Be One of Us #14 - "Bring Me the Head of the Preacher Man"
@teamfreak16 (43418)
Denver, Colorado
December 18, 2019 12:23pm CST
Smokin' hot this morning, we are. Because this edition of Be One of Us, a random countdown of 50 songs with "of" in the title, is pretty damn smokin' hot! We are at #14: "Bring Me the Head of the Preacher Man" by Siouxsie and the Banshees.
The Biblical "Bring Me the Head of the Preacher Man" was a non-single tune from Siouxsie and the Banshees' brilliant 1984 album, Hyaena. It's the only Banshees studio album to feature The Cure's Robert Smith as a full-time member of the band (he had previously toured with the Banshees as an emergency guitarist, and is the guitarist of record on their 1983 live album, Nocturne.)
On Hyaena, Smith gives "Bring Me the Head of the Preacher Man" a spaghetti western guitar treatment, and the entire "For a Few Dollars More" sound somehow fits Biblical-insipired lyrics (written by bassist Steven Severin) to a tee.
I've linked to a live performance on BBC Television.
Siouxsie - Smokin' Hot!
This performance - SMOKIN' HOT!
Truly shows why the Banshees were one of the best live bands I've ever seen.
(Info verified by Wikipedia)
On 10th February 1984, Siouxsie and the Banshees performed live to four songs on British TV show, The Tube. The line up was: Siouxsie Sioux on vocals and tam...
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Dec 19
Do I have to say it? Siouxsie. Enough said.
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@FourWalls (68032)
• United States
20 Dec 19
I’m as shocked as you would be by my using a Robbie Fulks song! 
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
26 Dec 19
I know. But it's not like I'm building countdowns around them. Honest!
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
26 Dec 19
Yep, most definitely! Same album!
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