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The Smashing Pumpkins — Obscured
Album: Pisces Iscariot
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Released: 1994
Length: 4:38
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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Lost your head
Now you sleep on the floor
What you said
I don't want anymore
Through the haze
Make your eyes up to ache
Out in space
Days away

Through these eyes
I rely on all I've seen
Obscured
Through these eyes
Looks like I'm home tonight

Left for dead
As you sweep out the door
Things we said
We don't mean anymore
Tear inside her
Like a fallen kite
Hah, hah, hah, hey, hey, yeah

Through these eyes
I deny on all I see
Obscured
Through these eyes
Looks like I'm home tonight
What you said
Made a mess of me
What you said
I don't want
Obscured
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So many nights falling asleep to this in my late teens..wonderful
Posted 10 months ago by Pheelinit    [ Reply ]
The Pumpkins had a wonderful range of style and I loved it all. This is a fantastic album that this wonderful song is from.
Posted 2 years ago by carntsleep    [ Reply ]
Sorry, but I automatically hit the skip button whenever I hear that voice.
Posted 4 years ago by DonaldCanuck    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

I don't think the fellow with that metal top-hat does either:
hats
Good song.
 

the trilby is made of felt hence no gloss shine,    the "metal top hat" is pre 1968 and made from silk which has a sheen. The last silk plush top hat factory in the world - then located in Lyons, France - was permanently closed in 1968. Thereafter top hats made from felt
Posted 4 years ago by einrac    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

I don't think the fellow with that metal top-hat does either:
hats
Good song.
 

Posted 4 years ago by einrac    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Sounds less like Smashing Pumpkins, more like Pumpkin Lattes.
 
Smashing butternut squashes?
Posted 4 years ago by cyoungdelmar    [ Reply ]
 misterbearbaby wrote:
In some golden future, all elevtors will play this all the time. I also predict that, at that time, homicide rates will be zero because of the stuff in the water. 1.

 
or

OR 

We could become demented Lindsey Buckingham lookalikes transcribing coded messages from the planet Beltron:

Kim Coates yelling about a piece of paper in scene from  

You smell that damned paper, misterbearbaby. Smell it good now!   
Posted 8 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 garycha wrote:
 I think Corgan was/is a violent minded punk and that inspired a prolific period of great creative activity in the 90s.  I love the Pumpkins and consider Siamese Dream, Mellon and Adore, to be great pieces of work, whiny voice and all.  It sort of suits, but I can understand how it could grate with some.
But then I don't like Men Without Hats. {#Angel}
 
I don't think the fellow with that metal top-hat does either:
hats
Good song.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Nice tune. Underrated in my opinion. Should be played on a more regular basis.
Thanks Bill for todays amazing playlist.
Posted 9 years ago by TEG    [ Reply ]
 (former member) wrote:


I gave this song a big 10 long ago...  this song is good for the ears...

 

It might mean more if you hadn't also given a 10 to 5167 other songs.


Posted 9 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Wow a great segue from Bach Cello Suite!  Who knew?!  .......well except Bill of course.  {#Cheesygrin}  ...One of my favorite SP tunes.
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Ahhh...longing for the old lineup.
Posted 10 years ago by pumpkins3    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Sounds less like Smashing Pumpkins, more like Pumpkin Lattes.

 
{#Roflol} 
Posted 10 years ago by ambrebalte    [ Reply ]
Sounds less like Smashing Pumpkins, more like Pumpkin Lattes.
Posted 11 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
This was originally on the "Today" single.  It made it onto a lot of my mix tapes back then...
Posted 11 years ago by Zeito    [ Reply ]
 Sloggydog wrote:
There is no album in the pic but wasn't this on Pisces Iscariot? 

 
Yes - a highly under rated album IMHO.  
Posted 11 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Love this one - haven't heard it in a looong time!
Posted 11 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
In some golden future, all elevtors will play this all the time. I also predict that, at that time, homicide rates will be zero because of the stuff in the water. 1.
Posted 11 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
 Sloggydog wrote:
There is no album in the pic but wasn't this on Pisces Iscariot? 
 
Yes, you are correct - great song!! {#Daisy}
Posted 12 years ago by d48m02h1918    [ Reply ]
There is no album in the pic but wasn't this on Pisces Iscariot? 
Posted 12 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
 eastcoast wrote:
Another cry baby grunge band getting sentimental
 

Posted 12 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
 garycha wrote:
 

But then I don't like Men Without Hats. {#Angel}

 
What?
Sure it's easy to poke fun at "Safety Dance".
But the genius that is "Pop Goes the World"?
Come on.

Posted 13 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
I love the genius that is Smashing Pumpkins.  Love Zeitgeist (2007) the best; there's actually a tarentella on it. 
Posted 13 years ago by lkovathana    [ Reply ]
Do bands even release singles anymore?  When this came out I had all the singles and b sides.  I had a nice compilation of b sides and rarities that I owned recorded on something called a cassette tape...  The song "Siamese Dream" on vinyl was one of my favorites. 

Posted 14 years ago by Zeito    [ Reply ]
 FlatCat wrote:
I'm sorry, I can't get past that nasal, whiny voice. No matter how civilized the song is, he sounds like a violent-minded punk to me.
 

LOL but no need to apologise for your own tastes.  For me "Birdcage in your Soul", "West End Girls", are songs that exhibit an irritating nasal, lispy whine that I struggle to get past.  

I think Corgan was/is a violent minded punk and that inspired a prolific period of great creative activity in the 90s.  I love the Pumpkins and consider Siamese Dream, Mellon and Adore, to be great pieces of work, whiny voice and all.  It sort of suits, but I can understand how it could grate with some.

But then I don't like Men Without Hats. {#Angel}

Posted 14 years ago by garycha    [ Reply ]
I'm sorry, I can't get past that nasal, whiny voice. No matter how civilized the song is, he sounds like a violent-minded punk to me.
Posted 14 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
 EssexTex wrote:
So good....I love a good key change
 
love this song as well.

So Tex, do you generally like Billy and the Pumpkins?

Posted 14 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
Just testing from RP's fantastic iPhone app...
Posted 15 years ago by Pieter    [ Reply ]
So good....I love a good key change
Posted 15 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
 nmcvaugh wrote:
My office mate wants to know if this is the reformed smashing pumkins?
 
No.  This is the 'original' pumpkins.  James Iha, D'arcy Wretzky, Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin.

Posted 15 years ago by dgavenda    [ Reply ]
My office mate wants to know if this is the reformed smashing pumkins?
Posted 15 years ago by nmcvaugh    [ Reply ]
jeffhtuner wrote:
This seemed like great song at the time, until we realized that all of Billy's songs were gonig to start sounding like this. It's a nice respite from the hard stuff, but stuff like this doesn't stand alone...
that may be true, but's why we talk about albums and not just collections of singles, no?
Posted 16 years ago by federico    [ Reply ]
i luuuvvv this song... dreamy
Posted 16 years ago by eeke    [ Reply ]
beelzebubba wrote:
I remember laughing on my ass when I everybody made a big deal about this new album called "Mellon-Collie and the Infinite Sadness". Yeah, real deep and clever. A name a freshman art student would come up with in a moment of juvenile inspiration.
But you are really deep, aren't you? It's just an album name, nothing more, nothing less.
Posted 16 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
thank you, thank you, thank you!
Posted 16 years ago by brownbrown    [ Reply ]
I dig this, never heard this before.
Posted 17 years ago by ajamison    [ Reply ]
YUP YUP!! trancefussion wrote:
I belive that was thier finest album..
Posted 17 years ago by eeke    [ Reply ]
Haven't heard that one in ages. Great song.
Posted 18 years ago by TobyCurtis    [ Reply ]
Another cry baby grunge band getting sentimental
Posted 18 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
so mellow. Love it.
Posted 18 years ago by muarkopi    [ Reply ]
BikeCoachDave wrote:
I agree. Nice!!!!
Same here.
Posted 18 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
Blends in with much of other pumpkin stuff.
Posted 18 years ago by littleblueriver7    [ Reply ]
Radiohead-head wrote:
WHAT A TRANSITION!!!!!! Smiths - Bigmouth to Pumpkins - Obscured BILL - you can still make me jump out of my seat and swear out-loud bro. Nice job playing great music.
I agree. Nice!!!!
Posted 19 years ago by BikeCoachDave    [ Reply ]
WHAT A TRANSITION!!!!!! Smiths - Bigmouth to Pumpkins - Obscured BILL - you can still make me jump out of my seat and swear out-loud bro. Nice job playing great music.
Posted 19 years ago by Radiohead-head    [ Reply ]
This seemed like great song at the time, until we realized that all of Billy's songs were gonig to start sounding like this. It's a nice respite from the hard stuff, but stuff like this doesn't stand alone...
Posted 19 years ago by jeffhtuner    [ Reply ]
mrselfdestruct wrote:
He also wrote Take Me Down on MCatIF and The Bells on the 33 single. Cool low-key songs seem to be his specialty.
There's also "...Said Sadly" with Nina Gordon, "Believe," "The Boy," and "Go". Definitely check out his solo album "Let it Come Down" if you like his work. It's alternative country in a sense... kind of like Whiskeytown. Quite a departure from the Pumpkins, but a great album anyway.
Posted 19 years ago by Gish05    [ Reply ]
Gish05 wrote:
It's so funny how the Pumpkins are such a love/hate band. People new to their material either like the song, or don't. People that have known about them for years either love the band, or hate them. Rarely will I see an "eh, they were ok" kind of comment. By the way, The song James wrote for Pisces was "Blew Away." Blue is a b-side from Gish and one of my favorite SP songs. Obscured is an outstanding acoustic rock song.
He also wrote Take Me Down on MCatIF and The Bells on the 33 single. Cool low-key songs seem to be his specialty.
Posted 19 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
It's so funny how the Pumpkins are such a love/hate band. People new to their material either like the song, or don't. People that have known about them for years either love the band, or hate them. Rarely will I see an "eh, they were ok" kind of comment. By the way, The song James wrote for Pisces was "Blew Away." Blue is a b-side from Gish and one of my favorite SP songs. Obscured is an outstanding acoustic rock song.
Posted 19 years ago by Gish05    [ Reply ]
Pisces is actually one of my favorite Pumpkin albums...James Iha actually wrote some of the tunes (Blue)...which makes the album a bit more dynamic than other pumpkins albums.....not that there's anyhting wrong with Billy Corigan.....he's still a god....but to hear something a little different from the Pumpkins is a good thing.
Posted 19 years ago by Radiohead-head    [ Reply ]
I never liked they guys. I thought they were pretentious, self-absorbed and not nearly as clever or deep as they thought they were. I remember laughing on my ass when I everybody made a big deal about this new album called "Mellon-Collie and the Infinite Sadness". Yeah, real deep and clever. A name a freshman art student would come up with in a moment of juvenile inspiration.
Posted 19 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
mr.selfdestruct wrote:
This song is great. And Pisces Iscariot is a great album, too. I actually like that album more than a few of their "real" releases.
I belive that was thier finest album..
Posted 20 years ago by trancefussion    [ Reply ]
Leslie wrote:
I usually hate this guy's voice but it's rather nice when he's mellow and not screeching.
just what I was going to say!
Posted 20 years ago by Angloray    [ Reply ]
masterhead wrote:
Just play Vienna Teng and then I will be totally sleep
Smashing is too good for them. Bah!
Posted 20 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
Angelus wrote:
Can we get more boring? :oops:
Just play Vienna Teng and then I will be totally sleep
Posted 20 years ago by masterhead    [ Reply ]
This is not what I expected from Smashing Pumpkins, or the image I had of them. Very nice. I like it, but then I'm a sucker for acoustic guitar...
Posted 20 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
I usually hate this guy's voice but it's rather nice when he's mellow and not screeching. This is a very nice tuneâ€"the first SP song that I have enjoyed. No, I haven't heard their music other than here at RP. I'm sure they have lots of nice tunes I would enjoy.
Posted 20 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Perfect late night chillin' out mood, takes me back, now if only something off of gish would come up next
Posted 21 years ago by shaggenstein    [ Reply ]
mr.selfdestruct wrote:
This song is great. And Pisces Iscariot is a great album, too. I actually like that album more than a few of their "real" releases.
Pisces Iscariot is a cool album. I definitely enjoy the mellow side to Smashing Pumpkins.
Posted 21 years ago by saintstephen    [ Reply ]
Now this is more like it. Kinda Floyd-ish. V. nice...
Posted 21 years ago by zeus    [ Reply ]
I like the pumpkins soft stuff just as much as there louder stuff,great tune. :)
Posted 21 years ago by ToolRulz    [ Reply ]
excellent choice - brings me back to my younger days
Posted 21 years ago by fungus6507    [ Reply ]
wonderful to mellow out to-brings back memories. Please play more Pumpkins! www.suncat.net
Posted 22 years ago by suncat    [ Reply ]
This was also on their b-sides album, Pisces Iscariot. I haven\'t heard this in a loooong time. Reminds me of my sophomore year in college. Thanks!
Posted 22 years ago by rhw    [ Reply ]
i love this one. it was far better than the a-side track \"Today\" - this is one of their more textural tracks. love it. :D thanks Bill!!!
Posted 22 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
Pretty boring even for the Pumpkins.
Posted 22 years ago by Videll    [ Reply ]