| Song: Playground Twist | |
|---|---|
 #6 Playground Twist | |
|
Album |
|
|
Track Number |
6 of 8 |
|
Track Length |
02:59 |
|
Release |
1979 |
|
Voice & Piano |
|
|
Bass |
|
|
Guitar & Saxophone |
|
|
Drums |
|
|
Lyrics |
|
|
Producers: |
Nils Stevenson and Mike Stavrou |
"Playground Twist" is the third single released by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. Issued in the UK by Polydor Records in 1979, the track was produced by the band's manager Nils Stevenson and Mike Stavrou, a recording engineer on Marc Bolan's last album Dandy in the Underworld. It was released as the only single from the Banshees' second album Join Hands.
"Playground Twist" has a 3/4 time signature which is unusual for rock and roll music. The pacing of the song gives a childlike (i.e. "playground") feel (along with references to childhood nursery rhymes), although the lyrics provide a much more sinister picture. The single became Siouxsie & the Banshees' third top forty hit, peaking at number twenty-eight in the UK singles chart.
Playground Twist Lyrics[]
Hanging...
Hanging from your daisy chains
Swinging in the trees
Running from your enemies
And falling on your knees
On your knees
Get down on your knees
Throw the dice
You three blind mice
Did you ever see
Such a thing in your life
You swallow the trail
But still arrive
Inside your entrails
Hanging...
Hanging out at party games
Dancing in the shadows
Up and down on the see-saw
Balancing the scales
You're drunk
Yet you're balancing the scales
Someone to blame
Someone to shame
Someone who you can claim
Go back to pass the parcel
And follow the leader
Hanging...
Hanging from your climbing frames
Swinging in the gallows
Laughing with your buddies
But you can drown when you're shallow
You can drown...