The Cure - The Lovecats (Top Of the Pops, 29th December 1983)

[robcob100]

i like the way that they can play instruments without actually playing them

[SleepWhenIamDead]

....Andy Andersen....one cool cat....an awesome underrated drummer....he was present fof the best Cure era.....esp The Top.....I guess Porl did Phil Thornalley's part...Phil was awesome......

[Commiteee]

This is confusing. Is it supposed to be a mock performance?

[zz1rdystarfish]

The way we walk...The way we talk...The way we stalk... The way we kiss.

We missed you hissed the love cats!!.................

[erscott13]

I love the way Robert and Lol barely pretend to be actually playing their instruments.

And whatever Robert had before he made this appearance, I'd like some pls.

[Fakieflps]

lipsynching is awkward without a mic

[llamaassociation]

em...why is Robert lip Syncing?

[basehead617]

@llamaassociation everyone lip syncs on TOTP

[stophiemeister]

@basehead617 Yeah most of the time... check out starman by david bowie, it's not lipsynced.

[JuanAndreful]

@llamaassociation eehh,,, because totp is always lip sync... hadn't catch that one over the years?? love robert making fun of this.... he didn't even bother with thew mic... jaja good cure humour

[llamaassociation]

@JuanAndreful No...I never actually watched TOTP before this...

[rhiissoepic]

@llamaassociation Top Of The Pops rule of forcing bands to lipsync to their own songs..

[stophiemeister]

@rhiissoepic Yeah, it's a bit gimmicky, isn't it?

[gregmackey]

playback !

[70sdiscobabe]

I love the bassline to this song. And Rob being cute dont hurt!!

Right on darkforest121!!! He is a genius for sure!

[darkforest121]

Robert is such a rebel and how I love him for it!! He has always stood up against the industry and stood by his beliefs!! Love him for it!! He is so amazingly hot here!! I just want to be his Love Cat any day!! The Cure are so amazingly phenomenal!! And Robert is just a true poetic genius!! Love it all!! The Cure forever my friends!! ♥♥

[ihatecurehaters]

Hot Damn!! Robert is super sexy here!! And I cant help but love his all out rebellion against lip synching!! Robert, always the rebel!! Love him so much!! He is my Love Cat!! ILY Robert! The Cure forever and always!! ☺♥

[pipperoooo]

How hot is Robert here? Good God almighty. 

[fotoespectra]

THANKKKKS KEEP UPLOADING MORE OF THIS GREAT MUSIC!

[unguardedsmiles]

LOl, love how they mock the live performance.

[BlackMale84]

This is a great performance right here by The Cure, I love this jazz cabaret-influenced song The Love Cats. The Cure never ceases to amaze me when it comes to seeing their performances and music. I didn't even know that they had a black drummer up until now which is an amazing fact.

[JVFHS]

Poor performance of Robert, completly drunk.....

[sbt052]

am i the only person who sees robert pattinson as robert smiths lovechild!!!

[Jakegothicsnake]

@sbt052 Hopefully yes.....>_<

[pipperoooo]

@sbt052 um yes

[borowczyk76]

OMG! Too many lights!!! 1983!!!

[jrmetmoi]

@borowczyk76 Yeah it does look super-disco-y in the there!

[noisyrag]

Best thing about this is Porl pretending to play the upright bass. I guess this was inbetween the time when Thornalley left the band and Simon came back?

[eclectica1]

I just the love the way how they're mocking the BBC's then-miming policy in this.

[Commiteee]

@eclectica1 What was there policy?

[Truth6500]

@Commiteee only foreign bands had to perform live.

[flacmk]

: P ...

[DVNGLC73]

Porl Thompson is on the Bass!!!

Lovely!

[NAIVADA]

BRi-LLLLLL-iAN-T!

[04calpar]

Great song love it!!! also better sound quality that the other vids of this song. :)

[1969Brookie]

Ok, ok!! one more time. It's funny cause I keep noticing new things everytime I watch it, so sorry. This will be the last time, I promise..I think...yeah, it will be : )

The Cure boys are pulling the ol' Steve Severin look here. With the shades and the crucifixes. Robert was in The Glove at this time also & Steven was a great influence on Robert especially when it came to fashion. Robert would record with The Glove in the early morning, afternoon w/ Banshees & night with The Cure. busy, busy!

[Jakegothicsnake]

@1969Brookie Severin AND Siouxsie were big influences on Robert Smith's image. Severin influenced Robert fashion wise, while it was Siouxsie who influenced Robert to sport teased, backcombed black hair and make up on his face. :)

[lovethecure1959]

omg december 29 is my birthday,but i waz born in 1997!

[JuanAndreful]

@lovethecure1959. no one cares Whats going on with this teenagers who keep posting their birthdays and ages on music/videos.i've read a lot of comments from people tired with this.No one here cares how old are you and when's your birthday.why are they doing this?there are a lot of videos if checked out with some teenager saying OMG im 15 and im listening to the old good stuff, not like todays music sort of comment.its getting annoyingEnjoy the music and spare us the detailsof your life.really

[starclub12]

XD lovely

[elalella]

Thank you so much for posting....

[LauraSchlessinger]

thank you!