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"Peek-a-Boo" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was released in 1988 as the first single from the band's ninth studio album, Peepshow. Melody Maker described the song as "a brightly unexpected mixture of black steel and pop disturbance" and qualified its genre as "thirties hip hop". [2] "
"Peek-a-Boo!" is a song by American new wave band Devo, written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale. It appears on their fifth studio album Oh, No!It's Devo (1982). The single features the non-album track, "Find Out" as its B-side, which was also released as a bonus track on the Infinite Zero Archive/American Recordings CD reissue of the album.
(The albums shared nine tracks; the US version dropped three tracks and added two others). Both albums contained the single "Peek-A-Boo", which made the Billboard chart that February and reached No. 7 in the UK Singles Chart. The line-up fluctuated somewhat around this time, as Chris Eedy (on bass and tuba) replaced Korner, and trombonist Watts ...
Music journalist Parke Puterbaugh described "Peek-a-Boo" as a "collage of sound that incorporates a backward percussion track" with the voice bouncing from channel to channel. "The Killing Jar" opens with "a faint splash of reggae" and then the music dissolves into a trancelike drone in the style of Brian Eno.
2004 The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sound & Vision edition, (bonus DVD that includes music videos for all the featured songs on the main disc excluding "Dizzy"). 2006 Nocturne (remastered version of the 1983 concerts, omitting "Paradise Place", "Dear Prudence", "Slowdive" and "Happy House")
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The songs were compiled into the album for "autumnal celebration". The track listing, chosen by Siouxsie, compiles songs referencing the occult, death and autumnal festivities, such as Day of the Dead/All Souls' Day (in "El Dia De Los Muertos", originally a B-side from "The Last Beat of My Heart" single) and Halloween (originally released on Juju).
Devo supported the album with a North American tour. [9]The band also produced three music videos for the album: "Time Out for Fun," "Peek-a-Boo!" and "That's Good".All three videos eschewed Devo's previous narrative style for a basic performance against a bluescreen background displaying related visuals to the song.