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

My #4:

#15 - Play For Today, 516 points, 21 votes

Seventeen Seconds, 1980

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkehf2JjoVQ

I didn't think i was going to vote for Fascination Street, but the "move! to! the beat!" part squeaked it in at the bottom.

Who was my co-#1 Fascination Street friend?

TOO LOW

I have just got back from the pub and am watching The Armageddon Factor to accompany it. Oh, Mary Tamm. (to Would Have Smashed I go)

#14 - One Hundred Years, 536 points, 23 votes

Pornography, 1982

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idf-KBT-Wxs

Catching up here a bit. "Lovesong" was famously kept off the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 by Janet Jackson's "Miss You Much".

"Fascination Street," I remember I was dubious about it when I first heard it ahead of the album release. After all the color and energy of KMKMKM it seemed awfully murky and moody. But it clicked for me when I heard it in the context of Disintegration.

I'm glad my gamble worked and "Play For Today" and "Pictures Of You" placed, even though I had to cut them off my ballot at the last minute.

#13 - Disintegration, 563 points, 23 votes, 2 #1 votes

Disintegration, 1989

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2V2bJxFu-U

Wow @ "Disintegration" beating all the singles from the album!

Play for Today far too low. Guess that just leaves A Forest off of 17S still to place

my number one.

that instrumental hook. song gives me chills. it's so good.

And "One Hundred Years" was the last from Pornography. Still one left from Disintegration though, probably Top 10... (x-post)

Always Jumping Someone Else's Train not made an appearance yet either, which surprises me. Top ten?

Another one I thought would be top 10 for sure:

#12 - A Night Like This, 564 points, 25 votes, 2 #1 votes

The Head on the Door, 1985

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssu_6MXDcDA

Never been a big fan of this one, despite it containing a bunch of things I like in a song.

i am a huge fan of this one! good voting, folks.

Always Jumping Someone Else's Train not made an appearance yet either, which surprises me. Top ten?

So close..

#11 - Jumping Someone Else's Train, 587 points, 25 votes, 1 #1 vote

Jumping Someone Else's Train (single), 1979

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-L9_IDjtH0

Top 10 tomorrow.

d'oh!

I'm amazed that placed so high, really...

I'm thinking Robert Smith, pop genius, won this poll. His gloomy goth side didn't fare so well....

I had 'Jumping' at 27.

A lot of my picks have started showing, though only two of my top ten have made it so far.

I was away in Rome when this was polling, otherwise I'd have voted, and it would all have been the pop stuff, soz. Including "Lets -> Bed"

I'm thinking Robert Smith, pop genius, won this poll. His gloomy goth side didn't fare so well....

I wouldn't quite say that. 14 out of 40 are from SS/Faith/Pornography (more than half the total songs from those albums), plus all those Disintegration album cuts. But yeah, if you write a bunch of great pop songs, those will probably show up in a poll.

Was sure "A Night Like This" would be Top 10 too!
Was starting to think "Jumping..." wasn't gonna make it at all. Nice to see it so high.

Kind of getting worried that my #1 won't place. It's either gonna be 7 big singles, 2 album tracks and 1 b-side OR 8 big singles, 1 album track and 1 b-side (hoping it's the former).

still a couple of Disintegration album tracks that might have a chance

Jumping Someone Else's Train (single), 1979

resp nux

Yeah I don't know if my #1 will show or not. It may be something everybody likes but not enough to vote for it.

Recap of the poll so far:

#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
#40 - The Walk, 295 points, 15 votes
#39 - The Figurehead, 307 points, 12 votes, 2 #1 votes
#38 - Lament, 311 points, 12 votes
#37 - The Caterpillar, 323 points, 16 votes
#36 - M, 325 points, 14 votes
#35 - Shake Dog Shake, 330 points, 17 votes
#34 - Untitled, 344 points, 12 votes
#33 - The Upstairs Room, 350 points, 13 votes, 1 #1 vote
#32 - The Hanging Garden, 352 points, 18 votes
#31 - Siamese Twins, 360 points, 11 votes
#30 - The Drowning Man, 361 points, 12 votes
#29 - The Kiss, 364 points, 13 votes, 1 #1 vote
#28 - A Strange Day, 366 points, 15 votes, 1 #1 vote
#27 - Like Cockatoos, 368 points, 12 votes, 2 #1 votes
#26 - The Lovecats, 378 points, 19 votes
#25 - Push, 387 points, 15 votes
#24 - Faith, 403 points, 16 votes
#23 - Killing An Arab, 409 points, 17 votes
#22 - Fire In Cairo, 414 points, 20 votes
#21 - The Funeral Party, 433 points, 16 votes
#20 - Lullaby, 443 points, 17 votes
#19 - Lovesong, 461 points, 17 votes
#18 - Let’s Go To Bed, 473 points, 20 votes, 2 #1 votes
#17 - Pictures Of You, 497 points, 19 votes, 2 #1 votes
#16 - Fascination Street, 506 points, 21 votes, 2 #1 votes
#15 - Play For Today, 516 points, 21 votes
#14 - One Hundred Years, 536 points, 23 votes
#13 - Disintegration, 563 points, 23 votes, 2 #1 votes
#12 - A Night Like This, 564 points, 25 votes, 2 #1 votes
#11 - Jumping Someone Else's Train, 587 points, 25 votes, 1 #1 vote

Who was my co-#1 Fascination Street friend?

Me! And I don't regret a thing.

Just catching up on this poll. Great list so far, they really have a ridiculous amount of brilliant songs.

I'm kind of surprised nothing later than Wish has made it, thought something would sneak in from the later albums.

Any more B-sides to place? I was hoping Throw Your Foot would make it but the only one I can still see placing would be maybe This Twilight Garden.

Glad to see wo much love for A Night Like This, I ended up putting it as my number one. That sax solo gets me everytime, it's one of his best vocals too. I'm fairly sure my number two will be in the top ten, maybe as their highest album track.

Biggest surprise is Lovesong not being in the top ten, I thought that was one of their most universal songs.

Yeah, I'm really surprised about Lovesong.

Had all of these on my list:

#19 - Lovesong, 461 points, 17 votes
#18 - Let’s Go To Bed, 473 points, 20 votes, 2 #1 votes
#17 - Pictures Of You, 497 points, 19 votes, 2 #1 votes
#16 - Fascination Street, 506 points, 21 votes, 2 #1 votes
#15 - Play For Today, 516 points, 21 votes
#14 - One Hundred Years, 536 points, 23 votes
#13 - Disintegration, 563 points, 23 votes, 2 #1 votes
#12 - A Night Like This, 564 points, 25 votes, 2 #1 votes
#11 - Jumping Someone Else's Train, 587 points, 25 votes, 1 #1 vote

I was the #1 vote for Jumping. Couldn't reasonably expect it to be much higher I guess. So yay!

Seems my top 3 have all placed recently (and... 5 of my top 10, with another four of that 10 likely to come. I may turn out to Mr Consensus).

i'm home from work:

15 A Man Inside My Mouth
12 Open
6 Three Imaginary Boys
34 The Walk
20 The Figurehead
37 Shake Dog Shake
10 The Upstairs Room
2 Siamese Twins
26 A Strange Day
23 The Lovecats
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15 A Man Inside My Mouth
12 Open
6 Three Imaginary Boys
34 The Walk
20 The Figurehead
37 Shake Dog Shake
10 The Upstairs Room
2 Siamese Twins
26 A Strange Day
23 The Lovecats
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15 A Man Inside My Mouth
12 Open
6 Three Imaginary Boys
34 The Walk
20 The Figurehead
37 Shake Dog Shake
10 The Upstairs Room
2 Siamese Twins
26 A Strange Day
23 The Lovecats
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9 Faith
16 Fire in Cairo
3 Lullaby
8 Lovesong
14 Let's Go to Bed
25 Fascination Street
28 Play for Today
18 Disintegration
17 A Night Like This
29 Jumping Someone Else's Train

sorry for the double there

i have 20 out of 40 so far...unbelievable.

so that means i placed 10 out of 15 songs for today. i wonder if i will do even better for the Top 10.

kind of sorry that transcendent stuff like "the drowning man", "faith" and "disintegration" didn't crack the top 10, but very happy with how the list is unfolding otherwise.

i'm listening through the Disintegration album right now. certain parts of this still really get under my skin. there's the unyielding romance of "the same deep water as you", the dream fragment ghost assembly of "last dance" and the unstoppable title track, which is just anthem-like in its hysteria.

The only b-side I see placing now is "10:15 Saturday Night". It's also better known because it's on Three Imaginary Boys, Boys Don't Cry, Staring At The Sea, and Join The Dots! So really, it's like a b-side/album cut/single. (x-post)

My pics that placed today:

10) Push
31) Faith
30) Killing An Arab
38) Fascination Street
39) One Hundred Years
5) A Night Like This
35) Jumping Someone Else's Train

So only 7 out of 15 and mostly in my 30-40 spots. I might turn out to be Mr Non-Concensus!

"A Night Like This" = my #1

There's eleven songs left that I can't see not making the poll. Dying to find out which one will be left out!

Really hoping Friday I'm in Love gets the boot.

That would also be my choice out of the 11, but I really doubt it. Wouldn't it be great to see "Doing The Unstuck" or "From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea" instead? (I know, keep dreaming...)

see guys? Wish is good.

End and Apart are the only Wish tracks I voted for. (End is so much better than Open, which has already made the poll.)

i dunno man, while it's easy to compare "open" and "end", because they're kind of like flipside responses to the same situation, i find it hard to say that one is better than the other.

i think Wish will be subject to revisionism some time soon. i mean, i'm looking at the tracklist and there are honest to god six or seven stone cold classics on there.

xp I did not mean to imply that Open is garbage. It's not at all. I just love End a whole whole lot.

that's fair enough. in fairness, it seems that i put "end" slightly higher on my ballot.