What can I say? My skin still shivers 25 years later, when I listen to it again... a pure essence of the Romantic age, forlorn... echoing in the emptiness of past...
Hey if you haven’t heard, I suggest you listen to the Live in Sydney 1981 version of this. I think it’s the best version, it sounds really eerie and haunting.
So beautyful, so dark, so heartbreaking sad. Gives me goosbumps in the brain. One of their best songs, ever. Maybe The best version I’ve ever heard. Thank you so very much for posting this. Seen it at least 20 times in a row now.
Yes, of course! Действительно, друзья, послушал и соглашусь с вами. Особенно после многих находок в болотах Германии и Скандинавии. Привет из Казани, Россия)
@@USMCLP yes... definitely... I just melt... I can't listen to it much tbh though... I become an emotional mess and just wan to cry my eyes out 🤪 It's a mind-blowingly gorgeous song that is also my own personal emotional torture instrument 🙈 I do love it though
'Drowns her at its ease' are the beautiful words of Mervyn Peake from the Gormenghast novels, where Fushia Groan accidentally drowns in the second book. This song is all about that. I read the books as a teenager, and then many years later finally realised I heard 'Fushia' in the song, and then realised the connection.
Danny Summers that trilogy takes a lot of patience, but it's really well written. You start with Titus Groan, then Gormenghast, then Titus Alone. Robert sort of fell in love with the character Fuchsia, and he says he cries when he reads about her death. If you actually get through the books, I hope you enjoy them! A lot of Robert Smith's lyrics are based off of books, and they tend to be good ones!
Mark Harris I listened to my first cure album at 13 and it was the drowning man that stood out for many yrs I thought Robert Smith took it from life then the color fuchsia I thank you so much 2o yrs or more I found out that answer I have to read it....
I havent read the book yet, but yes I know the reference. Should read it. I love Robert for that reason. Though he had the punk thing going on, he had literal references, instead of lashing out on the system like everyone else. Or whining about politics. They became more interesting in that way.
Mark Harris seems Roberts a bit of a book worm writing songs from numerous books. Such a talented artist. I’ve been listening to the cure for 35 years! Bless you Mark
One of my fav track of them when performed live, it gets another dimension, more atmospheric, less intimate, not the same guitar sound...Real top cold wave material, immortal classic ... enjoyed it a lot, thanks for the post !
The guitar trickles around a long bass descent to an endless abyss. The constant repetition of the melody leads you to a soft melancholia, there is no escape, no break, no chorus.
If I was deprived of all of my senses except for my hearing in a dark topological manifold and I was given my choice of the entire discography of one band it would be the Cure.
I was 11yrsold when I first heard the cure this one is dedicated too the losses I believe almost turned my heart cold thank you the cure so many good memories
lets see when i heard this was back in the early 80's and to hear it like 30 years later and with porl back it is like a dream what a trip the cure rules the universe lol!! :P
this is clearly 1 of my favorites within all the other favorites that the cure do, but i wander. i felt deeper into the song once i learned how to play it on bass, i actually felt myself in a sense of a continuance of drowning- it just left me lifeless, hopelessly dreaming, breathing like the drowning man...
And to think... it's only a mere book report based on The Gormenghast Novels by Mervyn Peake. The character Fuchsia resounded with Robert. She left him breathing like the drowning man.
There are a lot of different songs, that are outstanding emotionally, but this one always kicks me out of every thinkable situation... truth itself always wins...
i was there in hungary, szeged. i cried because a dream came true-i never heard this song live in front of the band, before... very emotional song from the ancient year of 1981.... simon was on his knees during this song...
I'll be seeing them September 26th FINALLY!!! First time in Montreal in over 10 years and if they're playing songs from what is arguably my favorite period of theirs, it's going to be an awesome show.
Que hermosa cancion del inmortal Lp. Faith que sorpresa de casi 25 años la tocan todavia con toda la fuerza y obscuridad de la epoca que solo ellos la saben.
i love this song..., it's so profound, i grew up listing The Cure and always will be in my heart n mind, thanks theres amazing music in this mediatic world...
a trilogy of novels written by Mervyn Peake. Fuchsia was a character in two of them. You can tell what becomes of her by the song's lyrics. :) She was a great character, kinda dark and brooding - hence Mr. Smith's attraction to her.
I do love Pornography, but I feel that it has overshadowed the wondeful Faith and Seventeen Seconds albums (which are quite different, but just as excellent).
I personally think pornography is one of Roberts less inspirational moments. I have listen to the cure every day for the last 35 years!!! Ha.. that makes me old! 😆
I sympathize with both of you...this version is beyond monumental. To hear this live, crushing, raw...in the days when this song was birthed....it’s unbelievable.hearing it now, I’m taken back.
Oui, en effet, superbe version...La trilogie "Seventeen Seconds", "Faith", et "Pornography" restera à jamais comme une référence de ce que pouvait être le genre de musique que l'on pouvait écouter au tout début des années 80...
