Siouxsie Sioux (4,514 views)

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Susan Janet Ballion
Associated Acts: Siouxsie and the Banshees (1976 - 1996), The Creatures (1981 - 2005)
Vocal Range: G2 - G♯6

Significant High Notes

G♯6 ("Hong Kong Garden" Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1988, "Red Over White" Live at Teatro Tenda 1984)
G6 ("Helter Skelter" Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1983, "Monitor")
F♯6 ("Running Town", "She's A Carnival")
F6 ("Cocoon", "Eve White/Eve Black" Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1983, "Red Over White" The Thorn version, "Slowdive", "We Fall")
E6 ("Congo Conga", "Head Cut" Richard Skinner Show 1981, "Running Town", "Supernatural Thing")
E♭6 ("Fury Eyes" Live in Cleveland 1990, "Sky Train")
D6 ("Supernatural Thing")
C♯6 ("The Humming Wires", "Love In A Void" John Peel Session 1977, "Red Over White" The Thorn version)
C6 ("Head Cut", "Love In A Void", "Slowdive", "These Boots Are Made For Walking" Unspecified pro-shot live performance)
B5 ("Careless Love" Live at the World Soundtrack Awards 2008, "The Lord's Prayer")
B♭5 ("Red Over White" The Thorn version, "Say Yes!")
A5 ("20th Century Boy", "Congo Conga", "One Mile Below", "A Strutting Rooster" Live in Nottingham 1990)
G♯5 ("Fury Eyes", "Right Now")
G5 ("92°", "Congo Conga", "Drop Dead/Celebration", "The Lord's Prayer", "Turn It On")
F♯5 ("2nd Floor", "B Side Ourselves", "Cannibal Roses", "Israel", "Sad C*nt", "Sea Breezes", "This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us", "Voodoo Dolly", "Walking On Thin Ice" Live with Yoko Ono at the Southbank Centre, "You!")
F5 ("Fear (Of The Unknown)", "Forever", "Got To Get Up", "Hall Of Mirrors", "Prettiest Thing", "Rhapsody", "Standing There", "Supernatural Thing", "Take Me Back")
E5 ("20th Century Boy", "Belladonna", "Cannibal Roses", "Cocoon", "Desert Kisses", "Forever", "Suburban Relapse")
E♭5 ("2nd Floor", "Attack Of The Supervixens", "Fury Eyes", "The Ghost In You", "Make Up To Break Up" Riverside Session, "Rhapsody", "Spiral Twist", "You!")
D5 ("Bad Shape" Live 1977, "Cannibal Roses", "Congo Conga", "Drop Dead/Celebration", "El Dia De Los Muertos", "Face To Face", "Fall From Grace", "Hall Of Mirrors", "Loveless", "Make Up To Break Up" Riverside Session, "Monitor", "New Skin", "Not Forgotten", "Psychic" Track Studios rehearsal 1977, "Prettiest Thing", "Pure", "Right Now", "Sad C*nt", "Scarecrow", "Scrapheap" Live at The Roxy 1977, "Standing There", "Suburban Relapse", "Supernatural Thing", "Take Me Back")
C♯5 ("20th Century Boy", "Bad Shape" Live 1977, "Carcass", "Christine", "Circle", "Cry", "Fury Eyes", "Got To Get Up", "Helter Skelter", "The Lord's Prayer", "Mad Eyed Screamer", "Mirage", "Right Now", "Sea Breezes", "Strolling Wolf", "They Follow You", "Voodoo Dolly", "You!")
C5 ("2nd Floor", "Blow The House Down", "Bring Me The Head Of The Preacher Man", "Candyman", "Cannons", "Cish Cash", "Dear Prudence", "Desert Kisses", "Drop Dead/Celebration", "Fear (Of The Unknown)", "Fireworks", "Gecko", "The Ghost In You", "Halloween", "Hang Me High", "Happy House", "Helter Skelter", "The Humming Wires", "Imagoro", "The Killing Jar", "Love In A Void", "Make Up To Break Up" Riverside Session, "Mittageisen" German version, "Nicotine Stain", "Painted Bird" live on Old Grey Whistle Test, "Paradise Place", "Playground Twist", "Pure", "Rhapsody", "Shadowtime", "She's Cuckoo", "Silly Thing", "Silver Waterfalls", "Skin", "So Unreal", "Something Wicked (This Way Comes)", "Spellbound", "Standing There", "Sweetest Chill", "(There's A) Planet In My Kitchen", "This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us", "This Wheel's On Fire", "Wild Thing", "You're Lost Little Girl")
B4 ("Belladonna", "Black Sun", "Blow The House Down", "Cannibal Roses", "Carcass", "Caroline Says II" Live in London 12/07/1993, "Coal Mind", "Drifter", "Drone Zone", "Eve White/Eve Black", "Forever", "Happy House", "Hot Springs In The Snow", "I'm Cold", "Israel", "Little Johnny Jewel", "Little Sister", "The Lord's Prayer", "Love In A Void", "Melt!", "Mirage", "Monitor", "Night Shift" Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1983, "Overground", "Placebo Effect", "Playground Twist", "Pointing Bone", "Poppy Day", "Premature Burial", "Psychic" Track Studios rehearsal 1977, "Pulled To Bits", "The Rapture", "Regal Zone", "Running Town", "Scarecrow", "Scrapheap" Live at The Roxy 1977, "Sea Breezes", "She's A Carnival", "Softly", "Stargazer", "Strolling Wolf", "Supernatural Thing", "Suburban Relapse", "(There's A) Planet In My Kitchen", "Turn It On", "Turn To Stone", "Voodoo Dolly", "Walking On Thin Ice" Live with Yoko Ono at the Southbank Centre, "We Hunger", "The Whole Price Of Blood")
B♭4 ("92°", "Candyman", "Cannons", "Cascade", "Cities In Dust", "Cry", "Dazzle", "Dear Prudence", "Disconnected", "Drifter", "Drop Dead/Celebration", "Eve White/Eve Black", "Exterminating Angel", "Fear (Of The Unknown)", "Fruitman", "Got To Get Up", "Guillotine", "Hall Of Mirrors", "I Was Me", "Jigsaw Feeling", "Kiss Them For You", "Love Me Out", "Mad Eyed Screamer", "Morning Dawning", "Ornaments Of Gold", "Painted Bird", "Party's Fall", "Playground Twist", "Poppy Day", "Red Light", "Red Wrapping Paper", "Regal Zone", "Rhapsody", "Say Yes!", "Silly Thing", "Silver Waterfalls", "So Unreal", "Something Blue", "Something Wicked (This Way Comes)", "Spellbound", "Sweetest Chill", "They Follow You", "This Unrest", "This Wheel's On Fire", "Venus Sands", "We Hunger", "Weathercade", "Wild Thing")
A4 ("All She Could Ask For", "Arabian Knights", "Black Sun", "Blow The House Down", "Bring Me The Head Of The Preacher Man", "Captain Scarlet" Track Studios rehearsal 1977, "Carcass", "Circle", "Coal Mind", "Congo Conga", "El Dia De Los Muertos", "Fall From Grace", "False Face", "Fireworks", "Green Fingers", "Gun", "Halloween", "Happy House", "Head Cut", "Helter Skelter", "Hong Kong Garden", "Hybrid", "Icon", "Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant", "Into The Light", "Israel", "Jigsaw Feeling", "The Last Beat Of My Heart", "Let Go", "Little Johnny Jewel", "Little Sister", "Love In A Void", "Love Me Out", "Melt!", "Mirage", "New Skin", "Nicotine Stain", "Night Shift", "Painted Bird", "Party's Fall", "Peek-A-Boo", "Pity", "Placebo Effect", "Pointing Bone", "Premature Burial", "The Rapture", "Return", "Rocket Ship", "Running Town", "Sad C*nt", "Shadowtime", "She Cracked", "She's A Carnival", "Simoom", "Sin In My Heart", "Skin", "Slowdive", "Softly", "Something Wicked (This Way Comes)", "Speeding", "The Staircase (Mystery)", "Switch", "Take Me Back", "Take Mine", "Tearing Apart", "This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us", "This Unrest", "Throw Them To The Lions", "Turn It On", "Turn To Stone", "Untiedundone", "Venus In Furs" Live with John Cale, "Venus Sands", "Voices (On The Air)", "You're Lost Little Girl")


Significant Low Notes

A3 ("92°", "Blow The House Down", "Broken", "Burn-Up", "Candyman", "Cascade", "Clockface", "Desert Kisses", "Don't Go To Sleep Without Me", "The Double Life", "Drifter", "El Dia De Los Muertos", "Face To Face", "Fall From Grace", "False Face", "Gun", "Hang Me High", "The Humming Wires", "Icon", "Land's End", "The Last Beat Of My Heart", "Let Go", "Little Johnny Jewel", "Little Sister", "Melt!", "Not Forgotten", "Peek-A-Boo", "Pity", "Psychic" Track Studios rehearsal 1977, "Return", "Say", "Sea Of Light", "Shadowtime", "She's Cuckoo", "Softly", "Speeding", "The Staircase (Mystery)", "Stargazer", "Strolling Wolf", "Swimming Horses", "Take Mine", "Tearing Apart", "This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us", "Throw Them To The Lions", "Walking On Thin Ice" Live with Yoko Ono at the Southbank Centre, "You're Lost Little Girl")
G♯3 ("Cities In Dust", "Cry", "Dancing On Glass", "Fear (Of The Unknown)", "Fruitman", "Fury Eyes", "Gecko", "The Ghost In You", "Got To Get Up", "Guillotine", "I Was Me", "Ice House" Live in Nottingham 1990, "Inoa'Ole", "Into A Swan", "Killing Time", "Lunar Camel", "Manchild", "Mother/Oh Mein Papa", "Party's Fall", "The Passenger", "Premature Burial", "Rawhead And Bloody Bones" Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1988, "Rhapsody", "Running Town", "Scarecrow", "Sea Breezes", "Silly Thing", "Silver Waterfalls", "Starcrossed Lovers", "Strange Fruit", "Sweetest Chill", "Tantara!", "Thumb", "Voodoo Dolly", "We Hunger", "Willow", "You!")
G3 ("All Tomorrow's Parties" Live @ the Universal Amphitheatre 1991, "Another Planet", "Are You Still Dying Darling?", "Belladonna", "Blow The House Down", "But Not Them", "Cannons", "Carcass", "Christine", "Dazzle", "Dear Prudence", "Don't Go To Sleep Without Me", "Eve White/Eve Black" Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1983, "Falling Down", "False Face", "Forever", "Hall Of Mirrors", "Hang Me High", "Heaven And Alchemy", "Here Comes That Day", "If It Doesn't Kill You", "Il Est Né, Le Divin Enfant", "The Killing Jar", "Little Sister", "The Lonely One", "Morriña", "O Baby", "Obsession", "Ornaments Of Gold", "Sea Of Tranquility", "Shadowtime", "Sick Child", "Sleepwalking (On The Highwire)", "Something Blue", "Something Wicked (This Way Comes)", "Swimming Horses", "Tearing Apart", "These Boots Are Made For Walking" various live performances, "(There's A) Planet In My Kitchen", "This Unrest", "Threat Of Love", "Turn To Stone", "Untiedundone", "Venus Sands", "We Fall", "Weathercade")
F♯3 ("Bring Me The Head Of The Preacher Man", "Christine" Demo, "Circle", "Congo Conga", "Disconnected", "Fruitman", "Fury Eyes", "The Ghost In You", "Green Fingers", "Gun", "I Promise", "I Was Me", "Inoa'Ole", "Into A Swan", "Into The Light", "Killing Time", "Land's End", "Party's Fall", "Pity", "Rhapsody", "Right Now", "Say", "Sea Breezes", "Slipping Away", "Spiral Twist", "Starcrossed Lovers", "Strange Fruit", "They Follow You", "Trophy", "Turn It On", "Umbrella", "Voodoo Dolly", "Willow", "You!", "You're Lost Little Girl")
F3 ("2nd Floor", "Another Planet", "But Not Them", "Candyman", "Cannons", "Carousel", "Cities In Dust", "Cry", "Dear Prudence", "El Dia De Los Muertos", "An Execution", "Fear (Of The Unknown)", "Fruitman", "Godzilla!", "Got To Get Up", "Hall Of Mirrors", "Here Comes That Day", "The Last Beat Of My Heart", "Manchild", "Morriña", "The Passenger", "Pluto Drive", "Prettiest Thing", "Red Light", "Red Wrapping Paper", "Shooting Sun", "Silly Thing", "Silver Waterfalls", "Something Wicked (This Way Comes)", "Song From The Edge Of The World", "Standing There", "Strolling Wolf", "Take Me Back", "Take Mine", "This Wheel's On Fire", "Threat Of Love", "Trust In Me")
E3 ("About To Happen", "All Tomorrow's Parties" Live at the Universal Amphitheatre 1991, "B Side Ourselves", "Belladonna", "Bring Me The Head Of The Preacher Man", "Broken", "Careless Love" Live at the World Soundtrack Awards 2008, "Cish Cash", "Cocoon", "Disconnected", "Heaven And Alchemy", "I Could Be Again", "I Promise", "I Was Me", "Little Johnny Jewel", "The Killing Jar", "Murdering Mouth" Live with John Cale, "New Skin", "Night Shift", "Obsession", "Pity", "Red Over White", "Running Town", "Sad C*nt", "Scarecrow", "She's A Carnival", "Sick Child", "Simoom", "Standing There", "Starcrossed Lovers", "Strange Fruit", "Tenant", "Turn It On", "Umbrella", "The Vamp/Witchcraft/Standing There" Live at the University of London 12/09/1998, "Wild Thing", "Willow", "You!", "You're Lost Little Girl")
E♭3 ("2nd Floor", "Attack Of The Supervixens", "Carousel", "City Island", "Cry", "Drone Zone", "Exterminating Angel", "Flesh", "Further Nearer", "Godzilla!", "Guillotine", "Hall Of Mirrors", "Mechanical Eyes", "One Mile Below", "Pinned Down", "Seven Tears", "Silver Waterfalls", "Swansway", "Tourniquet", "We Hunger", "Weathercade")
D3 ("Are You Still Dying Darling?", "Belladonna", "Congo Conga", "Disconnected", "Don't Go To Sleep Without Me", "Face To Face", "Fall From Grace", "Falling Down", "Fruitman", "Gun", "If It Doesn't Kill You", "Interlude", "Little Johnny Jewel", "Loveless", "Murdering Mouth" Live with John Cale, "The Passenger", "Pluto Drive", "Prettiest Thing", "The Rapture", "Say", "Sea Of Tranquility", "Sky Train", "Slap Dash Snap", "Sleepwalking (On The Highwire)", "Slowdive", "Swimming Horses", "Take Me Back", "Take Mine", "This Wheel's On Fire", "Throw Them To The Lions", "Trust In Me", "Untiedundone")
C♯3 ("Cry", "Divided", "Fury Eyes", "Killing Time", "Right Now", "Strange Fruit", "They Follow You", "Tourniquet", "Turn It On", "We Hunger")
C3 ("Another Planet", "Candyman", "Careless Love" Live at the World Soundtrack Awards 2008, "Exterminating Angel", "Gun", "Imagoro", "Interlude", "The Passenger", "Pluto Drive", "Red Wrapping Paper", "Rocket Ship", "She's Cuckoo", "Tattoo", "These Boots Are Made For Walking" various live performances, "This Wheel's On Fire", "Trust In Me", "Untiedundone", "Venus In Furs" Live with John Cale)
B2 ("The Double Life", "Drone Zone", "Further Nearer", "Simoom", "Sky Train", "Strolling Wolf")
B♭2 ("Another Planet", "Attack Of The Supervixens", "Exterminating Angel", "Prettiest Thing", "Red Wrapping Paper", "Say Yes!", "Seven Tears", "Swansway", "Tourniquet")
A2 ("Broken", "Untiedundone")
G♯2 ("Simoom", "Tantara!")
G2 ("Prettiest Thing")

As one of the earliest envelope pushers of goth-rock, Siouxsie Sioux's imposing stage presence and dark aura sent the message to young women all over the world that they did not have to be "sexy" to sell their art. Siouxsie draws the kind of curiosity where you want to get closer, but your senses are telling you to keep your distance; an exhilaratingly animated stage presence.

An example of a naturally talented vocalist, initially a mezzo-soprano in the early banshee's run, Siouxsie used to deliver her vocals in a pseudo-melodic shout characteristic of the post-punk scene of the time. Having always posessed a remarkably strong lower register, her voice eventually darkened considerably and her lower register expanded to the extent that she was able to occasionally reach into the 2nd octave.

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{Questionable Notes}
E♭7 ("Head Cut" lack of pitch stability, potentially overtones)
D7 ("We Fall" nano-squeak, other users also believe this to be fingers sliding on guitar strings)
G♯6 ("We Fall" connected but brief yelp)
F♯6 ("El Dia De Los Muertos" emphatic squeak, "Head Cut" lack of pitch stability, possibly inhaled)
F6 ("Fear (Of The Unknown)" inhaled dolphin-isms)
E6 ("Drop Dead/Celebration" short inhaled ows, "Melt!" questionable identity, "Sad " slide that disconnects)
C♯6 ("The Lord's Prayer" chicken strangling noises)
B5 ("Monitor" brief yelp)
C6 ("Drop Dead/Celebration" gurgled nonsense, "Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)" controlled, intentional, brief… countable???)
B5 ("But Not Them" these just aren't really that great tbh, "Make Up To Break Up" Riverside Session, brief yelps)
B♭5 ("Something Blue" positive this is a choir synth)
G♯5 ("Nicotine Stain" controlled nano-yelps)
G5 ("Face To Face" brief slides, "Something Blue" positive this is a choir synth)
F5 ("Pluto Drive" sounds digitally altered)

C3 ("Swimming Horses" short slide down)
A2 ("Imagoro" fried overshot C3, "The Vamp/Witchcraft/Standing There" Live at the University of London 12/09/1998, not enough tone to count)
G2 ("I Could Be Again" sustained shitfry slide)
E♭2 ("Tourniquet" toneless shitfry)

Anything from "Catwalk"

Red Over White live performance half-step down: picosong.com/wCdDT/

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{discography}

Siouxsie and the Banshees

The Scream IhateMana (G3 - E5)
Join Hands @baronessa (G♯3 - B5)
Kaleidyscope IhateMana (E3 - E5)
Juju IhateMana (E3 - G6)
A Kiss In The Dreamhouse IhateMana (D3 - F♯6)
Hyæna @baronessa (C♯3 - F♯6)
Tinderbox @baronessa (C3 - G5)
Through The Looking Glass @baronessa (C3 - F♯5)
Peepshow IhateMana (E♭3 - F5)
Superstition @baronessa (C♯3 - F5)
The Rapture IhateMana (B2 - F5)

The Creatures

Wild Things IhateMana (E3 - C♯5)
Feast IhateMana (B2 - E♭6)
Boomerang @baronessa (G♯2 - G♯5)
Eraser Cut IhateMana (E♭3 - B♭4)
Anima Animus @baronessa (G2 - G5)
Hai! IhateMana (G♯2 - B♭5)

Solo

Mantaray IhateMana (B2 - A5)