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February 9, 2009

The Cure Bring Carson Daly "Sleep When I'm Dead"

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Robert Smith and compatriots have been making the Late Night rounds in support of 4:13 Dream for a couple months, delivering both Kimmel "Freakshow" and Leno "The Perfect Boy" in mid-December. (No love for Letterman.) After a bit of a pause, Carson Daly gets "Sleep When I'm Dead." Sleep and death are two things I often associate with Carson Daly.

Would've been cool to see "Underneath The Stars." Maybe we'll catch it at Coachella.

4:13 Dream is out via Geffen.

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i used to love the cure, but this is a horrible song.

Posted by: rote argument at 02/09/09 5:26 PM  | Reply
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leave the sleeping when dead to warren zevon.

Posted by: ughh at 02/09/09 5:32 PM  | Reply
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i love the cure to death, but this is the only song i don't like on the new album!

Posted by: alltheumbrellas profile link at 02/09/09 5:39 PM  | Reply
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This is far from the worst song on that album. That honour would have to go to "Freakshow". At least "Sleep When I'm Dead" has a cool bass line to almost redeem it. And as much as the rest of the song kind of stinks, at least the performance is tight.

Posted by: Johnnyboy  in reply to alltheumbrellas's comment at 02/09/09 5:59 PM  | Reply
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I saw two or three of the late night performance, and I really don't think enough people are being realistic. He looks horrible, man. Of course the makeup and style was always a cure staple, but I think he could perfectly get away with playing his age. No? I really thought the performances were good, but it was like watching a train wreck.

Posted by: Kevin at 02/09/09 8:42 PM  | Reply
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Warren Zevon did it best.

And somehow Bon jovi even did it better than the cure.

Posted by: JAck at 02/09/09 8:50 PM  | Reply
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Stereogum brings us.... really crappy puns every time someone plays a late night talk show.

Posted by: Mark at 02/09/09 9:16 PM  | Reply
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Robert Smith is fat.

Posted by: beep at 02/09/09 10:04 PM  | Reply
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now THERE'S an original sentiment.

Posted by: fuckstick  in reply to beep's comment at 02/09/09 10:53 PM  | Reply
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Didn't mean to hit so close to home, Fatty Mcfattyson.

Posted by: beep  in reply to fuckstick's comment at 02/10/09 2:34 AM  | Reply
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Great song, great performance.

Posted by: Matt at 02/09/09 11:45 PM  | Reply
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I think it's safe to declare Morrissey "the stronger" of the two after seeing this.

Posted by: kidacomputerok at 02/10/09 12:03 AM  | Reply
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Why does this feel like a shitty rehash of 'Let's Go To Bed'?
It's probably the bass line. The thing is, this was a great performance, just a crappy song. Seriously, The Cure is so fucking tight it's like they have a vice grip on their music, I like that.

Posted by: Adam profile link at 02/10/09 12:09 AM  | Reply
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Oh Wow, The Cure and Carson Daily in the same room. its like an orgy of irrelevance.

Posted by: Brian at 02/10/09 2:29 AM  | Reply
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throw your mother in to light it up

Posted by: mighty undies  in reply to Brian's comment at 02/10/09 3:39 PM  | Reply
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