Week Three: Siouxsie & the Banshees - "Kiss Them For Me" - Superstition

It is very difficult for me to convey, in words, my level of appreciation for and devotion to Siouxsie & the Banshees - other than to share with you the fact that I have this band's logo tattooed right smack-dab in the middle of my back, directly between my shoulder blades.  It happens to be the exact star on the back cover of the CD Maxi Single for this very song, "Kiss Them For Me."

When I was 17-years-old, I was fortunate enough to travel to London, and I was fortunate enough to stop by The 100 Club, where Siouxsie made her debut.  It was in the middle of the day when I made my way down Oxford Street, but as I set foot inside, I was overcome by the idea that this is where it all started.  I even teared up a little, but that was so not "punk rock"; so I dried it up rather quickly.



It glittered and it gleamed
for the arriving beauty queen
a ring and a car
now you're the prettiest by far

No party she'd not attend
no invitation she wouldn't send
transfixed by the inner sound
of your promise to be found

"Nothing or no-one will ever
make me let you down"

Kiss them for me -- I may be delayed
Kiss them for me -- if I am delayed

It's divoon, oh it's serene
in the fountains pink champagne
someone carving their devotion
in the heart shaped pool of fame

"Nothing or no-one will ever
make me let you down"

Kiss them for me -- I may be delayed
Kiss them for me -- I may find myself delayed

On the road to New Orleans
a spray of stars hit the screen
as the 10th impact shimmered
the forbidden candles beamed

Kiss them for me -- I may be delayed
Kiss them for me -- I may find myself delayed

Kiss them for me -- Kiss them for me

Kiss them for me -- I may find myself delayed