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Musicians:
Through The Looking Glass:
- A Side of LP
has 'Viva
Malvinas'
scratched into the run out groove.
- B Side
of LP has 'Hola
Rodrigues Badoia + Fonsecas Gang'
scratched into the run out groove.
The 'Fonsecas
Gang' was the name of the bodyguards assigned to the Banshees during
their trip to Brazil.
- The
following songs were also considered for inclusion, but rejected: 'Only
After Dark'
(Mick
Ronson), 'What's
New Pussycat'
(Tom Jones), 'Paper
Sun'
(Traffic), 'Pyjamarama'
& 'The
Thrill Of It All'
(Roxy
Music).
Source:
Record Mirror 1987.
This Town Ain't
Big Enough For Both Of Us:
- Inspiration/Influence/Band
Comment:
SEVERIN: "The first idea we came up with was Sparks, so we went through all the singles before realising that
the best choice was the most obvious one: 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us'."
Source: The Authorised Biography 2002.
- Recorded
26/08-09/09/86 at Abbey Road Studios, final mix 02/10/86. Source: The File,
Phase Five, Issue One and Two.
- Original by Sparks
- Mael Intuition The Best Of
Sparks.
Hall Of Mirrors:
- Recorded
28/08-08/09/86 at Abbey Road Studios, final mix 29/09/86. Source: The File,
Phase Five, Issue One and Two.
- Original by Kraftwerk
- Trans Europe Express.
Trust In Me:
- Inspiration/Influence/Band
Comment:
BUDGIE: "I thought it was very erotic anyway. A seductive snake - what more could you want?"
Source: Sounds 28/02/87.
SIOUXSIE: "I had to convince Severin to do 'Trust In me', because he felt it was more like a Creatures
track." Source: The Authorised Biography 2002.
- Recorded
11/08-04/09/86 at Abbey Road Studios, final mix 07/10/86. Source: The File,
Phase Five, Issue One and Two.
- Original
from the film Jungle
Book.
This Wheel's
On Fire:
- Inspiration/Influence/Band
Comment:
SIOUXSIE: "Dylan’s ’Wheels On Fire’ was me giving my bow to Julie Driscoll who did this wonderful version of it and who I still admire a lot for having been this strong and proud cool woman at a time when there were all these cute little-doll-like pop girlies."
Source: Rock World 01/10/92.
SIOUXSIE: "I had the hots for Julie Driscoll!. I can’t remember when this originally came out, but I’d have been about 11, and I was besotted by her, by the way she looked, by her voice. It was very different to watching Lulu on ‘Top Of The Pops’, this woman with a shaven head and huge black eyes. I thought she was incredibly beautiful, very spiky and strong and tough - not at all cute and cuddle and feminine. And I loved the song. It conjured up all sorts of fantastic stories for
me." Source: Melody Maker 17/10/92.
SEVERIN: "It wasn’t until I dug it out of my record collection that I realised it was written by Bob
Dylan." Source: Melody Maker 17/10/92.
SIOUXSIE: "We nearly didn't do it when I found out it was a Bob Dylan song. I sulked for ages."
Source: Record Hunter 12/92.
- First
attempt recorded 27/07-12/08/86 at Abbey Road Studios, this version
is scraped on 15/08/86. Source: The File,
Phase Five, Issue One and Two.
- Recorded
26/08-04/09/86 at Abbey Road Studios, final mix 23/09/86. Source: The File,
Phase Five, Issue One and Two.
- Written by Bob Dylan, best known by Julie Driscoll
- Seasons Of The Witch.
- Filmed
promo video 10-13/11/86, on location in the Berkshire countryside
and at Griphouse Studios. Source: The File,
Phase Four, Issue Four.
- A Side
of the 12" single has 'Right Here Goes'
scratched into the run out groove.
- A Side
of the 7" single has 'Dumpty & Cornet'
scratched into the run out groove.
- 'Dumpty'
& 'Cornet'
are the names of the horses that draw the carriage in the promo
video. Source: The File, Phase Four, Issue
Four.
- B Side
of the 7" single has '8 Legs Ago Go'
scratched into the run out groove.
- Performed on Top
Of The Pops 22/01/87.
- The original
idea for a promo video revolved around a circus theme, wheels metamorphosing
into circus tents and lots of turning imagery but this idea
was scrapped in favour of the horse drawn carriage version. Source:
The File, Phase Four, Issue Four.
- When Siouxsie discovered
that 'This
Wheels On Fire'
was written by Bob Dylan they almost didn’t record it, Siouxsie
was quoted as saying that she hates Bob Dylan. "We nearly
didn't do it when I found out it was a Bob Dylan song. I
sulked for ages." (Siouxsie) Source: Record
Hunter 12/92.
- The string intro is based on
the piano intro of the Julie Driscoll version.
- Draft
of limited edition label.
Strange Fruit:
- Inspiration/Influence/Band
Comment:
SEVERIN: "I don't think Siouxsie had heard Billie Holiday before we listened to 'Strange Fruit'. And I think that anyone can sing a protest song. But what interested us most about 'Strange Fruit' was the fact that originally there was no set music, what with it being based on an old poem."
Source: NME 21/03/87.
SEVERIN: " 'Strange Fruit' was Carruthers' idea, though I thought we should add a New Orleans funeral march in the middle."
Source: The Authorised Biography 2002.
- Recorded
20/08-02/09/86 at Abbey Road Studios, final mix 07/10/86. Source: The File,
Phase Five, Issue One and Two.
- Original by Billie
Holliday.
You're
Lost Little Girl:
- Inspiration/Influence/Band
Comment:
SIOUXSIE: "Jim Morrison. His voice has been aped and affected by so many people but he still sounds so relaxed and natural. I like the empty songs best where it's just his voice and a single instrument. His voice was definitely the lead instrument in The Doors."
Source: Smash Hits 27/10/83.
- Recorded
13/08-05/09/86 at Abbey Road Studios, final mix 07/10/86. Source: The File,
Phase Five, Issue One and Two.
- Original by The
Doors - The Complete Studio
Recordings.
The Passenger:
- Inspiration/Influence/Band
Comment:
SIOUXSIE: "Iggy Pop’s someone we’ve admired for a long time, and the first time we played France, our gig was cancelled without anyone telling us. But we found out that he was playing the same night, so we all bundled into a cab and, as we got there, in the distance, you could hear ’The Passenger’. The song is very much a journey in itself."
Source: Melody Maker 17/10/92.
SEVERIN: "Something like 'The Passenger' is an obvious favourite. NME 21/03/87SEVERIN: "We thought for about a week that we couldn't possibly get away with covering 'Passenger'. Eventually we said, 'let's just do it and see what it sounds like'..."
Source: NME 21/03/87.
- Recorded
28/07-15/08/86 at Abbey Road Studios, final mix 26/09/86. Source: The File,
Phase Five, Issue One and Two.
- Filmed
promo video 18-20/02/87 at Bell Studios. Source: The File,
Phase Five, Issue One and Two.
- Original by Iggy
Pop - Lust For Life LP.
- B Side
of the 7" single has 'Jump
Into My Tree Baby'
scratched into the run out groove.
- A Side
of the 7" single has 'Please Don't Be
Long'
scratched into the run out groove.
- B Side
of the 7" single has 'Left Ear Off'
scratched into the run out groove.
- A Side
of the 12" single has 'Do
The Locomotion'
scratched into the run out groove.
- The clip
filmed for a performance of The
Passenger
for The
Tube
was filmed in Portmeiron, location of the cult
TV
series The
Prisoner.
Gun:
- Inspiration/Influence/Band
Comment:
SEVERIN: " 'Gun' was from John Cale's 'Fear', the only album that Siouxsie and I each owned independently when we first met."
Source: The Authorised Biography 2002.
SIOUXSIE: "On 'Gun', he (Carruthers) added a really straight acoustic guitar bit which sounded like the theme
to Blue Peter or something, so I had this idea of twisting the knobs on the mixing desk and really fucking up
the sound to make it more exciting. John was outraged and came storming in
accusing me of wrecking some great artistic piece of work. He just wasn't responsive to any kind of invention or creativity."
Source: The Authorised Biography 2002.
- Recorded
28/07-01/08/86 at Abbey Road Studios, final mix 01/10/86. Source: The File,
Phase Five, Issue One and Two.
- Original by John
Cale - Close Watch, An
Introduction To.
- When later played backwards formed the basis of the
song 'Peek
A Boo'.
Sea Breezes:
- Inspiration/Influence/Band
Comment:
SEVERIN: "Roxy Music were such a great role model. I don't think there has been another band like them in the way that they managed to cross across everything, somehow. In a lot of ways that is what (The Banshees) were hoping for."
Source: NME 2002.
SEVERIN: "It was really odd that we chose ‘Sea Breezes’ in the end because it wasn’t a particular favourite. It’s just that, when we went through everything, we couldn’t do anything with much of it because it was just completely perfect.”
Source: NME 1990.
- Recorded
11/08-09/09/86 at Abbey Road Studios, final mix 06/10/86. Source: The File,
Phase Five, Issue One and Two.
- Original by Roxy
Music - Roxy Music.
Little Johnny Jewel:
- Inspiration/Influence/Band
Comment:
SEVERIN: "We've been playing 'Little Johnny Jewel' at soundchecks for years - basically because we've always liked it. But we also wanted an element of surprise on the record, we wanted to do songs which people wouldn't expect us to cover."
Source: NME 21/03/87.
- Recorded
28/07-01/08/86 at Abbey Road Studios, final mix 03/10/86. Source: The File,
Phase Five, Issue One and Two.
- Recorded for a BBC Session 02/87.
Shooting Sun:
- The
impetus of this song began at Milo Studios 10/01/85. Recorded
15-17/09/86 at Firehouse Studios, final mix 26/10/86 Source: The File,
Phase Four, Issue Four.
- Recorded for a BBC Session 02/87.
Sleepwalking (On The Highwire):
- Inspiration/Influence/Band
Comment:
The title was inspired by the
film Trapeze. Source: Downside Up liner notes.
- The
impetus of this song began at Milo Studios 10/01/85. Recorded
20/09/86 at Firehouse Studios, final mix 26/10/86. Source: The File,
Phase Four, Issue Four.
- Written during the
'Tinderbox' sessions and
was intended for inclusion on that album.
She Cracked:
- Recorded
27/07/86 at Firehouse Studios, final mix 08/10/86. Source: The File,
Phase Four, Issue Four.
- Original by The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers.
She's Cuckoo:
- Inspiration/Influence/Band
Comment:
Originally titled 'He's
Cuckoo', Budgie
is inspired by the 'cuckoo' noise that emanates from
his boiling kettle one morning, leafs through his Observer
Book Of Birds and writes the lyrics.
- Recorded
06-08/02/87 at Abbey Road Studios, final mix 03/10/86. Source: The File,
Phase Four, Issue Four.
Something Blue:
- Recorded
06-10/02/87 at Abbey Road Studios, final mix 03/10/86. Source: The File,
Phase Four, Issue Four.
- Recorded for a BBC Session 02/87.
- Siouxsie wrote the
lyrics specifically for the BBC Session.
Hair Today Gone Tomorrow:
- After many years with her
trademark spiky hairstyle, Siouxsie decides that it's time for a
change and has her hair drastically cut and restyled by Vidal
Sassoon on 30/01/87. For the time being the new hairstyle is kept under wraps, or in this
case a long spiky wig. On the 15/02 Siouxsie engages the
services of photographer Anton Corbijn to take the exclusive shots
of her new barnet.
Janice Long BBC Session:
- When asked to record a session
for BBC's Janice Long show the Banshees decided on a different
approach. With the phrase 'Something Old, Something New,
Something Borrowed, Something Blue' in mind they recorded the
following songs: 'Shooting Sun' (something old), 'Song From
The Edge Of The World' (something new), 'Little Johnny Jewel'
(something borrowed) and 'Something Blue' (something blue).
Instant Club Hit:
- In 1987, the
group Dead
Milkmen
released the single, 'Instant Club Hit (You'll
Dance To Anything), which features the lines "Oh baby look at
you, don't you look like Siouxsie Sioux. How long did it take
to get that way, what a terrible waste of energy".
Adoption:
- In addition
to 'Gregory' the Peccary and 'Amy' the Armadillo, Siouxsie
and Budgie
also sponsored a Meer Cat in 1986/7. Source: Smash
Hits 1987.
Kenny
Morris & John McKay:
- In February 1987 Kenny Morris and John McKay returned to the music scene, Morris with La
Main Morte
and McKay
with Tightrope.
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