The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins & Nina Gordon
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
“Set the Ray to Jerry” was released as a b-side to the power pop hit, “1979.” Similar to “1979,” “Jerry” doesn’t rely on guitars but rather uses them as an effect to accentuate the rest of the instrumentation. At the root, “Jerry” is a deceivingly simple song with a guitar melody consisting of two...
Born to please, every simple need
I stand alone in my thoughts indeed
Hate you
For ever making me
I'm in you, I'm your anything
And I want you
And I need you
And all you are is brand new
And I need you
Come to me, let me hold you still
I'm so tired, just as tired as you
Take me for anyone but me
All that you feel is never true
And I want you
And I need you
And all you are is brand new
And I need you
When you say that you are
Forever my star
I'll never let you go, no, no
I'll never let you know
Let roar these fears
To the whore of my tears
Pure as a lie, I pour to your eyes
Suck you like the sap from a tree
Honey from the dew, from the bumblebees, yeah yeah
And I want you
And I need you
And all you are is brand new
And I need you
When you say that you are
Forever my star
I'll never let you go, no, no
I'll never let you know
And I want you
And I need you
And all you are is brand new
And I need you
Set the Ray to Jerry was written by Billy Corgan.
Set the Ray to Jerry was produced by Billy Corgan & Alan Moulder & Flood.
The Smashing Pumpkins released Set the Ray to Jerry on Mon Jan 22 1996.
In a 1997 interview, Billy Corgan commented on this track:
Another remnant of a distant Siamese Dream past, “Set the Ray to Jerry” was first written somewhere during the Gish tour. It’s always been a band favorite, and seemingly only the band’s, because no one ever mentions it. A sweet, simple song...