Thirty-Three (song)
Background
Background
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The song was described by [Billy Corgan](/wiki/Billy_Corgan "Billy Corgan") as "a simple song in a country tuning", and was the first song that he wrote after the *[Siamese Dream](/wiki/Siamese_Dream "Siamese Dream")* tour. The guitars in the song are tuned to EGBGBE half a step down, and the [drum machine](/wiki/Drum_machine "Drum machine") track is exactly the same track Corgan recorded when he laid down the demo version of the song, because he was unable to recreate it.Guitar World, 1997

In a taping of *[VH1 Storytellers](/wiki/VH1_Storytellers "VH1 Storytellers")* on August 24, 2000, Corgan joked that he planned on making "Thirty\-Three", "Sixty\-Six", and "Ninety\-Nine", but only finished "Thirty\-Three".

When the band released their greatest hits collection in 2001, *Thirty\-Three* made neither the international nor the US version. It was included, however, on the *[Greatest Hits Video Collection](/wiki/Greatest_Hits_Video_Collection "Greatest Hits Video Collection")*.


In what context did Billy Corgan joke about making songs like 'Thirty-Three', 'Sixty-Six', and 'Ninety-Nine'?