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The Cure "The Walk"

The Cure JAPANESE WHISPERS

Is this track new?

No, it's actually quite old.

Is this track fire?

100%

Last night I had the opportunity to go to a viewing of The Cure The Show of a Lost World, which I thoroughly enjoyed, but I wanted to be clear that I am a fan of The Cure with a lowercase "f." I do notn know the deep cuts that hardcore fans might know, in fact, I don't even know Songs of a Lost World especially well. That said, I saw/heard every song by The Cure that I wanted to witness last night. Every time I thought that the performance was about to wrap up I would think to myself "well, they aren't going to play 'X' song," and then a moment later they would play that very song.

It would be easy for me this morning to post "Boys Don't Cry" or "Just Like Heaven," but "The Walk" is the song that put the biggest smile on my face. Maybe to get more blog hits it would make more sense for me to post something from their most recent album instead of a standalone single that was included on their 1983 compilation album Japanese Whispers, but "The Walk" brings me joy. That's what I needed today.

It's Friday; if you can, find something that puts a smile on your face this weekend. Find your joy, even if it's a song that's 40+ years old.

This is the version I prefer:


The latest live version isn't available online at the time of this posting, but if here's one from a previous live album:




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