How’s Billy gonna blow it?

[Shadaloo]

The wrecking ball cover was about the first time in years anyone paid any amount of attention to him aside from the Family Guy mention. I was at the show in Toronto when he first broke it out and the crowd ate it up. Harmless.

[Zer0 Hour]

Originally Posted by RAWK

When I saw Billy on his weird solo "Smashing Pumpkins, but not really Smashing Pumpkins" tour he covered a Miley Cyrus song. I just about vomited in my seat.

Fuck, somehow I totally missed hearing about this. Billy is a jackass and an attention whore. He'd release "Mary Had a Little Lamb" as a single if he thought it would get him huge headlines.

[Mals Marola]

One of their covers is actually one of the main tracks that got me into the band - the one they dropped for fuckin' Stairway to Heaven

[RAWK]

Originally Posted by Shadaloo

The wrecking ball cover was about the first time in years anyone paid any amount of attention to him aside from the Family Guy mention. I was at the show in Toronto when he first broke it out and the crowd ate it up. Harmless.

Harmless? I went with 5 friends and we are all hardcore Pumpkins fans. We were all pissed. We've each spent spent a lot of money on SP over the years. Is it worth getting clicks online to get a few fleeting fans to look at you while you alienate the true fans who would actually spend real money on your product instead of watching Tonight, Tonight on Youtube once?

SP are a rock band from the 90's. Why is he covering a cheesy pop song from 2013?

This really gets at the root of Billy's struggles. He doesn't give a shit about his true fans unless they worship him and everything he does. He's rather block fans on Instagram when they ask valid questions. He just wants attention. He doesn't seem to care that his songwriting has suffered immensely since Adore/Machina.

Covering Miley Cyrus is just a microcosm of why Billy has faded into obscurity. Same with having Mark McGrath in his stage videos. Yes, it's his choice and he can do whatever he wants, but don't lash out at the media/fans when you get warranted criticism. It just exposes what an asshole he is.

[redbreegull]

Originally Posted by RAWK

Harmless? I went with 5 friends and we are all hardcore Pumpkins fans. We were all pissed. We've each spent spent a lot of money on SP over the years. Is it worth getting clicks online to get a few fleeting fans to look at you while you alienate the true fans who would actually spend real money on your product instead of watching Tonight, Tonight on Youtube once?

SP are a rock band from the 90's. Why is he covering a cheesy pop song from 2013?

This really gets at the root of Billy's struggles. He doesn't give a shit about his true fans unless they worship him and everything he does. He's rather block fans on Instagram when they ask valid questions. He just wants attention. He doesn't seem to care that his songwriting has suffered immensely since Adore/Machina.

Covering Miley Cyrus is just a microcosm of why Billy has faded into obscurity. Same with having Mark McGrath in his stage videos. Yes, it's his choice and he can do whatever he wants, but don't lash out at the media/fans when you get warranted criticism. It just exposes what an asshole he is.

you take music too seriously. I've never understood this kind of don't tarnish my pure artistry thing. the worst part is that the cover sucks and isn't even interesting.

also you are clearly wrong since both the miley cover and the mark mcgrath thing are linked to billy coming back into public consciousness.

[reprise85]

imagine being pissed because someone played a 4 minute cover

[houseofglass11]

covering Miley was pathetic and Billy should be ashamed of stooping to such a low.

[slayed23]

Originally Posted by RAWK

Harmless? I went with 5 friends and we are all hardcore Pumpkins fans. We were all pissed. We've each spent spent a lot of money on SP over the years. Is it worth getting clicks online to get a few fleeting fans to look at you while you alienate the true fans who would actually spend real money on your product instead of watching Tonight, Tonight on Youtube once?

SP are a rock band from the 90's. Why is he covering a cheesy pop song from 2013?

This really gets at the root of Billy's struggles. He doesn't give a shit about his true fans unless they worship him and everything he does. He's rather block fans on Instagram when they ask valid questions. He just wants attention. He doesn't seem to care that his songwriting has suffered immensely since Adore/Machina.

Covering Miley Cyrus is just a microcosm of why Billy has faded into obscurity. Same with having Mark McGrath in his stage videos. Yes, it's his choice and he can do whatever he wants, but don't lash out at the media/fans when you get warranted criticism. It just exposes what an asshole he is.

I hope you are not a Children of Bodom fan. They are a thrash metal band and covered "Oops I did it Again" by Britney Spears.

[reprise85]

toxic is a good song. they should do that one.

[FlamingGlobes]

Originally Posted by reprise85

toxic is a good song. they should do that one.

Local H do a pretty good take on it:

[redbreegull]

old SP covered silly songs a bunch of times. Are we forgetting them doing the fucking joker by steve miller band? OOWWWEEE BABY IMA FUCK YOU GOOD TIME! not taking himself too seriously was one of the appealing things about old Billy which has waned over time. I can't imagine how self-serious and uptight one has to be to be legitimately angry with an old rock guy doing a tongue-in-cheek cover of a bad pop song

I mean I just watched a video of Richard fucking Thompson doing Oops I Did It Again

[houseofglass11]

because covering Miley seemed like a cheap attempt to get into headlines. And Steve Miller Band and BOC are classic rock and still way cooler than that pop trash.

[redbreegull]

it's such an amazingly stupid thing to care about

[coolstorybro]

handjobs from Tila Tequila

[redbreegull]

HARMLESS? I went with FIVE FRIENDS and we were alll PISSED AS SHIT

[fuzzyroes]

Originally Posted by houseofglass11

covering Miley was pathetic and Billy should be ashamed of stooping to such a low.

I agree man... It was super lame. He could've at least covered one of Cyrus' good songs, like "The Climb" or some shit! Wrecking ball SUCKS

[redbreegull]

to be fair, yes, Wrecking Ball is one of the laziest songs I think I have ever heard

[fuzzyroes]

Yeah, that's what sucked about it for sure. Corgan used to have a good ear for pop songs to cover. Like this, this is fantastic. The original is great too.

[Shadaloo]

Originally Posted by RAWK

Harmless? I went with 5 friends and we are all hardcore Pumpkins fans. We were all pissed. We've each spent spent a lot of money on SP over the years. Is it worth getting clicks online to get a few fleeting fans to look at you while you alienate the true fans who would actually spend real money on your product instead of watching Tonight, Tonight on Youtube once?

SP are a rock band from the 90's. Why is he covering a cheesy pop song from 2013?

This really gets at the root of Billy's struggles. He doesn't give a shit about his true fans unless they worship him and everything he does. He's rather block fans on Instagram when they ask valid questions. He just wants attention. He doesn't seem to care that his songwriting has suffered immensely since Adore/Machina.

Covering Miley Cyrus is just a microcosm of why Billy has faded into obscurity. Same with having Mark McGrath in his stage videos. Yes, it's his choice and he can do whatever he wants, but don't lash out at the media/fans when you get warranted criticism. It just exposes what an asshole he is.

Yeah man he should like play Bodies for 5 hours out there for all the tr00 fans hurrr alcoholicaaaaaaa

[Elphenor]

Originally Posted by Bat Strat Dude

Blow it?

He already blew it months ago.

And, seriously, is there anyone in the world that wants to hear a fucking stupid David Bowie cover?

hey man the Fame cover was rad

[Elphenor]

why don't you hear deez nuts

[fuzzyroes]

lol Strawberry posted on the comments for Love is a battlefield

Linda Strawberry
Linda Strawberry
7 years ago
I'll never forget recording this. (i'm on piano.) 

[Shadaloo]

It seems like a cheap attempt to get headlines because every single thing he does is obsessively read into here over and over and over and it was news for maybe half a day the next day, who fucking cares

Meanwhile let's pretend none of this ever happened

[Elphenor]

whoa whoa he/they covered Modern Lovers

I haven't heard that!

[Elphenor]

is it something that happened that I can't hear

[Oklahoma Sexual]

Originally Posted by reprise85

imagine being pissed because someone played a 4 minute cover

exactly. and then communicate that on the internet

[redbreegull]

ME AND MY FIVE FRIENDS WERE PISSED AS SHIT

[Shadaloo]

Originally Posted by Elphenor

is it something that happened that I can't hear

Dignified and Old? It was Pajo

[reprise85]

Originally Posted by FlamingGlobes

Local H do a pretty good take on it:

yeah thats what im talkin bout

[Alice]