FIRST TIME HEARING The Cure - Boys Don't Cry REACTION

[@LauraBockFGT]

That song is from 1979! It was their first release! 🖤

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

Hi Laura, I'm sorry, you got the year correct, but their first release was "Killing an Arab", followed by "10.15 Saturday Night" both in '78, this was their 3rd single release.

[@Reani71]

Like the other guy said: their first release was "Killing an Arab"... and the song is from 1979, but that version is not. They rerecorded the song in 1986 with new vocals and made the video we see here.

[@gotham61]

@@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis. 10.15 Saturday Night was the B side of Killing An Arab. I have the single!

[@michaelmorton6566]

@@Reani71 yup brings me back to high school

[@djm0111]

SO far ahead of their time.

[@RandoReport]

It’s Robert Smith’s 65th birthday today.

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

I can’t believe he’s 65 now….but then again I’m 59…..and I can’t believe that!

[@Chris.Davis.2]

Ugh, that hurts.😢

[@rowanmayfair9249]

Yes! That's why I screamed, lol.

[@normabreazile5500]

Happy Birthday!!

[@CBGB_1977]

❤ Robert Smith so much! 🎂

[@jeffpawlinski3210]

"Pictures of You" by The Cure is a MUST. But, please listen to the Album Version, which is hauntingly gorgeous. Thank You Jay and Amber!

[@chrisguevara]

Avoid the single...the album version is the one!!!

[@danielyocom2693]

Totally agree!!

[@enigmatic_soul9112]

I love the live version. This is my favorite song.

[@DavidF-y4t]

Every single track on Disintegration is perfect.

[@JJ-th1jc]

Yes. The album version is a must.

[@SharmanSomerset]

“This band is ahead of their time” says Jay after they dated a song from the seventies as the nineties- that’s the magic of the Cure. A Forest would be a great follow up to this x

[@helindove2237]

I agree. A Forest is one of my favorite songs. It should be the 5:55 studio version though and not the music video which lacks the intro and has poor sound quality in comparison.

[@SharmanSomerset]

@@helindove2237 very true! The intro is everything x

[@TheRiconegro]

A Forest and Charlotte Sometimes... and Hot Hot Hot... and ... just... all of it

[@TigerLikesTail]

A Forest is a DEVASTATING track. Absolute perfection. Yes it must be the LP version, not the single.

[@JohnMacRae23]

"late 90s" ...only two decades off. Recorded in 79 (video was filmed much later). Goes to show you they were both ahead of their time and timeless.

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

This is one of my favorite Cure songs, and they have so MANY great songs. Their music and sound are so brilliantly creative. They are one of my very favorite bands ever! So fun to dance to. June 1979.

[@NetVoyer]

This is from the beginning of the Pop/Punk era.

[@magepaster65]

It's a testament to how timeless this song and The Cure are, that you thought it was late 90's. This was actually released in June of 1979 so it's 45 yrs old,

[@slimlouis6441]

This is what 90s “punk” was ripping. 79 Cure and Ramones. This is early early Cure. They constantly evolved.

[@Saintm01]

“Pictures Of You” and “Fascination Street” are must listens from the Cure.

[@ShireseLouie]

"Just Like Heaven," "Close to Me," and "Pictures of You" are my top. three Cure songs.

[@GodLovesComics]

They reacted to "Just Like Heaven" two years ago. But "Close to me" and Pictures of You" are two masterpieces I hope they discover.

[@pietzsche]

Lovesong should be in there.

[@GodLovesComics]

@@pietzsche They have reacted to Lovesong and to Lullaby. Lovesong is one of my faves as well. Also A Forest (going way back), but I doubt Jay has the patience for that languid intro.

[@pietzsche]

@@GodLovesComics Oh, nice, I realised Lullaby since they mentioned it, cool that they did Lovesong too. I really think that's the one that'll stay forever, perfect pop tune, and not weird like most of their stuff :P

[@GodLovesComics]

@@pietzsche Well I like the weird stuff too, but Lovesong is a classic pop song while still sounding totally sincere, melancholic and heartfelt. By contrast, I hated Friday, I'm in Love when it came out because it had none of those traits, and none of the layers both lyrically and musically of most of the band's incredible catalog.

[@blueeyedraven396]

This was the first exposure to The Cure for a lot of us 70/80's kids. This song always give me huge nostalgia feels. Gotta hit "Picture of You", "Why Can't I Be You", "Strange Attraction", and my fav, "Fascination Street".

[@claudiadavies5110]

Yes to Why Can't I Be You, excellent suggestion 😊😊😊

[@Robsan40]

The Cure - "Pictures Of You" - IMO their best song

[@jamescrowhorse6689]

Agree.

[@quincee3376]

Yes. I also like Fascination Street.

[@traceyvavrecan6714]

Yes

[@TahoeNevada]

You misspelled "Disintegration" 😂

[@tylerhackner9731]

My favorite of theirs as well!

[@michaelmaez2456]

The singer Robert Smith played with Siouxsie and the Banshees off and on in the early years.

[@johnchauvin2183]

Also forned a band with a couple Banshee members, The Glove.

[@briz1965]

I loved that LP! ​@@johnchauvin2183

[@minxiv7]

Amber nailed The Cure with 3 words: edgy, beautiful and deep. You should check out “Disintegration”, “Fascination Street”, “Pictures of You”, “In Between Days” and “Burn”. Still love this band ❤

[@Savssmiles]

Yes, especially to Fascination Street. Also, The Walk and Why Can’t I Be You.

[@AdamF90]

Disintegration is probably one of the best songs they ever did

[@StephenDouthart-f8r]

Absolutely love this song!!! This and In-between Days have two of my favourite intro's ever!

[@jimyoung6271]

"Close To Me" is one of my favourite Cure songs. (features electric comb)

[@rachiethevidkid]

And the Love cats!

[@jjdrussell]

The Cure is my all-time favorite band. I even have a tattoo of Robert Smith’s silhouette from the Boys Don’t Cry album cover. They helped a shy, awkward teenager to not feel so alone, providing a sort of companionship through their music, which is deeply layered in sound and meaning. Thank you for choosing this song and I look forward to more. “In Between Days”, “Close to Me” and “Why Can’t I Be You?” are just a few of many songs that further showcase their genius.

[@Savssmiles]

Awesome! I just finally got to see them in concert last summer! They were amazing They’re supposed to be coming out with another album soon

[@agneskurzaj]

I couldn't get enough of the cure in the 80s. I am an enormous fan and they finally made it into the Rock Hall. I am spinning in my living room again kids. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. You just gave me the CURE to my blues today. It is my eighties all the way Jay. Love it. By the way Trent from "Nine Inch Nails" said they were his biggest inspiration. Canadian Grandma Lori. C.

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

I love having my streaming music app so I can listen to The Cure anytime I want!

[@martinwhite3559]

The Cure are one of the most influential bands of all time. They have dark and moody songs and updeat and happy songs. Most pop/rock bands of the early to mid 80s where influenced in some way but The Cure. This song is from the late 70s. This was emo before emo was even a thing. We called it Goth.

[@DavidSmith-vb7gz]

This takes me back in time…. They were ahead of their time, as this was released in 79. I would also recommend Letters to Elise, my personal favorite of theirs. Thanks for the memories

[@ms.dirtybird7779]

Thank you!

[@SebDangerfield-yu7cm]

Best thing The Cure ever did was "A Forrest". I spent a great two week holiday with Robert Smith's brother, in Greece, 1987. He told me it was he who taught Robert how to play guitar. Smith was much admired by Bowie, incidentally.

[@mkmstillstackin]

Cure classics just never get old! This is one of their many great ones. "Close to Me", "Jumping Someone Else's Train", "Screw", or "Love Cats" would probably be my next suggestions, but there are so many incredible ones to choose from.

[@keithosmond5730]

No one ever mentions Subway Song! That was my introduction to Cure tunes; my brother had it on a mix tape.

[@staceycoates1418]

There is just something about Robert Smith's voice that I just love. It is actually pretty soothing, no matter what he is singing.

[@Alice-ow6qc]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROBERT SMITH!! 🎉❤ (Today really is the lead singer's birthday!! 🙂)

[@jamesbuckley9108]

From the Three Imaginary Boys album. Released in 1979 …. Give If Only Tonight We Could Sleep a listen. A very different side of the band.

[@hellokimmy68]

I love that you got late 90s from this. As others have said, it was 1979. I've seen them live twice (in 1992 and again in 2023), and they closed out the show with this one both times. I think you'd love "Hot Hot Hot" and "Why Can't I Be You", both very upbeat and from the late 80s. They have SO many fantastic songs - "The Walk", "Pictures Of You", "Fascination Street", "Close To Me" and for just a FUN song, try "Lovecats." Robert Smith, the lead singer, was briefly a Banshee and played guitar on their cover of "Dear Prudence", which is one of my absolute favorite Siouxsie vocals!

[@davidhuggan6315]

And Dear Prudence brings us back to the Beatles! 🙂

[@hellokimmy68]

@@davidhuggan6315 Just about everything does, it seems.

[@Reani71]

The song was originally written in 1979, this version is a rerecording from 1986, they also did the video in 1986. You can hear the difference especially in the bridge ('Misjudged your limits...') where they doubled his voice which wasn't in the original version plus his voice sounded a bit more squeaky in '79. This is the '79 version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gp-6ZIywdqpmrs0&ab_channel=Shecx

[@timcliffsmith]

Yeah, the original is better.

[@jimbob356]

I was travelling in India in the early 90s listening to the Cure on my walkman. The bus driver asked me if it was ok to put if on his cassestte player. The faces on the locals was a picture, the horror on his face as he handed if back after one song was one of the funniest things I have seen.

[@lindascott6902]

Believe it or not, released as a stand-alone single in the summer of 1979. I think you can hear the youth in Robert Smith’s voice 😊

[@SoDakDan]

Edgy, beautiful and deep... nice! You two really GET music, that's why I love y'all!!

[@mahlontodd1383]

This just made me think to suggest something offa The Violent Femmes first album, I'd say Blister in the Sun. They're so much fun, y'all will love them if you haven't heard them yet

[@shelq3814]

YES! Then Kiss Off. I have a tee shirt that says "I Forget What Eight Was For" lol

[@adoptdontshoppets]

@@shelq3814lol, that’s a great tshirt 🤣🤣🤣

[@mahlontodd1383]

I just listened to each of those three songs, and despite not hearing them for years, I got both eight and the stuttering 7 right, singing at the top of my lungs 😁

[@mahlontodd1383]

@shelq3814 I love shirts like that, you only get it if you know it. I have a shirt that in very plain font just says "Oh my my, oh hell yes". Not my favorite song of his, but it's so understated and kinda secret 🤘. Same for yours

[@CANDOKNOWHOW]

“Promise” will forever be my favorite Violent Femmes tune, but that whole debut record is a pure 🔥, Perfect 10/10!

[@grahamjones3259]

Originally recorded and released around 1979-80 if memory serves me correctly. Was re-released in the mid eighties as a remix, which brought them the exposure they deserved to have. They were one of these bands who were ahead of their time, and still endure to this day as a group.

[@kimmycook2698]

Never clicked a button so fast...love me some Cure!!!!!!

[@helenajrgensen3157]

Its much earlyer than the late 90´s - but my favorit from The Cure are A forrest. Its awesome. The guitar and the bas in that song is... so full... Its like you just wait for something, but at the same time its perfect. Never heard anything like that

[@timschultz7860]

I love this song. That is all. Everyone can carry on with their lives now.

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

I loved the 80's!!! Some of the best music ever created......EVER!!!

[@stevebendel]

Robert Smith looked 16, and that Zombie owith the red eyes dancing 7:53 wow. Good tune!

[@rosenfield10]

The Cure is my 5th favorite band ever. "Boys Don't Cry" was originally released in 1979. If you guys want the true Cure experience, you should react in chronological order. They've been through many stages. Early on, they were post punk. They veered gothic, but soon crept up on very pop sensibilities. Ultimately, they are a new wave/alternative band with lots of versions to offer. React to each song on their early greatest hits compilation, "Standing on a Beach." It covers the late 70s into the mid-late 80s. I think "Boys Don't Cry" is the 3rd song on it. You guys do those 10-12 songs, and you'll be versed in The Cure's journey BEFORE hitting it big in America with "Just Like Heaven." ❤

[@kkklllaaa1234]

What’s your top 4 bands?

[@petercourtien4581]

Saw The Cure last June at Madison Square Garden. Almost a 3 hour show. Awesome!❤

[@gigi-ij1hk]

HELL YEAH! I was there too - my seventh Cure show

[@michaelroper4238]

This was released in 1979 as a single...album was great too...my first year as a uni student...toured Australia in 1980 and saw them live in Melbourne ...wonderful memories

[@lillisaski5310]

There's so much left to explore with The Cure. They've been active from the 70s to the present. I would suggest A Forest, The Hanging Garden, In Between Days, Close to Me, and Fascination Street.

[@gsb5225]

In Between Days Lets Go to Bed (great bass line) Close to Me A Forest Fascination Street

[@rikardmogren4419]

”Fascination Street” from the ”Disintegration”-album, released in 1989, is what I would call a true masterpiece in synth rock. Happy 65th birthday Robert Smith.

[@Lptoomany2001]

Alternative music exploded in the 80's. Portishead's glory box or anything from their album Dummy

[@foxandscout]

One of the first Cure songs I heard, when it just came out. Released as a stand-alone single. I became a huge fan. Love all their music. This a bit faster than the original; makes it sound a bit happier. I think this version is 1983. I like the original version (1979) better. This is still one of my very favorites by them. “Lullaby” was released 1989: ten years After Boys Don’t Cry. First compilation album; really first album in US. Their first album was never released in the USA. Boys Don’t Cry album is it’s US equivalent.💕

[@adoptdontshoppets]

Yes to the original!

[@RaulRuiz-oh2et]

The cure is known to have started the new wave genre, then followed new order, Erasure, Depeche mode.

[@JonathanAshworth-mm4jp]

The song was from 1979. But this is the 1986 new voice mix.The young lads in the video went on to be in their own band after this. Love the cure. 🧟‍♀️⭐✌🤘🖤

[@anglosaxon5874]

Great group. Love this song and their !Love Cats". Had the honour to see him play in concert, with one he played in two bands: The Cure and Siouxsie & The Banshees.

[@MadSlantedPowers]

I never really got into The Cure, but around 1992-1993 I discovered their early stuff, and eventually got the Boys Don't Cry album, which was more of a compilation, and had many of the songs from their debut album Three Imaginary Boys. One of my favorites is "10:15 Saturday Night."

[@markjones127]

Crazy that your guess was 20 years out, it transports me back into the late late 70's/80's indie/goth scene which was just amazing in the UK, such a great time, it's weird as I would never call myself a Cure fan, but at the time I owned all their albums, they were just essential listening, I was listening to 'The Wedding Present' earlier, have you reacted to them? They were an awesome 80's Indie band.

[@lindseycarter579]

Robert Smith is just EVERYTHING. We never miss seeing them. And he still sounds the same as he did then. And he just loves his fans.

[@Skeezer66]

The Cure are one of my Top 5 Bands All Time!! They really go into all kinds of different styles, but keeping that moody feeling. One of my favorite dance songs of theirs is "Hot Hot Hot!" (not to be confused with the Buster Poindexter version).

[@ursulabklyn_mia6148]

Boys Don't Cry was released 1979!!! Even I'm shocked. I thought it was more mid-80s. It's when I first heard them traveling in Europe.

[@watchmanschannelofdespair]

Robert Smith is 65, years old, can you freaking believe it? Damn, I started listening to the band in the 80's when he was still in his twenties, FFS. When people you watched on TV/movies and listened to over the radio records/tapes, CD's etc., get older, you know you're growing older right along with them and man does it (time) ever go by so fast!

[@suegreene7841]

The 70s is my genre and this one is on the back end of that…1979! Ahead of their time for sure glad you enjoyed it thanks guys

[@jkbezo1]

Post-punk, new wave, Goth. Thats The Cure. This was '80s. They did influence later bands. This is why it also sounds like the '90s band.

[@johnnymarrisgod3290]

Yes, the Cure was ahead of their time! They were considered one of the founding fathers of the Post Punk genre back in the late 70s. This is from their fantastic debut album. Jumping Someone Else's Train, Killing an Arab, 10:15 Saturday Night are also stand-out tracks on this album.

[@stevemarchant3670]

Did anybody see Boomtown Rats in the Southampton Gaumont in 78 or maybe 79? For the life of me I can't remember the name of the support band but I want to say it was the Cure or Depeche Mode - but the amazing thing was the singer sung with his back to the audience for their whole set - and I remember thinking "they'll never amount to much" but then they went on to great success.

[@kimcutts6153]

🇬🇧 Late 90s!? Lol😆1979. Just shows how much ahead of their time they were. This was their first hit, & my favourite by them. Happy birthday Robert. ❤🎼🎶

[@keithe5474]

If you're getting deeper into the Cure's catalog: I'd go with "Fascination Street" and "A Forest" (there's a great early 90's live performance).

[@ugadawgs1990]

Loved that this song was used in one of the Indiana Jones movies.

[@RobONeill-b5e]

Since you're going back to the early years, you should check out "A Forest" - their early exploration into the dark pop/goth they helped define

[@3DJapan]

I've never seen this video but I know I've seen Robert as the silhouette with red eyes.

[@yannhollister9091]

One of my favorite band of all time. "Pictures of You" and "Plainsong" are my ultimate favorite.

[@joesmith8725]

Great post-punk/new wave, alternative, goth band. Many great songs and videos from them. This is from their 1st album (1979). They had songs during the '80s and '90s. The Cure were big during the '80s and '90s. Check out "A Forest" next. Bands in the same vein as The Cure would be Echo and the Bunnymen, Siouxsee and the Banshees, The Smiths, Joy Division/New Order, etc.

[@wordygirlandco]

❤This is from 1979 and is timeless. The Cure influenced so many bands. They did a very cool cover of The Beatles Hello, Goodbye. It is on the Art Of McCartney 2014 album that has top tier bands covering McCartney songs. Billy Joel covers Maybe I'm Amazed 🔥🔥🔥

[@lawrencedavis4406]

Yeah this is really early Cure, 1979...what i love most about them is their duality...they have fun & catchy poppy songs, but they also have dark goth even violent songs & albums like Pornography & Disintegration & dark yet melodic songs like Charlotte Sometimes...the Cure own their own rabbit hole...

[@patrickchilders8773]

1979. They did remix in about 1985 or 86. BTW, this is the remixed version.

[@robbielux8353]

This song was released in 1979 actually off their first album Three Imaginary Boys which is considered a post punk album..this is also likely their most popular song even till today. Your kids would probably love this song..for some reason it resonates and seems to relate with the youth of every generation..maybe because Robert smith was about 19 or 20 when it came out..but play them the original version from the album

[@GodLovesComics]

I actually thought Jay might find this song too simple, too monotone, so I'm happy that both he and Amber really got it. Yes it came out well before the 90's and yes The Cure always were and still are ahead of their time. This is one of their earlier hits but much like Depeche Mode they are one of those bands that has multiple hits and great songs across entire albums...particularly the albums Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) and Disintegration (1989). Both light years ahead of their time.

[@DavidAston-bn9bz]

This was from back in 1979. From what you have said you will love the vibe and video of "Close to me" unless you are claustrophobic!

[@marioserrano6333]

Love their sound, Boys Don't Cry, is my favorite.

[@fabian4ever69]

Yes, "Pictures of You" is definitely a must reaction.

[@rogerking4107]

Them Mystery Bands from Nostalgia,Thank for Finding Them❤

[@Kuesel68]

Where they started in the late 70s... try out A Forest as well for early Cure.

[@shearsy1968]

Can you believe this is 1979. Shows how epic this band were and so ahead of their time

[@Jose-zm2ni]

Love the cure this is early cure. They were ahead of their time back then

[@O_Towne_Bear]

"In-Between Days" is a must. I also love "Six Different Ways"

[@sherribacharach540]

Absolutely love the album Head in the Door!

[@stevehamilton8824]

So many songs to react to by the Cure. A very large catalog. This is off of their first album THREE IMAGINARY BOYS in 1979.

[@eirikasbjrnberg8753]

Cure makes depression sound like happiness . I saw them live last year in Oslo . Great !

[@andydurazo5337]

Gotta give Let’s Go To Bed a listen.

[@KelliFranklin]

That's the first song I ever heard of their's and it's still my favorite.

[@mkmstillstackin]

Oh Yeah, forgot at that one! Yes, such a classic!

[@Guildofarcanelore]

My favorite Cure tune.

[@mrmitchell78]

Saw them live in Dec 2022 - they still sounded superb.

[@johndough3809]

Pictures of you - the cure!

[@happymethehappyone8300]

The Cure "High" 🔥 ❤️ 🔥 Happy Birthday Robert! 🎂

[@robertpetre9378]

I love the Cure. I saw them live 2 years ago in London and they were amazing.

[@gigi-ij1hk]

When they bust this tune out in concert the whole place goes nuts. It is *the* quintessential Cure track. Another song that absolutely kills in live shows is "A Forest." My personal favorites to see played live are "A Night Like This" and "Burn."

[@Mark-oo2nh]

"let's Go to Bed" and "10:15 Saturday Night". My alarm reminds me to play 10:15 Saturday Night every Saturday Night.

[@electricavenuemusic9282]

Would love to know what you'd say to "Hot Hot Hot" or "Why Can't I Be You?", the funkier side of the Cure! And yes, this is about 20 years earlier than J guessed but the video came later, mid 80s.

[@mcolford]

Yeah, this was their first song, so way before the 90's! You've gotta check out my favorite Cure song, In Between Days (Without You). Great, great song. Pictures of you is another good one too, that people have suggested.

[@FlamesCagney]

Cure is the best at catchy hooks and riffs.

[@KarolPawlowski-mr9td]

You'll love the wizardry of instruments they use in their hit "Close To Me". Without doubt it's one of their finest.

[@raulbric]

The song is from 1979, and this is the new vocal version and video from 1986

[@colibri1]

Another late-seventies band that you've thought sounded late nineties was the Cars. There was a lot of aping of late seventies-early eighties sounds in the late nineties and early 2000s. The Cure songs you've listened to so far aren't even close to their darkest. Try "A Forest" from 1980, "Primary" from 1981, or "The Hanging Garden" from 1982 for some much darker Cure.

[@njg247]

Hi there @RobSquadReactions this song dates from 1979, so well ahead of the grunge sound of the 1990's.

[@VictorPM1550]

You caught the 1986 version here. A re-recording they made for their 10th anniversary as a band. They also released a singles collection album that year, Staring At The Sea, including the original version of Boys Don't Cry from 1979.

[@byerenny]

Robert Smith did a colab with the band Chvrches (yes with a v) a couple years ago called "How Not To Drown" It's a good one.

[@wolfhugo1]

this song originally came out in 1979, but was remixed and re-released in 1986, when it became a hit. You definitely should check out "The Caterpillar" from the Cure next.

[@Grizazzle]

This is early Cure, not the later stuff. And I like it! Do "Close To Me" next, please!!!!

[@shelq3814]

Early Cure is better. The Top 40 stuff later was meh IMO, and Friday I'm In Love didn't do it for me.

[@skolex33]

Boys never used to cry, you can’t stop em nowadays .