Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo (Official Music Video)
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- Official music video by Siouxsie And The Banshees performing 'Peek-A-Boo'.
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Lyrics below:
Creeping up the backstairs
Slinking into dark stalls
Shapeless and slumped in bath chairs
Furtive eyes peep out of holes
She has many guises
She′ll do what you want her to
Playing dead and sweet submission
Cracks the whip deadpan on cue
Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo
Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo
Reeking like a pig sty
Peeling back and gagging free
Flaccid ego in your hand
Chokes on dry tears, can you understand?
She's jeering at the shadows
Sneering behind a smile
Lunge and thrust to pout and pucker
Into the face of the beguiled
Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo
Golly jeepers, where′d you get those peepers?
Peepshow, creepshow, where did you get those eyes?
Strobe lights pump and flicker
Dry lips crack out for more
Come bite on this rag doll, baby
Well, that's right, now hit the floor'
They′re sneaking out the back door
She gets up from all fours
Rhinestone fools and silver dollars
Curdle into bitter tears
Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo
Peek-a-boo, peek-a-boo
Golly jeepers, where′d you get those weepers?
Peepshow, creepshow, where did you get those eyes?
Golly jeepers, where'd you get those peepers?
Peepshow, creepshow, where did you get those eyes?
Golly jeepers, where′d you get those weepers?
Peepshow, creepshow, were did you get those eyes?
Where did you get those eyes?
Where did you get those eyes? 
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“Flaccid ego in your hand” is an incredible line. 😂
Oh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
Yer darn tootin
❤😂❤😂
@Paul Russell So... i figured what i would do is, i would take mushrooms and watch inland empire and then watch this entire series of videos. ❤😂❤😂
That's right, get on the floor.
I'm 71 years old, and I love her music.
I'm a teen and I love her music. Music is great for all ages if done right!!
Me too!
1990 Lollapalooza ,we drove all night from Laredo TX.....saw both days .....second night.....Motel 9 was a huge after party ......
In blue toothpaste.....SOUXSIE'S TWAT RULES.....etc
I love you
Fun Fact: This was the first song to top the Modern Rock charts when the list was introduced in 1988. It also charted for two weeks.
LaRokero101 I thought it did. This is when I followed the charts.
Dude! That fact is more than just Fun! Thank you!
@@petals2517 same Trish, still love it! And, this was her best album.
@@petals2517 I'm also all over the place, with the music I listen to. 😸😁😸
@@petals2517 lol, I've been 27 for 25 years! 🎈🎊👍
Siouxsie lives by the motto “dance like no one is watching” what an icon.
And when she dances, EVERYONE watches! 😊
Agree
Amo a esa mujer
Prince sent a note to the band to tell them he was a huge fan of Peek-a-Boo back in 88. He thought for a while to do a duet with her but the project never went further.
carl jules I can certainly see the appeal from Prince's perspective. Reminiscent of his style. Would of been good to hear that.
Tyrant Hunter Except that Prince never used accordion and one note farting bass like this
Nothing against Prince but I'm glad Siouxsie declined.
I don't know each song of his 700+ catalogue, but I'm sure he used that somewhere
@@GER-sm3gh agenda lol
When I went to the first Lollapalooza in the early 90's, Siouxsie came on at dusk, and totally set the stage for the final act ending with the headliner, Jane's Addiction. That was an incredible day and lineup way back then, all the acts were amazing, and some stood out and were simply stellar. Without a doubt, it was one of the best concerts I've ever seen.
I was there too at Irvine Meadows...fantastic line up!!! Actually the first two Lollas had some iconic bands!!!
It was a great concert. I was at the shoreline Amphitheater. Remember when Ice-T and Perry Ferrell came out and were calling each other names.
@Attila Steele I had no idea it was a cover, thanks.
She was amazing that hot summer show in Phoenix.
I attended Lollapalooza in 1991 as well, but The Banshees cancelled the show I attended. Glad you got to see them though
Criminally under-rated band. Siouxsie Sioux is a genius.
And peep-show creep-show where did she get those eyes???
*MrCovSid* That's because they were underexposed. What qualifies you to know what is genius? Are you trying to rhetorically say you're a genius? Citation needed.
They’re one of the most critically acclaimed bands ever what the fuck are you talking about
@@ToyotaGuy1971 lol
@@dgiles920 ; P
It's 2023. She's still the epitomy of greatness. Turn it up!!!!!!
That's my favorite part ❤.
I don't need drugs. I've got Siouxsie.
Why not both ?
От іменно
Yeah but the two go hand in hand x
Drugs are pretty rad though man.
@@SgtxAnus opens the inner mind though.
I'm still looking forward at listening to this classic in 2024. What about you?
It’s better than 99.9% of new stuff.
In it’s day it was only better than 96.3% of stuff.
Ditto ! ! ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I do believe.
This and Echo 3's amazing cover
Brilliant
It's amazing how well this song has aged compared to most stuff which came out in the same year.
Boooh
This is a truly one of a kind tune.
Yasser! With ahas take on me.
If aging well means "just as bad as on day one", certainly. I consider this their weakest ever effort.
@@offbeat65 No worries! That's not what it means
Nothing worse than walking through the woods at night & this comes on shuffle
have you tried a nighttime walk in the woods listening to 'Voodoo Dolly' instead?
trust me, you're in for a treat!
I think "Shia LaBeouf" would be worse, but it isn't a song so it might not be in rotation. ruclips.net/video/o0u4M6vppCI/видео.html
I think you may mean "Nothing better."
I understood the reference ;)
You forgot the alone part and with headphones on
Such an addictive song
Klaudija Vorihi I know, right?
yes it is!
And kiss them for me .sublime
30 years ahead... still.
Facts.
💥
When this popped up in JEEPERS CREEPERS (the horror movie) I ALMOST DIED !!!
😏
The only good thing about that shitty movie.
@@funkyweapon1981What shitty? No way Jeepers Creepers is a classic.
I didn't drive at night for a month after I watched that movie.lol.@@ItCantRainAllTheTime1988
I find this song totally addictive Siouxsie's voice rocks and the accordion type rift wow
This is the first song I heard that rocks the accordion & made it sound cool & makes me wanna dance. 👍🆒🎵
This sound is so genuine and damn awesome. I will never get tired of it.
Love the song, but is inspired by Prince and includes a sample of Prince's Traffic Jam track.
@@elfunko3928 Really?... Hm. ok... Wonder what Steven Severin says about that, but maybe he/they was all along with taking samples from Prince tune. Do you know?
Me neither.
I've been listening to this song for the last 4 years and I still love it! I wish they would use it in the movie.
@@elfunko3928 "Love the song, but is inspired by Prince and includes a sample of Prince's Traffic Jam track." No it isn't. The Banshees were very clear that it was inspired by listening to one of their own songs backwards.
This track sounds even better now than it did back in the day! And siouxsie siouxsie siouxsie sioux. Oh how i loved you! I almost went blind!
mono lith
As a young fan all I can say is that I Have a massive crush on Siouxsie, what an enchanting woman.
And ALL I wanted was to just BE Siouxsie! How I loved her! Hats off, Siouxsie Sioux!
mono lith Hello cyberman!
This song is a true piece of modern art.
It will be beautiful in 100 years.
I really loved her dark self.
I love the retro, burlesque quality of the video itself. It suits the lyrics and the music perfectly.
Def peek a boo lol 🗃️🔦🌬️🪟
I was 15 years old when this song first came out. I remember thinking” wow this shit is different, and she looks fabulous, I love her hair, make-up and outfit..... and this beat is groovy, even though I don’t understand what the fuck it is”!! I immediately appreciated the artistry! This is one of the songs that REALLY opened my eyes 👀 .
I am not sure but I think this song is about Colombian empanadas. Not all the empanadas but some.
It also played on Beavis and butt-head back in the 90s
Still awesome all these years later. Siouxsie forever!
Is it just me or does everything sound like it was recorded backwards?
TP - I think you're right, Mate. I know that S&tB's re-did the backing tracks several times to get that sound which involved quite a bit of backwards-studio-trickery (I don't know the technical term for it). Interestingly enough, around the same time this came out I seem to remember, Elvis Costello did an album called something like 'Spike - The Beloved Entertainer' which featured similar studio trickery - must've been something-in-the-water back then, I guess ! Still, a very arresting song, production AND video - first time I've seen it since '88. Years ahead still.
Yeah I wonder if David Lynch pinched an idea or two- the beaked creeping men for example!
that makes a lot of sense why it sounds the way it does!
Whatever they did, it came out very well
Not all of it. It is based around the brass part reversed from an earlier John Cale session. If you reverse TOO much stuff the listener loses reference.
This can be listened to an analyzed for quite a while though!
I really like how asymmetric the song bits are too, it's hardly predictable. The way the bass hits come in randomly and the beat changes up. ONE guitar chord played in the whole song.
The lyrics to this song are absolutely amazing
Creeping up the backstairs
Slinking into dark stalls
Shapeless and slumped in bath chairs
Furtive eyes peep out of holes
She has many guises
She'll do what you want her to
Playing dead and sweet submission
Cracks the whip deadpan on cue
Peekaboo x4
Reeking like a pigsty
Peeling back and gagging free
Flaccid ego in your hand
Chokes on dry tears, can you understand
She's jeering at the shadows
Sneering behind a smile
Lunge and thrust to pout and pucker
Into the face of the beguiled
Peekaboo x2
Golly Jeepers
Where'd you get those peepers
Peepshow creepshow
Where did you get those eyes
Strobe lights pump and flicker
Dry lips crack out for more
Come bite on this rag doll baby
That's right now hit the floor
They're seeking out the backdoor
She gets up from all fours
Rhinestone fools and silver dollars
Curdle into bitter tears
Peekaboo x2
Golly Jeepers
Where'd you get those weepers
Peepshow creepshow
Where did you get those eyes
Is this about jack the ripper then? Or Walter Sickert the painter? Fascinating.
You'd have to ask her but those are both good guesses imo.
@@laurahughes6915 or the demon in Jeepers Creepers? 😆
Who came here for the movie Jeepers Creepers?
94memyselfni I love coming across feminism in older punk! It’s fun to observe the history of how we got from this era, to riot grrrl, and who knows where it will go next! :)))
Wow. I hadn’t heard this in years! Forgot how much I love this song! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
First time seeing this and I'm in love. The songs amazing the videos amazing its kind of ahead of her time, she a true visionary. Please don't judge me for not knowing about this song before I am only 23 lol
That is like me saying don't judge me for not knowing The Beatles song Help-I'm only 36 lol
You have found your way here and that's all that matters! Don't stop looking because the 80s was the best era for music. I was 15 when I used to dance to this at night clubs. It was the best time of my life!
Well then, glad to have you :)
don't judge me for not knowing about this song either I'm only 4 yrs old..beat u biaaatch!
@@ellitestar ha
I'm only 7 months old
Don't judge me, then
I love this song and video. They compliment eachother perfectly!!
I just learned that this was the first labeled alternative song.
Who cares about American labels... the Banshees were making much more original and adventurous music in the late 70s and early 80s. Check out Metal Postcard or Spellbound or Arabian Knights or Staircase Mystery.
Billboard Magazine debuted the "Modern Rock" chart on September 10, 1988. Peek-A-Boo was the very first song to chart at #1. Though the chart's had a few name changes and format changes, it still exists today. But Siouxsie and the Banshees will always have this kudo.
"Labeled" by whom? Considering it came out in the summer of '88, what would you call all of the alternative music prior to that? Not everyone was listening to Van Halen and Michael Jackson in the 80s.
Yes. It's a song about men who are sick of having their privacy invaded by the likes of Elsa Hall.
“Alternative” was just how the big corporates killed indie music (artists and independent labels). The parallel movement behind the scenes was all the takeovers of independent labels, which accelerated after the Wall Street crash of 1987.
But go back just ten years, and in 1978, in the wake of the nascent punk movement, labels like Cherry Red, Rough Trade, and Mute had started up, and a support structure soon followed, including independent pressing, distribution and promotion. By January 1980 there was an Indie Chart, officially called the UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts.
Around 1985 Music Week started compiling it’s own indie chart. While in the US many college radio stations were playing what Rolling Stone et al disparagingly called “jock rock”.
Then by 1990 almost every major record label had formed their own “indie labels”, diluting the original Indie Chart from 1980. Actually, many alternative artists of the 1990s were really just failed pop stars given an “indie makeunder” by the big labels. And real indie got swept under the rug...Cue the phoney, apolitical apathetic rebellion of grunge and the New Labour Patriotism, anti-punk nostalgia of Britpop.
Siouxsie is beautiful and just so effortlessly cool, even now in 2023 she is still amazing.
For me Siouxsie was always quirky and original - both of which I love, and this has to be one of my favourites out of all of her tracks. Banshee lass still kicks ass !!
Learned about this song watching Beavis and Butthead! :-D
lmao the way they trashed it was hilarious
Me too
One of the sexiest punk, goth, pop female stars ever. This song never gets old. Very seductive eyes.
Siouxsie and Joan Jett
I remember always seeing the goth kids at school wearing Siouxsie shirts, I had no clue until one day after school seeing this video on MTV!!
Here I am in 2019 watching her like it was yesterday!
my dad always played siouxsie so i listen to them cause of him lolol
Siouxsie set the stage for everyone goth. The Cure are far more famous in the US, but Robert Smith would be nothing without her, and in-fact, when The Banshees have been between guitarists he's toured with them as their guitar player, standing off quietly on the side of the stage playing his part while the true legend leads. Check out the songs "Spellbound" and "Happy House".
Not afraid to try a different direction! Loved this.
I remember Beavis singing this.
Peak a boo hehehehe
Same 🤣😂😅
🙌🏾😎🖤🎤💃🏾
My ex girlfriend actually bought this song and all he friends did actually leave 🤣🤣
Thats where I first saw it..
ruclips.net/video/dGYrz8mMdyM/видео.html 'Hey Beavis, have you ever played peekaboo with your wiener?'
Just found an old mix tape from the 80’s & this was on it. Bringing back BIG memories.
Have always loved Siouxsie Sioux's Louise Brooks, flapper girl bob.
this lady is simply .....uber n lovely, enjoy!
A sonic masterpiece. The song that introduced me to Miss Siouxsie and the wonderful banshees. Always ahead of the curve.
First time I saw this video I was hooked. Definitely something different and special about this band. Changed my whole taste in music. Siouxsie was captivating, and the lyrics and music were brilliant. Sheer mastery.
One of their best tracks. Compelling eccentric ditty that never fails to please. And Siouxsie looked good.
Genial cancion La provocativa voz de Siouxsie una sobre otra La musica con los instrumentos de viento y los cambios constantes mas el video minimalista y la letra diciendo Si no crees en lo que quieres ver y tocar no va a funcionar. Todo ensambla perfecto UNA JOYITA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
si te da el inglés, leete toda la letra, es increible, una de las mejores letras que he leído en mi vida
jeepers creepers
Ruth O I told my mates that it was by sousixie and the banshees (can't spell) and they didn't believe me 😂
Should use this song in the 3rd jeepers creepers film when it comes out
agree
Ruth O where did you get those eyes.
the movie creeper is almost as scary as the director
LOVE that entrance at 1:47!
Siouxsie & the Banshees deliver a *Mad, Sweaty, Gritty, Ditty!*
Love that serpent horn! Wild! A March for the Goths...........
🐍💚
This song is a production masterclass
I remember seeing this on MTVs 120 minutes at night.
I still have this on 45rpm record! :-)
I remember moving to San Diego in 1988 for college and hearing on 91x.
A mix of madness, mad voice, vogueing style and desperately addictive:👍🏿🙏🏿👍🏿
Excellent video, brilliant song.
On będzie
This song always makes me think I'm sailing on a pirate ship for some reason, especially during the accordion solo part
I always think of Morris dancing. From an alternative universe of course.
I always got a New Orleans vibe from the song -- probably the accordion and the masks. Very Mardi Gras with a voodoo undercurrent.
I....what have you done? I....feel now I should wear an eyepatch to this unforgettable song.
Verdade.Maravilhoso o solo de acordeon.
Captain pugwash 🤣
I remember the first time I heard this song in 1988 and felt I had finally found my band. I wore this tape out.
What a crazy, fun and bizarre song. Love it!
Inspired by Prince.
@@elfunko3928 nobody cares
@@alyssa-zc7lk well, seems like you do.
@@elfunko3928 fuck Prince
Listening to this with my granddaughter this morning......class.
This was made when music was music.
107.9 The End in Cleveland used to introduce me to fantastic international artists like these all the time! Miss those days! Siouxsie, Stereo MCs, James, Blur, so so many 💙🤍🖤
For the people hating on Siouxie....
Remember artists like Depeche Mode and The Cure evolved as the years went on. Dave Gahan had a rockstar/grunge look/music style in Songs of Faith and Devotion. Robert Smith got more pop ex Wish.
Super cool to see Siouxie having fun, changing her style and look. She rocks it and looks sexy doing it!
No reason for anyone to shit on these legends
They’re all just so damn great
@@kaydgaming I've known people that didn't like the Banshees. I slapped those Philistines back to the stone age :-)
I miss them!! The Banshees and The Creatures. The best combo, female vocals with percussion. She and Budgie were awesome together.
She’s always had a goddess-like persona to her musical presence. The music has always been interesting and fun too.
Timeless
Legendary
Master Work of Priceless Art
Let’s hear the true fans loud and proud
🔥🙌🏾😎🖤🎤💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
This was an elegant (as always) period for the Banshees; the album was beautiful and the live shows looked so neat.
Siouxsie and Budgie are amazing. But hats off to that accordion player!😂
Martin McCarrick, from This Mortal Coil and Therapy?
I love all Siouxsie and the Banshees songs .Because they transport you back to the time of Real Punk rock.
The accordion makes the tune resonate with "folk horror" ambience. Some may think it sounds like they imagine a music break in a witchcoven could sound like.
This is the first song I heard that rocks the accordion & made it sound cool & makes me wanna dance. 👍🆒🎵
When this first came out it blew me away. I had been a huge fan of Siouxsie since Juju was released but when Peepshow was released I was floored. Tinderbox is a masterpiece but Peepshow was such a collage of different sounds, and Peek a Boo was unlike anything I have heard before or sense. Siouxsie is a Goddess 🙂
Visually stunning & a sound you'll never hear again. A work of art my comrades
perfect comment Stuart
Peaked at No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October of 1988. Easily one of the most bizarre yet creative, cool, and catchy New Wave and alternative rock songs of the 80’s. Should’ve made the Top 10 on the Hot 100.
The backwards crunchy like drum loop, guitars, and crazy ass accordion, along with Siouxsie’s fantastically uniquely recorded vocals makes this tune a completely timeless classic. So damn awesome!
And it doesn't sound like a late 1980s production anyway. Both timeless and contemporary
É,destaque especial para a participação do acordeon.Maravilha de solo do acordeon.
This song was too much for the mainstream radio listener in the United States back in the day. I on the other hand, loved It!!
@@carljules3123 it sample Prince's Traffic Jam song.
@@elfunko3928 Not at all.
When I come back to this now, I see this is a true masterpiece! The music and the video!
Love this song and it’s kind of cabaret style...so inventive!
What I love about this song the most are the lyrics.
Most of Siouxsies lyrics are awesome and relate to a story or something. This one has serious dark undertones, similar to Candyman.
Why does this not have millions upon millions of views?!?! This was, is, SO awesome!
If you were a hip hop head then in 88 this was the first time we entered the Queendom of Siouxie. This shit went fkng hard!
I purchased this record when it was released in Summer 1988 UK ..A different era and a much better world than the world of today..
Better schmetter.
Siouxsie is the best, reverse production on a song, very creative, the 80s rocked!
I listened to this when I was 17 and I am now 47 and still love this song. Used to go to The Doors and Alcatraz in Jo'burg South Africa.
I swear this is the only song that really stuck in my brain from the early 80's
what brain?
This was AND still is so avant-garde! Brilliant.
Because it's a Prince sample of his Traffic Jam track.
@@elfunko3928 really? I did not know that! I love Prince, though.
@@luizcarlospavam Because it's not true. There are no samples in this song. Only the reverse horns at the chorus are from their own cover of John Cale's 'Gun', except reversed.
Ahh, the eighties! How I miss them.
Love it!...absolutely fantastic video and song. Siouxsie and the Banshees were definitely a step ahead of many.
Happy birthday Siouxsie Sioux; born 27 May 1957
I love this
Sonically perfect album. I don’t know how many times I listened to it in the way to school in L.A. stuck in the freeway and transported to elsewhere.
"Mom, Dad, the carnival's here! Can I go see 'em? Pleeeeeease?" ;)
I was 21 when this released, heard it on KROQ frequently (those who lived in the L.A. area in the 1980s know of what I speak). Brings back memories of that summer of 1988 (had just finished my undergrad degree, was working a retail summer job before heading off to grad school). Good times. Great album.
This video is truly a masterpiece of editing.
Robert Smith and Siouxsie 💯
I had never heard of Siouxie & The Banshees until I saw this on Beavis & Butthead. I was fascinated...and the rest is history.
Me too 😊
I absolutely love Siouxsie And The Banshees but this is my favorite song I would have to say and love them all but this one you just have dance, it makes you move!
Absolutely!! Better than anything else on the radio!
Happy birthday Siouxsie...have a piece of cake for me, I may be delayed
One of my all time favourite music videos. Lightning in a bottle. ❤️
Never gets old.
What an amazing person! We should all be in her awe.
Too bad not everybody's on the same page
Decades on, and it still slaps.
what, your face?
fake goth band: we ARE a goth band
real goth band: we're NOT a goth band
Trolly troll.... Troll.... Troll.... Troll. That's not a super power. That's
Just sad.
@@ramspencer5492 I CAN ONLY SPEAK IN FACTS
usually in the form of long run on sentences FOR INSTANCE:
the sky isn't blue its cyan and true blue is indigo which is closer to purple and is sometimes considered dark blue but that's an optical illusion, its just as vibrant as aqua[light turquoise] but the rods in our eyes use the blue-green [turquoise] spectrum for night vision so it appears brighter so people assume aqua is light blue and indigo is dark blue but they're actually unique colours; its basically like calling magenta a shade of red which people also do [its between red and purple] and purple itself is technically an optical illusion caused by the images picked up by our red and indigo sensitive cones in our eyes overlapping
@@happybeejv do you even know their earlier music? This was their version of pop. It's pretty good actually.
@@ramspencer5492 my aunt was a -uztszt- and played literally -tzb- music in the car with me growing up but all my friends listened to boring music and called anything they didn't like -tzb- so i have a warped concept of music: i am indifferent to whether a song was on the radio, pop hatred in my view is just cultural marxism; i get most of my music from looking up styles in wikipedia because i don't trust peoples taste in music i don't have a radio i have to look up the charts to see whats being pushed
@@happybeejv whatever boats your float. Happy spring.
As amazing as this song is I can't just help but think about the creeper.
Same.Images from the film in my mind,can’t be stopped.I don’t mind it though.
Siouxsie dances very sensually, like Annie Lennox in the "Missionary Man" music video!
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So many Iconic Siouxsie looks, but this bob cut look might be my favourite.
Listen to this song at work at least 4-6 six times a Day never gets boring I always love the the accordion part and cowbell combo such a fkn vibe!⚖️💚
My mom’s friend used to love this band, I bet she would still love it if she was alive. So Erika... you have a good taste in music. Now I feel like Erika reincarnated
Blissika
Yessss
This song was always on 91X good memories luv it😎🤙
She is absolutely gorgeous. Oh and the music's great.
Those beaked creeping men remind me of the plague doctor that was seen in East Anglia during the first lockdown ! ! ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍