I was there. At rehearsal the director told Robert to try and look like he was singing, Robert said, that's how I sing. They weren't happy, so Robert loosened the strings of his bass and made even less of effort to look like he was singing. The Countdown people were furious! Such a rebel! Love him to bits.
I saw this go to air on Australian TV. They made an impact on me. Style. The loose strings made me laugh .... I got the message that they were reluctantly miming. Still My favourite Cure song.
Haha, at least Simon is still trying to look like he's doing something. Bob and Lol couldn't be any more uninterested. And those floppy bass strings are hilarious.
Wow, I remember this! I was 16, & the Cure are still my favourite band. Just saw them recently in Sydney too, we were up the very front. Incredible experience.
With the unplugged basses with loose strings, I got sidetracked and almost didn't notice that the audience was full of 10-year-olds. Listen to them shout "yay" at the end. :)
i love the cure for this one. robert you look so hott in this video strumming them loose string lmao! great job showing them whos boss on this show. true fans know the cure dont like to lip sing! thanks rob for showing us when you had to
Thanks, watching them on countdown all those years ago singing Primary got me into them, saw The Cure last night in Sydney, amazingly not only do they still sound brilliant with no support act they pretty much played all their songs for 3 straight hours.
I was there. At rehearsal the director told Robert to try and look like he was singing, Robert said, that's how I sing. They weren't happy, so Robert loosened the strings of his bass and made even less of effort to look like he was singing. The Countdown people were furious! Such a rebel! Love him to bits.
I saw this go to air on Australian TV. They made an impact on me. Style. The loose strings made me laugh .... I got the message that they were reluctantly miming. Still My favourite Cure song.
it can never be the same
silly that these early pop shows didnt have the bands playing live. The Cure would have easily smashed this tune live!!!!
so many years later, this song is still amazing, the baseline is a classic, a timeless piece of music!
Haha, at least Simon is still trying to look like he's doing something. Bob and Lol couldn't be any more uninterested. And those floppy bass strings are hilarious.
What can I say? Masterpiece. My fovourite.
One of my favourite Cure songs and them trolling Countdown was fantastic
i finally saw thew cure on youtube. i am a metal head but robert smith is fucking awesome
My favourite show of them
Wow they sound EXACTLY like the album!! haha 'hats off to Robert for standing his ground.We will not Lip Sync we are real musicians!
1:16 MOTHER OF GOD
Wow, I remember this! I was 16, & the Cure are still my favourite band. Just saw them recently in Sydney too, we were up the very front. Incredible experience.
damn damn damn!!! Robert no se ve guapo, lo que le sigue!!! SE VE FASCINANTE, HERMOSO, SEXY, DIVINO, SE VE TAN SEXY, QUE NO PUEDO DEJAR DE VERLE!!!
With the unplugged basses with loose strings, I got sidetracked and almost didn't notice that the audience was full of 10-year-olds. Listen to them shout "yay" at the end. :)
HOLY SHIT SIMON
i love the cure for this one. robert you look so hott in this video strumming them loose string lmao! great job showing them whos boss on this show. true fans know the cure dont like to lip sing! thanks rob for showing us when you had to
Thanks, watching them on countdown all those years ago singing Primary got me into them, saw The Cure last night in Sydney, amazingly not only do they still sound brilliant with no support act they pretty much played all their songs for 3 straight hours.
Given the broadcast date this is a ridiculously high quality upload.
I watched this on TV in 1981. I bought the cassette tape! It was the coolest song on the planet at the time.