The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979 (1996-01-23)

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Overview

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.

Directed By: Jonathan Dayton Valerie Faris

Star Cast: Billy Corgan , Jimmy Chamberlin , James Iha , D'arcy Wretzky ,