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"'Siva'" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the first single from their debut album 'Gish', and was written by Billy Corgan. "Siva" was also the first music video filmed by the band.

Background



In an early interview with Billy Corgan, he admitted that he had thought of the name for the song before he had written it, had labeled dozens of tapes with its name, and even considered naming the band "Siva" instead of "Smashing Pumpkins". Corgan has stated the riff was conceived on an acoustic guitar while working at a record store in Chicago.Corgan, Billy. "Guitar Geek U.S.A." 'Guitar World', August 1995. The song was one of three played at the band's 1991 session with John Peel, released on 'Peel Sessions'.

Corgan originally titled the song "Shiva", referring to the Tantric concepts of Shiva and Shakti as opposing masculine and feminine forces, ignorant of any further implications of the name. Upon realizing that the name was more readily connected with the Hindu god Shiva, he removed the letter "h" from the title to lessen this association.Smashing Pumpkins band commentary, "Siva." 'Greatest Hits Video Collection'.

The song was only released as a single in the UK and Australia, as well as appearing on the 'Peel Sessions' EP. On January 29, 2008, it was also made available as a downloadable track for the video game 'Rock Band'

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All songs written by Billy Corgan

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