from the LP Kaleidoscope, Geffen Records, 1980The undisputed high priestess of all things goth, Siouxsie Sioux found a way to navigate the trends of her time more successfully than most, managing to straddle the borders of the mainstream and the underground with surgical precision, allowing herself plenty of creative freedom, but never sticking with one sound or vibe long enough for it to get stale. Quick to move away from the basic punk template from which she & the Banshees had risen, this track finds them addressing what sounds like schizophrenia, playing with some very trippy imagery, “…singing sweet savages lost in our world, this big eyed-girl sees her faces unfurl---now's she’s in purple, now she’s the turtle, disintegrating…” Siouxsie has never been the best singer in the world, but her delivery is always wet with moody, pouting rain; the rhythm section of Budgie (drums) & Severin (bass) keep things from falling to pieces.
