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Agree, great version. The Deftones also do a great cover of the The Smiths' "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want".Back to the Cure: as popular as they are, I still think they are so underrated. What an unbelievable catalog of songs."If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" is the best by far, IMO.
By the way, the deftones do an AMAZING cover of it, if you haven't seen it, check it out here :
Yes, what sets them apart from most of the other groups of their era is the sheer number of good to great songs they recorded.Back to the Cure: as popular as they are, I still think they are so underrated. What an unbelievable catalog of songs.
They do have good songs, but what I remember more about them in the first half of the 80's was the pretentiousness of their fans. I went to a Cure concert around 1984. I liked them, but did not love them at the time. You should have seen all the fans with dyed black hair, mascara, black fingernails and throwing around the word "suicide" in their conversation every few sentences or so. Seems like there were a few thousand of these.Yes, what sets them apart from most of the other groups of their era is the sheer number of good to great songs they recorded.Back to the Cure: as popular as they are, I still think they are so underrated. What an unbelievable catalog of songs.
True The Cure did collect their share of mis-guided youth ... but so did most alternative/punk bands of the early 80s. The options were Hard Rock leftovers (Led Zeppelin, Boston, Bob Segar, etc.), Hair Rock (Whitesnake, Skid Row, and other big hair bands), Pop (A-Ha, Bryan Adams, Madonna want-a-be's, and the like), Alternative (Oingo Boingo, Fine Young Cannibals, Flock of Seagulls, Living Coulour, and other "happy" stuff), or Alt/Punk (The Cure, Sugar Cubes, Depeche Mode, Love n Rockets, and other often "dark" pre-grunge and flannel shirt message stuff). I'm guessing County was out there too ... but not in my world.Of all the music fans, I found the Alt/Punk people were the most in touch with who they were at the time. Sure, some pushed the "dark" stuff too far, but no more than he guys who had hair down to their waist because they were "rockers". Every kid has a way of expressing their personal rebellion.They do have good songs, but what I remember more about them in the first half of the 80's was the pretentiousness of their fans. I went to a Cure concert around 1984. I liked them, but did not love them at the time. You should have seen all the fans with dyed black hair, mascara, black fingernails and throwing around the word "suicide" in their conversation every few sentences or so. Seems like there were a few thousand of these.Yes, what sets them apart from most of the other groups of their era is the sheer number of good to great songs they recorded.Back to the Cure: as popular as they are, I still think they are so underrated. What an unbelievable catalog of songs.
The Stranger by Camus.- Killing An Arab is about an absurd French book where the character kills someone.
Well done ... Though "Killing An Arab" was actually based on the Albert Camus short story "The Stranger" .... ("I'm the stranger .... killing an Arab") ...Examples of Cure lyrics topics - (twist on my response post above)
- Let's Go To Bed is not about frivalous sex, but actually a sarcastic stab and the "one night stand" mentality. It's a sleep-over.
- Killing An Arab is about an absurd French book where the character kills someone.
- Boy's Dont Cry is the typical boy loses girl story.
- Jumping Someone Else's Train was written after touring with Souxie & the Banshees. Apparently Smith witnessed Souxie lose it while accusing another song writer of stealing her song/music. Jumping Someone Else's Train was a shot at those who "jump" on someone else's success.
- Club America is a warning of sorts about the trappings of the U.S.
- How Beautiful You Are is about the expressions witnessed and guilt felt when Smith was approached by a homeless family.
- And well, yes, The Kiss is a rather angry reflection on a girl. (I should have remembered this for the Break Up Songs thread - bummer.)
- The entire Wish album is essentially a homage to lost loves or loved ones and "wishing" things could have been different.
Smith's trademark "goth" look actually disappoints Smith that it is associated with him or the band. One story has it that he first smeared the lipstick on early in the 80's while touring with Souxie in order to cover the opium stains on his lips - the teased hair and smeared make-up look stuck even after he returned from detox.
The Stranger by Camus.- Killing An Arab is about an absurd French book where the character kills someone.![]()
I read it, too. Good, weird stuff. Never really read anything like it.The Stranger by Camus.- Killing An Arab is about an absurd French book where the character kills someone.![]()
My favorite book of all time
In my experiences growing up here in NYC, it was mostly the girls who associated the Cure with Goth ... and, on that note, every one of those girls i ever met/dated proved to be artistic/intelligent/introspective ... and equally into the Smiths/Morrissey. We tended to dig bands like Bauhaus, Christian Death, Specimen, Sex Gang Children, Sister of Mercy, Fields of the Nephilim ... whereas the girls leaned more to the Cure/Smiths/Depeche.Examples of Cure lyrics topics - (twist on my response post above)Smith's trademark "goth" look actually disappoints Smith that it is associated with him or the band. One story has it that he first smeared the lipstick on early in the 80's while touring with Souxie in order to cover the opium stains on his lips - the teased hair and smeared make-up look stuck even after he returned from detox.
God...I haven't listened to (or even thought about) this band in AGES. I should track some of this down.Christian Death
What made you bump this after almost a year?
Ran across some The Cure in my iTunes library. Was listening for awhile digging the music. And thought I'm sure the FFA has a thread on The Cure let's see what they have to say.Great MusicWhat made you bump this after almost a year?
Well you do park your Nissan like a redneck...I swear to God, I have never even heard of The Cure, nor do any of those song titles ring a bell, and I can't believe my life isn't as full and rich as yours.The Cure? I'd probably like The Monkees' Greatest Hits more, and I was never much of a Monkees fan.
Hey - cool. I missed this response at the time.I wasn't at those but I was at the end of tour party at The Spy Room in NYC after the radio city shows in '96.Wow ... we may have met in a stupor then one night.My favorite Cure song changes every few years.
was Siamese Twins for a long time
then Lament
my fav live song is Disintegration
As a completely hopeless Cure fan for 20+ years, there's about 50 Cure songs that I love
Been to 35 Cure concerts and hung out with the guys several times.I've been a Cure fan for years as well.I've probably been to 25-30 shows as far back as 1983. I managed to score access to the release party for Wish in 1992 in Chicago and the Early Listening Party for Wild Mood Swings in '96.
BTW ... nice avatar/name ... "Play for Today" on 17 seconds is one of my favorite lyrics.
forgot about jumping someone elses train. great song too.Well done ... Though "Killing An Arab" was actually based on the Albert Camus short story "The Stranger" .... ("I'm the stranger .... killing an Arab") ...Examples of Cure lyrics topics - (twist on my response post above)
- Let's Go To Bed is not about frivalous sex, but actually a sarcastic stab and the "one night stand" mentality. It's a sleep-over.
- Killing An Arab is about an absurd French book where the character kills someone.
- Boy's Dont Cry is the typical boy loses girl story.
- Jumping Someone Else's Train was written after touring with Souxie & the Banshees. Apparently Smith witnessed Souxie lose it while accusing another song writer of stealing her song/music. Jumping Someone Else's Train was a shot at those who "jump" on someone else's success.
- Club America is a warning of sorts about the trappings of the U.S.
- How Beautiful You Are is about the expressions witnessed and guilt felt when Smith was approached by a homeless family.
- And well, yes, The Kiss is a rather angry reflection on a girl. (I should have remembered this for the Break Up Songs thread - bummer.)
- The entire Wish album is essentially a homage to lost loves or loved ones and "wishing" things could have been different.
Smith's trademark "goth" look actually disappoints Smith that it is associated with him or the band. One story has it that he first smeared the lipstick on early in the 80's while touring with Souxie in order to cover the opium stains on his lips - the teased hair and smeared make-up look stuck even after he returned from detox.
I agree. the Cure are easy targets to bash because of a pudgy near-self-parody goth as a frontman, but that album is amazing from start to finish.Native said:As others have mentioned, Fascination Street should probably be on this list. That would be my pick (though I picked Disintegration).Actually, from start to finish, the entire Disintegration album is unlike anything Ive ever heard and is worthy of the highest praise. A true musical masterpeice.
Fascination Street
I've never regretted not having children. My mindset in that regard has been constant. I objected to being born, and I refuse to impose life on someone else. Living, it's awful for me. I can't on one hand argue the futility of life and the pointlessness of existence and have a family. It doesn't sit comfortably.
Excellent post..that is a list of their most popular songs, while a good list in and of itself, the reason they are so awesome is because they made great albums from start to finish.From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea would also get my vote. I also love End off of the same album.OTHER:
Your list is somewhat disappointing. While "In Between Days", "A Forest", "Distinegration", and "A Letter to Elise" are worthy of consideration, most of the list is pop radio driven. True Cure fans know the best stuff never really made it to the radio ...
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea (Probably my favorite)
Primary
Decent (B Side)
Burn (The Crow Soundtrack)
Torture
Kyoto Song
The Blood
Six Different Ways
Shiver and Shake
Fascination Street
How Beautiful You Are
Love Cats
10:15 Saturday Night
Club America
Exploding Boy
Cold
A Night Like This (was awesome every time live)
Piggy In The Mirror
That is a great tune.An old Cure song that has grown on me in the last few years is "Never Enough"
Killing an Arab
'Juxtatarot said:Robert Smith on the decision to not have children:
I've never regretted not having children. My mindset in that regard has been constant. I objected to being born, and I refuse to impose life on someone else. Living, it's awful for me. I can't on one hand argue the futility of life and the pointlessness of existence and have a family. It doesn't sit comfortably.That schtick is priceless.