Song · Siouxsie and the Banshees
“Ornaments of Gold” by Siouxsie and the Banshees
From the album Peepshow (1988)
“Ornaments of Gold” by Siouxsie and the Banshees appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1988 and 2003. It was first released in 1988 on the album Peepshow. Its best result is #100 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #269 alternative song of 1988 and #6,061 alternative song of all time.
"Ornaments of Gold" comes from Peepshow, the ninth album by Siouxsie and the Banshees, which Polydor put out in Britain in September 1988. It was a record of new blood, the band's first as a five-piece after multi-instrumentalist Martin McCarrick and guitarist Jon Klein came aboard, and it ranged across a wide spread of influences. Siouxsie Sioux wrote the words, and Mike Hedges produced the track with the band and engineered it as well.
Critics took to the album warmly, singling out its unpredictable orchestrations and the fresh shades in Siouxsie's voice, and "Peek-a-Boo", "The Killing Jar" and "The Last Beat of My Heart" were the singles sent out to front it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 100 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1417 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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