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"Starla" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins. It was recorded (along with the song "Plume") in Spring 1992 to be featured on the single for the Gish version of "I Am One".[2] It was also included on the b-sides and rarities compilation Pisces Iscariot. It is the longest song on that album, and the most personally important to frontman Billy Corgan.[3]
Corgan got the inspiration to write the song when a fan at one of their gigs told them her name was Starla, a name that Corgan admired. Corgan subsequently discovered that her name was actually Darla.[2] The last 5 minutes of the song consist of a lengthy guitar solo. All Music Guide said "Starla" "proves that Corgan was one of the finest (and most underrated) rock guitarists of the '90s"[4]
The solo was recorded at 7:00 in the morning, and Corgan claims a police siren can be heard at the 5:27 mark of the song.[2]
