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Billy Corgan's Miley Cyrus cover is both odd and amazing—watch

[Photo by: Miley Cyrus/Youtube, Alpha Pan]

William Patrick Corgan added an odd song to the setlist on the October 20 date of his tour: Miley Cyrus' “Wrecking Ball”.

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The Smashing Pumpkins frontman covered the track in Toronto's Queen Elizabeth and the result was as stunning as it was surprising.

Watch the video below:

This is not Corgan's first nod to the pop singer. In 2014, he told French radio show Oüi FM Rock Sessions interviewers he thought Cyrus was better than 99.9% of pop stars and that he had been approached to write a song for her.

Corgan is currently on tour supporting his second solo album, Ogilala, released on October 13. 

Catch him on one of the remaining dates (and hopefully hear this cover live):
10/24 – Chicago, IL. Athenaeum Theatre
10/25 – Chicago, IL. Athenaeum Theatre
10/27 – Nashville, TN. CMA Theater
10/29 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater
11/01 – San Francisco, CA @ Herbst Theatre
11/02 – San Francisco, CA @ Herbst Theatre
11/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge, Hollywood Forever Cemetery
11/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge, Hollywood Forever Cemetery
11/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Masonic Lodge, Hollywood Forever Cemetery

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