The Cure -- The Upstairs Room ( 1983 )

[cherub1960]

ah, the memories. 1984, 24 years old, making out with the love of my life...

[abdecker6]

doesnt matter which was the B side...this song is badass and am so glad it was posted here...oh the kiss so alcoholic and slow, arranging me for saturday i thought you would know that i always sleep alone

[iamthemaus]

danced round all summer with this bummer on my mind rather hot n wet but cool and dry anyway, sexy

[wuno08]

awesome

[InvincibleIronyMan]

What, The Upstairs Room was a b-side to The Walk? Why, in heaven's name, wasn't it the other way around?

[SterilizeThePopulace]

@InvincibleIronyMan Good question. I think "The Walk" is terrible. Plus it sounds like a total ripoff of New Order.

[ZanbusGuerra]

@SterilizeThePopulace I love "The Walk" :) I think both songs are awesome, but I don't speak as a fan when I say that was a good decision to make The Walk a single, and making this a B-side was just the best to make honor to this very good song :) I mean, Robert might have tought that there were many new-wave songs that look alike xP Saludos!

[steveobie1]

@InvincibleIronyMan I remember thinking the same thing when I bought the 12" the cover implied that this was the title track, I was amazed to see them on TOTP performing The Walk, which to me was the weakest track on the record.

[ancatdubh91]

una volta cominciata ad ascoltare questa canzone non puoi più smettere..

[spankymacfarlan]

This is a great song, yes! It wasn't a mini lp just the 12" single of the walk with the fly on the cover. Noticed in the pop up bubbles one of Robert Smith's recurring middle class memes (at least from that period - lost interest in the band not too long after this): if I had a pond for every time he claomed to have had "a breakdown of sorts"... becoming knackered from months on the piss whilst writing the occassional song and applying makeup does not a "breakdown" make!

[SterilizeThePopulace]

@spankymacfarlan Hilariously put. But hey, his LSD- and booze-induced "breakdowns" created some catchy tunes.

[BriBriPWNZ]

OMGOMGOMGOMGOGMOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG­OMGOMGOMG OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOGM OOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGG­GGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! IIIII LOOOOOOVE HIM TO DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!! EEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

[AnthonyParalikas]

This is my jam

[kaa13]

Had this tune in 1983 in a mini lp ,along with the walk, let's go to bed, lament...the cover was black with an ugly fly on it IIRC. still in love with this song.

[khorrumg]

Steve Nye's production ala Japan is a good addition to the Cure's sound at this stage

[underneathy]

I LOVE Japanese Whispers album... and this is my favorite track off of it.

[lyonslaforet]

Hands up if you think this great B-Side should have been released as an A-side instead of the Walk!

[cmclsrnsee]

"We could go up there in summer and dance all night!"

[timberbradley]

One of the Cure's best to be sure or at least in my opinion.

[aphexxx77]

where was this picture taken? islington???

[aphexxx77]

@aphexxx77 ah, ok... i have bootleg of this gig :)))

[TroyTheEditor]

Very underrated tune by The Cure indeed. Definitely one of my favourites!

[opiumeyes30]

I love this song and listening to it SO took me back to my teenage days in the 80s

having a "cure" week this week.

Also love strange day by them.

[Rockguitarhero462]

@opiumeyes30 nice. i have some like that but it's called a "Cure" daily.

[calimero1982]

my adrenaline goes high....

[Korayerdem18]

İ can play this song with Guitar.İt's simple and very enjoyable track :)

sorry for bad eng.:/

[1loveismyreligion]

This is my favourite Cure track at the moment. :)

[peartfaldo]

Oh Yeah!!!!!! Classic;-)

[vapourmile]

The words to this song are so clever.

[curelysmiths]

i love this song i <3 RSX soo much!!!!

I love this song

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

[curelysmiths]

i love this song i <3 RSX soo much!!!!

I love this song

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

[curelysmiths]

i love this song i <3 RSX soo much!!!!

[Evaztlb]

I disagree with Robert. It deserves to be more than a "B" song.

[franjulientikaa]

souvenir 83 j'ai toujour le maxi 45 tour cool!!!

[khorrumg]

Production by Steve Nye a la Japan and Tin Drum.....a great song that was on their album The Cure Singles which was like a six track mini LP.....Yes the days of vinyl...the days of hanging around as a Goth....then I grew up....got a job....brought a house etc....BUT hey I still have thick hair...even after years of using masses of hair gel/hair product!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fobiedgar]

Also i like this song becouse it reflects Robert no need´s anybody to do Music:

No bass; keyboard bass (Simon Gallup no needed)

No drums; drum machine (Lol Tholurst no needed)

Only Robert Smith with his guitar and keyboard... ALONE!!!

[fobiedgar]

Its for me one of the rare The Cure's songs that nobody listen too much but for me is great to listen it LOUD in a boring day! It makes me feel happy!!!

[tc3a]

fitness time

[Chericsson]

I don´t think, I could know , anyone but you dear, that´s for sure

I don´t think, I could love, anyone but you dear, that´s for sure

This is simplicity becoming excellence... try to find these lyrics anywhere in the world today, impossible

[Volse]

@Chericsson This "love" and "know is great compatibility. Try listening to "The Top" of The Top album by Cure "all of you" is a fonetic suprise =)

[Zarathoustran]

As usual an awesome cure's song. It's unbeliveably good. When I listen to it, I can't stop jumping and singing foolishly in my room. I just feel as if I was climbing in the sky touching the stars through my fingers. Lyrics are sober, pure and deep. Great stuff.

[galgo3303]

This is one of the very best songs Robert and The Cure ever wrote and recorded.

I never get tired of listening to it. Very beautifully put together. I got this record back in 88 on vinyl and in 91 on cd. This is one of the essential records to have in your collection. All the songs are very good. Too bad the cure got away frome playing such a pure sound.

[guysan]

@galgo3303 amen@!!!!

[galgo3303]

@guysan , Very much so. One of my very all time favorite songs.

It's timeless no matter what decade you were born in. There is nothing better than the than The Cure in that genre. Thanks for the Hi five. Guysan

[norrisonthespot]

Thanks for posting this. It is one of my very favourite cure tracks.

[LipsLikeSugar78]

This is classic Cure at it's best. ;)

[AcidDolly]

Love it!

Why if I try to embed it, there is no thumbnail?

[louspe]

Debio haber sido un single.

[ed0uble]

Beautiful song, as almost everything The Cure has done.

[simionTheOne]

thanks for uploading this

i gotta find all the japanese whispers songs, they are absolutely brilliant

[markrskinner]

Best thing they ever did?

[acresboy40]

Great song thanks for post !

[abaday9]

i used to listen to this song so much

its remaind me so much thing

[djrubus]

best Cure song together with a night like this and dressing up

[TheNouveauxdecadence]

@djrubus

Great statement! Those 3 tracks are amongst my very FAV from The Cure !!!

[Chriemma]

Cant stop listening to it!Thats for sure!!