What Is The Cure's Greatest Song?

[@andrewknaff9220]

The best thing about The Cure is that you could ask 10 different people what the best Cure song is and get 10 different answers and none of them would be wrong.

[@okjames2954]

This is the truth

[@H3avyHaul3r]

Well put….

[@riklionheart23]

Yup

[@DeanMurphyCDM]

You could ask me the same question 10 times and I would give you 10 different answers depending on my mood.

[@brianblackwood3120]

100% agree. Disintegration always comes to mind but then I hear one I forgot about and I’m like oh yea. The best cure song? Yes lol

[@delio1112]

Disintegration, the song. The desperation and sadness in Robert Smith's voice and all the instruments seemingly crashing into each other. What a heart-rending performance.

[@liquidtmd27]

Disintegration is it for me. Just other-wordly

[@brendanfromireland]

One of my favourites!

[@craiglizt8074]

I agree. That song transports me to another world when I listen to it.

[@mrc2662]

It’s incendiary. The bassline alone can rip your head off. An incredible piece of music. The whole album, really.

[@vincenttrellu4121]

Totally agree with you Obviously Disintegration is a real masterpiece but This song, at this moment of the album comes like an Apotheose. The voice of Robert is so emotionally strong that it gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it.. " i never said I would stay to the end.." ..and so on. Brilliant. Really.

[@kfiralfiavideo]

A Forest is it for me - a rare work of art. A sparse mysterious poem overlayed on top of an absolute genius set of guitar tracks that take you on a trip deep into the woods of your own psyche. Robert Smith must have been inspired by an incredibly powerful force to write it. I’ll never grow tired of listening to it.

[@robertferguson533]

Forest for me too and Just like Heaven

[@snoopyboobs]

a forest and holy hour for me. I really like the early version of a forest from 79 I found here on youtube with different lyrics

[@maxhondelink]

I love the whole 17 seconds album. play for today are great as well! :)

[@tbiytc3330]

Used to listen to 17 seconds and especially A forest to put me to bed in my early 20s. Magical stuff.

[@marsy1480]

Also my favourite. Seen them quite a few times in the 80’s

[@thematrixisreal9525]

Hard to imagine there's not more love for "Plainsong". That intro, just wow. As soon as I played it for my brother, he became a fan.

[@dpaxeco]

an absolute crusher of an opening album song

[@ChristiePriem]

My favorite song ever!

[@michaelhey4039]

There was a time when I used to listen to that intro on repeat.

[@galaxywolf969]

@@ChristiePriem Mine as well: they didn't play it at the Austin show but otherwise one of the best concerts I have ever seen....simply because they were The Cure.....and I honestly thought they would never tour again.

[@mr.noride7226]

It’s so ethereal.

[@TheNewGranada]

Robert Smith is one of the very few aging musicians who can still pull it off convincingly. The Cure are beyond a doubt one of the most important bands in modern history

[@kevinblackburn3198]

100% agree

[@ragebait988]

No. He looks ridiculous.

[@ryta1203]

@@ragebait988 Yeah, I kind of have to agree but he still sounds great.

[@TheNewGranada]

@@ragebait988 his voice and presence

[@zoeherriot]

@@ragebait988 he looks the way he wants to look - which is the point. It's not a fabricated image. But I think you will find it's his musicianship that people were referring to.

[@paullanglois3768]

I think “Pictures of You” is not only the best Cure song, but one of the best songs of all time.

[@meeyatch69]

I was about to add a comment of my own.. "not a mention of Pictures of You"? How ...?

[@JaimeVerdaguer]

Totally agree.. with Walking in my shoes from Depeche Mode.

[@jeffklopfer9907]

Have to agree with you

[@tripthemillipede1988]

100% this

[@ThatGirl-tg7wd]

@@JaimeVerdaguer this.these two bands are the only ones that rise to this level. in range , continuous delivery of depth and range. and longevity . they are the 2 of my lifetime that meet these elements deserving of being obsessed .

[@husseltoo]

I would LOVE a Robert Smith interview by you! Please please please WE NEED this! Not some reporter asking him dumb questions, but a proper conversation about the creation process and inspiration of one of the best bands ever. Also, Just Like Heaven is the best Cure song and one of my all time favorite albums is Disintegration.

[@miahconnell23]

@Husseltoo because he’s created Soooo much work that’s really deeply hit me, I’d like to know more and hear him have a long sincere conversation about creating songs, and also guitar-sounds. On youTube, lots of interviews exist to be searched & found, but the overwhelming majority of those have Robert being being not exactly enthusiastic about the questions, or the format, the reason for the interview…

[@70sladyalways25]

I would love it if Rick could interview him! Rick understands the musical brilliance of Robert Smith.

[@ellisivy4303]

I was thinking the same. That would be (just like) heaven.

[@husseltoo]

@@ellisivy4303 ❤

[@marciobukowski9836]

"Lovesong" is the ultimate love song. Everything is there. It's so simple and so complete. It amazes me how he managed to write exactly the feeling of loving someone else

[@matto6582]

Agreed 😁 Lovesong ❤️

[@stephanehalleux2573]

The extended version on Mixed Up is awesome!

[@glasgowgrad6277]

Tracy Chapman's version is sublime.

[@frankimusmaximus3012]

Robert Smith wrote it as a wedding gift to his wife.

[@OMNIFICPICTURES]

Used “Love Song” at my wedding for our first dance.

[@garyeanes4747]

Disintegration is easily one of the BEST albums of all time. It's on my 10 Albums to have if you could never listen to anything else again. Top drawer from beginning to end.

[@natemillercanada]

I totally agree!

[@KevinKaffy]

The first album I think I ever bought was disintegration. A masterpiece indeed

[@AnthonyAnzer]

Disintegration needed more love @Rick Beato

[@thomasaghotmail]

In my top 5. And the only record from that 'goth' genre in my top 100. It's prob #4 on my all time list.

[@tedjustadmitit.1540]

Disintegration was Robert Smiths magnum opus.

[@newtonfacchini6992]

What's coolest about The Cure is the band's bipolarity. Making songs sad and happy, slow and fast, dark and happy, and with such ease requires an absurd quality and a lot of feeling involved. Pure art.

[@thewayidoit8895]

I'm 61 years old and just found the Cure. In 1980 when Boys don't cry I was graduating high school and headed to college. I was busy with life and the Police, Kenny Rogers, Michael Jackson, kC and the sunshine band and Elton John. Now in 2023 with no real good contemporary Pop/Rock I am loving the cure New Order and Depeche Mode. Sorry I missed them the first time. I think life got in the way. Funny how a pension frees your mind.

[@ochukwu]

Try Joy Division, also

[@kikoescora1522]

Happened to me with Bowie, Iggy, Bolan, et al.

[@yioryios1]

I don’t know if I feel bad for you or if I am jealous of you!

[@thewayidoit8895]

@@yioryios1 Hopefully Jealous. The 80's were pretty good, just wish I has more $$ at the time.

[@vinijohnson1046]

At 64 yrs old I’ve seen the Cure 5 times. I took my daughters with me. I was never into the Police, oldies but goodies, Kenny Rogers or country music as a lifelong Texan. Now I’m into Motorama ( a group from Russia) and Slowdive and the like. Listen to them when you can. Both groups have new albums out.

[@Sir_Osis]

My first time seeing The Cure was in 1992 during the Wish tour. I was instantly smitten, bitten, hooked, cooked and stuck like glue.

[@BlakeBlackstone]

My Dad died a few years ago. We knew he was dying. He made a point to go see The Cure live because he really enjoyed them. We played Pictures Of You at his funeral. It's still really hard for me to listen to that song.

[@Pedro_Cardoso]

Mr. Blackstone, it's hard because it's deep. My sister got married in 2007. The first music she chose for the wedding reception was 'Plainsong'. So significant that we find a connection between our deepest emotions and The Cure's music.

[@jamesdavison2927]

WOW so sorry for your lost And wow too So glad he went to see them And amazed by Pictures of You sorry you can't listen to it, I get it But so very awesome you played it for him

[@STRATMAN1969]

I'm sorry for your loss ,how's your Mom would be my next concern !

[@PerrySkyePhoenix]

@@Pedro_Cardoso I was asked once, what band I'd choose for the soundtrack of my life. My answer: The Cure.

[@PerrySkyePhoenix]

@Blake Blackstone: I'm sorry for your loss. It's good that your dad got to experience The Cure live before he passed away. Pictures Of You is one of my favorites. The entire album is Epic, that goes without saying...

[@kingrix]

The title track from "Disintegration" doesn't get enough love. Such an amazing, underrated track.

[@HerveBoisde]

And the live version off of Entreat is perhaps even better than the studio. That rhythmic riff that Porl played was just so good.

[@brandonlien]

@@HerveBoisde I just listened to the live version for the first time the other day and thought the same thing. There's something about that riff that fills me with emotion

[@Youcanthandlemyhandle899]

Very true

[@joelashadali]

Over the years I got hit fatigue so I don't listen to their top hits . I listen to rest of albums songs and b sides. Over the years two of my most favorite are.. Disinegration Untitled

[@monkorak]

It surely doesn't...just the lyrics on its own leaves my jaw on the floor. Incredible depth.

[@Holly-Berry]

Robert Smith was asked why his songs are so sad and depressing and he said, “because I’m not moved to write when I feel good”.

[@deborahtroeller6237]

I almost laughed but only because there's a lot of truth to this, curiously a lot of creative people feel more inspired by sadness than happiness which often happens to me as well unless the hardest part is over and I can start editing my work.

[@michaelcopple1736]

Sometimes the best music comes from our depression or sadness. It can be a release.

[@asg2833]

That’s probably why it has been so long since the last album. A fulfilled life… And then, he lost several family members..

[@michaelcopple1736]

@@asg2833 Ouch. I did not know that. I feel for him.

[@asg2833]

Yes, father, mother and brother (around 2019). One of the new song (I can never say goodbye) is dedicated to his brother Richard, and the others are clearly influenced by this dark period: Alone, Endsong, A fragile Thing, another happy birthday. It explains why he gets so emotional by singing Endsong particularly. So to get back to the first comment, it seems that sadness is a driver for his inspiration…

[@RGSoCal]

I just saw The Cure at the Hollywood bowl this year... absolutely amazing.

[@rickmagee1918]

My own weird take: The Cure are Baroque. They weave so many different textures throughout their songs, with different layers coming in and out that they are like a Bach concerto. Totally masterful.

[@nothanks5846]

Very interesting insight!

[@MrSwampFox2U]

Some tunes have 3 or 4 melodic hooks happening at once. The counter-melody is insane.

[@elizabethbell2033]

I think of Beethoven only modern music that so deeply stirs the soul

[@christopherwinkelmann5134]

One of my personal favorites by The Cure is Letter To Elise off of Wish. That song hits me right in the feels every time.

[@frankimusmaximus3012]

Best song hands down

[@Youcanthandlemyhandle899]

@@frankimusmaximus3012 One of the best

[@carlpop2324]

Excellent choice!

[@Lughnerson]

The Cure never rushed the mood. The songs draw you in and keep you there.

[@ryanhdrums]

Brilliant statement about the Cure. Well said

[@danneiswender3118]

Well stated.

[@mike325ci]

...and what's missing from 2 to 3 minute pop songs these days...

[@andrewchen4534]

YES, This Twilght Garden is my all time favourite from the Cure. So beautiful!

[@JimSistare]

Whale song

[@divinefallfromgrace]

For me, it'll always be "The Same Deep Water As You". Pinnacle song from the pinnacle album. That dark, hypnotic rhythm, almost like slow breathing, and THOSE guitar parts.

[@anthonyrippa686]

I go to sleep to this song. Just sink into the deep ambient darkness. It's like a slow opener in a James Bond movie. I always picture the man and woman slowly sinking while being circled by a shark. Gothic hey?

[@ThatGirl-tg7wd]

THIS and Edge of the deep green sea.. behind them would be A Forest.

[@PerrySkyePhoenix]

YES! Agreed. That one is my favorite.

[@TomoBystedt]

@@ThatGirl-tg7wd 💯 literally my two favorite songs of all time.

[@tutsybassista]

​@@anthonyrippa686Sinking is great too!

[@JasonSavorn]

Disintegration = a masterpiece top 10 album of all time. You don’t listen to the Cure, you Experience them… reminds me of experiencing classical music like Mozart or Beethoven.

[@jensman67]

Couldn't agree more - a perfect album. I saw them live on the Disintegration tour back then, and I swear it was a mind-altering experience - just like listening to this record for the 1st time. Or the hundredth ;-)

[@tbrown6559]

I really like Head on the Door as well. Just amazing.

[@ThatGirl-tg7wd]

all time

[@toddysurcharge771]

Yep my top 3 albums in terms of zero bad songs on the whole album (aka a perfect record) are Disintegration, Rumours by Fleetwood Mac and Thriller by Michael Jackson.

[@terrimccracken9486]

Couldn't agree more.

[@WinstonAug]

Rick, the best part of these last couple of videos is the sheer joy on your face as you listen.

[@GT380man]

I feel exactly the same.

[@karenwebster2465]

When someone gets it... feels the appreciation and magic, you feel the pleasure on their face. It's a pleasure to see!!

[@manicmaggie]

I'm 63 now and loved them since my twenties. This is normally not the kind of music I listen to but in a world of formulaic music this is so fresh and unexpected. ❤❤

[@debras1503]

Same here…I’m 64 ❤

[@eccentric0official]

Fascination Street is brilliant too, the driving bass and the drums are incredible. Like most people have said, the cure don’t just have one great song but a huge number of them. Whether they’re dark, poppy, rock or whatever. They cover a huge variety of styles whilst not losing their own identity whilst doing them. One of the best bands ever.

[@ThatGirl-tg7wd]

a forest.. hands down and Edge of the deep Green Sea

[@rodferrer8167]

We started that song during a tribute show, playing the extended mix version! It went great & totally agree… that compressed distorted bass locks in and sets a whalloping gothy tone!!!

[@tutsybassista]

Fascination St and Lovesong was when I begged my dad for a bass!

[@Win7ermu7e]

Add Disintegration in there. Rick not having either of those is sort of embarrassing.

[@eccentric0official]

@@Win7ermu7e you could add many. That’s why I said in my comment that they have many. That is also a brilliant song though.

[@rmatic2295]

I was not the same person after hearing "From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" for the first time. Unbelievable song...

[@kingrix]

It's the standout track on "Wish". I mean "High" and "Friday I'm in Love" are both good, but "From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" is 7.5 minutes of pure Cure magic.

[@wedontneednostinkinbadges3907]

Fteotdgs is a candidate for my favorite Cure song

[@tylerskiss]

The Wish remaster includes a mix of the song which is basically FtEotDGS with all electric guitars removed- I wouldn’t dare say it’s better but it is very good and worth hearing.

[@1176hambone]

Lets Go To Bed, A Night Like This, Pictures of You, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea. My top 4.

[@tbrown6559]

“Slips her dress like a flag to the floor”. One of the most amazing lines ever written- alliterative, rhythmic, catches the whole idea of what’s happening with an economy of words.

[@SlytherinMySoul]

My absolute favorite EVER is “From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea”. It’s actually one of my top five songs of all time. The Kiss is a close second. ❤

[@ochukwu]

3 or 4 songs in one! Ridiculously good.

[@jasonmelo9379]

Excellent choices! And kiss is awesome!

[@jeremy5939]

Agreed.

[@tbrown6559]

“She hangs herself in front of me and drops her dress like a flag to the floor” - that is such an amazing lyric. I love that song.

[@annettereynolds7457]

Absolutely stunning song. They don't come much better than this.

[@ericevans5708]

The joy on your face while listening is worth the price of admission.

[@franklampard6316]

Robert Smith has a unique ability to create so many layers and hooks without ever sounding cluttered. When you overlay Robert’s haunting voice and amazing lyrics, many of them are really poetry, you have songs that stand the test of time.

[@darkwolf9253]

In-Between Days, Push, A Forest, Pictures of You, A Short Term Effect, A Strange Day, High, Piggy in the Mirror, Prayers For Rain and of course Just Like Heaven... Those are some of my favorites.

[@RollForever88]

Push is awesome

[@jutukka]

In Between Days is absolutely one of the best of them. But they all are remarkable songs. Masterpieces, all of them, to be honest.

[@johnpeterson9152]

PUSH !!!

[@jutukka]

@@johnpeterson9152 I'm not about to give birth. 😜

[@jergn]

I agree with all and would add Charlotte Sometimes and pretty much the entire Kiss Me album

[@swanstep]

The Cure really have an amazing back catalogue at this point. They can play for 4+ hours and every song is killer. They were great from the very beginning: '10.15 Sat Night', 'Accuracy', 'Grinding Halt' from their first record are all superb, and deep cut 'Meathook' from that record is hard to beat even now for its flat out weirdness. I was hoping that Rick was going to cover 'Primary' from their 3rd album for its twin bass attack!

[@Shelsight]

I always loved, ‘Accuracy’ - we used to play that album during 6th form art class and even the teachers loved it - except, Fire in Cairo’ which even they struggled with. We compromised and forwarded that one song each lesson, but every other song was the soundtrack to our whole high school art life… :)

[@husseltoo]

In all fairness, The Cure will not play a bad show, quality you can just rely on and you will get the full 4 hour experience every time. I've seen them 20 years apart and Robert's voice is exactly the same. I might sound crazy but I prefer some songs live version than the original.

[@roostfezza7563]

Primary is my favourite

[@Jabberwok28]

Love 10:15

[@robertcabrera5954]

Twilight Garden was a song my wife and I danced to for our first dance at our wedding. Its a gorgeous song all around. The Cure is by far my favorite band of all time.

[@SebastianKomor]

The Cure and Depeche Mode are those few bands who just keep writing amazing songs.

[@thewayidoit8895]

I missed them the first time around. I can enjoy them now as if I never heard them before!

[@ThatGirl-tg7wd]

THIS!! First time Ive read anyone with this particular view. agreed

[@smarieintn5955]

Yes and they are both amazing. But the Cures all over the place amazing beauty and music- magic is unparalleled.

[@tutsybassista]

Not sure about Depeche Mode.

[@MiguelMGraziottin]

That’s for sure!

[@cjswag]

“If Only Tonight We Could Sleep” off ‘87’s Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me is my favorite, and most interesting. Like Cockatoos is also terrific. Others are A Forest and Charlotte Sometimes.

[@HerveBoisde]

IOTWCS has really had kind of popularity Renaissance due to live performances not only by the Cure but the Deftones cover at the MTV Icons show.

[@willmchale3001]

I think I fell in love and got my heart broken around the time I was first listening to IOTWCS. Has a special place in my heart.

[@mrc2662]

For me it’s The Kiss - all that angst, pent-up frustration, vitriol, rage….perfect for student days!

[@Irys1997]

Definitely Charlotte Sometimes for me, great call

[@johnmchugh8049]

Great picks !

[@adityamohan1773]

There was another song called Pictures of you. The extended intro of that song is so hypnotic and it's a very beautiful song overall with mellow guitars.

[@ubellubo]

Definitely one of the Cure's best songs.

[@Tondars]

Had to dive deep into the comments to find Pictures of You. Thats my fav

[@adityamohan1773]

@@Tondars was actually surprised that it wasn't included. Cos unlike these other songs with only a memorable hook line , the entire Pictures of You is a huge hook. Every part is memorable and beautiful. Especially the intro and outro

[@infiniteuniverse9528]

"Just Like Heaven" is the Cure's official masterpiece. "A Forest" remains a life-changing, all-time "Must-Hear" track. The other greatest Cure tracks are not their biggest chart hits, but instead are songs like "Primary", "On a Night Like This", "All I Want" are great examples of how talented a band and how genius their song writing is.

[@dav6131]

A night like this- live is mindblowing with Boris on the drums

[@scotmark]

I'd give you an award for best taste in this chat if I hadn't just entered. 😸

[@chris45rpm]

Agree...Drowning Man, Other Voices, M, Piggy in the Mirror, Play for Today, Fire in Cairo, 100 Years etc....I'm much more of a fan of their earlier stuff.

[@tjwalkup7155]

There is literally no modern band that has offered such an amazing array of sumptuous layered rock and beautiful emotional range. This is the most amazing art, the soundtrack of my life.

[@ryanbusby7120]

Depeche Mode is the only other band on the same level as the Cure.

[@EchoBravo370]

Word cannot express the greatness of The Cure.

[@tamirkeren6750]

I'm 49 and feel so lucky to have had these songs in my life. I have recently watched the Cure live and they are as good as they were. Robert Smith's voice is still great.

[@allisonkimball3730]

Thank you for playing that Twilight Garden song! I’ve never heard it before; and it’s so amazing!! I’ve been listening to the cure since the 80’s. It’s so cool to find old songs that you never knew you missed!!

[@britan88]

It was a b-side on a cd single. The song "High" if I remember correctly. Awesome song as they all are

[@allowyou9225]

The Wish era B sides were better than a lot of Wish album tracks ! All Cure b sides are of a next level quality.

[@lunaslide_actual]

Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me is a seriously slept on Cure album. Except for "Just Like Heaven" and "Why Can't I Be You" it mostly gets overlooked, but is packed with interesting songs, especially for shoegazers. "The Kiss" and "Fight" have great pace and anger. "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" is mesmerizing, searing, sparse, and economical. Guitar tone on "All I Want" is insane. "One More Time" and "A Thousand Hours" for the perpetually melancholy like me. It definitely deserves more attention.

[@veloraloves]

I agree. Perhaps it's because I was 13 when it was released and I was obsessed with it. But really, it's because it still sounds just as good as it did when I was that age. I was partial to "How Beautiful You Are", "Like Cockatoos" and "The Perfect Girl" but there isn't any song I don't love. I had the "How Beautiful You Are" lyric t-shirt. It was the only white article of clothing I owned at the time...lol.

[@graphix6529]

It's my favorite album...torture has a badass bassline

[@PerrySkyePhoenix]

Agreed!

[@ryanbusby7120]

My favorite Cure album!

[@carlpop2324]

You have inspired me to play that cd right now.

[@mattiatosi8350]

My personal favourite Is "Disintegration"

[@Wm.]

Same. So many great songs, but Disintegration is the track I gravitate to the most.

[@alpo6668]

Deep

[@AndrewWeisMusic]

You sir, are correct.

[@Charly_Dont_Surf]

Agreed

[@Zeek764]

Yes, I think if we take away the pop songs, Disintegration as a song defines who the Cure are.

[@lenoraGrayce]

OMG!! The beginning of “A Forest” just gives me chills!! 🖤

[@clottadams5028]

The first song is best song, kind of like the first man (Adam) was the best man, and every person since is just an inferior copy of the previous one.

[@zoeherriot]

@@clottadams5028it wasn’t their first though. I think Rick is using the US releases - but their first album was Three Imaginary Boys in 1979. And the first single was 10 - 15 Saturday Night.

[@davidDQ333]

The Twilight Garden is my absolute favorite! It’s haunting chilling sophisticated all in one Unbelievable. This track makes me want to go on a drive, as matter a fact I’m going now.

[@glennlavertu3644]

One of the reasons I like your channel is because of your diverse taste: from Van Halen to the Cure, Pink Floyd to Stevie Wonder. I don't know why anyone would close themselves off to any and all kinds of music, but they do.

[@TheHelensp]

That's me. If it doesn't sound right, you can stick it! Luckily my kids get it, but are more open

[@glennlavertu3644]

@@TheHelensp What does "sound right" mean?

[@mastod0n1]

I work in a kitchen and since I'm usually the first one there I get control of the Bluetooth speaker lol. My coworkers never really mind because I keep it fresh. Today I played everything from I Wanna Dance With Somebody to Karma Chameleon to Sultans of Swing to Over The Hills Far Away to Roundabout to Mr. Brightside to Bulls on Parade. As I've gotten older my taste in music has expanded so much.

[@mightyV444]

@@glennlavertu3644 - Cure and Van Halen are two of my all-time favourite bands! 😁

[@alexbaum2204]

It’s such a weird thing when people write off an entire genre of music or a band because of something someone said or just one song they heard 20 years ago. Pushing beyond that can potentially open up a beautiful world. So there’s very little to lose in just giving it a try.

[@KurtMcDowellOKC]

'A Forest' is truly timeless. For the longest time, 'In Between Days' was my fave because that was an interesting year in my life - just started college, relationships, booze/drugs, et. al. But now I go back to 'A Night Like This' as my all time favorite. To me it's the perfect Cure song - it's the longing, the what is and what might have been.

[@deborahpaley21]

I LOVE A Night Like This. Not too many pick this one.

[@keysersoze657]

I used to love just like heaven the most but in between days has become my favourite because of the time of my life im in right now

[@AndrewVanBeekOttawa]

100% on “A Night Like This”. Sinking is another overlooked song on that album. So lucky to have seen them for that tour.

[@mrc2662]

Oh man….YES YES YES to A Night Like This!!!! That, plus Kyoto Song, I used to listen to ENDLESSLY. Musical perfection.

[@amymikesparks2699]

In Between Days is still my all time favorite

[@Pepper4573]

I am a Cure fanatic, so thank you for this, Rick. Why isn't everyone? Anyway, you've got "A Forest" on there, so now my day is complete. I was so certain that you were going to name "Breathe" as the B-side. My favorite track has to be "Push"; the first 2:50 (as an instrumental opening) is pure, musical bliss.

[@AlanShortySwanson]

Push is ... man it's just ... GAH ... so good.

[@ochukwu]

"Push" is an absolute masterpiece, particularly when live (been fortunate enough to experience it).

[@AlanShortySwanson]

@@ochukwu I'm seeing them in Atlanta and if Push is the only song they play I might walk away happy 😄

[@ochukwu]

@@AlanShortySwanson Ha ha. Wicked. Well worth the admission, alone.

[@darkmatter7301]

I’ve been a massive Cure fan for years now and honestly the favourite song changes all the time. The singles draw you in initially like Just Like Heaven, Lovesong, Lullaby etc. but their deep album cuts and B-Sides have really been what has kept me there. Lament, The Same Deep Water As You, Untitled, One More Time, A Thousand Hours, Trust, Sinking, Charlotte Sometimes, All Cats are Grey, The Big Hand, A Chain of Flowers, Letter to Elise, The Last Day of Summer, Cold, Faith honestly you could just keep going. If you are into the Cure, there’s a huge back catalogue there to get into! I can’t pick one but the Same Deep Water As You probably encapsulates everything I love about the Cure and was a big tune in my early listening days of the band.

[@kevincorrigan7893]

"A Forest" is their greatest song IMO.

[@mitchellboomphi]

Agreed

[@NAIVADA]

Not too original ^^ With so many periods to pick from... they have far better songs I find

[@davidquintero1446]

That's exactly the same thing I said when I saw the title of the vid.

[@akimbotoast]

I like the remixed version on mixed up a lil more than the studio version

[@jackshoplock3846]

A forest is amazing but this twilight garden will always have the top spot for me

[@heatherfyffe3618]

Oh my... when you said "now my favourite song and it's a Bside" and I thought immediately of my favourite Bside and you said "the Bside to High" and I went yesssss and almost started to cry right there. That was actually the first single I ever bought. On cassette. And just like you, I would just play it over and over and over, listen rewind listen rewind listen rewind, putting my head down on the table in front of my ghetto blaster and just getting lost in the sound. I love all the little analyses of these songs, I want more! As a professional classical musician, and theory geek, I love it when my favourite band of all time is recognized for their technical skill and compositional brilliance. The complex layers and Robert's phenomenal voice... man. Of course the best song of all time is Disintegration itself, which deserves a whole analysis video itself. The repeating bass line and chord progression form a sort of ground bass pattern, never changing, until that moment in the bridge where it changes. From bass line CDE it drops to CBE, that simple shift creating the 6‐5 falling half step which is a powerful tendency tone, and then it stays like that for the REST OF THE SONG. Plus there's the fact that the 3 songs before it on the album are in A minor, all in a row, and they are slow melancholic things, hypnotizing you into a sort of meditative fugue state, and then GLASS BREAKS and you're launched UP a fifth to the very unsettled key (in the album context) of e minor.

[@drummrboy]

Fascination Street! It's extended mix is my very own Dark SIde of the Moon...

[@allegrageller9308]

My first concert was the Cure and I couldn't be prouder of that. Love Robert and love the band, they make absolutely gorgeous music!

[@beebeeramone4641]

This twilight garden and pictures of you are such beautiful songs and the most beautiful and mesmerizing songs i have EVER heard. Well them and nights in white satin by the moody blues. They all take me into another realm

[@wardwhitehead]

I always thought "If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" is an unheralded Cure masterpiece

[@xeftones]

Deftones cover that song, worth a listen if you're a fan of both bands.

[@SeanKagalis]

@@xeftones I watched that cover for the first time this year. Robert never appears impressed, that performance was an exception. They performed with such reverence for the song. You could tell the band were true Cure fans.

[@josefernandomatheusrestrep2342]

yeaah, that sytar sounds perfect, and the percussions are great

[@sdjslkdjlsskldjslkdjsl8262]

It's a deceptive song. At first it feels like it's gonna be one of those cheesy "ethnic forgery" songs The Cure were so fond of (Kyoto Song, etc), but by the end it turns out to be one of the most sad, moving tracks on KMx3.

[@dynamo4543]

@@xeftones Hell yes

[@jcrio9014]

I can testify it’s 100% true that Robert Smith records multiple layers of the same guitar part to put them all together. At least I saw him doing so when he was recording Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me at Miraval Studio. Each layer has a small different tune from each other. The result was phenomenal and a unique sound that no effect could replicated at that time. He’s a real genius who plays in a different league from any musician I’ve seen in my career.

[@lessonsfrompapatravis]

Plainsong is just perfection...my favorite by far.

[@Fobber1980]

Amen

[@demo3456]

finally someone said it

[@MrThunders66]

Also Simon Gallup plays the best bass lines ever. Absolutely killer bass player and most tasteful bass lines ever

[@davidl570]

Another Journey By Train........................'nuff said.

[@MrANUSTUS]

Wasn’t that Michael Dempsey?

[@davidbaker8483]

Good that something good came out of Crawley....

[@Paul-hq9lm]

Hell yeah

[@gdubtortuga]

One of the most underrated bass players of all time.

[@ericbevel1495]

For me it's Burn. The song was on the Crow soundtrack. A hauntingly beautiful song.

[@polyesterspecter]

That's the last greatest song they wrote. After that, The Cure lost me. But I love everything they did from 1976 until Burn.

[@ericbevel1495]

@@polyesterspecter no doubt. They really fell off my radar after Burn. I find a lot of the artists I love eventually become a different band from what they start out as. Some get better towards the end of their careers but sadly, most don't. For example, I feel like that with Radiohead. I haven't really been impressed with their work since In Rainbows.

[@polyesterspecter]

@@ericbevel1495 seriously. Those bands now belong to someone else, but I'm glad they were mine for a while. 🙂

[@MrPomelo555]

DREAM THE CROW BLACK DREAM

[@cyberathlete]

I posted the same thing before seeing your comment. It's one of my favs and really fit the movie flawlessly and is amazing to listen to even now.

[@ipelegeng]

The song „Like cockatoos“ was the song that impressed me sonically the most back in those days - still haven’t heard anything similar to this day, cheers Ste

[@alanlamb7062]

Couldn’t agree more, never heard anything like Like Cockatoos, and those lyrics…..!

[@jdtiff]

That song grabbed me. And the more I listened to kiss me kiss me kiss me the more I really appreciated if only tonight we could sleep too

[@jusdoc1]

Good choice

[@peterwhitehead2453]

I was obsessed with this song when the album was released. The drummer in my band taught himself all the obscure percussion. It’s an extraordinary piece of music

[@stevenmlopez]

Like Cockatoos and Icing Sugar are a 1-2 punch on KMKMKM that sets a standard.

[@khermann63]

Discovered The Cure in college (a loooong time ago!), and my appreciation for Robert Smith and The Cure has grown ever since. Can't think of a single song that I reach to hit the skip button. Their entire body of work is some of my all-time favorite music. Admire Smith's humble, friendly self and you can tell from his concert footage that he truly, honestly appreciates his audiences.

[@dustinmarlowe9258]

I always thought Robert was criminally underrated as a guitarist. He's one of my favorites.

[@ballhawk387]

A thousand times yes!

[@brianb8512]

Pure genius actually

[@milkcarton6654]

Could not click this fast enough. My favorite band since 1995. This feels like a personal xmas gift. I started playing music in 1996, bass was my first, and i consider still main instrument, and i learned every single Cure song released up until then at the time. Gallup is a great bassist, simple but memorable lines, great tone especially on Disintegration. Michael Dempsey's lines were also good even if he's just on the first. A few of my favorite cure songs Charlotte Sometimes (live version mostly as heard on Paris) 2 late (possibly their greatest b-side which says a lot) The exploding boy (used to be my name online twenty year ago, when i could STILL call myself a boy...) Disintegration High Plainsong Push Catch Breathe Close to me To wish impossible things One hundred years Well i'm gonna stop for now because i could keep going forever. Oh but just to say, the live version of A forest that is on Show needs to be heard before you die. P.s: And yes this twilight garden didnt make the record...and yet Wendy Time did. The one song off Wish no one likes and that was NEVER played live.

[@phillippettit2138]

Nice... Seen them in the 80's

[@gavinbuck8130]

One hundred years, I forgot about that one, going to sneakily edit it in to my postlet. :)

[@buzzman4860]

Same . I saw Cure and hit the play without hesitation

[@bimael]

the live versions are good, but for me only the studio version is much better and with an incomparable sound, it is difficult to reproduce it live

[@psycosyin]

Have you ever heard the demo version of Wendy Time that’s floating around somewhere? It’s actually not that bad. I’m with you on the album version though.

[@DoctorMeatDic]

Before I watch this, my favourite song is Just Like Heaven. When I was 15 I was blaring this from my bedroom and outside my window, a guy same age as me roughly was delivering papers. He stopped and looked up and sang every word of it until it was over. I waved at him, he grinned and cycled off. It is probably my favourite song of all time.

[@madsleonardholvik3040]

That's a nice story!

[@tripthemillipede1988]

you're not wrong, it's a trick question.😊

[@dathorndike4908]

It's so funny that I stumbled on your Cure fan video today as I have been on a huge Cure kick for the past week. Every time I drive I bring a different Cure cd to play in my car

[@dgemini2]

Fascination Street gets my vote. Over 30 years and I'm still obsessed with it. All Cats Are Grey is also amazing. Both are brilliant at conveying a thick, heavy mood and atmosphere. Goosebumps material.

[@tenplayreviews4702]

The whole Disintegration album is just amazing. Nothing better than feeling a bit melancholy and cranking that album up in a dark room.

[@devolve42]

@@tenplayreviews4702 Disintegration vs. Pornography is a hard choice for me.

[@silverburst6123]

Never understood why that song didn’t get more love

[@mrtricky2000]

I will never tire of Fascination Street! The swirling layers, the build, the ineffable sense of seething anger.. most critically, that bassline

[@Le_Bulldog]

A Forest is an incredible song. I'm a fan of all their work. "The head on the Door" and "Disintegration" are my two favorites albums.

[@savageishbu]

Al Letter to Elise is one of my favorites. My little girl likes it because I named her after the song.

[@dylancoleman4576]

Wow so do I. Easily one of their top 3 for me. And I named my daughter middle name after this song too. I noticed on the outer badge on the new reissued cd it highlighted 3 songs and letter to Elise was one of them.

[@jonnysmokesmusic]

Pure sad beauty. One of the best!

[@romandycomm2586]

I named my daughter after fue Elise, but she likes Letter too

[@jeffreyoberg9435]

we named our daughter after a Letter to Elise too.

[@aaron1708]

Pretty wisely choice. Beautiful song!

[@maggiesmith]

I was not expecting to cry, but when you played This Twilight Garden, I could not hold my tears and emotions. You made me understand even better why I have loved The Cure all these years. They are really the best band ever! ❤

[@karenhunter8095]

Disintegration is one of my favorite albums of all time. I love the Cure. They still sound phenomenal live after all of these years. You are so right about their arrangements; the multiple layers and the mood that is created. Robert Smith has a song out with CHVRCHES that I think you would really like.

[@josephgoforth9722]

the cure and depeche mode were two very important bands for me as a teen in the early 90s. Cure's Burn from the Crow Soundtrack really caught my ear when the film came out, that soundtrack in general is just so emotive of the film's scenes that the songs played in; even to this day, hearing any of the songs immediately conjures the exact points in the film.

[@fun7475]

Back in '99, I watched the crow for the 1st with my 1st gf. I instantly knew it was the cure playing before his vocals even came on. She was a little impressed but not by much 🤣🤣🤣

[@mikeverkest]

Absolutely!

[@emmapeel38]

@@BrazosP My personal trifecta from that era. I like New Order too, but they're a distant 4th for me.

[@bobstar2683]

The entire album of disintegration is my favourite. Damn what a masterpiece.

[@dynamicphotography_]

The song Disintegration is my absolute favorite. But yeah, the entire album is a no skip. It's the best.

[@Stiletos]

Lullaby is a wickedly crafted song. To me the base almost seems like the spiders web and then the finger picking guitar comes in dancing around like something picking a rhythm on the web (the spider) as it slowly makes its approach to its prey. The music tells the story as much as the lyrics do.

[@CB-vg1wq]

Your writing describes Lullaby perfectly. Robert Smith and the Cure have this ability to make music that creates imagery.

[@Comicus8102]

Outstanding! I love A Forest. I would add How Beautiful You Are & the song Disintegration as my two favorite …& I place the Cure in the category of groups that have entire albums with virtually no bad songs. Led Zeppelin, Rush, Tom Petty, Van Halen. They all seem to evolve their sound perfectly throughout their respective era.

[@srcastic8764]

How beautiful you are is a lyrical masterpiece.

[@teknikel]

I forgot how that song always breaks my heart.

[@thewerd1982]

Have you heard the original version of “a forest”? It’s way more punk rock. Love it

[@RH-xs8gz]

So what I’m gathering from this video is that Robert Smith is a legitimate musical genius…

[@70sladyalways25]

Indeed!

[@maryannspurgin]

Yes

[@jcdsuper]

Yes

[@Youcanthandlemyhandle899]

defo

[@sonofhibbs4425]

ICONIC. The Monet of music!

[@fackie]

Great tribute to Robert right there, Rick. This man has been a master chameleon through the ages, always staying relevant to the needs and fashions of each one. Melancholy, joy, sadness and exhuberation all covered in this longest of careers. The Cure will forever be one the best hidden pleasures of our youths, whether you're 60, 50, 40 or in your mid teens.

[@seanferrari6825]

Just love 'A night like this', 'Charlotte sometimes', 'High', 'Never enough', 'The Caterpillar'.

[@opheliajade1986]

"Twilight Garden" is an excellent choice. Yes!!! One of the most beautiful love songs ever written. It should've been on an album for sure!

[@shanesmith3299]

First album was Three Imaginary Boys from 1979. Killing An Arab was also their first single. I love the Cure with all my heart!

[@aimeepotts2137]

I understand why it's so hard to find Killing An Arab to listen to, but I miss that guitar into bass intro so much!

[@thesmith1526]

Was released in Australia as Boys Don’t Cry along with that single, 10:15 and Fire in Cairo. Was confused why Beato seem to think seventeen seconds was their first album did Americans not get Boys don’t cry/ three imaginary boys there first?

[@nickhybner8485]

true. I think it may have been different in America. We received Three imaginary boys etc in Australia ..

[@3lullabies]

The Caterpillar, the keys and beat, the stuttering vocals starting each verse. And of course, Just Like Heaven, 100%perfection.

[@foxandscout]

Both among my favorites.

[@xTheFly]

Rick Beato, I can truly see how much you love The Cure, their music from the top to the bottom of every intricate detail. Thank you so much for doing this video.

[@kennethh2430]

My favorite is: From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea. Not that I've had one, but for whatever reason it would be the perfect nervous breakdown song for me LOL

[@gui-texzan7477]

Dark, but wonderful song with amazing energy.

[@StanislavKochetkov]

My favorite song in the whole world

[@jeffdixon847]

Until you hear that one piano note that repeats for the whole eight minutes and then that’s all you hear. However, what many don’t realize, the crazy solo is Robert not Porl. Such a good guitar player.

[@brendaestrada-schmidt2123]

I was fortunate enough to see The Cure inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019 and Robert Smith was so humble. He preferred to spend the time they had on stage performing instead talking, so he gave a quick acceptance speech and then they rocked out with FIVE songs! I think only three made it on the HBO televised version and they cut out A FOREST! Thankfully you can find clips of it on KZbin.

[@Hollowsmith]

One of their most underrated songs is "M". Watch the early live versions of it. Absolutely badass bass in that song.

[@JoriDiculous]

The whole albums is brilliant. So minimalistic and yet so powerful. A Forest is still my fav, especially live where it "newer" ends :D

[@jaxonitaliano8224]

So underrated. Definitely my favourite off 17 seconds

[@bottwaandcalover]

you win the internet today, sir.

[@urbanrunoff]

my favorite Cure song since the mid 80s.

[@marcosvanacloig5964]

One of therir best and most unknown songs. I was hoping they played it on this last tour, but (at least in Barcelona) they didn't.

[@louisxiiii]

Pictures of You is my favorite. The emotion feels so real and relatable.

[@ThePrinceLuvr]

Beato has got me on the This Twilight Garden marathon. Cannot stop listening to it

[@pooki903]

they were doing it live for the first time in 2016, and I saw them 2 of the 3 nights at MSG, and they did it only the 1 night I didn't see :/

[@larryking1388]

Try scared as you next! Another one I have to hear 10 times

[@tylerskiss]

Francis - I was at those shoes as well. NY shows have been a goldmine for rare gems. I would have loved to see one of Sydney shows where they did all of Disintegration with b-sides, Pirate Ships, Delirious Night, No Heart and Esten…. This Twilight Garden was so amazing I was hoping it would become a set staple.. I’m glad Burn became a set regular, but there’s so many great gems they played in 2016 that they dropped this time around.

[@chuckaudio3191]

All of "Head on the Door" "Boys Don't Cry" "Let's Go To Bed" "Pictures of You" "Pictures of You" from "All Mixed Up" Its so darkly funky!!! "A Forest" (That bassline is clutch!)

[@shelleyinthecity]

Any reason you did not include "A Letter to Elise"? Odd you did not think that is one of the Cure's best songs.

[@ferd1572]

Let's Go To Bed is garbage lmao

[@caskstrength7629]

Pictures of You.👌

[@AliceDamnation]

First album I listened to was the head on the door. Really love it still also!

[@pooki903]

it's so odd to me how many people call it "All Mixed Up." It's "Mixed Up", no "All."

[@1978BenF]

This Twilight Garden is just a stunning song. We played it at our wedding in 2020, makes me smile to hear someone if you calibre sing its praises too. Best song from a huge list of great songs from 44 years of the Cure.

[@ultratwin]

It's definitely one of the finest The Cure tracks, all the more iconic as not included on Wish while having all the atmospherics of seminal dream pop songs of the early 1990s. A proper gem.

[@morriszr]

This is one of my all time favorite songs by anyone at anytime. Perfection. Great Wedding Song as well.

[@0xBenR]

Amazing it was a b-side

[@willjam465]

Have that single. Absolutely one of my favorites as well. Such a beautiful song.

[@rafaelbriganti502]

It's my favorite Cure song too!

[@rogercorbett6591]

Songs of a lost world changed the game. ‘Drone/Nodrone’ and ‘A fragile thing’ are freaking Masterpieces!

[@SatansSimgma]

So melodramatic, get over yourself. If your listening to it in the world, the world isn't so lost.

[@thomasmartin309]

The moment I heard this twilight garden for the first time, I fell in love. That beautiful bell chime melody, the subtle swing on the drum part, the layering of guitars dripping in reverb… and a standout lyrical and vocal performance to top it all off.

[@doomer0763]

The Cure is pretty much my favorite band of all time. Robert Smith's heavy British vocals, his emotionally driven lyrics, the grim and gothic Post - punk atmosphere of their music pretty much made a fan of other Punk and New Wave acts of the late 70's the entirety of the 80s as well.

[@johnatkins8012]

A few years ago I realised I hadn’t listened to a Cure album for a long time. I put on one album and another and another and was amazed again by just how good they are. I loved that you had a big grin on your face throughout this video and your face lit up even more as you played each song. The Cure’s perfect songs just make you feel good.

[@aresaurelian]

The Cure did so well with the drums. I was so happy. Thank you for analyzing these nostalgic memories of creation.

[@andrewj3398]

From 29:04 - 29:30 Rick you are my people. I love that you get such pleasure and have such admiration of music. it’s just amazing how musicians can seem like the artists could not have made a piece of music any more perfect than how it turned out. It makes me think we are miraculous. Props for giving the cure song “high” credit for the amazing song it is. That simple four or five note guitar solo in the middle is gorgeous.

[@fran-tasma5225]

Such a hidden gem "This twilight garden". You are a man of good taste!!! XD. Have a great Christmas. Greetings from Spain

[@hapahapahappy]

REM and now The Cure? Loving these videos so much! Makes me wanna rewatch the "What Makes This Song Great" you did for Just Like Heaven. I also gained a lot of respect for Friday I'm In Love, such a killer guitar riff

[@deniseoliver9283]

This Twilight Garden was played at my wedding almost 2 years ago but this is just a hauntingly beautiful song! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Juggler4071]

That such a great song was just a B-side says a lot about the quality of the band.

[@elamorte]

Amazing song indeed

[@allowyou9225]

Been a Cure fan for decades now .... What's so great about The Cure is the B sides are always phenomenal ! I remember some interview Robert Smith did years ago. He talked about their b sides, and it was really important that the b sides be just as good if not better than album tracks... That's how it's been their career...Amazing b sides !

[@thenewwavejoeshow]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE CURE. They are my all-time favorite band. I've always said if I was stranded on a desert island and told I could only listen to one band's discography for the next 20 years who would it be and my answer is the Cure. Their music delves into various genre's, and offers options for literally every mood. Loneliness, anger, sadness, excitement, happiness, and some can help put you to sleep. Post-punk, goth, pop, it's all there.

[@ericmiller5603]

I’m finally seeing the Cure live this summer, with my wife and daughter who also have never seen them. I love how bright and happy some songs are, how dark and meditative some are, while some have a mix of bright and dark, moody and affirming.

[@PerrySkyePhoenix]

Lucky! They came to Houston,TX (very close to where I live) on 12, May. I've never seen them live, and they're one of my all time favorite bands. I wanted to see them so bad, but I missed them. If I would've gone, I would've had to go alone because I don't know anyone that has the same (good) taste in music as me. Bummer...

[@rogerscott529]

Just saw them last night in Denver. First time seeing them. What a great show! 29 songs, and still "left out" countless great songs

[@tutsybassista]

​@@PerrySkyePhoenixYou should've gone to the Portland show. Everyone I knew has either moved, forgot about me, or died! I just went by myself. I even played in a Cure tribute band for 7 years. There's no way I would've skipped this show.

[@tutsybassista]

​@@rogerscott52939? I thought it was 29 (at least for the Portland show).

[@rogerscott529]

@@tutsybassista Typo -- fixed. It was 29, like pretty much every show on his tour, apparently

[@Eddyrivers2011]

Rick, please do an entire video of Kiss me x 3 album. Disintegration and Wish are amazing but they are very uniform in style. The kiss me album is so eclectic. It covers so many style of music anyone can see how great musicians the entire band is. Starting with the psychedelic symphony of wah pedals of the song kiss me. I’ve never heard anything like it. Who the hell does a song with so much wah-wah and make it sound that good? Have you ever pay attention at the way Robert strums the guitar? A good example is in why can’t I be you. Robert does it in jumping someone else’s train as well. I always wonder how he can strum so fast and so clear. It’s like he has no bone on his wrist. He is picking the notes but it sounds like a rasgueado technique on electric guitar. Every song in that album has a lot to offer. Simon’s bass playing, sound and tone is also something to talk about. This has to be one of the best album of all time. It’s amazing how couple years after doing this insane sort of prog album they come with a goth masterpiece like Disintegration. Kiss me, Kiss me kiss me has to be praised not just for Just like heaven but as a whole. Please review it!

[@PerrySkyePhoenix]

Kiss me Kiss me Kiss me was my introduction to The Cure. I bought the cd on sale in the summer of 1987. I had never heard of them before. One listen and I was in love.

[@ChrisBandy-yy9om]

Hey Rick love watching your channel. I was the assistant engineer on the Wish album. It was great working with the band. The Wish album was going to be a double album. Lots of other instrumental tracks were recorded including This Twilight garden. It was recorded 48 track analogue dolby SR but no SR on the drum tracks.The Manor studios Oxford.