I so have ran through the woods now that you mention it, and in the 80's as a matter of fact. Stupid me though, I did that before I found Siouxsie, and goth music, which is my favorite to this very day. Not long ago, 'Trees come down", and then, 'I could get bored, in the flat field'. Assuming I was alone, I panicked when I heard 'I said Run, I'm right behind you!' Yes my musical tastes have grown since Siouxsie and the Banshees to include Fields of the Nephilim, Bauhaus, and Skeletal Family. I never new my favorite music was goth, until I found it.
im a babybat that found siouxsie through a friend and i absolutely adore her . her music, her style, her charisma-she's becoming a big inspiration for me already and i love it. this subculture just gives me so much comfort
I don’t think this song gets enough credit for its influence on indie music. It sounds so modern, I’ve played it to people before and they think it’s a new song! Not to mention how brilliant McGeoch and Budgie are on it.
It’s a classic song, many non Goth bystanders like me love it, and the band. The innovative talents of all band members are undeniable, Siouxsies iron fist in a silk glove persona also makes her unique and special and she nails that down in every song.
I’m an OG: original goth from the early/mid 80s . Siouxsie was/probably still is considered a goddess back then. I saw them in Finsbury Park in Camden London in 87/88. It was fantastic. I saw a lot of cool bands back in the day so to speak. This sure af takes me back.
@@vermilliongecko i been enjoyin it since i bought my first banshees album in the early eighties!!! n there' s no way 'goth police' can 'police' me!!!. cos ive never considered myself a goth!!!...
There is something addictive, bewitching and mysterious about this song and I keep listening to it, as if I were looking for its hidden meaning. Idk, this songs puts me in a strange, undescribable mood. I love it
It’s only taken me decades to realise that a song by the Mobiles, Drowning in Berlin, was based upon the debauchery, depravity and degeneracy of 1920’s Berlin.
It’d be 20 years since I heard this. Just absolutely froze when it popped up as the closing credits to S4 Stranger Things. Longer time since I sat through credits to a Netflix show, but had to…rocking out to this. What memories. The sound is still so great, so fresh - and this song still just grabs me and freezes me in place. Still love it the way I did the first time I ever heard it, mid-1981, final year of primary school. Heard it and felt like I suddenly understood what being an adult was going to be like. Amazing song and I’d forgotten how mesmerising Severin’s bass line is - it just wraps the drumline up and pulls you upward and downward through the song. Fantastic stuff.
For decades now so many other singers have been trying to sound like her, but she was so iconic and incredibly original that naturally... she is the best (and only) Siouxsie that could ever exist. God bless her.
This band is really incredible, but... the "best" doesn't even exist in my point of view. Xmal Deutschland was a band that went head to head in terms of female vocals and dark themes, but to say that it's better I think it's a pain in the ass.
80s were very different, not like the other decades. Your generation seems lucky. We'll never know how it was without living in those years, of course(I was born in 1992).
Those were great days - lots of variety and music changed every year or two. Didn't really notice it then but when the 90s came around I thought "Geez we covered a lot of ground!"
Always and forever, thank you to Great Britain and the British people whose creativity, since the 1960s, has given the rest of the World hundreds of unique bands such as Siouxsie and The Banshees and music of unparalleled beauty, quirkiness and atmosphere. What would our lives have been without British bands? Thank you from Sicily.
Azazin Popov, it's not a problem if you don't know. But if you come up with the name of another country except Great Britain that has given the world bands like Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Cocteau Twins, Discharge, Police, Lush, Blur, Smiths, Fall, Sex Pistols, Wire, Broadcast, Cure, Depeche Mode, Psychedelic Furs, Killing Joke, Simple Minds, Tears For Fears, Duran Duran, Genesis, Massive Attack, Housemartins, Cranes, Public Image Limited, Madness, Extreme Noise Terror, Stranglers, Stereolab, Pale Saints, Motorhead, and I could add hundreds and hundreds more, just let us know here, will you?
I listened to this song for the first time a year ago. Today I became a total fan of post-punk and gothic and I owe everything to siouxsie and the banshees
Absolutely the most underrated band of the 80s nobody could do a chorus like the banshees and they approached heavy topics and pulled it off with grace and ease. Plus that voice
It's about time someone realized that Siouxsie deserves a fair and dignified lifetime achievement award instead of handing out awards to music industry puppets.
The guitar work is incredible. Shout out to John Mcgeoch. Siouxsie is an absolute iconic vocalist. Budgies drumming is interesting and I like Severin’s bass.
@@secondmouse2650 Comments Comments on ‘Siouxsie And The Banshees - Spellbound (Official Music Video)’ 0242am 8.10.23 never really noticed how amazingly fertile the drumming was with Siouxsie and the banshees... in fact i am only just coming to terms with being confine enough to write: Siouxsie correctly. thanx, speak and spell!!!!! a street full of alleged retiring and overly brow beaten folk who have been given an amazing opportunity to bolster their confidence by making the life of some such-and-such a misery. as to who conceived of that idea i have no idea....
Brit & Patrick & Son Haven & Mullen & Mullen she said in an interview that she didn’t worship the devil and was just interested in all kinds of things especially the philosophy of the “east”. The interview is on TH-cam. Just start digging around. She’s so interesting
@@youareaspook5897 thanks! Good to know. In the interview I saw, she was quite clear that she knew of people that were satan worshippers, and she refered to someone she knew that had all kinds of bad things happen to them and wound up dying in a car crash. She was specific on that point.
When I was a teenaged girl in the 80s, this is what we aspired to. Her powerful, even fearsome quality was key. She was the alma mater to a generation. I hope that the young ones finding her today have the same experience. You’ll need that extra strength to get through this increasingly disgusting society.
Bands don't look this badass anymore. Those were the days when every band had a certain cool look, the look matched the music, and the music matched the look. Of course, Siouxsie's style is iconic, but the guys in the band look great here also.
avocate201 that’s because they “try” too hard nowadays. Back then, it was actually about being yourself and producing a quality sound . Today, it’s become a “strive for uniqueness” which has inevitably led to uniformity
Absolute genius, he adds so much personality to everything he plays, main reason PIL's "Happy" is my favourite album of theirs and Open and Revolving is one of my fave tracks ever! R.I.P. Legend!
From the cradle bars Comes a beckoning voice It sends you spinning You have no choice You hear laughter Cracking through the walls It sends you spinning You have no choice You hear laughter Cracking through the walls It sends you spinning You have no choice Following the footsteps Of a rag doll dance We are entranced Spellbound Following the footsteps Of a rag doll dance We are entranced Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound, oh, oh, oh Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound And don't forget when your elders forget To say their prayers Take them by the legs And throw them down the stairs When you think your toys Have gone berserk And it's an illusion You cannot shirk You hear laughter Cracking through the walls It sends you spinning You have no choice Following the footsteps Of a rag doll dance We are entranced Spellbound Following the footsteps Of a rag doll dance We are entranced Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound, oh, oh, oh Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound Following the footsteps Of a rag doll dance We are entranced Following the footsteps Of a rag doll dance We are entranced Entranced Entranced Tranced, tranced, tranced
63 years of age and I just bought my first Siouxsie And The Banshees CD. it's the best of but it has all my favourites especially Israel, Christine and this one. Love it. I'm in my 20's again!! God the 80's was a great decade for Music. It was like fine dining whereas today the music is all Maccas or Hungry Jacks.....Instantly forgettable and unsatisfying!!
Susan Janet Ballion (born 27 May 1957), known professionally as Siouxsie Sioux is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. she is now 66 years young and still looks great!
Fortunate enough to have seen them live twice. What a force of nature they are and Siouxsie is in a league of her own. So glad I went to a ton of concerts when I was younger--Wouldn't trade those memories for anything.
seen them too I once went to a concert and recorded it , it was such a no no to do that then they would take the equipment off you , I recorded the whole concert and sold it to many people, wish I had that tape now
i'm 16 and currently trying to get all my friends that like rock into siouxsie and the banshees, so far it has been very successful and i couldn't be more glad!! by the way, i'd like to add how this shows how siouxsie and the banshees don't get the recognition they deserve. a lot of teens my age are actually really into rock music from this era. bands like joy division, the smiths, the cure, slowdive, radiohead, my bloody valentine etc all have a pretty big following of ppl my age. and you'd think they know about the banshees but they don't💔
don't worry if your friends don't like it as long as you do. just be you, unique. I saw these 79 80 81. I had the piss taken outta me. now who's laughing. just be you, no one can ever take that away from you. stay safe. x
Just put on Arabian Knights in the background every now and then. It's like the biggest earworm ever and eventually they'll want to hear more. That's what happened to me...
I wholeheartedly thank the Duffer Brothers for being cultured af and playing this timeless gem as a way to end the epic conclusion of season 4. And hello, to all veteran and young Siouxsie and the Banshees fans, you guys are fucking awesome. Long live the Queen! 🖤🦇💜
Been a fan since...forever. when watching Stranger Things with my Daughter and this song came on, she said "hey, I know that! Spellbound right? You play that right?" I was SO proud!!!
I'm glad the show brought a new generation to this music. They were not as mainstream as most 80s bands, at least not so much in the U.S. I never did watch the third season of Stranger Things, Just the first two. Anyway, no matter how you found it young or old what matters is you found it and appreciate it
When I was a teen, I would listen to ‘Face to Face’ from Batman Returns. Little did I know that it was performed by Siouxsie & the Banshees. 2 weeks before Part 2 of Stranger Things 4 came out, I listened to the Juju album all day after listening to Halloween at the end of ‘Monster House’. Coincidentally, Spellbound was one of those songs in that album 😅.
Sitting here, 40 odd years later, still listening/feeling this girl & the band's whole gift, they gave us all, at the time!! BOOM!! 🤘💓! Thank you girl! 🙏👏👏!
I used to belt this song at the top of my lungs riding my bike home from work. Just had to share my sentimental association since there are endless sweet stories in the comments. Mad love to anyone reading. Don’t forget!
From the cradle bars Comes a beckoning voice It sends you spinning You have no choice You hear a laughter Cracking through the walls It sends you spinning You have no choice You hear laughter Cracking through the walls It sends you spinning You have no choice Following the footsteps Of a rag doll dance We are entranced Spellbound Following the footsteps Of a rag doll dance We are entranced Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound And don't forget When your elders forget To say their prayers Take 'em by the legs And throw 'em down the stairs When you think Your toys have gone berserk It's an illusion You cannot shirk You hear laughter Cracking through the walls It sends you spinning You have no choice Following the footsteps Of a rag doll dance We are entranced Spellbound Following the footsteps Of a rag doll dance We are entranced Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound Spellbound Following the footsteps Of a rag doll dance We are entranced Following the footsteps Of a rag doll dance We are entranced Entranced, entranced Entranced, entranced Entranced, entranced
Siouxsie' voice and these lyrics are phenomenal. Budgies drumming is outstanding and not forgetting the epic guitar playing. All bring about one of the best works of pure musical art.
when the guitar sound came on, I knew at the very first second that it was Spellbound, such an iconic song, I hope it gets the attention that it deserves
This song always gave me the chills. I never looked up its meaning, but I interpreted it as a schizophrenic hallucination in a child-tragic and horrifying. And the lyrics about the elders not saying their prayers I took to mean the abuse of those grown ups who should have been protecting the child but utterly failed at their job. The song to me is about child abuse and so terrifying, so sad. What a haunting piece of art.
I think you're right. It was such a different vibe in the US in the '80s. It's like UK music was willing to explore darker themes and less conventional instrumentation than American pop songs of the time. People/culture was too manically happy in the US.
Look what the US did to heavy metal and punk rock. Even though punk started in the US it never became very popular here... until the abomination that was pop punk in the late 90s. And heavy metal didn't gain a ton of mainstream popularity in the US until hair metal basically made it about nothing but sex, cocaine, and partying. Thank god for Metallica.
Budgie is always overlooked as a great drummer. His percussion is such an integral part of these songs. It goes back to composition and ideas of orchestration. Boomerang, by the way, is the record where he OWNS it.
LOL! The kids nowadays are hearing some '80s gems! My teenage daughter loves Stranger Things. And loves the Kate Bush song "Running up that Hill" And now she asked about Sioxsee and The Banshees. Told her that they were huge when I was a kid myself during the '80s. A darkwave (gothic new wave), goth rock, post-punk/dance-punk band that was in the late '70s, '80s and early '90s. Keep digging up songs/videos from Kate Bush and Sioxsee and the Banshees songs, young ones! They had cool videos and songs. Kate Bush "Cloudbusting", "Rubberband Girl" and more. Sioxsee and the Banshees "Hong Kong Garden" , "Christine", "Happy House"(The Weeknd sampled this) , "Kiss them For Me", Cities in Dust" and more. Kudos to Stranger Things, nice.
@@Emulous79 Yes and wow, Killing Joke? That's a blast from the past! That would be interesting! Similar to Sioxsee and the Banshees, but more extreme and political lol. Very punkish, too. "Eighties", "Love Like Blood", "Follow the Leaders", "New Day", "Kings and Queens" would be ideal.
@@Emulous79Is it really? They're too woke. I wish the kids would leave the classics alone. Top 40 pigeonholed itself into a wokefest where only Taylor Sh!t and rap matter and Fatzo. I do believe this old music is being dug up to reintroduce it to a woke audience and it's being done intentionally.
The only episode of Ghost Adventures I vaguely recall is this English innkeeper who said there was a succubus haunting the place who was always trying to fuck him lmao
LOVE this woman! My mother introduced me to Siouxsie when I was 8 in the 90s. Never looked back! Her and Kate Bush fuckin RULE!! U.K. you truly are a special base of artists! I always love the fact they kinda invented the Naruto ninja run in this video lol.
To any ST fans who aren't familiar with this song before, as a babybat, I would like to introduce to our queen Siouxsie Sioux, and she's also the one who influence me to become a goth. Welcome to the alternative world of Goth. 🖤🖤
I hear this song in Last Night in Soho and it was amazing hearing it a the end of ST4 - - - sorry for the confusion it was Happy House, i don't know where I've heard it first, still great though
So glad American horror story and stranger things have shown youngsters the great music of the 70s and 80s! And I’m a millennial myself that grew up on these with my parents
I don't remember which year it was, but I was fortunate to see the Banshees here in the states, who were opening for Bowie. My older friend wanted to see Bowie real bad, and I, of course, wanted to see Siouxsie, who I was really into at the time. Needless to say, we both enjoyed the show, but now we each had a new band/artist we were "entranced" by!
I believe S&TB opened for Bowie's 1987 Spiders From Mars Tour, which I saw, as well...though, I'm not sure if I caught them opening for him that night.
So sick hearing Siouxsie in the end credits of Episode 9! Fantastic show and choice of music! Love that more people are discovering great tunes through the show!
Running through the woods aimlessly is the most gothic 80s thing you can do.
M Light you can see the direct influence it had on black metal
John falls if you watch closely
I so have ran through the woods now that you mention it, and in the 80's as a matter of fact. Stupid me though, I did that before I found Siouxsie, and goth music, which is my favorite to this very day. Not long ago, 'Trees come down", and then, 'I could get bored, in the flat field'. Assuming I was alone, I panicked when I heard 'I said Run, I'm right behind you!' Yes my musical tastes have grown since Siouxsie and the Banshees to include Fields of the Nephilim, Bauhaus, and Skeletal Family. I never new my favorite music was goth, until I found it.
Hahah Peter Murphy does it also in the “Cuts You Up” video- good call
handymandan100 I was just gonna comment about Peter Murphy, but you beat me to it! haha. Good call on your behalf! Cheers!
im a babybat that found siouxsie through a friend and i absolutely adore her . her music, her style, her charisma-she's becoming a big inspiration for me already and i love it. this subculture just gives me so much comfort
What is a babybat?
@@kristinamullen4066 i believe a babybat is a term for someone new to the goth subculture :D
@@d0lLfvngss don't use that term. just be a goth, don't feel embarassed for being new to it.
You've found the original.
Baby bat😢
I don’t think this song gets enough credit for its influence on indie music. It sounds so modern, I’ve played it to people before and they think it’s a new song! Not to mention how brilliant McGeoch and Budgie are on it.
It's utter shite
i totally agree!!!!!!
It’s a classic song, many non Goth bystanders like me love it, and the band. The innovative talents of all band members are undeniable, Siouxsies iron fist in a silk glove persona also makes her unique and special and she nails that down in every song.
@@tomwest1014 I'm willing to bet you "like"d your own comment. That's what narcissistic trolls do.
I'm not a musician, but from what I understand, this song is almost impossible to cover. There's a lot going on here.
I’m an OG: original goth from the early/mid 80s . Siouxsie was/probably still is considered a goddess back then. I saw them in Finsbury Park in Camden London in 87/88. It was fantastic. I saw a lot of cool bands back in the day so to speak. This sure af takes me back.
Pure British genius.
Well, that's wonderful, post punk and goth music and style is so good and I just love it, find it very nice 😀
@@nevillejones9023I don't think Siouxie & the banshees identified as goth!!!... Although they deffo inspired the look....for sure...
@@neerajbenjamin1919 Beep beep! The Goth Police have arrived! Just enjoy the music.
@@vermilliongecko i been enjoyin it since i bought my first banshees album in the early eighties!!! n there' s no way 'goth police' can 'police' me!!!. cos ive never considered myself a goth!!!...
There is something addictive, bewitching and mysterious about this song and I keep listening to it, as if I were looking for its hidden meaning. Idk, this songs puts me in a strange, undescribable mood. I love it
You are entranced... spellbound!
Siouxie is fantastic,just listen to her other stuff as well,all of it.It's great Lilya.
I totally get that.
It’s only taken me decades to realise that a song by the Mobiles, Drowning in Berlin, was based upon the debauchery, depravity and degeneracy of 1920’s Berlin.
Yaaasss qweeeennn!!!!
It’d be 20 years since I heard this. Just absolutely froze when it popped up as the closing credits to S4 Stranger Things. Longer time since I sat through credits to a Netflix show, but had to…rocking out to this. What memories. The sound is still so great, so fresh - and this song still just grabs me and freezes me in place. Still love it the way I did the first time I ever heard it, mid-1981, final year of primary school. Heard it and felt like I suddenly understood what being an adult was going to be like. Amazing song and I’d forgotten how mesmerising Severin’s bass line is - it just wraps the drumline up and pulls you upward and downward through the song. Fantastic stuff.
Born ‘98, never heard until S4 of Stranger Things; I’ve been listening to it on repeat in pain and amazement
I heard it and froze too :D
Literally typing this as I just finished listening for the first time via ST4 credits. Can’t wait to do some homework on this band.
I'm so glad they used this song. Another generation exposed to the awesomeness of Siouxie and the Banshees.
@@Fatty420 this!
Her dance moves are hypnotic
You should watch: Visage - Mind Of A Toy (Official Video) 👻
There was no 80s without Siouxsie.
@@SysPoppythere was no late 70's without her either!!
NOPE! ❤
For decades now so many other singers have been trying to sound like her, but she was so iconic and incredibly original that naturally... she is the best (and only) Siouxsie that could ever exist. God bless her.
Impossible, only one Siouxsie. 🎸🔝🌠
Bauhaus, the cure , same
And one of the most coolest women
Early Cocteau Twins.
This band is really incredible, but... the "best" doesn't even exist in my point of view. Xmal Deutschland was a band that went head to head in terms of female vocals and dark themes, but to say that it's better I think it's a pain in the ass.
I am 60 next Friday 12..I was 19 when this was around .I just cant believe how long ago that was.Those day were incredible for music
80s were very different, not like the other decades. Your generation seems lucky. We'll never know how it was without living in those years, of course(I was born in 1992).
Queria ter vivido os anos 80
@@alexspader I was born in 2004 and I would do a lot to just spend one day in the 80s 😔
Those were great days - lots of variety and music changed every year or two. Didn't really notice it then but when the 90s came around I thought "Geez we covered a lot of ground!"
I think the Rock and Roll generation were very lucky .After thst as you say it was brilliant
Always and forever, thank you to Great Britain and the British people whose creativity, since the 1960s, has given the rest of the World hundreds of unique bands such as Siouxsie and The Banshees and music of unparalleled beauty, quirkiness and atmosphere. What would our lives have been without British bands? Thank you from Sicily.
I dont know
Azazin Popov,
it's not a problem if you don't know. But if you come up with the name of another country except Great Britain that has given the world bands like Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Cocteau Twins, Discharge, Police, Lush, Blur, Smiths, Fall, Sex Pistols, Wire, Broadcast, Cure, Depeche Mode, Psychedelic Furs, Killing Joke, Simple Minds, Tears For Fears, Duran Duran, Genesis, Massive Attack, Housemartins, Cranes, Public Image Limited, Madness, Extreme Noise Terror, Stranglers, Stereolab, Pale Saints, Motorhead, and I could add hundreds and hundreds more, just let us know here, will you?
what group are you listening to
Since you're asking, this week I'm listening to Boards Of Canada and Broadcast
Great choice of music mate
I listened to this song for the first time a year ago. Today I became a total fan of post-punk and gothic and I owe everything to siouxsie and the banshees
yakisikli misin
U look cute
That's really cool. What other genres do you like
I so don't give a shit it's not even funny.
@@TheBigMclargehugehope u can fix your issues dude🫂
I aspire to have 1/10 of her charisma and makeup skills.
She’s a goddess.
whatever she believes in, she believes it TOTALLY
I aspire to have a username as cool as yours
Some people just have a certain presence that others don't.
Absolutely the most underrated band of the 80s nobody could do a chorus like the banshees and they approached heavy topics and pulled it off with grace and ease. Plus that voice
They are NOT underrated. People who know the genre, the time and Quality know that this is absolutely on time! There is nothing like it
Underrated?? Lol
underrated by the mass's maybe, i knew many people during the early 80's who couldn't complete a sentence w/o mentioning siouxsie and her banshee's.
@@hambleanna8 my exact thought...wtf
You're funny
John McGeoch's guitar truly lifts the whole song. Genius!
Such an underrated guitarist taken too early .Superb in Magazine, PIL , Armoury Show and of course The Banshees.
I literally love her and her music. She’s so creative and inspiring too when it comes to her style. She’s such an inspiration to my style
Funny that people are still doing it decades later
You should watch: Visage - Mind Of A Toy (Official Video) 👻
In my opinion "Spellbound" is one of the best songs that this fantastic group has done!!! Long live Siouxsie for ever and ever.....
This is best one 😌🖤
One hit wonder ?
This and "Halloween".
Plenty of hits she's had in my eyes
i honestly don’t know which song is the best
It's about time someone realized that Siouxsie deserves a fair and dignified lifetime achievement award instead of handing out awards to music industry puppets.
Love that nobody's gatekeeping Siouxsie, much too good to keep from the world.
She has the coolest dances
The guitar work is incredible. Shout out to John Mcgeoch. Siouxsie is an absolute iconic vocalist. Budgies drumming is interesting and I like Severin’s bass.
McGeoch was a genuis!
@@SuzanneCluderayHe was from my home town in Scotland..Greenock …
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Spellbound (Official Music Video) 1220pm 20.9.23 fawkin hell!!! you seen the latest live gig on you tube?
The drumming is awesome.
@@secondmouse2650
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Comments on ‘Siouxsie And The Banshees - Spellbound (Official Music Video)’ 0242am 8.10.23 never really noticed how amazingly fertile the drumming was with Siouxsie and the banshees... in fact i am only just coming to terms with being confine enough to write: Siouxsie correctly. thanx, speak and spell!!!!! a street full of alleged retiring and overly brow beaten folk who have been given an amazing opportunity to bolster their confidence by making the life of some such-and-such a misery. as to who conceived of that idea i have no idea....
this is the video that made me love yellow eyeshadow. ah, siouxsie. the witch of the woods.
1st
Your bird looks like her
Brit & Patrick & Son Haven & Mullen & Mullen she said in an interview that she didn’t worship the devil and was just interested in all kinds of things especially the philosophy of the “east”. The interview is on TH-cam. Just start digging around. She’s so interesting
@@AlexDerrick_DP shes as interesting as john lydon (johnny rotten) in her own way and i think most of the punks and pop punks from that era were
@@youareaspook5897 thanks! Good to know. In the interview I saw, she was quite clear that she knew of people that were satan worshippers, and she refered to someone she knew that had all kinds of bad things happen to them and wound up dying in a car crash. She was specific on that point.
all of this in the frickkking 80's??? are u kidding me? she's a visionary! a truly creative genius! i would never get tired of saying that.
I take it the 80"s were before your time?
@@stephenanthony8711 even for the 80's it was different! it feels modern. she's a genius.
the gothic style, the seemingly haunted and mysterious forest, the almost supernatural rhythm, this really a spellbinding song, i love it.
Ah the wonderful, wonderful 80's.
I was 19 when this was released, she was 24. Best time to be young ever.
Such nostalgia 🖤💙🖤
I was 19 in 1969 but never really appreciated the 60s until when I turned 40
You should watch: Visage - Mind Of A Toy (Official Video) 👻
@@marlonjackson3244 Go away
I have fond memories of giggling incessantly to this music video while on shrooms, especially when that dude jumps at 0:48
Punk, Rock, new wave, goth - all at once. Still sounds fresh... KIcks ass still.
I know, right?! All of those layers plus her voice!!!!
When I was a teenaged girl in the 80s, this is what we aspired to. Her powerful, even fearsome quality was key. She was the alma mater to a generation. I hope that the young ones finding her today have the same experience. You’ll need that extra strength to get through this increasingly disgusting society.
U have several vinyl albums by her❤❤❤
@@robynvanhorn all of them!
God I love how she dances
And I love how she pronounces "dance"
@@mark-o-man6603 d o n c e
Let’s all do the siouxsie shuffle!
The girls used to do that in the clubs. Miss that.
@@pheonix72 true innit
Bands don't look this badass anymore. Those were the days when every band had a certain cool look, the look matched the music, and the music matched the look. Of course, Siouxsie's style is iconic, but the guys in the band look great here also.
avocate201 that’s because they “try” too hard nowadays. Back then, it was actually about being yourself and producing a quality sound . Today, it’s become a “strive for uniqueness” which has inevitably led to uniformity
Looks like y'all should check it Visual Kei :)
I mean a lot of bands back in the day did it because it was a gimmic
people don't dress up anymore. I used to like dressing up to go to gigs (shows).
@avocate201 I hate to say it but the whole band era of music is kinda over (aka not "en vogue" anymore). So really what can be expected?
Let's just appreciate John McGeoch's guitar work here. It's so good.
Indeed it was. But spare a thought for Budgie, who has to be the most underrated drummer ever.
Top notch and recognised as such by Johnny Marr himself.
@@eamontdmas He got to marry Siouxsie and then cheat on her, spoiling his legacy in my thoughts.
McGeoch is one of the all time greats!
Absolute genius, he adds so much personality to everything he plays, main reason PIL's "Happy" is my favourite album of theirs and Open and Revolving is one of my fave tracks ever! R.I.P. Legend!
“And don’t forget when your elders forget to say their prayers, take them by the legs and throw em down the stairs.” Damn that’s quite the line lol
From the cradle bars
Comes a beckoning voice
It sends you spinning
You have no choice
You hear laughter
Cracking through the walls
It sends you spinning
You have no choice
You hear laughter
Cracking through the walls
It sends you spinning
You have no choice
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Spellbound
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound, oh, oh, oh
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
And don't forget when your elders forget
To say their prayers
Take them by the legs
And throw them down the stairs
When you think your toys
Have gone berserk
And it's an illusion
You cannot shirk
You hear laughter
Cracking through the walls
It sends you spinning
You have no choice
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Spellbound
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound, oh, oh, oh
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Entranced
Entranced
Tranced, tranced, tranced
thank you
Thanks!
awesome lyrics
The worst part of this song is that it ends.
Yeah all the best do sadly
agreed
Indeed
repeat button ? 😜
@@JeHa1967 Did she die? I posted that 8 months ago but all of sudden 3 replies in the last week.
63 years of age and I just bought my first Siouxsie And The Banshees CD. it's the best of but it has all my favourites especially Israel, Christine and this one. Love it. I'm in my 20's again!! God the 80's was a great decade for Music. It was like fine dining whereas today the music is all Maccas or Hungry Jacks.....Instantly forgettable and unsatisfying!!
You have a very promising future and have restored my faith...
LOL who gives a fuck you old ass relic
Susan Janet Ballion (born 27 May 1957), known professionally as Siouxsie Sioux is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer.
she is now 66 years young and still looks great!
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Yes, I have to say: I have this on vinyl!
Me too!
☕️😹☕️
Vinyl and CD :)
Siouxie laid the footsteps that led to goth. What beautiful, powerful and mystical tracks they were.
Get ready. If 'Running up That Hill' is anything to go by, there's going to be a lot of people coming. 😂
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Why, was it on a soundtrack recently?
Mcgeoch at his highest level. What a beautifully woven guitar part. It's brilliant.
yes!
Rest in peace McGeoch
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@@marlonjackson3244 !! yesss
The percussion on this is amazing
Budgie is a very good drummer
Siouxsie And The Banshees have to be in the Hall of Fame by now!
It's a good day when a song like this is uploaded
This music should never go away
Fortunate enough to have seen them live twice. What a force of nature they are and Siouxsie is in a league of her own. So glad I went to a ton of concerts when I was younger--Wouldn't trade those memories for anything.
seen them too I once went to a concert and recorded it , it was such a no no to do that then they would take the equipment off you , I recorded the whole concert and sold it to many people, wish I had that tape now
One of the greatest women in rock music. So many great songs.
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i'm 16 and currently trying to get all my friends that like rock into siouxsie and the banshees, so far it has been very successful and i couldn't be more glad!!
by the way, i'd like to add how this shows how siouxsie and the banshees don't get the recognition they deserve. a lot of teens my age are actually really into rock music from this era. bands like joy division, the smiths, the cure, slowdive, radiohead, my bloody valentine etc all have a pretty big following of ppl my age. and you'd think they know about the banshees but they don't💔
yay!!!!
Dude same
don't worry if your friends don't like it as long as you do. just be you, unique. I saw these 79 80 81. I had the piss taken outta me. now who's laughing. just be you, no one can ever take that away from you. stay safe. x
Good on you, show them the true way forward. Respect!
Just put on Arabian Knights in the background every now and then. It's like the biggest earworm ever and eventually they'll want to hear more. That's what happened to me...
the way this song calls your soul, you can’t fake the connection 🖤
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it's 2022, who still loves Siouxie?
I do
So does Dare Taylor she copies her
I wholeheartedly thank the Duffer Brothers for being cultured af and playing this timeless gem as a way to end the epic conclusion of season 4. And hello, to all veteran and young Siouxsie and the Banshees fans, you guys are fucking awesome.
Long live the Queen! 🖤🦇💜
Been a fan since...forever. when watching Stranger Things with my Daughter and this song came on, she said "hey, I know that! Spellbound right? You play that right?" I was SO proud!!!
1st time listener at 38. Just wow. Everyone stood out in this video. Even the extras.
I'm glad the show brought a new generation to this music. They were not as mainstream as most 80s bands, at least not so much in the U.S. I never did watch the third season of Stranger Things, Just the first two. Anyway, no matter how you found it young or old what matters is you found it and appreciate it
@@rnigelwales Cool!
When I was a teen, I would listen to ‘Face to Face’ from Batman Returns. Little did I know that it was performed by Siouxsie & the Banshees. 2 weeks before Part 2 of Stranger Things 4 came out, I listened to the Juju album all day after listening to Halloween at the end of ‘Monster House’. Coincidentally, Spellbound was one of those songs in that album 😅.
The wild drumming of Budgie and Siouxsie’s singing is amazing.
Only Siouxsie can use yellow and make it look goth haha
strawberry switchblade?
Before goth, this is punk
Oh come on people, it was a joke 🙄
And she looks good in it too.
That's what I was thinking...the yellow...she sure was unique.
Sitting here, 40 odd years later, still listening/feeling this girl & the band's whole gift, they gave us all, at the time!! BOOM!!
🤘💓! Thank you girl! 🙏👏👏!
It was magic!
R.I.P. JOHN McGEOCH, absolute legend guitarist from the post punk era.
Love it! Spellbound is a sooo well fitting title since this song is kind of magic.
IM IN LOVE WITH THE GUITAR PARTS IN THIS SONG !!
I used to belt this song at the top of my lungs riding my bike home from work. Just had to share my sentimental association since there are endless sweet stories in the comments. Mad love to anyone reading. Don’t forget!
From the cradle bars
Comes a beckoning voice
It sends you spinning
You have no choice
You hear a laughter
Cracking through the walls
It sends you spinning
You have no choice
You hear laughter
Cracking through the walls
It sends you spinning
You have no choice
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Spellbound
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
And don't forget
When your elders forget
To say their prayers
Take 'em by the legs
And throw 'em down the stairs
When you think
Your toys have gone berserk
It's an illusion
You cannot shirk
You hear laughter
Cracking through the walls
It sends you spinning
You have no choice
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Spellbound
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Spellbound
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Entranced, entranced
Entranced, entranced
Entranced, entranced
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That close up of her marvellous eye make up at 00:44 looks like the yellow, black and white layered Liquorice Allsort. Beautiful creature ⭐️
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Siouxsie' voice and these lyrics are phenomenal. Budgies drumming is outstanding and not forgetting the epic guitar playing. All bring about one of the best works of pure musical art.
I become obsessed with the dancing moves, short eye contact, and music transition at 0:40 ...
A fan since... Forever! And was glad this gem played at the ending credits of Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 2! Perfectly synced with the end!
when the guitar sound came on, I knew at the very first second that it was Spellbound, such an iconic song, I hope it gets the attention that it deserves
Same here
@@priscilasobral3720 Same ! My jaw dropped
@@molagave2574 [2] 👏👏👏👏
Fan Since „doomday“ 2008
The Queen of punk
I was not expecting this to be in the end credits wow! A piece of goth history has been immortalized once again!
it was always immortal, that's why it was leveraged in a nostalgia driven TV show.
This song always gave me the chills. I never looked up its meaning, but I interpreted it as a schizophrenic hallucination in a child-tragic and horrifying. And the lyrics about the elders not saying their prayers I took to mean the abuse of those grown ups who should have been protecting the child but utterly failed at their job.
The song to me is about child abuse and so terrifying, so sad. What a haunting piece of art.
In all the best ways possible: this has to be the most out there interpretation of a song I’ve heard, but it makes a lot of sense and I like it
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She is really something else 😍 I like her cute dancing here
This song was released 43 years ago and still sounds fresh and relevant today.
RIP John McGeoch. A truly brilliant guitarist.
in the top10 of all time!
So distinctive inventive and influential.
the fact i was sobbing throughout the entire episode then this played it changed my mood and had me sing the lyrcis
Same!
Which episode? 😢
@@blinkbombthe last episode on season 4 of stranger things
This is one of the most underrated songs of the 80s. Most Americans have never even heard this song before, and that's just tragic.
Mr Shambleface - American here - i heard it at 13 and it changed my life.
I think you're right. It was such a different vibe in the US in the '80s. It's like UK music was willing to explore darker themes and less conventional instrumentation than American pop songs of the time. People/culture was too manically happy in the US.
Look what the US did to heavy metal and punk rock. Even though punk started in the US it never became very popular here... until the abomination that was pop punk in the late 90s. And heavy metal didn't gain a ton of mainstream popularity in the US until hair metal basically made it about nothing but sex, cocaine, and partying. Thank god for Metallica.
Mr Shambleface American here.. I was introduced back in the mid/late 80s.. USA Night Flight , & MTV 120 Minutes.
MR. shaaaaamfucckface..... mums got breakface upstairs.
Oh my god what have a been missing? Never heard any songs from them! This is f…ing fantastic! Wow I’m so impressed!
I know right!??? I've known about them for years and only recently started to check them out. Just..... wow....
Was my very favorite song in high school. So pleased to hear it used by the Duffer Brothers in the S4 finale! Made me feel so nostalgic!
I was trying to sleep and this drums 1:40 starts to play in my head, I was going nuts, took me 1 hour to remember that was from this song.
It happens sometimes !
John was trying to run and he fell down at 1:11
What an amazing band. The best version of the Banshees. And Siouxsie is so beautiful here!
She always gives me goosebumps, she is so good.
The drums in this track is perfection.
Budgie is always overlooked as a great drummer. His percussion is such an integral part of these songs. It goes back to composition and ideas of orchestration. Boomerang, by the way, is the record where he OWNS it.
Boomerang is the most incredible album ever
His drumming is uniquely his and it's exquisite!
One of the best singles released by anyone ever in my opinion.
The drums and vocals in this are AMAZING.
Deadly Class. This song is pure wonder. The 80's are timeless.
10 years ahead of there time still moves me today 40 years later keep on moving souxsie
LOL! The kids nowadays are hearing some '80s gems! My teenage daughter loves Stranger Things. And loves the Kate Bush song "Running up that Hill"
And now she asked about Sioxsee and The Banshees. Told her that they were huge when I was a kid myself during the '80s. A darkwave (gothic new wave), goth rock, post-punk/dance-punk band that was in the late '70s, '80s and early '90s. Keep digging up songs/videos from Kate Bush and Sioxsee and the Banshees songs, young ones! They had cool videos and songs.
Kate Bush "Cloudbusting", "Rubberband Girl" and more.
Sioxsee and the Banshees "Hong Kong Garden" , "Christine", "Happy House"(The Weeknd sampled this) , "Kiss them For Me", Cities in Dust" and more.
Kudos to Stranger Things, nice.
That young people are learning of these awesome oldies is so good. I wish Killing Joke would be used but they're too extreme and political maybe.
@@Emulous79 Yes and wow, Killing Joke? That's a blast from the past! That would be interesting! Similar to Sioxsee and the Banshees, but more extreme and political lol. Very punkish, too. "Eighties", "Love Like Blood", "Follow the Leaders", "New Day", "Kings and Queens" would be ideal.
@@Emulous79Is it really? They're too woke. I wish the kids would leave the classics alone. Top 40 pigeonholed itself into a wokefest where only Taylor Sh!t and rap matter and Fatzo. I do believe this old music is being dug up to reintroduce it to a woke audience and it's being done intentionally.
@@W81Researcher God help us. Or whatever deity that may be around.
What a great frontwoman ... pure charisma and talent❤❤
This could only be made in England, where ghosts are real and must be expressed through these mediums-amazing mediums like Soiuxsie
I have have lived in England many times over the decades, it is truely haunted I miss it sometimes here my music art here thanks
The only episode of Ghost Adventures I vaguely recall is this English innkeeper who said there was a succubus haunting the place who was always trying to fuck him lmao
@@azagtheenchanter5077 I don't but spring there is goode. Is it haunted? I could not answer
@@ichbin4122 yes
Medium! thats the best description of sioxusie I've ever read or heard
I grew up with Siouxsie throughout the 80's and it's awesome to see another generation appreciating the awesomeness of her music.
Siouxsie's movements are perfection
LOVE this woman! My mother introduced me to Siouxsie when I was 8 in the 90s. Never looked back! Her and Kate Bush fuckin RULE!! U.K. you truly are a special base of artists! I always love the fact they kinda invented the Naruto ninja run in this video lol.
To any ST fans who aren't familiar with this song before, as a babybat, I would like to introduce to our queen Siouxsie Sioux, and she's also the one who influence me to become a goth. Welcome to the alternative world of Goth. 🖤🖤
Welcome baby bats! lol
Thank you
I hear this song in Last Night in Soho and it was amazing hearing it a the end of ST4 - - - sorry for the confusion it was Happy House, i don't know where I've heard it first, still great though
Bauhaus told me you were dead
@@AnaMarch i think that was happy house
I miss the 80s. The Wild and wonderful 80s.
Everything smells so good, the world seems so big ...
Me too... It's better than 2024
One of the greatest, most underrated, bands in history. Loved them then, love them now.
This is so good, out of our world, hats down!
Happy 42th anniversary to my favorite Siouxsie and the banshees album juju!!!
Bloody hell - has it really been that long! FFS! This would still be a hot hit today.
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First time hearing this song. Amazing that it sounds both modern and 80s at the same time. Love it
I've loved Souxsie since i was 14 and a punk! I'm now 53 and still love her! ❤
iam 50 and i still love it
As an 18 year old i hope i still listen to these songs in my 50s ^_^
This is boundless and delightful creativity. It’s just marvelous. I want to eat it up.
So glad American horror story and stranger things have shown youngsters the great music of the 70s and 80s! And I’m a millennial myself that grew up on these with my parents
I don't remember which year it was, but I was fortunate to see the Banshees here in the states, who were opening for Bowie. My older friend wanted to see Bowie real bad, and I, of course, wanted to see Siouxsie, who I was really into at the time. Needless to say, we both enjoyed the show, but now we each had a new band/artist we were "entranced" by!
I believe S&TB opened for Bowie's 1987 Spiders From Mars Tour, which I saw, as well...though, I'm not sure if I caught them opening for him that night.
...words cannot express how jealous I am of you that you got to see that live.
What a show that must have been!
Oh god i want to see Bowie and S&TB so bad... too late :/
John Daniels 1985 I think
So sick hearing Siouxsie in the end credits of Episode 9! Fantastic show and choice of music! Love that more people are discovering great tunes through the show!
@@misterj9619 music has been used in tv and film since forever man. It's always been a way to discover music. Who cares as long as they find it?
@@misterj9619 get with the times mate Jesus Christ
@@vIMONST3RIv bad choice of words considering it takes a nostalgia driven TV show for people to catch up with music that's nearly 40 years old. 😂
Siouxsie is my favourite witch of the woods!
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Siouxsie was / is a mesmerising woman, and the quality of the band is timeless. Got chills listening to it - brought back some fantastic memories.