Farewell and Goodnight / The Smashing Pumpkins

Continuing then with my fevered obsession for tracks that end albums and tracks that should end albums. Let us consider the Pumpkins. Ah! Sweet Jesus! A textbook example of what I call the "Pantomime finish" - a soft and childlike ruse where everyone featured on the album comes together to wave off the listener as they float softly into the gently twinkling firmament. You can almost hear the slow procession of bows and the red velvet drapes as they slide together and come to rest. For further reading consider 'Death Is Not The End' by Old Saint Nick on 'Murder Ballads'.

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