Birthday Wishes for the Banana Split Lady

Happy Birthday to Miss Siouxsie Sioux. She turns a fabulous 52 years today. The former Banshees frontwoman recently issued Finale: The Last Mantaray and More Show. The DVD set captures Siouxsie's gig at London's KOKO (September 29, 2008), which was also the last show of the Mantaray and More Tour.

In true Siouxsie fashion, she offers a healthy batch of Banshees classics with Creatures tunes and new songs from her latest solo LP, Mantaray. Miss Sioux also delivers cover versions of the Doors' "Hello, I Love You" and Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'") as well as Basement Jaxx's "Cish Cash," a smashing dance track which Siouxsie co-composed and sang on in 2003.

Finale: The Last Mantaray and More Show

1. They Follow You
2. About to Happen
3. Hong Kong Garden
4. Dear Prudence
5. Right Now
6. Sea of Tranquility
7. Christine
8. Happy House
9. One Mile Below
10. Into a Swan
11. Israel
12. Arabian Knights
13. Here Comes That Day
14. Hello, I Love You
15. If It Doesn't Kill You
16. Night Shift
17. Loveless
18. These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
19. Spellbound
20. Nicotine Stain
21. Cish Cash
22. Swansway/Reprise

Click here to view my 2007 interview with Siouxsie via SPIN.com.

I must include the video for "Dazzle." I still absolutely adore this song and Siouxsie looks fantastic! I wish Budgie was in it a bit more, but you have to love Steve Severin striking a pose near the end of the clip.