The Cure — Burn
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'Don't look don't look,' the shadows breathe
Whispering me away from you
'Don't wake at night to watch her sleep
You know that you will always lose
This trembling
Adored
Tousled birdmad girl...'
But every night I burn
Every night I call your name
Every night I burn
Every night I fall again
'Oh don't talk of love,' the shadows purr
Murmuring me away from you
'Don't talk of worlds that never were
The end is all that's ever true
There's nothing you can ever say
Nothing you can ever do...'
Still every night I burn
Every night I scream your name
Every night I burn
Every night the dream's the same
Every night I burn
Waiting for my only friend
Every night I burn
Waiting for the world to end
'Just paint your face,' the shadows smile
Slipping me away from you
'Oh it doesn't matter how you hide
Find you if we're wanting to
So slide back down and close your eyes
Sleep a while
You must be tired...'
But every night I burn
Every night I call your name
Every night I burn
Every night I fall again
Every night I burn
Scream the animal scream
Every night I burn
Dream the crow black dream
Every night I burn
Scream the animal scream
Every night I burn
Dream the crow black dream
Dream the crow black dream...
Whispering me away from you
'Don't wake at night to watch her sleep
You know that you will always lose
This trembling
Adored
Tousled birdmad girl...'
But every night I burn
Every night I call your name
Every night I burn
Every night I fall again
'Oh don't talk of love,' the shadows purr
Murmuring me away from you
'Don't talk of worlds that never were
The end is all that's ever true
There's nothing you can ever say
Nothing you can ever do...'
Still every night I burn
Every night I scream your name
Every night I burn
Every night the dream's the same
Every night I burn
Waiting for my only friend
Every night I burn
Waiting for the world to end
'Just paint your face,' the shadows smile
Slipping me away from you
'Oh it doesn't matter how you hide
Find you if we're wanting to
So slide back down and close your eyes
Sleep a while
You must be tired...'
But every night I burn
Every night I call your name
Every night I burn
Every night I fall again
Every night I burn
Scream the animal scream
Every night I burn
Dream the crow black dream
Every night I burn
Scream the animal scream
Every night I burn
Dream the crow black dream
Dream the crow black dream...
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Hauntingly Beautiful.
these guys were the highlight of Glastonbury 2019. This song in particular.
The Crow is an excellent film if you missed it, now released in UHD/4K. This is the theme song.
If you haven't seen this performed at the Glastonbury Festival (2 years ago I think), watch it. Spellbinding. The performance is great, especially the drumming.
For an amazing experience, go to Youtube and check out the Cure live from the past few years. Robert Smith and the rest of the Cure still sound AMAZING. Just as good as 40 years ago. It's incredible.
I imagine seeing them live is an even more amazing experience....
I imagine seeing them live is an even more amazing experience....
Not a big Cure fan but this is better than anything I've heard from them
1jerry wrote:
Oh so you must have heard of The Red Man Group.....? It's THE CURE for the Blue Man Group syndrome.![propeller](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/propeller.gif)
This almost sounds like Blue Man Group as (or copied) the rhythm section here.
Or is that just me?
Or is that just me?
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Oh so you must have heard of The Red Man Group.....? It's THE CURE for the Blue Man Group syndrome.
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Since his voice is a 10 there is not much to discuss. Saw them two years ago and they played for THREE whole hours, closed with Shake Dog Shake!
A new favorite after seeing the video of them playing it live at Glastonbury. Phenomenal!
joejennings wrote:
Understatement of the Century!
Good Tune!
Understatement of the Century!
1jerry wrote:
This almost sounds like Blue Man Group as (or copied) the rhythm section here.
Or is that just me?
Or is that just me?
![ask](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/icon_ask.gif)
No, I get that idea too. Percussion drives the overall sound as much or more than melody and chords.
This almost sounds like Blue Man Group as (or copied) the rhythm section here.
Or is that just me?![ask](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/icon_ask.gif)
Or is that just me?
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10 for the production alone.
Excellent!!
Good Tune!
nevermore...
xcranky_yankee wrote:
I get where you found similarities, but it's a typical Smith or Cure guitar sound.
Also, the main rif of this song has been used in Bloodflower's The Loudest Song, just in slower tempo. Still, both are great songs in my opinion.
if it wasn't for the year, I'd have sworn I was hearing Johnny Marr on guitar...
I get where you found similarities, but it's a typical Smith or Cure guitar sound.
Also, the main rif of this song has been used in Bloodflower's The Loudest Song, just in slower tempo. Still, both are great songs in my opinion.
The Crow!
Bill,
Let us not forget the son of Bruce Lee, Brandon… and the movie score this songs hails from, The Crow.
In my opinion a great soundtrack for that time and place in pop culture.
Let us not forget the son of Bruce Lee, Brandon… and the movie score this songs hails from, The Crow.
In my opinion a great soundtrack for that time and place in pop culture.
Great drumming segue Bill, "Are You a Hypnotist" Flaming Lips to "Burn" by The Cure. Drum patterns are very similar and awesome in both cases.
if it wasn't for the year, I'd have sworn I was hearing Johnny Marr on guitar...
Love the intensity in this track 10🍺🍺
Love the intensity in this track-10🍺
I love seeing how far RP travels in a half-dozen songs or so. Seven songs separate Mary Gauthier's lovely "Mercy Now" from the Cure's "Burn" by way of Midnight Oil, "Blue Sky Mine." That's a long way to go in twenty-five minutes. Love it. LLRP!
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niseywee wrote:
Went to a wedding a few years back and they had a string quartet for the pre-wedding, wedding and pre-dinner musical entertainment. The quartet only played The Cure covers. Amazing!
Went to a wedding a few years back and they had a string quartet for the pre-wedding, wedding and pre-dinner musical entertainment. The quartet only played The Cure covers. Amazing!
danbacanskas395 wrote:
Love that movie. Just watched it not too long ago...
I can't listen to this song without thinking about Brandon Lee. RIP!!!!!!!!
Love that movie. Just watched it not too long ago...
"Years active 1978 - present" !? WTH, who knew the Cure was a 70's band. Been a fan forever and had no idea
Three hour concert last year at Paleo, highlight of the musical year!
From The Crow Soundtrack from 1994. This was the last great thing the band did. Their amazing drummer, Boris Williams, quit before making their next album, and for every album afterwards, his absence is noticeable.
Even the lyrics are kinda decent.
it amazes me that this band has been a part of the soundtrack of my life, spanning so many years, and I still love their music, it never became outdated for me. And they are still rocking!
First part of this track before the vocals had me thinking; Blue Man Group, really? ![stupid](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/icon_stupid.gif)
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Hoosfoos wrote:
The percussion on this track certainly adds up with the other elements to get a 10 from me. Immense.
This was from 1994, from The Crow soundtrack. The departure of their drummer, Boris Williams, after this track, was the death knell for this band. They never really got their mojo back after that.
The percussion on this track certainly adds up with the other elements to get a 10 from me. Immense.
It took a special mood. Wow, this is one helluva pop song!
Noé wrote:
Simple Minds did some ground breaking work for sure.
It seems like the album New Gold Dream of SIMPLE MIND (1982) ... But it's good
Simple Minds did some ground breaking work for sure.
A long way ,and pronounced evolution …. from the likes of "Killing an Arab" !
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The CURE : No better place to gyet you melancholy on!
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The CURE : No better place to gyet you melancholy on!
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I can't listen to this song without thinking about Brandon Lee. RIP!!!!!!!!
When they're good, they're f****in' awesome.
oldviolin wrote:
Sayth the crow...
"caw caw - bang - f***, i'm dead."
Sayth the crow...
"caw caw - bang - f***, i'm dead."
Funny, I get some "Depeche Mode" feeling, instead... :-)
Noé wrote:
Noé wrote:
It seems like the album New Gold Dream of SIMPLE MIND (1982) ... But it's good
bronorb wrote:
What's the point?
U2 is U2. The Cure is The Cure.
What's the point?
U2 is U2. The Cure is The Cure.
Thanks Capt. Obvious.
My point is that, for me, I'd enjoy U2 a lot more than I do if they had a bit more *snazzy adjective here* to them.
blue man group may of found some inspiration here...
lizardking wrote:
What's the point?
U2 is U2. The Cure is The Cure.
This is the sound I wish U2 had.
What's the point?
U2 is U2. The Cure is The Cure.
Hadn't rated before but this band was monster in the 80's: instant 9
I have the cure....just miss'n a little cowbell.
You are reading my mind Bill :)
Going 7 on first listen but is proly an 8 as I listen again
This is the sound I wish U2 had.
This was from 1994, from The Crow soundtrack. The departure of their drummer, Boris Williams, after this track, was the death knell for this band. They never really got their mojo back after that.
SmackDaddy wrote:
He might want to follow this with Burn by Deep Purple
Nice segue Bill.
He might want to follow this with Burn by Deep Purple
It seems like the album New Gold Dream of SIMPLE MIND (1982) ... But it's good
Nice segue Bill.
Hoosfoos wrote:
Alt.End on their 2004 album was pretty cool.
The last good song the Cure ever did before they fell off the map.
Alt.End on their 2004 album was pretty cool.
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He was already dead. He died a year ago the moment he touched her. They're all dead. They just don't know it yet.
Sayth the crow...
Sayth the crow...
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"Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children."
Sayth the crow...
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"Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children."
Sayth the crow...
OceanBlue wrote:
Why would they if they can do long and sweet?
Nice song, but they never learned to keep 'em short and sweet did they?
Why would they if they can do long and sweet?
The sound design and instrumentation on this tune is insane...headphones madness....bliss
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Sarcasm-hime wrote:
From the distant squeal you mean. "Premonition" would be a good name for this tune, too. That beat really delivers.
Right from the opening bars: full-body goosebumps, every time.
From the distant squeal you mean. "Premonition" would be a good name for this tune, too. That beat really delivers.
Too much The Cure the last few months on RP. Once a month would be enough thankyouveymuch.
Joining the dots in the burn,
Earns the Tousled birdmad girl, and
A madcap enterprising award here ..
Nice song, but they never learned to keep 'em short and sweet did they?
Lovely..."Like Cockatoos" would be a wonderful addition, if that is possible....
Right from the opening bars: full-body goosebumps, every time.
Hoosfoos wrote:
Totally agree. A shame… love them
The last good song the Cure ever did before they fell off the map.
Totally agree. A shame… love them
The last good song the Cure ever did before they fell off the map.
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"Mother is the name for God on the lips and hearts of all children."
sbegf wrote:
I would not have fit in in the least but so wish I could have visited one at that time. :)
Tried a great one in Bristol in the day. I was a bit the worse for wear and the doorman suggested I might not like to enter, as it was a Goths and Glams night and I was perhaps a little "too old" to appreciate it. Changed my whole life, I can tell you. Bit strange stood in the loo next to a guy who was wearing a cape, top hat and lipstick. I couldn't go for a while.
I would not have fit in in the least but so wish I could have visited one at that time. :)
Tried a great one in Bristol in the day. I was a bit the worse for wear and the doorman suggested I might not like to enter, as it was a Goths and Glams night and I was perhaps a little "too old" to appreciate it. Changed my whole life, I can tell you. Bit strange stood in the loo next to a guy who was wearing a cape, top hat and lipstick. I couldn't go for a while.
I liked it, thanks ![{#Guitarist} {#Guitarist}](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/icon_guitarist.gif)
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jmkate wrote:
I would not have fit in in the least but so wish I could have visited one at that time. :)
This stirs a restlessness that requires a good goth club. Sigh...
I would not have fit in in the least but so wish I could have visited one at that time. :)
Ok, pretty awesome like Raku.
Bill..............I know of no other way of contacting you but it seems I'm getting email that I'm quite sure did not originate from you. I have kept them if you would like to peruse them. They purport to be from RP.
Wayne
Wayne
That constant drone is annoying.
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Awesome Song!!
This song is soooo hot... love it more than baked tomatoes and fried oranges...
It's OK but a pretty far cry from their heyday.
Love this one.
jmkate wrote:
The Castle, Ybor City, late 1990s.
This stirs a restlessness that requires a good goth club. Sigh...
The Castle, Ybor City, late 1990s.
This stirs a restlessness that requires a good goth club. Sigh...
I saw the show in Argentina, on 12th april 2013. Great show ! 40 songs... three and a half hours playing !
Robert is 54 years old and his voice sounds the same.
Reeves Gabrels joined them for the Latinamerican tour this year... and Tim Pope is filming the shows.
It was a dream come true.![{#Guitarist} {#Guitarist}](https://img.radioparadise.com/emoji/icon_guitarist.gif)
Robert is 54 years old and his voice sounds the same.
Reeves Gabrels joined them for the Latinamerican tour this year... and Tim Pope is filming the shows.
It was a dream come true.
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fiddler wrote:
Ya, probably should invest in some hair products...
Great song though!
Robert Smith is a really good guitar player...but that hair...*sigh*
Ya, probably should invest in some hair products...
Great song though!
Robert Smith is a really good guitar player...but that hair...*sigh*
Dalebarely wrote:
Having seen Blue Man Group twice, I'd say that you are EXACTLY right..... and I like it.
this sounds like a Blue Man Group song with whiny vocals
Having seen Blue Man Group twice, I'd say that you are EXACTLY right..... and I like it.
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Nominees for Hall of Fame came out, and Cure is on there. So is Rush. Maybe this time??....
Then again, Hall of Fame...meh.
Then again, Hall of Fame...meh.
...never been a cure fan in the 80s......now,at the age of 48, i discover them new......and......damned......a really great band....
Robert and the boys at their best. The Crow was a pretty damn good film, too.
ozzie1313 wrote:
Bill: we need a Like-button for the comments, like on Facebook.
Grateful to be a Dead Head that can still expand enough to not miss the absolute excellence of the Cure.
Bill: we need a Like-button for the comments, like on Facebook.
Don't normally like Cure much, but do like this.
Danimal174 wrote:
Killer song
period.
Killer song
period.
I do REALLY dig this song! I recently got the box set and it is a must buy if you are a long time Cure fan....
Ha! I will be seeing The Cure perform at the Leeds Festival in August... yee-hahhh!
hbs47 wrote:
If it's any guide Cure formed 1976(in the town I live in), DM in 1980.
Cool! Do you know any of the band?
If it's any guide Cure formed 1976(in the town I live in), DM in 1980.
Cool! Do you know any of the band?
gemtag wrote:
If it's any guide Cure formed 1976(in the town I live in), DM in 1980.
Wonder who came up with this sound first, Cure or Depeche Mode?
If it's any guide Cure formed 1976(in the town I live in), DM in 1980.
...wow; this flows really nicely out of on battleship hill!..
Wonder who came up with this sound first, Cure or Depeche Mode?
Grateful to be a Dead Head that can still expand enough to not miss the absolute excellence of the Cure.
This is one of my FAVORITE Cure songs! thanks for playing it
This song rocks! I bought The Crow soundtrack years ago after seeing the movie, and it's still a favorite today. This song kicks it off...LOVE IT!!!!
some serious drumming...pound them skins indeed!
d-don wrote:
pound them skins
love it !!!
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love it !!!
Couldn't agree more!
Skaterella wrote:
I think he is- that's why he's great...
Skaterella wrote:
I think he is- that's why he's great...
Teko wrote:
I think he is- that's why he's great...
The Cure are a tough sell for me. I love the atmosphere of their songs and the synth-guitar stuff that just has that great gauzy gothy feel to it. But I simply can't get into Robert Smith's vocals. They always sound like he's petulantly holding back tears.
I think he is- that's why he's great...
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Poacher wrote:
You are SO out of step with the world I really do wonder what you are doing here.
Don't like the Cure? Fine. I can understand some people not getting what, for the vast percentage of listeners, is an iconic and breathtakingly good band.
But to have a pop at someone because his 'body language' does not suit your obviously narrow frame of existance. Well, that to me is borderline racist.
For that reason, you, sunny boy, are in my crosshairs. Grow up or ship out.
You're wasting good ammo if you aim for Stingray - he's just a mouthy little bastard who loves to stir things up whenever possible. ANY attention is good attention, as far as he's concerned. Still, I can't help but wonder if he's a dwarf clown with bad teeth and a little pecker, who lives in a basement and whose only contact with the outside world is through the Internet.
Geez, I think I just scared myself...
You are SO out of step with the world I really do wonder what you are doing here.
Don't like the Cure? Fine. I can understand some people not getting what, for the vast percentage of listeners, is an iconic and breathtakingly good band.
But to have a pop at someone because his 'body language' does not suit your obviously narrow frame of existance. Well, that to me is borderline racist.
For that reason, you, sunny boy, are in my crosshairs. Grow up or ship out.
You're wasting good ammo if you aim for Stingray - he's just a mouthy little bastard who loves to stir things up whenever possible. ANY attention is good attention, as far as he's concerned. Still, I can't help but wonder if he's a dwarf clown with bad teeth and a little pecker, who lives in a basement and whose only contact with the outside world is through the Internet.
Geez, I think I just scared myself...
rabbi_phil wrote:
Wireless Headphones?
Naw - I'd rather just rattle windows. This song is worth it, especially in light of the fact that we have a neighbor who parties hard until four a.m. and then catches his ride to the mine; another neighbor with four huge barking dogs; yet another neighbor who has screaming matches with her live-in whatever-he-is until the cops show up... I think The Cure is the lesser of several evils.
Wireless Headphones?
Naw - I'd rather just rattle windows. This song is worth it, especially in light of the fact that we have a neighbor who parties hard until four a.m. and then catches his ride to the mine; another neighbor with four huge barking dogs; yet another neighbor who has screaming matches with her live-in whatever-he-is until the cops show up... I think The Cure is the lesser of several evils.
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kingfish2004 wrote:
Agreed
Now THAT was one HELL of a change between songs!!!!! Way to go guys!!!! That was GREAT!!!!!!
From Loreena McKennitt - The Gates of Istanbul to The Cure - Burn
From Loreena McKennitt - The Gates of Istanbul to The Cure - Burn
Agreed
The Cure are a tough sell for me. I love the atmosphere of their songs and the synth-guitar stuff that just has that great gauzy gothy feel to it. But I simply can't get into Robert Smith's vocals. They always sound like he's petulantly holding back tears.
This was noted a while back — it reminds me, too, of The Smiths' "How Soon Is Now?"
Was a mad-as-fcuk fan of The Cure in my youth... but lost touch... this is pretty good though & maybe I need to reawaken the listening..
Saw them at Sydney opera house last night... Unbelievable, feeling blessed!
this sounds like a Blue Man Group song with whiny vocals
Now THAT was one HELL of a change between songs!!!!! Way to go guys!!!! That was GREAT!!!!!!
From Loreena McKennitt - The Gates of Istanbul to The Cure - Burn
From Loreena McKennitt - The Gates of Istanbul to The Cure - Burn
Amazing transition, Hats off to RP!
Cynaera wrote:
I still love this song. Cranking it up, and it's after ten. My neighbors work shifts at the mine, so I'm pretty sure one of them is trying to get some shut-eye... But I can't help it - I just love this song. And yeah - The Crow is on my list. Again. If I ever have to hock DVDs again, I'll rethink my former choices...
Wireless Headphones?
I still love this song. Cranking it up, and it's after ten. My neighbors work shifts at the mine, so I'm pretty sure one of them is trying to get some shut-eye... But I can't help it - I just love this song. And yeah - The Crow is on my list. Again. If I ever have to hock DVDs again, I'll rethink my former choices...
Wireless Headphones?