See what song managed to top "Boys Don't Cry," "Just Like Heaven" and "Fascination Street"
There hasn't been a new Cure album since 2008's 4:13 Dream, but that didn't stop them from launching a huge world tour earlier this year. Every night they play for three hours, mixing in big hits like "Pictures of You" and "Friday I'm in Love" with lesser-known songs like "At Night," "Primary" and "Out of This World." Each show wraps up with "Boys Don't Cry." We asked our readers to select their favorite Cure songs. Here are the results.
While most 1980s bands struggled to find their place in the 1990s, the Cure transitioned into the age of grunge with tremendous ease. Their 1992 LP Wish was a massive success thanks to their huge hit "Friday I'm in Love" and they continued playing stadiums. "From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea" wasn't a single, but it's become a fan favorite over the years. The lyrics were likely inspired by Smith's wife Mary, who he's been with since he was fourteen. "And all I want is to keep it like this ," Smith sings. "You and me alone, a secret kiss/And don't go home, don't go away/Don't let this end, please stay."
“The Same Deep Water as You”
The Cure reached the peak of their popularity with the release of 1989's Disintegration. This was no longer the cool cult group beloved by your older brother, but the band you heard all over the radio and blaring out of kids cars in the parking lot of the mall. Robert Smith posters went up on teenagers walls all over Middle America. It wasn't just the weird, sullen kids either, though many of them probably played "Pictures of You" and "Lovesong" over and over and skipped "The Same Deep Water as You." It's a nine-minute song about an intense love affair that seems hopelessly doomed. "Swimming the same deep water as you is hard," Smith sings. "The shallow drowned, lose less than we."
Robert Smith turned 30 while working on Disintegration, and he was unsure if carrying on with the Cure was a good idea. He was also doing a lot of hrd drugs and decided it would be best if he didn't really talk to anyone. All of this lead to some very dark moments on the album, most notably on the title track, which is essentially an acknowledgment that his drug addiction may end his life." I leave you with photographs, pictures of trickery," he sings. "Stains on the carpet and stains on the memory/Songs about happiness murmured in dreams/When we both of us knew how the end always is."
“Just Like Heaven”
Robert Smith's long relationship with his wife Mary has inspired countless Cure classics, including their 1987 breakthrough hit "Just Like Heaven." The euphoric single was inspired by a trip they took together to the seaside town of Beachy Head, England. It connected with millions of people around the world, becoming their first Top 40 hit in America. The only problem became when his label wanted to hear a bunch more songs like it, and Smith wasn't about to repeat himself.
Shortly before work began on Disintegration, a fire broke out at Robert Smith's house. As he looked through the damage he came across a collection of photos of his wife Mary Poole. It sent his mind back to their old days together and inspired the lyrics to the majestic "Pictures of You." "Remembering you standing quiet in the rain," Smith sings. "As I ran to your heart to be near/And we kissed as the sky fell in/Holding you close/How I always held close in your fear." It became the fourth single off the album and only reached Number 71 on the Hot 100 ("Lovesong" hit Number Two), though many people now consider it the superior song.
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