SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES
.. UK Post punk .. 1978 …UK Gothic rock ….1980s
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The cult post-punk act Siouxsie and the Banshees gets started in 1976 in London by Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin. The band publishes 140 songs in 11 studio LPs between 1978 and 1995, achieving mass popularity with its LP album ‘Juju’ (1981) and sparking impersonators everywhere, as illustrated in the song ‘Voces en la Jungla‘ (1983) by Spanish band Monaguillosh. In parallel, Siouxsie Sioux also heads the band ‘The Creatures‘ which releases 4 LPs between 1983 and 2003.
∙ 1978 ∙ THE SCREAM ∙ Mittageisen (metal postcard) ∙ Jigsaw feeling ∙ Overground ∙ Hong Kong garden ∙ The staircase (mystery) ∙ 1979 JOIN HANDS ∙ Playground twist ∙ Love in a void ∙ 1980 SINGLE ∙ Israel ∙
∙ 1980 KALEIDOSCOPE ∙ Happy house ∙ Christine ∙ 1981 JUJU ∙ Spellbound ∙ Into the light ∙ Arabian knights ∙ Night shift ∙ Fireworks ∙ Sin in my heart ∙ 1982 A KISS IN THE DREAMHOUSE ∙ Melt! ∙ Slowdive ∙ Painted bird ∙ 1984 HYAENA ∙ Dazzle ∙ Swimming horses ∙ Dear prudence (orig. 1968 The Beatles) ∙
∙ 1986 TINDERBOX ∙ Candyman ∙ Cities in dust ∙ Land’s end ∙ Song from the edge of the world (JVC version) ∙ 1987 THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS ∙ This wheel’s on fire ∙ The passenger ∙ Song from the edge of the world (Single Version) ∙ 1988 PEEPSHOW ∙ Peek-a-boo ∙ The killing jar ∙ The last beat of my heart ∙ 1989 BOOMERANG (The Creatures) ∙ Standing there ∙
∙ 1991 SUPERSTITION ∙ Kiss them for Me ∙ Fear (of the unknown) ∙ Shadowtime ∙ Face to face ∙ 1995 THE RAPTURE ∙ O baby ∙ Stargazer ∙ 2003 HÁI! (The Creatures) ∙ Seven tears ∙
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LIVE: 1979 concert (22 minutes footage, Switzerland)
