Anyone here listening in 2024?

My best friend died 20 years ago tonight. Car crash, he was 16. Timmy Bourque. He introduced me to Smashing Pumpkins. Tonight I'm drunk, listening on repeat, and loving the box of his memories I'll never give up.

I'm Japanese. 47 years old.This is my favorite song now and past.Billy's voice is great.

This isn't a song, it's an experience

I am a 65-year-old African American male, when this song came out in 1996 I was 43 years old. I like all kinds of music and this song was incredible! The video was mesmerizing. Billy's voice pierced through all the noise - I bought this double album and it (along with Tupac's "All Eyez On Me") dominated my psyche for the next year at least. What a rush to spontaneously pull this up while working on a project. A time machine, music is.

Mellon Collie is a f**king masterpiece

The nostalgic value of this song for me is through the roof. This video was on MTV so much at that time. I miss the 90s everyday. What a time to be alive.

I’m 72 y/o and while listening to the music my teens did back then I came to love the Smashing Pumpkins and knew all their songs! This song reminds me of some of the best times of my life! 🤗

44 now, cancer patient, divorced and alone. Man life catches up quick. Not the life I pictured in the nineties.

The strings alone are enough to evoke tears. Masterpiece.

I swear I can't listen to this song without tearing up or crying. It always makes me think about how fast time is flying.

The Song, The Video, The Entire Album.... A Masterpiece.

This song takes me back to being a geeky 16 year old 90s kid, spending long summers singing with guitars around fires with good friends, beers in our hands and life stretching out forever in front of us. Billy made those nights immortal

This song hits different with headphones. The orchestra really stands out.

The 90's ain't dead....just press play and relive the magic.

I am not sure kids today will ever get the nostalgia hit teenagers of the 90s get listening to Smashing Pumpkins songs off this album. It was the sound track to so many important times for people.

I was dating a girl when this song came out. I could picture myself growing old with her and going on adventures like this. She became my wife. Last fall, we went to Napa Valley to celebrate our 20th Wedding Anniversary. One activity we had planned was a Hot Air Balloon ride. It made me think of this video. Driving from the airport to our hotel, we heard this song on the radio. It literally gave me chills! How often do you hear this on the radio anywhere anymore?

This has got to be one of the best songs ever recorded. Ever.

My husband’s song- I tiptoe here to listen occasionally when I feel strong. He passed away unexpectedly in ‘08 leaving me and our three children to miss him tonight, tonight with resolute urgency I recall the beautiful moments of our life together

My middle school teacher English teacher showed me this song for an assignment. She’s the one who revived my love for reading. Love you mrs knight

25 years ago, how is this possible!? Happy anniversary, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness!

I sang this to my youngest daughter every single day of her life, and we played it for her as she was passing because I was too broken to sing it. That intro captures every bit of love, joy, hope, and despair I felt during the too short 19 days of her life.

Just got married recently. My wife allowed me to pick this song for our grand entrance into the reception. I gotta say… hearing that opening orchestra while the DJ introduces you as “Mr and Mrs” with all our friends and family applauding was an exciting experience.

What a decade to be alive! I sure miss hearing music like this for the first time, although there is still magic in hearing it now.

What is it about the Pumpkins? Theres emotion, edge and art all wrapped up into their music. Its beautiful. It makes you feel sad, yet inspired. They're so damn good.

Remember this been played on MTV all the time. When MTV was good of course.

I was in labor with my first child and this song was on the tape I was listening to. When he was born, I looked at him and I said “if you believe in me, I will believe in you“ from this song and 27 years later, every time I look at him as a grown man, this song plays in my head. Thank you Billy Corgan for writing such a beautiful song.

Who is listening in 2024?

That's one of the greatest songs ever written right there

"Believe in me as I believe in you." I don't know why, but that lyric gets me.

Listened to this song yesterday on the way home from the hospital with my first child, I cried like a baby, this is her song now 🥹

This song just never gets old for me. It feels like a timeless classic even though The Smashing Pumpkins are not a band that most would associate with a pop classic. It's just so well written and structured. Whoever worked on the string arrangements did a great job!

I hope all the kids born in the 2020s understand how huge this song/video will always be.

"That life can change, That you're not stuck in vain" Such a perfect and poetic quote, this song alone can pull me out of hopelessness.

This video is an American treasure. This is genius level work. This is a masterpiece. What an amazing piece of art.

This song on MTV got me through 1996.. I had to travel due to my parents divorce.. glad I could escape for a moment into this awesomeness🙏🏼Thank you Smashing Pumpkins🩶

I have an older brother, he's 39 and I'm 35. I've looked up to him my entire life, I still do and we're the best of friends. We live in different counties in Ireland but still game online together regularly. He was into all the best music in the 90's when we were growing up, so every time I listen to music like this it triggers a great memory of our childhood, there's a mix of joy and sadness when I realise we're older now and can't go back to these days. There is something bittersweet and I can't wait to be able to hang out with him again when this virus goes away. Just thought I'd share.

One of those songs I loved when younger, but that I never understood the meaning of until later in life.

Probably my favorite Smashing Pumpkins song of all time. One of the first songs I learned to play on guitar. The nostalgia is hitting me hard right now❤️

Wow this song was part of my childhood, suddenly found this here.listening to this after 25 years,feeling nostalgic..great song. Lots of love from India

I was a child of the twentieth century and the 90's was heartbreakingly beautiful compared to today, maybe it was just my youth. The 90's was a golden age unnoticed at the time. We were happy and creative. This video and song is a symbol of those times. that was it.

My wife and I married in 1994. We both came from broken homes, deceased fathers and rough lives. At the time in our early relationship, this was our anthem and still is. We have done life together for almost 28 years. We did it right and we fought off every difficulty in our lives as we are truly blessed in the end like this video alludes to. I love this video.

I was a teen when this album came out. I used to listen to it in my room and make art projects with all sorts of materials including chrome paint inspired by their music videos. Their music got me through school dealing with depression and anxiety. The nineties music and concerts were my saving grace.

"The impossible is possible tonight". There has never been a line that is both so simple yet so powerful.

The MTV era made bands make the most epic music clips.

This takes me back to the 90’s as a Mexican teen with little English that got introduced to this beautiful nostalgic music by my older cool brother. I felt the music - no language barriers when it’s felt deeply .We were blessed with quality music.

Still brings a tear to my eyes. Our childhood right there. This was released in 1996 and I was a senior in high school. So many memories, so much emotion.

When I was younger listening to it I felt like something great and bright will be in my future 28 years old today, only darkness and hopelessness is around me Still this song brings my a little bit of brightness

Fun fact: Tom Kenny (the voice of SpongeBob SquarePants) and his wife Jill Talley (who voices Karen, Plankton's computer wife) are the main couple in this video.

This song is true melancholy... it completely captures and embraces the anxiety and insecurity that comes when you realize tonight is one of the big moments you'll remember forever as your youth, and that it all happened in one short night... Man it sucks the universe cursed us with such short days, nights, and lives, but I'm so thankful for the few beautiful people out there who feel the same nostalgia and butterflies in their stomach when they hear a song such as this.

the drums in this song! no words

Winner of 6 MTV Video Music Awards 1996: "Video of the Year", "Breakthrough Video", "Best Direction", "Best Special Effects", "Best Art Direction", "Best Cinematography".

One of the best orchestral arrangements of modern music. Beautiful and timeless.

As popular as they were, I think the Pumpkins are still a criminally underrated band.

The fact that Billy got the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to perform on the track is mind-blowing!

So many people seem to either hate or enjoy Billy Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins. I am 55 years old and time is passing by so fast , time is not on your side as you grow older. This is a fantastic song and gets me every time. Life is beautiful even when it's ugly. Hold on tight and enjoy the ride. Cheers.

I listen to this every time I'm about to start a new chapter in my life, like moving somewhere, or quitting a job to start a new one. It makes me feel excited about the adventure of change rather than worried.

This song is bizarrely nostalgic. They wrote it and we listened to it when we were too young to even be nostalgic. Now we're at the point in life where it actually fits. It's like it was telling us what we WOULD feel.

Whose here in 2024? Lets goooooooo!

39 years old and still enjoying this music video. Who is still jamming this song for 2024 to 2030?! 😎😎🌠🌠

20 years old and still better then most music on the radio.

For those who don’t know, this video was in heavy rotation on MTV. This video got so much play that it made me a pumpkins fan immediately. Thank you MTV.

On a cold February day, my girlfriend and I ran away from our homes, knowing that it would be difficult but that we would be together forever. Now we have a daughter, we're happy despite all the evil.

I'm 62, still listening to the pumpkin's ❤

Hands down still one of the strangest, most beautiful and enchanting music vids and songs in the history of rock n roll.

Billy Corgan is one of the greatest American musicians to ever live

Iv heard smashing pumpkins in a way i can only describe as the way/feeling of walking past someone and smiling, but without knowing what you two have been through, good and bad. But you look back and think, it was great to hear that song just like it was great to share the smile with the stranger. Iv broke down and reflected on my lifes ups and down’s listening to smashing pumpkins back to back today. And apart from feeling related to the songs and music, i read so many stories and comments on how their music has made many people feel… iv been left with an overwhelming feeling of bittersweetness. It brought up happiness, my depression, my love life, loneliness, my family, and most recently my children and amazing wife. Somewhere along the line i felt i lost the ability to cry and in turn loosing the ability to feel? The things everyones sharing along with these lyrics and music that cuts so deep, has literally opened my eyes so much today that i felt i had to share. Id like to say to everyone going through something hard or something beautiful, to hold on to it, good or bad, it will help you grow and gauge everything in due time. Iv been crying like i used to, something i found out was so helpful to me in the past that i lost connection with. Iv purged a lot of bad feelings and brought in a lot of good as well. Thanks for such amazing music and to everyone that shared those moments, thank you as well, the help has been some of the most iv had in my 34 years. To not know any of you personally yet receive so much has been needed for a while, im glad it changed today 🖤 best wishes

An anthem for a generation.

Beautiful tribute to Georges Méliès

Danced with my husband four years ago at our wedding to this song. It holds a special place in my heart.

The fact that Smashing Pumpkins released two of the greatest music videos of all time back-to-back (this and “1979”) is unreal.

Aaah....since first hearing this on MTV as a teenager in the 90s this song has always given me a feeling of hope.

such a wonderful song makes me feel warm

First time I heard this song I wasn't prepared... I cried like a baby. Something about the lyrics touched me to my core. Music is something you feel, not hear. ❤️

This song, this entire album is such a timeless masterpiece. It's songs and melodies carried me through a very weird time of uncertainty and growth.

Just got back from seeing them live tonight. They played this song and i absolutely lost it the moment i saw Billy bring out that acoustic and start playing, This song means alot to me because it brought me comfort and peace during some very hard times in my life, I was a depressed 18 year old wanting to give up and this band kinda saved me because i didn't feel alone in my struggles. I am autistic and i always felt lonely as a kid and i was bullied alot and didn't have many people to connect with which led me to be in some people's lives who were not good for me. When i finally detached from it all and decided to take a risk and just live my life and be me I felt very lonely and isolated, even sometimes doubting if i did the right thing. This song was like a hug to me saying "It's okay you're not alone and you will be okay" I cried when i heard it played live tonight, it was almost freeing in a way. i felt so much emotion i've been holding in for so long, just let go and i felt like i could finally enjoy the moment for once and just BREATHE. I love this band and i am so grateful for this beautiful song.

39 years old and this song and video still give me goosebumps

A great tribute to Georges Méliès. One of the most beautiful 90's videos, absolutely.

This is one of those videos/songs that will forever stand the test of time and still feel brand new hundreds of years later. It’s such a gorgeous and iconic piece of art that you can’t not visualize it in your mind every time you hear this song even if you’ve only seen the video once.

I think I can say now, 38 years into my life, that is this my favourite music video of all time.

This song made me fall in love with drums

“We’ll crucify the insincere tonight.” What a lyric.

The drumming here. Takes the show.

I was 91 when this came out, I'm now in my 120s and I feel young again!

one of the absolute greatest music videos

This song makes me cry. My parents got divorced when I was in the fourth grade or so, and my brother and I would visit my dad almost every weekend. The last weekend we got to see him on that schedule, I helped him cook and we listen to this album. We've seen him five times since that happened; He had to move south for work. I'm seeing him tomorrow for the first time in a couple weeks. This album has been keeping me going for a few months now. :/

I walked into the local record store when I was 14 and this was playing. I stood opened mouth for the whole song. Then immediately bought the album! One of the defining moments of my life and so many good memories surround this album.

I just watched the silent movie from 1902 where this music video was inspired from, I have a completely new appreciation for how creative this is.

possibly the most beautiful song in the 90's!

This is the song that explains what it was like when...

When I heard this song 27 years ago, I could believe in myself because "The impossible is possible tonight". This song is the magic that makes the impossible possible. This magic has not diminished.

My two daughters (8 & 10) love this song...My work is done here.

25 years??? Fuck. I remember waiting to get this CD when it came out at Sam goody. Weirdly was staying in Taos New Mexico and went to the lobby of this little hotel and Billy was having an impromptu concert. Coolest most random moment ever

idk how people thought 1979 was their only good song, when songs like this exist

Thank you Father in Heaven ❤

This takes me back to a time when I was young, free, and full of hope 🥺

The music video is total reference to "Le Voyage dans la Lune" a silent French movie from 1902, where some Frenchmen travel to the moon and fight alien creatures and come back again.

This song will always live in my soul, despite all the stuff that I've been through!

some of the best, most kickass videos came out of this era...

Sound of my teenage years..... What an album