The Cure - At Night

[RugtimXII]

I think Franz Kafka covered this song.

[13akisgate]

always loved this song sooo much,its pure cure magic......just makes me proud to be an cure fan,after all these years.

[jservingo]

Sunk deep in the night I sink in the night Standing alone underneath the sky I feel the chill of ice On my face I watch the hours go by The hours go by... You sleep Sleep in a safe bed Curled and protected Protected from sight Under a safe roof Deep in your house Unaware of the changes at night At night I hear the darkness breathe I sense the quiet despair Listen to the silence At night Someone has to be there Someone has to be there

[hachinthebeat]

The "17 seconds" album is just... a band to listen again and again.... at night.

[HawK047]

Fuck yes. Just fuck yes. I wouldnt be myself without the dark songs The Cure has made.

[BerserkerSkye77]

Simon is so cool :D Especially at the end when he's dancing in front of that big spotlight and all you can see is his sillhouette and shadows. This video is great, it's got such an atmospheric feel to it from the grainyness and the fact that it's in black and white.

[Alma889900]

i wish i was there, it looks amazing. great video thankz

[fobiedgar]

Hey great dance by Simon Gallup!!!

[novembrine1]

These ppl were 50 ys ahead!

[doctorwhonico]

@novembrine1 : Ahead of what? It is great music made in the right decade. The melancholie reflects perfect the mood of the early eighties.

[novembrine1]

@doctorwhonico

No, being 1981, I think they were ahead of all their peers

[tolomeo711]

great version ......someone has to be there

[respera]

Simon goes wild! Who nowadays plays bass, keyboards and even dances?

[mrgreynomore]

Bless the person - you? - who recorded this. :) I see Simon hasn't changed a bit!

[djhose]

Top 3 cure songs! Huge one!

[ajittffcure]

This is one performance that is beyond brilliance! Wish I had been there for this gig.

[xAULISx]

Beautiful stuff! For me this is song is top 3 all time Cure songs...

[warminator]

Simon just like Severin (Banshees) were`nt typical bass players..They had a unique style of playing the instrument.

It was something in between rhythm guitar & bassguitar.

[samueljaros]

And yes, Simon had to juggle with the bass and keyboards at the same time...and yet he could still find time to dance.

[arlykamikaze]

this is just an amazing song!

i love how simon goes all insane :)

[pacure]

Someone has to be there...

[may301985]

one of my FAV CURE songs

[Tsamados]

I work nights and am always alone with my thoughts, this song sums up how I feel, its brillant and so melancholy.

[jimmyjazz1]

haha yeah man I worked nights for two months and during the weekends I'd be up all night listening to the japanese whispers album and the top, it's an experience like no other waking up in the evening going to bed in the morning and being wide awake alone all night i'll never forget it.

[amigajenni]

Robert, Simon & Lol rocks! Lol is even doing some nice work with his cymbals.

Jason should listen to early Cure recordings and try to replicate the drum sounds and the drum arrangements.

[Wherewolvesdotnet]

this has always been one of my favorites tracks!

[BesoinDeParty]

i think simon played a major role regarding the early years of the cure. since they didn't have a 2nd guitar player he played solos ('3 imaginary boys') and intros/outros ('10.15') on his bass. he was multitasking on 'at night' and 'cold' and played keyboards on 'pornography'. on 'the hanging garden' it's the best bassline ever!

[DMCureluv94]

Simon is an awesome bassist! And he did play a major roll in early Cure... but he didn't join till 'Seventeen Seconds'. The albums before that were Michael Dempsey. I didn't wanna be rude if I was.. just wanted to tell you. =D

[BesoinDeParty]

at first i didn't like 'at night' at all! actually i really hated it. i always skipped it when listening to '17 seconds' and i couldn't understand why they played it so often instead of 'secrets'. but since i saw this video i really love the song because of simon's multitasking with bass and keyboard.

[minsh]

Simon is on trance!!! Rock all fucking rockers

[estebanlacura]

Muy Muy Preciosa esta canciuon , que recuerdos me trae, at night buenisima

[lacura30]

Hermosa cancion me, me hace recordad mi juventud de dark. saludos a Ericka te extraño mucho wapa.

[elviscaceres]

muy emotivo..

[ajittffcure]

This version amazes me each time I listen to it. I remember the gig at Wembley Arena in 2008 when they played this song. It was the start of their 17 Seconds Encore (their first set of encores). The blue lights flashing on Simon gave a very surreal effect!

[TheGreenDanger]

beautiful song! one of my favourites. i always feel calm when i listen to it.

[LTMPLDA]

17 seconds can last forever... I listened to this song on a hot summer night, walking in a desert street of London. Since then, I felt I could better understand them. Marvelous song. Tnks

[ajittffcure]

Wow! Well said!

[IoOrdineDisordine]

@LTMPLDA to me too listening the cure in london gave me a different feeling...strange isn't it?

[MCOhideaway]

thanks for sharing with the world

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[ajittffcure]

Wow! This is absolutely amazing. Initially I thought who was playing the keyboard because The Cure at this time turned out to be a three-piece band after Mathieu Hartley, their keyboardist left in 1980. Then on close observation, I saw Simon playing both the bass and keyboard on this track! Pretty good work, I must say.

[klintonsJ]

@ajittffcure good look in details = but the sound still grate that they made - at `80

[loftynl]

Beautiful song, I love eighties Cure..

Tnx

[electrocute1979]

Everybody knows it doesn't get much better than 80s' Cure. Who says otherwise lies, or doesn't count.