4 ever .yes - i don't disagree with your assessment of the album- i would say that is a balance view - i was only commenting on the meaning of seventeen seconds - it was one of those popular expressions of the time when the song was wrote - the length of time man has been on the planet - such a shot time to screw it up
its interesting to put the cure in a a social context - they emerged at the start of Margret thatchers briton-closing of the steel works- coal pits -strikes-riots- duran duran and champagne corks bursting in the city- with a sound so different -it hit a nerve - people reacted - in italy -people protested against them doing a concert - i was in milan at the time - and was stunned by the reaction .
@lyonslaforet My guess is that the song is about decisions. About opportunities presenting themselves... and letting them slip away. Seventeen seconds are a measure of life, and seventeen seconds can change your life forever. Seventeen seconds to say "I will". Seventeen seconds to say "I'm sorry". Your life can also end in just seventeen seconds, as making a decision about suicide can end your life forever.
@lyonslaforet my guess is that this song explains how fast things happen,good or bad. such as in Camus's The Stranger(a favorite of Mr.Smith's ^_^)one minute he is happy on the beach,going to get married,the next he kills a man. or later in the story when his lawyer tells him things are going good,and mere seconds later he is charged with the death penalty.
seventeen seconds is how long mankind has been in existence when measured on a twenty four hour clock of our planet overall existence -take a look around -not much left -perhaps this is what he is getting at in the song -
@jack111911 i see. i thought about it for awhile,but i don't know about things like 24 hour clocks or whatever out of lazieness. i always look for emotion and more figurative things. that's just my way of thought. that makes perfect sense. robert's a genius.
@jack111911 This has a point, although I think this album was more about capturing emotions and feelings rather than actually using a literal clock in the lyrics. But there's more than one way to interpret this song. And I feel the songs on Seventeen Seconds are at their best when listened to as a whole album.
Amazing visuals.
Lylodile 1 month ago
really good work - so beautiful the liquid colors LOVE IT best regards from lisbon :-)
joaoleonardo1974 1 month ago
What a beautiful video! thanks for sharing!
alexmejia26 1 month ago
Ouaip ! dix sept secondes, ça peut effectivement être la mesure d'une vie, d'une simple vie..
MegaCirse 3 months ago
don't like - 0))))) Good...)
JigsawAleksey 3 months ago
After listening to this some 20 years ago as a teen. I considered measuring my life. Robert ist right, 17 seconds will do. He is not to blame.
maldoror97 3 months ago
4 ever .yes - i don't disagree with your assessment of the album- i would say that is a balance view - i was only commenting on the meaning of seventeen seconds - it was one of those popular expressions of the time when the song was wrote - the length of time man has been on the planet - such a shot time to screw it up
jack111911 4 months ago
its interesting to put the cure in a a social context - they emerged at the start of Margret thatchers briton-closing of the steel works- coal pits -strikes-riots- duran duran and champagne corks bursting in the city- with a sound so different -it hit a nerve - people reacted - in italy -people protested against them doing a concert - i was in milan at the time - and was stunned by the reaction .
jack111911 4 months ago
Does anyone know why Robert Smith chose Seventeen Seconds as a "measure of life"?
lyonslaforet 5 months ago
@lyonslaforet My guess is that the song is about decisions. About opportunities presenting themselves... and letting them slip away. Seventeen seconds are a measure of life, and seventeen seconds can change your life forever. Seventeen seconds to say "I will". Seventeen seconds to say "I'm sorry". Your life can also end in just seventeen seconds, as making a decision about suicide can end your life forever.
xtatictimes4ever 5 months ago
@xtatictimes4ever <3 your interpretation
murreyhaze 4 months ago
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murreyhaze 4 months ago
@lyonslaforet my guess is that this song explains how fast things happen,good or bad. such as in Camus's The Stranger(a favorite of Mr.Smith's ^_^)one minute he is happy on the beach,going to get married,the next he kills a man. or later in the story when his lawyer tells him things are going good,and mere seconds later he is charged with the death penalty.
LONG LIVE THE CURE
MissCureCrazy 4 months ago in playlist The Cure...You're Healed!
but that's just my interpretation.
MissCureCrazy 4 months ago in playlist The Cure...You're Healed!
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seventeen seconds is how long mankind has been in existence when measured on a twenty four hour clock of our planet overall existence -take a look around -not much left -perhaps this is what he is getting at in the song -
jack111911 4 months ago
@jack111911 i see. i thought about it for awhile,but i don't know about things like 24 hour clocks or whatever out of lazieness. i always look for emotion and more figurative things. that's just my way of thought. that makes perfect sense. robert's a genius.
MissCureCrazy 4 months ago in playlist The Cure...You're Healed!
@jack111911 This has a point, although I think this album was more about capturing emotions and feelings rather than actually using a literal clock in the lyrics. But there's more than one way to interpret this song. And I feel the songs on Seventeen Seconds are at their best when listened to as a whole album.
xtatictimes4ever 4 months ago
cure a music without time
easybut 5 months ago
my favourite CURE :)
cynikalb 6 months ago
This album is unbelievably good... My favorite Cure album!!
moravec481 8 months ago
I love this album, it flows from one song to another. Years of listening and it is still brilliant.
practicalbeerguy 8 months ago
the smoothest cure album ever......i fell asleep to it for more than 3 years....listened to it EVERY night
ndgarcia2 8 months ago
a lot of people don't know about this album.... great...........
princesparky 9 months ago
@catfood03 haha icelander, eh?
GermanPeoplePerson 10 months ago
oh man that video is awesome, the colors fit perfectly to the album cover art. and it also fits perfect to this really intense song. just insane!!!!
Luckhappens 10 months ago 19
@Luckhappens have you ever heard rob speak about how he feels about music videos??? you should look into that.
murreyhaze 4 months ago
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@Luckhappens have you ever heard rob speak about how he feels about music videos??? you should look into that.
murreyhaze 4 months ago
well done!! nice! it reminds me the cover of that LP!
ghiribizzi 11 months ago 6
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@ghiribizzi have you ever heard rob speak about how he feels about music videos??? you should look into that.
murreyhaze 4 months ago
nice job Salsamendi..it fits perfect!
TheNajo2010 11 months ago
I Love It .
j0ntheundead6 1 year ago
Where are the visuals from?
BayviewFinch 1 year ago
Robert's finest 4:00 - a Cure anthem!
celticpatshuskysox 1 year ago