The Cure - The Figurehead (Pippbrook Mill Dec.1981)

[minsh]

the best period of Cure: Simon hates Robert, Robert hates Simon, Lol is hyponotic

no concession, no commercial, only fuck music for masses

[thefirstcolours]

no matter what, The Cure will ALWAYS be the best band on earth, at least to me <33

[slimjackk]

Agree, Tolhurst was such a good drummer, he should have stayed on drums................

[METHOS109]

WOW!! This just blew me away! Great vid clip of a great song.

[r45tisns7]

close the door, turn off the light, lit a candle and play this song....

[stevo6969]

Or in your case, close the garage door, turn on you car engine and just let it run

[r45tisns7]

hahahaha...

[easycurego]

This song creates such a specific atmosphere that I can't realize if I live in this world ;)

[stevo6969]

Say what?

[easycurego]

What what?

[SapereRisin]

I bet that they really enjoyed jamming together. They seem to sync together very nicely.

[liamstalks]

i'm lost for words. this is my favourite cure song ever writen. i literally just got shivers from watching this video. and like other people have said this is better than the studio version. absolutly stunning

[newkid7]

i really enjoy Paris versions that of Pornography songs, anyone like they did in Paris album?

[AlmaOort]

Better? They're equal!

[Starhawke]

Robert's vocals are ever so more haunting in this version. Shame its quality wavers, this would've made an awesome hidden track on one of their singles!

[chargerfan80]

I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE LIPS, THE DARK, UNINHIBITED SOUND OF THE OLD CURE THIS IS AN AMAZING SOUND COMPOSITION.

This is just how dark black sabbath came out.... And they are definite musical geniuses right along with Robert and his crew!!!!!!!!!!

[BesoinDeParty]

i love the sound of this drumkit! it's the same on 17 seconds, faith and the hanging garden studio demo. but for pornography and the tour they used a different kit. can anyone help me ? what's the name of the drum kit in this video? as far as i know, it's a pearl kit. please, help me, if you are a drumming pro =) thx!

[devotional777]

A Kind Of Magic...

[TorgeistLLN]

I tell you, Lol Tolhurst was a seriously underrated drummer. He had this simple, hypnotic style of drumming, very tribal. Reminiscient of Can's Jaki Liebezeit. It was a perfect fit for the band with Simon's simple, but memorable basslines and Robert's demented lyrics.

[urckrecords]

brilliant, I had never realized the connection between Jaki and Tolhurst! excellent observation!

[LookingForTheTop]

Agree, tolhurst was a awesome drummer, perfect for the first age of the cure.

[newkid7]

agree, if there wasn't Tolhurst drumming, a strange day, the figurehead, one hundred years, even a forest couldn't have been so great!

[easycurego]

but they r great! :)

[aphexxx77]

@TorgeistLLN so true, this is the perfect era of the cure

[encarnacionandres]

I like this sonG...simon jonathan gallup, robert smith and lol tolhurst were the kings

[0jenseits0]

here are the cure...

[LipsLikeSugar78]

'And dust on the lips of a vision of hell...' I love this from the deepest depths of my soul. Pornography is genius. Absolutely NO comparison.

[takadi]

I wish I could find this version somewhere as an mp3. It's alot better than the album version

[FluffMachine]

i think i like this one beeter then the album version. i think bc its so fucked and raw type of feeling

[SSJ2D2]

Just finished doing a cover of this, an amazing song.

[shilack2]

I am never going to get tired of this...even when I am a hundred years old living in my rest home I am going to be pumping the Cure through my stereo during my 11:00 a.m. sponge bath or tube feeding. These guys are timeless

[Chameleam]

THIS IS FUCKING GOLD

thank you for uploading this

[IFoughtTheLaw369]

Beautiful lyrics and songwriting. It seems like he just wrote whatever he felt, its all so scattered, but it is perfectly fitted together. God, the Cure is amazing.

[Arkhnor]

This version of the Figurehead is on the remaster deluxe of Pornography

[macbeti]

I absolutely love this song.

[Chameleam]

3:49, look at simon gallup's guitar

hahaha...

[SSJ2D2]

Lol XD

[paulsmartialarts]

The picture quality looks incredibly fitting for the song - so good.

[ClaudeSpeed1990]

one of my favourite tracks of the Cure, I wonder who wrote this song...

[kalamitka23]

did they play this one in prague?

[takadi]

This song is overwhelming

[xplodngboy]

You really can't get any better than this!!!! One of the most amazing songs both in lyrics and sound ever written. I can listen to it over and over again and have for 25 years. I wish I was 14 again and could relive the times I discovered tHe cURe !!! They have been my favorite band ever since. "I WILL NEVER BE CLEAN AGAIN !!!!"

[omgitsbritxx]

Ahh (: Robert's voice is just, heavenly.

I love the guitar in this one.

[JODQ11]

they look VERY hihg

specially tolhirst

[canyitabrava]

Absolutely brilliant...one of the greatest songs ever. Sadly they didn´t play it in Barcelona...but it di´dn´t mind, it´s the best live I´ve ever seen...

The Cure...or feelings in music

[cryptproject]

My favourite song from the Pornography era, without a doubt.

I wish they had played it when I saw them at Wembley last week, but hey - can't have everything!

And someone wll listen

At least for a short while... - Kate

[bennoodle]

yeah it was the one song i was hoping for that they didnt play, but its ok cos they everything else!

[wayimate]

Sadly a racoon died on Simon's head whilst this was being filmed.

[macareno10]

where did you obtained this???

[knarffit]

the bass line in this song is amazing. This is my favorite era of the cure. I love the pornography album. I will never be clean again.

[crazyinjun022207]

Too many secrets

Too many lies

Writhing with hatred

Too many secrets

Please make it good tonight

But, the same image haunts me in sequence of despair and time

I will never be clean again

Im going to B.C. place to see The Cure in May! WHOO!!!!!

[djdark82]

Una cancion malditamente depresiva,,, un clasico , the cure por siempre

[ChiseRock007]

YES

[samuelzerozero]

cure essential. Sadness in music. 5 stars! masterpiece

[TaintedHeavens]

I DONT NEED YOU ANYMORE YOURE NOTHING

......mmmmm

[uberalles2]

I liked the Cure before they did 'pornography'. 'Faith' was almost equally as good. I thought 'my god' I hope they continue in this direction. Too bad Cure fans too bad right? 'Splintered in her head' was a temporary return but I think they peaked around this time.

[shishkabobette]

:D yay!!!!!!! the cure is so awesome, and robert is an amazing songwriter...

[figurehead69]

This is the greatest song of ever. This is called 'music'.

[z0mb13d0ll]

Tolhurst & Gallop!

Absolutely amazing!

<3

[vicoland]

THIS IS PURE CURESOUND!

[lerpwlambyth]

Awesome!

[DesperateJournalist]

ive got this vid and you can hear a good quality version of this on the pornography double set this was shot at pippbrook mill studios or something ive got some other demos from this studio...demise,temptation,fig­urehead,100 years,hanging garden and siamese twins i would really like to hear all the demos from this someday though

[novembrine1]

Jeez, in '81 they did things no one will be ever able to do again...

Yes, super-high quality bands were so common back then but them... Fuck!!!

[kOrOne79]

The purest form of "The Figurehead", not only my favourite song from the Cure but my favourite song ever.

[georgpetur]

Pornography and The Top are my favorite....and Seventeen Seconds.

[LadyGhoulita]

The best Cure album in my opinion. Thank you for uploading this video!

[MrRotweiler]

"i laughed in the mirror for the first time in a year".. classic! Thanks for upload ! :D

[carrollthirteen]

That's great footage!

Simon's hair makes me wonder if he was auditioning for Gene Loves Jezebel that week.. :)

[HarryTheHippo]

LOL! That is fuckin funny!

This footage is killer!

[666easy]

Old CURE never die

[robtoole]

fantastic

[johnzamp]

I agree,this was the best Cure.

Early Cure songs were masterpieces.

Three imaginary boys,

Seventeen Seconds,

Faith,

and Pornography were classic albums.

The Cure died after the Pornography album for me.

[teargarden]

This makes me pine for my youth. There is no way to explain to people how wonderful this band was 25 years ago.

[rubenj83]

son of a bitch! that WAS the best cure

[madderstill25]

wow

[ChiseRock007]

Terrific<3 amazing

[belchkitchen]

I remember the cure in general and this album especially hammered down by the press that time, the discussions that had being a fan and attending their concerts....thank you again for posting!

[ChiseRock007]

aaah q buena esta canción.. como te amo robert!!!!

[kidcodea]

this was the best cure ever.

the 3 main ones.

[vicoland]

FANTASTICO Y SORPRENDENTE.

La mejor cancion Dark de todos los tiempos.

[isawacat]

the best.

[Wigglemom3]

God, I am still completely in love with Robert Smith with or without the make-up!

[mharvill8674]

totally righteous. saw them in new orleans in 02.

[warminator]

Looking at this again...This gives me back so fond memories of my youth, the smell of beer and weed, stepping through dark snow covered winter streets in my trenchcoat, on the way to the next cellar party.......

[heidirh]

thanks so much!!!!!

[madderstill25]

amazing i agree

[avaporcelina]

This is absolutely amazing..

[ajay4444]

Oh, how I love this song, well all of Pornography really, thanks for the post.

[Pixiessp]

How I wanted to go to England back in the early 80's just so i could hang out with Robert and Simon.

[killfuckdietoday]

mmmm.... one of my favourite albums of all time

[shilack2]

omg I forgot about this song I love this song, thanks for posting, dammit, and I call myself a fan....bah

[aeccoin]

It's a Coral sitar guitar, he started using it with siouxsie sioux & the banshee's and still uses it in recent albums.

[misfit7875]

what guitar is that? it's the same guitar he used in "Painted Bird" with the siouxsie and the banshees.

[fobiedgar]

It seems like Ovation headstock, maybe ovation only incurre with a few electric guitars!

[angeloebbro]

madò... li chiur!!!!!

[doomaflatchie]

Without makeup and the big hair, Robert Smith looks like Ben Affleck.

[feralboy101]

Everyone says that...and their right!

[rikj]

wow, robert cure with "normal hair" hehe

[4everblakeyed]

excelent song! wouldnt say it was my favorite..on this album i prefure strang day n pornography and one hundred yrs.. but still has incredible talent (drugs) involved. gotta love it

[godar]

Great song ¿Where can i get this VIdeo ? please, thank you

[janna408]

My favorite Cure song ever, and one of my favorite songs, period. Beautiful.

[atnight87]

The best cure song ever.

[takadi]

This has become one of my favorite songs, and I just recently got into the cure. I don't really understand the lyrics, but somehow they along with the melody really gets to me.

[bvbrakel]

Its my favourite song. The beat is great and Robert voice is so pure. The three records in a row, The Cure, Pornography and Faith...the best periode of the Cure. There lyrics are great..just listen to pictures of you...fantastic!

[dsimonen122]

The Pornography record is a quintessential darkwave masterpiece! Such an important album, IMHO. This clip is a fabulous reflection of the Cure's young and vibrant creativity of that era. One of my absolute favorite incarnations of the Cure before they started becoming more pop-oriented!

[heron235]

Amazing, thanks.

[siouxsiecwb]

Great upload!! Never seen this before!! And I've seen a lot all these years!! lol tks!

[takadi]

holy shit he looks so different without all that makeup

[kloipu]

I find this album hard to get into, as a whole....its very basic, songs based over one militant drum beat. But this song sticks out as the best one, IMO.  One hundred years and short term effect are good also.

[yoyosa]

... So PURE

[reves80]

no words for this, just feelings!!!!

[cheranguista]

dammm, what a great song, i got tattoed 14 years ago with the pornography cd put over and over until the artist finished, never forget it, this is still my favorite song....

[christianrosenrot]

this is my favorite song of pornography, is just great, and robert is so handsome, i love the cure!!!!

[devilbush]

This has always been my absolute favorite Cure song. Thank you for posting this!

[spanishbomb808]

I like it!

[NAA5]

good find!

[Searobot]

One of my favourite song!! Rare video!

[Wheelbarrow1]

This is fantastic video! Thanks so much for sharing! :)

[Gullyverse]

This is great! We LOVE this version of this song especially - keep coming back to it and have been playing it over & over. Makes us wanna go 'n' practice our playing down in our basement... Thank You & Groove On... D&G

[schlomiebird]

Tremendous!

[lordpicchio]

Robert was the first who played 60's vintage guitars to create dark tunes. Look at this Teisco guitar - but the Fender Jaguar too, usually played by surf bands (!). Thanx again for this magic songs.

[U2Hasn]

This is an Ovation breadwinner guitar. Beside this Robert used to play a Fender Jazzmaster guitar, not a Jaguar.

[lordpicchio]

You have the reason. Sorry for my post inaccuracy. I'll make more attention in the future.

[Timinator62]

Robert used that same guitar when he was with

Siouxsie and the Banshees...lots of clips here on YouTube

[adrianborland]

You seem to know the instruments they've played. Do you know the synths in this room ? I don't recognize them.

[omgitsrob23]

My only comment on the synths is that they look Roland-ish. At first I thought something from the Jupiter series, but they arent big and fat enough to be Jupiters, so im not sure...

[Ombrenuit]

I know they were using a Roland Juno during the Kiss Me era

[omgitsrob23]

I also know that the synth used on the Show vhs was a Roland D70

[eminers]

gave us 10 years too much imo

[chivicure]

Awesome!!!!

[missmatrix]

I loved this! Thank you so much for sharing :o)

[rekar1]

Robert Smith's one of the best songwriters ever. Still writes great stuff to this day.

[spiritualgunfighter]

This footage is amazing, the best Cure album and one of the best albums from the 1980s and that is saying something.

[kazarre]

Separated at birth... Robert/Ben Affleck... is it just me who thinks that?

[gaae2000]

hey dont bring gossip here pls...now, where's that JLo butty

[Arthounot]

guess so

[ruthieruthruth]

He was never much of a mimer though,was he lol

[doncshofem]

what a song !!!

[JohnnySwitchblade]

Me is gonna cry now. Not becuase I'm sad, but because it rocks that much.

[cockroachx]

my fav from pornography:-)

[warminator]

This for sure, a quite rare and a authentic footage of the band to that time....Makes me want to cry...They were so brilliant at that time...

[Timinator62]

wow now that is awesome vintage footage

[ladykillersmyname]

I can't stop watching it.

[Wantabanana]

I love that late 80's-early 90's rap movement. It's like Whitney Houston and Run DMC and stuff. Love the sound. Never heard Eminem.

[JohnnySwitchblade]

I love that late seventies-early eighties rock movement. It's like the Police and the Clash and stuff. Love the sound. Never heard this song.

[toulonvar]

Made ne cry.....return to a 3 peice!!!!

[Wantabanana]

Superb. Anyone know the story behind this video? All I could find for Pippbrook Mill is that a book publisher runs out of there now. In the countryside, not too far from Crawley - where're they're from.

[TiggerOlBitties]

wow, this is something rare. nice footage.

[stockman214]

WoW! where did this video come from??? classic song, classic era! Great to see Simon on the bass... they were so skinny! very cool stuff.

[brucx76]

Where did you get this footage!!! Wow !!! superb, raw, bare bones, pure. Fucking amazing!!

[IcingSugarGirl]

:o Wow. This was the first song I learned on bass. *sniffle* I'm so happy right now.

[jarnsaksa]

I love it!

[arielcrocha]

the best time of the cure!

[eric2323]

THIS is exactly the Cure sound that I miss!! I wish they'd simplify their sound and move on from the ridiculously LAYERED, OVERPRODUCED sound they seem to be comforted with for the past decade or so. Simon, Robert, and a drummer...that's all they need!!!! maybe a keyboardist.

[redcure]

sherp and open!!leave me alone!! robert smith!! estas loco pero eres exelente mi tema favorito...the figuread head..

[lywingoth]

can I kiss you? ^^

[davecarter]

Brilliant!! One of my favourite Cure songs ever...

[Geisterfaust]

Ah, this is great - "Pornography" is one of my favourite albums ever, and this is a great song from the album... Cool footage and a great version of the song, for shure! :) Thanks alot for uploading this!

[ye77a]

im so glad ! thank you.

[Vincere]

Thank you a million times over for posting, Id buy you a round at the bar. This is my favorite band of all time and this is so rare it totally rules!!!!

[MoeRising]

Great that you posted this - this is my favorite Cure song, off my favorite Cure album. Actually its the first song I ever heard from The Cure when I was 13 and scarred me for life :) I'd love to see more early Cure footage.

[heser]

O_O awesome

[robotorb]

I h ave to agree with you there......... it really is as though this was a private filming for the band's own use. Who knows?

There must be more to the performance though.... makes me think of what other tracks could have been filmed in what appears to be an attic of a studio ; )

[clarkah]

How cool! Great song from a great album, thanks for posting this!

[hexfix93]

my all time favorite cure song. well except charlotte somtimes. and maybe just like heaven...