Saturday, August 9, 2008

Without You lyrics

Without You - 4:11

Anything at all, but you know I can't stop
It's life on the moon, all this talk of giving up
Life is too short, for it not to be true
The best idea I think, is for me to go my way

Anything at all, but don't want me to change
Hard to understand, when a plan is this strange
Life is too big, yeah, has to be true
The best idea I think, is for me to go my way

If all that you want, is how it could be
You may as well go now, there's no wait and see

Anything at all, but don't ask me to (be?)
You have to accept, I can't ever play safe
Life is too real, for it not to be true
The best idea I think, is for me to go my way

If all that you want, is how it could be
You may as well go, no, there's no wait and see
We'll always be wrong
If all I won't give, is all that you want
It's a strange way to live and let live
And all that you do, is measure me up, falling shorter than you
It's a strange way to love, (and be as/as big as? ) I want
Oh I know that you know, I can't fake, change, or stop

So anything at all, you know I won't choose
If all you could win, is all I would lose
When life is too right, yeah, has to be true
The best idea I think, is for me to go my way
(Whispered) Without you

(Thanks to V for putting this together with me)

The Perfect Boy lyrics

Best Cure single in ages! I absolutely love it!

The Perfect Boy (Mix 13) - 3:23

You and me are the world, she said
Nothing else is real
The two of us is all there is
The rest is just a dream

Always meant to be, I can feel it
Like a destiny thing
Written in the stars
Inescapable fate, yeah it's out of my hands
Falling into your arms

And I don't want to get innocent
But I would love you to take my time
We're on the edge of a beautiful thing, she said
Come on, let's stay here for awhile

Oooooh girl, he is the one for sure
Oooooh girl, he is the perfect boy

Yeah, me and you are a world, he said
But not the only one I need
The two of us is never all there is
That doesn't happen for real
If it was meant to be us, it was meant to be now
Don't see the sense in wasting time
If you're so sure about this (love kismet hearty thing?)
You know tonight, you're mine

And I don't want to get obvious
But I have to be gone by three
We're on the edge of a beautiful thing, he said
So come on, jump with me

Oooooh girl, he's not the one for sure
Oooooh girl, he's not so wonderful
Oooooh girl, he's not the one for sure
Oooooh girl, he's not the perfect boy....at all

You and me are the world, she said
Nothing else is real
The two of us is all there is
The rest is just a dream

And her heart may be broken a hundred times
But the hurt will never destroy
Her hope, the happy ever after girl
One day finds the perfect boy

(Thanks to V for putting this together with me)

Friday, August 8, 2008

Robert confirms Hypnagogic remixes

Robert has posted the news about the Hypnagogic States remix ep on the official site. Besides the previously posted remixes, he says there will also be a 65DOS remix called Exploding Head Syndrome. He's posted the cover artwork too. And then there's this bit:
"The Cure’s new studio album, their 13th, is scheduled for release on 13th October via Suretone/Geffen... but what does schedule ever know?!!"

Hmm...

Perfect Boy / Without You previews

Previews for The Perfect Boy and Without You are up at Buecher. (Thanks ALe)

And longer previews at Juno. (Thanks Crypt-X)

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Charts update

Sleep When I'm Dead
US - drops to #7 on the Hot Singles Sales chart (3rd week).
Spain - remains at #3 (4th week).
Europe - drops to #81 (3rd week).

Freakshow
US - drops to #11 on the Hot Singles Sales chart (8th week).
Spain - up to #4 (7th week).

The Only One
US - drops to #15 on the Hot Singles Sales chart (9th week).
Spain - drops to #5 (12th week).

Hypnagogic States ep remixes

Here's the list Universal has:
The Only One remixed by Jared Leto (30 Seconds to Mars)
Freakshow remixed by Jade Puget (AFI)
Sleep When I'm Dead remixed by Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance)
The Perfect Boy remixed by Pete Wentz & Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy)

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

German article about After The Rain

Laut has an article about the German version of David Fargier's first book 'Nach Dem Regen' ('After The Rain'). And here's an interview with David about his second book.

More album/video certifications

France
Boys Don't Cry - OR (Oct. 1st, 1986)
Disintegration - OR (June 22nd, 1989), Double OR (Sept. 19th, 1989)
Kiss Me - OR (June 5th, 1987)
Mixed Up - OR (Dec. 19th, 1991)
Seventeen Seconds - OR (Sept. 1st 1986)
Standing on a Beach - OR (August 1st, 1986), Double OR (Oct. 15th, 1992)
Head on the Door - OR (Dec. 19th, 1985)
Wish - OR (May 19th, 1992)
OR = 100,000 / Double OR = 200, 000

(Please note that these figures are a few years old, and SOAB (450,000+ sold) and Disintegration (260,000+ sold) are thought to be platinum now. And Kiss Me (210,000+ sold), should be Double OR now.)

Canada
Wish - Gold (May 20, 1992)
Trilogy - Platinum (April 26th, 2004)
Gold (album) = 50,000 / Platinum (video) = 10,000

Germany
Disintegration - Gold
Standing on a Beach - Gold
Trilogy - Gold
Gold (album and dvd) = 100,000

(Thanks to David Fargier for the great research)

And here are the US and the UK certifications that were previously posted

The Cure vs. The Smiths in Chicago

RETROFORWARD MADNESS ROUND 2
Thursday August 14, 2008
The Cure vs. The Smiths
Neo
250 N. Clark
10pm - 12am
followed by Atomic New Wave Dance Party
21 and over
$5 cover
transportation: 22 clark bus, red line at fullerton, fullerton bus.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Bat For Lashes covers A Forest

Pitchfork has a preview of yet another Cure tribute album.
(Thanks John and Patrick)

NME and CMJ have articles about it.
(Thanks Steven)

Photo updates

17 new shots from Antwerp.
9 new shots from Marseille.
6 new shots from Paris.
Matthieu (Doc Zaius) met Robert in Marseille.
Sandrine (Totom) met Porl in Paris.
Roger & Erin live at Synthetic in London (+ a review of the show).

Recent US sales info

In a post mainly about Depeche Mode, Ask Billboard also had this Cure info:

"As for the Cure, the band's last studio release, 2004's self-titled effort, has sold 327,000 in the U.S. Before that, 2000's "Bloodflowers" shifted 301,000 while 1996's "Wild Mood Swings" has done 371,000.

The Cure recently completed a tour, and of its global dates, we have information on 26 of those shows, nearly all were in North America. Nine of those were sellouts, with a reported attendance of 204,920. Total gross for those shows were $12 million.

The Cure's new as-yet-untitled new album is due out Oct. 13."
(Thanks Sean)

Charts update

Sleep When I'm Dead
Italy - up to #16 (3rd week)
France - down to #44 (2nd week)
Australia - down to #50 (3rd week)
Europe - down to #63 (2nd week)

Freakshow
Italy - down to #18 (6th week), ? (7th week)
France - down to #67 (6th week)

The Only One
France - up to #79 (11th week)
Italy - up to #18 (10th week)

(Thanks Jo, Pietro, David and Luigi)

Robert talks about radio

Robert has posted at the official site, talking about the 3 singles being in the Top Ten Sales chart in the US, despite very little airplay. Also confirms what most of us knew -that wasn't the cover image for Hypnagogic States. He also posted a reply, which will soon be buried under the typical nonsense, so here it is:

I FORGOT... 8/4/2008 11:57:58 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
NO-ONE LISTENS TO THE RADIO ANYMORE?

HA!
I CANT THINK OF A TIME I DIDNT WANT CURE MUSIC TO BE PLAYED OR HEARD...
AND I HAVE NEVER EXPECTED ANYONE ELSE TO LOVE IT BUT ME...
BUT ACTUALLY KNOWING CURE MUSIC EXISTS IS A NECESSARY PREREQUISITE TO MAKING THAT CHOICE!
(AND FOR THOSE REALLY MISSING IT...
THE SIMPLE POINT I AM MAKING IS:
"WE ARE NOT GETTING MUCH AIRPLAY IN AMERICA" ARE WE?!!)

PEACE AND JEDI ETC
RSX