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Quiz about Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Quiz

Another quiz on a great CD. Here are some lyrics and facts about the CD. If you're a true Smashing Pumpkins fan this should be fairly easy. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by diamondjim68. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
diamondjim68

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
335,298

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

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8 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'Shakedown ___, cool kids never have the time'.

This is the opening line from what song? Hint

X.Y.U.

Thirty-Three

1979

Bodies

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which song from the 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness' CD was not released as a video? Hint

Muzzle

Bullet with Butterfly Wings

Thirty-Three

Tonight, Tonight

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Question 3 of 10

3. What song contains these lyrics: 'The world is a vampire sent to drain, despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage'? Hint

Zero

Tonight, Tonight

Thirty-Three

Bullet with Butterfly Wings

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Question 4 of 10

4. What song has these lyrics: 'Time is never time at all' and 'Believe in me as I believe in you'? Hint

Jellybelly

Tonight, Tonight

An Ode to No One

Love

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which band member helped produce the CD? Hint

D'arcy Wretzky

Billy Corgan

James Iha

Jimmy Chamberlain

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which song that has the lyrics: 'Emptiness is loneliness and loneliness is cleanliness, and cleanliness is godliness, and God is empty just like me'? Hint

Beautiful

Here Is No Why

Zero

Where Boys Fear to Tread

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Question 7 of 10

7. What song contains the lyric 'Tomorrow's just an excuse away'? Hint

Lily (My One and Only)

Thirty-three

We Only Come Out At Night

Love

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Question 8 of 10

8. On the CD and cassette version, what was the first half of the CD called? Hint

Dawn to Dusk

Ash to Ash

Dusk to Dawn

Dust to Dust

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was the second half of the CD called on the CD and cassette version? Hint

Tea Time

Tonite Reprise

Twilight to Starlight

Infinite Sadness

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these lyrics come first in the song 'Muzzle'? Hint

I knew the emptiness of youth

I knew exactly where I was

I knew the silence of the world

I knew the solitude of heart

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Shakedown ___, cool kids never have the time'. This is the opening line from what song?

Answer: 1979

The song '1979' was the second single and video from the CD 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'. The song was about Colgan's youth and having a job and car, while depending on his parents at the same time.

2. Which song from the 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness' CD was not released as a video?

Answer: Muzzle

'Muzzle' was also meant the be the band's final single from the CD. It was not released for unexplained reasons. The group performed this song on 'Late Night with Conan O'Brien' with their new drummer, Matt Walker.

3. What song contains these lyrics: 'The world is a vampire sent to drain, despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage'?

Answer: Bullet with Butterfly Wings

'Bullet with Butterfly Wings' was the lead-off single and video. The song also won a Grammy award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1997. Singer Billy Colgan stated this song was written about the rigors of being a rock star. Despite the dramatic lyrics, Colgan also claimed they were written somewhat as a joke.

4. What song has these lyrics: 'Time is never time at all' and 'Believe in me as I believe in you'?

Answer: Tonight, Tonight

'Tonight, Tonight' was the third single from the CD. The video for the song was based on the very first science fiction movie, 'Trip to the Moon', which was released in 1902. The video won six awards at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Video of the Year.

5. Which band member helped produce the CD?

Answer: Billy Corgan

Corgan produced the CD with fellow producers Flood and Alan Moulder. Corgan came up with the idea to release the CD as a double, for the group had enough songs to make a double CD.

6. Which song that has the lyrics: 'Emptiness is loneliness and loneliness is cleanliness, and cleanliness is godliness, and God is empty just like me'?

Answer: Zero

'Zero' was the third single released from the 'Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness' CD. The song is about an individual being in love with somebody or something he/she cannot have.

7. What song contains the lyric 'Tomorrow's just an excuse away'?

Answer: Thirty-three

'Thirty-three' was the final single released from the 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness' CD. It was released after their touring keyboardist, Jonathan Melvoin, died and their drummer, Jimmy Chamberlain, was fired from the group. Corgan described the song as a simple song in a country tuning.

8. On the CD and cassette version, what was the first half of the CD called?

Answer: Dawn to Dusk

The band used this arrangement so fans could tell the two CDs apart. 'Dawn to Dusk' features the title track 'Mellon Collie and the infinite Sadness' to 'Take Me Down'.

9. What was the second half of the CD called on the CD and cassette version?

Answer: Twilight to Starlight

'Twilight and Starlight' covers the second half of the CD. The songs on there are 'Where Boys Fear to tread' to 'Farewell and Goodnight'.

10. Which of these lyrics come first in the song 'Muzzle'?

Answer: I knew exactly where I was

Corgan stated he wrote this song when he was uncertain of his fans' perception of him. This was one of the last songs written for the CD.

Source: Author diamondjim68

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