The Cure - 'Plainsong' | Live at Sydney Opera House

Watch “Plainsong” from The Cure’s landmark performance of Disintegration at Sydney Opera House on 30 May 2019.

Directed by Nick Wickham
Post-production by The Joint
__

#TheCure #VividLIVE #SydneyOperaHouse
The Cure - "Plainsong" | Live at Sydney Opera House

[willemvo]

this saved me a million times, this music is a soft pillow in a hard night

[cinematicsterling]

one of the cure’s most beautiful songs

[TheDreamingJune]

This song always takes my breath away. It's absolutely divine.

[nonamest]

I gotta say, they're better live with this song, it's amazing how they still sound so damn good, his voice is still living in the 80s, I've grown to like these lately, what a song

[fando]

One of the best songs they have ever produced. The lyrics are intense and fragile. This song is a masterpiece. Deserves a place in the top 200 of the world's best songs ever.

[marielaperriere]

Plainsong has this awesome power to captivate me, pull me over and through huge waves of emotions and then reduce me to tears. And decades on, it never fades. It feels like time travel, it’s pure magic. This performance is gorgeous

[FrankBtc]

There are no words to describe the emotions listening to this song

[robertbrimage]

The a band of brilliant musicians fronted by a genius

[china]

32 years later, this song, this album, still gives me the feels.

[graffitiwomen]

Something about this song both sang to my heart in 1990 and it still sings to my heart today....
It's about as perfect as a song can get, you know?

[SynthMusicWorld]

The Cure were one of the first "alternative" bands I listened to way back in 1986, when I was attending journalism school for the U.S. Navy. Over the next couple of years I added to my collection bands like Joy Division, New Order, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and many others. Music I still listen to today. In my last year in the Navy -- 1992 -- my ship, the USS Independence, made a visit to Sydney which was one of the greatest moments of my life. I believe we were there to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Coral Sea. My ship was an aircraft carrier, and I was on the main deck as we came through Sydney Harbor, and one of the first things I saw was the Sydney Opera House. What a moment that was.

[VineFish]

'it's just the way I smile' is a perfect ending to this song. Incredible.

[AlexanderSchwarz]

My best friend died two weeks ago... Our first concert was The Cure in Essen/Germany 1989 and I remember this song, and how I felt when the lights went on at 2:05

[andreabarnfather]

Robert still has the ability to send shivers down my spine with his unique/beautiful voice - so much passion and soul given to word...

[pirkulak]

His posture and gestures when saying "it's just the way I smile", like saying "I know it's weird but this the best I can do, and can you say it's not beautiful? So let's live"

[briangiesen]

These guys are so badass live. 100 Years in Orange. My god. Ive got goosebumps now. The CD sez this music was mixed to be played loud and they weren't F***ING JOKING.

[vansen]

the most important song from the most important album of my life.

[canadude]

This song is so meaningful to me.
Disintegration was the very first CD I ever bought. I got it just after release in 1989. I was in my late teens. I was so excited to try out the new CD player I bought with my own hard earned money. The CD was $16.99 way back in 1989 ($41.85 in 2023 dollars) which was a lot of money for a teenager back then. I carefully held the CD by the edges which was recommended at the time, put it into the tray. Turned the volume up, shut the lights off and laid on my bed looking at the ceiling.
Now for the real part of the story....
My mind drifted in and out mostly thinking about a girl I really liked at school.
As a teen, there were two things I just hadn't figured out yet...
1) How to push away my shyness
2) Find the courage to start a conversation with this girl, more than just a "hi"
Sad part is that I never did get that courage until in my 20's, but not talking to her is still one of my biggest regrets of the heart.
She vanished about 6 months before graduation. I think she must have moved. I have no idea where she ended up. But I think of her often and think what might have been.
_"and you smiled for a second"_
Thank you for listening. and thank you The Cure for helping us navigate our emotions with your powerful music.

[michaelkennedy]

The bassist knows that this is the real bass, this is the bedrock of any song.

[lasinonedog]

Takes me back to the days of my youth. How I miss those days.