Talk:1979 (song)

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Does anyone have source for the statement in this article that the Frogs accused Billy Corgan of plagiarism? I've never heard of this. Considering the close relationship of these two bands, I am inclined to believe that if this actually happened, it was a joke. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.34.148.250 (talk) 03:42, 21 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Go to The Frogs Archive, and in the audio section, the fourth mp3 available is a live version of "Pleasure" with the comments about the stealing. Listen to the mp3 - it is a bit similar, but not so much that I'd call "1979" a rip-off. Folkor 22:45, 22 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Additionally go to YouTube and watch the video of the band Sometimes Sweet Susan. The main hook from the song is un-mistakeable. It is known that Corigan saw this band perform the song back as early as 1993. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.103.255.130 (talk) 18:37, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Didn't the music video have to be reshot?
I remember hearing that someone left a copy of the video on the top of their vehicle accidently and drove away.Buzda 04:33, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Yup, that's what they say in the audio commentary of the video collection DVD. I also wondered why this isn't covered here.80.142.236.59 01:28, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I was wondering the same thing, so I added a small paragraph about it. Hopefully the source isn't too bad. Cale 02:30, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Recently on a rerun of "Cold Case" the song "1979" was used to set the tone for the era in which the story began. I just thought you might like to know that. -- Mr.Jack Fardtz —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.155.110.74 (talk) 19:27, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

How old is this song?
The history section states that this song was the last to be written for the recording sessions. The nearest reference after that is not very strong. If you go to www.archive.org and listen to the 1/8/1997 show in Vancouver, Corgan tells the audience at the end of 33 that the next song was written when he was 12. Then they play 1979.

Is this story a falsification by the writer or might we revisit this statement that it was the last song to be written for MCIS? Perhaps billy pulled it out of a drawer and tweaked it to get Flood to put it on the album, but the notion that in some form or way it was older than any other song he was known to have written is quite interesting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by ArcticEE (talk • contribs) 02:09, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Er he might have meant he he started writing it or something? Like had a couple of chords for it but he finished it for MCIS. Or... I dunno Billy Corgan seems to contradict himself a lot when he talks about the meanings or origins of his music. Like I saw a recent live version where he talked about he had a random memory of sitting in his car at night, at a traffic light... and that was what the song was about, that memory. But then he also says that it was written about the transition into adulthood or something. He's a confusing guy lol. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.168.244.91 (talk) 22:19, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
 * It's a joke. The joke is that he was 12 in the year 1979. WesleyDodds (talk) 02:44, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Sample
So the little sample that plays throughout the song....is it saying something? I have heard it many times and it sounds like "tunamacan." Any clarification from Billy or anyone else on what that/those word/words are supposed to be? WesUGAdawg (talk) 22:30, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

He's saying 'Yeah' 90.206.56.200 (talk) 11:32, 3 July 2011 (UTC)

1979 instrumental used in a group called Why Don't we- Slow Down"
Another group released this song using 1979 references.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyizw56aJL4 2601:640:C600:3C20:B9F8:5799:1092:2402 (talk) 03:01, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

https://www.altpress.com/news/why-dont-we-smashing-pumpkins-sample/

https://www.stereogum.com/2111333/why-dont-we-slow-down-smashing-pumpkins-1979/music/

Here is the sampling of The Smashing Pumpkins 1979 used in Why Don't We- Slow Down song in 2020. 2601:640:C600:3C20:80A6:3904:467C:B242 (talk) 03:44, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

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