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Certain Songs #262: The Cure – “Just Like Heaven”

July 26, 2015 by Jim Connelly

JustlikeheavenAlbum: Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
Year: 1987

If The Cure’s reputation was based in part upon the massive gothic movement spearheaded by Joy Division (which is a totally reductive thing to say), then some of my favorite Cure songs were based upon the dancey guitar music created by New Order.

Which is also pretty reductive thing to say, but the fact is that two of my all-time favorite Cure songs are what I call The Cure’s New Order songs: “In Between Days” (which I didn’t write about because I really didn’t have much to say beyond this New Order thing) and of course, “Just Like Heaven.” One time is an experiment, but two times is a concept.

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