POLLography: The Cure poll results, ILM artist poll #23

How old would they be there?

you all know the "Two People" iteration of "In Your House", right

so bad ass

#45 - Six Different Ways, 259 points, 11 votes

The Head on the Door, 1985

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37RdqYjLnCs

This was high on mine as well. <3

It's possible to be a The Top-The Head on the Door-Kiss Me-Wish fan.

I understand this, but the joie-de-mourir from the early 80s period carries on throughout their career.

Simon's in the band so I'd say 20-21. (x-post)

#44 - If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, 272 points, 14 votes

Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQRpjOQBUSI

I love this song. I think it was in my Top 5.

#43 - Three Imaginary Boys, 275 points, 13 votes

Three Imaginary Boys, 1979

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5iHouB9ODk

Lol looks like he's a pretty good drummer there

I think Lol was a perfectly fine drummer for the type of music the Cure was making. Live tapes from 79-82 are always a lot more exciting to listen to for me than the more polished live band of later years, and I don't recall hearing too many mistakes. That being said, the drum parts of several songs from Pornography are much too similar, and this perhaps reveals his limitations etc. Or it could be exactly what Robert wanted at the time - I dunno.

Didn't expect this to be so low!

The "In Your House" version DJP was talking about:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I97T5NjVeeY

Noe of the songs I voted for have shown up yet. Hmmm. . . .

#42 - Why Can't I Be You?, 277 points, 9 votes

Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VroyAsUsHdY

almost as good as "Walking on Sunshine."

#41 - High, 286 points, 10 votes

Wish, 1992

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLaIOwnOSgs

My albums (didn't vote videos)

01 Disintegration
02 Japanese Whispers
03 Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
04 The Head on the Door
05 Seventeen Seconds

Still none of my tracks have shown up, but I only submitted a ballot of 20 rather than 40.

Work in 6 hours, bed now, more tomorrow!

oh for fuck's sake -- how is "High" so LOW???

#50 - A Man Inside My Mouth, 253 points, 9 votes
#49 - Other Voices, 255 points, 13 votes
#48 - In Your House, 255 points, 14 votes
#47 - Open, 257 points, 11 votes
#46 - Grinding Halt, 258 points, 11 votes
#45 - Six Different Ways, 259 points, 11 votes
#44 - If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, 272 points, 14 votes
#43 - Three Imaginary Boys, 275 points, 13 votes
#42 - Why Can't I Be You?, 277 points, 9 votes
#41 - High, 286 points, 10 votes

(the tie at 48 doesn't actually appear to be a tie, as one had more votes than the other)

from my ballot:

14. Three Imaginary Boys
20. Open
22. A Man Inside My Mouth

Three of mine have made it so far, "In Your House", "If Only Tonight" and "Three Imaginary Boys".

I didn't vote in this poll because I haven't really listened to the Cure past Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, but I'm happy to see the great "Grinding Halt" slip in here. "Why Can't I Be You" ridiculously too low of course.

I didn't vote in this poll because I haven't really listened to the Cure past Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me

You stopped one album too soon, imo.

(Although Wish has some delightful songs and b-sides)

My Top 5 Albums
1. Pornography
2. Faith
3. Seventeen Seconds
4. Wish
5. Disintegration

My Top 5 Videos
1. Close To Me
2. A Night Like This
3. The 13th
4. Hot Hot Hot
5. Friday I'm In Love

I didn't think to check dailymotion and vimeo for the Cure vids not on US youtube so it's possible something that ranked might have beat "Just Like Heaven" if I had. My #1-4 were safe, though.

would have beat "Friday I'm In Love" I mean. It's actually kind of hilarious the Cure's biggest '80s songs have the least dynamic videos.

though Robert gives an academy award performance in "Heaven" with all the coy eyework and flailing.

ok now i'm finally reading this thread:

my videos were:

Lullaby
Close To Me
Lovecats
Let's Go To Bed
The Caterpillar

and my albums are:

Disintegration
Pornography
The Head on the Door
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Wish

i love, love, love Wish, it's also contains my all time favorite song from the Cure, has not posted yet but don't think it will either.

so i following DJP lead and going to post it the same way:

15 A Man Inside My Mouth
12 Open
6 Three Imaginary Boys

haha, well DJP and i have pick the same exact songs...that is scary!

In case you were dying to know how I ranked mine:

6) If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
11) In Your House
14) Three Imaginary Boys

I love the live version of "Why Can't I Be You" that was posted at #42. Robert being over the top silly in a way that really works. His voice is/was really a special instrument.

5 of mine have gone up, including my #2 & #7, the former's low placement so surprising it took me a while to realize it happened. Appropriate for a cure thread to make me just a touch sad on the first day. :(

I think I can let this spoiler out now because I'm probably the only one that voted for it: 'Uyea Sound' was my #8 pick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anfVeYG60iA

(yes, it's basically the demo for 'Underneath the Stars', just fifteen years previous)

Jeez, it's good.

That live version of Why Can't I Be You is taken from the last ever episode of The Tube, they also did Catch. I watched it at the time. Not only did they sound amazing it was the best they ever looked as well, I think.

I for one really love the live versions of 'Why Can't I Be You?' where they stretched it out to an almost improvised jam and Bob added a bunch of verses.

I just wish the studio recording was that good.

It's interesting voting for 40 when there are only 50 places - more suspense. When the ratio's, say, 20:60 you get used to most of your ballot placing. Four of mine so far.

My list is simple so far:

34) In Your House

Although on a different day I easily could have voted for about half the songs so far.

Wow. seeing how good songs 41-50 are, makes the CURE not making the Hall Of Fame a complete joke.

My list so far:

25) A Man Inside My Mouth
19) Other Voices
16) In Your House
11) Grinding Halt
22) Six Different Ways
26) If Only Tonight We Could Sleep

i have 4 that placed so far, including the only song i voted for from KMKMKM.

i actually regret not voting for "grinding halt". can't quite remember what my reasoning was when i left it off.

I like "Grinding Halt" but ever since someone pointed out the similarity to "The Locomotion" I just can't get past that

haha thanks for ruining "Grinding Halt" for me

oh for fuck's sake -- how is "High" so LOW???

Can't speak for any of the other non-voters, but for me its tweeness is on just the other side of tolerable. Like when e.e. cummings got too cute.

So far, I voted for all these: Grinding Halt, Six Different Ways, If Only Tonight, Why Can't I Be You? None of them top 10, tho Six Different Ways was my #11.