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Wikipedia article




"'Widow Wake My Mind'" is a 2010 song by the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It is the second track released from the band's 34-track music project 'Teargarden by Kaleidyscope'. The song was released as a promotional CD single for radio play and was added to the rotation of several major-market stations. Additionally, the band performed the song live with an Up With People choir on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' on April 20, 2010 to promote the 'Songs for a Sailor' EP release.

Critical reception



The song received mixed reviews. William Goodman of 'Spin' gave it a positive review, describing it as "a well-crafted pop-rock song with spare piano interludes, never-overbearing drums, and a big, song-capping vocal with polished guitar solos." According to Goodman, the song opens with a funk-inspired jangly guitar riff and drops into a bass guitar and keyboard section, accompanying Billy Corgan's nasal singing. He also praised Mike Byrne's drumming skills. Nevertheless, Sean Highkin of 'Beats Per Minute' panned the song. He wrote that "Widow is clearly trying to be a guitar-driven anthem in the Zero/Here is No Why vein, but the annoyingly clean production makes it sound like a rejected Zeitgeist Best Buy bonus track." He also criticized Byrne's drumming in contrast to Goodman and called the song as "worse Mellon Collie disc-two duds like X.Y.U.." The Wall Street Journal also indicated that the song has a "mid-career Beatles-like feel, with a bright melody and expansive production."

The song was also compared to D'yer Mak'er by Led Zeppelin.

Personnel



;Musicians

*Mike Byrne  drums

*Billy Corgan  vocals, guitar, keyboards

*Mark Tulin  bass guitar

;Technical personnel

*Kerry Brown  production

*Stephen Marcussen  mastering

*Bjorn Thorsrud  production, engineering

References




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