Sunday, January 29, 2023

Back to the Eighties: Just Like Heaven

Original video located here. Accessed 29th January 2023

Song title: Just Like Heaven

Artist: The Cure

Year: 1987

Why I like this song:

In an earlier post I decreed that the sound of the eighties was defined by big drums, prominent bass, jangly guitars and the ever-present synthesizer. So we come to what can only be the quintessential eighties song performed by a quintessential eighties band.

Once again, I always felt that if Robert Smith could put his mind to it he could whip out a winner of a pop song. And this song is that hypothesis in motion. Utter magic this song: I especially love the intro where each instrument falls into place and that unmistakable guitar figure.

Furthermore, this song reminds me of my college years when i fell in with a group of goths and, in doing so, made some of the best friends I'll ever have

Love songs for goths, eh?

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