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Watch Billy Corgan Cover Miley Cyrus’ “Wrecking Ball” In Toronto

Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins performs at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on Saturday, March 26, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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I don't give a fuck what you say: "Wrecking Ball," Miley Cyrus' #1 hit from 2013, is one of the finest power ballads that anyone has released this decade. And at a recent show, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, a man who has written more than his share of great power ballads, did his own version of it. On Friday night, Corgan played a solo show at Toronto's Queen Elizabeth Theatre. And as his first encore, he played a solo-acoustic "Wrecking Ball" cover. Here's a full fan-recorded audio version, with smartass photoshop job attached:

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And here's some fan-recorded footage:

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Corgan's new Rick Rubin-produced solo album Ogilala is out now on BMG.

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