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1979" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. Released in 1996 as the second single from their third studio album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, "1979" was written by frontman Billy Corgan, and features loops and samples that were uncharacteristic of previous Smashing Pumpkins songs. The song was written as a coming of age story by Corgan. In the year 1979, Corgan was 12 and this is what he considered his transition into adolescence. The song was popular with critics and fans; Allmusic's Amy Hanson called it a "somewhat surprising hit". The song was nominated for the Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, and won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video. In 2012, it was voted the second-best Smashing Pumpkins song by Rolling Stone magazine readers

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from Michael Ahern Band live at the Olympic Club, released January 21, 2018
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Michael John Ahern Sonoma, California

Michael is an Emmy nominated performer, song-writer and guitarist rooted in rock and Americana.

Michael Ahern & the Rockmakers are an Americana and Rock Band based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Michael also is an accomplished acoustic solo performer
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