The Perfect Cure
I still think about the Agganis Arena show by The Cure that I attended with my friend Kate on 6/16/2016. I'd seen the band previously in 2004 and that show was excellent because it was with Mogwai, The Rapture, and Interpol, but the setlist from the 2016 show was exponentially better. It got me thinking about what my dream Cure setlist* would be...
With such a deep catalog and so many choice non-album tracks, it would be nigh impossible for The Cure to play my perfect setlist live but I decided it would be fun to create a playlist. I ended up with a sprawling 48-song, 3 1/2 hour compilation. In some cases, I chose single mixes because I thought they worked better in this context.
The list is below, along with a guide to where the tracks originated. I made a YouTube playlist so that you can all enjoy The Perfect Cure, if you like (thanks to all the original posters for putting the songs up). I've also included a picture of the cover art that I made for the playlist (created by altering the art from the A Forest (1981) single) plus pictures of my Cure CD collection.
1. "10:15 Saturday Night"
2. "Grinding Halt"
3. "Boys Don't Cry"
4. "Play For Today"
5. "Secrets"
6. "A Forest"
7. "At Night"
8. "Another Journey By Train"
9. "Primary"
10. "The Funeral Party"
11. "The Drowning Man"
12. "Charlotte Sometimes"
13. "One Hundred Years"
14. "The Hanging Garden"
15. "A Strange Day"
16. "Cold"
17. "Let's Go To Bed"
18. "The Walk"
19. "The Lovecats"
20. "Shake Dog Shake"
With such a deep catalog and so many choice non-album tracks, it would be nigh impossible for The Cure to play my perfect setlist live but I decided it would be fun to create a playlist. I ended up with a sprawling 48-song, 3 1/2 hour compilation. In some cases, I chose single mixes because I thought they worked better in this context.
The list is below, along with a guide to where the tracks originated. I made a YouTube playlist so that you can all enjoy The Perfect Cure, if you like (thanks to all the original posters for putting the songs up). I've also included a picture of the cover art that I made for the playlist (created by altering the art from the A Forest (1981) single) plus pictures of my Cure CD collection.
2. "Grinding Halt"
3. "Boys Don't Cry"
4. "Play For Today"
5. "Secrets"
6. "A Forest"
7. "At Night"
8. "Another Journey By Train"
9. "Primary"
10. "The Funeral Party"
11. "The Drowning Man"
12. "Charlotte Sometimes"
13. "One Hundred Years"
14. "The Hanging Garden"
15. "A Strange Day"
16. "Cold"
17. "Let's Go To Bed"
18. "The Walk"
19. "The Lovecats"
20. "Shake Dog Shake"
21. "Birdmad Girl"
22. "Dressing Up"
22. "Dressing Up"
23. "The Caterpillar"
24. "Inbetween Days"
25. "Six Different Ways"
26. "Push"
27. "Close To Me" (Remix)
28. "A Night Like This"
29. "The Exploding Boy"
30. "Just Like Heaven"
31. "All I Want"
32. "One More Time"
33. "A Japanese Dream"
34. "To The Sky"
35. "Plainsong"
36. "Pictures Of You" (Single Edit)
37. "Lovesong" (Remix)
38. "Fascination Street" (Remix)
39. "Disintegration"
40. "Untitled"
41. "High"
42. "Apart"
43. "Doing The Unstuck"
44. "Friday I'm In Love"
45. "A Letter To Elise" (7" Remix Edit)
46. "Play"
47. "Halo"
48. "Burn"
24. "Inbetween Days"
25. "Six Different Ways"
26. "Push"
27. "Close To Me" (Remix)
28. "A Night Like This"
29. "The Exploding Boy"
30. "Just Like Heaven"
31. "All I Want"
32. "One More Time"
33. "A Japanese Dream"
34. "To The Sky"
35. "Plainsong"
36. "Pictures Of You" (Single Edit)
37. "Lovesong" (Remix)
38. "Fascination Street" (Remix)
39. "Disintegration"
40. "Untitled"
41. "High"
42. "Apart"
43. "Doing The Unstuck"
44. "Friday I'm In Love"
45. "A Letter To Elise" (7" Remix Edit)
46. "Play"
47. "Halo"
48. "Burn"
Tracks 1-2 originally from Three Imaginary Boys (1979) LP
Track 3 originally from Boys Don't Cry (1980) LP
Tracks 4-7 originally from Seventeen Seconds (1980) LP
Track 8 originally from A Forest (1980) Single
Tracks 9-11 originally from Faith (1981) LP
Track 12 originally from Charlotte Sometimes (1981) Single
Tracks 13-16 originally from Pornography (1982) LP
Tracks 17-19 originally compiled in Japanese Whispers (1983) LP
Tracks 20-23 originally from The Top (1984) LP
Tracks 17-19 originally compiled in Japanese Whispers (1983) LP
Tracks 20-23 originally from The Top (1984) LP
Tracks 24-28 originally from The Head On The Door (1985) LP
Track 29 originally from In Between Days (1985) Single
Tracks 30-32 originally from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987) LP
Track 33 originally from Why Can't I Be You? (1987) Single
Track 33 originally from Why Can't I Be You? (1987) Single
Track 34 originally from Stranger Than Fiction (1989) Promo EP
Tracks 35-40 originally from Disintegration (1989) LP
Tracks 41-45 originally from Wish (1992) LP
Track 46 originally from High (1992) Single
Track 47 originally from Friday I'm In Love (1992) Single
Track 48 originally from The Crow (1994) Soundtrack
Tracks 35-40 originally from Disintegration (1989) LP
Tracks 41-45 originally from Wish (1992) LP
Track 46 originally from High (1992) Single
Track 47 originally from Friday I'm In Love (1992) Single
Track 48 originally from The Crow (1994) Soundtrack
*If I could choose a dream lineup it would consist of Robert Smith (vocals, guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards), Boris Williams (drums), Porl Thompson (lead guitar, keyboards), Perry Bamonte (lead guitar, keyboards) and Lol Tolhurst (keyboards).
**Note that while Mixed Up (1990) is pictured from my collection, I did not include any tracks from that LP, as the original intention was to Cureate (sorry, had to) my dream setlist, and I wouldn't expect the band to play remix versions live.
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