The Cure: Top 10 Songs

[@fiaschampion3379]

1. One Hundred Years 2. Charlotte Sometimes 3. A Forest 4. Cold 5. Pornography 6. Fascination Street 7. Seventeen Seconds 8. Disintegration 9. The Hanging Garden 10. Siamese Twins

[@sonofskeletor33]

Far better than this video's list. People who think The Cure 'began' in 1983 should be disqualified from making these kinds of lists.

[@SK-sm9mn]

I’m guessing Pornography is your favourite album- nothing wrong with that! My sense was that the two guys putting the video together had only listened to the singles, the Head on the Door and Kiss Me. Although The Cure do good singles, their albums are their real strength in my estimation

[@fliptag]

Very nice list!

[@rudrajitsinha3175]

1. From the edge of the deep blue sea 2. A Forest 3. Lovesong 4. Pictures of you 5. Trust 6. Friday I'm in love 7. The Twilight Garden 8. A Letter for Elise 9. Just like heaven 10. High

[@stevex9080]

20. Six Different Ways 19. Gone! 18. The Love Cats 17. The Drowning Man 16. From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea 15. A Night Like This 14. Why Can't I Be You 13. Closedown 12. In Between Days 11. Love Song 10. Primary 9. Plainsong 8. The Walk 7. Harold and Joe 6. High 5. End 4. Close To Me 3. Lullaby 2. Fascination Street 1. A Forest

[@MidosujiSen]

1) Disintegration 2) Pictures Of You 3) Friday I'm In Love 4) Mint Car 5) And Nothing Is Forever 6) All I Ever Am 7) Just Like Heaven 8) One Hundred Years 9) This. Here And Now. With You 10) Plainsong

[@lawrencejhutchinson]

The 4 standouts for me are: 1.Friday I'm In Love 2.Just Like Heaven 3.In Between Days 4.Lovesong

[@johannes8213]

1. Pictures Of You 2. Charlotte Sometimes 3. Disintegration 4. Last Day Of Summer 5.From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea 6. Plainsong 7. A Forest 8. Underneath The Stars 9. How Beautiful You Are 10. This Twilight Garden

[@chasingthebeat]

1. A Forest 2. Just Like Heaven 3. Jumping Someone Else's Train 4. In Between Days 5. Love Cats 6. Let's Go To Bed 7. One Hundred Years 8. Charlotte Sometimes 9. Friday I'm In Love 10. Boys Don't Cry

[@BlackHun-wf7hb]

Jumping Someone Else's Train!

[@MrMurph73]

1) A Strange Day 2) Plainsong 3) To wish impossible things 4) One Hundred Years (Live) 5) Just like heaven 6) The Kiss 7) Three imaginary Boys 8) Disintegration 9) Boys don't cry 10) Push

[@etamommy]

Where do you find your live version of 100 days? Just curious- no pun intended ! I love that song but not sure if I have a live cure record in my collection.

[@riffreverence]

20 A Forest 19 The Funeral Party 18 Shake Dog Shake 17 One Hundred Years 16 In Between Days 15 Torture 14 Open 13 Burn 12 Lovesong 11 Piggy in the Mirror 10 Just like Heaven 9 Cold 8 Endsong 7 The Kiss 6 A Night Like This 5 Pictures of You 4 If Only Tonight We Could Sleep 3 Fascination Street 2 Disintegration 1 Lullaby

[@ttmilbr]

1) End - Wish 2) A Forest - 17 seconds 3) A Night Like This - The Head on a Door 4) Primary - Faith 5) Open - Wish 6) Fascination Street - Disintegration 7) Jumping Someone Else's Train - Three Imaginary Boys 8) Labyrinth - self titled 9) Why Can't I Be You - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me 10) Burn - Crow Soundtrack

[@martihsb]

10- A letter to Elise 9- Disintegration 8- From the edge of the deep green sea 7- The last day of summer 6- The kiss 5- Plainsong 4- Out of this world 3- One hundred years 2- Want 1- Bloodflowers

[@spiffy8576]

Really Good list, Bloodflowers the song doesn't get talked about enough, it's amazing. Want is another incredible song.

[@SK-sm9mn]

One of the best lists on here in my opinion. Much more interesting than just listing the singles.

[@Gea2222]

1. A forest 2. Faith 3. Endsong 4. Lament 5. This Twiglight garden 6. Charlotte Sometimes 7. Cold 8. From the edge..,. 9. Catch 10. Plainsog

[@nyckelly03]

I'm adding my top 20 Cure songs. I thought my top three would be on more lists. 1) Cut Here 2) 2 Late 3) A Few Hours After This 4) Plainsong 5) From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea 6) High 7) Doing the Unstuck 8) A Letter to Elise 9) Out of This World 10) Six Different Ways 11) The Exploding Boy 12) Want 13) Push 14) Catch 15) Disintegration 16) Harold and Joe 17) A Strange Day 18) Mint Car 19) In-Between Days 20) Fire in Cairo

[@TastesLikeMusic]

I think yours is the only one I’ve seen them on. - Joe

[@michelewiese48]

“Cut Here” is my #49 … Billy Mackenzie ❤

[@mattfischer4279]

I'd probably go 10. Last Dance 9. Six Different Ways 8. the Perfect Girl 7. The Baby Screams 6. Close to Me 5. Pictures of You 4. Just Like Heaven 3. The Caterpillar 2. In Between Days 1. Push

[@BlackHun-wf7hb]

caterpillar!

[@wernermoritz882]

Wow, never would have thought to find Friday I‘m in Love in your Top Ten and even ranked super high!

[@TastesLikeMusic]

You mean arguably their most popular song??

[@bengalgangster]

here goes , went with 21 cuz i dont know any better 21 the blood 20 fascination street 19 the hanging garden 18 prayers for rain 17 love song 16 the figurehead 15 cut 14 the promise 13 seventeen seconds 12 play for today 11 friday im in love 10 its over 9 watching me fall 8 club america 7 alone 6 open 5 shake dog shake 4 the kiss 3 burn 2 one hundred years 1 endsong more good songs than i expected and enjoyed the listo cheers

[@weirddebbiem1619]

Awesome list, bengal. We have some matches. 🎉🎉 Great to see Burn on your list. 🎶💜💜

[@bengalgangster]

@@weirddebbiem1619 thats great we have matches thanx💜💜

[@weirddebbiem1619]

@bengalgangster You're welcome, bengal. 🎉🎶💜💜

[@BlackHun-wf7hb]

Cut and It's Over, nice!

[@TedGrubersky]

Great lists. Friday I’m In Love is a pop-rock classic, such a happy joy and as good a single as ever released. Top 10 songs by The Cure? I’d need to put about 60 songs on that! Such a brilliant band, who combine melancholic sadness and playful happiness so well. Honourable mentions: Trust A Forest Open The Hanging Garden Lovesong From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea

[@riffreverence]

Oooo, Torture, great!!! Nice one Joe

[@jankoegl]

Beat me to it. 👍🏼 Joe redeemed himself with that one after destroying POY so mercilessly. 🫣

[@etamommy]

God I hate why can’t I be you! But then I also hate the horns version of close to you. No horns for you cure! If you want to do horns in rock I like what the Saints do on Prehistoric Sounds album. A few songs that record do horns in the context of rock/pop well- Everything’s Fine - I think Swing for the Crime too.

[@ThomasAlanRugg]

It’s too difficult to make a Cure top ten, but I enjoy the content, even though the contrast of having a goth as a guest would have been cool.

[@Dittomist]

They have so many incredible B-Sides, but surprisingly none of them quite made it on my Top 10 list. 1. Disintegration 2. The Same Deep Water as You 3. From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea 4. A Night Like This 5. Sinking 6. Push 7. Open 8. Close to Me 9. Endsong 10. How Beautiful You Are

[@drdavid1963]

10. Like Cockatoos from Kiss me Kiss me Kiss me 9. Push from Head on The Door 8. From The Edge of The Deep Green Sea from Wish 7. Untitled from Disintegration 6. Homesick from Disintegration 5. 10.15 Saturday Night from Boys Don't Cry 4. The Same Deepwater As You from Disintegration 3. Inbetween Days from Head on The Door 2. Just Like Heaven from Kiss me kiss me kiss me 1. IF ONLY TONITE WE COULD SLEEP (sorry Joe) from Kiss me kiss me kiss me

[@mournblade1066]

"Same Deep Water As You" is my absolute favorite Cure song.

[@drdavid1963]

@@mournblade1066 - It's stunning

[@BlackHun-wf7hb]

Like Cockatoos!

[@Vanessa.P]

Here's my top 20 which I have had to adjust a few times because I realized I initially forgot songs that need to be there. 20) The End of the World 19) Fascination Street 18) A Forest (single version) 17) Why Can’t I Be You? 16) Lullaby 15) A Letter to Elise 14) Cold 13) The Blood 12) Dressing Up 11) Close to Me 10) High 9) The Walk 8) Boys Don’t Cry 7) Mint Car 6) Friday I’m in Love 5) One More Time 4) Let’s Go to Bed 3) A Night Like This 2) Just Like Heaven 1) In Between Days

[@misate8993]

1. Push 2. Plainsong 3. The Funeral Party 4. Burn 5. Just Like Heaven 6. Pictures Of You 7. Cold 8. The Hanging Garden 9. Primary 10. Fasination Street

[@Guy-lo3ld]

Drowning Man Faith One Hundred Years Siamese Twins Figurehead Strange Day Cold BirdMad Girl Piggy in The Mirror Bananafishbones

[@aronpolasek4506]

Honestly, if I never hear 'Friday I'm In Love' again in my life...I'm good. I liked it at one point, but I've just heard it way too much over the years. I tend to prefer darker Cure over offbeat Cure, so my list has multiple songs with those really long intros that Joe hates. 10. Maybe Someday 9. Burn 8. 10:15 Saturday Night 7. Fascination Street 6. Charlotte Sometimes 5. Disintegration 4. In Between Days 3. Boys Don't Cry 2. Just Like Heaven 1. A Forest Honorable Mentions: Push; Why Can't I Be You?; To The Sky; A Night Like This; and The Hanging Garden

[@etamommy]

I love the long intros because I tend to marvel that they are so memorable and rhythmically and melodically captivating and they build so well until the vocal melodies arrive which I think generally then catapult the songs skyward. Push, though not a typical example in that I think it is more uptempo does this brilliantly. I generally do not like long intros or instrumentals but with the cure I do?!??

[@etamommy]

To the sky I just discovered and it’s fantastic! B-side and collected on connect the dots cure rarities box

[@paulsontag9233]

Just brilliant guys! I’ve never been so stoked for a band on your channel as The Cure. I mistakenly thought Joe wasn’t thrilled about doing them at the start of the album ranking video. I think Robert Smith is so brilliant and idiosyncratic. As you two pointed out many times he does things that no other could really do.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

I'm full of surprises. -- Joe

[@TimeToGetAlone]

1) Just Like Heaven 2) Close to Me 3) A Night Like This 4) Lovesong 5) In Between Days 6) Lullaby 7) Catch 8) How Beautiful You Are 9) A Forest 10) Plainsong

[@nodeachunter]

Tough to narrow down, but the following is my top 10: 10 - A Night Like This 9 - Primary 8 - Boys Don’t Cry 7 - Plainsong 6 - Cold 5 - A Strange Day 4 - M 3 - Charlotte Sometimes 2 - In Between Days 1 - Just Like Heaven

[@claytonkelley4921]

10 Endsong (Songs from a Lost World, 2024) 9 Apart (Wish, 1992) 8 Push (Head on the Door, 1985) 7 Just Like Heaven (Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987) 6 Disintegration (Disintegration, 1989) 5 Trust (Wish, 1992) 4 A Forest (Seventeen Seconds, 1980) 3 Lovesong (Disintegration, 1989) 2 Plainsong (Disintegration, 1989) 1 In Between Days (Head on the Door, 1985)

[@ryrythefryguy4645]

10) A Night Like This 9) Push 8) Why Can't I Be You? 7) A Strange Day 6) Pictures of You 5) Just Like Heaven 4) In Between Days 3) Fascination Street 2) Lullaby 1) Close to Me

[@koszim]

Hi guys. Very nice and interesting video. Pink Floyd is my no1 best band, but Cure is one of my favorites as well. So i quess i'm in another mood...First of all in my opinion the album "Pornography" is one of the greatest albums of all times. So songs like 100 years, The figure head, Siamese twins or A Strange day are on the top of my list of Cure's best songs. Some others...A Forest, Charlotte sometimes, A night like this, M, Play for today. Also another song (not so popular for many people) that i really love is "Αt night" from 17sec album. Greetings from Greece!!

[@isamuu99]

Good vid guys. This is VERY hard, but lets see.... 1) A Thousand Hours 2) More Than This 3) Out of this World 4) One More Time 5) Like Cockatues 6) Halo 7) Icing Sugar 8) Hey You 9) Sinking 10) To the Sky

[@AndI0td763]

Good picks guys. I can name some favorites off the top of my head- Closedown, Disintegration, Open, High, A Night Like This, Sinking. There’s so many great songs.

[@jukeboxcowboy]

🤠 For those with Primary on their list, I salute you. o7

[@epicsoundtracktothemundane]

Tough to narrow down to ten. Here is my top 20 20. Three Imaginary Boys (Three Imaginary Boys, 1979) 19. Warsong (Songs Of A Lost World, 2024) 18. The Lovecats (non-album single, 1983) 17. 10:15 Saturday Night (Three Imaginary Boys, 1979) 16. Lullaby (Disintegration, 1989) 15. A Letter To Elise (Wish, 1992) 14. Charlotte Sometimes (non-album single, 1981) 13. A Strange Day (Pornography, 1982) 12. Jumping Someone Else's Train (non-album single, 1979) 11. Burn (Crow Soundtrack, 1994) 10. Fascination Street (Disintegration, 1989) 9. All Cats Are Grey (Faith, 1981) 8. Just Like Heaven (Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987) 7. Close to Me (The Head on the Door, 1985) 6. Pictures of You (Disintegration, 1989) 5. A Forest (Seventeen Seconds, 1980) 4. Lovesong (Disintegration, 1989) 3. The Hanging Garden (Pornography, 1982) 2. In Between Days (The Head on the Door, 1985) 1. Boys Don't Cry (non-album single, 1979)

[@godofps5399]

10. Faith 9. Plainsong 8. The kiss 7. Want 6. Alone 5. A letter to Elise 4. The same deep water as you 3. The caterpillar 2. One hundred years 1. Cold

[@WhatsUpFella]

10. The Funeral Party 9. Cold 8. And Nothing Is Forever 7. Pictures of You 6. A Letter To Elise 5. Six Different Ways 4. Friday I’m In Love 3. Lullaby 2. Kyoto Song 2. Just Like Heaven

[@NOTIMETOROCK]

"The bassline, that's the REAL monster in this song." I wish I had thought of that. Brilliant.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

I’m good for one of those a year. - Joe

[@stevelee5562]

1. Plainsong 2. To Wish Impossible Things 3. Doing The Unstuck 4. This Twilight Garden 5. Alone 6. Torture 7. The Blood 8. Treasure 9. Give Me It 10. All Cats Are Grey

[@BlackHun-wf7hb]

All Cats!

[@Violette-k1w]

THE CURE ✨️ BEST ROCK BAND IN THE WORLD ✨️

[@davidellis5141]

My Top 10 Cure songs # 10 The Last Days Of Summer # 9 Apart # 8 Bare # 7 The Same Deep Water As You # 6 Secrets # 5 A Night Like This # 4 Play For Today # 3 Sinking # 2 A Strange Day # 1 Charlotte Sometimes

[@bengalgangster]

we have the same number of matching top 10 songs as bengal wins yesterday lol

[@davidellis5141]

@bengalgangster The Kicker let them down twice ! What a wasted rally .

[@SK-sm9mn]

Love every single one of those

[@franckthatsme5280]

Totally agree with your choice !

[@zoeherriot]

1) The Figurehead 2) Warsong 3) Forever (1982 Olympia version) 4) This Twilight Garden 5) Never Enough 6) Fascination Street 7) All cats are grey 8) Birdmad Girl 9) Burn 10) Disintegration

[@MartG67]

Really difficult to come up with a top 10 - it changes all the time but for this week, it's: 10. Boys Don't Cry 9. 10.15 Saturday Night 8. Lovesong 7. A Strange Day 6. Just Like Heaven 5. In Between Days 4. One Hundred Years 3. Charlotte Sometimes 2. Play for Today 1. A Forest - always at No.1, the song that not only got me into The Cure in the early 80's but introduced me to 'alternative', non chart music. I will be forever thankful to Robert and the boys! PS - if you can find it, check out the video to Charlotte Sometimes. It's unintentionally hilarious - Robert Smith described the day he saw the finished video as 'one of the worst days of my life' !

[@paultrott-p6y]

Great picks guys. Mind you it's hard to go wrong with this band. I actually don't mind the new album too. Anyway I'll go with; 1. Pictures Of You 2. Just Like Heaven 3. Friday I'm In Love 4. A Night Like This 5. Mint Car 6. Push 7. Lovesong 8. Six Different Ways 9. Inbetween Days 10. Close To Me

[@matthewgee7164]

1. Just Like Heaven 2. A Letter to Elise 3. The Same Deep Water As You 4. A Night Like This 5. From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea 6. Last Dance 7. Hanging Garden 8. Fascination Street 9. Maybe Someday 10. How Beautiful You Are

[@utvf68]

1. Close To Me 2. Lovesong 3. Just Like Heaven 4. In Between Days 5. Pictures Of You 6. Fascination Street 7. Lullaby 8. Why Can’t I Be You 9. High 10. Mint Car

[@c11p]

1. End 2. Mr. Pink Eyes 3. All Cats Are Grey 4. Disintegration 5. Open 6. Like Cockatoos 7. Faith 8. 10:15 Saturday Night 9. Close To Me (Remix) 10. From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea 11. Sinking

[@Stevenc1970]

My top 10 1. Lullaby 2. In-Between Days 3. Just Like Heaven 4. The Walk 5. Love Song 6. A Letter To Elise 7. Let's Go To Bed 8. From The Edge of the Deep Green Sea 9. Burn 10. Charlotte Sometimes I have a little friendly bone to pick with Joe :). "Those early Joy Division post punk records aren't good." (paraphrasing). Please go back and listen to "Disorder"! Come on, man! :)

[@nickgill5286]

Very difficult this one as I had a list of my favourite top 30 Cure songs. First thing is forget including any of their released singles that the general public would vote for and get to the real fan stuff. 1. From the edge of the deep green sea 2. Disintegration 3. Burn 4. Sinking 5. Wrong number 6. Primary 7. Other voices 8. Prayers for rain 9. All I want 10. Alt. end

[@TastesLikeMusic]

“Real fan stuff”. The three worst words in the English language.

[@nickgill5286]

@@TastesLikeMusic I'm sure there are worse words than that but keep enjoying your pop songs x

[@danielmcglynn2547]

Alwys interested in the lists you put out. And, Jason, I'm happy you took the time to investigate the singles. However, unlike you, I have quite a few on my list. A special shout out to my number 3- the B side 10.15 Saturday night as it was the first song I ever heard from The Cure and made me chase them up. It is quite different from anything else (or in fact anything they did again) and although it could never be a high rotation listen it still hits me to this day. My 10 are as follows: 1 Love song 2 Friday I'm in Love 3 10.15 Saturday night 4 In between days 5 Play For Today 6 At Night 7 The Love cats 8 The Holy Hour 9 The Figurehead 10 I'm a Cult Hero

[@jillyidle6462]

Throw Your Foot from Standing On the Beach…I think it was a b-side and/or only on the cassette version? Maybe VHS. Not sure, but I think you’d like it. Great list and Cure stuff! ❤️ thanks guys.

[@davidl570]

On the cassette version and more recently included on the Join The Dots collection.

[@ellisivy4303]

If only that song would have been on The Top….I’m even sure it would have done well as a single. Love it to bits.

[@mjleger]

I have favourite albums more than favourite tracks, but as far as that goes, 1. A Forest (EP) 1. A Few Hours After This 1. Fight 1. Secrets 1. Six Different Ways 1. Other Voices 1.The Figurehead 1. Close to Me 1. In Between Days 1. A Thousand Hours 0. Funeral Party 0. The Lovecats 0. 10:15 Saturday Night 0. A Strange Day 0. The Kiss 0. Jumping Someone Else's Train 0. The Hanging Garden I didn't want to be rude, but I emailed Pere Ubu to let them know that 'Bus Station' from Carnival of Souls (2014) sounds a lot like 'Scream' from 4:13 Dream (2008). They said they were looking into it but there's probably some intrigue there - not likely a mistake. I'm looking forward to finding out what TLM thinks of the new PJ Harvey cover of Love Will Tear Us Apart

[@michelewiese48]

Thank you, Jason and Joe! I love both of your lists. They are authentically you. My only shared song (in my top 10) is Fascination Street from Joe’s list. The bassline, those lyrics…it’s a keeper. I love many of your choices and most made my longer list.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

My top 25 will be in the discord at noon. I think there are some more in common there. - Joe

[@michelewiese48]

@@TastesLikeMusic Looking forward to it! 🥰

[@MarcTraversy-r6s]

Apart Torture, it was the top Pop songs of The Cure! Now, the best one! Live! 20-The Snakepit ( 1987 Deluxe Kiss Me ) 19-Endsong ( BBC 6 2024) 18-Faith( 1986 Orange) 17-Disintegration ( Entreat 1989) 16-Play for today ( Athens 1985 ) 15-Forever ( Paris , Zenith 1984) 14-Shake Dog Shake( Concert 1984) 13-At Night ( Curaetion 2018) 12- Labyrinth ( Curiosa Toronto 2004) 11-Charlotte Sometimes ( Concert 1984) 10-A Forest( Orange 1986) 9-Open ( Detroit 1992) 8-The Funeral Party( 1981 Faith Deluxe album) 7-The Big Hand( 1991 London) 6-Alone (1 november 2024 London) 5-Bloodflowers ( 2022 Trilogy) 4-A Short Term Effect( Olympia Paris 1982) 3-100 Years ( Glastonbury 1986) 2-M ( Barcelona 1985) 1-The Same Deep Water As You( 1989 London) And the next time, 20 others!😊

[@lauce3998]

1. Disintegration 2. Pictures of you 3. Just like heaven 4. This Twilight Garden 5. A night Like This 6. A Strange day 7. How beautiful you are! 8. Trust 9. Push 10. A Letter to Elise

[@ellisivy4303]

1. Disintegration 2. The Drowning Man 3. Charlotte Sometimes 4. A Strange Day 5. From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea 6. 100 Years 7. 2 Late 8. This Twilight Garden 9. To Wish Impossible Things 10. Untitled ❤

[@BlackHun-wf7hb]

Drowning Man and To Wish Impossible!

[@fliptag]

Psst... Hipster kids, check out this list from a Cure fan of 40 years. No hit singles-just the perfect starting point to truly appreciate the band's brilliance. My list may change tomorrow, but A Forest will always be my favourite. 1. A Forest 2. M 3. In your house 4. Siamese Twins 5. All cats are grey 6. If only tonight we could sleep 7. Fire in Cairo 8. Faith 9. 10:15 Saturday Night 10. Japanese Dream

[@TastesLikeMusic]

🥱

[@fliptag]

​@@TastesLikeMusic Sorry, guys, but your lists are a bit dull. Apart from "Torture," which was an excellent choice, it seems like you’ve only focused on the hit singles. To make better lists, you should dig deeper into the discography. Not a single song before The Head on the Door? That’s not a real The Cure list to me.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

@@fliptagI have songs from 1979 and 1982. What you talking about. They made spotty albums before 1985. - Joe

[@fliptag]

@@TastesLikeMusic I'm just clowning around a bit, so don't take this too seriously. You’ve got a fair point-I overlooked The Lovecats from ’83. Nevertheless, I find it hard that any songs from Faith, Seventeen Seconds, or Pornography were included. Anyway, to each their own, but we do agree on Pictures of You. Never understood how that was a hit. It's boring as hell. 😄

[@walterjanaro42]

My favorite song by The Cure is an oddball: "Harold And Joe" which was only a b-side (of their single "Never Enough"). Did either of you guys come across this one in your musical travels? If not, it's worth a listen -- it is very different from their usual stuff. (Happy Thanksgiving.)

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Didn’t hear that one. - Joe

[@egorovvladimir7304]

Was really hard, cause I have so many favourites, but here we go: 10. Short Term Effect 9. All Cats are Grey 8. Bird Mad Girl 7. Give Me It 6. Disintegration 5. Trust 4. Labyrinth 3. Shake Dog Shake 2. The Kiss 1. Warsong

[@Manicprogressive1]

Mine have changed so much over the decades-mostly colored by seeing the songs live and audience interaction. “Play for Today” is a pretty barebones early song, but it was brought to life to me seeing them perform it live last summer. in Chicago. The handclaps and people singing “again and again and again” make a “A Forest” tons of fun, especially when I had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see them in Dublin. People had those handclaps DOWN. Such an appreciative audience! They hadn’t played there in ages and audience were mostly people who remembered them from back in the day. People stood in stunned silence after they finished (with “Boys Don’t Cry), with tears streaming down their face. When Wish came out, I wondered if it was too arena rock after Disintegration, especially FTEOTDGS, which I loved. Then I saw them perform it in 1992 and many times since. I was happy that it has become a concert staple for the last 32 years. Also bcs I was part of the gen when MTV played music videos, my opinions are influenced by the great videos of Tim Pope. One song that is a personal favorite that didn’t make best albums list because it’s on Mixed Up is “Never Enough”-a straight-up psychedelic rocker. The video is amazing, as is the one for “Close to Me.” These used to all be only on a DVD called “Show” and the vids were impossible to find online (until companies realized that YT was actually very good for promotion). My very favorite is not surprising: “Just Like Heaven” is one of the greatest songs ever written (Rick Beato’s discussion of it is fun.) Never a fan of “Friday I’m in Love,” but I’m not a big pop person. It is undeniably a perfect pop song. I just like that the pop songs exist b/c they broaden the band’s appeal and show RS’s incredible songwriting ability. I can point to them and say, “See? They’re not a goth band!” “Lullaby” is another of their concerts-and an awesomely creepy video. I fell in love with Endsong, again seeing it live outside in Chicago on a magical night. The drums are amazing. The song, and all of the songs on the new album, are pretty grim. But they are about old. Turning 60 is a shocking. It just is. Not surprising RS’s songs are reflecting this stage of his life. I urge EVERYBODY to see them live. I enjoyed the last few years of their concerts way more than back in late ‘80s early ‘90s.

[@danielmcglynn2547]

Great comment. I am with you on a number of your comments especially about turning 60.

[@zacharypopp3549]

1. A Forest (weakest Cure hit? more like strongest Cure hit!) 2. Just Like Heaven 3. Lovesong 4. Pictures of You (a clear highlight of Disintegration, Joe) 5. Lullaby 6. Primary 7. Fascination Street 8. In Between Days 9. Close to You 10. Friday I'm in Love Some HMs since those above are pretty obvious...The Funeral Party, How Beautiful You Are, A Night Like This, The Hanging Garden

[@danielmcglynn2547]

I am right with you and your list. Reading it I see I forgot to put primary on mine. What a banger it was, especially live.

[@PartTimeBuddhist]

I swear my top 10 list isn't just Staring at the Sea in order, but it kind of looks that way: 1. A Forest 2. Killing An Arab 3. Charlotte Sometimes 4. 10:15 Saturday Night 5. One Hundred Years 6. The Walk 7. Jumping Someone Else's Train 8. Lovesong 9. Primary 10. Boys Don't Cry Honorable mentions: Lovecats, Fascination Street, Friday I'm in Love They're one of those bands where I wouldn't go to bat for any particular album, but my 10 favorite Cure songs could go toe-to-toe with any other "80s British band 10 favorite songs" list I might care to compile.

[@CallMehXiLe]

Joe got love for Simon Gallup, I got love for Joe. The baselines of the cure are criminally underrated. They’re what drives majority of their songs for me!

[@davidl570]

One of the most underrated bassists EVER! Guy is a beast on that thing!

[@CallMehXiLe]

@ honestly the first time I’ve listened to a band and spend most of my time listening to the bass guitar

[@AndI0td763]

Definitely one of my favorite bassists ever.

[@etamommy]

@@CallMehXiLea Forest - that sinewy menacing line - is it bass or normal guitar. Whatever it is drives the song and to me it is fantastic!

[@zoeherriot]

@@etamommyit’s Bass - Simon playing a P-Bass.

[@jasonjames6383]

Many great songs, hard enough to choose 10 let alone put them in order: Charlotte Sometimes A Night Like This The Kiss Plain Song Disintegration Sinking A Forest One Hundred Years The Walk A Strange Day

[@SK-sm9mn]

Mine changes all the time. Today, I’m going with this for my top 20: 20/ Cut Here 19/ The Drowning Man 18/ Last Day of Summer 17/ Out of this World 16/ The Caterpillar 15/ The Big Hand 14/ Cold 13/ Siamese Twins 12/ A Forest 11/ Just Like Heaven 10/ Warsong 9/ It Used to Be Me 8/ Apart 7/ Push 6/ Homesick 5/ Faith 4/ Untitled 3/ Pictures of You 2/ A Strange Day 1/ Endsong

[@BlackHun-wf7hb]

Drowning Man!

[@weirddebbiem1619]

Here is mine and of course I have to be different. lol 26) The Perfect Day 25) Another Day 24) Friday I Am In Love 23) A Forest 22) Faith 21) The Figurehead 20) Maybe Someday 19) In Between Days 18) The End Of The World 17) This Is A Lie 16) Prayers For Rain 15) The Last Day of Summer 14) And Nothing Is Forever 13) Pictures of You 12) Just Like Heaven 11) Lovesong 10) Numb 9) Shake Dog Shake 8) Koyoto Song 7) I Can Never Say Goodbye 6) Cold 5) Burn 4) Apart 3) A Strange Day 2) The Same Deep Water As You 1) Endsong

[@bengalgangster]

great list , and the same #1 , i wondered about that💜💜

[@weirddebbiem1619]

@bengalgangster Thank you, bengal. I figured Endsong would be at the top or close to it for you. 🎶💜💜

[@BenoitLeclere]

1. From the edge of the deep green sea 2. Endsong 3. The kiss 4. Watching me fall 5. Want 6. Disintégration 7. Pornography 8. It s over 9. The figurehead 10. Open

[@simonwebster9712]

1. Same Deep Water 2. Lovecats 3. High 4. Fight 5. Never Enough 6. Faith 7. Let's Go To Bed 8. Plainsong 9. Drone NoDrone 10. Friday

[@Maanebaronen]

01 In Between Days 02 A Letter To Elise 03 The Hanging Garden 04 Just Like Heaven 05 Boys Don’t Cry 06 Let’s Go To Bed 07 High 08 Friday I’m In Love 09 Lovesong 10 Pictures Of You

[@peterconlon8234]

GREAT shout out for The Promise !!...blistering !!

[@KevinMcArdle-l6e]

I definitely would include A Few Hours After This and The Exploding Boy

[@michelewiese48]

My Cure Top 50: 1. Other Voices 2. Fascination Street - Extended Mix 3. Let’s Go To Bed 4. The Walk - Everything Mix 5. The Hanging Garden 6. Prayers For Rain 7. Play For Today - Live In Paris 8. Dressing Up - Live In Paris 9. Halo 10. Primary 11. One Hundred Years - Live In Paris 12. Charlotte Sometimes 13. Boys Don’t Cry 14. Jumping Someone Else’s Train 15. Burn 16. How Beautiful You Are 17. Closedown 18. High 19. Cut 20. The Same Deep Water As You 21. Why Can’t I Be You? 22. Us Or Them 23. A Forest 24. Lovesong 25. A Short Term Effect

[@michelewiese48]

26. Close To Me - Closest Mix 27. Killing An Arab 28. 10:15 Saturday Night 29. Fight 30. Hot Hot Hot!!! 31. Torture 32. All I Want 33. Catch 34. Birdmad Girl 35. Apart 36. A Letter To Elise 37. Pictures Of You - Extended Dub Mix 38. Never Enough 39. The Caterpillar - Flicker Mix 40. Icing Sugar 41. Doing The Unstuck 42. The Lovecats 43. A Night Like This 44. Six Different Ways 45. From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea 46. Shake Dog Shake 47. Siamese Twins 48. Mint Car 49. Cut Here 50. World In My Eyes (DM cover)

[@oppothumbs1]

@@michelewiese48 I knew you were a big fan. Did you accidentally leave off Friday I'm in Love? Making some existential point? Starting trouble again? 😁 😊

[@179rich]

I share your love for Mixed Up. 😁

[@michelewiese48]

@ Ha! 🤣 I’ve never liked that one. The music video is cute though! They truly have some awesome videos! Of their biggest radio hits I like Lovesong the best. Just Like Heaven is good too - I’ve just heard it way too many times.

[@michelewiese48]

@@179rich Mixed Up is so perfect! I’m happy you love it too. Some of my fave songs, and I’ve always been a fan of remixes.. especially when electronic elements are added! That version of Fascination Street could go on forever. ❤️🎶

[@179rich]

Six Different Ways apparently took some inspiration from the piano line in the Banshees' Swimming Horses.

[@zoeherriot]

…which Robert wrote anyway. He wrote and played that piano part when he was in the Banshees.

[@179rich]

@@zoeherriot I had an idea it was his, but I never knew for sure because he didn't have great things to say about Swimming Horses from what I've read.

[@zoeherriot]

@@179rich Robert… lies a lot. :) or at least, says things that are controversial to bait reporters. :) But yeah, that’s one of his. His guitar work on Hyaena - absolutely worth a listen.

[@stevencarroll9355]

Good discussion guys! 10 Torture 09 Lullaby 08 A Forest 07 Play For Today 06 One Hundred Years 05 In Between Days 04 PlainSong 03 To Wish Impossible Things 02 The Love Cats 01 Alone

[@AlexGarcia-nt5uh]

1. In between days 2. Boys don´t cry 3. Pictures of you 4. Friday I´m in love 5. A strange day 6. Close to me 7. Charlotte Sometimes 8. Lovesong 9.Push 10. A forest I remember I liked The Cure in the beginning because of Boys don´t cry , then in 1982 a schoolmate of mine lent me their album from that year and god , that was too dark for me . I synced again with them with the Head on the Door , but again Kiss Kiss Kiss Me was a bit irregular and too long, good but not exceptional apart from the well known songs . It was a band for me with highs and lows , more brilliant in singles than in albums, probably because their albums did not have enough variety of styles . Today I liked them more than ever , but I am not sure if this is related to their music or actually to some kind of awkward nostalgia since they represent how unique, smart and defiant were some bands in the 80s.

[@davidellis5141]

If you see the 12" of Charlotte Sometimes snap it up ..B-Sides Splintered In Her Head & Faith ( Live ) are spectacular. Mostly improvised lyrics on Faith from a Sydney concert in 1981.

[@Guy-lo3ld]

I still own the Charlotte Sometimes 12". Agree the b sides are amazing. I think I like this live version of Faith as much or even more than the studio version. 💙

[@DiscoMikey]

I thought I was the only person who rates Catch as one of their top songs. I’d put A Forest at no1.

[@Violette-k1w]

1. Songs of a lost world ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ + ⭐️ = ✨️👑✨️ 2. Pornography 3. Faith 4. Desintegration 5. Seventeen Seconds 6. .... 14. Wild mood swings

[@martinfarnworth6659]

1. Just Like Heaven 2 A Night Like This 3 The Kiss 4 A Forest 5 Inbetween Days 6 Charlotte Sometimes 7 The Last Days Of Summer 8 The Figurehead 9 100 years 10 The Drowning Man (Bright Birds Mix) -last one is a bit of a cheat I admit. I cant say ive listened quite enough to The Cure but ive listened to all their albums. One or two of the big hits Ive heard more than enough.

[@179rich]

The way Jason praised Underneath the Stars, I thought we might get an appearance of it here.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Just missed. One of my final cuts

[@jasonadams3017]

I already disagree with my entire list. I left out so many incredible songs. 10. The Lovecats 9. One Hundred Years 8. From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea 7. Just Like Heaven 6. Lovesong 5. Pictures of You 4. Fascination Street 3. Boys Don’t Cry 2. Charlotte Sometimes 1. A Night Like This

[@peterconlon8234]

Interesting lists...both a little weighted towards the lighter side of The Cure, which isn't bad, but not necessarily always my cuppa...having said that: this can and does change regularly, so...today... 10) Wrong Number 9) Untitled 8) Hot Hot Hot 7) Underneath The Stars 6) Faith 5) Bare 4) 100 Years 3) Close To Me 2) Three Imaginary Boys 1) Pictures Of You

[@andrewlowden322]

Guys go back and listen to "Icing Sugar". Holy moley where does this song come from???? That bassline; those toms!!! And it works so so well! Def top 5 for me. The Kiss also, its like Night on Bald Mountain: so dark and evil but so captivating. And like NOBM from Fantasia that exit dropping the wah and lingering on the Dm to resolve with the synth and guitars is like the sun coming up and the bells tolling. It is def one of the most emotional experiences out there in the way of instrumentation. Just 2 chords (Dm - BbMaj7) and we are wrecked Also you can see all the like-mind down here as ALL the Cure Fans from my era (Im 50, so like 48-55) Disintegration is ALWAYS number 1! Everyone I ask its always "Disintegration"! Genuinely stunned Joe didnt have it at 1, never mind not even in his top 10!

[@AndI0td763]

Disintegration is incredible. And yeah The Kiss is super underrated, I rarely hear it mentioned.

[@gummyb426]

I haven't gone super deep into their discography so I've got a pretty hit focused list. Although I think even if I listened to all their songs 100 times most of them would still be there HMs: Catch, Letter for Elise, The Funeral Party, Six Different Ways, Everybody Wants To Rule The World (I know it's not by them but it's a great song) 10 Play For Today 9 Homesick 8 Boy's Don't Cry 7 In Between Days 6 Closedown 5 Friday I'm In Love 4 Just Like Heaven (I might like the Dinosuar Jr cover more) 3 High 2 Plainsong 1 Pictures of You

[@robgronotte1]

I honestly can't imagine how none of the great non-album singles wouldn't make anyone's best Cure songs list - my top 10 would be almost all from those.

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Well I had two. - Joe

[@ChazeGeyer]

Hola mi amigos! Don’t worry my Man I’ll keep it copacetic, my last message was misinterpreted, algorithms can at times be askew take you where you NEVER want to be. Have always loved Robert Smith, he’s one of those vocalists whose voice you can’t confuse with others because it’s so original, just like Bowie. Joe, really? “Pictures of You” such a great Love song. What I noticed with his lyrics they can be beyond sad like “Letter to Elise” perfect tragic love song, could there be a better kind of love song? Then juxtaposed other lyrics are seemingly at odds with the music- “In Between Days” sad lyrics but music so buoyant uplifting. “Close to Me” Pop perfection but “Just like Heaven” so good, “Show me Show me Show me that trick” Please keep doing what you do it’s always educational and truly that’s why I’m here…

[@ThomasAlanRugg]

If it wasn’t for the days of the week being stated to me by RS I’d forget where I was lol😅

[@JWBDWP2]

All imma say is, I knew Jason would have “Catch” in his top 10. Which would definitely have to be in my top 10 as well lol

[@garyrobinson8665]

It's really hard to come up with a top 10 but my top 3 are. 1. A Forest 2. Fascination Street. 3. The Love Cats.

[@esteeb67]

I love The Cure, though I am not a completist. I stopped listening to their newer music after Friday I'm In Love. I think it was the next album. I heard it and it didn't connect. Here's my 10 (10 to 1): The Love Cats Boy's Don't Cry Love Song Killing an Arab Let's Go To Bed 10:15 Saturday Night In Between Days Fascination Street Lullaby Close To You (Closer Mix)

[@SK-sm9mn]

The album you are referring to is Wild Mood Swings

[@echosmyron1278]

No surprises on my list. I'm not enough of a Cure superfan to have controversial opinions on their best songs. 1. Just Like Heaven 2. One Hundred Years 3. A Night Like This 4. Fascination Street 5. Disintegration 6. Why Can't I Be You? 7. In Between Days 8. The Hanging Garden 9. From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea 10. Plainsong Honorable Mentions: Object; A Forest; Doubt; Primary; Charlotte Sometimes; The Figurehead; Cold; The Caterpillar; Push; The Blood; Lovesong; Lullaby; The Same Deep Water as You; Friday I'm in Love; High; A Letter to Elise; The Hungry Ghost

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Might be your best list ever

[@oppothumbs1]

Some very good songs, but I am not up on some of them. I liked the song Boys Don't Cry, which was used effectively in the movie Boys Don't Cry. The movie has a good soundtrack, including "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" and "Who do you Love?" by Quick Silver Messenger Service; also songs by The Smithereens and Isley Brothers.

[@bengalgangster]

love quicksilver messenger service, a san francisco treat for sure,

[@oppothumbs1]

@@bengalgangster Forgotten and one of the best. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnfXiIypl6t6fJo Ted : So you're moving down to Miami? Pat Healy : I accepted a job offer. Ted : With who? Pat Healy : With... uh... Rice-a-Roni. Ted : Isn't that the San Francisco treat? Pat Healy : It *was*. They're changing their image.

[@shoogerkane]

Great list, both of you. I'd work in Killing An Arab (I don't care about political correctness), Jumping Someone Else's Train, Push and Let's Go To Bed. And Love Song. Not sure what I'd drop. Well, probably Why Can't I Be you. Friday would be my #1. In Between Days #2. Just Like Heaven #3. The rest among each of your picks are tied for for 4th!

[@shoogerkane]

Actually, I forgot about The Forest and Charlotte Sometimes. So there's another two we wouldn't have in common. But damn, so many to consider. A list of 30 songs would be more appropriate. But I know that's not the assignment. Again, good lists.

[@Crump1980]

Twilight Garden has to be in my top ten, one of the greatest B sides ever

[@muhammadrifqi7308]

Friday i'm in love better be in this!

[@carncats07]

Don't worry, you can never escape that bloody song.

[@muhammadrifqi7308]

@@carncats07 True but at least i love that song.

[@AndI0td763]

Also I forgot Bird Mad Girl, The Lovecats, and Burn, great tracks. There’s just too many standout tracks for me. I’m kinda surprised by your guy’s embracing of Friday I’m In Love. It’s a song I like but I know many Cure fans consider it pretty lightweight material. And I agree it’s great pop songwriting, in a way only Smith could do, but it would also never compete with my favorite Cure songs. Anyway, just to hear your guy’s thoughts on these songs really made my day and was much appreciated, thanks again.

[@JohnMacRae23]

Jeez, you guys really stuck with the singles (only one non single each). My 10: Burn The Same Deep Water as You Charlotte Sometimes Push A Night Like This From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea Watching Me Fall This Twilight Garden Pictures Of You A Forest

[@TastesLikeMusic]

Greatest hits was the first album I heard so yeah that checks out. - Joe

[@SK-sm9mn]

@@TastesLikeMusic Is it also the last Cure album you heard?

[@spiffy8576]

Want Bloodflowers The Kiss A Strange Day A Letter To Elise Jupiter Crash A Night Like This Plainsong Underneath The Stars Mint Car

[@niveketihw1897]

My favorite Curesong: It Used To Be Me, which was a B-side for The 13th.

[@SK-sm9mn]

Great song. I put it in my top 10 on here

[@mournblade1066]

My favorite Cure song is "Same Deep Water As You."

[@etamommy]

Love that one and prayers for rain too off of disintegration. I also love that song Untitled which closes off disintegration.

[@SavageLarz]

10. Kyoto Song 9. A Forest 8. Hot Hot Hot!!! 7. Let's Go To Bed 6. Plainsong 5. One Hundred Years 4. In Between Days 3. Friday I'm In Love 2. Just Like Heaven 1. Pictures of You

[@mjleger]

the use of days of the week, or months in a year, is a classic medieval Gothic literary device. the middle ages, and the Gothic period, were considered barbaric starting with the Renaissance and the return to classical antiquity, humanism, etc, and did not become worthy of consideration again until early 1800s romanticism, when ghosts and demons etc - as signifiers of the irrational after the 'age of reason' - make a comeback, largely due to the desire on the part of the children of bourgeois families to demonstrate their contempt for the teachings of the church - but also an inverted compliment that is parasitic on what it criticizes