Pretty Sure This 1987 Song is the CLOSEST THING to Musical PERFECTION That EXISTS!-Professor Of Rock

[@ProfessorofRock]

Poll: What is your pick for the MOST PERFECT SONG ever recorded?

[@RobertL_0563]

All the known classics stand out like Layla, Stairway..., American Pie, Hey Jude, plus Gimme Shelter, The Sky Is Cryin', Just Another Night etc...

[@TerrickTerran]

California Girls Beach Boys

[@peterd.9978]

Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington

[@Code.Name.V]

Cure - Just Like Heaven TFF - Sowing The Seeds Of Love U2 - With Or Without You

[@christineml1476]

New Order's "The Perfect Kiss", the extended version.

[@nospam865]

In a world of constant celebrity breakups and divorces, I love that Robert and Mary are still together after all these years.

[@pearljam619]

This song was my first dance at my wedding. Still going strong 10 years later.

[@huntress.thompson]

yes! & i bet they’d be a hoot to hang out with.

[@tracyfontsere6388]

@@pearljam619 It was ours too! 25 years in February!

[@pearljam619]

@@tracyfontsere6388 🥰 Happy Anniversary (mine was August)

[@Sherlika_Gregori]

That doesn’t mean they have a happy marriage. Convenient marriage, perhaps,

[@tracyfontsere6388]

25 years ago my metal drummer husband to be took my little goth girl self to a Cure concert. My husband is not a Cure fan, but he was smitten with me, thankfully, and accompanied me in my long black velvet dress with silk ribbons tied all over it to see The Cure. In spite of himself, he had to admit it was amazing. A few years later, Lovesong would be our wedding song. With him being a touring musician, we often had to spend stretches of time apart, and the words that Robert Smith wrote to his wife in that song were also very fitting for us. But I digress. Nearly forty years later, Just Like Heaven takes me back to being a little girl, riding my bike and hearing it on my Walkman. A perfect song, that always makes me happy. Thank you for this fantastic episode about my favorite band ❤️

[@mst5g826]

I've been able to see them live a handful of times...maybe the best sounding band live in that every song sounds like it does on the album with great sound engineering for every venue I was at.

[@10Shun]

Just Like Heaven would be the perfect soundtrack to your perfect love story 😊

[@xeaux]

Lovesong was my wedding song as well.

[@syyneater]

@@mst5g826I’d disagree on just one aspect of that, the songs sound some much more in concert (imo of course). Having had the chance to fly across the country and see them multiple times, they are just amazing live. Thats not to say I don’t love the albums because I do but love the shows more. I’m also amazed that his voice hasn’t really changed at all which is insane. He’s been talking about retiring for The Cure’s 50th, as he’ll be 70. He’s also been talking about doing a big ass tour leading up to that anniversary in support of the upcoming album. I can’t wait to see them again!

[@bigdeal6852]

Cool story ! 😊

[@arttunn6646]

This song & True Faith by New Order for me are 1987! They totally summed up the ethos of how popular music should have been throughout the 80s. I was & still am an old school Goth. The Cult, The Cure, The Sisters of Mercy, The Smiths, Joy Division, New Order & The The were my go to bands. The power & energy of the music, the soulful, melancholic lyrics just spoke to a teenager starting to grasp life with both hands & yet, said more about the world in a few lines than you could muster in a 2 hour conversation with your pals or parents? They truly spoke from the heart, the depth of the soul. Thought, emotion, creative musical composition using real instruments & real talent. Gifts that have almost been lost or thrown away by so many 'so called' artists today? Thanks Prof, loved this post & especially the music it contains. Hopefully this music will never die & every generation will see the majesty & perfection of the 80s alternative supergroups?

[@shaneomack5018]

True faith is an epic song. So glad someone else loves it as much as me

[@TokyoXtreme]

@@shaneomack5018Hearing the song on the radio stopped me dead in my tracks, and then I saw the video. The Substance cassette was my first self-purchased album, and I still listen to New Order almost daily. Changed my whole life, I feel - and none of my friends (also into alternative music and new wave) seemed to like them at all. Weirdoes.

[@shaneomack5018]

@@TokyoXtreme funny story. I was a heavy metal lover of music til my friend said listen to this. Absolutely blown away, then he introduced me to Depeche Mode, the cure, echo and the bunnymen, Siouxsie and the banshees ect. It’s like music changed completely for me

[@MissMoneyPenny-zzz]

Nice. Those bands from back n the day still hold up…!❤unquestionably!!!

[@stuross8190]

The day my daughter was born. After a little stress with getting her breathing , all was well. Had to leave the hospital for a few hours until visiting time came around again, I wondered around town with my walkman listening to this song. It was an overwhelming day and this song takes me straight back to that feeling of becoming a Dad and that strange emotional upgrade that you immediately receive after been handed your child. It still gives me those ecstatic shivers.

[@sco77yg]

One of the best songs ever written. Robert Smith is a genius.

[@Code.Name.V]

He is! No doubt about it!

[@chrisgofyourself5519]

Garbage

[@elreyabeja4539]

@@chrisgofyourself5519 yeah, they're a pretty good band, too, but not on the level of The Cure.

[@anthonyhind1308]

When I saw the picture of Robert Smith I knew it had to be Just Like Heaven. always said it is the perfect song.Dreamy, haunting,and beautiful.

[@brenturquhart7090]

I got this album for my 19th birthday. I had a party at my house and I remember two shy girls coming up to me to ask if they could come. My birthday was on the 27th of June so it was kind of an end of school party. I was also in grade twelve, so it was going to be the last big party of my high school years. I was active in school, both sports and student council, and everyone knew me. I also avoided the one genre of music label, I like it all. So, while i didn’t know them, they knew me. I said yes of course and it was years later until I found out that it was a really big deal for them. Long story short, they gave this album to me and while I didn’t know the Cure that much, after listening to the album for the first time, I got on my motorcycle and bought every album they had. They’ve been one of my favourites ever since. Thought I’d share this story, it’s a good example where a small thing for you, can become a very large thing for someone else. Thank you for this episode. The music from the eighties were the soundtrack of my life. Your show brings back all those good memories, and for that, I thank you very much.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Love you story!

[@themominator4745]

Good for teenage you, knowing there is always room for someone else at your table! We're all just a big Ven diagram, really! ✌️❤️

[@komitkazi]

I've always felt like a dangling participle. Maybe that's why I never "got" this band.

[@furburgle]

June 27 is objectively the best birthday.🥳

[@komitkazi]

@@furburgle Happy Belated bday Furby! Not very serreptitious there.

[@journmsu]

There will never be another band like The Cure/Robert Smith. Their songs are like no one else's. 'Pictures of You' has a far more special meaning for me now that both my parents and my eldest sibling have passed. Time is passing...music is not the same. In fact, music today isn't music. If I knew back in the 80s what I know now, I would have appreciated those days more. Let us raise a glass to each other for we are still here and that in itself is a miracle. Let us take a sip for those who have passed and remember them fondly. Let us shed one tear and one tear only; so that those who remain will remember us with the same regard. Have a great day everyone.

[@garyneilson3075]

"hold fast"! (1Thess.5 :21, the Bible)

[@MeMeDaVinci]

I'm reaching for the last of my brandy now...

[@JulianMichaelHoldcroft]

Well said! Pictures of You is a beautiful, emotional & timeless song. It is a different song when you lose people, I agree. There's a performance of it at a music festival in Germany or Italy on KZbin and they play it at the most beautiful sunset. It was gorgeous. They also should be remembered for Lullaby with it's dark, ominous video. Just sublime.

[@journmsu]

@@JulianMichaelHoldcroft Thank you for the compliment, Julian. Lullaby is a video that will have you sleep with one eye open for the rest of your life. LOL. I'll see if I can find the music festival you are referring to. Unfortunately, due to AI, Auto Tune, and other industry issues, I wonder what the future will hold for Rock, Pop, Alternative, and other genres of music.

[@beenaplumber8379]

They sound like every other pop band, only from earlier in the 80s. Pop synth, synth drums, and that 80s vocal style that pop singers all emulated. I don't get it. Is it the lyrics? To me this sounds like repackaged 80s cliches, which was to rock music of the day like "AI, Auto Tune, and other industry issues" are today. The fact that a band like this stuck out shows just how dreadfully samey everything had become. The measure of a song is how you feel about it, and this song reaches you and makes you feel really good, and I don't want to take from that. I just want to put The Cure in context. There is no objective way to declare them great or this song to be "perfect". This was the year Appetite for Destruction came out. People were STARVING for rock music at the time. Anything to get away from the synth-pop 80s sound, which was the only thing available.

[@rab819]

The fact that I saw the thumbnail and instantly in my head was "SHOW ME SHOW ME SHOW ME...." without any further info tells me you're spot on. Love The Cure, have since all those years ago.

[@VerdantSquare]

Yep, the tune went right thought my head too. Love love love em

[@trucuriousity]

Same!

[@charlesbryant5897]

Just want to say thanks for this. Not his video but this channel. Sometimes i feel like you are almost singlehandedly keeping the dream that was MTV alive. My sincerest, deepest, gratitude.

[@29memyselfandi]

Grew up in the era of The Cure, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, New Order, Talk Talk etc. We just assumed the charts would forever be filled with unique interesting bands. How wrong we were. Globalism ruins everything.

[@michellehabachi1863]

I grew up in the same era and I STILL lament the end of great music😢

[@brianmatt4822]

Almighty dollar. The most devastating is watching all of our favourite punk bands becoming establishment-conformist by suing each other - their BAND-MATES!!!!- over what we outsider fans see as petty stuff.& i believe it is. Really : The Ramones mates suing each other? Black flag? DK & Pistols( K, we saw that one coming, JL is the biggest most greedy sellout selfish di**bag in the universe)??? So much blood on the hands. The last of England, Jubilee, Jarman& McLaren Manufacturing bands before it was even a "thing"( contests are NOT MUSIC!!! ) . & the U.S.& EURO& international punk. But- keep it up, TRUE PUNKS OF THE 2020'S !!!!!! - bb+B💙🎶💙🇦🇹🇦🇹 good show of yer pop opinion, though, rock-doc guy. -

[@wahid-lg1kk]

I grew up in the 60s and 70s, and we said the same things about your music, but it's got to the ridiculous now.. ​@@michellehabachi1863

[@29memyselfandi]

@@brianmatt4822 Why do you think Lydon is a sell out or has blood on his hands ?

[@Lucas-np3ru]

Sorry to put a dampener, but what I remember from the mid-eighties was everyone moaning about commercial pop, SAW, lack of "real music".

[@Code.Name.V]

Robert Smith's simultaneously joyful and melancholy vocals combined with the melodic and mysterious music = perfection.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen! You get it!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It sounds like heaven.

[@Code.Name.V]

​@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980Just Like It

[@gdoggatl]

You wrote what I wanted to...thanks!! 👍🏾❤

[@uarenowondirecthotlinetoGod]

Yes indeed. 💚

[@KnightlyHouse]

In between days is my perfect Cure song. Released on my 17th birthday, the song encapsulates the fickleness of teenage relationships: love, loss, and regret all wrapped up in a catchy 80s melody.

[@hunterhunted2171]

Couldnot agree more !

[@JJHurst]

I'm 51, found the cure at 13 , they are in a small clutch of bands that I have continued to listen too regularly. Met Robert Smith in a Record shop in Redhill , I was buying the Sundays first single " Can't be sure " another great band.

[@lesleywarnock228]

I absolutely loved The Sundays!!

[@andreajh72]

A+ to you professor! The Cure is hands-down, my all-time favorite band. And I couldn't agree more with your description of this song as truly perfect. Sometimes those overplayed songs, even if it's one of your favorite bands, can make you cringe. But not this one! I love it every time I hear it!

[@greyskyvegan]

same here! my all time fave band 🩶 never get tired of this song (and countless others)! i’ve been lucky enough to see them live 4x, last one being their rr hall of fame induction. i can die happy 😊

[@TheSuperTeacherStudent]

I always remember singing along to this at a party back in the early 90s. My boyfriend who is now my husband sat on the side of the pool table while I serenaded him with my "arms around his neck." Always makes me smile and even brings a happy tear to my eye each time I hear it.

[@net2000man]

OMG!! Professor, this is my FAVORITE song EVER!!! From arguably my favorite band as well! So happy I learned to play this on guitar, I cannot play it enough nor listen to it enough. As you said, one of those perfect songs!!! Excellent review, thank you for running through my life's playlist of artists & music!!! God Bless You, Adam!!

[@jodie3339]

This is one of my all time fav songs. I never ever get sick of listening to it. You can put this song on repeat and whatever you’re feeling you feel the joy. The story behind it only seals the deal 🫶🏼

[@edge4265]

I knew before I clicked on this video that you were going to name Just Like Heaven! I still get excited every time I hear it!

[@timothylynch937]

Remains my favorite band of all times. With so much great music through my lifetime, the Cure tops the it all.

[@sharimeline3077]

Me too ❤

[@beckypetersen8554]

I was really impressed the song Another Girl, Another Planet inspired Just Like Heaven. I loved that song before I knew the Cure's music.

[@emilygeorge9567]

same here. the cure is my constant

[@joshuakanapkey6570]

"Um, by the sounds of it, no." Pure Robert Smith.

[@austintrousdale2397]

Possibly Robert at his most unabashedly British there 😆

[@sharimeline3077]

I was lucky enough to meet Robert once, back in 2003. I got to hang out with him for about 20 minutes. He was quiet, but also had an acerbic wit, he was so funny. So this little clip of him saying "By the sounds of it, no" is Robert in a nutshell to me. I cackle every time I see it. 😂

[@trucuriousity]

Such a wonderfully odd man. You just never know how he's going to react and it's probably not what you expect! Love him.

[@kat021171]

That made me laugh because it was so perfect to Robert's personality.

[@jscottlowry]

Wholeheartedly agree about Robert's wit and his response, but need to defend the interviewer a bit. Her name is Carrie Keagan, and IIRC from back when this happened, she is actually an enthusiastic Cure fan.

[@DanieVargas]

And I was SO SHOCKED to see the notification cross across my phone screen! THE CURE HAVE RELEASED A NEW ALBUM AFTER 15 YEARS!! I’m so happy…

[@ProfessorofRock]

hA HA

[@marktait2371]

the song was on the radio last week local dj mentioned that the new record was due for release this week

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I’m so elated! And I love how they are making it environmentally friendly.

[@marktait2371]

yes the new cure song has been previewed on bbc music live slow song mixed reviews they and big time touring acts dmb phish etc. have made efforts to reduce trash waste etc. especially at mega glasto isle of wight etc. have made big strides along with the bands was on bbc music last fall

[@clairepruden4974]

Is that the limited edition double a-side 12”?? Or have I actually missed the album coming out after waiting all this time?! I’ve bought my limited edition at least 😂

[@VitaEx]

I love love love how the title isn’t revealed untill the last words never in all my years have I seen another band do that. It almost leaves you hanging builds up the tension to the perfect bliss release at the end. It’s like the lyrical version of a lead guitar solo

[@skatee99]

Great video. As a lifelong musician and a 'metal' dude, I totally agree with you. The amazing structure of this song - chord progression, lead lines, lyrics - this song is about as pure of a perfect song that is possible. It truly transcends all musical styles.

[@ghostieo]

I was 13 in 87 dabbling in punk and new wave/ alternative.. DK, Cramps, InXS, Simple Minds were my favs.. somehow hadn’t heard of The Cure. Christmas Eve 87 at the family Xmas party with cousins having an MTV dance party. The video for Just Like Heaven comes on and it was like I was struck by lighting. The most profound musical experience I have ever had. I gasped and froze staring at the screen. Needless to say at 50 years old they are my favorite band to this day. I bought every album, single, tee shirt, poster, book, dressed and wore my hair like Robert. Have seen them 6 times (I wish it was 50) and will continue to love them forever. Thanks for this awesome breakdown. ✌️

[@MissUnderstood_Mom]

Was lucky enough to music supervise the Just Like Heaven movie marketing campaign. No brainer to use this song. It cost a little more to license because the title of the movie was the title of the song. I remember buying this tape in high school. Such a phenomenal album. You’re so right, it’s a perfect song. Love your channel so much!

[@LeeLee-sk2wf]

1987 is my favourite year in 80’s music. Love this song.

[@robertorojasbalarezo]

Back in the day i watched the video of close to me, i saw Robert Smith and thought what a weird looking guy, i was on my pop phase and the cure didn't appeal to me, my big sister bought the compilation staring at the sea with all the hits, she played it everyday, so i started listening closer and all of a sudden i was the one playing that album everyday almost religiously, close to me became my favorite the cure's song ever, my love for them grew more when kiss me kiss me kiss me was release, just like heaven was the most beautiful song i've ever heard in my life, then in 1989 desintegration was released and then i became a the cure advocate for life

[@artzybaby]

Close to Me is one of my all time favorite songs. I listened to it nonstop in 1987 at age 18 during a summer in Paris. Magical music!

[@micspa222]

I just realized (I had actually forgotten) Just Like Heaven was released days before my high school graduation. I was so into new wave/alternative rock by this time in my life and I immediately fell in love with this hypnotic tune. I remember dancing all around my parents living room and the clubs that allowed 18 yr olds in having the time of my life. Thx for bringing back such happy memories. ❤

[@JamesAudiffred]

My favorite Cure had long been 'A Few Hours After' with 'Plainsong' a close second. Then last week while on a Cure bender with my fiance, I realized 'Plainsong' was The Top. Minutes later she revealed the same. !!! However; 'JLH' (#3) is, has, and will always be thier greatest, most beautuful, relatable, catchy song. How could it not be? Just Like Heaven defines what it is! as well as tune perfection. I could argue (and win) that JLH is the GREATEST song in recorded history; and the way things have gone since; will always be, forevermore. Thank you Robert for this most beautiful gift you have bestowed upon this dying world.

[@Spiderific]

I've always loved the way Robert Smith talks (or sings) about his wife. The love and admiration he had for her was incredible. He adored that woman.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@LazyIRanch]

TIL that he wrote "Lovesong" for their wedding. Beautiful, but haunting song. I have a strange feeling when I hear that song. My first husband declared that it was "our song", which was romantic at first. However, he's a deeply disturbed man whose love turned into obsession, and I had to take our son and flee 23 years ago to be safe from him. He murdered my father, and most likely an unknown victim (copious amounts of blood, but no body was ever found). Our story was on "Unsolved Mysteries" back in 1997, which is the only place any of our wedding video still exists because I destroyed that tape. He never remarried, and last year I found out that he lives in my old apartment, the last residence he knows of that I lived in during 1995-1996. He found me and his now 32 year old son last year, where I live now that's 1500 miles from my hometown, and sent our son a brief letter (which my son refuses to read). I didn't tell him that his "father" also named his business after our son. It would only anger him, so I never mention his father. If he is stupid enough to come here in person, then he chooses to die here. I'm not afraid of him anymore.

[@scottjohnson921]

@@LazyIRanch strange reply to a video about a song

[@jakemitchell5015]

​@@LazyIRanchwow. That's commitment

[@jakemitchell5015]

​@scottjohnson921 Not really. I found it interesting.

[@davida1606]

I was in high school at the time, and graduated in 1988. It was just like Heaven because it was the 80s. I did my best at playing the awkward 80s teen trying to get an idea about life growing up in time when life was like one big musical. We didn't have cell phones, and no internet and yet somehow we had it all, it was in the air, we all felt it and it was magical.

[@himay333]

This is my favorite song by the Cure and one of the best songs in a year packed with amazing songs. Thanks for the video Prof!

[@sharimeline3077]

In my opinion, 1987 was the best year for music. I was a lucky girl working at a record store at the time. Loved my employee discount!

[@KissaLintu]

One of the best memories I have with my husband is dancing to this song among others at a the cure concert. We were close to the side of the stage, no one was there, because it was far from the front, where the band was playing. But Robert took the time to wander to every side of the stage and I almost didn’t noticed that he approached to where we were dancing mindlessly. I’m pretty sure he saw us, since we were kind of the only ones there 😅 My husband has been my only lover and I hope to have a love story like Robert’s and Mary’s. I think we do and this band has been part of our soundtrack since the beginning.

[@howarddoranjr1935]

You hit this one in the nail. Just like heaven is one of my favorite songs of all time not just the cures.its such an uplifting happy song that just puts a smile on your face. So I totally get how you feel about it. Your show is awesome keep up the great work

[@dansemacabre6515]

You nailed it! This song is timeless. I've listened to it too many times to count since it 1st came out. It made me a lifelong fan of The Cure

[@markmcarthy596]

Robert Smith changed the sound of music. In My top 10 for sure. The Cure never gets old

[@ReligionOfSacrifice]

This is a great song, but only a top 100 if you follow certain rules. I came up with my top 100 books, my top 100 movies, and now working to get to that top 100 songs list. TOP 100 SONGS of any genre only rules. No Christians hymns (too many) and only 3 songs per person or band, unless composer of classical then only one song, except Rush, who I gave 5 songs to, since they’re my favorite band and in the top 3 some that don’t even sound like Rock’n Roll. ** Unnamed band is a local band, at the time to Akron, Ohio, and won battle of the bands at “The University of Akron,” while being students there, in one of these years: 1992, 1993, or 1994. They went by the name “Anagram” but found a band in Canada already existed up there, and, so, announced the name “Reality Bites” or “Reality _____” the guitarist was Scott P. or Scott LaP. Who wrote all the music and there were three guys in the band inspired by RUSH, obviously as they were trying to be “Anagram.” At least one song on that album would be added higher than the second place song I remember, and another would knock "Happy Dagger" off the 100 favorite, also by limit of 3 songs. 1) Patrick Cassidy - Excerpt from opera “Deirdre of the Sorrows” tracks [2] O Deirdre, You Will Destroy Much [3] Naoise Son Of Uisnech [4] The Exile Of The Sons Of Uisnech [1998] 2) Capercaillie - Breislach (Delirium) [1991] 3) Maurice Ravel - Pavane for Dead Princess [1899] 4) Carpenters - Rainy Days And Mondays [1971] 5) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem in D minor [1791] 6) Johann Sebastian Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring [1723] 7) Nat King Cole - Unforgettable [1952] 8) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture [1882] 9) George Frideric Handel - Messiah [1741] 10) Carpenters - We’ve Only Just Begun [1968] 11) ** - the Ghost in my Room [1993] 12) Claude Debussy - Clair de Lune [1905] 13) Antonio Lucio Vivaldi - Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons - Winter) [1723] 14) Frédéric Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 (Funeral March) [1838] 15) Led Zeppelin - What is and What should never be [1969] 16) Heart - Say ‘Hello’ [1977] 17) Led Zeppelin - The Ocean [1973] 18) Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac - Ooh Baby [1969] 19) Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song [1973] 20) Nat King Cole - When I fall in love [1956] 21) Capercaillie - The Price of Fire [1995] 22) Rush - Vital Signs [1981] 23) Loreena McKennitt - Cé Hé Mise le Ulaingt?/The Two Trees [1994] Cé Hé Mise le Ulaingt? means, "It's me bearing grief?" 2 grew together & 1 died. 1 held fast the other, but as they split both fell. LOVE is the symbol, 1 held the other, until both fell together. 24) Shane MacGowan & Máire Brennan - You’re The One [1995] 25) Def Leppard - Women [1987] 26) Rush - Panacea, from The Fountain of Lamneth [1975] Rush - No One At The Bridge, from The Fountain of Lamneth [1975] 27) Dream Theatre - Surrounded [1992] 28) Rush - The Necromancer [1975] 29) Genesis - In Too Deep [1986] 30) The Cars - Drive [1984] 31) Def Leppard - Animal [1987] 32) Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me [1987] 33) ** - September Heart [1993] 34) Capercaillie- Crime of Passion [1993] 35) Billie Holiday - the very Thought of You [1934] 36) Emma Shapplin - Miserere, Venere... [1997] 37) Loreena McKennitt - Full Circle [1994] 38) Rush - Natural Science [1980] 39) Rush - Lakeside Park [1975] 40) Randy Travis - He Walked on Water [1989] 41) Scorpions - Still Loving You [1984] 42) Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah! [1980] 43) John Waite - Missing you [1984] 44) Chris and Johnny, now known as Storyhill - Mentors [1989] 45) Billie Holiday - All of Me [1931] 46) The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter [1987] 47) Randy Travis - Old 8×10 [1988] 48) Carpenters - Close to you [1970] 49) Dream Theatre - Wait for Sleep [1992] 50) The Cars - Magic [1984] 51) George Michael - Praying for Time [1990] 52) Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle [1972] 53) Dream Theatre - Learning to Live [1992] 54) Randy Travis - Diggin' Up Bones [1986] 55) Josh Groban f. Sara Bareilles - Both Sides Now [written Joni Mitchell, 1967] 56) Chris and Johnny, now known as Storyhill - Different Waters [1992] 57) The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra [1982] 58) Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane [1984] 59) Heart - Never [1985] 60) Scorpions - No One Like You [1982] 61) Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time [1983] 62) Chris and Johnny, now known as Storyhill - Campfire on the Taylor Fork [1989] 63) Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere [1987] 64) Loreena McKennitt - All Souls Night [1991] 65) Eurythmics - Here comes the Rain Again [1983] 66) Journey - Who's Crying Now [1981] 67) Journey - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' [1979] 68) Journey - Don't Stop Believin' [1981] 69) Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes [1981] 70) Fleetwood Mac - Songbird [1977] 71) Wham - Everything She Wants [1984] 72) Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Sing, Sing, Sing [1937] 73) Depeche Mode - Judas [1993] 74) Boston - More than a Feeling [1976] 75) Boston - Foreplay/Long Time [1976] 76) Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi [1969] 77) Heart - Barracuda [1977] 78) Glen Miller’s Orchestra - In The Mood [1939] 79) Fleetwood Mac - Gypsy [1982] 80) Van Halen - Drop Dead Legs [1984] 81) Jim Croce - Operator (that’s not the way it feels) [1972] 82) Andrea Bocelli - Time to say Goodbye [1995] 83) The Beach Boys - Don’t Talk [1966] 84) Maire Brennan - Against the Wind [1992] 85) Emma Shapplin - Vedi, Maria... [1997] 86) Nat King Cole - Stardust [1940] 87) Maire Brennan - The Mighty One [1994] 88) Duran Duran - Come Undone [1993] 89) Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart [1985] 90) Donnie Iris - Love Is Like a Rock [1981] 91) George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I knew you were waiting for me [1996] 92) Christopher Cross - Sailing [1979] 93) Blue Oyster Cult - Don’t Fear the Reaper [1976] 94) The Cure - Just like Heaven [1987] 95) Jim Croce - I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song [1973] 96) Gogi Grant - Suddenly there’s a Valley [1955] 97) Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Santa Claus Came in the Spring [1935] 98) Emma Shapplin - Spente le Stelle [1997] 99) Billie Holiday - I´ll be seeing you [1938] 100) ** - Happy Dagger [1993] 101) Nine Inch Nails - I just Want something I can Never Have (1989)

[@markmcarthy596]

@@ReligionOfSacrifice - I was referring to Robert Smith, not the song

[@ProfessorofRock]

Amen!

[@ProfessorofRock]

@@ReligionOfSacrifice Thanks for sharing!

[@BillGraper]

@@ReligionOfSacrifice My entire list is all mainstream from 1955 and beyond. That's where we differ. I go year by year on my website. Here's my current all-time top 10: 1. "Dream Weaver"- Gary Wright (1976) 2. "I Go Crazy"- Paul Davis (1978) 3. "My Immortal"- Evanescence (2004) 4. "Nothing Compares 2 U"- Sinead O'Connor (1990) 5. "Something"- The Beatles (1969) 6. "Total Eclipse Of The Heart"- Bonnie Tyler (1983) 7. "Endless Love"- Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (1981) 8. "Let It Be"- The Beatles (1970) 9. "Another One Bites The Dust"- Queen (1980) 10. "Beautiful In My Eyes"- Joshua Kadison (1994)

[@bakerby]

When I think of the Cure, “Friday, I’m in Love” is probably the song I think of first. Then, ‘Love Cats’. However, I was singing a line to ‘Just Like Heaven’ to myself about six months after it was released and I heard a voice respond with the next line. I dated that woman for the next three years. Looking back, I’d be hard pressed to choose a favourite Cure album, but due to ‘Hot, Hot, Hot’, I could never choose Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. Perhaps it’s time to go back and give them a spin. Thanks for the content.

[@fionafitzsimmons1000]

I saw the title & thumbnail for this video and as a massive Cure fan I was intrigued. And it was…… ‘JUST LIKE HEAVEN’, MY FAVOURITE CURE SONG!!! Thank you for loving this beautiful song and sharing your insights into it. ❤

[@utubeutube4761]

The keyboards, the descending guitar line that goes so far it’s starts to ascend, the splashing China cymbal hits, the melody & moving lyrics . Yeah, PERFECT.

[@MattPritchardOfficial]

I saw the thumbnail and reflexively said to myself 'If it's not Just Like Heaven...' All these years and it remains on my playlists without a break.

[@rog3155]

I nailed it! This song came out when I was a freshman. ❤ My aunts and uncles loved this song too! They were in their late 20’s and early 30’s. I can remember them blasting this song in their car. Years later, we were at a wedding and this song played. My aunts and their friends, who were in their late 40’s lost their bloody minds! They completely took over the dance floor. I’ll never forget that moment! 😂 Thanks Professor of Rock! Great video on my birthday 🥳

[@ProfessorofRock]

Awesome> Lover you story!

[@soko1450]

The Cure is just one of those bands that reaches across genres, social classes and political spectrums. My wife was talking to a girl in her early twenties recently. She was over the moon about getting to see the Cure live. They talked for over an hour about the Cure. If I had one word to describe the Cure it’s catharsis.

[@TamiThePinkHairedGirl]

I'm so glad you included that interview clip from the R&R HOF. Also one of my favorite moments ever!

[@trucuriousity]

The Cure conjures memories of high school in the early 90s for me. I was that quiet girl who sat alone on the bus, slunk down with my knees tucked up, headphones on, Discman spinning Wish. Was first introduced to them via Mixed Up on tape. Led to a lifelong love affair with the band, and finally saw them live, third row, in my 40s. Fantastic, gorgeous experience I'll never forget. For me, High is up there with Just Like Heaven. Always dreamed of dancing to it at my wedding. Still a loner, waiting for that love like Robert and Mary have, but dancing to it anyways. ❤❤❤ Thank you for featuring this song! Other "perfect" songs from the era for me were Evenflo, Today, and Mysterious Ways. But I don't think any really top Just Like Heaven when it comes to the craftsmanship in every single moment, from music to lyrics. For me, the best songs are the ones that tell stories and The Cure was so good at that.

[@Mbytheshore]

Absolutely classic! The opening is what totally drew me in to this song when I first heard it back then…unique & loved it ever since. Can’t help but smile & be transported whenever it comes on. Personally, don’t think any cover has done justice to the original. There are some tunes that should just be left alone…this is one of them 😎

[@mrhoffame]

I knew EXACTLY where you were going before you even said it. I have said that Just Like Heaven is arguably the best pop/alt pop song written in the past 40 years!! ....and considering the AMAZING stuff that came out in the 80s and 90s that is REALLY a hell of a statement! I'm getting chills just hearing you talk about it!

[@toomworld]

The Cure were absolutely the most important band of my childhood. The Cure showed me that other people like me existed in this world, and that I could do anything.

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Yep.

[@Oldmusicman555]

What did you end up doing for your career?

[@peglol]

When I saw that you were talking about this song...WOW! In my mind it was one of the most underrated songs ever! Well done!

[@dangardner8456]

This is one of my favorite songs ever and I could never understand how most people and most of my friends had never heard it…it’s in my number 1 playlist to this day. I graduated in 1986 and a couple years later heard this song and was blown away and played it every day for months. Puts a smile on my face every time I hear it.

[@Alan-vk6bk]

Still my favourite band after all these years and I'm 53 now. There music never ages. This is an will always be a classic.

[@animemanganet]

Love the Cure! Robert Smith is a genius and to this day still loves his fans. I was lucky enough to attend one concert even though the venue was a disaster I still loved experiencing one of my favourite bands. Lovesong is another epic song creation. Lullaby is another favourite.Thanks for covering it!

[@ProfessorofRock]

YOu're welcome!

[@marktait2371]

yes the only time i ever saw the cure was in a basketball arena not ideal for sound but was dis. tour great band epic encore primary a forest must have been 86 because same friend got us tickets smiths same venue bummer couldnt go but at least saw the cure once drove a long way to and from but we didnt regret

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

When was it?

[@marktait2371]

george mason univ. fairfax virginia we had a friend from.there he got us tickets to the police sync. cure dis. we attended smiths same but for whatever couldnt go must have been 86 7

[@gerrymessier8781]

He sings at the end, drown her deep inside of me. I don't think she died. Just that's how much he loves her is she deep inside of me.....imho.

[@POPNDOUGH]

Yeah, that's how I've always interpreted it, like if if you drown in the ocean, you become part of it, but she drowned in him, so she became embedded deep inside him because he loved her so much.

[@juddo77]

This song came on my spotify playlist while in the car today while driving with the family. The moment it came on, I said “this song is literally just like heaven”. Agree 100% with the Professor of Rock.

[@therealJamieJoy]

This song brings me delight. Thank you for covering this song. It's happy but also bittersweet.

[@ericmiller5603]

Yes, best song of 1987 for sure and probably the decade. The Cure was a hit factory who produced songs of great mystery and substance!

[@karamia1392]

Story about the Cure…. In 1982 I got a job in an English hotel . The girl I shared a room with was David Kemp’s sister. Kemp was the sound engineer for their recent album … Faith I think. My brothers were both huge Cure fans so this gave me lots of cred with them. For a while :)

[@ross2812]

@karamia1392 "...gave me lots of cred with them. For a while :)" Classic !

[@thelantern9075]

Catchy song, very poppy. Kiss Me is an amazing record, there’s over a dozen amazing songs on this record, but a much darker feel, which we all love.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks!

[@Code.Name.V]

It is a masterpiece

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

I love the whole vibe of the album.

[@KennethBartholomew-fb4cb]

Great to see you spend more time of Just Like Heaven. It came out Spring if my Senior year in high school and it takes be right back to that wonderful and busy time, and the Summer that followed. ❤ Now, my daughter’s a Senior and she also loves the song and The Cure.

[@johnparsons1573]

Professor you choose such great songs not just the hits but much deeper songs. Songs that bring me back to my youth till todays songs. Thank you so much

[@CharlesSummers-d1v]

It’s a great tune and you are correct…even to this day one that I love to pull up from my play list! Heck, I’m 66 years old and I love 80’s music. It’s so weird because I grew up on 70’s hard rock but there’s something so cool about 80’s music. I think the alure for me may be because I was stationed in Germany at the beginning of the 80’s and popular music over there was so different but so much fun! It really had an influence with me. Great song, great band…great episode. Guitar player in Georgia. 🙂

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks for sharing!

[@mcillustrator]

I knew it was going to be Just Like Heaven and I agree with you! Been a Cure fan all my life. I remember my stepdad got a CD player in 1987 (they were new back then) and he probably just grabbed a few CDs from the New Release section to test them out- one was Kiss Me x3. Back then I was just about to go into 7th grade and wasn't really into music yet. When he put that CD on I remember it very vividly, I stopped what I was doing and exclaimed "WHAT IS THIS??!" That music spoke to me and never stopped.

[@sharimeline3077]

I was working at a record store in 1987 when CDs came out. At first we got 5 titles, and we put them in a little stand on the checkout counter. No one knew what they were. Customers asked us if they could play them on their record players. When we said "No, you need a special player for them," they all said "Well that will never catch on." 😅

[@danielbrannon9513]

This song, like much of their others, is like Prozac without any negative side effects. To identify with a song and the sadness within is cathartic, and comforting, reassuring that someone else has been there and you're not so alone as it may seem. It still sounds new, yet it's an ageless classic. The Cure is a band that has been 100% real from the beginning, never to waver from their art many around the world hold as sacred. They're not my favorite band, but the love I have for them isn't like that of any other.

[@Evil_Noah]

The Cure is my favorite band. You don't know how happy it makes me when you make a new video about them. There's a bittersweetness to things like this. I ache to see them live again.

[@PeteC62]

The Kiss and How Beautiful You Are are my two favorites from that album, but there's no denying Just Like Heaven's appeal. Thanks for the great video about it!

[@zoomzoomkg]

The Kiss is utterly incredible

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

They've got a lot of great songs. Pictures of You and Love Song are probably my favorites

[@duromusabc]

Love the synthesizer and the electric guitar 🎸- so heavenly ephemeral! A classic ! And the music video is cool to watch ! The 80s decade was an era where the synthesizer was used in many iconic songs like Van Halen’s Jump, Europe’s The Final Countdown, this song , A Ha’s Take On Me, and Journey’s Separate Ways to name a few

[@ProfessorofRock]

For sure!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

And using a synthesizer in rock is quite easy.

[@nevenbaica2677]

Heeey. I so agree with you. Thumbs up for Just like haven. But that is not a main reason i wrote this. Interesting is that you mention two more which is on my best list of The Cure songs. Fascination street and Maybe Someday. So layered, so rich. Listened them shurly hundred times. Thank you for mention them. Althou there is lot of cure fans, so rare i so this songs on their lists of bestof songs. Greeting from Croatia

[@GNXXRAY]

This entire video was an amazing listen…but I must agree. The sound bite with the reporter at the end sealed the deal. I’m rollin’ in my chair.

[@OlliGarch]

Robert Smith is a musical genius. I love about everything the Cure has put out.

[@PixPunxel]

But The Forest , oh my ... that was something else

[@ProfessorofRock]

Right?

[@PixPunxel]

@@ProfessorofRock Can you go lost in a song ? I think you can in that one :)

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s still creepy to this day.

[@shiroibasketshoes]

"A Forest."

[@davidellis295]

Far better

[@zentaurus71]

Al Stewart's Year of the Cat is another jewel you should talk about

[@RambleOn220]

I agree. Beautiful composition highlighting the instruments.

[@shininio]

I love the fact that the same emotion I have when I hear this song, was so eloquently explained by Professor. Great vid!

[@Chris.3791]

I LOVE this channel. It never fails to lead me down memory lane. And learning all of these backstories makes these oldies but goodies new again. Thank you, Professor of RAWK!

[@xKR33Px]

I guessed wrong when I saw the thumbnail. Pictures of You. Perfect AND Timeless.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Cool! Both are great!

[@Kamalathot-ski-rz5ox]

Agree - I'd go with Pictures of You.

[@xKR33Px]

@@ProfessorofRock That's what I like about your thumbnails. They are like mini quizzes before we watch the video.

[@pulp420]

The year gave it away for me.

[@xKR33Px]

@@pulp420 yeah. I remember sitting in the parking lot listening to it as soon as I bought the album. I thought 87 was too early but that was the song I was thinking it was.

[@sariahut1]

The world of rock music has never been worth of, or ready for the incredible talent of The Cure. I have so many incredible memories attached to their music. My dad introducing me to alternative music through them (and other bands of course). My first boyfriend at 15 years old quoting the first line of Just Like Heaven to me. Seeing them in concert when they toured for Disintegration. Listening to them on road trips with my husband. Introducing them to my own daughter, hoping she would give up her obsession with boy bands. 😂 their music is an essential part of the soundtrack of my life.

[@ProfessorofRock]

SO true!

[@davidduff5123]

They were okay. Not sure I would agree to perfection. HOWEVER, that is the beauty of music - it speaks to everyone differently. There is NO bad music.

[@petergrant6484]

Just Like Heaven is our 4yr old’s favourite song. We have it on repeat in the car (Again, Daddy, again) and at home he dances around the kitchen to it.

[@kits.3629]

❤ YOU NAILED IT WITH THIS ONE.❤ I remember anxiously awaiting the release of this album, and when I first heard this song, and every time thereafter for quite some time, I would cry. There isn't a single note, word, or inflection that should be changed. It is sheer and utter perfection. I don't think of it as uplifting or exhilarating though. Rather, a song about the exhilarating highs of innocence and youthful love and the bottomless pit of profound loss. This album is still my favorite Cure album to this day, and it is especially rewarding to envelop yourself in the music by listening to it in its entirety, from beginning to end. Thank you so much for making this video and acknowledging this band and this song.

[@betteroffdread-sydneydread5282]

Watch a guy in a Pink Floyd tshirt talk with reverence and authority about The Cure? Yes please! Two of my absolute favourite bands. Thank you, Prof!

[@Happytoday22]

Roger Waters is a raging anti-Semite so no love for Pink floyd

[@flavellinator]

This song takes me back to the '80s more than any other... Happily dancing to its ethereal, mysterious, yet upbeat sound. This was the second song played at our wedding reception, of course right after the hubby-wife dance, and it completely filled the floor! Always wanted to know more about JLH, Professor, so thank you for that!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Thanks Flave!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

It’s such a great song for romance.

[@beckypetersen8554]

This song was playing when my future husband and I first kissed.

[@keithguidry2841]

You just can't say enough how great the 80's were!

[@xmathmanx]

The eighties were a desert for music, the cure being one of the few exceptions

[@beno8983]

@@xmathmanxthe cure, joy division, guns n roses, de la soul, the police, Duran Duran, Metallica, U2, the Smiths, Depeche Mode, Tom petty, REM, NWA.. the list goes on. 80s up there as the best decade for music.

[@xmathmanx]

@@beno8983 meh, we can come up with a list for any decade

[@beno8983]

@@xmathmanx ok come up with a list from the last 10 years

[@xmathmanx]

@@beno8983 you won't know them dude, and you wouldn't like them

[@TxVoodoo_]

I was in Spain for an extended trip in the late 80s & hadn't brought any music with me. After a few weeks, I missed MY music, so went into a store there and bought Spanish cassettes of the Cure - Disintegration had been released that week, and I also got Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me as well as some other bands, and picked up a knockoff Walkman. And as I walked through Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, I kept playing The Cure over and over. I went through SO MANY batteries! And I kept queueing up Just Like Heaven. So much that I had to buy a 2nd tape of it after the first literally melted.

[@selqui]

This is in my top five favourites of all time! So great hearing the story behind it! You're the best, Professor! (PS Your t-shirt reminded me about my love of that Pink Floyd album in high school - I listened to it on my navy blue Sony Walkman as I was falling asleep! Flash forward to New Year's 2003, I had a mixed cd playing while I gave birth - my son was born to Learning to Fly, and then flash forward a few more years, he was diagnosed as having a severe level of Autism - and the chorus of that song felt like prophecy - it was my little boy, who spun around with abandon, who truly seemed Earthbound. He's 21 now, and still that person.) Thanks for bringing together two of my favourite songs in one episode!! PS2 There is never a better version of Just Like Heaven than the OG. It can't be touched.

[@fivestring65ify]

While I'm not a cure fan, I have major respect for these guys. Their originality and talent is undeniable.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Awesome!

[@amyspickard6270]

Just Like Heaven is definitely in my top 2 the other being Enjoy The Silence by Depeche Mode. I can't believe it charted so low because if you go by it's rotation on MTV at the time you would have thought it was at least in the top ten

[@SteeeeveC]

I remember being just into hard rock back then but the Cure had this cool undeniable cool vibe. Really opened my mind to alternative music and I’m thankful for that.

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@LoneWolf-cv6pl]

I've been watching your show since the beginning! I always wondered why you didn't have more subscribers! I'm glad to finally see you having the subscribers you deserve! You definitely are a professor of rock and I love your show! It reminds me of old Mtv and it's vjs! God bless you brother for starting this show more music lovers like myself!

[@anakreyszig303]

This song was such a major part of my college years (and beyond, really). Its beautiful ambiguity spoke to something deep within me then, and still resonates with me.

[@jodylowe8476]

Year of the Cat is perfect. Paints a picture every time.

[@Robins10]

Al Stewart! That whole album was pretty amazing.

[@contrail33]

At a film festival, I heard Terry Rossio (screenwriter, Pirates of the Caribbean movies) give a talk about how to write effectively for film. Song lyrics are colorful and detailed, but with an economy of words. He read out the first verse of Year of the Cat as a perfect example. I'd like to think someone in the audience decided to take him literally and started writing the film version.

[@cherylreichardt]

I think the song is just like heaven to listen to! 🎶 Awesome band! Love his vocals!

[@ProfessorofRock]

SO TRUE!

[@andsuddenly4252]

I’m surprised with the negative comments, I think that the fact that so many artists tried to recreate or reimagine the success of that particular piece of music in their covers speaks on how widespread the impact of it had on not just the listeners but the artists as well.

[@scottellis5324]

@andsuddenly4252 When there are negative comments then you are really on to something. Enjoy your listen and ignore the haters as they are like cock roaches trolling. Peace out.

[@trixiefox1]

My favorite song by The Cure, actually one of my favorite songs of all time. Period. Brilliant! Looking forward the the new album which drops TODAY! YAY!

[@Christian-up6ih]

I really thought you were going with Pictures but both songs are epic and some of the best written songs ever. Love The Cure and Robert is an amazing musician and writer. Funny how after 40 yrs no one can compare to what we had in the 70’s and 80’s.

[@christineml1476]

What a great story, just the CURE for Monday morning! Sorry, couldn't resist. 😊

[@ProfessorofRock]

Love it!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

A Cure for Manic Monday.

[@keithshortland609]

Talking of The Cure, I’ve always thought that Friday I’m in Love is a perfect pop song!

[@ProfessorofRock]

Very cool!

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

Undergrad after last class for the week-end. Absolutely!

[@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980]

Me too.

[@Tally-vision]

Video starts at 2:30

[@Sir_Osis]

Great video! I was a freshman in high school in 1987 when Kiss Me and The Smith’s compilation Louder than Bombs dropped. I was blown away and instantly hooked for life on both bands, especially The Cure. Those 2 albums (coupled with Disintegration a couple years later) definitely defined my high school years and bring back some good and some not so good memories; probably like everyone else who listened to them back then. Lol I first saw The Cure in 1992 and again a couple years ago making it the 5 times. Still amazing live and can’t wait to see them again!

[@Nyxie.Nebula]

I was a freshmen too when both those dropped. What an amazing musical foundation we received back then!

[@marktait2371]

just a few weeks ago i was saw the new reissue of bombs kinda sticker shock high price though i only saw cure oncw dis. tour and had tickets to smiths same venue a few months later but couldnt go then of course johnny left the band shortly thereafter

[@Sir_Osis]

@@marktait2371 Damn that stinks. I never got to see Smiths either. I did however buy tickets twice to see Morrissey but both times he canceled the show so on principle alone I wont try with him again. My version of your Smiths stories is with the Ramones. My sister had an extra ticket but it was short notice and I couldn’t go. As bad luck would have it, it up being the last time they ever performed live. Joey died a couple years later so that reunion tour was out of the question. Such is life I suppose.

[@princesscl67]

ABSOLUTELY the PERFECT pop song and it is what love feels like. My hubby, who is into 70’s hard rock and the like, had never heard this song but now LOVES it. It’s his favorite Cure song for sure. ❤