the cure - just like heaven (mtv video music awards - 6th september 1989 - los angeles)

[Ramonajunie3]

THIS is the best song ever. <3 I don't even care that it's twice as old has I am (1987 + 12 = 1999?). Whenever I'm in a bad mood, this makes it go away (and Homesick can make me instantly in a horrible one, LOL)!

[taxidriver508]

Now this is what music awards and performers should be all about instead of the hip hop crap!

[strawberry4shortcake]

i want someone to dedicate this song for me !! <3

[madlenxhaha]

pure awesomeness :')

[mattsmoski3737]

I know I'm gonna get fired.

[laluna7580]

@mattsmoski3737 hahahhahahaaa. i love this comment. hahhahaa

[terrorfanatikerin]

aaaaaaaaaah <3

[MrTravis3377]

wow haven't seen arsenial hall in awhile

[TheKxatsta94]

♫♫"You,soft and only

You, lost and lonely

You, strange as angels

Dancing in the deepest oceans

Twisting in the water

You`re just like a dream

You`re just like a dream"♫♫

TAKE ME FAR AWAY, TAKE TO THE HEAVEN...

[obiwannut]

Robert punching out the 12 string - it is just like heaven (holy shit, was that punny?)

[SpazAttack1979]

I don't know why, but I've always seen a band playing real music together with no auto tune to be more entertaining then pop stars who spend over a million dollars on stage performers who use slutty dance moves to make a show entertaining.

[429tonyg]

what happened to music?you just dont see music like this anymore?

[srbird]

the Beacon 11/26/11 goin fuckin r&r

[Zimtplaetzchen]

thanks dad, for showing me the cure (:

[Steelwheels591]

I remember seeing this as back on 9-6-89 and have always wondered why they played this song instead of one of their more recent songs from "Disintegration". Still it was much better seeing this in between all the hair metal and top 40 rappers so big on MTV at the time.

[terrorfanatikerin]

<3

[iMUSICloveFOREVERyou]

@oiclash77 absolutely T.T

[RedNeckCracka]

drum feels like bombarding, fuckin A

[borashnikov]

wish i was alive during these times ;/

[LetsGoMetsGo33]

i remeber this. school started the next day :( 10th grade... i fuckin' hated high school. this is the most beautiful pop song ever imo.

[AleAgosto1973]

Me parece que está más rápido, creo que la canción es un poco más lenta.

[lawyer3232]

amen greg...from the cure to the situation...god help us

[morkinor]

just give him a fishbone

[crassfanlovecraft]

@bombersefc

THANX FOR THE AWESOME UPLOAD!

[ElBlogDeUnVago]

it's sad how change MTV

[GameXPert2010]

Classic Rob Smith right there

[DarkingaCrowTH]

Thanks for the upload, I love this live version! :D ( I have it on a video cassette back from my father. :))

[DeanRam23]

Damn, he completely changed then hahah still badass musicians!

[DeanRam23]

Stupid stupid STUPID question but is the lead guitarist here Porl Thompson? Or someone else??????

[ShaolinJediMaster]

@DeanRam23 yes it is porl

[arthurkitchen]

@DeanRam23 Oh yes, Porl and my personal favorite lineup!

[gizmo359c]

@DeanRam23 i believe it is porl

[SpazAttack1979]

does anyone else have goosebumps?

[em0pretz]

mtv got bribed by gaga and beiber

[EarnestTeaBass]

Remember watching this live on television... MTV is now just a freakin' joke that I NEVER watch anymore. I know it's hard for some of you youngsters to believe, but they actually used to play music.

[BaDG0oD]

MTV is ... nothing anymore, i remember then they played rock, and in 2007-2008 the last rock part on mtv was Rock Chart, now .. . not even rockchart.... nothing

[Distractionband]

Check out my diverse 14 track album (rock, acoustic,metal,new wave) if youre sick of chart crap too!!

[nilbog44]

this was the best ever vma awards. this was my favorite but axl rose joining tom petty at the end was awesome too

[NickkkNymphetemine]

the keyboardist always scared me

[astrid9forever]

@NickkkNymphetemine Why?? well,.. he reminds me of Victor ( Corpse bride, Tim Burton's film)

[PANDEMI2010]

His voice actually sounds just like it does on the record. Amazing

[971liloo]

When MTV was Mtv ....

[JenniferNuce]

YEAHHAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[MrRustyspot]

My favorite Cure song. Ever.

[sandifjm]

There are a few songs I will NEVER get tired of, and this is one of them.

[virginiuspaiva]

os bons tempos que marcaram uma geraçao the cure sempre viva na memoria de muita gente essa musica marcou uma geraçao 80

[JimAndJef]

this fucking piano...ahhhh, nostalgy...

[HawaiianTigerlily]

This song brings me right back to 16. It makes me feel so sad and so hopeful, so small and so big about the possibilities...it just defines everything about being 16. The Cure hadn't even played in US yet when I was 16 but I had them on my walkman cuz my best friend Suzy was from London and she dubbed me a bunch of tunes including Cure, Madness, etc etc. Glory days I tell you.

[brendology]

you just can't beat the 80's. Sorry if that offends anyone.

[stormtatrai]

@brendology IU wish I was around then

[brendology]

@stormtatrai I feel very blessed that i was around then. I was 7 in 1980 so i felt it was perfect timing.

[hookseeker]

F**King!!! Why always wanna cry and die when listening to this music?

[theebaydj]

I still have this on the original Live VHS from that show! I watched it only because I knew they were playing!

I Promise I would run  away with you..

[runninwildinthenight]

znkjashdkashd soo fucking beautiful!

[TheConectado2011]

Son inigualables , lo maximo THE CURE .

Saludos de Perú.

[SpazAttack1979]

i wish i was older, that way people dont look at me weird cause i have a crush on Robert Smith

[iamlegendbitch]

thumbs up for arsenio

[232748781]

Joker's older brother! :)

[umovelikehoney2]

hehe i was just about 7 months old when this was going on. <3 for the other old souls out there :)

[sisterjanet4]

Been trying to see this video again since 1994!!!!!!!!

[seifukusha]

Wow, they sound great.

[zuewaerg]

Good old times where MTV still earned its name as Music Television.

[heidibirman]

I get to see them in September, been waiting for this moment all my life, wanna cry with emotion at the thought :D :D :D

[fendergambit]

I love how he keeps his composure while singing....his ego never gets too big while singing, he let's out a smirk ever so slightly, and all the while the crowd goes nuts around him....the cure fucking rules

[deesmateen]

Robert gets this weird Joker grin at :42 and i kinda like it

[irock006]

wow why aren't the VMA's like this anymore???

[SillyPheesh]

Robert Smith is so perfect still... :) like in my high school dreams....

[mc9579]

FREAKING LOVE THIS SONG!

[nhadz16]

back when The Cure had the best line-up (this line-up was never been repeated...)

[ahmedmetaleugamer]

@nhadz16 i guess it's the same now

[nhadz16]

@ahmedmetaleugamer no...although Porl is back, Bob got rid of Roger...and it's still not a great line-up without Boris...Jason is a poor, weak drummer...

[7the7Seven7]

But did you hear about Blue Zoltan getting fired?

[pane92]

now, THIS is how u play live music.

[TheSnoopy1750]

The Cure will always be one of the greatest bands - there is no one else like them!

[XAcxurAteShotxX]

the cure is pretty good live!!!!!

[stevemac182]

The best song ever

[gunztime15]

este tema es lo maximo me hace pensar en mi novia jaqui!!

t amoo esta cancion va dedicada hacia ti!

[scottshu975]

still one of the best songs ever.

[herrenacker]

thx for this recording, I wanna be 18 again

[21metamorfosis21]

Temassoooooooo !!!!

[Downfamily]

To quote the Comic book Guy, . Best Band ..... Ever!

[MrRumero]

then they coming in Russia& They has a lot of fans!!!

[Pati138]

AMAZING! Thank you for posting that.

[NicoleMilk3]

3:29 to 3:33 made me scream, fuck's sake, he's so lovely.

[erudain]

YOU TUBE KILLED THE MTV VIDEO STARS....

[locomotifx]

@erudain (lol) You could make a Bugsy-style song/music video out of that! "Internet killed the video star" etc. etc.

[TheLightningMan]

The host was Arsenio Hall. I know he hosted in 88 but wasn't sure about 89. In 88 Depeche Mode was on the awards too.

[Ui2019]

 '89, '90 and '91 were magical years in music

[MrZombieGenocidest]

is that charlie murphey

[MrNiehells]

who's the host?!?

[mikhailpreda]

@MrNiehells Arsenio Hall I think

[ChainsmokingPothead]

US wuz impressed nothing else to say. very good

[papuga9]

the bitches of money who erase the vids from here make me agressive. the cure , best band in the world, every fucker has their albums. so fuck off

[ItsMeFrankieB]

The crowd LOVES them :]]

[bhigr]

Wow, it took about 10 years for them to become successful in the US.

[phiu7]

sexy simon

[411w44]

F.F.C.H.S

[LaWoman071]

Yes baby... You're just like a dream : ) xxx Love you.

[darkrebel09]

Robert I love you

[DizzyPuke]

Mary Poole is such a lucky, lucky woman to have ROBERT SMITH... :)))))

[nhadz16]

love that smile... 0:47

[gerbo17]

Unbelievable that this was their first US television appearance....on mtv! At this point they had made about 10 records and they were famous in Europe.

[RE8978RETURN]

@gerbo17 8

[pennyroyaltea89]

ohhhh man, back in the day when you could hear REAL music on mtv. i was just a baby when this was recorded.

[Ui2019]

What a song for a U.S. Premier! (my fav Cure song)

[Indiediscs]

Execellent stuff. This is the moment when the Cure had obiviously conquered the US.

[biteme58]

brilliant !!!!!!!!

[matobinder]

What was an Arsino? Why would have they had The Cure first? Why not youtube?

[redhome335]

PERFECTION



[matobinder]

Wow. I hadn't realize Arsino had the Cure first.

Dang this was at their best time too. Show me how you do that trick.

[laurendtad]

@matobinder arsino was hosting the mtv music awards

[laurendtad]

@matobinder arsino was hosting the mtv music awards

[gregmackey]

remember when mtv was kinda cool, kinda underground, had one station, played music videos (2)

[foxworthy21]

@gregmackey yeah but remembered when music videos used to be you know... good?

[porty500]

@gregmackey

Yeah MTV Europe with the beautiful Kristian Bacher and the hilarious Ray Cokes.... and news with Steve

Its just utter crap now, bring back the good old days before MTV got swamped with the junk it screens today...

PIMP MY MTV!!!!!!!!

[romanticwarrior97]

Compared to these days the 80's were halcyon days of yore.  Great music.

[shirley200373]

im gonna cry....

[jgzero23]

remember when mtv was kinda cool, kinda underground, had one station, played music videos

[TheSudmex]

Yo vi esta presentación en la tele con la boca abierta como un idiota. Me hipnotizaron.

[SleepWhenIamDead]

....great appearance by a great band....this totally reminds of WDRE 92.7 in NY and 103.9 in Phila......the best Station EVER in the 80's/90's....

[chuy8550]

I saw them exactly two weeks later in Dallas. 14th row! What a great show!

[worldofbong]

@chuy8550 lucky bastard! I tried to get tickets to that exact show but my parents wouldn't let me go lol (I was in 4th or 5th grade at the time).. at least I got to see them a couple years later during the Wish tour (Robert even wore a Dallas Cowboys jersey on stage)

[MrBB6953]

...and less than two weeks after seeing this, I saw them live in New Orleans on the Prayer Tour. "Yes, kids....gather around and I'll tell you about a magical time years and years ago. A time when musicians really played their instruments and sang with their own voices."

[xjacobjohnsonx]

It's too bad MTV is just sellout artist now.

[ADD112]

oh MTV...dear brother where art thou gone?

[NefeliOdisseas]

@elviszeppelin And yet is now time that you have to disappear!!!

[reneluna007]

Robert Smith God among Gods

[romandogbird]

oh god their live sound is so solid

[xxxIzekeIxxx]

1985-1995 best decade evarrrr

[411w44]

what a cure!  coming from a "fan"? yep!

[jppriddy75]

NOT GOTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chasethedream182]

tim burton clearly ripped off the bass player to make lydias costume for the beetlejuice movie

[BaneH711]

@chasethedream182

Well.. robert smith was used for edward scissorhands so could be

[chasethedream182]

@BaneH711 still not a bad thing though

[quiyahui]

La mEjOr BaNdA Del MuNdO

[diegomansi]

listen... the cure vs the commodores - easyheaven

[arroiodosilva1]

THE CURE Y SODASTEREO LO MEJOR LEJOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[graingjam]

i've styled my pubic hair on robert smith's hairstyle!

[000500006]

this is trrue goth. I love the cure.

[BASSVIOLATOR]

@000500006 LEAVE THAT TO " BAUHAUS "THE UNDERRATED KINGS OF GOTH DARK MUSIC

[matosco]

who would know that edward scissorhands played so well ?

[jpcmd]

@matosco

I know. Right?? Johnny Depp. Still a musical genius. We do this song in my cover band. Gets everyone up and the chicks dig it.

[koolaidman3do]

best goth band ever

[oKraNiuM]

@koolaidman3do There not goth.

[Angui78]

stupendO!

[kingkuts]

- just like heaven

[MrRodstube]

maravilhoso!



[breandini]

robert smith looks like the joker but i love it!

[TheMarigold39]

This was when hair metal was really big and look at The Cure out there with their own sound and style. You know there were a bunch of hair bands in the audience that night and I know some of them were jealous but would never admit it...lol

[pirito2020]

pero el unico grupo que lo canta en español solo como en el cielo es el grupo perua taxi chimbotano si alguien quiere escuchar lo hermosoq ue lo hace taxi peruano que me agrege ami msg tremolo_1989@hot....en especial tu que colgaste esta hermosa musica

[55555Vendetta]

uu soft & only

uuu lost & lonely

uuu JUST LIKE HEAVEN¡¡¡

[cesarkaizer]

ESTE VIDEO YO LO VI POR TV EN VIVO Y SIEMPRE LO ESTUVE BUSCANDO CAMBIO MI VIDA PARA SIEMPRE

[rock1020]

Justin Beiber, you're just like a dream.

[BlackMemory45]

@rock1020 justin bieber is just like annoying shit

[Dealunare72]

ti amo!!!!

[Bluntfacts]

This is really nice to see. I knew it was as good as I thought it was at that time. It's only twenty years later.

[mbrkytkn]

that's it ! they performed their song perfectly and without any exaggarated act they went back ...

[n1vanojacko]

Just try to improve this. The perfect pop song perfectly performed.

[shrisstevens]

I like to see if manson could cover this song and seel it!

[JamJHolmes]

Ok. And who was the poor souls who followed that act? I forgot.

[JamJHolmes]

Ahh, memories! Still great.

[AmericanEvita]

I was exactly 9 years old in 1989 the time of this MTV video music award performance. I can remember the 80's as my childhood. Unbelievably great! Why did they ever have to end ? I would give anything to go back...screw the internet! Let's return to the 1980's

[jthread]

It must be just me but it's like he wrote basically the same song and changed the words several times.

[Jevy383383]

I still believe the 80's and 90's had some really good music even some cheesy stuff .. but fun to listen too.. and great memories.

[ratayska]

tu enchantes ma vie a chaque fois ....je t aime

[My1968Impala]

THIS SONG DEFINED KROQ 106.7 IN LA,CA IN THE 80'S. GLAD I WAS THERE!

[eltechie]

1st ever US television appearance by The Cure

[koreanstyler]

@eltechie yes, the moderator said that. Sooo....?

[firstca]

best song in the world

[Olmanne]

Excellente version live.. muy buena, siempre como los grandes The Cure.

[JaseQuay10]

wow soo good

[ALLENJAMES69]

fuck yeah the cure !!!!!