The cure song translation. Lyrics by The Cure. Influence on Russian rock

Throughout the twenty-five years of their creative biography and the twenty albums released during this time, the British The Cure followed their own unique path, unmistakably chosen at the very beginning. Free, wayward, independent - The Cure have been on the verge of mainstream and alternative for a quarter of a century, growing with each album, constantly adding new and unexpected colors to their work.
The band entered their third decade, and by this date they presented what is undoubtedly their strongest work, their thirteenth studio album, Bloodflowers. Cohesive, energetic and emotional, "Bloodflowers" embodies everything The Cure did best throughout their career. The album was recorded by Robert Smith (vocals, guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Parry Bamount (guitar), Roger O'Donnell (keys) and Jason Cooper (drums). The album was co-produced by Robert and Paul Corkett. “Bloodflowers” "was planned as the final part of a trilogy that began with the release of the 1982 album Pornography, and continued in 1989 with the album Disintegration.
It all started in 1976 in the small English town of Crawley, Essex, when 17-year-old Robert Smith formed the band The Easy Cure with classmates Michael Dempsey (bass), Lol Tolhurst (drums) and Porl Thompson (guitar). The four of them immediately began writing and recording songs, and quickly amassed an impressive repertoire of original material, which included the classics “Killing an Arab” and “10:15 Saturday Night.”
In early 1977, the young group won the national competition "Battle of the Bands", which was held by the German label Ariola Hansa. The victory allowed the team to release their debut single and album. The idea was doomed, because Hansa saw The Easy Cure as “fresh faces” and an obedient pop group, but even at this relatively young age, the stubborn Robert had other ideas. After one unsatisfactory year for both parties, they parted ways without publishing anything.
In 1978, disillusioned but unbroken, the band dropped Easy from their name, parted ways with Porl Thompson, and sent four-song demo tapes to several record companies. As a result, they signed a contract with Fiction Records, a new division of Polydor, with whom they continue to collaborate to this day. The first single, "Killing an Arab", was released on the Small Wonder label. In 1979, the debut album “Three Imaginary Boys” appeared, with which the group was not entirely happy, and the reaction of critics to it was not clear. Then the band goes on tour with the bands Joy Wire, Joy Division and The Jam. During this period, Robert Smith, in parallel with his work in The Cure, played with Siouxsie & the Banshees, and with member of this group Stephen Severin, he created the project “The Glove” and recorded the album “Blue Sunshine”.
During this period, the first serious disagreements began in The Cure, which led to the departure of Michael Dempsey, who was replaced by Simon Gallup, and a little later keyboardist Matthew Hartley appeared in the lineup. After this, in early 1980, The Cure began recording a new album. The band moved away from their usual sound, deciding to focus on the darker side of Robert Smith's work. The music and lyrics are full of melancholy, disappointment and anxiety. Immediately after the release of the record, the group goes on a year-long tour of Europe, the USA and Australia. During this period, unable to withstand the busy touring schedule, the team left Matthew Hartley.
Finding themselves as a trio again, in the spring of 1981 The Cure recorded the atmospheric album Faith. The album is co-produced by Mike Hedges. Sad, full of disappointment and fear, the album reaches number fourteen in the British charts. The team goes on a “Picture Tour” to cities in Europe and America.
In early 1982, The Cure returned to the studio to record a new album, Pornography. Filled with dark charm and nihilism, the record becomes a true Cure classic. This is the band's first album to enter the UK Top 10, peaking at number nine. Meanwhile, conflict within the group grows between Robert Smith and keyboardist Simon Gallup, and by the time the single "The Hanging Garden" is released, Gallup leaves the group.
Left alone with Tolhurst, Robert Smith rethinks the work of The Cure and decides to change course. The group releases the disco-style single “Let's Go To Bed,” which suddenly becomes very popular in America. The group has not yet been recruited, so the single is recorded with Steve Goulding, drummer of the band Wreckless Eric, while Lol Tolhurst moves for the keys. The Cure invited director Tim Pope to record the video for this single - another time-tested collaboration.
The Cure continued to experiment, and in 1983 they recorded the electronic dance composition “The Walk” (twelfth place in the British chart) and the caricature of jazz “The Lovecats”. At the same time, Robert Smith, as a guitarist, takes part in the recording of the album “Hyaena” by Siouxsie & the Banshees, and then begins recording the new album of The Cure. At the end of 1983, these three experimental singles, along with several B-sides, were combined into the album Japanese Whispers.
In 1984, the album “The Top” was released, which, despite the fact that it was positioned as an album by The Cure, is essentially the work of Robert Smith. The album turned out to be quite ambiguous and diverse. The Cure are embarking on their world tour “Top Tour” with a new line-up: Boris Williams (drums), Pearl Thompson (guitar), and Simon Gallup (bass) is returning to the group.
In 1985, with enthusiasm, zeal and a sense of “something is going to happen”, work began on the album “The Head On The Door”. The album is co-produced by Dave Allen. The very versatile and emotional "THOTD" (The Head On The Door) peaked at number seven in the UK charts, number fifty-nine on the American charts and marked its entry into the American market. In support of the record, the group goes on a world tour.
The Cure increased their fan base with the release of their favorites collection, Standing On A Beach - The Singles, which was released in May 1986. The disc includes an additional video version of "Staring At The Sea". The album broke into the American Top50, and Robert Smith became one of the musical idols of American youth.
In 1987, The Cure released an ambitious double album entitled Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, again co-produced by Dave Allen. The singles from this album were “Why Can"t I Be You?", "Catch", "Just Like Heaven" and "Hot Hot Hot!!!". Roger O'Donnell returns to keyboards, The Cure line-up increases to six people , and they embark on the worldwide successful Kissing Tour from July to December.
In 1988, the official biography of The Cure, Ten Imaginary Years, was published, and the group decided to take a few months off. After the inevitable departure of drummer Lol Tolhurst, whose position in the group had recently been very shaky and uncertain, The Cure prepared and released the disc “Disintegration” in 1988, recognized as one of the most outstanding albums of the eighties. The album is once again co-produced by Dave Allen. "Disintegration" takes third position in the UK charts. The single “Lullaby” becomes the most successful in the UK, and also receives the prize for best video at “The Brits”, “Lovesong” ends up in second place in the USA. The superb, spectacular Prayer Tour that followed was the band's touring pinnacle, culminating in three shows at London's Wembley Stadium.
At the beginning of 1990, Roger O'Donnell left the group, and was replaced by longtime friend of the group Perry Bamont. The Cure perform at festivals throughout Europe, including the world's largest Glastonbury (where they perform for the second time). The group releases a concert album "Entreat", all proceeds from which are donated to charities. The Cure then release a collection of remixes "Mixed Up" (13th position in the UK charts and 14th in the US), with the only new song "Never Enough", which becomes a hit. .
In February 1991, The Cure belatedly received the Brits award for best British group, and to celebrate they gave a concert in London - Five Imaginary Boys, recorded and released four new songs from their next album.
In 1992, the album “Wish” appeared, which critics immediately called The Cure’s best work. The album reached number one in the UK and number two in the US, and spawned three singles, "High", "Friday I'm In Love" and "A Letter To Elise". It was another successful year for The Cure, with a tour “Wish Tour” they traveled around the world again.
The popularity of the "Wish Tour" inspired the band to release two live albums in 1993 - "Show" (a concert in Dallas, which featured the group's greatest hits) and "Paris" (based on material from a concert in the French capital). Immediately after the tour, guitarist Pearl Thompson and then drummer Boris Williams left The Cure. Their places in the group are taken by Jason Cooper and Roger O'Donnell.
The recording of new material was hampered by a lengthy lawsuit, which in 1994 was sued by Lol Tolhurst against Robert Smith and Fiction Records for royalties and the right to the name The Cure. After a lengthy trial, he lost.
After performing at the world's leading festivals, including an unprecedented appearance at Glastonbury for the third time, The Cure returned to the studio to record a new album, which was released in early 1996. Although too much stylistic variation somewhat disappointed the fans of the group, the album “Wild Mood Swings” hit the Top 10 in many countries around the world. On the wave of such success, the team played more than a hundred shows in front of crowds of enthusiastic fans around the world.
Another chapter in the group’s discography in 1997 was the second collection of hits “Galore”.
In early 1998, Robert Smith appears in an episode of the animated series "South Park", where he fights against the evil Barbra Streisand.
During the summer, The Cure play twelve of Europe's biggest festivals before returning to the studio to record an album. Robert Smith threatened that the group would cease to exist after the release of Bloodflowers, but in 2001 the group celebrated its 25th anniversary with a best-of collection, The Greatest Hits, which included two completely new songs.
Contrary to rumors of a breakup, in the summer of 2004 the musicians recorded an album called “The Cure”, produced by Ross Robinson
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"The Cure"

I"ll undress you, "cause you"re tired
Cover you as you desire
When you fall asleep inside my arms
May not have the fancy things
But I"ll give you everything
You could ever want, it"s in my arms

So baby tell me yes
So baby tell me yes
So baby tell me yes
And I will give you everything
I will be right by your side

I"ll fix you with my love
No matter what you know, I"ll
I"ll fix you with my love
And if you say you"re okay
I'm gonna heal you anyway
Promise I"ll always be there

Rub your feet, your hands, your legs
Let me take care of it, babe
Close your eyes, I"ll sing your favorite song
I wrote you this lullaby
Hush now baby, don't you cry
Anything you want could not be wrong

So baby tell me yes
And I will give you everything
So baby tell me yes
And I will be all yours tonight
So baby tell me yes
And I will give you everything
I will be right by your side

If I can"t find the cure, I"ll
I"ll fix you with my love
No matter what you know, I"ll
I"ll fix you with my love
And if you say you"re okay
I'm gonna heal you anyway
Promise I"ll always be there
Promise I"ll be the cure (be the cure)

I"ll fix you with my love
I"ll fix you with my love
(I"ll fix you with my love-lo-love)

If I can"t find the cure, I"ll
I"ll fix you with my love
No matter what you know, I"ll
I"ll fix you with my love
And if you say you"re okay
I'm gonna heal you anyway
Promise I"ll always be there
Promise I"ll be the cure (be the cure)
Promise I"ll be the cure (be the cure)

I"ll fix you with my love

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I'll undress you because you're tired.

I will cover you the way you want.

When you fall asleep in my arms

Maybe I don't have fashionable things

But I'll give you everything

× 1 Combined with sweet, calm music, showing Lady Gaga's unconditional love for her partner. She cares a lot and you can see it not only in the lyrics but also in the tone of her voice.

So baby tell me: “Yes!”

And I'll give you everything.

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So baby tell me: “Yes!”

And I'll give you everything

I'll be there for you.

If I don't find a cure, I,

I will heal you with my love.

I will heal you with my love.

I will still heal you.

I rub your feet, your arms, your legs,

Let me take care of this, baby.

Close your eyes, I'll sing your favorite song.

I wrote you this lullaby.

Hush, baby, don't cry.

×2 Gaga references one of the most famous lullabies of all time: "Hush, Little Baby".

"Hush, Little Baby" is about a parent (in the tradition of a mother) singing to her child.

Whatever you want can't be wrong.

So baby tell me: “Yes!”

And I'll give you everything.

So baby tell me: “Yes!”

And I will be all yours this evening.

So baby tell me: “Yes!”

And I'll give you everything

I'll be there for you.

If I don't find a cure, I,

I will heal you with my love.

No matter what you know, I

I will heal you with my love.

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I will still heal you.

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I promise I'll be the cure (I'll be the cure)

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I'll undress you because you're tired. I will cover you the way you want. When you fall asleep in my arms, I may not have the fancy things, But I'll give you everything you could ever want, here in my arms. So baby tell me "Yes!" and I'll give you everything. So baby tell me: “Yes!” And I will be all yours this evening. So baby tell me: “Yes!” And I will give you everything, I will be there for you. If I don't find a cure, I, I will heal you with my love. No matter what you know, I, I will heal you with my love. And if you say you're fine, I'll still heal you. I promise I will always be here. I promise I'll be the cure (I'll be the cure) Rub your feet, your arms, your legs, Let me take care of it, baby. Close your eyes, I'll sing your favorite song. I wrote you this lullaby. Hush, baby, don't cry. Whatever you want can't be wrong. So baby tell me "Yes!" and I'll give you everything. So baby tell me: “Yes!” And I will be all yours this evening. So baby tell me: “Yes!” And I will give you everything, I will be there for you. If I don't find a cure, I, I will heal you with my love. No matter what you know, I, I will heal you with my love. And if you say you're fine, I'll still heal you. I promise I will always be here. I promise I'll be the cure (I'll be the cure) I will heal you with my love. (I will heal you with my love-lu-love). I will heal you with my love. (I will heal you with my love-lu-love). E If I don't find a cure, I, I will heal you with my love. No matter what you know, I, I will heal you with my love. And if you say you're fine, I'll still heal you. I promise I will always be here. I promise I'll be the cure (I'll be the cure) I promise I'll be the cure (I'll be the cure) I will heal you with my love.

Combined with sweet, calm music, it shows Lady Gaga's unconditional love for her partner. She cares a lot and you can see it not only in the lyrics but also in the tone of her voice.

2 "Hush, baby, don't cry."
Gaga references one of the most famous lullabies of all time: "Hush, Little Baby."

"Hush, Little Baby" is about a parent (in the tradition of a mother) singing to her child.

) in 1976. Throughout its existence, the composition of the group changed several times. Only Robert Smith, being the frontman, vocalist, guitarist and composer, is the only permanent member of the group, as well as its founder.

The group began its creative activity in the late 70s, recording its first single “Killing an Arab”, and a little later its debut album Three Imaginary Boys(1979), which was released during the post-punk and new wave boom in Britain that replaced punk rock. In the early 80s, The Cure recorded nihilistic, dark and tragic works, gradually moving from post-punk to gothic rock. After graduation Pornography(1982) the continued existence of the group was in doubt. Robert Smith decided to relieve the tension and record light, pop-oriented songs. With the release of the single “Let's Go to Bed” in 1982, Smith began to successfully introduce elements of unobtrusive pop music into the group's creations. Thanks to the release of a series of successful albums in the late 80s, as well as singles from these albums hitting the Top 40 on the US chart, the group became one of the most popular in the alternative rock genre in the early 90s. This is confirmed by the fact that, as of 2004, the total sales of all albums amount to 27 million copies over the thirty years of The Cure's creative activity. have released thirteen studio albums and more than thirty singles.

Story

Robert Smith

Formation of the group and early years (1973-1979)

The first incarnation of The Cure was the group The Obelisk, created by students from Notre Dame Middle School in the English city of Crawley. Crawley, Sussex, England). The only performance took place in April 1973. The band then consisted of Robert Smith (piano), Michael Dempsey (guitar), Lawrence Tolhurst (drums), Marc Ceccagno (lead guitar) and Alan Hill (bass guitar). The first real group was formed in January 1976, when Ceccagno founded the group Malice, which included Smith, Dempsey and two friends from St. Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School. Ceccagno soon left the group and founded the jazz fusion band Amulet. Inspired by the punk rock that was sweeping the British Isle at the time, the remaining members Malice became known Easy Cure in January 1977, after the addition of Laurence Tolhurst and lead guitarist Porl Thompson. After a series of failures to find a suitable candidate for the role of vocalist, Smith eventually took the role and became frontman in September 1977. Around the same years Easy Cure win a German studio talent competition Hansa Records and receive the right to enter into a contract to record and publish the group’s creations. Several songs were recorded for the label, but none were ever officially released. Due to disagreements with studio management, the contract was terminated in March 1978. Years later, Smith stated in an interview: “We were very young. The studio bosses wanted to make us a pop group and asked us to record arrangements for famous hits, but we were not interested.” Thompson left the group in May, and the remaining trio (Smith/Tolhurst/Dempsey) took the name The Cure, which Robert suggested. That same month, the band held their first studio sessions as a trio, and the resulting demo was sent to dozens of major record labels. This had an effect, and in September 1978, producer Chris Perry invited the guys to the newly opened studio Fiction Records, a spin-off record label from Polydor. However, Fiction wasn't fully set up and ready to go, so The Cure released their debut single, "Killing an Arab", on a small label in December 1978. Small Wonder Label. “Killing an Arab,” which contains a provocative title, received a very restrained assessment from the public and the group was accused of racism. But, in fact, the song was written under inspiration from the work of the French writer Albert Camus' story "The Stranger". When the single was released on Fiction in 1979, the band had to put a disclaimer on the single's cover denying any racist provocation or connotations. NME's early statements about the group said that The Cure are "a breath of fresh Siberian air in the atmosphere of the capital's soot and dirt."

The Cure released their debut album Three Imaginary Boys in May 1979. Due to the band's limited studio experience, Perry and engineer Mike Hedges were in complete control of the recording process. The band, especially Smith, were not too pleased with their debut. In a 1987 interview, Robert said: “The superficial work - I didn't like it even while recording. Many comments were made that the album sounded too primitive, and I think they were justified. Even after we made it, I still wanted to make certain changes." The second single, “Boys Don't Cry,” was released in June. At the same time, as the opening band, The Cure went on tour with Siouxsie & The Banshees on the occasion of the latter's album release Join Hands. The tour ran from August to October and covered England, Northern Ireland and Wales. The tour kept Smith very busy. He had to perform in two bands overnight, as The Banshees guitarist John McKay left the group. This experience had a huge impact on Robert: “The first night of playing with The Banshees, I was shocked at how well I could play this kind of music. It was so different from The Cure's music. Up to this point, I wanted us to play something like The Buzzcocks, Elvis Costello or the punk Beatles. Being one of the Banshees completely changed my views." The third single, “Jumping Someone Else's Train,” was released in October 1979. A little later, Dempsey left the group due to rejection of the material that Smith provided for recording the new album. Dempsey became a member of the group Associates, and at the same time Simon Gallup(bass guitar) and Matthew Hartley(keyboards) from the group The Magspies joined The Cure. The Associates and The Cure and The Passions under the banner of Fiction Records, in November-December 1979 they made Future Pastimes Tour in England. The Cure, with a new lineup, performed several songs from their upcoming album. At the same time, the joke group Cult Hero, consisting of Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey, Gallup, Hartley and Thompson, friends and family on backing vocals, as well as local postman Frankie Bell, released a vinyl single of the same name.

Gothic period in creativity (1980-1982)

Simon Gallup

Due to some lack of control over the flow of creative thought during the mixing of the first record, Smith took a more careful approach to recording the band's second album Seventeen Seconds, which he produced in tandem with Mike Hedges. Seventeen Seconds was released in 1980 and reached number 20 on the UK Official Chart. The album single "A Forest" became the band's first hit, reaching number 31 on the UK chart. The new record was a radical departure from the sound of the previous work. Mike Hedges called the new record "frosty, atmospheric, very different from Three Imaginary Boys" In my review of the album NME noted "For such a young band as The Cure, it seems incredible that they managed to open up so much space in such a short time." During the same period, Smith was hesitant about the supposed concept of "anti-image." Robert told the press that he was fed up with any comparisons to the "anti-image" that some attributed to the group, believing that it was thus cleverly masking the simplicity of its creativity. He said: “We must reject this ‘anti-image’ that we never created. It feels like we need to be somehow unclear, misunderstood. We just don't really like the standard cliches in rock music. It’s a pity that they didn’t understand us.” Same year Three Imaginary Boys was released to the American market under the name Boys Don't Cry. The album changed its cover and added singles released in 1979. The Cure embarked on their first world tour to support their new releases. After the tour, Matthew Hartley left the band. "I came to the conclusion that the band was too suicidal and chaotic, and that's not really what I was interested in," Hartley said.

The band, along with Mike Hedges, got together to work on their third album . It's worth a look at the gray cover. This is a photo of a paper house that Smith loved to play in as a child. For him - dear memories, for the record company - definite bankruptcy. Despite everything, the album has already reached position 14 in the UK chart. The album cassettes also included the film's soundtrack. Carnage Visors. This animation was shown before the band's performances during Picture Tour 1981. While on tour, news reached them that the mother of Lol Tolhurst, the drummer, had died. The Cure was consumed by feelings of loneliness and defenselessness, dissatisfaction and disappointment. It seemed that if I could believe in something, then all other sorrows would fade into the background. The last, most depressing song had to be as optimistic as possible, giving hope for a good outcome. The environment of despondency and despair, the general stress of the tour, and the highly emotional songs took a toll on the band. Smith sings with anguish about a girl who drowned because of unhappy love, about dancing at a wake. Horrible songs reflected real life. It got to the point that Robert left the stage after the concert, covered in tears. At the very end of the same year, the single “Charlotte Sometimes” was released.

Picture of Robert Smith on the wall

In 1982, The Cure recorded and released Pornography, the third and final album from the "incredibly dejected" trio, which established the group as masters of gothic rock. Smith admitted that while working in the studio he was “a little mentally unhinged. But this had nothing to do with the group, I just moved to a new level, I grew up, and my outlook on life changed. I think I approached the recording in my most dejected state. Looking back and listening to the opinions of the people around me, I understand that I was rather a monster in the guise of a man.” Gallup said of the album: "We were taken over by nihilism [...] We sang 'It doesn't matter if we all die' and that's what we really thought at the time." Chris Perry was interested in the fact that the album did not have a hit song for radio airplay. He asked Smith and the producer Phil Thornalley prepare the song “The Hanging Garden” for release as a single. Despite the wariness due to the completely non-mainstream sound of the record, Pornography, however, became the band's first Top 10 entry in the UK chart, peaking at number eight. Launched in support of the album Fourteen Explicit Moments tour, during which the band first began appearing on stage with impressive hairstyles and copious amounts of lipstick on their faces. Several incidents occurred during the tour, including a fight with Robert, which prompted Simon Gallup to leave the band. Gallup and Smith did not speak for eighteen months after their separation.

Increasing commercial success (1983-1988)

Gallup's departure from the group, as well as Smith's collaboration with Siouxsie & the Banshees, fueled rumors that The Cure would cease to exist. In December 1982, Robert remarked in an interview with Melody Maker: “Will The Cure continue to exist? I constantly ask myself this question […] I don’t think I can continue to work in the same format. No matter what happens, me, Laurence and Simon will never be together. I am sure about that".

Perry was keen to keep his label's top-grossing group. He came to the conclusion that The Cure needed to change their musical style. Perry persistently proposed his idea to Smith and Tolhurst; He said "The idea was basically directed at Smith, who wanted to end The Cure at any cost." With Tolhurst retrained as a keyboard player, the duo recorded the single "Let's Go to Bed" in late 1982. Smith viewed the single as a "silly" song for the press. The single achieved minor success and only peaked at number 44 in the UK chart. Then, Already in 1983, two successful singles followed: the electronic “The Walk” (12th place on the chart) and the jazz “The Lovecats”. The latter became the first single to reach the top ten, it rose to number seven. The songs were a great success. A collection of singles and b-sides was released for Christmas - Japanese Whispers, which was planned to be sold only in Japan, but the record company decided to release it worldwide. Robert Smith has finally found his image. The lips are crookedly painted with scarlet lipstick, the eyes are outlined with black pencil, the hair is tousled - this is exactly the image that satisfies him not only on stage, but also in everyday life. The source of inspiration raises suspicions. After all, it was at this time that Smith very actively hung out with Siouxsie & the Banshees, becoming the group’s guitarist on the albums Hyaena, Nocturne, and vocalist Susie, as you know, was and remains a big fan of war paint. Smith dispels all suspicions: it turns out that he painted his lips back in school and copied not Sue, but his own mother. He also co-wrote The Banshees bassist Stephen Severin founded the group The Glove and they recorded an album Blue Sunshine. At the same time, Tolhurst produced the first two singles and the band's debut album And Also The Trees. In 1984, The Cure released the album The Top. This record clearly shows the influence of psychedelic rock, Robert played all instruments except drums, which he took over Andy Anderson, and the saxophone played by the returnee to the group Porl Thompson. The album reached the top ten in the UK and also became the first work by The Cure to enter the US Billboard 200 national chart, peaking at number 180. Melody Maker praised the album, calling it "psychedelia that transcends time." The Cure, consisting of Smith, Thompson, Andersen and Phil Thornelly, embarked on a world tour entitled Top Tour. The first live album was released as a result of this tour. Concert. Before the end of the tour, Andy Andersen was kicked out of the group for alcoholism and a riot he caused in the hotel room where the group was staying. Was invited to play drums Boris Williams. Philip Tornelli also left the group, but due to fatigue and constant travel. Thus, the position of bass player became vacant and Smith forced himself to think about bringing Gallup back to The Cure, who was playing in the band at the time Fools Dance. Robert was delighted with Simon's return. In an interview Melody Maker he stated, "We're a band again."

In 1985, with a new lineup, the group released the album The Head on the Door. This is a record that manages to combine the melodic and pessimistic aspects of the band that they had previously moved away from and find a middle ground between melancholy and light pop music. The album peaked at number seven in the UK, and also became the first album to reach the US Top 75, peaking at number 59. International success also accompanied two singles from the album: “In Between Days” and “Close to Me”. And then there was a successful world tour in support of the album and the release of the first compilation of singles Standing on a Beach in 1986. The collection entered the American Top 50 and was marked by the re-release of the singles “Boys Don"t Cry" (with a new sound), "Let"s Go To Bed" and "Charlotte Sometimes". A collection was also released Staring at the Sea, which included a selection of video clips for compositions from the main compilation. The tour that took place in support of the collection became the basis for a new live album The Cure in Orange, which was recorded in France. During this period, The Cure became a very popular group in Europe (in particular, in the Benelux countries, France and Germany) and made people talk about themselves in the USA.

In 1987, The Cure released the first album from the Big Three. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, which ranks sixth and thirty-fifth in Britain and the United States, respectively. The successful first single from the album “Why Can"t I Be You?” reinforced by the tremendous success of the third album single, “Just Like Heaven,” which entered the Billboard Top 40 and became one of the group’s most famous and significant works. And the result of the loving album was the marriage of Robert Smith to his first girlfriend, with whom he had been friends since the age of thirteen. After the album's release, The Cure went to Kissing Tour, during which Tolhurst developed problems with alcohol, and he soon realized that he was unable to perform fully at concerts. In his place he was invited Roger O'Donnell.

Disintegration and global success (1989-2002)

In 1989, one of the most outstanding albums of that time was released. And Pornography. Three singles from the album reached the Top 30 ("Lullaby", "Lovesong" and "Pictures of You"), and the album itself debuted at number three in the UK national chart, and slowly climbed to number 12 on the other side of the Atlantic. The first single released only in America, “Fascination Street” reached first position on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, but this success quickly faded into the shadow of another achievement - the group’s third single, the song “Lovesong” sensationally took second position on the national chart in America , becoming The Cure's only Top 10 hit.

While recording Disintegration, the group was forced to give Smith an ultimatum - either Tolhurst quits or they do. In February 1989, Tolhurst's departure from the group was officially confirmed in the media. Thus, Roger O'Donnell became a full member of the group, and Smith remained the only member of the group who had been in it since its inception. Smith said that Tolhurst no longer knew how much to drink. Due to the fact that Lawrence was listed as a member of the group during recording Disintegration, was identified on the album booklet as a person who plays “other instruments,” although it is known for certain that he made absolutely no effort in creating the record. The Cure also went on a massive tour Prayer Tour, which was a huge success.

In May 1990, Roger O'Donnell left the band and Perry Bamount took over as keyboardist. In November, The Cure released a compilation of remixes Mixed Up. The album was received coolly by the public and did not reach high positions in the charts. The only new song, "Never Enough", was released as a single. In 1991, The Cure won the BRIT Award for Best British Band. That same year, Tolchert sued Smith and Fiction Records, claiming that he was a co-owner of the Cure name as well as Robert. The case was dismissed in 1994 in Smith's favor. In 2000, the old friends reconciled and Tolhurst even attended some of The Cure's concerts. In parallel with the court cases, the group began recording their new album. Album Wish reached number one in Britain and number two in the US. Also, two international hits “High” and “Friday I"m in Love” were released from the record. The Cure once again went on the world tour “Wish Tour” with the group Cranes and, as a result, released two live albums Show(September 1993) and Paris(October 1993).

The Cure began recording material for their thirteenth album in 2006. Smith actively insisted that it would be a double album. In August, at the last minute, the band announced that their fall North American tour would be postponed from fall 2007 to spring 2008 due to work on the album. Named 4:13 Dream and released in the fall of 2008, the album received mixed reviews from both the press and fans. Before the release of the LP, The Cure released one single every thirteenth from May to August, and released an EP in September Hypnagogic States, all income from which is transferred to the American Red Cross. On October 30, it became known that The Cure won the nomination Godlike Geniuses and performed at the ceremony "ShockWaves NME Awards 2009" 25 February 2009 at the O2 Arena in London.

Influence on Russian rock

The work of The Cure influenced some Russian rock musicians.

Konstantin Kinchev used part of the song “Kyoto Song” from the album The Head on the Door while writing “Shadow Theater”: “Well, this was my then passion for the group “The Cure”, I could not resist the temptation to use the harmony and melody of the famous group. Accordingly, I still draw conclusions to this day that the author of the music is me and the group “The Cure”. Why me? Because the second part of the development of this song is already my idea, because we started from “Cure”, and then it carried me, so to speak.”

The Cure's influence may have extended to the bands Kino, Nautilus Pompilius.

Discography

Studio albums

• 1981)
• 1989)
• 4:13 Dream ()

Compound

Compound The Cure has been constantly changing, and the only permanent member of the group is Robert Smith.
The last composition change occurred in 2005.

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verb

1. heal (to heal, to heal, to be cured, to be cured, to be cured, to heal)
2. cure (treat, cure)
3. correct

noun

1. treatment (healing, vulcanization)
2. medicine (cure, remedy, recovery, panacea)
3. a course of treatment

Plural number: cures.

Verb forms

Phrases

natural cure
natural treatment

miraculous cure
miraculous healing

cure temperature
vulcanization temperature

cure for love
the cure for love

cure of diseases
cure for diseases

good cure
effective remedy

permanent cure
lasting recovery

real cure
a real panacea

cure cancer
cure cancer

cure diseases
heal from illnesses

cure people
heal people

cure a disease
cure the disease

cure a cold
treat runny nose

Offers

Sometimes, the cure is worse than the disease.
Sometimes the treatment is worse than the disease itself.

Antibiotics are a cure for infection.
Antibiotics are a remedy for infections.

There is no cure for nightmares.
There is no cure for nightmares.

It will cure you of your headache in no time.
This will cure your headache instantly.

Receive a cure from a doctor, learn from a wise man.
Get treatment from a doctor, learn from a smart person.

It's a good cure for hangovers.
This is a good hangover cure.

I hope that some scientist will soon discover a cure for AIDS.
I hope scientists will soon find a cure for AIDS.

There is no cure for schizophrenia.
There is no cure for schizophrenia.

This medicine will cure you of your skin disease.
This medicine will cure your skin condition.

He managed to cure himself of his habit of nibbling his nails.
He managed to recover from the habit of biting his nails.

Only death cures all pain.
Leopard change his spots.

Cancer can be cured if discovered in time.
Cancer can be cured if detected early.

Perhaps the illness is cured through medical treatment.
Perhaps the disease was cured by the efforts of doctors.

The doctor cured him of his illness.
The doctor cured him of his illness.

He was quickly cured of his cold.
He quickly recovered from his cold.

I cured my cold with this medicine.
With the help of this medicine I was cured of a runny nose.

Cancer can be cured easily if it is found in its first phase.
Cancer can be cured if detected at an early stage.

The doctor cured him of his cancer.
The doctor cured him of cancer.

This medicine cured me of my cold.
This medicine cured my cold.

He cured my illness.
He cured my illness.