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The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979 poster

The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979 (1996)

Smashing Pumpkins performs in the music video "1979" from the album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" recorded for Virgin Records. The music video opens with a group of children rolling another child in a large tire. Billy Corgan sings as he is driven in the backseat of a Dodge Charger. Clips of disaffected suburban teenage life play throughout.

Release: 1996-01-23
Runtime: 4 min
Rating: 10 / 10
Cast
Billy Corgan
Billy Corgan
Man in Backseat of Car
Jimmy Chamberlin
Jimmy Chamberlin
Police Officer #1
James Iha
James Iha
Convenience Store Clerk
D'arcy Wretzky
D'arcy Wretzky
Irate Neighbor
Giuseppe Andrews
Giuseppe Andrews
Teen
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Tim Gooch Lougee
Police Officer #2