204K views · 16K reactions | “Disarm” released 26 years ago today. “Disarm you with a smile And cut you like you want me to Cut that little child Inside of me and such a part of you” .... “A song once banned by the BBC for the use of the lyric 'cut that little child'. No one wanted to hear that it was all a stoic euphemism for the deepest cuts within.” | The Smashing Pumpkins | Facebook

SMASHING PUMPKINS - Disarm Live acoustic in-store at Tower Records, Chicago, July 27th, 1993. As the day turned from July 26th to July 27th, 1993, The Smashing Pumpkins took to the stage at midnight and played an unforgettable in-store performance at Tower Records, Chicago, to celebrate the release of their second album, Siamese Dream. Read our retrospective album review for Siamese Dream; link in the comments. | The YEAR Grunge BROKE

118K views · 4K reactions | SMASHING PUMPKINS - Disarm - ON THIS DAY, July 27th, 1993, Live acoustic in-store at Tower Records, Chicago. As July 26th turned into July 27th, 1993, The Smashing Pumpkins took to the stage at midnight. They played an unforgettable in-store performance at Tower Records, Chicago, to celebrate the release of their second album, Siamese Dream. | The YEAR Grunge BROKE | Facebook

SMASHING PUMPKINS Disarm Live on MTV, New York City October 31st 1993 | The YEAR Grunge BROKE