To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pornography we have partnered with @SoundwavesArt in releasing a limited collection of artwork created from the audio of "A Strange Day". 100 hand signed by @RobertSmith & in support of @CInConflict are available at bit.ly/cureSoundwave
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO SEE THE SHOWS, AND TO ALL OUR CREW… IT WAS A GREAT TRIP! HOPE WE SEE YOU IN 2023… XXXXXX #THECURELOSTWORLD22 📸@medazzanickkd
LIMITED EDITION LONDON & PARIS PRINTS AND 'SHOWS OF A LOST WORLD' POSTERS UNIQUE TO EACH DATE ARE ON SALE NOW VIA THE OFFICIAL STORE. VIEW ALL AT shopuk.thecure.com/collections/sh…
TO CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION, A NEW RANGE OF 'WISH' MERCH HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED VIA THE CURE STORE. VIEW THE FULL RANGE NOW AT thecure.lnk.to/Shop
(THE ACTUAL) END… THAT WAS A GRAND EXPERIENCE! THANK YOU TO TIM, TO EVERYONE THAT HELPED OUT, AND TO ALL OF YOU LISTENING ALONG AND TAKING PART - I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED IT AS MUCH AS I DID… N.E.X.T UP… #TIMSTWITTERLISTENINGPARTY#WISHLISTENINGPARTY
(THE) END… WE PLAYED SOME REALLY GREAT SHOWS ON THE WISH TOUR THAT FOLLOWED THE RELEASE OF THIS ALBUM… BUT THE BAND WAS DISSOLVING SLOWLY… THE END WAS INEVITABLE… IT ALWAYS IS #TIMSTWITTERLISTENINGPARTY#WISHLISTENINGPARTY
I REMEMBER WORKING THIS SONG OUT IN THE STUDIO VERY NEAR THE END OF THE SESSION… BORIS PLAYED THE SAME BASIC DRUM PATTERN (WITH BORIS VARIATIONS!) OVER AND OVER FOR A COUPLE OF EARLY MORNING HOURS… I WANTED AN EPIC END SONG… A SONG TO BOW OUT WITH… AND I THINK I GOT IT
TRACK 12 - END “I think I've reached that point Where giving up and going on Are both the same dead end to me Are both the same old song“ #TIMSTWITTERLISTENINGPARTY#WISHLISTENINGPARTY
“It was the sweetness of your skin It was the hope Of all we might have been That filled me with the hope to wish Impossible things” IT IS PRETTY HARD TO LISTEN TO THIS ONE THOUGH #TIMSTWITTERLISTENINGPARTY#WISHLISTENINGPARTY
‘TO WISH IMPOSSIBLE THINGS’ IS REALLY THE TITLE TRACK… ANOTHER GORGEOUS, MELANCHOLIC PIECE... IT’S PROBABLY MY FAVOURITE SONG ON THE RECORD? #TIMSTWITTERLISTENINGPARTY#WISHLISTENINGPARTY
AND ANOTHER SONG LAMENTING THE FRACTURING OF OLD FRIENDSHIPS… I FOUND IT HARD DURING THIS PERIOD OF THE BAND TO KEEP HOLD ON TO WHO I REALLY WANTED TO BE, AND AS A CONSEQUENCE I THINK I OFTEN BLAMED EVERYONE BUT MYSELF FOR ANY UPSET #TIMSTWITTERLISTENINGPARTY#WISHLISTENINGPARTY
“And 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” MY OLD FRIEND THE FUTILITY MONSTER IS NEVER TOO FAR AWAY… #TIMSTWITTERLISTENINGPARTY#WISHLISTENINGPARTY
“I thought you were The girl I always dreamed about But I let the dream go And the promises broke And the make-believe ran out... “ OUCH #TIMSTWITTERLISTENINGPARTY#WISHLISTENINGPARTY
THIS WAS THE THIRD SINGLE FROM THE ALBUM… FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS IT NEVER REALLY ESTABLISHED ITSELF IN THE CURE LIVE REPERTOIRE… WHICH IS ODD, BECAUSE I THINK IT IS A REALLY LOVELY SONG? #TIMSTWITTERLISTENINGPARTY#WISHLISTENINGPARTY