THE END OF THE WORLD
(The Tonight Show)
(8.7MB)
This performance was aired 4/30/04 on NBC-TV's
"THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO". This is
the first single from the new album, "THE CURE"
A STRANGE DAY
(In Orange)
(4.3MB)
This Video is from The Cure's live performance,
"IN ORANGE" filmed on 8/9/86 at the beautiful
Theatre Antique D'Orange,
Côte D'Azur, France.
It was directed by Tim Pope.
A FOREST
(F * * k Robert Palmer version)
(8.8MB)
This Video is from the Werchter Festival in Belgium
7/5/81. After only
their 12th song, The Cure were told
to cut their set short because everyone was anxious
to
see, the then famous Robert Palmer, which happened
to be the next act.
The Cure ended their set with a
longer than normal version of A
Forest, (especially for
1981). In
fact, Robert Smith even ad libed some lyrics
to make the ending longer, "Such
a long end, such a
long
end." When The Cure finally do finish the song
Simon yells out to the crowd, relieving some of his
frustration with the situation,
"f * * k Robert Palmer,
f * * k rock and roll!"
Years later when asked about the
incident during an
interview, Lol commented, "we were
punks."
In 1981 the group was just a trio
and Lol was
still playing drums.
This Video is worth viewing just to
see Robert Smith wearing an
uncharacteristic
headband.
The image quality is not very good, (sorry
I didn't encode
this one), but the sound is acceptable.
SOUTH PARK TV SHOW
(excerpt)
(2.1MB)
This is the last scene from the "SOUTH PARK" episode
that has
Robert Smith playing himself. This
show was
from the
first season, broadcast on 2/18/98 (episode
#112). The plot has Robert being called
upon to save
the world from the evil monster, Mecha-Streisand.
This final scene is
a great parody
of the last scene in
the classic western movie, "SHANE."
MAYBE SOMEDAY
(Conan O'Brien Show)
(4.7MB)
This performance on the "CONAN O'BRIEN SHOW" was
aired on NBC-TV 2/29/00.
The Cure performed 2 songs,
Maybe Someday and A Forest.
A FOREST
(Wembley Arena)
(10.1MB)
Live performance at Wembley Arena 1/19/91. From The
Cure Video "PLAY OUT", this is my all time
favorite
performance of A Forest. Even though it is not one of
the really long versions
The Cure played during
the Wish and Swing Tours, I feel it is the quintessential
performance
of the song. The boys were really on that
night and in my opinion this was the best line-up with
Boris on
drums and Porl playing amazing guitar.
LULLABY
(2.8MB)
One of The Cure's best and most original Music Videos.
It was directed by Tim Pope.
GONE
(Later with Jools Holland)
(4.2MB)
From the show "LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND" on
BBC-TV, England 4/23/96. The Cure perform, Gone
complete
with two back-up singers and a four piece
brass section. Willy Nelson was also a guest on this show.
A LETTER TO ELISE
(MTV Unplugged)
(4.7MB)
"MTV UNPLUGGED" from Limehouse Studios, London,
England 1/21/91. This great
acoustic version has Robert
playing 12-string
guitar and Perry playing on a little
child's toy
piano during part of this performance.
SHAKE DOG SHAKE
(Bizarre Festival)
(4.6MB)
On a cold and rainy night, plagued with equipment and
sound system problems, The Cure
opened their set
with Shake Dog Shake. This Video was taped by
German TV at the
Bizarre Festival, Cologne, Germany
on 8/22/98
FROM THE EDGE OF THE
DEEP GREEN SEA
(Show)
(7.9MB)
From the "SHOW" Video recorded on 7/18/92 and
7/19/92 at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
This is a great Video with guitarist Porl Thompson
at his best. At around 5:48 into
this Video, Porl goes
crazy with a fabulous 30 second long guitar solo
showing
why he was later asked to tour with Robert
Plant and Jimmy Page.
