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/smashing-pumpkins/1979
Youtubehttps://youtu.be/4aeETEoNfOg
Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/gb/song/1979/712732634
Recording Tags ▾
Rec Tag 1Date/Time related songs
Rec Tag 2No 1st inversion
Rec Tag 3Ending on Tonic
Vocal Info ▾
Voc Info 1Lead (male)
Voc Info 22nd voice add (male)
Modulations ▾
Mod (Perm) 1❌
Mod (Temp) 1❌
Solo Info ▾
Solo Info 1❌
Solo Instruments ▾
Solo Instrument 1❌
Instruments ▾
Instr 1PERCUSSION
Instr 2EG
Strings Arranger 1Audrey Riley
Arr 1 Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ZBIGB8fnrx3JBJz4Cphp9?si=Hj8k7GY7SNG60sb0QesOKQ
StringsStrings included
Qualification ▾
Awards 1MTV VMA - Best Alternative Video
Nominations 1Grammy - Record of the Year
Nominations 2Grammy - Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
Chart TypeMainstream Rock
Chart Position1
Premium🥇🥇🥇
CertificationRIAA - Gold
Awards WonMTV VMA - Best Alternative Video
Lyrics ▾
LyricsLinkhttps://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/smashingpumpkins/1979.html
Profane🆗
Improper🆗
Anti-Chr🆗
Author 1William Patrick Corgan
Meta Tags ▾
Lyrics Metaphor✱ Junebug skipping like a stone ✱ The streetlights flicker ✱ the city's neon is a heart
Explanation✱ Represents the carefree, bouncing motion of youth or a fleeting moment in time. ✱ Compares the pulse and energy of a city to a human organ.
MTag 1Nature:Life:Insects
MTag 2Nature:Elements:Water
MTag 3Movement
MTag 4Body:Anatomy:Heart
MTag 5Society:Built:City
MTag 6Light
Chords ▾
Ch Prog VI-I-IV-IV-I-I-IV-IV, I-I-IV-IV-ii-V
Ch Prog PC❌
Ch Prog CI-I-IV-IV-I-I-IV-IV, I-I-IV-IV-ii-V
Ch Prog BV-V-vi-IV
Used Chords# Fam6
Chord Fam ProgI, ii, V, vi, II, IV
CHORD C = VIdentical
Modes ▾
Mode 1Ionian
Mode 1 ChrdsI - Major, IV - Major, V - Major
HookTheory ▾
Ch Complex25
Mel Cmplx33
Ch Mel Tens72
Ch Prog Nov20
Ch-Bs Mel0
Ch Complex Grp20-29
Mel Cmplx Grp30-39
Ch Mel Tens Grp70-79
Ch Prog Nov Grp20-29
Ch-Bs Mel Grp0-9
Spotify Attributes ▾
Spot-Dance77
Spot-Energy78
Spot-Valance96
Spot-Dance Grp70-79
Spot-Energy Grp70-79
Spot-Valance Grp90+
Songbooks ▾
Songbook 1Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Smashing Pumpkins)
Songbook URL (Songbook 1)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NxMmgU6s_XonaieQ5X6wvVm_M-AC4b9E/view?usp=drive_link
SB Page 1164 (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness)
Genre ▾
Genre 1Pop
Genre 2Rock
Style ▾
Style 1Alternative Pop
Style 2Art Rock
Style 3Synth Pop
Style 4Alternative Pop
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