Nocturne Singles

NOCTURNE ERA SINGLES

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THE FILE

SINGLE

UK 7" Single

Track Listing

Cat: File 1
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Running Town

Head Cut

Notes:

Fan club only single

Released:

12/83

UK Chart:

N/A

Sleeve Design:

N/A

Producer:

Cover illustration: Daryl Harber

Producer:

Mike Hedges/Banshees

CREDITS


	Running Town Lyrics

	Just a step onto the street An uncomfortable heat Rattlers at your feet In running town Helter skelter all a swelter The impetus is seething In running town A thousand curses Full speed ahead Lockjaw aggression And buzzing imitations Deride the friendly Martian In running town Helter skelter all a swelter The impetus is seething In running town A thousand curses Full speed ahead If you gaze into her face She'll come back & drown All refugees in the sea Of running town A thousand curses Full speed ahead Laughter rebounds & strangles That sound in running town

	Running Town Credits

	Sioux - Lyrics Sioux - Voice Severin - Bass Smith - Guitar Budgie - Drums

	Inspiration/Influence/Band Comment

	SIOUXSIE: "I wrote the song 'Running Town' about Sydney, a city I truly hate. Everyone is in a hurry and walks around grinding their teeth. Instead of making a 'I hate Australia' statement I tried to make it more general so that it can be applied by anyone to their hometown in the same way that when reading a book you can often apply it to your own situation. It's important to be allowed to use your imagination. In that respect it's a pity that reading books is not a more popular pastime." Source: Dutch Interview 1984.



	Head Cut Lyrics

	The head is the best part My headcut my woodcut I saw you in the gallery With your torso and family A huge smiling central face With eyes and lips cut out But smiling and eating Lots of others lips A beautiful mask in plastercast Such a beautiful mask in plastercast Can I take it back with me Back to the flat with me Oh severed head I'll feed your head with bread And paint your lips bright red I'll keep it fresh on ice It will look very nice Can I take it with me Back to flat with me Shrunken heads under the bed The flies are humming There's a red under the bed The spit is turning Roasting burning Shadows dancing-by the fire Flickering flames laugh-with desire The head is the best part My headcut my woodcut

	Head Cut Credits

	Sioux - Lyrics Sioux - Voice Severin - Bass Budgie - Drums & Percussion McGeoch - Guitar

	Inspiration/Influence/Band Comment

	SIOUXSIE: " 'Onibaba', this black-and-white Japanese film by Kaneto Shindo. I saw it on BBC 2 when I was about nine. There was this great repeated scene: every night, this girl would run through fields of long, swooshing cane in the rain to her lover, but this demon would appear and it would scare her away. This kept happening until one night she ran past it. When she finally went home to her family and opened the door, the demon was crouching in the corner. It turned out the demon was her mother, who'd worn a Samurai mask to scare her away from this boy, but the mask had got stuck to her face. It made such a strong impression." Source: Word 10/04