The Cure - Killing an arab
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15 жыл бұрынOne of my favorite bands from the 80's. Robert Smith really got the guts
@williamf.buckleyjr3227 2 жыл бұрын
I was 15 years old when I first heard this song. Now I'm 50. And it's still new.
@milanm403 2 жыл бұрын
No, it's not new. You need to listen something new and different. Your brain will shrink 😀.
@mika-dg2bd 2 жыл бұрын
Thé cure pour
@destonlee2838 2 жыл бұрын
We're right here.all of us. Right here
@valentinasuarez9303 2 жыл бұрын
im 15 rn lmaoo
@Wouldyoujust_ 2 жыл бұрын
@@valentinasuarez9303 Just 5 years older than when I started listening to my mom's cassettes. Good taste kiddo❤
@dropway9 12 жыл бұрын
The Cure has always had an absolutely smoking bass guitar sound. They've had several players over their long career but the bass is always kicking.
@weinhard961 2 жыл бұрын
Okay
@imaginarygirl0 Жыл бұрын
Thanks to Simon 🖤
@brendans3817 Жыл бұрын
Not really. Simon mostly
@ronsworld250 Жыл бұрын
Michael Dempsey, Simon Gallup, Phil Thornalley, and Simon again and going forward.
@JJA_88 Жыл бұрын
See his open mouth but I hear no sound
@aleksandramijailovic6705 5 жыл бұрын
Mother died today. Or yesterday; I can't be sure
@squidhater1641 5 жыл бұрын
Not that it really matters anyways
@andresnieto6946 5 жыл бұрын
Aujourd'hui maman est mort. Ou peut-être hier, je ne sais pas. Like this is way much better
@jsbhmm8232 5 жыл бұрын
Did you have a cup of coffee and a cigarette?
@far_away_rhys 5 жыл бұрын
Just read this book today, I finally understand these comments.
@battleostrich9144 5 жыл бұрын
**MAMAN
@OSTEDband 4 жыл бұрын
I'm not a COVID-19 expert but this is The Cure
@DogzDinette 4 жыл бұрын
I’m stealing that line and using it before it’s too late....
@antiscyllisneocht5669 4 жыл бұрын
INFOWARS? Remember when Jerry Springer had a that Final Thought conclusive segment every show? Hire this guy and I'll watch it.
@elsaalcala5486 4 жыл бұрын
OSTED You right , amigo 🇲🇽
@ottorinogentile5457 4 жыл бұрын
The best antithood in Italy.
@johannabuitrago5631 4 жыл бұрын
The Cure por siempre, saludes desde Colombia
@gbvjon Жыл бұрын
I was assigned "The Stranger" by Albert Camus in college, and I read it. My prof said if you lived your life by this philosophy you'd be a wreck. I swear that I got as much from this song as I got from the book, plus it rocked.
@dukeon Жыл бұрын
Might want to read the book again though, just for the end bit where Mersault is on trial. Inspired “The Wall” a bit, I think.
@valentinvali9622 11 ай бұрын
His philosophy basically amounts to "you should enjoy life as much as possible cause it's absurd anyway". Your prof should read more Camus lol
@dannyhightower911 10 ай бұрын
@@valentinvali9622 Its more than that. And no, I bet the proffesor knew more Camus than you did. And Camus was not a particularly happy person.
@valentinvali9622 10 ай бұрын
@@dannyhightower911 of course it's more than that lmao. I just tried to sum it up in a short dumbed-down phrase. But it's definitely not something that would turn you into "a wreck" if you live by it. If Camus wasn't a happy person that doesn't mean that his philosophy is to be unhappy.
@gbvjon 10 ай бұрын
Didn't mean to turn this into a "continental fiction" debate, which I think was the class during which I was assigned this novel. I still maintain that my PhD Northwestern University professor likely had a valid opinion. I don't claim to be an expert on existentialism. I dig the Cure. I have an autographed poster in my basement.
@JDeissreVIEWSFROMHELL 8 жыл бұрын
The Stranger is such an amazing book
@Metal_Health_Worker 8 жыл бұрын
+J. Deiss by?
@midnightdive 8 жыл бұрын
+Marian-David Wolff Albert Camus.
@ksof8790 8 жыл бұрын
Yes it is 💕
@ywchyzkxqlxp 8 жыл бұрын
+Sand Wichfeet Have you tried this book? it´s very good and an easy read
@dmf41 8 жыл бұрын
+J. Deiss remarkable, short, honest, absurd book. I had the good fortune of having it as part of my high school French class. The teacher was a brilliant Haitian ex-pat who didn't seem to mind that we were only 16. That same year, in English class, we read "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles... the less said about that the better.
@pinku708 4 жыл бұрын
This song has the coolest bass line I’ve heard.
@MrAndMrsVampire 3 жыл бұрын
I have always loved this bass line too!!!
@VioladorDeLaLey21 Жыл бұрын
Greatest bass line to me!
@viachicago 2 ай бұрын
Great bass line. Give this bass solo a listen, also great (starts at 1:36). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qddzZ7mpmdaWkmw.htmlsi=EJIJXRJRu0Gyi2Ty
@viachicago 2 ай бұрын
Another great bass in the song The Tower by Wye Oak, though it’s a lead instrument in this case (solo starts at the one minute thirty-six second mark). kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qddzZ7mpmdaWkmw.htmlsi=EJIJXRJRu0Gyi2Ty
@peachyrose8537 Жыл бұрын
Cant believe one of my favorite bands made a song about one of my favorite books
@pobbinista Жыл бұрын
Me too. I remember reading the book and thinking that I knew the story from somewhere. Albert Camus L'Etranger. Have you also read La Peste?
@user-ll4ws8dv5y 3 ай бұрын
@@pobbinistaI am French and I am absolutly atonished to see that so many foreign people know about this very classical masterpiece of French litterature
@pobbinista 3 ай бұрын
@user-ll4ws8dv5y I used to live in Perpignan in the late 90s. I used to read French books to help me learn the language.
@user-ll4ws8dv5y 3 ай бұрын
@@pobbinista That’s great ! Have you read any other classical books?
@pobbinista 3 ай бұрын
I read Boule de Suif
@joesmobody5152 5 жыл бұрын
Listened to this just because it was banned from Spotify.
@trooper1024 5 жыл бұрын
Me too! Hahahaha
@heatherdavis3450 5 жыл бұрын
What's crazy is there is a cover of this song on Spotify by The Reign but they banned the original by The Cure like what the heck
@user-rl2gy5yd9d 5 жыл бұрын
Brittany Davis I just looked and it’s there now
@tonym.villacruzvillacruz5728 5 жыл бұрын
Wtf r u kidding? Pathetic!
@dannyherrera1598 5 жыл бұрын
They do have this song on spotify but its a live version.... I couldnt find it for months but I found it a few days ago
@amers83 9 жыл бұрын
People will take what they want from this song. It can't be helped. Just keep in mind this is Robert at 19 (Sep.20,1978) giving artistic expression to one of his favorite books. The band were all teenagers at the time with what I doubt to be cruel intentions.
@pkg996 9 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Times were very different then. Funny how it's all changed...not :( Nevertheless,an excellent song.
@davidbentley4032 4 жыл бұрын
Most 19 year olds these days are playing video games, texting, or getting pissed out of their skulls. I doubt that more than 0.1% of them have even heard of 'L'Etranger' never mind read it.
@xltsalad8100 4 жыл бұрын
David Bentley ok boomer
@mooks500 3 жыл бұрын
@@davidbentley4032 we read it in school though
@chanjackie2299 3 жыл бұрын
title of the song :more true than ever, we should do it !
@hazysundaysband 3 жыл бұрын
Every single Cure video: *I don't know about Coronavirus but this is The Cure*
@mauriciomolinavargas316 3 ай бұрын
Who are listening this in 2024?
@lobotomyscam1051 2 ай бұрын
Me.
@alienhalfbreed1301 2 ай бұрын
Me
@andromedanb614 2 ай бұрын
yee
@donaldmatondo7064 2 ай бұрын
The Best of 'The Cure'
@somecunt8579 2 ай бұрын
Learn to speak english
@SammyHannat 8 жыл бұрын
Just a heads up, this song is based off of "The Stranger" by nobel prize winning Albert Camus where the main character is a French Algerian who kills an arab on the beach after his mother's funeral
@ausundvorbei1 8 жыл бұрын
+Sammy Hannat - merci beaucoup ! That is the reality , so it was the Mr Hollande`Goverment that apologiest ( demander pardon) to the all Algerians - 55 years later. By the way, the Cure-Frontman,Mr Shmiths is gay - so i am same NO MORE HATECRIME IN THIS WORLD - EVEN IN WORDS LIKE HERE ARE PRESENTED FROM .mc donalds James Orlando Andrew Chase and Donald Trumps
@francescomasala702 8 жыл бұрын
+Sammy Hannat Most of the people commenting with racist shit probably never opened a book in their lives, not to mention Albert Camus books.
@ausundvorbei1 8 жыл бұрын
+Luca Argenti doesnt mater, some1 is gay or not, in Greatbritten promotion for hommosexuel-livestyle was illegal, in fakt Jimmy Sommervil songs .
@marmalade4sunrise 8 жыл бұрын
we could apply themes of The Stranger to the way present day people overreact to this song...I wrote an essay in college about the attitude of the jury who assume things about the man because of what he did, they just assume, and people are so knee jerk these days, they also don't take into consideration the meaninglessness of the actions of a person suffering a mental break down, or alternate explanations which aren't "that's racist"
@AH-mq2zu 8 жыл бұрын
cool
@openplz3000 2 ай бұрын
One of the first cure songs i heard. Still love them
@maxthebat_ 4 жыл бұрын
The Cure - Killing an Arab Standing on the beach With a gun in my hand Staring at the sea Staring at the sand Staring down the barrel At the Arab on the ground I can see his open mouth But I hear no sound I'm alive, I'm dead I'm the stranger Killing an Arab I can turn And walk away Or I can fire the gun Staring at the sky Staring at the sun Whichever I chose It amounts to the same Absolutely nothing I'm alive, I'm dead I'm the stranger Killing an Arab I feel the steel butt jump Smooth in my hand Staring at the sea Staring at the sand Staring at myself Reflected in the eyes Of the dead man on the beach The dead man on the beach I'm alive, I'm dead I'm the stranger Killing an Arab
@ab1r741 3 жыл бұрын
@@chanjackie2299 ??
@adinocc2042 2 жыл бұрын
Cheers, mate!
@em7dim9 2 жыл бұрын
@@ab1r741 Don't feed the trolls.
@culture4519 2 жыл бұрын
I can turn and walk away or rapid fire on the gun sounds cooler brah
@brunostefani9845 2 жыл бұрын
Albert CAMUS "L'étranger"
@simonrecardo4249 2 ай бұрын
I play this song all the time and I play the cure music often,,, The Cure is Brilliant, ok Everyone ❤❤❤
@blinkspacestudio8892 2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of that black cassette tape I my sister had. I listened to it non stop when I was a kid. What a freaking amazing band, still to this day. Its probably been over 30years since I heard this song and I rattled it off like it was yesterday lol
@seanod7157 8 жыл бұрын
I love that Camus is being discussed online. Maybe there is hope for the future.
@sirgloster9216 8 жыл бұрын
+Konig Corvus He's been discussed for some time now. Nothing has changed though.
@steffclarke1 8 жыл бұрын
An essentially solipsistic worldview negates the need for the concept of a monotheistic god figure when that perspective is one's own
@alexejsil8585 7 жыл бұрын
wow that's quite an ill-formulated statement you make there on behalf of Camus... hope?! Have you even read his oeuvre? :D He argues for pragmatic atheism and the whole point of absurdism is to depict the dire insufficiency and meaningless all-consuming void of terms like hope, faith, existential compliance etc. wtf man... as a matter of fact, the absurd is described as an immutable pillar and likewise consequence of flawed and incomplete human nature. The highest degree of liberty and scope of action can only be accessed if one accepts the absurd in order to revolt subseqeuntly against any pseudo-meaningful bullshit there is... by doing so, one never gets stuck, one never loses faith cuz there's simply none left. Basically, he's not even an existentialist or atheist given that he's neither a disbeliever ( ergo he does not believe that there is no god) nor a believer - his thoughts were pragmatically individualistic while establishing a sense of collectively shared basis of existential hardship we all face and encounter no matter were we are on this wretched world. There is no need for fancy self-righteous ideas, a helping divine hand or crypto-nationalist approaches... it's tragically ridiculous... everytime I look around seing what goes down here and there in our postmodern, postfactual and postsecular world. Why don't we heed 20th century thinkers, who were all to wary of what risks such narrow-mindedness entails? Human tragedy is alive and kicking again as we grow week instead of growing strong. We favor cushy, safe and shiny dependence (ideationally and materialisticially) over the uncanny night of lucidity and independence. wtf is that. Stop slaggin and kick up some existential riots. I'm not done with this world yet
@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music 6 жыл бұрын
Don't get your hopes up.
@jacobrheaume1 6 жыл бұрын
there is not.
@Olivia_Did_Dat 27 күн бұрын
The cure is timeless.. I first saw them in concert 25 years ago to see a relatively unknown band at the time called Interpol. There are some things in life that I will never forget and that concert is one of them.
@TraitofSiNN727 2 жыл бұрын
I had a craving of listening to this song at full blast on my stereo...classic single from The Cure...I can hear this and A Forest over and over again...
@MikeBurkard 8 жыл бұрын
Robert Smith has said that the song "was a short poetic attempt at condensing my impression of the key moments in L'Étranger (The Stranger) by Albert Camus" (Cure News number 11, October 1991). It has nothing to do with current events... >.
@adrewsona 8 жыл бұрын
Classic case of 'no symbols where none intended'
@bright1948light 7 жыл бұрын
And I am NOT justifying terrorism, because it is a vicious circle, you only get what you give. Peace for all
@taragragg400 6 жыл бұрын
Mike Burkard They are so literal.
@CosmicContrarian 8 жыл бұрын
Turn up bass on your headphones, enjoy! :D
@pseudohipSTAR90 6 жыл бұрын
Simon Gallup, man!
@mitchelwalsh5356 6 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you here.
@carlofonovs9835 6 жыл бұрын
that was actually Micheal Dempsey's bass
@chanjackie2299 3 жыл бұрын
title of the song :more true than ever, we should do it !
@winstonsmiththx1138 3 жыл бұрын
@@chanjackie2299 and the Jews as well, since we are giving out stupid opinions.
@michaeltorres492 2 жыл бұрын
My stepdad from Mexico showed me this song when I was in about 2nd grade. Loved it ever since. Thanks Lalo
@JMarieCAlove Жыл бұрын
I had an uncle named Lalo but he lived in central California and played the saxophone, I’m not sure he heard of the Cure though lol.. he was a cool guy. 😁
@politicalcartoonist 6 жыл бұрын
I read Camus 14 years old. I was in a cure pen pal chain from Creem magazine I collected rare pics of Robert Smith. I had cure posters on my wall in 7th grade. I painted my nails the cure. The year is 2018 and I still love this song. That's a good song.
@talkshowhost3512 6 жыл бұрын
there is no way someone can understand camus at year 14
@grottydog 5 жыл бұрын
“political cartoons for donald trump”
@dancorcoran7883 8 жыл бұрын
"And each successive shot was another loud, fateful rap on the door of my undoing."
@davidbentley4032 4 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest lines in literature, and the novel is full of them.
@CursorLucullus 10 жыл бұрын
For people who are offended by the title. I am Arab and when I saw the title I was shocked but I get information and music is not racist .. she is from a book
@CursorLucullus 10 жыл бұрын
Excessivement attaché a une certaine morale ? C'est à dire ?
@CursorLucullus 10 жыл бұрын
***** Ça a l'air pas mal, je le prendrais a l'occasion. Merci du conseil ;)
@DonutUnderpants 9 жыл бұрын
Oui oui! She is from ze book, ohn hon hon! Haha. I'm sorry.
@DonutUnderpants 9 жыл бұрын
PrepperWorkShop Dafuq?
@plainpizza7935 9 жыл бұрын
Daddy Junky Maghribi, mish kedda?
@MaxOrtega99 9 сағат бұрын
The Cure is my favorite band of the 80's, also was my best friend's favorite band. In 2019 The Cure came to Mexico and I invited my best friend to the concert, it was sublime for us to hear Robert Smith playing his greatest hits 2 hours (me and my friend always dreamed of seeing The Cure live). A few months later he died in a motorcycle accident; I miss him so much, I feel alone without him. So, every time I want to be with my friend, I listen to The cure and remind all the great times we lived together talking, drinking and listening to this. R.I.P friend, someday we'll see us again.
@TheDirectMessenger88 7 жыл бұрын
This Comment section; 50% ITS NOT RACIST. GET INFORMED 50% The Stranger is a good book 0% Hey, The Cure was pretty good for a first single.
@chaiTV 5 жыл бұрын
nobody asked for it, but thanks anyway I guess, for your statistical analysis of the comments
@pawec8137 4 жыл бұрын
at least the comment providing statistics about other comments is more than 0%
@ElCameronDormido 4 жыл бұрын
back when this song came out we weren't sensitive snowflakes like kids are now
@adamtolley5621 4 жыл бұрын
@@ElCameronDormido yet you wine all the fucking time
@ElCameronDormido 4 жыл бұрын
@@adamtolley5621 soy boy alert!
@vonsopas 9 жыл бұрын
"Aujourd’hui, maman est morte..."
@satzui4104 5 жыл бұрын
Magnifique
@michka841 4 жыл бұрын
Wsh ma daronne est crevée mais balek
@JandJandJandJandJ 8 жыл бұрын
I didn't know Smith read Camus. Damn, two of my favorite artists.
@mickwayne3398 6 жыл бұрын
There's another Cure song based on Baudelaire's poem "Les Yeux des Pauvre".
@susannebuchholz785 2 жыл бұрын
What a timeless masterpiece!I das them first live in Berlin 1987.Absolutely great!🤘🏻💜
@fugopilled 11 ай бұрын
as an arab i can confirm this killed me
@SuperSTARWARS4ever 8 жыл бұрын
I love THE CURE They were and still cutting edge for alternative music
@skawteebee 10 жыл бұрын
Just started reading The Stranger the other day, read this scene this morning and immediately thought of the song. Never put two and two together until now, but have always loved this song!
@dfk09 Жыл бұрын
I think Robert Smith was inspired by the book, The Stranger, by Albert Camus. I just finished reading that book a couple of weeks ago. In that book, the main character killed an Arab man. The book also makes frequent references to the sun and the beach.
@reddays8448 Жыл бұрын
Robert said it’s about the book
@caseytins Жыл бұрын
This song is a complete reference to the Camus novel. One of the greatest writers ever!
@dfk09 Жыл бұрын
@@caseytins I agree. I read another one of his books this year, The Plague.
@cassandraesparza6107 Жыл бұрын
I noticed this too when I was in my high school English class over 20 years ago!!! I pointed it out to my teacher and she asked me to share it with the class :)
@doomcat. 6 ай бұрын
I think it's a common knowledge
@chriskay284 Жыл бұрын
First time I saw them they played this, the guitar sound seemed to echo and bounce round the theatre, really uncanny and I still remember it.
@ihopethisusernameisa Жыл бұрын
It's made by a guitar pedal called chorus or something
@ikatsumiidi3702 9 жыл бұрын
It's been years and years that I haven't heard this song , love it!!!
@jackiem.dearroyo8739 Жыл бұрын
I love love love the Cure! My favorite for 40 years!
@albertodiazhernandez6428 3 жыл бұрын
More than 40 years of this song and as fresh as The Cure is !
@johnwhoissavedbygrace9975 2 жыл бұрын
I hadn’t heard this song since I was a kid listening to my dads albums. Just woke up when it was a focal part of a dream I had. First thing I did was open KZfaq and listened. Still an absolutely great song
@headpump 10 ай бұрын
Albert Camus was an existentialist writer active in the 1950s, post WWII. Another powerful novel is 'The Plague'..
@mightysmith1 25 күн бұрын
He sings it as "killing another" in concert. I guess he is afraid of people who don't get the meaning of the song trying to cancel him. Still, it's great the other way too.
@scottbeck9385 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite Cure song. Just their very best song.
@sanchezcynthiacs Ай бұрын
Never thought times would be as crazy as they are today. I feel at peace when I listen to The Cure.
@michaelpergola5106 6 жыл бұрын
This like so many Cure songs is a work of art!
@elcallado6790 3 жыл бұрын
Omg! ❤️ Nunca habia escuchado esta BELLEZA! 🤘🔥 LA CURA.. ES THE CURE!!❤️🖤🥁🎸🎸🎸🔥
@woody5831 2 жыл бұрын
Bought this when it came out & saw them couple of times in 1979 supporting Siouxsie and the Banshees & double headline with WIRE great days
@Damhod 7 жыл бұрын
if i think of my childhood , i think of the cure :) my mother teached me good music .
@jenwendy7 3 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorite Cure songs ❤ ❤ ❤
@shayg76-n2t 4 жыл бұрын
One of the best I really like the Cure especially I like this song Because of his lyrics
@kleverly7772 6 жыл бұрын
[LYRICS] I'm standing on the beach With a gun in my hand Staring at the sky Staring at the sand Staring down the barrel At the Arab on the ground I can see his open mouth But I hear no sound I'm alive I'm dead I'm the stranger Killing an Arab I can turn And walk away Or I can fire the gun Staring at the sky Staring at the sun Whichever I chose It amounts to the same Absolutely nothing I'm alive I'm dead I'm the stranger Killing an Arab I feel the steel butt jump Smooth in my hand Staring at the sea Staring at the sand Staring at myself Reflected in the eyes Of the dead man on the beach The dead man on the beach I'm alive I'm dead I'm the stranger Killing an Arab
@guillermoraulesttamatti8255 6 жыл бұрын
En mis 15 años, y ahora en los 47 años, jamás voy a dejar de escuchar este magnífico grupo musical.. por siempre the Cure...
@aliedator8638 2 жыл бұрын
Same dudee, that Quality is so Bad
@corvidox 5 жыл бұрын
*THAT **_BEAUTIFUL_** BASS*
@mandyworthington24 Жыл бұрын
I read Camus's book every year..it grounds me, it gives you so much to think about..whilst answering all your questions. ❤
@ddsgabo 6 ай бұрын
One of their best songs. I was 15 when this album came out. I'm 50 now.
@porpozontokonto9161 9 жыл бұрын
RIP Albert Camus
@unabonger777 5 жыл бұрын
a little late, aren't you?
@Absolutely_puck_fakestine 5 жыл бұрын
Dude died 60 years ago.
@meursault5861 4 жыл бұрын
Pretty much completely opposite to what he was all about, but ok
@ahoranolose6389 4 жыл бұрын
Sartre>Camus
@eduardoteixeira6496 3 жыл бұрын
@@ahoranolose6389 sartre always said that liked the liberty, but used to defend the Soviet Union lol
@xanarchy1296 5 жыл бұрын
Wow my parent always said the cure was a amazing band..for now on I’m going to trust them a lot more 👏🏼
@VADORT 2 жыл бұрын
Thank u the cure for this amazing music so deep so dark and powerfull
@luckygitane 4 ай бұрын
I can't believe one of my favorite authors wrote a book based on one of my favorite songs 🙏🙏🙏
@azzzzzzzraelllllll 13 күн бұрын
lmaoo
@heatherhorner1747 8 жыл бұрын
I read "The Stranger" by writer/philosopher Albert Camus in junior high, years ago. What are the kids reading now? The theme is existentialism, not racism. Pick up a book, read, form your own opinion.
@Erwin.Clayton 8 жыл бұрын
+Heather Horner JR HIGH?!?
@heatherhorner1747 8 жыл бұрын
+John Morley hmmm, it was so long ago, but it actually must have been high school. 10th grade-ish
@Erwin.Clayton 8 жыл бұрын
lol i see...ya i taught middle school for a bit & none of those kids were ready to open themselves to the gentle indifference of the world!
@sharpvonl201 8 жыл бұрын
The theme is the absurd not existentialism although hey are similar. read the sister book to it, the myth of sisyphus.
@albertcamus9338 7 жыл бұрын
I remember I read mine in 8th Grade.
@thebookwormdiaries 7 жыл бұрын
Discovered this song back in high school, and just got to reading Camus. I feel so left behind.
@mohtashimnizamani 3 жыл бұрын
Heyy, we are friends on Facebook. I've just seen your comment. Cool.
@indigojones8 3 ай бұрын
I was aware of The Cure in the early '80s and knew of this song and their comments about how it wasn't anti-arab. Decades later, I finally read The Stranger and had a new take on the book and the song. Love it even more now. Fantastic to hear/read the lines and recognize them and read them in context.
@thedivineherself 2 ай бұрын
Listening to this as a kurd hits different
@TheFabulousSnowflake Жыл бұрын
Great song with wonderful message…love the cure for their courageous artistry
@zacharypage3135 7 жыл бұрын
i love this song. perfect for right now
@flashtheoriginal 5 жыл бұрын
Magnificent musicianship. A class recording.
@markanderson4094 10 ай бұрын
Rob Smith is a class Act a British legend
@michaelgould6842 8 жыл бұрын
Great song. Love the lyrics.
@NouveauArtPunk 13 жыл бұрын
intense tune, love that guitar riff at the beginning
@AstoriaHeard 5 жыл бұрын
This was the first Cure song I ever heard, back in 1992-ish, and from the very first bar, I knew I’d found something amazing. Here I am, so many years & lifetimes later in 2019, and that same first few seconds of this song STILL gives me chills. ☺️🏆💓🙌🏽🦄🎀💋 Also, I had this album on cassette tape, and on the B Side was a whole other “album” of songs I can’t seem to find anywhere ever since. More instrumental, or experimental kind of, but SO SO good. Anybody know what I’m referring to?! Love to all... XxxooO n
@Twitch-gw3ww 9 ай бұрын
This is a 🎯 hit song..😊
@romosh79 9 жыл бұрын
The song has nothing to do with Arabs, it's an allegorical reference to Albert Camus' novel The Stranger, where the protagonist Meursault kills an Arab on an Algerian beach for no apparent reason. Meursault, "The Stranger," then reinterprets the event to diminish responsibility and protect himself from psychological harm. It's about suppression and denial.
@gegeartbuzz350 9 жыл бұрын
Meursault - one of great vintage (wine speaking) !!!!!
@lusiphercain887 9 жыл бұрын
wrong its about arabs taking over the liquor stores and other bissness's in the u.s. thats why robert smith moved to the u.k.
@idan-1387 9 жыл бұрын
What? this is not a book about denial. This is not why Camus wrote the book.
@DanielJohnson1972 9 жыл бұрын
I agree,the media,and gov't are conglomerates, that incite fear,and uncertainty at times to control the masses,I rather be an original thinker,than most of the sheep out their! I never read the book,but it seems interesting!
@idan-1387 9 жыл бұрын
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@avacherry3618 7 ай бұрын
Why would anyone who actually read the book 'The Stranger ' think this song is racist? Absurd ! The main character had absolutely no bias or judgement whatsoever. He was so alienated he wanted to feel something. Only at his execution did he wish that he heard 'howls of execration'
@Shelley_watt 3 жыл бұрын
Nothing tops this track ...timelesss.
@Xcandysays 4 жыл бұрын
My father showed me this song some time ago. I read camus' book and then i thought of this song so i came here to see if it really is any connection and i'm glad
@elpiwate1999 11 жыл бұрын
This song makes the book alive. I can see the beach where Meursault is standing, feel the unbearable heat of the sun, and the reflection of the knife.
@RaoulDukeSr 2 жыл бұрын
Incredible band on every level !
@britt-janneolsen689 Жыл бұрын
The CURE IS THE BEST 🖤🤩🤘🤘🤘
@user-ov9bm8fm3e Жыл бұрын
What A Great Song , What A Great Band !!!
@scottpeck4432 Жыл бұрын
My ultimate favorite Cure Song
@CrazyBlackMidget 12 жыл бұрын
one of my favorite Cure songs
@MartinMcEvoy 5 жыл бұрын
40 years and one day since it was released... My how time flies.
@scottbeck9385 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite Cure song ever. Their very best.
@AdamX21198 7 жыл бұрын
That moment where you accidentally stumble upon a song you've heard before that you really liked and never knew you'd find it out of nowhere.
@chanjackie2299 3 жыл бұрын
title of the song :more true than ever, we should do it !
@karenbittner6979 3 жыл бұрын
What can I say but pure magic from Robert and the boys
@lilianafranco7233 2 жыл бұрын
Rayos .. Los descubrí en los 80 y es maravilloso oírlos de nuevo con un click!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yo clickeo Tu clickeas Nosotros clickeamos Jejeje
@user-yq8jd2rm3h 10 ай бұрын
My cousin gave me this album Thankyou Ngairetta xxx
@NoMoreDepression 12 жыл бұрын
"I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe. To feel it so like myself, indeed, so brotherly, made me realize that I'd been happy, and that I was happy still. For all to be accomplished, for me to feel less lonely, all that remained to hop was that on the day of my execution there should be a huge crowd of spectators and that they should greet me with howls of execration." --the last three sentences of the novel (English trans., Random House)
@BlackEsqShogun 4 жыл бұрын
"The US government would like to know your location"
@alfrejmnz 6 жыл бұрын
This masterpiece is my favorite in the world, aand mi birthday song, amazing!
@LangThoughts 8 ай бұрын
This song has such an exhilarating and energizing title!
@valuedhumanoid6574 Жыл бұрын
Robert Smith said the song "was a short poetic attempt at condensing my impression of the key moments in the 1942 novel L'Étranger (The Stranger) by Albert Camus". The lyrics describe a shooting on a beach, in which the Arab of the title is killed by the song's narrator; in Camus' story the protagonist, Meursault, shoots an Arab on a beach, overwhelmed by his surroundings. Meursault is condemned for his honesty about his feelings. He is considered an outsider (or "stranger") because "he refuses to lie" and "doesn't play the game".
@user-dy7zt7vo4v 8 ай бұрын
Please STOP out of context comments!!! This song is based upon the book letranger by nobel prize albert camus. And its title is due to the fact that the protagonist lives in a northern africa country, where arab populations live, and he kills an arab. Should the protagonist have lived on planet mars, it would have been: killing a martian. This is just to let you understand ONCE AND FOR ALL that THIS IS NOT A ISLAMOPHOBIC AND NOT A PROZIONIST SONG!!! The novel and the song speak about HUMAN ALIENATION, so they are EXISTENTIALIST works of art!!!! Please do not trade art with politics!!!
@yugong6812 7 ай бұрын
How do you think zionisms is anti Arab in any way 💀💀💀
@Snoweee2 6 ай бұрын
@@yugong6812 zionism is anti arab and anti muslim. educate yourself
@yugong6812 6 ай бұрын
@@Snoweee2 there are many Arab and Muslim Israelis who even fight for Zionism what’s your point?
@yugong6812 6 ай бұрын
@@Snoweee2 just shows you don’t know what Zionism actually means
@Snoweee2 6 ай бұрын
@@yugong6812 theres not a single arab that fights for zionism stop being delusional
@sampollard8775 Жыл бұрын
My favourite book ever. And the song captures it perfectly
@ca9968 2 жыл бұрын
Ah...rolling into Basra City in 2003 in an APC with this on repeat...good times!!!!
@CharlieSpencers 2 жыл бұрын
How comes this sounds excellent whereas the version on Spotify sounds like it was recorded on a wired lemon?
@scrawnymf 2 жыл бұрын
true haha
@Watcher4111 Жыл бұрын
Streaming sucks. Only cd
@AnimeRockZ1009 8 жыл бұрын
Albert Camus's The Stranger is lit.
@sonofamachinegun8568 4 жыл бұрын
...erature. =]
@CrisLifeCoach 4 жыл бұрын
Asssss good as the forts day it collided with my ears end of 70’s beginning of 80s 🤘🏻
@sonofamachinegun8568 4 жыл бұрын
Never heard this song by them before. Reminds me a lot of The Clash. Good stuff.
@giancarloescoton5353 10 жыл бұрын
very nice song...i like it
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