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The Cure — Just Like Heaven (Live)
Album: Great Xpectations Live
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7.8

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Total ratings: 1522









Released: 2003
Length: 3:25
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"Show me, show me, show me how you do that trick
The one that makes me scream", she said
"The one that makes me laugh", she said
And threw her arms around my neck

"Show me how you do it,
And I'll promise you, I'll promise that
I'll run away with you
I'll run away with you"

Spinning on that dizzy edge
I kissed her face, I kissed her head
And dreamed of all the different ways
I had to make her glow

"Why are you so far away?", she said
"Why won't you ever know,
That I'm in love with you?
That I'm in love with you?"

You - soft and only
You - lost and lonely
You - strange as angels
Dancing in the deepest oceans
Twisting in the water
You're just like a dream
You're just like a dream

Daylight licked me into shape
I must've been asleep for days
And moving lips to breathe her name,
I opened up my eyes

And found myself alone, alone,
Alone above a raging sea
Stole the only girl I loved
And drowned her deep inside of me

You - soft and only
You - you're lost and lonely
You - just like heaven
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a great cheerful Cure song.
Posted 2 years ago by Jeffrey_Mishik    [ Reply ]
This one is so beautiful...
Posted 2 years ago by enkomao    [ Reply ]
Turn  it up to 11!!!!!!
Posted 2 years ago by tomperth1    [ Reply ]
 wrangler wrote:
{#Cowboy}  quite simply, one of the greatest songs ever written 


so compared to what? 
Posted 2 years ago by bviner    [ Reply ]
ex·u·ber·ance/iɡˈzo͞ob(ə)rəns/ noun: exuberance; plural noun: exuberancesthe quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience."a sense of youthful exuberance"
Posted 3 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
 todbothom wrote:


A little hyperbole anyone?



Sure, but it's a damn fine song.
Posted 3 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
 wrangler wrote:
{#Cowboy}  quite simply, one of the greatest songs ever written 


A little hyperbole anyone?
Posted 3 years ago by todbothom    [ Reply ]
More Brittish then brittish!!!!
Posted 4 years ago by zon00460    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:
His voice does not seem as sharp as on the earlier studio version, but wow, the tempo, the guitars, the atmosphere is pure PARTY ON!
 
Originally released in 1987, I think his voice has aged well... 
Posted 4 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 Kaisersosay wrote:
suddenly,,,back at my wedding 22 years ago, on a beach, down the cape...best october day there ever was......
 
30 years ,luckily, still dancing with that same girl. Man, this song.......... 
Posted 5 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
Rating to me only 7
Rating down to 3 + skip
Posted 5 years ago by Tomasni    [ Reply ]
His voice does not seem as sharp as on the earlier studio version, but wow, the tempo, the guitars, the atmosphere is pure PARTY ON!
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
{#Cowboy}  quite simply, one of the greatest songs ever written 
Posted 8 years ago by wrangler    [ Reply ]
{#Hearteyes}that I'm in love with you{#Hearteyes}
Posted 8 years ago by sukhramkaur    [ Reply ]
great live version of this beautiful song
{#Bananajam}
 
Posted 8 years ago by nicP    [ Reply ]
Solid contender for the happiest song ever – and it's great to hear a live version.
Posted 9 years ago by ottovonb    [ Reply ]
 salice wrote:

8 for this

10 for the Dinosaur version {#Whisper}

 tigerspy wrote:

great tune - Dinosaur Jr's cover of this is also rather bad ass. Never heard RP play Dinosaur Jr. tho... :(
 

 
Agreed on all accounts...c' mon Bill...give us some Dino Jr.!!!
Posted 9 years ago by stevieslo    [ Reply ]
Happy music. Very, very, happy.
Posted 9 years ago by ottovonb    [ Reply ]
Love this song, but not this live version !{#Stop}
Posted 10 years ago by Lux_Vega    [ Reply ]
Up there in my top 3!
Posted 10 years ago by Oldfastbowler    [ Reply ]
 Jannne wrote:
have loved loved loved this song a long time    {#Daisy}{#Good-vibes}{#Clap}{#Daisy}





 
still
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
If you've ever been in love...
Posted 10 years ago by JaySea    [ Reply ]
have loved loved loved this song a long time    {#Daisy}{#Good-vibes}{#Clap}{#Daisy}




Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
{#Cool}
Posted 10 years ago by Scottymc    [ Reply ]

me be smiling


Posted 10 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
Thanks for a live version of one of the happiest songs ever recorded!
Posted 10 years ago by ottovonb    [ Reply ]
Part of the ritual for going out in my share house days involved swirling around to this (and usually knocking things over) and it would end just before the taxi arrived with "Temple of Love" by the Sisters.  Fond memories.{#Cheers}
Posted 10 years ago by janac13    [ Reply ]
Live, remix, album.......it don't freakin' matter.  Just love this song.
Posted 11 years ago by ThirdRail_33    [ Reply ]
Thanks for bringing me back to that day,,,,again....so love this song
Posted 11 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
Bill LOVES the Cure. Luckily so do I. And this track is a belter.
Posted 11 years ago by hidey    [ Reply ]
suddenly,,,back at my wedding 22 years ago, on a beach, down the cape...best october day there ever was......
Posted 12 years ago by Kaisersosay    [ Reply ]
 tigerspy wrote:

great tune - Dinosaur Jr's cover of this is also rather bad ass. Never heard RP play Dinosaur Jr. tho... :(
 
I don't think there is any Dinosaur Jr on the playlist; there are some of Lou Barlow's other projects, though.


Posted 13 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
Dance the ass off!
 
Dancing.  Check.

Ass gone.  Check. 
Posted 13 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Dance the ass off!
Posted 13 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
The cure.  I like this band...  great song.
Posted 13 years ago by JH_Junior    [ Reply ]
Smith's vocals do not sound good in this recording.  :(
Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
This never FAILS to amend an otherwise poor day - I'm finally smiling!  Yay for the Cure!

{#Bounce}
Posted 14 years ago by scruffystevie    [ Reply ]

8 for this

10 for the Dinosaur version {#Whisper}

 tigerspy wrote:

great tune - Dinosaur Jr's cover of this is also rather bad ass. Never heard RP play Dinosaur Jr. tho... :(
 


Posted 14 years ago by salice    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
I've heard like five different versions of this song in the last three days, in random places. Crazy.

I prefer the original one to all of the remixes, live versions, etc. that I've heard.


Posted 15 years ago by Danimal174    [ Reply ]
I've heard cover bands do a better job on this song
disappointing
Posted 15 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]
Surprisingly good!  {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 15 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Rock on Bob Smith!
Posted 15 years ago by whtahtefcuk    [ Reply ]
 skdenfeld wrote:
The Lips followed by the Cure? That would be Chapstick!
 

{#Lol}
Posted 15 years ago by SantaFeGrace    [ Reply ]
love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {#Devil_pimp}
Posted 16 years ago by milchschnitte    [ Reply ]
"Pretty Good" - as usual. Cure is my love.
Posted 16 years ago by Netto    [ Reply ]
Nice transition, Bill. And of course, live Cure is just like heaven.

{#Cool}
Posted 16 years ago by snakechaser    [ Reply ]
Happy days for beginners on the guitar...

Fun to play.....

Posted 16 years ago by rolfj    [ Reply ]
hot damn this rocks. Oh so many memories........ I have seen them no less than 15 times and will every tour until robert or I die.
Posted 16 years ago by Glockman45    [ Reply ]
tigerspy wrote:
great tune - Dinosaur Jr's cover of this is also rather bad ass. Never heard RP play Dinosaur Jr. tho... :(
I heard a acoustic-type cover of this by Katie Melua recently, it's pretty cool too.
Posted 16 years ago by g-rod    [ Reply ]
I am looking forward to seeing them play this live (hopefully) next week. 22 years of seeing The Cure live and every time a joy.
Posted 16 years ago by Glitnoreafax    [ Reply ]
I prefer the studio version, but this is still one of the great pop songs of all time. (IMHO)
Posted 16 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
great tune - Dinosaur Jr's cover of this is also rather bad ass. Never heard RP play Dinosaur Jr. tho... :(
Posted 16 years ago by tigerspy    [ Reply ]
For Rostogol
Posted 16 years ago by andy_pomus    [ Reply ]
Nice one!
Posted 17 years ago by acupunk    [ Reply ]
Love this song.
Posted 17 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
themotion wrote:
kids, i like some cure ... but there's no reason this song should be a 7.6 ... it is boring and goes nowhere ... and sounds like 95% of all other cure songs
I missed the live version so I don't know how it sounds. But as far as this song getting an avg 7.6 rating I agree that seems a bit off...should be closer to 10. It is a classic.
Posted 17 years ago by RobK    [ Reply ]
Molly Dancers Unite!
Posted 17 years ago by greg6494    [ Reply ]
I am sure the Smith's will be played soon...this is so boring
Posted 17 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
this is a horrible let down after that set
Posted 17 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
What the hell is going on!! evil
Posted 17 years ago by sarahbean26    [ Reply ]
The Lips followed by the Cure? That would be Chapstick!
Posted 17 years ago by skdenfeld    [ Reply ]
On_The_Beach wrote:
Well, I don't feel quite that strongly, but I always kinda wondered what people saw (heard) in the Cure. That whiney voice gets old real fast.
For some reason putting The Cure on in college worked like Spanish Fly. Girls loved it, they felt all "alternative".
Posted 17 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
okobojicat wrote:
Seconded. All ratings going forward shall be 2's in an rather pathetic effort to reduce their airplay.
Not another "I give every song by them a 2 threat. Get over yourself. If you can't get more that 2 from this song fine but don't be narrow minded to the extent of assuming all by the band will fail to awaken your taste. You sound like tux, who despite muting or switching stations still likes to throw in comments about u2 or coldplay.
Posted 17 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
kids, i like some cure ... but there's no reason this song should be a 7.6 ... it is boring and goes nowhere ... and sounds like 95% of all other cure songs
Posted 17 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
aw, you guys are crabby! this song is perfect for a friday afternoon of feeling good!
Posted 17 years ago by mrrmt    [ Reply ]
chucklesalmon wrote:
If there is anything worse than the studio recording of this song.... it's this awful version. Everybody has dreadful lapses in musical taste.... so I endure this in order to hear all the other gems right around the corner on Radio Paradise.
Well, I don't feel quite that strongly, but I always kinda wondered what people saw (heard) in the Cure. That whiney voice gets old real fast.
Posted 17 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
ediTed wrote:
You'd think that the Cure has stock in this station or something the way that they get played all the time. I, for one, am getting sick of them.
Seconded. All ratings going forward shall be 2's in an rather pathetic effort to reduce their airplay.
Posted 17 years ago by okobojicat    [ Reply ]
This tune holds so many memories for me.... All outstanding...
Posted 17 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
wh00t!
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
why yes, i've asked that first line recently. yeah, you know who you are!
Posted 18 years ago by enidualc    [ Reply ]
On July 16, 2006, this song was played as a wake-up call for the crew of Space Shuttle Discovery on their flight STS-121 at the request of astronaut Piers Sellers' family.
Posted 18 years ago by driver8    [ Reply ]
Robert Smith sure lost a lot of weight ever since he joined the Killers....
Posted 18 years ago by siloco    [ Reply ]
You'd think that the Cure has stock in this station or something the way that they get played all the time. I, for one, am getting sick of them.
Posted 18 years ago by ediTed    [ Reply ]
I feel like crying
Posted 18 years ago by eastcoast    [ Reply ]
I actually prefer this listening to this live version because I hate the crap muddy production of the studio version. That said, if I was introducing someone to the song, I'd play them the studio version.
Posted 18 years ago by nshifley    [ Reply ]
Walrus_Gumbo wrote:
Nobody can pout & whine quite like Robert!
Clearly you've never met my girlfriend.
Posted 18 years ago by NiceGuy2005    [ Reply ]
Great version!
Posted 18 years ago by stratrjb    [ Reply ]
Nobody can pout & whine quite like Robert!
Posted 18 years ago by Walrus_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
chucklesalmon wrote:
If there is anything worse than the studio recording of this song.... it's this awful version.....
Oh I think the live version redeems the studio version enough to make it not so annoying... good in fact.
Posted 18 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
Kerly wrote:
Hahahaaa, this is funny. My 65 y.o. colleague said that this is his song, after noticing that I was beating my feet against the floor. I asked why it is your song and he answered, well it is written to me, since you are beating rhythm :) Simple as that.
Simple as that? I don't get it at all...
Posted 18 years ago by sneff    [ Reply ]
MORE CURE!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 18 years ago by mrs_amjohnson    [ Reply ]
Hahahaaa, this is funny. My 65 y.o. colleague said that this is his song, after noticing that I was beating my feet against the floor. I asked why it is your song and he answered, well it is written to me, since you are beating rhythm :) Simple as that.
Posted 18 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
Foreverfree wrote:
i love the sound of this guitar
hell yes!
Posted 18 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]
If there is anything worse than the studio recording of this song.... it's this awful version. Everybody has dreadful lapses in musical taste.... so I endure this in order to hear all the other gems right around the corner on Radio Paradise. I keep the link to the RP "listener Review Channel" handy for these occasions.
Posted 18 years ago by chucklesalmon    [ Reply ]
Remind me why I *didn't* like The Cure back in the '80s?? 9! l(so.much.older.then;younger.now)mic
Posted 18 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
I love you Robert...... you saved my life, and it's all because of you if I learned to play.... love love love..... 4 ever!
Posted 18 years ago by exciter76    [ Reply ]
RichardPrins wrote:
Poppy cure... live <-(
It's funny; I saw them live in '93 and they rocked hard. Including this song; it was a very memorable show. So this version sounds a bit poppier than I recall.
Posted 18 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Something good came out of the late 80's.
Posted 18 years ago by Austin2Florida    [ Reply ]
Eww. Sounds like the singer is recovering from sinus surgery. But he always sounds like that. Yuk.
Posted 18 years ago by chucklesalmon    [ Reply ]
love that song - great live version! i want to see them live again...hopefully they come back on a big tour in 2006!
Posted 18 years ago by elduderino    [ Reply ]
Spot_69 wrote:
I always liked this song, but why is he singing it in a different key? Sounds like a 45 being played on 33. Or something. Musta had a cold that night, I guess. Doesn't sound good to me. Anyone else think so?
Actually, it sounds better. He doesn't sound like he's about to cry for once.
Posted 18 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
I always liked this song, but why is he singing it in a different key? Sounds like a 45 being played on 33. Or something. Musta had a cold that night, I guess. Doesn't sound good to me. Anyone else think so?
Posted 18 years ago by Spot_69    [ Reply ]
I saw the Cure in concert many years ago and was very impressed with them. They came out for something like a 45-60 minute encore after a full show. I thought that was pretty cool of them. This is s very uplifting song that I've not thought of in too long.
Posted 18 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
plutodazed wrote:
Great "happy" song that reminds me of "Friday I'm In Love."
this came out before Friday I am in Love........... have good, get give baby arm
Posted 19 years ago by Glockman45    [ Reply ]
Great "happy" song that reminds me of "Friday I'm In Love."
Posted 19 years ago by plutodazed    [ Reply ]
Takes me back. I have tons of Cure in the CD player, but little of it has made the conversion to mp3 yet, so I don't hear it that often now. I have a live Cure CD from about 1988 that has this song, I think it was recorded at the Wembly arena, it is one of the best Live CD's I've ever heard. Unfortunately it was an import only, and I have the only copy of it I've ever seen. I'll upload something off it this weekend.
Posted 19 years ago by islander    [ Reply ]
Pinback wrote:
When I hear this song, I wonder why I haven't bought any album of this group yet!
I did buy their greatest hits after hearing this song here. I love the lyrics, so passionate. Isn't it wonderful to be able to make another person glow!
Posted 19 years ago by Rob_S    [ Reply ]
A tune for the ages. Brings me back to college. A bit overplayed, but tremendous when heard infrequently.
Posted 19 years ago by fenway    [ Reply ]
A classic Cure tune, if a bit tired. I appreciate hearing the live version on RP rather than the same old...
Posted 19 years ago by Bobcat    [ Reply ]
Foreverfree wrote:
i love the sound of this guitar
Big DITTO on that.
Posted 19 years ago by PFUNK    [ Reply ]
Pinback wrote:
When I hear this song, I wonder why I haven't bought any album of this group yet!
I recommend buying the trilogy DVD for the ultimate exposure to the Cure
Posted 19 years ago by cptbuz    [ Reply ]
i love the sound of this guitar
Posted 19 years ago by Foreverfree    [ Reply ]
When I hear this song, I wonder why I haven't bought any album of this group yet!
Posted 19 years ago by Pinback    [ Reply ]
my question is why.
Posted 19 years ago by lotus_65    [ Reply ]
Very good song, one of my Cure favorites. Saw them live about 10-12 years ago. they put on a great show and the encore was about an hour long. Gotta love a band that will treat their fans that way.
Posted 19 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
RichardPrins wrote:
Poppy cure... live <-(
Holy Doodle! That's gotta be the first time I've seen you post a negative on a song! I was weaned on Boys Don't Cry, but I love this too.
Posted 19 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
Wonderful!!
Posted 19 years ago by kars    [ Reply ]
Doesn't sound significantly different from the original, but still a sublime tune.
Posted 19 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
phineas wrote:
"Live music is better"
That's right :nodhead:
Posted 20 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
Poppy cure... live <-(
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
stubbsz wrote:
sometimes
Would you go for "often"?
Posted 20 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
I like Dinosaur Jr's live version more than this one.
Posted 20 years ago by FilmSurgeon    [ Reply ]
phineas wrote:
"Live music is better"
sometimes
Posted 20 years ago by stubbsz    [ Reply ]
Hey! This is the song that my friend who just got married had played for the wedding recessional. It was neat. Of course the groomsmen were all wearing kilts and the bridesmaids had black dresses and black roses...
Posted 20 years ago by DownHomeGirl    [ Reply ]
"Live music is better"
Posted 20 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]