Dazzle



"Dazzle" is the second single from the 1984 Siouxsie and the Banshees album Hyæna. The song begins with a gradual fade-in of an orchestral string section and progresses to a drum-driven, majestic anthem. The lyrics "swallowing diamonds/a cutting throat" were derived from the final scene of Marathon Man where Laurence Olivier puts diamonds in his mouth.[1]  Sioux's vocals are accentuated by expansive reverb effects.

"Dazzle" climbed to number 33 on the UK singles chart and was Siouxsie & the Banshees' 11th top 40 UK hit.

The string section piece that opens the track is actually called "Baby Piano". A rough demo done on the piano and the finished string section version were both included as bonus tracks on the 2009 reissue of Hyæna.