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About This Track
“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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bartleby7 wrote:
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.
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silvasonicsurfa wrote:
..........disintegrating.........
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fordelphus wrote:
Strawberry girl !
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routaneito wrote:
One of my favourite SATB songs.
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Violet-Heart wrote:
Ew, my name is Christine now?
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daveandi wrote:
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*.....
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10rambler wrote:
curish
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missalismith wrote:
disintegrated+ + +
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tomrud73 wrote:
such cool lyrics
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dufundo wrote:
<3 everything Siouxsie.
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PsychoNicky wrote:
That's my mum's name. I sing this song to her all the time. :)
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tomrud73 wrote:
luv the lyrics in this song
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chromiumnumbers wrote:
:)
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Solar_Smile wrote:
Love this song ~ ♪♡♫ ~
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how-novel wrote:
i love siouxsie(:
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Medusa-Medusa wrote:
<3
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jillian8 wrote:
;)
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love_dokkyun wrote:
Hey I'm a Christine! Banana split lady~!
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love_dokkyun wrote:
I feel weird listening to this.
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LondonByeTaTa wrote:
Love them, in my opinion one of their best songs.♥
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