1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins is a nostalgic alt-rock classic capturing suburban youth and fleeting innocence. The video, directed by the Hughes Brothers, follows a group of teenagers in lo-fi, sun-faded Americana scenes—perfectly matching the track’s wistful, coming-of-age energy.
Directed by the team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, the video for "1979" won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video in 1996. The video for the 1998 song "Perfect" is a sequel to this one, and involves the same characters who are now older
The Smashing Pumpkins’ music video for “1979”, released 1990. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. 4:22 in HD, 297,695,581 plays and 1,465,109 likes on YouTube. Filed under Alternative, Indie, Pop and Rock. AltSounds Curated.
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- Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris