Smashing Pumpkins-inspired '1979' Art Print Hoodlum alley This is the second of

This is the second of two versions

I loved AllMusic's review of the song: "The Swiss duo never managed to capitalize on this song's casual sophistication and melodic grace

it covers the positive (flirting with the cute guy/girl

The band name sounds uber-German

Smashing Pumpkins-inspired '1979' Art Print Hoodlum alley This is the second ofI'd been stuck on '1979' for a long time, since it's one of my favourite Smashing Pumpkins songs, a feeling apparently shared by millions of other people. And the music video imagery was never far from my mind, it's just such a successful synaesthetic evocation of the song. When I eventually buckled down to concentrate on it, I looked for something that would cover the teenage experience of yesteryear (since that's the narrative that pulp covers