Her Name Was Glynis
January 27, 2017 9:40 AM   Subscribe

Now for the sad story (CTRL+F "Now for a sad story") behind The Smashing Pumpkins' dreamy song Glynis.

Bonus interview transcript with Billy Corgan promoting the single release of Cherub Rock.

Bonus cover of Glynis by Bleeding Rainbow.
posted by Brocktoon (10 comments total) 9 users marked this as a favorite
 
Adam and I laid the band to rest after Ken's death. We both knew that
it couldn't exist without Ken's presence. All that would remain were the
rough demos that we recorded together. It's unfortunate that we were never
able to make it into the studio to properly record the songs that we had
written together. In fact, only two songs were ever recorded with Ken's
lyrics. One of those having been improvised on the spot, recorded only so we wouldn't forget the riff that I had just stumbled upon. These demos will
have to do, though, as they're the last things Ken ever recorded.
In the memory of Ken and Glynis, I'm making these songs available. It's
sad that Ken was never able to find the audience that so many of his
contempories did, but I believed in him and in the band, and I want the music
to be heard!
So, where are those songs? The song "Glynis" seems like a side note to this story.
posted by anazgnos at 10:32 AM on January 27, 2017


On a 7" somewhere in Chicago.
posted by Brocktoon at 10:51 AM on January 27, 2017


Sorry if missed it (knew of Glynis and Red Red Meat) but what was the band name of Chris Hanis?
posted by repoman at 10:55 AM on January 27, 2017


Her full name was Glynis Johnson, and she was a founding member of Red Red Meat with Tim Rutili (later of Califone).
posted by the return of the thin white sock at 11:09 AM on January 27, 2017 [1 favorite]


Repoman: I think it was called Scarecrow, also mentioned in the lyrics of Glynis.
posted by Brocktoon at 11:15 AM on January 27, 2017


Brocktoon: I think that was the band he played with in Chicago before the move to Indianapolis, no?
posted by repoman at 12:20 PM on January 27, 2017


Actually, Scarecrow was Ken's band prior to the move. So yeah, the question is what was Ken, Chris and Adam's band in Indy. Sorry for the derail. Thanks for the post.
posted by repoman at 12:29 PM on January 27, 2017


Thank you for the post.
I'm guessing this might be the Alternative Press magazine issue (May 1995) that the tape was scheduled to be reviewed in. No info though :/ Maybe Chris's email is still good.
posted by dogstoevski at 1:35 PM on January 27, 2017


Never heard this before - they were good!
posted by benadryl at 4:11 PM on January 27, 2017


Glynis has always been one of my favorite Pumpkins songs, and I never knew the story, thanks for the post!

That zine is giving me such nostalgia feels. In 1995 I spent most of my precious AOL minutes on Eric Agnew's Pumpkins website, and seeing that listed in the "WWW Sites" section is a blast from the past.
posted by banjo_and_the_pork at 5:03 AM on January 28, 2017


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