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"Candyman" is a song written and produced by British rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released as the second single from their seventh studio album, Tinderbox. The song is about child abuse. [1] Musically, it is a guitar-based number with distinctive use of arpeggios by John Valentine Carruthers. [2]
The Rapture is the eleventh and final studio album by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees, released in January 1995.The album was recorded in two block sessions. The songs with cello arrangements, including the title track as well as "Fall from Grace" and "Not Forgotten", were produced by the band on their own in 1993, and John Cale produced the remaining songs in mid-1
"Swimming Horses" is a song by English post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was co-produced with Mike Hedges and was released on 16 March 1984 by Polydor Records as the first single from the band's sixth studio album, Hyæna .
Released on 24 June 1979, the single became Siouxsie and the Banshees' third top 40 hit, entering into the UK Singles Chart at No.47 on 1 July 1979, [3] and peaking at No. 28 on 15 July in the UK Singles Chart. [4] The band performed the song live on Top of the Pops. [5]
"Kiss Them for Me" is a song written and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was produced by Stephen Hague. It was released in 1991 as the first single from the band's 10th studio album, Superstition. Upon its release, the single received enthusiastic reviews. "Kiss Them for Me" became their most successful single in the US.
"Happy House" is a song written by Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin and recorded by their band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released as a single in March 1980 by record label Polydor, then later included on the band's third album, Kaleidoscope. "Happy House" was the group's first record made with guitarist John McGeoch and drummer Budgie.
The Cure and the Banshees spent a lot of time together on the road, and Budgie laughingly recalls, “Siouxsie went up to Robert in the dressing room one day and said, ’Oh, try a bit of lipstick ...
The song begins with a gradual fade-in of an orchestral string section and progresses to a drum-driven, majestic anthem. The lyrics "swallowing diamonds/A cutting throat" were derived from the final scene of Marathon Man where Laurence Olivier puts diamonds in his mouth. [1] Siouxsie's vocals are accentuated by expansive reverb effects.