Candyman (song)
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| "Candyman" | ||
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| Single by Siouxsie & the Banshees | ||
| from the album Tinderbox | ||
| B-side(s) | "Lullaby", "Umbrella" | |
| Released | February 28, 1986 | |
| Format | 7" single, 12" single | |
| Recorded | 1986 | |
| Genre | Gothic rock / Alternative rock | |
| Label | Polydor | |
| Writer(s) | Siouxsie & the Banshees | |
| Producer(s) | Siouxsie & the Banshees Mike Hedges |
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| Siouxsie & the Banshees singles chronology | ||
| "Cities in Dust" (1985) |
"Candyman" (1986) |
"This Wheel's on Fire" (1987) |
"Candyman" is a song written and recorded by English rock band Siouxsie & the Banshees. It was co-produced with Mike Hedges and was released as the second single from Siouxsie & the Banshees' seventh studio album Tinderbox.
The song is an aggressive guitar-based number with heavy punk rock influences. Although its title suggests wholesome imagery à la "The Candy Man", Sioux's lyrics describe an altogether different kind of "Candyman" (à la Ronald Clark O'Bryan): ("...Sickly sweet, his poison seeks / For the young ones who don't understand / The danger in his hands / With a jaundiced wink see his cunning slink / Oh trust in me my pretty one / Come walk with me my helpless one...").
"Candyman" became Siouxsie & the Banshees' thirteenth top-forty hit, peaking at number thirty-four in the UK singles chart.
[edit] See also
- Pedophilia and child sexual abuse in songs (The Candyman is a molester who seeks out children to abuse)
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