Shakedown 1979
from Smashing Pumpkins – 1979 Lyrics on Rap Genius
Meaning
Corgan chose the year 1979 because it rhymed with a lot of the words in the song…but it’s also a pretty good year and definitely plays well into the whole “transition” (from youth to adulthood) theme of the song
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