Here Comes That Day

Album: MantaRay (2007)
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Songfacts®:

  • Siouxsie referred to this song as: "A real Bond-meets-stripper burlesque" Also in an interview with The Independent newspaper October 30 2007, she described it as: "very John Barry/ Shirley Bassey and throbbing with punishment: divine retribution by big band."
  • MantaRay was Siouxsie's first solo album after fronting Siouxsie and the Banshees since 1976.

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  • Ricardo from Mexico CityMasterclass pop from the great Siouxsie. I miss her
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