Mayonaise

Intrigued aren't ya? Wondering where I'm going with Mayonaise? The other day, while enjoying a tasty Freebird's burrito, I heard a song that I had not heard in a while. Track nine from the Siamese Dream album, done by none other than, the Smashing Pumpkins--Mayonaise. This happens to be one of my favorite songs from the Pumpkins. I have to clarify and say ONE of my favorites, since I am not one to hold any single favorite anything...well, except my wife. She's the favorite if she's the only one, right? Yep, she's my favorite.

Anyway...I'm not sure where the name Mayonaise came from for this song. It's not in the lyrics, and not alluded to in any way. Maybe Billy or James can shed some light on that for us? Guys?!
Well, this song is very dynamic, moving from mellow and quiet to heavy and distorted. As always the guitars are done magnificently, followed by a bass that ebbs and flows with the melody. Drums add a steady rhythmic flow that you can tap your toes to. Of course a simplistic solo adds the dimension and feel to the song. The lyrics leave much to be interpreted...but that's one of the great aspects of a well written song! Don't get me wrong, there are great songs with a very clear message in the lyrics. Take Learning to Fly by Pink Floyd! It's a song about flying airplanes...as one of the band members was literally learning to fly (I unfortunately can't remember which one? Gilmour, Waters? I'm not sure.

So, go spin your Siamese Dream CD--track 9--and see if you agree with me...

Ahhh...so, I, myself, was intrigued as to how Mayonaise was the title choice for that track. Here is an explanation I found on the web: Billy Corgan got the title for this song after looking in his refrigerator. He said this about coming up with titles: "Say you write a song about a chandelier, and the chandelier gives off light. And the light is the color red and red reminds you of the color your not supposed to wear around a bull. So you name the song 'Cow.'"

Makes perfect sense now!


This will come in handy for a yet un-named song that Finding Reason recently came up with. Just the foundation for the song is down...no bass, no lyrics, just a few riffs and a rough drum line. Much work is needed on this song, two others need some finishing touches and then we can release them to our garageband.com website. As always, I'll give you the heads up when we are releasing more material.

Good night for now...