Siouxsie And The Banshees - Happy House (Official Music Video)

Official music video by Siouxsie And The Banshees performing 'Happy House'.
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Lyrics below:
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
This is the happy house
We′re happy here in the happy house
Oh it's such fun, fun, fun
Whoa-ohh
We′ve come to play in the happy house
And waste a day in the happy house
It never rains, never rains
We've come to scream in the happy house
We're in a dream in the happy house
We′re all quite sane-ane-ane
Whoa-ohh
This is the happy house
We′re happy here, oh
There's room for you if you say you do
But don′t say no or you'll have to go
We′ve done no wrong with our blinkers on
It's safe and calm if you sing along
Sing along, sing along
Ho-ho
This is the happy house
We′re happy here in the happy house
To forget ourselves and pretend all's well
There is no hell
Ho-ho
Whoah-ohh-ohh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh
I'm looking through your window
Ooh-ooh
I′m looking through your window

[@chillxwolf7248]

"If it hurts to breathe, open the window" this is soo beautiful

[@dgarcia8421]

U gay

[@Dead_in__side__]

D Garcia same

[@vitorakutsu467]

Ashtma

[@mcbrodz1663]

“If ur home less just buy a house”

[@daniboiyy]

Ayeeeee!

[@RhysClark97]

This scene in Last night in Soho where she is running and can't escape the horrible dreams was fantastic.

[@donovanmartin7946]

Edgar has phenomenal taste

[@TIMTIMEdits]

So glad I found this comment. THIS SONG MADE THAT SCENE!!!

[@shogunjo]

The slow motion danxe sequence between Ellie and John after the perfect "Happy Halloween Love-birds" is hauntingly beautiful.. they move so fluid with the harmony if this song.

[@florence_pugh_1771]

Yes

[@donovanmartin7946]

@@shogunjo i almost envy the brillant way edgar is able to use music in every scene, lucky for me i can learn form his films

[@gentleeyes]

I love how Siouxsie is just this mesmerizingly wild, spooky, carnival person yet it looks like 5 minutes ago, she pulled these two clean-cut guys from the street to join her band.

[@CptMark]

And then you hear those guitar and drum lines and go, yeah, those guys are as crazy as her. :)

[@CptMark]

@@HolyRollerTV As in, crazy good.

[@den93050]

Really ahead of their time, I swear I've heard songs that sound exactly like this released in just the last 5 years.

[@Rottenkirsche13]

“I like it spooky” - return of the dead 2

[@glennoc8585]

Video look a bit split enz like and the song always reminds me of fun boy 3 on acid

[@sharonsha16]

Here we are still alive, miss that days when music was so cool and unique, without smartphone, just a walkmen , black eyeliner and dreams to be like Siouxsie 🖤

[@p.paolaaaaa]

Exactement bravo

[@foreverchained9070]

My mom saw them when she was pregnant with me at lollapalooza '91. All her punk friends made a circle around her so she could dance in the pit without anyone bumping into her belly.

[@wwiiinplastic4712]

My wife and I weren't married yet, so my kid can only say we were there. She does get to claim me as a 9/11 survivor though, which was not nearly as fun as Lollapalooza "91. Your parents, they had to have caught the first Warped Tour as well, amirite? Did they take you?

[@benebeer]

Isadora Savage That’s a lame story and you’re a lame millennial

[@ezgic.7856]

benny, chill

[@archibalzzzz3297]

Cool

[@dinobambino21]

Scott Elton Bradford That was hilarious.

[@brujaomerta7128]

I never met my mother and father bcuz they died in a car accident but i found out from her best friend that she was obsessed with this band and everyone told her she looked just like siouxsie This band makes me feel connected to my mother in so many levels even tho i never had the chance to meet her...i feel very blessed for having the chance to feel what she felt listening to these masterpieces

[@fernandoguevara8258]

I am so sorry for your great losses. My father passed away last year at the age of ninety five. I miss him, and wish that we could still be together. I, also, use music, the music we shared, to draw close to him. Again, I am sorry for your losing both of your parents at such a young age. You seem like a good person who has done well in life, despite what you were missing. God Bless you!

[@brianvolpe3242]

That’s a really cool connection, they’re there dancing with you!

[@brendan1522]

Just absolutely may God bless and look after you, this brilliant band have saved me ❤❤❤

[@mig7290]

That's tragic. I realise this sounds empty but I'm sorry for your loss. Take care of yourself. They would want you to have a full life.

[@studonaldson1497]

Thanks so much for your very moving and personal post. Great song I bought at the time but now thanks to you it’s taken on a much more special and important value. Stu X

[@24583110]

Siouxsie was already something of an influencer even before she took to the stage. Her look, makeup and clothes were completely original. Her band and stage presence was truly magnificent, top musicans that gave us a sound never heard before or since...

[@mwfmtnman]

Every goth chick since the 80s is emulating her, and most now don't even know who she islol

[@mwfmtnman]

@@chaoticneutral6288 I don't know, I was there, in that scene and am pretty sure her and Betty Paige were huge style influences

[@deletebilderberg]

‘Never heard of since’ Well you’ve clearly not listened to all the albums this sound influenced - such as Disintegration by The Cure.

[@michaelrandall9034]

The Cure have been around for a very long time. Pornography released in ‘77.

[@mellisb]

@@deletebilderberg Influenced??? Robert Smith PLAYED guitar for Siouxsie. Search for NOCTURNE here on the tubes.

[@user-xu1zm1mu2m]

Я искренне не понимаю, почему такие прекрасные песни замечают только через несколько лет.. 😢

[@user-xu1zm1mu2m]

И то, их в основном узнают по трендам из тт, лайка..

[@user-ww9ty7bz2f]

@@user-xu1zm1mu2mкто-то же принес это в тик ток) какой-то миссионер принес дикарям просвещение 😂

[@fridmo7188]

каких несколько, десятки)

[@monaaxq]

потому что викенд красиво перепел

[@MaxZemlya]

@@monaaxq пофиг на викенда, когда есть cappella "u got 2 know"

[@hudsonsirheshicks2653]

It’s amazing really. She had zero singing lessons or experience in music. She just did it and it worked regardless.

[@berithbelial73]

Thats what punk was all about, it didnt matter if you knew how to sing or play an instrument. You just got up and did it yourself and saw if it worked out or not.

[@thevoid99]

@un known no... natural talent.

[@umitanonymous3400]

it's called "Just Do It" , courage and will to start.

[@jonoedwards4195]

@@umitanonymous3400 You Do Know,, Suzy was A Dude?

[@mchris65]

Love her, saw them twice early 80s ❤

[@joshtworzydlo]

So this is where Mindless Self Indulgence sampled the beat for Bitches from

[@user-kh8zs6sg3c]

Exactly what I thought!

[@ilovekittys]

YEAH I WAS LIKE "WAIT, I KNOW THIS SONG"

[@coconutfragrance]

yep

[@xxcringeycookiezxx3441]

EVERYTIME I HEAR IT LMAO

[@nanocosp]

that was i thought 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@sebastianrodriguez2932]

This album is so underrated, the drums are great, Budgie never repeats patterns, super creative drummer.

[@vegadeth]

I agree that Budgie is a great drummer, but his patterns do repeat. They repeat, but very minimally... and then they morph into new patterns which is a very creative way to play. It keeps your attention but you don't lose the vibe of the song.

[@valentinoguerrero3784]

Listen to house of balloons by The Weeknd

[@halionextra]

@@valentinoguerrero3784 fuck no

[@michaelw2816]

In his podcast Budgie says this was the first track he did with the Banshees after he left the Slits - the similarity with Typical Girls is there

[@TylerCarter-vl3vg]

Man that guitar is haunting

[@David-hr8mq]

Ok my opinion of the Weeknd just went way up. Had no clue he sampled this back in 2011 and I about died when I heard it playing at the Super Bowl halftime show!

[@redpillblues879]

YES!

[@maddoxcindy5017]

Ngl I never knew the songs before but it gave me goosebumps and it was the best moment at the show

[@happydayz7857]

It was a great sample too.

[@austintrousdale2397]

OG Weeknd fans last night, hearing “House of Balloons:” wow, deep cut there Me: WTF?! They’re singing Siouxsie?!

[@TI84p]

I hope you check out his whole House of Balloons mixtape. If u like this you’d definitely like the whole project

[@cmmr26]

I almost had a heart attack when this song was played at superbowl

[@davidflorez1196]

It actually was house of balloons of the weeknd and he sampled part of this one I recommend you hear it also if you like it

[@christisoutherland2705]

Same!

[@vicarious8552]

its house of balloons, surprised lol

[@Astrlfire]

the song he played was house of balloons/glass table girls though that song heavily samples and interpolates lyrics from this song

[@sydneyhendrickson4332]

I was honestly so happy to hear something older from him. I love all the music he puts out, however, the older, the better. Just my opinion.

[@georgetzimas1541]

The melodic line played by the guitar at the start and during the breakdowns is pure genius.

[@potkettle46]

Used by Capella u got to know .

[@georgetzimas1541]

@@potkettle46 Yep, I remember that back in the day, I think it was early 90's

[@jpschristensen6928]

And Techno Bert's "Neue Dimensions" 1990 some years before Cappella@@potkettle46

[@lifeisjusttodie]

That’s the great John McGeoch for you. He also played guitar for Magazine.

[@DontKnowHowToSayNo]

It's the only good part of the song I feel.

[@edgyspaghetti]

Honestly loved that MSI sampled this because they introduced me to this band

[@nahh_homi]

THANK YOU! I WAS TRY8NG SO HARD TO REMEMBER WHERE ELSE I HAD HEARD THE BEGINNING

[@powlobo.m.b.]

This is a freaking sinister masterpiece!!! Her doubled-vocals haunting "wow" gives me the chills!

[@ajs41]

100% agree. Early 1980 featured lots of songs with this atmospheric sound: A Forest by The Cure, Mirror In The Bathroom by The Beat, Echo Beach by Martha & The Muffins, Can't Help Myself by Flowers/Icehouse, I Got You by Split Endz, Underpass by John Foxx, etc.

[@TheWelwyn21]

Behave

[@22448824]

You’re easily scared

[@mikebott6940]

@@ajs41 Your list demonstrates exquisite taste.

[@erikacornia]

plus the eerie whistling at the end ...

[@johnstairs]

Bowie once said he plays dark music wether he was happy or sad with that in mind this is my go to track

[@pastelwaves2344]

Makea sense

[@hasanabir115]

I never heard Bowie even mention the banshees

[@rentalsnake6542]

Music is an emotional outlet, the best music is born of sadness, anger, fear, profoundly negative emotions. If you're happy, you're just happy, but if you have a lot of bad emotions, you have to do something with them and art is the best medicine. Happy songs are shite lol.

[@cupidcx4524]

Abir nobody said he did

[@johnstairs]

No music in general

[@pinkchaos.]

As someone suffering from Agoraphobia after having my son, and literally being afraid to just leave my house, this song resonates with me greatly, expressing how we unreasonably believe our house is the only safe place, but we’re pretty much stuck here due to our own fears, and justify our fears by falsely thinking our house is the only safe and happy place in the world, when in reality, it’s trapping us and suffocating us.

[@dms8418]

You need to get out more 😂😂😂

[@pinkchaos.]

@@dms8418 that’s the problem with your generation. Nobody thinks deeply about anything.

[@peterzeeuw4920]

@@pinkchaos. i'm with you, or not as the as would be, anxiety rules my head. Just wondered where McGeough was or had he passed!

[@MysteriousRed23]

@@dms8418 Low EQ response

[@peps1943]

Probably get off KZbin and seek professional help for the sake of your infant child!? Yikes. That poor kid doesn't have a chance with PINK CHAOS as a Mom. So embarrassing.

[@lvhomesales]

80s was the best of times for music.

[@RavenFeathers90]

I've never heard this song until I saw Last Night in Soho. I love it.

[@binauralmiki1pena66]

Cant believe i never heard this song before ,,,,!,!!!!

[@Harew0lf]

Yeah it absolutely slaps, like all of the soundtrack

[@corruptedmonk6624]

Me too. Just watched the movie yesterday

[@matthiasss865]

i had an idea for doin a short film with a party scene and this one was going to be the main song, and now i came from seeing last night in Soho and Edgard wright already did it 😭

[@carademoji]

nambre bro, pues a buscarle más q hay d sobra

[@emaan4227]

Abel is a genius for sampling this

[@ephebofreedomfighter8698]

what about cappella?

[@Donnie-sg2cj]

XOTWOD Doc McKinney and IIIangelo sampled it, not “Abel”

[@davwlt]

Lil D maybe idea was by abel

[@xkidmidnightx]

Ripping off other people's music isnt genius.

[@rayann.669]

@First Name Last Name He just hasn't heard HOB/GTG

[@sunnabii]

this is heaven to my ears

[@nastysiaaa]

Mam nadzieję że nasze pokolenie przerwie to ,,happy house”, obecne już od pokoleń

[@Majssxxx]

Oby

[@zuzek9925]

Też mam taką nadzieję

[@m.worthy]

I love how The Weeknd used this as a sample on 'House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls'. He did it justice... Nostalgia. 🎈😊 I remember seeing Siouxsie & The Banshees in concert.

[@jayjay4470]

Illangelo *

[@m.worthy]

▪️ *Martin **_"Doc" McKinney_* * ▪️ _Susan Janet Ballion, Peter Edward Clarke, John Alexander McGeoch, Steven John Bailey/Severin_ *

[@BalorBallora]

mindless self indulgence sampled it as well! i would not recommend them though.

[@Jane_Doe...3]

@@BalorBallora i love them even more than weeknd but yea would not recommend them. Lol MSi are my guilty pleasure

[@MADD-MANX]

You lying

[@zello4075]

I think this is one of the first post punk songs ever played in the super bowl

[@elijaht3174]

he didn’t play this song, he sampled it

[@shotbyrima]

Are you lost? He didn’t play this song at the halftime show, he sampled this song for his “House of Balloons”. So he played his own song at the halftime show.

[@georgec1984]

What post punks songs were played in the super bowl anyway?

[@littlebirdie02gl11]

This is gothic rock

[@littlebirdie02gl11]

@@posadistpilled8048 bruh this is gothic rock 🤣🤣

[@tranquilblossoms8371]

This very song inspired Mindless Self indulgence and The Weeknd to make Bitches and House of Balloons. I am grateful for that guitar riff.

[@huesitoo]

Finally someone says about msi

[@dianagarcia8022]

Anyone 2024?? This absolute gem!

[@klp3446]

Me!! 12/4/2024!!!!

[@Lana29Banana96]

Me😏

[@garyz2043]

Still here.

[@Editorvid]

Still dancing in the "happy house"😅

[@lonlonbalmad776]

Right here 06/23/2024

[@drumsan1]

quarentine in a happy house

[@carlacolman5191]

Same

[@annescholey6546]

Isolationism

[@justinogt]

CONFIRMO

[@timpropper6230]

Santi Bernal As long as we are still happiness our happy house. Stay safe, stayhome my friends

[@mayramishelltantacruces5595]

Confirmo

[@Alveda_Killfrickle4162]

Was not expecting to hear Happy House in the US halftime performance that The Weekend was performing. It was a pleasant surprise. Looked it up and he used this as a sample for his song “House Of Ballons” it’s pretty good!

[@wafflehousewitch]

Okay it wasn't me lol

[@brianriley]

He sampled the song in House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls from one of his early mixtapes. I just realized it was a sample 😳.

[@KatMolitor]

I about died!!!

[@sumatithomas2387]

Came here bc I wasn’t expecting it during the Super Bowl either! 🖤

[@ZachisntReal]

I was super surprised because you never really hear this kind of music in mainstream.

[@psx0005rr]

Happy to see that Jenna Ortega implemented some of Siouxsie's dance moves in this video into her rave dance on Wednesday. I loved Siouxsie & the Banshees back when they were still performing and was happy to get to see them on tour many years ago when they visited the Florida Theatre :D

[@akinah3827]

Who tf is jenna ortega

[@psx0005rr]

@@akinah3827 Google that hard?

[@brit411jc]

@@akinah3827 Jenna Ortega is the actress who played Wednesday Addams.

[@akinah3827]

@@brit411jc oh god I hate her. She over acts

[@eddaabdin1209]

@@akinah3827 the previous actress of Wednesday Addams, Christina Ricci seems to approve of her so that's all that matters anyway lol

[@mahtable]

The drums in this (along with everything else) hit a vibe in my body and my mind.

[@michaelwilleford6333]

"Happy 62nd birthday Siouxsie!"

[@ellievesty]

she's so cool oh my god

[@adinocc2042]

Cheers & Huzzah!

[@cristianlauga9551]

Monday May 27th 1957

[@jacquelinemorris7959]

and she still looks stunning!

[@jwnj9716]

Tim Burton's daily dreams.

[@offbeat65]

That cutesy, talentless sellout shouldn't be mentioned on the same page with Siouxsie. He just commercialized what the real goths created.

[@ErikaTBus]

​@@offbeat65 Thank you!

[@BitOfUltraviolence]

@@offbeat65 How is he a talentless sellout?

[@fartsandnoses6279]

@@offbeat65 OH YEAH TIM BURTON IS GREAT SO ah.............piss off

[@user-ws8lv2ue6c]

fellow hooman That’s like saying all music is unoriginal because without cavemen banging rocks there wouldn’t be any music

[@mikequinlivan8842]

Why the Sex Pistols are remembered for one sorta ok album, but Siouxsie and the Banshee’s are not worshiped for about 7 amazing albums is beyond me. The public never deserved such amazing music.

[@gregjones7473]

I landed in the UK from NZ in SEP 77 and had a musical culture shock. I knew Glam rock and soft rock and heavy rock. When i heard bands like Siouxsie I was converted ,thankyou UK

[@beatsbySHADY]

NIGHTS PASS SO MUCH QUICKER THAN THE DAYS DID SAME CLOTHES YOU AINT READY FOR YOUR DAY SHIFT

[@quattrohead]

Never realized how darn good the drums are on this, seriously good.

[@Trixtah]

Same! I literally came here to say the same thing! It's one of my absolute fave songs of the post-punk era, and on listening to this again for the first time in years (I had the LP, who knows where that is now), I realised that proto-breakbeat is really just awesome. That's Budgie, who became Siouxsie's partner. The whole thing is just perfection - the lyric, Siouxsie's vocal (of course), John McGeoch's poignant lead guitar (why he isn't in the video...), and Steve Severin with that great bassline. All fabulous.

[@ludotausch]

Yes! Back in da days I was a punk drummer, but this guy is doing somethin absolutly not easy, and tight like steel! Great.

[@Scarecrow2311]

Budgie is one of my all time fav drummers for sure ( Check out 'The Creatures' is the singer and drummers side project )

[@stigmatamartyr4223]

@@Scarecrow2311 the Slits too I think

[@kirstm.2215]

Drummers are always underestimated

[@cxttoncandy_skies4771]

Thank you Abel for introducing me to this genre of music

[@aotctd]

Criingy how that Creep attaches to Our Cultures

[@kevincharles91]

​@@aotctdwhat??

[@thenameless2379]

Damn. I remember watching this video years ago...When in a goth club...Holy crap that was so long i forgot. Bless you Jenna Ortega for reminding me.

[@tanztummitternacht4236]

her dancing is wonderfully weird, i love it

[@themidgesofficial]

love it too :D

[@suareztanya70]

IN THE HAPPY HOUSE!

[@kaori_kanzaki]

Haha she was cute tho

[@BillyTheBigKid82]

Better than twerking for sure.

[@millysoftley5224]

I'll never forget the night me and my dad sat up all night listening to siouxsie and the banshees together :)

[@ViciousMaximus]

On acid??

[@oliverjesu5]

beautiful memory (:

[@psympson]

You... lucky!!!

[@nicoles.1585]

❤

[@Filipko1989]

Milly Softley i always do that when i am back home for a visit. Dust those records and put them on

[@lotus1238]

Siouxsie is one of those bands that echoed across the four corners of the world... indelible.

[@deviliciously419]

Ah, the amazing invisible guitarist song! Siouxsie and the Banshees at their best.

[@helenfein6103]

Siouxsie made it to Super Bowl 2021 via The Weeknd !! Classic greatness.

[@johnhawk1089]

How? I haven’t seen it.

[@erickalexandercelavelasque1016]

No!

[@helenfein6103]

@@johnhawk1089 I guess you don't know the song "Happy House" by Siouxsie.

[@johnhawk1089]

@@helenfein6103 yes i know Happy House. I just don’t know what The Weeknd’s connection is to it. I didn’t watch the super bowl.

[@erickalexandercelavelasque1016]

sorry but, very out of place to have sung happy house in that mix

[@JordanSobot5]

Abel used this sample so well.....

[@andresduques2013]

beautiful man, just beautiful 😔

[@trbl6151]

Miss Yancey listen to House of Balloons by the Weeknd and youl see

[@theuberman7170]

Abel = Generic Boring voice

[@JordanSobot5]

@@theuberman7170 oh you mean the guy whose voice is often compared to michael jackson? My mistake

[@robbieerta7827]

Abel is a big fan of Siouxie and the Banshees/Cocteu twins/David Bowie..gothic music too.

[@chrisprimmer6441]

Wow..amazing music decades later..more talented musicians here than all modern-day mainstream music

[@jasonpfinch]

Budgie is such a genius. I mean they all are.

[@michaelvitiello9960]

80's music videos were so great. I remember sitting in front of the t.v watching them for hours.

[@ougii_]

Hi old man

[@simonkemp156]

25 years ago an Australian friend Ian went to a random party and had a conservation with the legend that is Siouxsie Sue. Lucky buggar.

[@tonupnolid]

they could have put John in the video. I mean his guitar parts absolutely make this song worth listening to decades later

[@nostarstv7640]

Siouxsie inspires Wednesday Addams on the dance floor.

[@rolandbaldwin]

She's perfect.

[@shinji1991]

Very much indeed!

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

Still is.

[@chenh4937]

THIS is perfect!

[@toreno1992]

Wonderful.

[@erasablerain7866]

To be 17 again ! Just in the 6th at school . Wonderful time.

[@ianwhiffen5412]

Saw them so many times live in the eighties, even when Robert Smith of The Cure was standing in as guitarist. I always remember the Souxsie clones that used to walk around at the time.☺

[@iz202]

Bet none of them were close to Siouxsie's brilliance though ;D

[@ianwhiffen5412]

They did look good. I remember seeing her at Hammersmith Palais and they were all walking around with long back combed hair and Souxsie rocked up on stage with a really short haircut. The look on their faces 😅

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

What a time period. I wish I was there.

[@estebanechandi2761]

I love this song❤

[@MrDawson1569]

Cappella took the sample out at the beginning and speeded it up and used it in ….u got to know …….👏👏

[@jonesynet]

Drumming is amazing - love the syncopation.

[@En3usiast]

The off-beat snare and squoze hi-hat makes it..... Pure genius.....!!

[@maskof]

Budgie is one of the greatest drummers around. From Wiki: In 2013, Spin rated him at No. 28 in their list of "The 100 Greatest Drummers of Alternative Music", writing: "Post-punk introduced a lot of amazing drummers, but none more influential than Budgie. With the Banshees, Budgie didn't just play rhythms-he played hooks and leads, brilliant parts that set the songs on fire. His tom-tom-intensive approach, [was] enlightened by his awareness of world music".Spin considered his "most booming moment" to be "Into the Light", from 1981's Juju, saying: "Budgie drums up a marvel of kinetic syncopation and invention".

[@thomassdad713]

Defo influenced Reni’s drumming

[@Time2gojoe]

Budgies the man... Married Siouxsie too which I consider an impossible feat...

[@Trixtah]

Before breakbeat existed -amazing. Budgie was into polyrhythms etc, and this was really a much better take on a "reggaeish" vibe than so many non-Jamaican musicians who attempted it. So, imagine in some alternate universe, instead of sampling the Amen Break ad infinitum, if somehow Budgie's beats became the basis of DnB

[@theangrycro-mag9444]

Back in the 80s I was pretty much a metalhead. But my then girlfriend was a Goth and dragged me to go see Siouxsie at Radio City Music Hall in NY. After the first song I was hooked. Been a fan ever since.

[@theangrycro-mag9444]

Andy Towler Don’t disagree.

[@bijeto]

My favorite video by the Banshees; it not only captures the feel of the song, but the feel of the whole album and even the cover art.

[@heatherchandlerr]

i'm telling my grandkids this was a quarantine documentary

[@FG-sj8su]

Lyrics: This is the happy house-we're happy here in the happy house oh it's such fun We've come to play in the happy house And waste a day in the happy house-it never rains We've come to scream in the happy house We're in a dream in the happy house We're all quite sane This is the happy house-we're happy here There's room for you if you say "I do" But don't say no or you'll have to go We've done no wrong with our blinkers on It's safe and calm if you sing along This is the happy house-we're happy here in the happy house. To forget ourselves-and pretend all's well There is no hell.

[@user-nw3mj5pi2p]

СПАСИБО.

[@enduser63]

Last reversal makes sense never forget, it's not all well , there is hell,and a reversal on the line we're all quite sane,,the music business,sane?

[@andresduques2013]

IF IT HURTS TO BREATHE, OPEN A WINDOW OH YOUR MIND WANTS TO LEAVE, BUT YOU CAN'T GOOOOOOOO 😭😭😭

[@tashid4723]

THIS IS THE HAPPY HOUSE WERE HAPPY HERE IN YHE HAPPY HOUSE

[@deckss24]

@@tashid4723 OH THIS IS FUN 🎶

[@vinio5695]

@@deckss24 BRING THE 707 OUT🗣

[@zurriyat.4965]

WOOOOAH WOAAAAHHHH

[@santaslittlenibbler7834]

TWO PUFFS FOR THE LADIES WHO BE DOWN FOR THAT

[@nelsongonzalez711]

2024!❤

[@syerwaleed7590]

House of Balloons took this to another level

[@heatherbirnie5989]

Excellent. I saw them once but after the gig we were chased through the streets of London by skinheads...ah those were the days.

[@mhwelsh3551]

Heather, just wanted to let you know: you're the coolest and this comment was a roller coaster from start to finish I hope I'm as cool as you one day

[@nataliatorreskalme]

omg that place sure wasnt the happy house

[@ostapbendervan7874]

then punkz n skin become one talk about discrimination they call it now..why people jump so easy to say racism like McDonald's w easy easy my brother and friends hate anything i listen to.. made you tuff for later only 1 of three blk dude in the scene..now i see pink hair

[@2degucitas]

They paid you a very strange compliment

[@zxresa]

Those were the days 😊

[@TinyScorpion44]

February 7, 2021, the night when every goth in America simultaneously got confused as hell hearing SATB covered/sampled at that sportsball game almost none of us care about...

[@neondeity6630]

Pretty much lol

[@zakkholguin3942]

Fuckin lol

[@austintrousdale2397]

There was an awesome spectacle in Tampa showcasing Weeknd’s considerable talent and rich taste in music, bookended by one of the least competitive athletic contests I’ve ever watched. 💀🦇

[@mothy3440]

i didn't even know the superbowl was happening when my friend frantically texted me about it as this happened lmao

[@yslcokeangelbaby]

LMAOO

[@SHPIKOVZ]

Лучше поздно, чем никогда! Я только сейчас узнал об этой группе, она прекрасна!

[@Angie-mw4dj]

Remember my mum cleaning the house with Mr sheen to Siouxie and the banshees 🤩🥰 happy days

[@thisisajang]

Listening to Siouxsie's song is like falling down the rabbit hole.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

A rabbit hole you never want to leave

[@thisisajang]

@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 true that. It's once in a lifetime experience

[@Engelbird]

Well their label WAS Wonderland records..

[@TaxEvasi0n]

Music got you lo-o-ost. Nights end so much quicker than the days did. Same clothes, you ain't ready for your day shift.

[@suckmyhugerod]

TaxEvasion that was the drugs man

[@eatsleepworkcars1786]

This place will burn you u-u-up Baby it's okay all my niggas next door they be working in the trap so get louder if you want

[@josejones7025]

Was lucky enough to see her perform live in the U. S. In AZ & CA

[@lovetsmriy]

Одна з них пісень, що вплинули на мене, як на виконавця... Кайфар короч🥰

[@finnwilliamson6969]

Me and my mum had a bad relationship whenever we’d argue I’d put this song on to take the piss out of our “happy house” and dance around like a loon to piss her off. Oh memories

[@trevorbishop3567]

Hope mum and you ok now brilliant tune 🤠

[@Zephaniah3verse17]

I can empathise with you! When our stepmother flew off the handle, which was often, brother and I would walk up the stairs singing "this is the happy house, we're happy here, but it ain't fun". Hope things are much better for you all now.

[@m1lliep3de]

when my parents got divorced my mums side of the family were rlly shitty to my dad especially bc he could barely afford to eat so they used that as an advantage, and they used to try and stop me from seeing him and tell him not to ruin their "happy house" which is pretty ironic bc that shithole is abusive asf. i still live there but this song reminds me of that time when everything was rlly fucked up and tense. its not as bad as before but im trying to get out. im almost old enough to move out so i just gotta wait :)

[@Fireglo]

That sounds utter cringe.

[@ridanann]

how gay did you turn out Padraig Pearse probably a bit or Graham Norton wow that's gay lol Slan

[@skord176]

No one gonna mention how tight and groovy Severin and Budgie's rhythms are?

[@noiamspartacus8965]

Yes the drumming is outstanding.

[@therandomdot2563]

Used to go to a goth club, and this was one of the songs the DJ would play when he was switching from "shit nobody wanted to dance to in order to make them get their drink on" to "shit people wanted to dance to to get the floor packed by midnight."

[@therandomdot2563]

@ciao214Z No, 2000's. The now defunct Lizard Lounge in Dallas-Fort Worth. They did Praise The Lord (PTL) club on Thurs and The Church on Sundays. When I started going, the main room DJ played a lot of old-school classics like this, Type-O Negative, etc. DJ Virus in the other room would play more modern stuff. Then the main room guy quit or something, and DJ Virus took over the man room and sometimes played old-school stuff.. but usually played more "stompy" stuff. Funs times. Folks were really chill and nice, and the music was great.

[@cattycakes64]

Dare to be rare Siouxsie. What a stylish unique individual. What a voice! She influenced those of us who were a decade younger than her in the best possible way.

[@Hot80s]

amen

[@jhowardsupporter]

Cat Paw would have been cooler.

[@dylangroves6527]

I like your username... I am tempted to say that if the bird is the word, then the cat is the law...

[@thisthatxotwod948]

Bring the 707 out!

[@playboyjc4811]

Thisthat XOTWOD yes

[@echoesofsilence7823]

@@playboyjc4811 XO

[@tiffanylane]

The cinematography and artistic Mastrify are ASTONISHING!!! This is TRULY Siouxiose!!!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@AngelGarcia-oy3yj]

Damn you really butchered her name

[@Paul-wk7tj]

One of my favourite songs of the 80's

[@NF40375]

Jamming over here 😎🖤🎶🗣️🎤

[@maadman117]

RIP John McGeoch, one of the greatest and most influential musicians ever! You changed something inside my soul, Magazine was the band that did it....

[@mimiskemimiske4055]

RIP My Brother!😔😔🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪🇧🇪💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@philboakes1960]

God like no God

[@angularsquare8757]

Absolute genius guitarist.

[@annescholey6546]

Part of the Visage team

[@ebstooge]

I wonder why he isn't in the video?

[@carljules3123]

The picking on guitar is a work of a genius. Love the reggae bassline, love the dub drumbeats, love the backing vocals, one of the best singles of all time

[@Teeb2023]

John McGeoch on guitar. Very underrated / unknown, great guitarist, played in many great bands. Sadly passed away in 2004.

[@pmayer65]

@@Teeb2023 Well said. He was a great guitarist indeed.

[@stephennewby5060]

@@Teeb2023 unknown?......not at all unknown....pne of the most influential guitarists ever

[@deletebilderberg]

@@Teeb2023 ‘Unknown’ Nope.

[@blackmore1972]

@@Teeb2023 Is not John McGeogh, it's Steven Severin on Bass

[@sergiosozi]

This is the happy house We're happy here in the happy house oh It's such fun, fun, fun We've come to play in the happy house And waste a day in the happy house It never rains Weve come to scream in the happy house We're in a dream in the happy house Were all quite sane This is the happy house We're happy here There's room for you if you say I do But dont say no or you'll have to go We've done no wrong with our blinkers on It's safe and calm if you sing along This is the happy house We're happy here in the happy house To forget ourselves And pretend all's well There is no hell

[@bilelmelo131]

X2 Im looking through your window

[@jeffreekoch9298]

Post punk and Gothic rock in the 80s. Cool stuff. 😎 The Weeknd sampled this.

[@hjillumi880]

how much does he actually sample ? michael jackson and other artists we grew up with and our generations and cultures styles he sounds amazing

[@payingtoplay]

To me she still sounds as fresh as ever. There's something so intriguing and interesting about her... Haunting perfection.

[@stacyblue1980]

Its never dark and I hate it when people think of her work as dark and gloomy. Or the Banshees. Its enlightening. Its a safe kind of wonderful place to be. So to speak. Maybe Im an old weird gal. I dunno...

[@1984MsLuci]

Sounds really fresh

[@djawnsjhilson218]

Also could have been in line with mamas and the papas and the hollies.

[@Chrisamusic1]

McGeoch''s guitar on this is wonderful. Definitely paved the way for the 'scratchy' guitar sound that filtered through after this. RIP John. Great stuff.

[@robjones2408]

Saw John play with Magazine in 1979. He was note perfect. Another great who left us too early, it beggars belief he quit the music industry to become a nurse...

[@Teeb2023]

"Another great who left us too early" Waaay too early.

[@bingsinatra5283]

It's Budgie who does it for me... talking about scratchy guitar, let's not forget Keith Levene.

[@eamontdmas]

Some of my favourite guitarists came out of Punk and New wave. Verlaine, McGeoch, Levene, Adamson etc...

[@misterteaification]

Do we know why he isn't in the video?

[@littlenige]

So great when that snare kicks in. The 80's were freaking great.

[@MarcoAuPizzarus]

Music is magic

[@alanmerc5859]

what a babe with a great voice

[@chadhofheins3005]

Never got why McGeoch is not in the video. His guitar work was so key to Siouxsie and the Banshees' sound during this time. Great guitarist.

[@DennisMC1974]

I Totally Agree 👍🔥🎼🎹🎼💯

[@mindtpi]

He was still in Magazine at the time and wasn't officially a member of the Banshees yet

[@estebanechandi2761]

😂 I'm happy and sad😢 Because good old days🎉

[@thisisKB87]

This song came up in Last night In Soho and All I could think was "WHERE HAVE I HEARD THIS BEFORE" had no idea it was sample/cover Weeknd did

[@tessadonkor700]

YES!! Watched it the other night and recognised the track, forgot about it and then heard house of balloons and it all just clicked for me!

[@moocifer16]

THANK YOU! I would have been trying to figure this out for ever XD

[@thisisKB87]

@@moocifer16 If it wasn't for my shuffled playlist, I probably still wouldn't have figured it out hahaha!

[@PridetheFallen]

Hi

[@hansdado]

he covered this song? 🔥🔥

[@Pulsonar]

Where the hell has all this daring invention, laser hot charisma and boldness gone???

[@pigknickers]

Special times. Felt all so commonplace at the time. But now we look back and realise how utterly magical it was.

[@madmic1967]

I'm sure it's there if you look for it.

[@evallyntc3164]

France

[@Rufusdos]

Nope. Intelligent people do stuff for free these days.

[@AhnxRU]

They're gone because of political correctness and dumbing down the masses. You can't write a decent music or shoot a good, honest movie anymore. You can, of course - but no one will hear you becase of total media control and censorship. Welcome to 1984.

[@sbrownie]

Cruel World 2023 wasn't so cruel... with Siouxsie rocking it.🥰☝🏾

[@djwhutevas]

Been here sense Wednesday get it😂

[@MarjorySBaxter666]

The Weeknd just used some of this song tonight in his performance at The Super Bowl- hopefully it will draw more people to Siouxsie xo

[@davidflorez1196]

It actually was his own song house of balloons and he sampled this iconic part but yes hope that more people hear both

[@BillyBob-wq9fl]

I Love her 80’s dancing style.. She is 80’s perfection.. She has that swag and confidence.. A BadAss.

[@mpc3po]

can't believe in all my years I am just hearing this...super groovy and brilliantly understated!

[@arthurvalaer5306]

Same. I'm big on post-punk/goth/new wave but still have homework to do. Just heard this on Last Night in Soho.

[@estebanechandi2761]

I don't know why we lost that music and videos

[@suzeynontheist1742]

Where have artists like this gone? Are they not being born any more? Any one else want the Simon Cowell factory to close?

[@albumental]

+Suzey Non Theist There are plenty of great, new artists out there still, they're just not pushed by the major labels. They do their own thing and are being more experimental for it. The spirit of Siouxsie is alive and well and dwelling in the digital underground.

[@suzeynontheist1742]

+Matt Cole Yeah but bands like the Banshees managed to stay underground but just peep up enough for everyone to see. Even if we were scared of them (which we kind of needed to be). I don't see that any more. Can you point me to it?

[@MrStephen182]

+Suzey Non Theist If you want to be told by the mainstream what to like then your get feed lots of rubbish but if you look in the underground your find music is very much alive and doing great. You got the internet so use it to find some great music. Type a band you like into something like Spotify or Last FM and then use the links to find modern bands sound like them. Simple. Never have people had so much new good music at their fingertips and yet all they do is complain.

[@LadyDoOrDie]

+Suzey Non Theist Don't know. Guess not. Hell yeah!

[@davidbradshaw659]

+Suzey Non Theist you should listen to the vampyrs from perpignan!