Unreleased new songs
This page is an attempt to list written but unreleased Billy Corgan/Smashing Pumpkins songs that date from late 2008 to the present. So, the page is a work in progress. Also, it contains incorrect guesses.
Suggestions on improving the page are welcome via the HU contact form. Please know that media files were selected not to demonstrate ‘best’ performances but to represent distinctive renditions of each song.
The list below is not close to a full account of the unreleased songs; probably not even Corgan himself could list them all.
Songs that have been heard by a public audience
As Rome Burns
20th Anniversary Tour performances for sale at LiveSmashingPumpkins.com
lyrics (SPFC.org)
has been performed in concert, initially on 2008/10/25
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
video of 2010/07/26 performance, New York
video of 2008/11/19 performance, Chicago
Baby
lyrics (SPFC.org)
not to be confused with “Tallulah Lu,” which is a different song that had the working title “Baby”
heard on video broadcast of 2010/05/29 studio session (Kerry Brown gives the song title at 4:15)
Blessed Mother
has been performed in concert, initially on 2010/07/27
performed at public soundchecks during July 2010
video of 2010/07/27 performance, Chicago
Caroline, Yes
lyrics (SPFC.org)
has been performed in concert, initially on 2009/08/26
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
video of 2009/08/31 performance (Spirits in the Sky), Los Angeles
video of 2009/08/29 performance (Spirits in the Sky), Pioneertown, Calif.
Circular Change
lyrics (SPFC.org)
has been performed in concert, initially on 2009/08/26
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
audio of 2009/08/29 performance (Spirits in the Sky), Pioneertown, Calif.
video of 2009/08/28 performance (Spirits in the Sky), Long Beach, Calif.
Communion
20th Anniversary Tour performances for sale at LiveSmashingPumpkins.com
lyrics (SPFC.org)
has been performed in concert, initially on 2008/12/05
video of 2008/12/07 performance, Chicago
Emerald Green Is the Colour
lyrics (SPFC.org)
has been performed in concert, initially on 2009/08/26
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
video of 2009/08/26 performance (Spirits in the Sky), Visalia, Calif.
Far Away Sun
title appears in credits for “DLF.tv Visits Billy Corgan”
heard briefly in background of 2009/08/08 studio session video
Into the Light
lyrics (SPFC.org)
has been performed in concert, initially on 2009/11/08
video of 2009/11/08 performance (Backwards Clock Society), Los Angeles
Invincible
performed at public soundchecks during July 2010
Jesus Needs a Hit
lyrics (SPFC.org)
has been performed in concert, initially on 2010/09/30
video of 2010/09/30 performance (Billy Corgan), Paris
Lonely Is the Name
lyrics (SPFC.org)
has been performed in concert, initially on 2010/10/12
performed at public soundchecks during July 2010
featured on video broadcast of 2010/05/29 studio session
video of 2010/11/20 performance, São Paulo
Make It Happen
lyrics (SPFC.org)
has been performed in concert, initially on 2009/11/08
performed at public soundchecks during July 2010
video of 2010/07/06 soundcheck performance, Cleveland
video of 2009/11/08 performance (Backwards Clock Society), Los Angeles
The Mandarin
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
heard briefly (twice) in 2009 studio footage
The March Hare
20th Anniversary Tour performances for sale at LiveSmashingPumpkins.com
lyrics (SPFC.org)
has been performed in concert, initially on 2008/11/01
video of 2008/12/03 performance, Los Angeles
Morning Star
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
heard briefly in 2009 studio footage
My Love Is Winter
recorded for the Oceania LP
has been performed in concert, initially on 2010/08/11
performed at public soundchecks during July 2010
video of 2010/09/22 performance, Dallas
video of 2011/10/05 performance, Los Angeles
Oceania
recorded for the Oceania LP
has been performed in concert, initially on 2011/10/05
title appeared on June 2011 tentative tracklist for Oceania
video of 2011/10/05 performance, Los Angeles
Pale Horse
recorded for the Oceania LP
has been performed in concert, initially on 2011/10/07
title appeared on June 2011 tentative tracklist for Oceania
video of 2011/10/07 performance, Oakland
Panopticon
recorded for the Oceania LP
has been performed in concert, initially on 2011/10/05
title printed on band’s setlist for public soundcheck before 2010 Charleston, SC concert
video of 2011/10/05 performance, Los Angeles
Pinwheels
recorded for the Oceania LP
has been performed in concert, initially on 2011/10/07
title appeared on June 2011 tentative tracklist for Oceania
video of 2011/10/07 performance, Oakland
Quasar
recorded for the Oceania LP
has been performed in concert, initially on 2011/10/05
performed at public soundchecks during July 2010
song also referred to by Billy as “Stella Polaris” and “Samurai Mike”
video of 2011/10/05 performance, Los Angeles
Shadowland
video of 2009/08/08 studio session
Tallulah Lu
lyrics (SPFC.org)
has been performed in concert, initially on 2010/04/17
once had the working title “Baby” and was announced as such during 2010 Record Store Day concert
audio of 2010/08/11 performance, Tokyo
video of 2010/04/17 performance, Los Angeles
The Trip
has been performed in concert, initially on 2009/08/26
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
audio of 2009/08/27 performance (Spirits in the Sky), Santa Barbara, Calif.
video of 2009/08/26 performance (Spirits in the Sky), Visalia, Calif.
West Coast
lyrics (SPFC.org)
has been performed in concert, initially on 2009/08/26
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009, connected to the words “Idyllic Happy Child Song”
video of 2009/08/30 performance (Spirits in the Sky), La Jolla, Calif.
When the Cocks Crow
has been performed in concert, initially on 2009/11/08
heard in video of 2009/11/12 studio session
video of 2009/11/08 performance (Backwards Clock Society), Los Angeles
Other unreleased new songs
Beautiful Star
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009, connected to the words “One Child among Many”
Blurricane
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009, connected to the words “Daddy Song for Child”
Body+Soul
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009, connected to the words “Spark of Conception”
Breath of Life
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009, connected to the words “Mommy+Daddy’s Bright Eyes”
The Celestials
recorded for the Oceania LP
once had the working title “Special K”, which appeared on June 2011 tentative tracklist for Oceania
Charades
title appeared on whiteboard in September 2011
The Chimera
recorded for the Oceania LP
title mentioned by Billy on Facebook in May 2011
Clouds
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
The Coronation Failure
title appeared on whiteboard in September 2011
The Dauphine
title mentioned in March 2010 Rolling Stone article
Fate the Lonely Actor
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009, connected to words “Who Am I? And How Did I Get Here?”
Glissandra
recorded for the Oceania LP
title mentioned by Billy on Twitter in May 2011
I’m a Believer
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
Inkless
recorded for the Oceania LP
title appeared on June 2011 tentative tracklist for Oceania
Junké
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
Let You In
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
Life Is Grand
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
Long Ago-Go
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009, connected to the words “Beginning of Time”
Lost in You
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
One Diamond, One Heart
recorded for the Oceania LP
had the working title “Four Winds Chime,” which appeared on June 2011 tentative tracklist for Oceania
The Parade of Helios
title appeared on whiteboard in September 2011
song title “Helios” mentioned by Billy on Twitter in June 2011
truncated song title “Parades + Lullabies of” appeared on whiteboard in June 2011
Pretty Boy
title mentioned by Billy on Twitter in June 2011
Rains in New York
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
Right with You
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009, connected to the words “Mother Song for Child”
Snare
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
Spitfire
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009, though it might really be “Spitfire Baby”
Victorian Victim
title appeared on whiteboard in July 2009
Violet Rays
recorded for the Oceania LP
title appeared on June 2011 tentative tracklist for Oceania
Wildflower
recorded for the Oceania LP
title appeared on whiteboard in June 2011
William Tell
title appeared on whiteboard in June 2011
