The latest installment of the Cure’s pre-album release Single Of The Month Club, “Sleep When I’m Dead,” threw us for a loop on Monday, coming unexpectedly in repeated-clip form. But now thanks to a YouTube upload by Craig, he of the comprehensive Cure fansite Chain Of Flowers — a great go-to for obsessive updates on all sorts of Cure related news points and ephemera, even if he doesn’t always love our Cure takes (wink, Craig) — we get the whole cut fastened to the black and white official vid for the song.
It’s a pretty straight forward, closed-studio performance clip (save some errant zooms and focus dissolves) for a pretty straight forward studio Cure song (save, well, nothing), but after hearing Scarlett mercilessly hack away at “Boys Don’t Cry,” I’ll count blessings and take a straight forward take on the Cure, by the Cure, any day.
We’ll get one more single on August 13th, and then it’s LP13 time, due out 9/13.
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I love this song. Although I like the live version better
i like it, but you could probably tell most people this was u2 and get away with it.
Well, if by “most people” you mean people who have never heard either the Cure or U2, then yes, you’re right.
this is the funniest, scariest, most horrible song from a legendary band i’ve ever heard.
@ boz: The Cure has done MUCH MUCH worse. This is not even nearly as embarrassing as say, CLUB AMERICA, from the WILD MOOD SWINGS album, a whole record full of poop songs.
It is a bit like “The Baby Screams” though…
Not judging, just noticing.
Who knew they were Warren Zevon fans?
Had it, lost it, but doesn’t even know. I love love love the early Cure records, but I agree this is embarrassing – even worse is a 50ish man in eyeliner and teased out hair. Will that really help sales?
This is actually a well written song. Thus, not comparable to the new U2 single.