On the first studio version recorded by the BBC in February 1978, the "Oriental" hook was played on a pixiphone, a toy glockenspiel with metallic bars; this version was later issued on both Voices on the Air: The Peel Sessions and At the BBC. comment. In 2002, the song was remastered for release on The Best of Siouxsie and the Banshees. "Hong Kong Garden" is a song by English rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band, formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. Reviews There are … [1], The Independent stated that the song was "arguably the most important of the early post-punk hits"[2] and considered the track as one of the "10 best new wave singles" of 1978. Original album version with all instruments. 5,465 views, added to favorites 108 times. Paul Morley wrote in the NME : "It was no surprise that "Hong Kong Garden" should spiral into the charts just weeks after the group became Polydor people. "Hong Kong Garden" was one of the songs that initially caught my ear and persuaded me to explore further into the music of Siouxsie and the Banshees. Hong Kong Garden bass tab by Siouxsie and the Banshees. Author illy93 [a] 577. The single reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. View interactive tab. 772 views, added to favorites 126 times. About “Hong Kong Garden” Siouxsies and the Banshees inspired a generation to dress in black, from hair roots to shiny shoes. Issued in the UK by Polydor Records in 1978, the track was written by Banshees mem…, Siouxsie and the Banshees was an influential English, Facebook (pages/Siouxsie-And-The-Banshees/186751311365203), Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Listening to it now, I can still hear the elements that caused me to fall in love with the song in the first place. The single reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. ... Hong Kong Garden – Siouxsie and the Banshees. [12] The song was described by Paul Rambali of NME as "a bright, vivid narrative, something like snapshots from the window of a speeding Japanese train, power charged by the most original, intoxicating guitar playing heard in a long, long time". Me and my friend were really upset that we used to go there and like, occasionally when the skinheads would turn up it would really turn really ugly. In April 2014, "Hong Kong Garden" was reissued on double 7-inch vinyl with new artwork and an eight-page booklet, overseen by Siouxsie and Steven Severin. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. Filesize: 51.6 kb. Difficulty: intermediate. Edizione limitata, copertina apribile corredata da un booklet, b sides : "Voices" oltre alla title track. The group and Lillywhite chose to work in a more intimate place and opted for a smaller studio, the Fallout Shelter located in the basement of Island Records. 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