Robert James Smith (born 21 April 1959) is an English musician who is the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the Cure, a post-punk band formed in 1976. His guitar-playing style (including his use of the Fender Bass VI), distinctive singing voice, and fashion sense (often sporting a pale complexion, smeared red lipstick, black eye-liner, unkempt wiry black hair, and all-black clothes) were highly influential on the goth subculture that rose to prominence in the 1980s.
April 21: Happy Birthday Robert Smith! / What's your favorite Cure song?
26 Comments
gid@piefed.blahaj.zone · 13 pts · 122d
It's hard to choose! I'm a Basic Goth, can I get away with just saying "all the songs off Disintegration"? š
RaoulDuke85@piefed.social · 10 pts · 122d
A Forest
SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 122d
The correct answer.
MasterBlaster@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 122d
I concur.
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 122d
Ehhh, gotta go with fascination street, like a basic bitch, maybe pictures of you.
Can't lie, disintegration is their peak album for me, though they have some great songs on all the others.
Danitos@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 122d
Kyle agrees
MasterBlaster@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 122d
I can't keep it down to just one I'm going to say a forest, why can't I be you, burn.
I learned recently that he was a guitarist with Siouxie and the Banshees for a while. Rather awesome.
Separately, I've never really been a fan of Bauhaus, but I discovered recently that Love and Rockets is basically three of the four of them. One of my favorite bands. And Peter Murphy was Bauhaus' lead singer. I didn't know that until like this year. I'm pathetic.
Eldritch@piefed.world · 5 pts · 122d
The Hanging Garden off Pornography is always a favorite. It was the album where they really started going more in the goth direction. Faith had some hints too.
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 122d
Fascination Street
samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 122d
Lullaby.
Doorknob@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 122d
The first Cure song that really grabbed me was Watching Me Fall, it was on a trailer for the new Alone in the Dark game at the time of all things. Then I had to google the lyrics years later, got a hold of Bloodflowers and then Disintegration and Pornography and my transition to angsty Goth teen was complete.
Sergio@piefed.social · 4 pts · 122d
I'm not a huge Cure fan, but my fave song of theirs is probably the extended mix of "Lullaby" off of Mixed Up.
Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 122d
Disintegration I think will always be my all time fave! Such an epic track.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 122d
Plainsong.
zwerg@feddit.org · 4 pts · 122d
I'm anything but a Basic Goth, so... Seventeen Seconds.
cuboc@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 122d
I have been a fan for almost 35 years. Picking one favourite is difficult, as that would depend on my mood. 'Prayers for Rain' or 'Fight' are currently my top 2.
Off-Topic: It's also Iggy Pop's birthday. Today is a good-ish day.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 122d
Friday I'm in love
I never really understood it as a kid when I was first listening to them, but I feel as I grow older it just makes more sense.
Sergio@piefed.social · 5 pts · 122d
Yeah, that's a good one, I hope you saw this:
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 122d
I haven't, and thank you!
CyanideShotInjection@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 122d
I slept on that band for so long, now they are one of my favourite OAT. I would go with Hanging Garden as my favourite from them. Honorable mentions to Disintegration, A Strange Day, From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea and Fascination Street.
Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 122d
Somebody Kill Me Please by Adam Sandler.
Oh wait! Not songs inspired by The Cure.
Sergio@piefed.social · 1 pts · 121d
That whole scene is gold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6YzC7FNC9M
kaklerbitmap@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 122d
Not sure I could pick a single favorite, but if pressed i'd prob say Letter to Elise. Catch, Why Can't I Be You, Lovesong, and Funeral Party are all up there tho
Sergio@piefed.social · 2 pts · 121d
Oh yeah that's a great one. I can't listen to it too often bc it makes me a little melancholy.
"Every time I try to pick it up like falling sand / as fast as I pick it up it runs away through my clutching hands"
It's funny, at first I thought I'm not really a big Cure fan, but yesterday I was hanging out with my cousin listening to Cure songs and I was like: this one's good, this one's good, this one's really great, this one's great too.
SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 122d
Killing An Arab and A Forest
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 121d
Clocks (Coldplay cover)