Siouxsie and the Banshees – Cannons

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Troubled weather's on its way Tempests threaten us today There's no respite from long dark nights Just the fantasy of spring From the hailstones of summer To a scorching winter land A frozen death sleep, then this heat Beats down on this buckled land Flames lick closer to the core From city limits fireball And in a headless chicken run Race red and screaming fire engines Then the cannons came Oh 'neath the brooding sky Beneath its baleful eye The cannon shot, the cannon crack Disturbing night dreams People fled in droves To the lakes and to the shores Left behind a near ghost town Save the life of the cannons resounding Still there was no rain No rain, no rain, no rain Once more in the line of fire Hovers the preying sky The cannons aim jabs at the eye Heralding the rain Heralding the rain Oh, heralding the rain Heralding the rain

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Track duration: 03:15

"Cannons" as written by Severin Susan Ballion

Lyrics © CHRYSALIS MUSIC GROUP

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    Song Meaning:SIOUXSIE: " 'Cannon': "It was inspired by seeing a book programme about T. S. Eliot. I think it was. And it touched upon this freak weather period in the 20's, when it was either incredibly hot and oppressive or ridiculously cold when it shouldn't have been. Apparently, in desperation about what to do a cannon was shot into this oppressive sky every night in the hope of bursting a rain cloud. The image of this deserted town, with someone having to stay behind to fire the cannon, stuck with me." Source: NME 28/09/8.

    CARRUTHERS: "In Spanish medieval times, if it hadn't rained and the crops were suffering then they pointed a cannon into the sky in the hope of bursting the clouds." Bang! Source: Melody Maker 1986.
    Flag JJKelsallon December 01, 2012   Link
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    Song Meaning:"In the middle of all this, I saw a documentary about this period of freak weather in the '20s, when it was either incredibly hot ot ridiculously cold. TS Eliot had written a poem about it. Apparently, in desperation, the locals would fire a cannon into this oppressive sky each night in the hope of bursting a rain cloud. The image of this deserted town, with someone having to stay behind to fire the cannon, stuck with me and became "Cannons" on the new album"

    - SIOUXSIE as quoted in SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY
    Flag laurelinwyntreon February 11, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song. In fact, I do an acoustic cover of it at my shows. I love the "oppositness" of "the hailstones of summer and "a scorching winter land". That's intersting that they would shoot cannons in hopes of "opening" the sky for rain. Brilliant song...one of my favourites off of Tinderbox!
    Flag leopeaon May 14, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Some leaders turn to war to revive an ailing country
    Flag xianificenton July 11, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Back in the day when there was a drought people used to in an act of desperation would fire cannons into the sky in hope that it would release rain.
    Flag riverplateon December 26, 2006   Link

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