Damn, Boris Williams is so fast on those 16th notes on that hi-hat. The fact that he could keep that beat for over 7 minutes is incredible.

Boris on that nitro boost. Shaved nearly 2 minutes off the album version 😂

Best cure song ever ever

I love the additional riff the bass player adds to this song in addition to the main bass line. Gives it an inpatient urge - sounds amazing.

Presuming this particular song is 7 mins long the hi hat was hit 6,720 in this video absolute madness

4:00 Robert with some (alternative lyrics) and not skipping a beat! (Pushing deep) for the fear of sleep again (Taking it out like it's going home again) (Running around like he's all on his own again)

Omg this is the first time I’ve seen them play it in this style and tempo. It’s like a whole new song, Roberts vocals are so magical and intense. Just an absolute masterpiece.

this is beyond amazing. the fast tempo does make it feel more intense

Song is so powerful I can listen to this every day

Can't believe this album was released in 1989..frigging unbelievable..still can't get my head around the creative skiill behind it..timeless

This is simply the greatest song ive ever heard

This song right here, lives and breathes, it is everything, it will steal your soul and swallow you whole, break your heart, move you to tears and tear you apart, it will love you and hate you, kick your ass and berate you. You will laugh and cry, you will bleed and die, you will lay on the ground and stare blindly at the sky, you will surrender and scream, it won't leave, it can't, you will never give it up, you will never let it go. -Amanda Corrin Westfall

Bloody perfect! Boris is a BEAST on those drums, and Robert is in his prime!

I have listened to so many versions of this song and this is one of the best. That damn Boris was such a kick-ass drummer for the Cure. Listening and watching him behind a kit just makes you realize how dearly the Cure misses him. These were truly great times for the Cure. They sounded incredible live. I am so fortunate I got a chance to see them on the Wish tour.

The CURE is still one of the greatest band ever ! 2022.

I keep watching this...love the tempo/ aggressiveness to it

Never liked the fast version at first but it really grows on you. Boris is an amazing drummer!

The album "Disintegration, is to "ThE CuRe, What "Black Celebration is to "Depeche ModE... So grateful I caught the scene when it was fresh, and was able to see it then, and allow this brilliant music to still pour over me like cool rain, feeling fresh every time..

Boris rocks! This is the way it's supposed to be played!

love the speed of this version ! perfect

their hair looks so cool behind the lights

The Cure, - лучшая группа всех времён и народов.

i wish i could be in a band like this

So many feels were caught that night.

This incredible song has to be played at this tempo, like the "Entreat" version. So powerful, hypnotizing !!!

The whole concert was/is just awesome. Boris indeed is supreme. Love Pearl as well. Only saw them with that line up in 1992. It was my first Cure concert and I was 15 years old. I could not fully appreciate this line up.

The raw emotion of this song and it’s powerful relationship torn lyrics makes it one of my all time favorites. Having driven a truck for 30 yrs, you could say I know a fair bit of music

this right here might just be the best versio of disintegration i have ever seen. fast. the way it is supposed to be played.

best lyrics of all time

Robert smiths vocals just does something to me lol it whisks me away man is pure magic.

eargasm!! this is my fav incarnation of the cure

This one rocks! Been a fan of this group since they released their 1st LP.

Boris Williams on drums... Simon Gallup on Bass.... Robert in his prime... the likes will probably not be seen again. Utter brilliance. "Oh, I miss the kiss of treachery, the shameless kiss of vanity, the eye the mouth, and the heart oblique..."

As a young man, I stayed up until 1 am to watch this on eMptyV. I look back on this as a defining momet in my life, and only wish that I was born 13 years earlier so I could grow old WITH the Cure.

this version, of all versions, even the album, all other live performances; its the greatest one. the most emotion shown, everyone in their prime, everyone performing with their heart.

Brutally beautiful!

A whole different song. My hand cramps just HEARING that bass line. 7 minutes of doing that is crazyyyy!

BEST GOTH OR COLD WAVE BAND EVER AND JUST LISTEN TO BORIS WILLIAMS WHAT A DRUMMER HE WAS A CLASS ACT. A BAND IN CREATIVE OVERDRIVE HERE.

this album never fails sending the shivers to my ghastly heart.

Most incredible Cure song, JMO

The best concert of the cure ever! Pictures of You, Fascination Street, Just like Heaven, in betwen Days, a forest and desintegration are superb versions!

THE FAST TEMPO LEADS TO ANOTHER DIMENSION, BIBLICAL

At times I miss the early 90-s very much! Cheers - and all the best from a 56 year young (!) man in Sweden!

I love this song , such strong heartfelt emotions and beautiful lyrics from the great living legend Robert Smith ! I'm so happy I grew up with The Cure! I remember watching their music videos on MTV, when they actually played music on that channel! Love them, especially my man Robert!

Yo tengo el box set del Desintegration que son 3 discos y el concierto es tan idéntico al álbum que muy pocos grupos logran alcanzar............... saludos de Perú...

My favorite song from them.

I’m so happy this version exists. Disintegration is already amazing, but this version is just mind blowing

Boris Williams is the best...The Cure favorite band ever.xoxo

The Cure is one of the few bands that can touch my heart and make me feel goosebumps every single time , this version is flawless. they're like my therapists!

Saw this concert live in Dallas in 1990. Still top three concerts of all time for me.

An entire life in one song.

No comparison band...just so unique. They have nothing like them

Yeah, I miss the kiss of treachery The shameless kiss of vanity The soft and the black and the velvety Up tight against the side of me And mouth and eyes and heart all bleed And run in thickening streams of greed As bit by bit, it starts the need To just let go, my party piece Yeah, I miss the kiss of treachery The shameless kiss before I feed The stench of a love for younger meat And the sound it makes when it cuts in deep The holding up on bended knees The addiction of duplicities As bit by bit, it starts the need To just let go, my party piece But I never said I would stay to the end I leave you with babies and hoping for secrecy Screaming like this in the hope of sincerity Scream with me over and over and over I leave you with photographs, pictures of trickery Stains on the carpet and stains on the scenery Songs about happiness murmured in dreams And we both of us knew how the ending would be So it's all come back round to breaking apart again Breaking apart like I'm made up of glass again Making it up behind my back again Making it afraid for the fear of sleep again Pushed in deep to bare bone again Take him outside like he's all on his own again Round and round and round, it's coming apart again Over and over and over Now that I know that I'm breaking to pieces I'll pull out my heart and I'll feed it to anyone Crying for comfort, crocodiles cry For the love of the crowd and the three cheers from everyone Dropping through sky, through the glass of the roof Through the roof of your mouth, through the mouth of your eye Through the eye of the needle, it's easier for me To get closer to heaven than ever feel whole again I never said I would stay to the end I'd leave you with babies and hoping for secrecy Screaming like this in the hole of sincerity Scream with me over and over and over I leave you with photographs, pictures of trickery And stains on the carpet and stains on the memory Songs about happiness murmured in dreams And we both of us knew how the end always is How the end always is How the end always is How the end always is How the end always is How the end always is Always is Always is Always is Always is Always Always Always Always Always Always is Lyrics by The Cure

So dynamic, so aggressive, so heartbreaking, but still so exhilarating

How can you dislike this song ?

I'm watching this on mute whilst watching the Cure perform this song right now as the headliners of Glastonbury, 29 years later. And the are literally no different apart from the effects of aging... They are simply absolute timeless masters of their craft.

Txs for always be there, txs for inspired my life , txs for the poems, txs for the music...

Best album...ever...one of the best songs ...EVER

My favorite all time song :)

this gloriously dark song, particularly the album version, sounds like a companion piece to “From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea” on their next album (“Wish”)

Thank fore a perfekt album, disintigrasjon. hi from Oslo in Norway

Disintegration and A Forrest, best of The Cure.

Oh i miss the kiss of treachery the shameless Kiss of vanity the soft and the black and the Velvety up tight against the side of me and Mouth and eyes and heart all bleed and run in Thickening streams of greed as bit by bit it Starts the need to just let go my party piece Oh i miss the kiss of treachery the aching kiss Before i feed the stench of a love for a younger Meat and the sound that it makes when it cuts In deep the holding up on bended knees the Addiction of duplicities as bit by bit it starts The need to just let go my party piece But i never said i would stay to the end so i Leave you with babies and hoping for frequency Screaming like this in the hope of the secrecy Screaming me over and over and over i leave You with photographs pictures of trickery Stains on the carpet and stains on the scenery Songs about happiness murmured in dreams When we both us knew how the ending would Be... So it's all come back round to breaking apart Again breaking apart like i'm made up of glass Again making it up behind my back again Holding my breath for the fear of sleep again Pushing deep for the fear of alero again Talking it out like it's going home again Running araund like he's all on his own again And round and it's coming apart again over and Over and over Now that i know that i'm breaking to pieces i'll Pull out my heart and i'll feed it to anyone Crying for sympathy crocodile cry for the love Of the crowd and the three cheers from Everyone dropping through sky through the Glass of the roof through the roof of your mouth Through the mouth of your eye through the eye Of the needle it's easier for me to get closer to Heaven than ever feel whole again I never said i would stay to the end i knew i Would leave you with babies and everything Screaming like this in the hole of sincerity Screaming me over and over and over i leave You with photographs pictures of trickery Stains on the carpet and stains on the memory Songs about Happiness murmured in dreams when we both Of us knew how the end always is...

A Brilliant Haunting Masterpiece. Love the faster live version

This is just incredible

So perfect ❤❤❤❤

Absolutely brilliant. Can’t stop watching this ❤️

No they are fuckn incredible they can play 3 hours straight nonstop is mind blowing

이노랜 들을수록좋다 내인생곡

I love The CURE even if they don't know every single fan. But I know bringing me happiness gives them a cure. Love every piece of art they can throw at the world.

One word! “I LOVE YOU THE CURE” 😜♥️

Hands down most creative and musical genius ever . Im 50 and loved them the moment i heard them . 2nd grade on 120 minites mtv lol but that was when it was music not reality

Robert,, you are a God among men.. nuff said!

Epic. Cure. I much appreciate their talents

i cant stop watching this

This song gets me every time! MASTERPIECE.

I play along to the album version on my drums and it's like a workout everytime. Very simple beat but the precision in which it's played requires unbreakable stamina and rhythm. I haven't tried to play it at this tempo yet--I might burn 1000 calories doing so. Haha.

My Second comentary my First love and my despite for Robert, for cure. I love It ALL. Genius

Praise The Master!

The keyboards at 4:17...nothing short of orgasmic. This whole song is. The Cure is.

imho top1 disintegration live version.

Very fast this version .Five years more late tempo would change not so fast.But this song is perfect fast or slow. Wow ! 28 years of this great song

I like "bonking Boris" very much! Absolutely bonkers! All the best!

Super fast, Entreat version. Thank you so much for this.

Love it 😍 🏆♥️

Hope one day boris will come back and play a reunion for just that tour. The drummer now is pretty good aswell but boris will always be my fav

This song described me to a T back when it came out. I identified so much on this song with the way my life was. It is amazing.

i love this song than my own life, this is so melancolic and beautiful, i have no word for describe this song, ty the cure for being in my life love you

Now, you guys understand why I've been playing "Disintegration" since August of this year, "over and over and over again...."

This version is bonkers!

I saw this tour live in Madrid. The atmosphere with lights and fog... unforgetable.

Speed.... no me canso de oír este tema 🕷🕸

I love Boris Williams

Fantastic!!

I love this one!! Disintegration is the best!! My favorite by far. Ha,1990 the year I was born! lol Awesome. XD

My and my highschool sweetheart wr so much in to the cure most of my happy times but after 18 years together we parted ways it always reminds me of her and my wife now does not like them I have to listen to dm alone😩

Pure sound of existential dread..

Amazing.

Doesn't this song make you all want to play air bass to Simon Gallup's melodic yet so violent riff?

to me the cure is: smith, gallup, and tolhurst. best albums: three imaginary boys, seventeen seconds, faith, pornography, and disintegration. :)