The Cure

References to Cure Songs by other Artists

The Cure's music has influenced so many of us that it's not so uncommon to find other artists referencing Cure songs or somehow paying homage to the band. I'm actually surprised it doesn't happen MORE often, but I'm always thrilled whenever I find a new Cure reference.

So where have you found references to Cure songs?

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I just finished reading a graphic novel called Blankets by Craig Thompson. It's a large volume and about 2-inches thick but it reads very fast. It's a very tender story about a first love.

About 2/3rds of the way through the book, on page 375, I turned the page and found a chapter called "Just Like Heaven"! On page 426, the boy's sweetheart sings some of the words from the song to him.

Blankets inspired music for a soundtrack by Tracker, which interestingly enough does NOT include a cover of JLH, but it has some really great instrumental pieces. I like it quite well. It reminds me a lot of this band I like a lot called Heroin And Your Veins... which sounds a bit like a darker, more "film noir" sounding version of Harold Budd or Brian Eno.

Here's a link to Blankets:
http://www.topshelfcomix.com/catalog/blankets-softcover/194

Here's a link to hear samples from Tracker soundtrack for Blankets:
http://www.amazon.com/Blankets-Tracker/dp/B0002W1AQO/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_lnk

And here's where you can find samples from Heroin And Your Veins (since I mentioned them):
http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Peoples-Trails/dp/B0011XYB0A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1275847995&sr=8-1-catcorr

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I read a book called Losers by Matthue Roth a bit ago and all the chapter titles were Cure songs and the boy in the book listened to Cure songs to try and pronounce words like Robert Smith does :P He also listened to RATT, which I thought was funny, but it was a pretty fantastic read :)

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RATT!?! LOL :) It sounds like an interesting book - I'll have to check it out! Thanks!

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iain rankin slips a few good references in sometimes, i think one of his books is called the hanging garden, and i'm sure there is a club mentioned in one of them called fascination street..

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Have a good one: in Mile End by Pulp (famously on the soundtrack of Trainspotting) Jarvis sings "just like Heaven, if it didn't look like Hell"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEaKNNboFiE

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I've found a couple comics/graphic novels from Damon Hurd and Tatiana Gill (illustrator):

Just Like Heaven (2004), and
Pictures Of You (2007)

The second link (below) is an interview with Hurd about both graphic novels from the 2008 MoCCA Art Festival. There's apparently a third Cure-inspired graphic novel forthcoming.

http://www.origincomics.com/catalog/strangeday.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty5HeSvFRw0

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Hey LA Lovecat,
who's that in your avatar? looks like a splice of Shirley Manson and Zooey Deschanel...

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justlikeamy wrote:
Hey LA Lovecat,<br />who's that in your avatar? looks like a splice of Shirley Manson and Zooey Deschanel...

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The track six different ways in the Rules of attraction movie was a surprise. I really like this movie. I heard Robert was not a fan of the book ,the writer Brett Easton Ellis and the movie.

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LA Lovecat wrote:

justlikeamy wrote:
Hey LA Lovecat,<br />who's that in your avatar? looks like a splice of Shirley Manson and Zooey Deschanel...

<br /><br />ummm... that would be me. Thank you very much for the lovely compliment. C'est tres gentil de votre part. :)

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The Cure is mentioned Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist both the film and the novel.

In the book, Nick has Pictures Of You on his Breakup Desolation mix cd that he plays whilst driving his car and Norah tells him she doesn't need this right now. To change the topic they discuss The Cure's name. What do they think they’re the cure for? Happiness? and later on in a bathroom cubicle at a venue Norah writes The Cure for ex's.

In the film, Nick's ringtone is Boys Don't Cry, Norah says Nick is like her music soulmate except for all the Cure. He asks what's wrong with the Cure? And she says there's nothing wrong with the Cure,actually, but just the name. You know, the Cure? What are they the Curing? Get it? They should be called the Cause, right?

Also this doesn't really count but in my friends German class she had to translate an article and it mentioned Boys Don't Cry by the cult group The Cure :)