The holy grail. The perfect pop song. From the cascading guitar intro (stolen/inspired by a section of "How Beautiful You Are") to the desperate climax, "Just Like Heaven" is The Cure’s Stairway to Heaven . It has been covered by Dinosaur Jr., Katy Perry (sort of), and countless others. If you only listen to one track in a collection, make it this one.
The wild card. A jazzy, upright-bass whimsical track about feline romance and murder-suicide (it is The Cure, after all). Surprisingly, this was their first major Top 10 hit in the UK. It proves that even when Smith is happy, he is a little bit strange. The Cure Greatest Hits
When discussing "The Cure Greatest Hits," we aren't merely talking about a tracklist on a compilation album; we are exploring a dual identity. It is a collection that oscillates violently between despair and ecstasy, often within the span of a single song. To understand the magnitude of their "hits" is to understand the evolution of alternative music itself. The holy grail