Perky song to get your Saturday off and running, folks.
My favourite aspect of In Between Days by The Cure – as well as their two other tracks – Pictures of You and Friday I’m in Love – is the distinctive instrumental work, particularly the reverb-laden and rollicking guitar sound that Robert Smith conjures. It’s as though there is an urgency in his playing and he achieves a tone so singular and textured, it feels like he could’ve trademarked it. It’s instantly recognisable here – quirky, melancholic, and melodic all at once. Anyhows, In Between Days caps off the trilogy of songs from the Cure in my music project.
The following was abridged from the Wikipedia article below:
In Between Days is the first single from The Cure’s sixth album The Head on the Door. In the UK it was their 4th consecutive top 20 hit and was their first to reach the top 100 in the US Billboard peaking at 99. In Australia and New Zealand it also reached the top 20. Moreover, In Between Days is widely regarded as one of the Cure’s best songs. Billboard ranked it No. 3 on their list of the 40 greatest Cure songs.
The creator of the music video below Tim Pope said “I think Robert is a true English eccentric, you see. He’s an absolute nutcase; he’s absolutely mad. Therefore, the films are very easy because I just do a close-up of his face and let him go a bit mad.” Smith has stated that it was one of his favourite Cure videos, feeling “it captures the song“, saying “We wanted to make a video that portrayed us as we are, without looking glamorous or anything, because I got very fed up with seeing people strutting and preening in videos. I think it’s the most tedious thing in the world, seeing the same people with different faces“.
[Verse 1]
Yesterday, I got so old
I felt like I could die
Yesterday, I got so old
It made me want to cry
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Go on, go on, just walk away
Go on, go on, your choice is made
Go on, go on and disappear
Go on, go on, away from here
[Chorus]
And I know I was wrong
When I said it was true
That it couldn’t be me and be her
In between without you, without you
[Verse 2]
Yesterday, I got so scared
I shivered like a child
Yesterday, away from you
It froze me deep inside
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Come back, come back, don’t walk away
Come back, come back, come back today
Come back, come back, why can’t you see?
Come back, come back, come back to me
[Chorus]
References:
1. In Between Days – Wikipedia
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While The Cure were really popular in Germany back in the ’80s, I was never too crazy about them. That said, I really loved «Friday I’m in Love,» which is power pop candy pure. I also have to say «In Between Days» is pretty enjoyable as well.
Ironically, The Cure might be a group I might like better nowadays than I did back then. I tend to feel the opposite about most other ’80s acts I dug at the time.
My experience and renewed appreciation of such music groups including The Smiths align pretty much with yours. And I too fell for ‘Friday, I’m in Love’ at first listen and ‘Pictures of You’ which I’ve never grown tired of. In Between Days doesn’t excite me like those former songs, but it’s catchy and breezy. Love the guitar.
I like this one…some of their songs are really down….this one IS perky…I really like this side of them.
Then I presume their Powerpop hit ‘Friday, I’m in Love’ would be right up your alley?
That is my favorite song by them no doubt
Mine is ‘Pictures of You’ with ‘Friday..’ snapping on its tail. Totally different styles and energy.
I like those. Dave, the guy that comments on my site, got me into a lot of their songs… also between you and him… The Smiths
It’s cool, how we all act like portals into new music.
That’s a great way of putting it
Well you’re a computer techie lol