I am the passenger and I ride and I ride
I ride through the city’s backsides
I see the stars come out of the sky
Yeah the bright and hollow sky
You know it looks so good tonight
I am the passenger
I stay under glass
I look through my window so bright
I see the stars come out tonight
Singing la la la la lalalala
La la la la lalalala la la We get into the car
We’ll be the passenger
We’ll ride through the city tonight
We’ll see the city’s ripped backside
We’ll see the bright and hollow sky
We’ll see the stars that shine so bright
You know it looks so good tonight
Singing la la la la lalalala
La la la la lalalala la la Oh the passenger
Oh how he rides
Oh the passenger
He rides and he rides
He looks through his window
What does he see?
He sees the bright and hollow sky
He sees the stars come out tonight
He sees the city’s ripped backsides
And everything was made for you and me So let’s take a ride
And see what’s mine
Singing la la la la lalalala
La la la la lalalala
La la la la lalalala la la
It looks like they clearly enjoyed making this video, which in many ways is quite revealing. Siouxsie with two main guys in her life, her ex and band cofounder Steve Severin with whom she struggled for control of the band, as well as longtime partner/husband Budgie. Put politely, both men added more yin to the very yang Siouxsie, who always wore the trousers, as it were !
I love the relaxed mood of this video. I miss this time. A wonderful time of my life. I went to Siouxsie and The Banshees shows 30 years ago. Time went by so fast.
This is an amazing cover of what is Iggy Pop's best work. It keeps the feel of the original while still sounding like a Souixshe and the Banshees original.