The Cure

Track listing

UK 7"

1."Let's Go to Bed" (3:35)

2."Just One Kiss" (4:10)

UK 12"

1."Let's Go to Bed" (Extended Mix) (7:04)

2."Just One Kiss" (Extended Mix) (7:02)

Personnel

•Robert Smith - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboard

•Lol Tolhurst - Keyboard

•Steve Goulding - Drums

References

[1] The Crack Up, article in Mojo magazine, August 2004.

"The Walk"

"The Walk"

Single by The Cure

from the album Japanese Whispers

"The Walk" is the name of a 1983 single by The Cure. It later appeared on their album Japanese Whispers

"The Walk" was something of a commercial breakthrough for the group with regard to their singles output, peaking at #12 to give them their first entry into the UK top 20. It was also the first of their 17 consecutive Irish top 20 hits between 1983 and 1992.

One of the three B-sides is "Lament", which is a re-recording of a promo-single released in late 1982 for the Flexipop magazine. Unlike the earlier version, which was garbled and experimental, the lyrics are understandable and the music has better flow.

The Cure recorded a completely new version of this song for their remix album Mixed Up, as the original master tapes could not be located. They later recorded an acoustic version for their Greatest Hits compilation.

Track listing

UK 7"

1."The Walk"

2."The Dream"

UK 12"

1."The Walk"

2."Lament"

3."The Upstairs Room

4."The Dream"

US mini-LP

1."The Upstairs Room"

2."Just One Kiss" (Extended Version)

3."The Dream"

4."The Walk"

5."Lament"

6."Let's Go To Bed" (Extended Version)

[USA and Canada only] The Extended "Let's Go To Bed" only available on some later European releases (810 752-1 Holland vinyl)

Personnel

•Robert Smith - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

•Lol Tolhurst - Oberheim DMX, Keyboards

References

"The Love Cats"

"The Love Cats"

Single by The Cure

from the album Japanese Whispers

"The Love Cats" is a 1983 single by The Cure. It was the band's first Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number seven, and also hit number six in Australia. It later appeared on the compilation album Japanese Whispers. The original UK-only single appears to list the title as "The Lovecats", as do various compilations.

Inspiration

At the time the song was written, Robert Smith was very interested in the work of Australian author, Patrick

White.[1] According to a number of his fans, Smith was inspired to write "The Love Cats" after reading White's novel, The Vivisector (1970), although this claim is difficult to verify.[2][3][4]

In the novel, the protagonist, Hurtle, is appalled when his lover's husband drowns a sack of stray cats. White draws a parallel between the way in which the cats are discarded, and the treatment of certain characters in the book; by extension, the cats symbolize the most innocent and vulnerable members of society, and the casual cruelty with which they sometimes meet their fate.[5]

Track listing

UK 7"

1."The Love Cats" (3:33)

2."Speak My Language" (2:39)

UK 12" / US 12"

1."The Love Cats" (Extended Version) (4:37)

2."Speak My Language" (2:39)

3."Mr. Pink Eyes" (2:45)

Personnel

•Robert Smith - Voice, Guitar, Keyboards

•Lol Tolhurst - Vibes

•Phil Thornalley - Bass

•Andy Anderson - Drums

Covers

•Indie musicians Tanya Donelly and Dylan In The Movies teamed up to record a cover of "The Lovecats" for the 2008 American Laundromat Records tribute album Just Like Heaven - a tribute to The Cure.

•Luke Doucet covered the song on his album Blood's Too Rich.

•OK Go released a cover version of it on the Do What You Want (EP).

•The Futureheads recorded a cover version for an NME The Cure cover cd.

•Tricky covers the song on the album Vulnerable.

•Jamie Cullum and Katie Melua performed a cover version of it at the 2004 BRIT Awards.

•Paul Anka covers the song on his 2005 album of covers, Rock Swings.

•Patchwork Grace covered the song on their debut album Milk Teeth in 2007 and released the track as a single in 2008.

•Cursive recently recorded a cover of the song, featured on the website www.daytrotter.com.

•The Hot Rats covered the song on their 2010 debut album Turn Ons.

•CALLmeKAT covers it on her album Fall Down.

•Coverband Boy Division cover it on their album Pet Sounds along with other songs with animals in the title.

•Mario Bradley covers it on his album My Search.

•A portion of the song is sung by the character of The Moon in the BBC television show The Mighty Boosh.

•Finalist Lucas Francis Claver sang a jazz version of the song on Series 2 of The X Factor [6]

•The Sharp covered the song on their EP Yeah I Want You.

References

[1]The Stud Brothers: "Pictures of Youth (Pt. 1)", Melody Maker, March 7, 1992: 25-26.

[2]"Cure, The (Robert Smith) - origin of song lyrics" (http://en.allexperts.com/q/Cure-Robert-Smith-429/origin-song-lyrics.htm). allexperts.com. . Retrieved 2010-06-09.

[3]"Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file for The Cure" (http://members.fortunecity.com/jpineres/FAQ.htm). fortunecity.com. . Retrieved 2010-06-09.

[4]"The Cure-Inspiraciones" (http://victoriavirtual.iespana.es/Inspiraciones.html). victoriavirtual.iespana.es. . Retrieved 2010-06-09.

[5]White, Patrick. The Vivisector. New York: Viking Press, 1970.

[6]Lucas - The Lovecats (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcwqZ6aXCJ8)

"The Caterpillar" is the name of a 1984 single and song written by Robert Smith and Lol Tolhurst. The song is performed by The Cure and is from their album The Top.

The song reached #14 in the UK and #51 in Australia.

Track listing

UK 7"

1."The Caterpillar" (3:40)

2."Happy The Man" (2:45)

UK 12"

1."The Caterpillar" (3:40)

2."Happy The Man" (2:45)

3."Throw Your Foot" (3:32)

Personnel

•Robert Smith - vocals, guitar, bass, violin

•Andy Anderson - percussion

•Lol Tolhurst - keyboards

•Phil Thornalley and Porl Thompson appear in the music video, but do not contribute to the song.

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Tim Pope. It was shot in the Great Conservatory in Syon Park, London.

The music video was shot in the Great Conservatory,

Syon Park.

"In Between Days"

"In Between Days"

Single by The Cure

from the album The Head on the Door

"In Between Days" (sometimes listed as "Inbetween Days" or "In-Between Days") is a song by the English new wave/rock band The Cure.

The song was released as the first single from the band's 1985 album The Head on the Door and was a big

international success. In the UK, it was the band's ninth chart single and their fourth consecutive Top 20 hit;[1] while in the US it was their first single to reach the Billboard Hot 100 when it peaked at #99.[2] It was a Top 20 hit in Australia and New Zealand[3] and also charted in several European countries,[4][5][6] increasing the popularity of the

band.

The song is poppy and upbeat, featuring strummed acoustic guitars under a snappy synthesizer riff, although the song's lyrical themes of ageing, loss and fear do not particularly reflect the upbeat tempo of the music. The extended version, only released on the 12" single in North America, features quite a longer introduction to the song.

Title

The spacing and punctuation in the title of this song is widely disputed, as it varies between "In Between Days", "Inbetween Days", and "In-Between Days" on many official Cure releases. The single used "In Between Days", whereas the album The Head on the Door uses "In Between Days" on the back of the album cover and the record label, and "Inbetween Days" on the inner sleeve. However, the CD release of the album also uses "In Between Days" on the actual disc. The 1986 singles compilation Standing on a Beach uses both "In Between Days" and "In-Between Days", whereas the 1990 remix album Mixed Up, the 1993 live album Show, the 2001 Greatest Hits collection and the 2004 b-sides compilation Join the Dots each use "Inbetween Days". The 2006 re-release of The Head on the Door uses "Inbetween Days" on the back of the box and the track listing in the booklet, but uses "In Between Days" as the title in the lyrical portion of the book. A similar problem is present with the Cure song "Lovesong", as it is listed as a single compound word in some instances and two separate words ("Love Song") in others.

Track listing

UK 7" single

1."In Between Days"

2."The Exploding Boy"

UK 12" single

1."In Between Days"

2."The Exploding Boy"

3."A Few Hours After This"

U.S. 7" single

1."In Between Days"

2."Stop Dead"

U.S./Canadian 12" single

1."In Between Days"

2."In Between Days" (Extended version)

3."Stop Dead"

UK CDV: Fiction / 080 182-2

1."In Between Days" (2:55)

2."The Exploding Boy" (2:52)

3."A Few Hours After This" (2:25)

4."Six Different Ways (Live)" (3:24)

5."Push (Live)" (4:33)

6."In Between days" (2:55) [Video]

Personnel

•Robert Smith - Voice, Guitar, 6-String Bass, Keyboards

•Porl Thompson - Guitar, Keyboard

•Simon Gallup - Bass

•Boris Williams - Drums

•Lol Tolhurst - Keyboard

Chart positions

Cover versions

•Ben Folds included a cover version of the song on his 2005 EP Speed Graphic and the 2006 LP Supersunnyspeedgraphic. The song is first in the track listing of both.

•La Portuaria included a cover version of the song on their 2005 LP Rio. The song is the seventh in the track listing.

•This song was performed on Korn's MTV Unplugged album by Robert Smith and Jonathan Davis along with Korn's "Make Me Bad."

•The song was covered by John Eddie for a planned Elektra album that was never released by the label. Eddie's version was included on a promo CD produced by The Album Network (TUNE UP Rock #59 dated November 26, 1990).

•This was covered by Mumm-Ra and placed on the Gatefold 7" version of "Out of the Question".

•A live version of the song was released on The Rifles' single "She's Got Standards".

•Fightstar also covered the song on the b-side of their single "We Apologise For Nothing". This cover was later featured on their b-side album Alternate Endings.

•The song was covered by Irish folk singer Luka Bloom on his 2000 release Keeper of the Flame which consisted purely of cover versions.

•The song was covered by Blackblack for the compilation cure tribute Perfect as Cats in 2008.

•The song was covered by the Alternative Punk band "Face to Face" in the film; "Not Another Teen Movie". During the scene where Ricky greets the main love interest of the protagonist for the first time.

•The song was covered by the American Indie rock band "Superchunk" as part of the first AV Undercover Series by "The A.V. Club."

•In 2011, Kim Wilde covered the song for her new album "Snapshots".

References

[1](http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=12453)

[2](http://www.billboard.com/#/song/the-cure/in-between-days/272776)

[3](http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Cure&titel=In+Between+Days&cat=s).

[4](http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Cure&titel=In+Between+Days&cat=s).

[5](http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/ac.htm)

[6](http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement)