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“Play For Today” was the second single from "Seventeen Seconds". It was one of the earliest songs written for the album, completed before the previous album "Three Imaginary Boys" was released. It was included on the CD release of the band’s first singles collection Staring At The Sea, but not included on the cassette edition Standing On A Beach. When Lol Tolhurst was asked which song got the best crowd reaction live, he responded: "Cure fans always sing along to the keyboard line of “Play For Today,” which is pretty wonderful to experience!" As part of… read more
“Play For Today” was the second single from "Seventeen Seconds". It was one of the earliest songs written for the album, completed before t… read more
“Play For Today” was the second single from "Seventeen Seconds". It was one of the earliest songs written for the album, completed before the previous album "Three Imagina… read more

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The Cure is a British gothic rock/post-punk/new wave band which formed in 1976 in Crawley, England, United Kingdom. The band originally formed as Malice then changing their name to Easy Cure in 1977 before finally settling on the name The Cure in 1978, consisted of Robert Smith (vocals, guitar), Pearl "Porl" Thompson (guitar), Michael Dempsey (bass), and Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst (drums), with the band's lineup undergoing several changes throughout the years and Smith remaining as the only constant member throughout the band's history. The band currently… read more
The Cure is a British gothic rock/post-punk/new wave band which formed in 1976 in Crawley, England, United Kingdom. The band originally formed as Malice then changing their name to Easy Cu… read more
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