THIS WHEEL'S ON FIRE - VIDEO

 
 
 

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  Description:  
  The band:  Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie, John Carruthers.  Shot 10-13/11/86.  The original idea for the video revolved around a circus theme, wheels metamorphosing into circus tents with lots of basic turning imagery... but that got dismissed somewhere along the line in favour of filming the sensation of being out of control... charging along... horse drawn carriages... all motion... nothing stationary.  Filmed in the Berkshire countryside, the video centers around a horse drawn carriage (incidentally the same one used in all the old Hammer Horror Dracula movies).  The names of the horses, Dumpty & Cornet, are immortalised when they are scratched into the run out groove of the 7" single.  Siouxsie, in full Cruella DeVille mode scours the countryside picking up vulnerable young men along the route.  Some of the scenes in the actual wood are reminiscent of the 'Spellbound' video.  The rest of the action takes place in the Griphouse Studios, Greenford. Siouxsie drapes herself over what looks like a huge crystal ball while the silhouette of a large wagon wheel turning is superimposed over the footage.  Outstanding moment; Siouxsie twirling a trail of coloured ribbons, superimposed over the horses and carriage racing through the waterlogged track.  Received the honour of being BBC TV's Saturday Superstore Video Panel winner with 36 points.  
     
  Director:  
  Clive Richardson  
     
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