Song · Siouxsie and the Banshees
“Dear Prudence” by Siouxsie and the Banshees
From the album Hyæna (1984)
“Dear Prudence” by Siouxsie and the Banshees appears on 36 radio countdowns from 11 stations between 1983 and 2026. It was first released in 1984 on the album Hyæna. Its best result is #20 on the John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #15 alternative song of 1983, #515 alternative song of all time and #288 of the '80s.
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Siouxsie and the Banshees took "Dear Prudence", a Lennon–McCartney song that John Lennon wrote in Rishikesh during the Beatles' 1968 trip to India, and made it lush, dark and dizzying. Lennon had written it to coax Prudence Farrow, Mia Farrow's sister, out of hiding on a meditation course with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, where she had become obsessive about meditating. The Banshees keep the song's plea to come outside and see the world, but wrap it in shimmering, echoing guitars and Siouxsie's cool, commanding voice, so the sunrise feels as if it's happening underwater.
British record buyers sent their version into the UK top five in 1983, and it found a home on the band's 1984 album Hyæna.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 49 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1983 | 107 |
| 1983 | 57 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 | 91 |
| 1983 | 20 | John Peel (BBC Radio 1) | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983 | 50 |
All-time and decade countdowns
Also listed as: Dear Prudance.
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