Mayonaise (song)
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| “Mayonaise” | |||||
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| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | |||||
| Album | Siamese Dream | ||||
| Released | 27 July 1993 | ||||
| Recorded | 1992 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative Rock | ||||
| Length | 5:48 | ||||
| Label | Virgin Records | ||||
| Writer | Billy Corgan, James Iha | ||||
| Producer | Butch Vig, Billy Corgan | ||||
| Siamese Dream track listing | |||||
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"Mayonaise" (not to be misspelled Mayonnaise) is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins, first officially released on the 1993 breakthrough album Siamese Dream. It was written by Billy Corgan and James Iha and was recorded from December 1992 to March 1993 at Triclops Sound Studios. According to Corgan, the whistling sound heard in "Mayonaise" came from a cheap guitar he bought, which, whenever he stopped playing it, created the whistling sound. This sound was then incorporated into the song. Corgan apparently got the title for the song after he looked "in [his] refrigerator".[1]
Despite having garnered considerable radio play and remaining a fan favorite, "Mayonaise" was never an officially released single.
[edit] Versions
Several versions of the song are available. Before being officially released on Siamese Dream, an acoustic mix of the Siamese Dream recording was featured on the Mashed Potatoes box set given to friends in 1993-1994. It was also a part of the official promos Still Becoming Apart and The Smashing Pumpkins 1991-1998, with a slightly phased acoustic guitar part and a tambourine. Most recently, a live acoustic version was released on Earphoria and the Vieuphoria video. The Vieuphoria version, originally broadcast in 1993 on the British television show Naked City, features the band playing the song intertwined with footage of the band.
On the most recent Smashing Pumpkins tribute album, compiled by MySpace and Spin, The Academy Is... covered the song.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Corgan, Billy, James Iha & D'arcy Wretzky. Interview. Dublin Chat. Imusic. 1996-11-05.
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