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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.
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  • wyzwolenie

    Proud to be named Christine :)

    12 days ago

  • fariborz69

    MMMMMMMMM

    16 days ago

  • mrshammett

    that's me! :D

    20 days ago

  • RedjMusic

    such a pick SATB fave...like DJskellington mentioned...Limelight, The Saint, CBs, Batcave...great memories of this song

    last month

  • skank_pit

    Reminds me of The MIghty Boosh! Electro Boooy!

    last month

  • djskellington

    daveandi: hahaha! Me too. God I miss the Bank - esp. the basement.

    March 2012

  • RussellChap

    Flanging at it's best :-D

    February 2012

  • bartleby7

    Man, I remember when I sung this song at work and there was a chick there named Christine and she freaked out. Apparently her evil ex-boyfriend used to sing this to her..I was busting a nut over it.

    February 2012

  • silvasonicsurfa

    ..........disintegrating.........

    January 2012

  • fordelphus

    Strawberry girl !

    December 2011

  • routaneito

    One of my favourite SATB songs.

    December 2011

  • Violet-Heart

    Ew, my name is Christine now?

    November 2011

  • daveandi

    Wow, dig that time travel.....it's the late 80's and I'm a whirly twirly goth going to Communion at the Limelight......or the Bank...or Pyramid.....*sigh*.....

    November 2011

  • 10rambler

    curish

    October 2011

  • missalismith

    disintegrated+ + +

    October 2011

  • tomrud73

    such cool lyrics

    October 2011

  • dufundo

    <3 everything Siouxsie.

    September 2011

  • PsychoNicky

    That's my mum's name. I sing this song to her all the time. :)

    September 2011

  • tomrud73

    luv the lyrics in this song

    July 2011

  • chromiumnumbers

    :)

    July 2011
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