Most Don't Realize This Catchy New Wave Classic is Secretly a Protest Song | Professor Of Rock

Robert Smith and the Cure had a lot that went into their song that broke the band to the world, Boys Don’t Cry… written in the late 70s and released in the US in the 80s it set up the decade perfectly. the song came from years of antics by Robert and his band. He was expelled from school for several live shows that incited craziness… He was beaten up for wearing his mother’s dress to school. He also wrote Boys Don’t Cry as a protest against the adults who told him to cover his real emotions. It set the Cure up for long term success which would be followed by Close to Me, In-between Days and Just like Heaven to make him one fo the greatest of the 80s.
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An Alternative Rock icon, was beaten up for wearing his mother’s dress, kicked out of school for inciting a riot, and wrote a song in the late 70s that is more topical today than ever before- becoming the song that established his band in America whom, he once dedicated to Motorhead. The story of “Boys Don’t Cry by the Cure on Breakthrough a new feature NEXT on Professor of Rock!
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Today we begin a new program on our channel. We call it breakthrough, where we breakdown the singular, song, album or event that kicked open the door to an artist or band’s career and gave them the momentum to rocket to long term success..
The Alternative Rock icon, Robert Smith wasn’t always made up with eye-liner and lipstick, but he has always been a complex individual, even back when he was an impressionable 5 year old when he met his friend, and future bandmate, Lawerence (Lol) Tolhurst at a school bus stop on their way to Kindergarten.
When Robert was 11, he wore his mother’s black velvet dress to school on one occasion, for no apparent reason, and was beaten up by bullies on his way home for his cross-dressing stunt.
The Smith/ Tolhurst friendship progressed into their teen years, when they formed a band with their closest school mates while attending Notre Dame Middle School in the Crawley area of West Sussex, England. They called the band Obelisk, and had their one and only public performance in ’73 when the lads were 14 years old.
1973 ended up being one of the most pivotal years in the life of Robert James Smith. In addition to forming his first band, Robert met Mary Poole while the two were students at St. Wilfrid’s Comprehensive School in Crawley, England.Robert was smitten by Mary, and he mustered up enough nerve to ask her to be his partner in a drama-class project. A romance ensued, and they have been a couple ever since, becoming husband & wife in '88.
Robert’s enduring love for Mary has inspired many of his most popular songs, such as “Just Like Heaven,” and “Lovesong,” which he wrote as a wedding gift for his bride.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: With this song in mind... What is your pick for the catchiest guitar riff of the 80s?

[@stephenbrown4211]

Kayleigh Don’t Stop Believin Money For Nothing

[@killrmillr]

You Shook Me All Night Long

[@billywilson4908]

I'm going out outside the box on this one and suggesting Yankee Rose by DLR. Steve Vai is legendary. 😁

[@bigneon_glitter]

The Stone Roses - Sally Cinnamon The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary The Smiths - This Charming Man Guns N Roses - Sweet Child O Mine

[@davidellis5141]

I Will Follow ..

[@Kenboslice3]

The legendary Robert Smith once saved the town of South Park and it's citizens like Kyle, Stan, Cartman and Kenny from the evil and destruction caused by the notorious Mecha-Streisand. A true hero indeed!

[@ProfessorofRock]

So hilarious!

[@legrandmechantstou4984]

Disintegration is the best album ever!

[@Rossturnerphoto]

Dude! It’s Robert Smith from The Cure! I loved that scene.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

😜

[@MultiPetercool]

“Robert Smith kicks ass! Desolation is the best album ever.”

[@svensshed1564]

The mere fact that Boys Don’t Cry is 40 years old is enough to remind me how bloody old I. Still, I am so thankful for being there during the late 70s and 80s to see it all

[@Dancestar1981]

I’m 41 the cure certainly wrote some great songs

[@caifengforever2796]

My parents listened to the cure I listened to the cure Now I'm getting to rediscover the joy of the cure through the fresh eyes if my 11 yest old who is just starting her emo/goth phase ♡ Theyre timeless

[@crystalwalker4403]

I’m there with my 13 year old

[@anamolko624]

I’m there with my 14 year old but I introduced her to the Cure at birth. She started her goth thing around 11. It’s a good thing there still are some cool parents left!!

[@paulamiles9559]

Robert once said, " I dont look like this because I'm in the Cure. I look like this AND I am in the Cure."

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

The truth!

[@OutOfYourVulcanMind]

Robert IS the cure! 😊

[@ogrehaslayers605]

The Cure, Depeche Mode, and New Order was my Holy Trinity of my teens.

[@stephaniewoodward7436]

I agree! The best!

[@Hanna144]

Easily one of my favourite bands....Disintegration is perhaps the best album ever written, every song is perfect.

[@joelashadali]

Im 59 and I know exactly what your talking about when you speak of the joy when you made that purchase. Part of that joy was that anticipation, both heading to the store to make purchase then turning right back around and rushing home to listen. Now its instant gratification. It meant so much.

[@DantheDM]

I remember back in the 80s when you were either a Cure fan or a Depeche Mode fan...glad to see both bands have made it so long (RIP Fletch)

[@ProfessorofRock]

What an embarrassment of riches.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I know, right? They were such cool and unique bands.

[@toddgaak422]

Or you were both, like me.

[@kaydaw24]

I agree with that statement only to tweak it a little bit in my area of Long Island you were either Depeche mode or Duran Duran WLIR FOREVER

[@jmc0369]

I loved them both. My first concert was The Cure in Miami 1988.

[@MrHappyToBeHere]

The Cure is one of my all time favs. A band that can literally transcend genres and appeal to jocks and theatre kids alike. They could be happy they could be sad..they just did what they wanted. Too many groups fall into only doing the one sound that they got famous for.. but the Cure seemed to bounce around a lot and it wasn't strange. A fantastic band to say the least.. and one of the most underrated for sure.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Their music is like no other. Totally unique and distinctive. And Robert Smith is AMAZING!

[@MartialGolf]

Agreed! I was a hard rock/metal head in the 80’s, but I loved the Cure!

[@jessejordache1869]

I like them up to Japanese Whispers. It's almost like that was the point when Robert Smith thought to himself "I think I'd like to be very, very rich" and so started writing hits. They have such a fearsome discography though. He's a genius.

[@endcensorship874]

True story. I was metal head when I first heard them, then slowly fell in love with this band. Before I knew it, they were a favorite.

[@sureiseeyou]

Same. Love them so much!!

[@cygpas]

Growing up in the late 80s, id listen to the cure everyday, i suffered from depression during my teens, the cures music helped me get through tough times.

[@classicalteacher]

Growing up in the early 80s, I listened to the Cure everyday (my favorite band). I suffered from depression and suicidal ideation and made plenty of attempts to do the unthinkable - obviously and fortunately, all failing. The lyrics didn't help me. They actually dragged my down - six deep feet. I finally had to give up all music with lyrics. Sold the Cure collection with all the rare imports to a cool girl at school. We had the same taste in music. She wanted to be buried with all her Cure memorabilia. Choy Wu. Awesome girl. Robert Smith is a genius. Layers upon layers of interwoven melodic lines, each embellishing the musical tapestry. His music is the embodiment of gestalt. And that's what the dictionary should have as the definition: Robert Smith's silhouette on a stage with spiky hair and a guitar.

[@joshuaboudreau5258]

Same

[@MoosefromCanada]

Ditto 👍

[@mournblade1066]

_The Stranger_ is a really bleak book. By-the-way, the "s" in Camus is silent.

[@areareare9953]

I was a big Cure fan back in the day (loved Head on the Door) - but I was in a record shop to buy something else, and they dropped the needle on the new album Disintegration.....I just stood there for like 6 minutes before I could actually move to get it. Still a kick ass album. Used to ice skate to it.

[@MichaelLeeHoward]

To this day The Cure is my favorite band of all time. The combo of dark, fun, and dreamy. boys Don't cry was a masterpiece.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

They don’t have a bad song on them. Don’t know anybody who hates them.

[@dulee0216]

The Cure is an amazing group. One of the 1st songs I truly fell in love with was "Why Can't I Be You?" It was such a unique, fun song, and I was immediately obsessed. Even to this day!

[@drwinstonOboogi]

"Boys Don't Cry" One of the most brilliant songs ever from one of the most brilliant bands ever.

[@shanasmith3665]

Oh, I’ve got a funny story that kinda involves the Cure indirectly. Robert Smith was one of my crushes I’d carry on my notebooks in middle school. I’d use to get the ones with the clear sides and make collages of all my fave rock stars and slide them into the sleeves. Growing up in a small Texas town, I got mercilessly mocked for my taste too. These collages would have the Cure, Depeche Mode, the Psychedelic Furs, just to name a few. Anyway, this one dude would always give me crap about these bands. I’m not gonna repeat the things he would say, but I’m sure you can imagine what a hick dude would say about the new wave bands from the late 80s. Fast forward a good 20+ years later and I happen to see him at our 20th high school reunion. He says to me, “Do you remember all those bands I use to make fun of you about?” I’m like yeah, I sure do. Then he says, “You know what? You were so far ahead of the rest of us and I just didn’t realize it at the time. I freaking LOVE the Cure now!” He never apologized technically for being such a jerk to me all that time, but that’s okay. Just having him admit he was wrong about the Cure was enough for me.

[@naughtysmurf64]

'Untitled' and 'A Night Like' This are amazing tracks that are always overlooked.....they are some of the most hypnotic and atmospheric. in my opinion...

[@Jake_E57]

I was 11 when I first discovered The Cure in 1991 from an advertisement for a concert that was airing on Pay Per View. It changed my life, it changed the way I look at music, and it changed the way I look at myself. All it took was one commercial with a sample of their music for me to fall in love with the band and never look back.

[@johannesvandermarliere8544]

When I was a kid , the eighties were so special, thanks to the cure . That's why I always hade a love for this eighties group. I loved wach there video clips , on MTV . I especially love the dark , macabre things of this band

[@lounirs]

I love "Not in love" by Crystal Castle, especially the version with Robert singing. It's an unexpected feat but damn there's something about it that i can't get enough of

[@naluzoniro]

I've been competely obsessed with it for a couple days

[@tymme6404]

I like the original version as well by platinum blonde.

[@JubeProductions]

The Cure has been my absolute favorite band for over 30 years. It's incredible to me that when I saw them in 1992 for the first time, I thought it was their last tour. I thought I was joining the party late, and The Cure had already reached their pinnacle. I am so grateful for all the music they have provided, and all the live shows they have played over the past 30 years.

[@scottboyer8450]

I discovered them in '92 as well during my freshman year in highschool. I took the deep dive into their entire discography and found many more bands I would love over the years (Banshees, Cocteau Twins, Joy Division, etc.) I have to ask. Did you see them during the Wish Tour with Cranes? I would have loved to see them on that tour. I didn't get to seem them Live until after that dreaded 4 year gap between albums when Mood Swings came out in '96. Their sound had changed so much with the loss of Boris and Pearl.

[@misty671]

As a Cure fan since the late 80's, their music holds up well which is testament to high artisty and quality

[@valeriedebiase]

I'm just very happy that I was around to grow up with the Cure. Always thought I would have loved to see janis Joplin in concert, but I would never give up Robert Smith and the Cure.

[@herreravelazquez3549]

Boys don't cry is the most important song in my life, I remember listening to it in the radio for the first time when I was a 4 year old kid, and after that I started to ask my parents about the band because I wanted to listen more music like that. more than a 10 years have happened since that and The Cure is still one of my favourite bands, boys don't cry made me love music since I was a kid

[@georgeedward1226]

As someone who remembers when New Wave was, in fact, new: I approve of this video.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Your approval is appreciated!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I asked a lot of teachers at my school about new wave and they said it rocks!

[@ericengelbrecht4064]

Gen Z kids who are into it just call it “Wave”. 😂 At least they don’t call it Old Wave!

[@unhxlysilver1688]

@@ericengelbrecht4064 wave is a different subgenre of trap if thats what you meant

[@brandiesouthall5529]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 yes. It does. And there was NOtHING like it at the time. So many current bands are still greatly influenced by the original New Wave groups.

[@rebeccamccormick7248]

I have absolutely been in love with The Cure for my entire life. There is a song for every mood. I've only gotten to see them live once ever, but that one time was AMAZING.

[@graphix6529]

Noone can touch the cure in my opinion...they just hit every emotion..and their live shows take it to another level

[@tonytheHAT]

One of the very few times the Professor wears a tee that matches the subject of his mini-documentary. You can feel his passion for the Cure too. They've meant so much to him. Thank you Adam!! ❤️

[@LeatherRebel75]

When I was a teenage metalhead, especially before 1991, my feeling towards alternative rock was.... let's say..... misinformed. That began to change in the early 90's when I learned that bands could be weird and different and even be heavy. But as far as the Cure goes, there was a song that came out from a popular thrash band that made me give them a second notice. In 1993, Anthrax came out with the first single to their latest album "Sound of White Noise." The song was called "Only," and it was definitely heavy and aggressive, but it also had great songwriting and this really cool textural opening riff that sounded like nothing I'd heard from them before. Not long after, I'm reading an interview with Scott Ian where he was promoting the new album, and they asked him about "Only." He straight up came out and basically said that the opening riff was their nod to the Cure, because they really love them. So, Scott Ian made it cool for this teenage metalhead from the early 90's to later start digging into the Cure's music.

[@supercheese7033]

Haha, I remember riding around in my car with all my metal head and stoner friends. I had the entire released Cure discography at the time. I certainly turned a few of them on to listening, they loved the darkness and lyrics (Faith/Carnage Visors was constantly in my tape deck). In return, they introduced me to the less glam, more aggressive metal bands (Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer). Good times.

[@DanTheAnalyst]

I saw The Cure in 1988 in Oakland, CA the Disintegration album tour when I was 17 years old. Robert & Company left us that night with a 12 minute extended version of "A Forest" t hat is still my most favorite live music experience ever for me to this day, I was hooked

[@monyx2926]

I was there!

[@marktait2371]

d. saw same tour but in va. bball arena most vivid memory was encore primary into a forest opener shake dog shake same one of best shows ever seen live i had the elektra pictures of you sinle cd has like 5 songs from wembley show same tour gave to friend pretty much same show as far as i can recall same band really well recordedworth having if you can find one

[@fortymillioncoins9066]

I was really into The Cure in the early 1980s. "Charlotte Sometimes" is a masterpiece. I saw The Cure in concert in 1984. The sound was absolutely consistant with their studio works- no difference imo. "Close to Me" reminds me a lot of Violent Femmes or vice versa- the lazy, breathy, whispy vocals.

[@alukuhito]

Lucky!

[@melanielinkous8746]

They were awesome live! And Close to Me is my favorite. ❤️

[@cobblerama]

Agreed! One of my favorites and was lucky enough to see them several times. Very close to the studio sound. He'd often end a song with a "...kay". I still hear it sometimes after listening to one of their songs.

[@cbmx1x1]

Charlotte Sometimes, and This Twilight Garden are my two faves. So good!

[@christinenightingale2528]

I always wanted to call Mt daughter Charlotte Sometimes...

[@bobbiebradley2925]

I grew-up enjoying The Cure's music and I still do! Now that I'm a born-again Christian, I've been reevaluating what is "safe" to still listen to and some of my fave songs didn't make the cut but THEIR songs were "iffy" until I saw this! You made me realize that Robert and his band are secular musicians, not part of the (sadly) ignorant satanic bunch we have now! I was liking some of Beyoncé and Taylor's songs but hearing they perform satanic rituals during concerts, breaks my heart for them, as people and artists! I'm relieved to know I can CONTINUE enjoying my fave The Cure songs with a new appreciation and understanding! Thank you for sharing your time, research and love for your profession! Please keep posting and imparting wisdom... God bless you, Sir!🙏🏼

[@edson720]

One of my first LP’s in the 80’s was Head on the Door and played it about a thousand times. In Between Days, Push, the Baby Screams, Close to Me, A Night Like This … so many good songs. Boys Don’t Cry isn’t even in my top 10 Cure songs. The Cure, along with New Order, and a few other 80’s alt bands helped shape my musical tastes into adulthood and to this day. Thanks Robert Smith.

[@angela86753]

This takes me right back to 9th grade in the mid 80s. Still love The Cure to this day. Thanks! What a rush of memories

[@ReggieandMiloTheCat]

Let’s Go To Bed was a minor hit but my all time favorite Cure song. The bass line is tight.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Great hidden gem!

[@zoeherriot]

That bassline is awesome - I've always said (tongue in cheek) that Simon is the second best bassist in The Cure because Robert played and wrote some killer basslines. :)

[@lisaskinner1710]

I remember the first time I heard Just Like Heaven on the radio, I was 13 and it blew my mind! I rushed to call my best friend at the time to listen to it, she was not as impressed as I was. That was when I fell in love with The Cure ❤

[@mizginavale22]

I have a strong memory of being in a dark, small underground club in Miami when I first heard "Killing An Arab" I was immediately hooked by the Cure. I was a fan of every album they put out and then, "Disintegration" came out and the cassette player in my car was now the sole storing unit for this album. I just wanted to hear this album over and over. It gave me such joy to see when the Cure got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And for Trent Reznor, (whose "Pretty Hate Machine" album became another addiction of mine), to be the one who presented their induction. I am equally thrilled that Pat Benatar is getting inducted this year. That woman is a rock goddess and deserves the recognition.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Disintegration is a perfect album. It’s one of those albums where you cannot listen to just one song without listening to the entire thing all the way through.

[@mizginavale22]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Exactly! It was on a non-stop rotation in my cassette player for a long time because of that.

[@bbb462cid]

I listened to that song in my car yesterday!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

@@mizginavale22 You probably wore it out pretty quickly! No kidding!

[@IronSikh44]

The RRHOF night was amazing. There’s a part where the camera panned to the crowd during Love Song and it stopped on Susanna Hoffs who was dancing like she was in a trance. That’s the power of the Cure’s music.

[@ClayAsbury122]

I almost never use words like ethereal or sublime or enchanting to describe anything, but the melodies Smith wrote are absolutely otherworldly. A fitting tribute here. Cheers.

[@carlpop2324]

Giving a thumbs up is inadequate to express my delight in watching this video about Robert Smith and The Cure.

[@jennymulhall816]

I’ve been a fan since I spent a giddy afternoon with my ‘Curehead’ cousin, listening to her Cure records records in 1987. I was 12. Mind. Blown. Since then, my love hasn’t dimmed and nor has RS’ mastery. I’m bringing my 14 yo niece to see them in December and her Mum is coming too. I remember jumping my little sister on the bed to ‘Lovecats’ when she was wee. Honestly, I’m as giddy as a child with anticipation! I wooed my own Hubby by transcribing the lyrics of ‘Love-song’ into his birthday card when we were still just colleagues. I have Asperger’s, so I depended on The Cure to express what I could not. We’ve been together ever since, almost 24 years now. This band means the world to me. Thank you for this excellent expansion on a timeless song. ❤️

[@TheGarageRecordingSC]

The Cure are so diverse and talented. Push, and A Forest are 2 of my favorites.

[@stevenricks1703]

I first discovered The Cure when I bought the Disintegration album my freshman year of college (It was a new release at the time). "Pictures of You" has been one of my favorite songs of all time ever since.

[@raisinsawdust]

Disintegration is the best vibe for an entire album

[@tammydj9941]

Head on the door album. In between days, close to me and a night like this. Some b sides of the extended versions were also awesome. Thank you Robert and to the rest of the band for making albums that allowed me a measure of happiness through my teen years. The cure's songs always brings joy in my heart. As for the song boys don't cry, it's an anthem to all the curists of the world. What more need I add to the eloquence of the professor. You spoke what my heart holds for the cure all these years, pure love for the cure. Curist through and through.

[@1dylanification]

“Love Cats” and “In Between Days” send me back to dancing at “Neo” in Chicago ,in the 80’s , to this day. Love them !

[@hourslookingsideways7850]

Probably my favorite era for this band is Seventeen Seconds and Faith. Consider the lyrics to the song 'Secrets': Secrets Share with another girl Talking all night in a room All night Everything slowing down I wish I was yours Strangers Nobody knows we love I catch your eyes in the dark One look Relives the memory Remember me The way I used to be

[@johnathansaegal3156]

Oh, Siouxsie and the Banshees... what a mind trip! I didn't know Smith had a connection to the Banshees!

[@Tora-no-shi]

I am a huge fan of the Cure. It doesn't matter the line up. Robert Smith is often underrated and underappreciated. I grew up in a hell and the Cure was one reason I am still alive. Robert had a way of saying what I was feeling back then. Their music is timeless.

[@TheBonyLevi]

I’ll never forget the pure excitement on the faces of all the “Cure Kids” in English class when they realized “The Stranger” was the basis for a Cure song. I think those kids realized that school doesn’t always suck.

[@ckhamlin2636]

I loved/still love The Cure. My older sister introduced me to them in the mid 80s and Just Like Heaven is one of my favorites. But The Cure is one of the first bands where I really listened to and thought about the meaning behind the lyrics.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I love Just Like Heaven.

[@markellis5154]

A girl that I liked at school invited me to a party when I was about 14 and her brother played boys don’t cry in the car on the way and I was hooked I spent my money from my glass collecting job on two cure albums and the t shirt shown in the video … brilliant memories. Thank you 🙏

[@polyesterspecter]

I so appreciate how much you love The Cure. I remember being a young gothling, listening to Disintegration for the first time when I was 15... I had my 5 foot RS poster on the ceiling, and I just cried and cried. NO, kids today have NO idea how absolutely life changing The Cure was through the 80's.

[@jeffreyaverett1800]

My favorite Era of The Cure has got to be the last 44 years. I admit that I gravitate to some albums more than others, but there hasn't been anything Robert has put out there that hasn't wowed me. Even Blood Flowers, which I know a lot of fans didn't get into. ✌️

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

The whole thing indeed!

[@rylian21]

I loved Bloodflowers in my 20s. But listening to it with more experienced ears in my 40s, it's really the weakest of the Dark Trilogy.

[@BrazosP]

Wild Mood Swings is my least fav…Pornography is kinda super dark also not my fav.

[@girlinabox1943]

Bloodflowers is actually my favorite Cure album

[@sub-jec-tiv]

The weird side projects are great too. In college i was obsessed with The Glove’s album. Look up ‘Mr Alphabet Says,’ it’s incredible. Robert plus a member of the Banshees making psychedelia, yes please.

[@wpl8275]

I love the fact they based their first single on a novel by Albert Camus. No band today would even consider doing something like that.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s so amazing!

[@jamesalexander5623]

Yes! and should we tell him the "S" is silent? ....

[@bambit08]

@@jamesalexander5623 Yes ..sounds so wrong...and no need for the 't' in Albert 😅

[@jamesalexander5623]

@@bambit08 Yes the "T'" is silent!

[@alukuhito]

I think you underestimate bands today. It's a different world now with the internet. Every kind of musician is out there, but they just don't make it big. Also, there was a lot of garbage back in the late 70s. Remember the Bay City Rollers?

[@user-nn5re6qe6f]

I went first time in my life for a long trip to Ireland(I was living there for 1 month in order to learn english) and I woke up everyday at 6 a.m. to go to languge school and my alarm clock has a "Boys Don't cry" as a meloday. It was hard for me to wake up so early but this song and realization that I am in the country of my dreams made me so happy. Ever since every time I listen to this song it reminds me sitting on the second floor in doubledacker... Without Robert Smith this journey would be not as good as it was!

[@gothgirl4evr881]

I have loved The Cure since I first heard them in the 80s from an older cousin when I was a kid. I had the pleasure to finally get to see them live about 12 years ago. Wish I could've seen them earlier and much more but glad I got to see them at least once.

[@jojogrrl2756]

I’ve loved The Cure since high school. Lullaby, Love Cats and Why Can’t I be You? Are amongst my favourites. Nearly 50 now but still wander KZbin picking up random music. Nothing better than sharing my finds with my bonus kids (stepkids).

[@kittiekat8920]

@jojo grrl. I love “ love 🐈 “.

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

The song is heartfelt and timeless genius. That he wrote it when he was so young, that it was on their first LP... The Mind boggles.

[@innolatino]

I grew up in Venezuela listening to the Cure. It says a lot about the reach of their artistry in an entertainment era with no internet. “Close to Me” and “Love Song” are my favorite songs, and yet, “Friday I’m in Love” is a song that powerfully brings me back to my teen years.

[@walteringle2258]

For me, sharing music that I enjoy from my youth (I'm 49) is a way to show the youngers a different way of looking at things.

[@karenhunter8095]

Thanks for covering Robert Smith and The Cure. One of my favorite bands. Disintegration is one of the best albums I've owned, so atmospheric, The Cure perfection. Robert Smith is such a unique and interesting person, I love listening to his interviews.

[@DJdext]

It was the cassette version of Standing on a Beach that was pretty much my intro into The Cure. I still love many of those B-Sides that were on the second side of the cassette. Eventually of course they all made it onto a CD and then Join the Dots became the expanded version of Standing on a Beach. So good!

[@shangobunni5]

Me too. Standing on the Beach has some of the most unique and inventive music ever made. I recently went back and revisited it after not hearing it for 30 years. It blew my mind!

[@corinnagarcia4578]

Exactly! That cassette is a treasure!

[@marktait2371]

i still have the caseette got new forget what year but havent seen cd version

[@deborahseaman8470]

I really enjoy your commentary and history on the Cure. A truly incredible, unique experience every time I listen to my favorite songs. My being feels everything. Thank you Robert Smith and the Cure.💖

[@robsutton3092]

The Standing on the Beach compilation must be had on cassette tape with the B-side inclusion. I’ve grown to like those b-sides even more than the A-side singles. Bought it in 1985 (approx) when I was 15. Great memories!

[@ryanwhittal6246]

This song gets into your heart....and stays there forever...

[@Dashingdiva73]

This video showed up on my feed, probably because I congratulated a Instagram friend on his daughter's request to hear The Cure. I am a big fan of the cure. I know all their songs. I love this analysis of this song and its social and cultural aspects. It was bold, bittersweet and cathartic for a lot of my male friends when we first heard it in high school. Thank you for this.

[@lb2569]

What a wonderful song. I don't remember when I first heard this song, but I know that when I did hear it, it felt like I have always known it my whole life. Everytime I hear "Pictures of You", "Just like Heaven", "Letters to Elise". They all felt like they have always been with me. Awesome video!

[@Poetica1334]

My all time favourite band. ♡ Thank you for doing this episode!

[@Boochamp]

The Cure are hands down my favorite band of all-time. Thanks for the videos

[@janewhite4486]

You da best archivest , Professor !

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thank you!

[@nathanclarke2777]

Love Robert and the band! I haven't known about Mary really till I saw so stuff from you! And love the love they share!

[@dmac3316]

Thanks for the episode! I’m a big Cure fan, especially their early stuff. Standing on the Beach is one of my favourite compilation albums of all time!

[@johnshields6852]

I'm from the 1960's, I enjoy your content that brings back memories, thank you for keeping the music alive.🙏🎸

[@Terri_MacKay]

Thank you for this. I first heard The Cure when I was in my late teens in the early 80's. They've been my favourite band for 40 years. I've passed my love of the band onto my 28 year old daughter. We've been lucky enough to see them together in Toronto a few times...great memories we'll always share. (She owns the same tee-shirt you're wearing in this video.) 🥰

[@greenxxghostie]

That video for "Boys Don't Cry" seriously scared the crap out of me as a little kid in the 80's, anyone else? Wonderful song though! Still love it. Really great song to learn guitar on as well--simple melody but such a classic.

[@myopinion5174]

I first saw The Cure in 1981 on the Faith tour. I was 15 at the time. I knew of 'Killing an Arab'. It was on a late 70s compilation. I didn't fall for them completely until 1980 when A Forest came out. I was bitten ever since. I rarely caught them live as they didn't tour close enough but after 81 I saw them 82, 84, 89 and 96. I am due to see them this December 41 years after I first saw them. They will always be the best original band in the world. Bless you Robert!!!

[@robm6009]

The Cure is so good in concert. Basically no degradation in sound. BTW such a good video of the Cure's story around that time.

[@Angela-1974]

I remember when I was 15 watching a video of The Cure in Orange, a concert they did in France, it was the first time I listened to them and I've been a fan ever since. The Cure are my all time favourite band, I just love Robert's voice 😁❤️

[@carolyncasner4806]

Thanks for making the connection between The Cure and The Banshees. I loved them both when I was little.

[@crystalwalker4403]

My 13 year old daughter has the same shirt as you. She liked it so much, I had to buy her a new one in a bigger size because she was outgrowing it. She likes more music from my generation than she does her own generation. She would have fit in perfectly growing up in the 80’s and 90’s. Good music is timeless.

[@deanrobert9953]

A POR on The Cure! Fabulous! Creators of some of the catchiest pop songs of all-time! Ever! In Between Days is a song with no compairson. Brilliant. Just Like Heaven, Friday I'm In Love, Boys Don't Cry, Lovesong... so great.

[@trinaq]

Yes, I adore this tune. Although it's technically a 70's song, it perfectly encapsulates the teen angst anthem of the 1980's!

[@ProfessorofRock]

yes but it was released in the states and had its momentum in the 80s.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It sounds so ahead of its time and really resonates with me.

[@zoeherriot]

The version most people (non-cure fans) know had the vocals re-recorded in 1986 with a film clip made for it for the release of Standing on a Beach. (Just got to the bit where that is mentioned in the video ;) )

[@Johnny-lr5jt]

Nonsense. I never wanted to kill an Arab, or anyone else, when I was a teen.

[@destonlee2838]

I was introduced to the Cure by my best buddies older brother who wanted to be in van Halen.but was learning to play everything he could, he played standing on the beach over and over. I'm a veteran of the army now, an irony not lost on this stranger.

[@beardedbicylist]

What a great episode! It caught my attention while surfing KZbin today. Oddly enough, and most likely it was the algorithm gods, I have been revisiting the VHS video of Staring at the Sea with my 13 & 15 year old daughters! The 13 year olds favorite song is? You guessed it ‘Boys Don’t Cry’. I will definitely share your episode with them. For me, Gen X dad here hello, I was turned on to the Cure at my daughters same age range so around 83, and have been a fan since. My most favorite era would be the early years. Albums like Three Imaginary Boys’, Seventeen Seconds, Faith, Pornography, The Top. I have been currently listening to while driving to work Standing on the Beach/ The Singles. and man the songs are still so fresh and they are so tight and together as a band on all of those songs. It still resonates today.

[@crbateson]

Disintegration, Faith, Pornography, Seventeen Seconds. Disintegration is my favourite though, a timeless masterpiece where they perfected their dark sound, and my first introduction so it holds some sentimental value. Lullaby, The Same Deep Water as You, Lovesong, Prayers for Rain, Untitled. The whole album is a brilliant soundscape of emotions, artistic vision, and introspection.

[@musclecarmitch908]

Awesome episode Professor! Robert Smith and the Cure are awesome! it's hard to believe how long ago "Boy's don't cry" came out! still seems new and futuristic to me! Thanks for keeping the music alive Professor!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It doesn’t sound 43 years old at all.

[@musclecarmitch908]

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 👍

[@phoenixjim0527]

Love it when PoR discusses his passions.

[@deadbeatgus4155]

Great band great songwriter great album! And still a top 5 of the cures!

[@Fiona2254]

Oooh new wave! I was so into it when clubbing back then (thought clubbing consisted on going to one of two favorite clubs with close friends)! The Cure is a great band, I’m glad you unboxed this for us😊 I just love the gendre and Robert Smith was also a very interesting frontman to me. The fact that he’s been married to the same “girl” he first fell in love with and wrote songs for and about her is very sweet.

[@ProfessorofRock]

It's so cool!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

He’s just such an incredible person.

[@captaincreosote]

I always think of them as post punk rather than new wave, maybe a hint of goth as well, maybe they're all of those and a bit more?

[@tonychudley5280]

how do you not love this band is beyond me the cure will always be number one

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

If you hate the Cure, something is seriously wrong with you.

[@miketwain202]

I was a competitive skater and total Robert Smith-ite in High School and in many of my younger formative years. It was something to see the judges faces as Kiss Me’s The Kiss started playing and I’d start my run. The hair spray of my blonde Smith worship sweated into my eyes the whole time. Nothing could replace those emotions and memories! Great stuff!

[@georgeminjarez6666]

Excellent . I named my daughter Elyse because I love the song & the name…& the lyrics reminded me of my wife while I was gone for a while . Every once in a while I’ll be having beers at home playing song with my family ( everyone takes turns playing a song) just to see that I can’t hide my tears in my eyes… 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@phil4208]

I became a cure fan when the kids in my apartment complex were playing the cure , the kids were gothed up , I asked who's this and they loaned me the tape standing on a beach , i loved it , my favorite tune is fascination street and a go to album is the cure mixed up

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Gothed up is good!

[@DC8091]

The Cure is about the only band that unintentionally appeals to fans of damn near EVERY genre (ie southern, country, metal, prog, funk, etc. etc)

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

No kidding!!!

[@Sepia3000]

This is such a great episode. I've loved the cure forever but didn't realize robert and lol had met so so so young. AWWWW.

[@mikeythezero]

My favorite band of all time, there is no best time period for them, because they're all great. I didn't even hear them till Friday I'm in Love when I was 11 but loved them these past 31 years.

[@briancoyne6700]

My favorite Cure period is "Kiss, Me, Kiss Me" to "Disintegration". I will listen to their earlier albums to hear their growth and creativity. Robert Smith is a genius no question.

[@MyName-pl7zn]

Robert is one of a kind never afraid to go his own way regardless of what others were doing. Always loved his music while my friends did not so I bought his albums and listened to them by myself mostly which was better because I could really listen closely. The Cure were pioneers of music and Boys Don't Cry definitely was the single to kick the door open. He definitely deserved to be in the RHOF. great episode professor do more Cure maybe pictures of you or close to you

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Robert Smith is such a genius. He rally captivated the minds of so many, including myself. I’m so glad The Cure is in the RRHOF.

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

This isn't Adam's first Cure song review -- he did one on "Spidermam" not long ago, in fact.

[@milesian1]

@@shruggzdastr8-facedclown I believe you mean “Lullaby”

[@lauce3998]

There is already a review of a few well-known songs on the channel. I would like one of Jupiter Crash, which apart from being a song that I love, deals with a recurring theme in Robert's lyrics; the lost, heartbreak. The boy who returns to the cliff of "Just like heaven", but this time it is night and the mermaid is a girl who loses again because she is not impressed by what she shows her (here there are many readings, even sexual!). It's a typical theme in Robert, looking for a girl (A night Like this), and then in the end everything was illusion (A forest, Just like heaven).

[@BrazosP]

Gosh I peel the same! Always loved The Cure since I found out about them my senior year. Had a crush on a babe who was into them.

[@micksanger6274]

Thank you, Adam. Your passion for the music of my youth is unsurpassed.