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“Christine” is a song recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees. The song was written by Banshees members Siouxsie Sioux and Steven Severin and it was released as the second single from the band’s third album Kaleidoscope.
“Christine” and the Kaleidoscope album marked a change in musical direction for Siouxsie & the Banshees, with the arrival of the guitarist John McGeoch. The close of the song utilizes a strong flanging effect.
Lyrically the song continued the band’s exploration with mental illness (as they did on previous single “Happy House”), as it describes Christine, a woman with “22 faces” (“…Personality changes behind her red smile / Every new problem brings a stranger inside / Helplessly forcing one more new disguise…”). The song was inspired by the story of Christine Costner-Sizemore, whose battle with dissociative identity disorder was dramatized in the film The Three Faces of Eve. Two of Christine’s identities, the Strawberry Girl and the Banana Split Lady, are mentioned in the lyrics of the song.
The single peaked at number twenty-two in the UK singles chart.
“Christine” and the Kaleidoscope album marked a change in musical direction for Siouxsie & the Banshees, with the arrival of the guitarist John McGeoch. The close of the song utilizes a strong flanging effect.
Lyrically the song continued the band’s exploration with mental illness (as they did on previous single “Happy House”), as it describes Christine, a woman with “22 faces” (“…Personality changes behind her red smile / Every new problem brings a stranger inside / Helplessly forcing one more new disguise…”). The song was inspired by the story of Christine Costner-Sizemore, whose battle with dissociative identity disorder was dramatized in the film The Three Faces of Eve. Two of Christine’s identities, the Strawberry Girl and the Banana Split Lady, are mentioned in the lyrics of the song.
The single peaked at number twenty-two in the UK singles chart.
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smellen1 wrote:
Love it.
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paulito45 wrote:
I knew Florence sounded so familiar........
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quality x
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fariborz69 wrote:
very nice, ziba
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dougsharp wrote:
john mcgeoch can play him a geetar
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onthefly2009 wrote:
Ta rum tum............didley ta ta.................F...........ing.........Excellent.......................saw them many years ago when I was 15 or 16.........with the cure........F......cking super duper
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RubyRube wrote:
The Queen!!!!
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DUNECHIK wrote:
..PLEASE "PLAY" .. heehee LOVE this song!
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DUNECHIK wrote:
I USED TO ASK MY MOM - "MOM CAN YOU PLEASE STRAWBERRY GIRL? PLEASE?!" HAHA I WAS 5!!
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DUNECHIK wrote:
I GREW UP TO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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memekiwii wrote:
Perfect!!!!
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Disintegrating with a good beer
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KamikazeYouth wrote:
Disintegrating.
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la la la la
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draney13 wrote:
wonderful
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DickDastardly77 wrote:
The strawberry girl!!!
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kittencalamity wrote:
Siouxsie is a goddess!!
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IronInMySoul wrote:
love it!!! *christiiiiine.....the strawberry girl.....christiiiiine.....banana split lady*
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Vela_Illuminate wrote:
Now she's in purple... now she's a turtle... [2] CHRISTINEEE
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HarleyMagoo wrote:
Originally thought this to be a nonsensical, but great song by Siouxsie and the Banshees. Only when I learned of the true meaning in the lyrics, did I appreciate this really spectacular song.
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