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Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band ([[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly|for a given definition of "rock", anyway]]) formed in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux (born Susan Ballion) and bassist Steven [[Shout Out|Sev]][[Velvet Underground|erin]] (born Steven John Bailey). While their roots were very much in the punk rock scene (the impromptu gig that led to the band's formation actually featured [[The Sex Pistols|Sid Vicious]] on drums) they quickly branched out and began to employ a wide variety of instruments and musical styles.

Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band ([[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly|for a given definition of "rock", anyway]]) formed in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux (born Susan Ballion) and bassist Steven [[Shout-Out|Sev]][[Velvet Underground|erin]] (born Steven John Bailey). While their roots were very much in the punk rock scene (the impromptu gig that led to the band's formation actually featured [[The Sex Pistols|Sid Vicious]] on drums) they quickly branched out and began to employ a wide variety of instruments and musical styles.

* [[Anime Hair]]: Siouxsie, Budgie, Robert Smith, Kenny Morris, and John McGeoch.

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* [[Goth Rock]]

* [[Grief Song]]: Quite a few. "Rhapsody", for instance, although the grief there isn't induced by the death of a person.

* [[Long Runner Lineup]]: Played straight and averted at the same time. While they did go through a lot of lineup changes, mostly guitarists, the core members of the band were the same for nearly all the 17 years of their run: Siouxsie, Steven Severin (the founding members) and drummer Budgie. The latter was recruited to play for their 1979 Join Hands tour: he was originally supposed to be a temporary member but ended up remaining until the band's breakup in 1995. The fact that [[Romance On the Set|he hooked up with and subsequently married Siouxsie]] probably helped.

* [[Long Runner Lineup]]: Played straight and averted at the same time. While they did go through a lot of lineup changes, mostly guitarists, the core members of the band were the same for nearly all the 17 years of their run: Siouxsie, Steven Severin (the founding members) and drummer Budgie. The latter was recruited to play for their 1979 Join Hands tour: he was originally supposed to be a temporary member but ended up remaining until the band's breakup in 1995. The fact that [[Romance on the Set|he hooked up with and subsequently married Siouxsie]] probably helped.

* [[Lyrical Dissonance]]: Often.

* [[Magnum Opus]]: According to the band, ''Peepshow''. Before that, it was ''A Kiss in the Dreamhouse''.

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* [[Scary Scarecrows]]: "Scarecrow", of course. Differs from most examples in that the lyrics have a vaguely sexual subtext.

* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: Drummer Kenny Morris and guitarist John McKay ditched the group without notice.

* [[Stalker ~~With~~ a Crush]] / [[Murder Ballad]]: A favourite lyrical theme, especially notable in "Carcass" and "Head Cut".

* [[Stalker with a Crush]] / [[Murder Ballad]]: A favourite lyrical theme, especially notable in "Carcass" and "Head Cut".

* [[Take That]]: "Drop Dead".

* [[Word Salad Lyrics]]: You often get the impression Siouxsie's trying to tell you something, but you can't quite figure out ''what''.