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The Cure's "Just Like Heaven"

3/5/20261 hr 11 min

Is “Just Like Heaven” The Cure’s pop masterpiece? Diallo Riddle and LUXXURY dive into the 1987 crossover hit, unpacking what makes it the purest distillation of The Cure’s sound while tracing the band’s blend of goth atmosphere and euphoric pop across their discography.

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Songs Discussed:

“Just Like Heaven” - The Cure

“Hot n Cold” - Katy P...

Clips

Showing 10 of 12
Did The Cure Jump Sharks?
Rebelling Against Goth
What Even Is Goth?
Goth’s Unexpected Roots
Peak Darkness, One Line
Introducing Cureisms
Bob’s Build: The Slow Unveil
Drag The Goths To The Two
Why Their Lyrics Age Well
Misheard Lyric Confession

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 10:00

    "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. Throw her arms around my neck. "It's your hot and your cold, your yes and your no, your in and your out, your up and your down." Yes. "Do you believe in life after love?"

  2. Diallo Riddle· Host0:22

    Believe in life after love.

  3. Speaker 10:24

    'Cause I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away. Woo! I don't know where my soul is.

  4. Diallo Riddle· Host0:31

    Soul is.

  5. Speaker 10:32

    I don't know where my home is.

  6. Diallo Riddle· Host0:35

    Yes.

  7. Speaker 10:36

    Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me. I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed. You must not know about me. You must not know about me. I can have another you in a minute. Matter of fact, he'll be here in a minute. Check it out. I know who I want to take me home. I know who I want to take me home.

  8. Diallo Riddle· Host1:04

    Just like heaven. [laughs] So Luxury, today we're talking about a song from one of the biggest and most prolific bands ever. They've been around for 50 years, and they've influenced everyone from Olivia Rodrigo to Interpol to The Smashing Pumpkins.

  9. LUXXURY· Host1:18

    That's right, Diallo, and today's song is the one that broke them into the American mainstream. It's pure euphoria, chiming guitars, driving drums, a build so satisfying you almost don't realize how meticulously it is constructed.

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