Taken at face value, Smashing Pumpkins' 1993 single Today is one of the most euphoric and uplifting alt. rock songs of the decade.
"Today is the greatest day I've ever known," Billy Corgan sings at the song's outset, sounding elated at the thought of the boundless possibilities and opportunities that may lie just over the horizon. Ironically, however, the origins of the song stem from a time when the Chicago band's frontman could see now joy or hope in his future.
