This has never felt like a sad song to me... it feels like home. It feels like looking back on your mistakes and hoping tomorrow will be better. I love it.

@kutark

2 жыл бұрын

Could not possibly have said it better myself.

@separator94

2 жыл бұрын

It's not a sad song whatsoever. It's about trying to find yourself. It's actually empowering and beautiful. These two have extreme difficulties with understanding even the most straightforward songs. A lot of the time it's downright shocking. I mean, death? Death!? This song has absolutely nothing to do with death, whatsoever. Nor is it dark or sad in any way.

@cius2112

2 жыл бұрын

So its a sad song lol

@joshswanson2362

2 жыл бұрын

Very nicely said! I feel the same way.

@VanH77

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much to say what i feel ~

Corgan about Mayonaise: “One that really jumps out is the song ‘Mayonaise,’ which is kind of a treasured song by Pumpkins fans, off of ‘Siamese Dream.’ It was the last song I wrote lyrics for on the album. And it got to the point where it was like okay, I’ve gotta write these lyrics, I’ve gotta sing this song. And when I wrote it, I felt like I just threw together a bunch of weird one liners, basically. It didn’t feel like it had any synchronicity to me; I was just looking for good lines to sing. And now when I sing the song, I’m just shocked how closely reflective it is of what I was going through. It’s almost like this weird personal anthem to my experience, but I didn’t feel that at the time. And I can see why people identify with it, because now I identify with it. It’s hard to explain without going into long-winded answers, but just the direct narrative aspects of it really surprise me. It’s like how you can look at Picasso’s art and see who he was [sleeping with] at the time, you know. But instead of painting her, he paints Madonna. The Madonna, you know what I mean. He turns his mistress into the holy mother. Similar things happened with me. Stuff shows up in all these weird places, but I don’t remember thinking that at the time. I was just struggling for a language.”

@ronparsons8786

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@beckygrim100

2 жыл бұрын

This song has helped me throughout my life

@jeffreyglenellen1188

2 жыл бұрын

I still love their music, but Billy Corgan is a major douche. Saw his big ego firsthand, awe inspiring. Great song and great band nevertheless

@unaihernaezauzmendi9787

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyglenellen1188 Tell me about it. They are a HUGHE part of my life and they get to me in a way that no other band does. But Billy is an asshole.

@ChannelZ3RO

2 жыл бұрын

So its basically Billy's "I'm am the Walrus"? The demo version of this song is my favorite song. it ill be played at my memorial.

Siamese Dream is great front to back...

@palelinda1

2 жыл бұрын

It ain't no Gish

@GopherGuts2000

2 жыл бұрын

True story: the day this album came out I ate an 8th of mushrooms and listened to it over and over. I still love this whole album, it’s a very fond memory. 😵‍💫 Gish is fantastic also.

@GopherGuts2000

2 жыл бұрын

@@palelinda1 Tristessa was the first some I heard by Smashing Pumpkins and thus began a beautiful love affair

@LeftInOz303

2 жыл бұрын

@@palelinda1 facts!

@BockwinkleB

2 жыл бұрын

@@palelinda1 I know, it's a lot better.

Smashing Pumpkins were super artistic. Their lyrics run deep and have different meanings for different people. Such a vibe band though. Mayonaise = My Own Eyes

@BronzDano

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. I’d even go one further and say that the song can mean different things to the same person and different points in their life, like it grows with you…

@genesmolko8113

2 жыл бұрын

That's what it means? I thought it was just a random word they picked.

@Efferri

2 жыл бұрын

@@mmmoendo Smarter people seem to disagree with you 😂😂😂

@himynameis3664

2 жыл бұрын

@@Efferri corgan can't write lyrics is probably the funniest thing I've read on the internet in a long time 😂 some people and their opinions

@frank68454

2 жыл бұрын

@@genesmolko8113 it was originally called my own eyes, but apparently billy one day saw mayonnaise in his fridge and just linked the two together

probably my favorite pumpkins song. i will never get sick of hearing it.

Siamese Dream is a masterpiece. But "getting a read" on Corgans lyrics is like chasing a dream, tbh.

This is the song from Siamese Dream that “sneaks up on you” the first half dozen listens of the album this song goes unnoticed, as you’re taken away by hits like Today, Cherub Rock, Disarm etc. but eventually you “notice” this song and wonder how you ever missed it as it becomes a favourite from the album. Well that’s how it was for me lol

@emptybraincase4181

2 жыл бұрын

same here too. ur not alone.

@buckeyechad1

2 жыл бұрын

I could not have ever said it better myself. Perfect

@buckeyechad1

2 жыл бұрын

It's actually one my top 3 songs all-time

@Bentzel75

2 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing.

@Tyrannosaurus_STFU_III

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, no...Knew this was my favorite the first time I heard it. Just like Soma and Luna.

One of my all time favorite Smashing Pumpkin songs!

I met Billy once. I was so speechless, all I could say was "Mayonaise is my favorite song." -- he shook my hand and said thanks. That's it.

@sdqsdq6274

2 жыл бұрын

haha , i would love to see james lha

@uzi978

2 жыл бұрын

@@sdqsdq6274 He was there too.. autograph signing with the band around 2000.

@GhostlyEcheveria

2 жыл бұрын

I also met Billy once (also at a signing in 00). I was 16 and so nervous that I asked him if I could kiss his hand. He laughed, pulled me over the signing table, and gave me a kiss on the cheek. It was my 16 year old dream come true. I spent the entire night in hysterics.

@DWQJVB

2 жыл бұрын

Corgan and Marylyn Manson used to pull trains on groupies.

@GhostlyEcheveria

2 жыл бұрын

@@DWQJVB OK. Sure.

Billy Corgan (the lead singer) in my opinion, never felt understood and his songs are, for me, the cry of the anguished heart. This is by far my absolute favorite song I have ever heard. The Smashing Pumpkins has always resonated with me because I can relate to the fact that no matter what I say in a hundred words or a hundred years, no one will ever truly understand my heart. Something to also take from 90s Alternative was that the lyrics were a break in the mold from the "Hair Metal" of the 80s and early 90s where is was all about fast girls, fast cars and drugs. Alternative was abstract and sometimes incomprensible. You were supposed to find your own meaning by relating to them while dissecting them. Hope you liked this one. Thanks for reacting to it. You two have a great channel.

"Tonight, Tonight" , "Geek USA", "Today", "Disarm", "Zero", "Ava Adore", "Thru The Eyes of Ruby" and "X.I.U" (the last being a heavy heavy heavy song). The Smashing are very versatile, they have a mood of their own, really unique band. You either love them or hate them.

@yondu689

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite bands.

@BareThomas84

2 жыл бұрын

Yessssss

@scapito

2 жыл бұрын

Would love for them to react to Ava Adore.

@BareThomas84

2 жыл бұрын

@@scapito best music video out there

@smitty1371

2 жыл бұрын

👍

I just love the sound of this song. James Iha is such and underrated guitarist. Gritty, grungy guitar sound counter balanced with Billy's soft voice, just magical to me.

@scapito

2 жыл бұрын

Agree about James Iha. I also liked his solo album. Favorite song of his is Be Strong Now.

@jhamilton1007

2 жыл бұрын

He's also great in A Perfect Circle.

@jeremylhay

2 жыл бұрын

I was under the impression that Billy Corgan did all the guitar and bass on this album himself.

@scapito

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremylhay Corgan was known to do kind of like a Prince thing where he composed the music and laid everything out for the band in tracks. The only artist I've actually known of recording all the instrument for an album first, and then assembling the band is Dave Grohl for the Foo Fighters. You have me intrigued though so I'm off to do my homework now on the album. 🙂

@jhamilton1007

2 жыл бұрын

@@scapito Don't forget Trent Reznor. He writes and records all the instrumentation and then has a touring band.

All the ones who don't like smashing pumpkins, listen to this song and tell me this song isn't simply amazing.

@stevenwilliams1805

2 жыл бұрын

And Snail.

@ice-iu3vv

2 жыл бұрын

who are these people who dont like smashing pumpkins?

@celebrityinhiding4938

2 жыл бұрын

It's not amazing

one of SP best written songs and accurate representation of their unique sound, blending the massive wall of distortion with beautiful lyrics and melody... a masterpiece of songwriting

One of the best SP songs ever. You really have to delve into the mind of someone that doesn’t fit in to the world around them and others think they should be something else. It’s the fight against what the world wants you to be, and what you are.

@scapito

2 жыл бұрын

I think Corgan said parts of the lyrics came from having to grow up too fast due to taking care of others that needed him in his family... he felt like he had missed some of his youth.

@8cylinderstolife737

2 жыл бұрын

@@scapito yes this is correct, for a portion of it and it is partly what framed his mental state to feel like he was never like anyone else. He was much more mature and different than those around him which I am sure caused him to just want to be… me

The best most depressing song ever made. Every time i listen to this i realize how lonely i was in high school. Now being 35 i just laugh. Smashing pumpkins just grab the soul and pull you in!!!

@wanderlustaesthete4117

2 жыл бұрын

Right?! Same here 36. The music was so different and I loved it.

@JoeyVatavuk

2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to get to laugh about it 😂

@raymo6795

2 жыл бұрын

@@JoeyVatavuk ..it will come Joey

This song is so pretty! I sometimes forget what a beautiful album this was/is. The song, Luna, is very pretty too.

@GayJayU26

2 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite Pumpkin songs

@brians2869

2 жыл бұрын

Luna is bomb... And "sweet, sweet"... All dorm memories

For my money, this and "Rhinoceros" off the first album are the greatest heights Billy Corgan and Co. ever hit.

@yogijaya2897

2 жыл бұрын

100

My favorite song probably. This song and the album it’s on Siamese Dream, Helped pull me out of a very bad dark depression. It gave me hope. I suggest listening to the whole album or at least more from this album. It’s a real masterpiece.

If you liked this, check out Smashing Pumpkins: "Tonight, Tonight" and "Today."

@yogijaya2897

2 жыл бұрын

Rhinoceros

My favorite smashing pumpkins song!!!

This album is the bomb from start to end It has a very dreamy fuzzy and almost 70s atomospheric vibe lol

This song is off of their very successful second album, not before they were famous, more in the height of their fame

This song has always had the same meaning to me personally but it gets more meaningful the older I get. To me this song from the time I was a teenager to now as a 40 year old, the song always makes me reminiscence about my past, all of it, the good and the bad. Then I’m left with the thought that I could have always made better and worse decisions but in the end l, I’m always just going to be… me.

This is off of their second album, the one that made them big. More smashing pumpkins reactions!

This is one of their (if not THE) most beloved song of theirs. But it's cool if you don't get it right away. It's part of a whole sound.

Man this song brings back memories.

Siamese Dream is the album, it’s a masterclass of music. Unrivaled.

I love this song. I’m immediately in high school again. Hey if you want a Pumpkins song from this album that most people won’t suggest, try Silverf**k. It’s not actually obscene, aside from the title, and it is perhaps Smashing Pumpkins’ best example of the whole loud-quiet-loud aesthetic of the 90s. Love.

@dannwalker9865

2 жыл бұрын

Love that one too!!!❤🔥❤🔥🤘🤘

Actuallly this is a well known song from the album Siamese Dream , same album that features "Today", "Cherub Rock" and big radio hit "Disarm". So they were actually well in the spotlight when this song was released and it became a concert staple in their live shows. If you want to hear earlier sounds, check out the earlier album Gish and the single "Rhinoceros".

To me, this is about a younger Billy struggling with self doubt; that conflict of perceived notions of who he should be, who he wants to be, and who he really is at heart. The world can be a cruel place until you learn to love yourself.

@raymo6795

2 жыл бұрын

I think Billy may have been a bit of a head case, and that is what makes his music great. As he got older and more successful, his music became more palatable to the mainstream, and mainstream oriented as he became more confident ..I am a fan

You have to feel it and if you don’t feel it then no amount of analysis will help you get it in which case it’s just not for you which in my opinion, for you guys, is a lot of music from this era. For me I was in my early 20s and it’s soul defining for that time period

This is from their 2nd album... which is where they broke out with "Cherub Rock" and "Disarm" and "Today"... the stuff from their first album "Gish" is more raw, and goes from soft and psychedelic to loud and angry. Check out "I Am One" and "Rhinoceros" -- they both have official videos.

This song is definitely open to interpretation. From Songfacts: According to Billy Corgan, when he wrote the lyrics he just "threw together a bunch of weird one liners." He says that while the song doesn't have any continuity, it later made some sense to him, as he could see that it reflected what he was going through at the time.

@harbinger8035

2 жыл бұрын

It really does but matter. Why can they just enjoy the music.

@mypud4068

2 жыл бұрын

@@harbinger8035 do your n and t buttons not work?

@scapito

2 жыл бұрын

I believe Corgan said he was at the point in his life where he was worn down by having to care for others (mostly family) that needed him... and he felt like he missed out on some of his youth as a result.

@harbinger8035

2 жыл бұрын

You don’t have to explain the meaning of the song, musically it’s amazing. If Brad and Lex don’t get the emotion or don’t like it, so be it.

@scapito

2 жыл бұрын

@@harbinger8035 maybe Brad & Lex would like to know, maybe others would like to know... if not keep scrolling.

F**k its beautiful. I loved this song the moment I heard it in the 90's still love it today. Waves of sound and emotion.

That beginning piece just makes my brain flash my past right before my eyes.

This song was definitely *not* from before they got famous. It was their 7th radio played single.

Great song. Never heard it before. Thank you for reviewing this. Think I need to checkout the Pumpkins because they passed me by….and I Will

My favorite Smashing Pumpkins song of all time. About nothing specific, but personally relevant at the same time.

This album is what rocketed them to stardom. This song was never depressing to me, it was uplifting and hopeful. I think everybody takes something different away from it. That album is amazing, try Rocket, Hummer, Quiet, Geek USA, and Soma. But Mayonaise might be my favorite Pumpkins song.

@kutark

2 жыл бұрын

I'm with you, Mayonnaise is arguably my favorite, but that's hard for me. I have 3 bands that i can't really pick a "favorite" song, its pumpkins, zeppelin, and deftones.

@operationpopeye9719

2 жыл бұрын

This song WAS NOT what your first sentence described. TODAY was the "song" that brought them HUGE notoriety. Gish was released in 1991 and they were already on the launch pad by the time SIAMESE DREAM was released

Now you are getting into some of the best of the 90s. Many great tunes from these guys."Tonight, Tonight", "Ava Adore", "Porcelina", "1979", and many more. Porcelina is a master class in music production and song writing, it's just gorgeous.

@ninja_tony

Жыл бұрын

I know I’m a year late commenting on this. Porcelina is still one of my favorite songs from MCIS, or any album for that matter. It’s just exquisite from beginning to end. My favorite two songs off that behemoth of a double album were Porcelina and Thru the Eyes of Ruby. And it’s so hard picking favorites because I love every song on the album for different reasons, but those two move me in a way I can’t describe.

I know everyone loves "Mayonnaise"...I do too, but "Soma" is my favorite between the two, and gets very little love from reactors.

@DKvegasgaming

2 жыл бұрын

Soma is absolutely amazing

“My own eyes” is deeper than you know. Greatest song with no hook except I’m hooked.

One of my favorite Smashing Pumpkins songs. Thanks for the reaction, you guys

@123marlanamars

2 жыл бұрын

Reaction? I didn’t see much reaction. I was expecting them to get into this track. This is disappointing to watch.

My absolute favorite sad song ever

This song still gives me the chills. The end.

Fun fact that guitar crunch during the chores actually wasn’t planned. Billy said the guitar he used was shit and every time he stopped playing it made that noise it just happened to go really well with the song

Smashing pumpkins are a very delicate sharp band with just enough emotions to make their songs meaningful sound wise, if you want more emotionless and less serious(less traditional)rock jam to Faith No More their music is about attitude and energy, and the passion for experimentation. I love all music so I can appreciate music that's more soft(serious) or with a meaning and then also appreciate the abstract creativity(emotionless) part of music like bands like FNM or Mr.bungle

I remember exactly where I was when I first heard this album, my little young mind was blown

This song is just smooth. Just enjoy the music and let it speak what it makes you feel.

I’m 25 and am very blessed to have grown up with really cool rocker parents. They saw Smashing Pumpkins probably 10 times back in the day. My mom is terminally ill and this is the song from my childhood I’ve been listening to to think of her

Billy corgan said the guitar he used for this song was so cheap it would do that weird whine around 2:05 everytime he stopped playing and thought it went great with the song.

@Cjopa

2 жыл бұрын

Oh really? That’s actually very interesting, I thought it was intentional because it sounds good

Sometimes lyrics don’t make perfect sense, it allows you to find the meaning for yourself.

Thank you for reacting to the best Smashing Pumpkins song. Forget the meaning guys.. enjoy the amazing music.

Thank you so much Brad and Lex! Love watching you two. This song…. Just wow. Brought back stuff. I was in 7th grade when this came out and it’s just so special 🙏

It is about going through personal issues and also at the same time, putting on a persona, but he wants to just be himself.

Possibly one of my most fav Smashing Pumpkins songs and album ever! You check out one of their other older songs too, called “Hummer”

Oh my God I can’t believe it you’re just so great !!! I love the dynamic between the two of you, it reminds me so much of me and my wife because sometimes she says stuff and you’re just so polite with it… you go “are you just guessing” supper gentle ..never stops surprising me what she says ..she’s a gem

I haven’t listened to this in a LONG time!! Just beautiful. SP creates powerful moods

Thanks for doing this. This is one of my favourite SP songs of all time!

One of my favorite songs of all time! One of those songs you can listen to over and over and never get tied of...

One of my favourites by pumpkins. Please keep reacting to these guys. I would recommend this entire album, the guitar work from James is unbelievable

I fucking love this song, and kinda appreciate that you guys don't really, makes it much more authentic when you do love something. If you want more heaviness from them then go with 'xyu' and 'silverfuck' both are immense!

Smashing pumpkins: DISARM 🔥❤️

Thanks for reacting to mayonnaise my fav. SP song for a couple reasons.. first the intro, listen for the layering.. he starts light then adds progressively stronger guitar as he builds to the power chords used in the rest of the song. few artists are better at the intro than billy corrigan. second, the lyrics. brad and lex got the meaning at the end, it's about feeling depressed. it's a good sign for both your mental health you didn't quite get it. it's easier for somebody who has lived with depression to recognize the theme. First Name pointed out billy didn't have a 'theme' in mind, he just wrote lines as he felt them in the moment. depression is sort of like a series of one liners, a lot of random thoughts and feeling that don't feel like they go together until you look back on it later... if you're a musical genius like billy you write a song about it and become a rock star... that solves all mental health issues :-)

This was one of the popular songs by the band. They were already big and this was one of the songs Mayonaise which was off that album. The first album was called GIsh and that was made before they became well known. Once the Album Siamese dream came out they were launched into the limelight. The pumpkins can be a very eclectic band from really hard rock songs to soft somewhat dreamy sounds of a ballad much like this one.

The voice and guitars, and those high note guitar blips. Love it.

I like a lot of SP songs, but for some reason never really found this one. Thx for opening my eyes & ears to it.

My all time favorite Pumpkins' song. To me, it's a cry of rebellion and definition - I'm trying my hardest to be my truest self, whatever the world wants me to be. I'll fail and fail, but still I'll try. And if that's not what it meant to Corgan, it's what it means to me, and I love it!

I've always loved this track. Some other hidden gems from the Pumpkins are the songs "Whir", "Frail And Bedazzled" from the Pisces Iscariot album and the extended version of "Drown" from the Singles Soundtrack. There's also a killer cover of the Fleetwood Mac song "Landslide" on the Pisces Iscariot album that's worth checking out.

@zt5793

2 жыл бұрын

I think that YOU get it. The songs that you named are some of the Pumpkins' best. The people who talk about Disarm being the best, in my opinion, are not truly Pumpkins fans.

@mattdemo7173

2 жыл бұрын

@@zt5793 The Pisces Iscariot album has always felt like the most autobiographical of Billy's songwriting career. That album is all feeling without any commercial record industry interference. Easily my favorite Pumpkins album.

My father had me make him some 99.1 HFS ( Baltimore Rick Station that killed it in the nineties ) CD mixes. Mayonnaise was one of the songs he requested. After doing that; I'm here three years later and can play [ save for maybe 10 ] their entire catalog on guitar. Their songs are so much fun to play.

man, this one takes me back

I`ve always been a big Pumpkin`s fan. Artistry at its very best. Billy Corgan is an absolute musical genius.

Geek USA is a great song off that album. Siamese dream was such a huge part of my younger years. Love it.

Has always been my favorite smashing pumpkins song, not really for the lyrics just the musical artistry is amazing!!

Just watched “BEEF” and the season ended with this song and now I’m on KZread all nostalgic listening to reacts. Thanks for the content!

I was 11yrs old when I was handed the cassette tape of this album, Siamese Dream back in 1993. This is my favorite song and album, and band of all time.

Keep doing ones from this album Siamese Dream. I’d recommend Today, Tonight Tonight, hummer, Luna, Soma. Mayonnaise is a favourite to many SP fans, we hold it dear to our hearts. I think Brad had a good grasp on the lyrics actually. Great reaction guys 🙋🏻‍♀️👍🏼🙌🏼👏🏼💜🇨🇦

Highly recommend a Song of theirs called Soma! One of the most Hauntingly Beautiful songs I've ever heard ✌️

So glad you guys did this.

Love, love, love!!! This whole album. I forget how good it is.

Mayonnaise is a play on My Own Eyes

I remember having this cd in my cd changer in my car in 1994. I got a call to come home because my grandma was dying and this song was playing I never knew the words or what it’s about but when I hear it it brings me right back to that day

Seeing them play this Sunday can’t wait!!!

This is my absolute favorite song of theirs ❤️

I had to work two solid weeks of overtime. I had heard this song pretty much when it was first released, and I loved it. But those overtime weeks, I would play this song over and over along the commute, back and forth to work, maybe four or five times each way. "How did you cope with all that overtime, Robert?" "Lots and lots of Mayonaise"

one of the most poetic and beautiful songs ever

Why did I miss this live!!! I wanted you guys to react to this song for so long.

always been one of my favorite pumpkins songs

it's not about death, it's about life

@robotoad72

2 жыл бұрын

To me, the death of innocence and continuance of life thereafter

@bschuler6216

2 жыл бұрын

Teenage angst

Okay, putting Han Solo up with a guitar during the solo was fucking brilliant!

Lex needs to hear “Today”… that will put a smile on here face :)

When you guys (hopefully) sit back and listen to this again in the future I think you'll not see it as sad as such. Maybe melancholic, but when that bridge hits it just lifts you right up. There is a wistful hope to this tune.

This song is a reflection on the past, you can feel regret and also hope and warm memories from it.

@willpina

2 жыл бұрын

Also mayonnaise is a play on "My own eyes"

The Pumpkins and The Offspring epitomize Alternative at its finest.

Smashing Pumpkins got me through high school, college, and most of life. Especially the album Siamese Dream, it's just raw emotion.

This song can mean many things to many people.. To me it always represented that time between wanting everyone to like and appreciate you and your art, if you’re Billy, to the moment you realize you cannot please everyone, you just have to do you and let the chips fall.. For most people this is the first major blow to their idealism..

You two are so interesting. She's so different and your so serious. Fun fun fun. Dig it keep doing

Sunny days, nature and a smoke. Takes me right back.

Will always be my favorite Pumpkins song.