Kiss Me Cure

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Allof these things needed to happen in order to get to the spot where Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me could even be created. Smith needed to burn himself out writing a full album a year between 1979 through 1985, and rapidly changing in sound from punk to post-punk to goth to acid-fueled psychedelia to breaking into the pop charts, not only to build upon his past work but also to free himself from the cycle of basically following the template Siouxsie and the Banshees had arrived at six months prior in almost each album. He needed to place in the charts, not to the point where he would lose his style chasing the sound of the moment, but place well enough to secure the kind of budget that would allow him the time and scope to create the album that, in my opinion, would be a blueprint for what The Cure would become over the next 20 years.

Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me came out on Fiction/Elektra Records on May 26, 1987, almost two years after their previous album The Head on the Door. Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me would fully redefine the band in a number of ways: it was their first top 40 album in the United States, their first double album, their first album to produce four singles, their first album where the music featured full band writing credits (although lyrics were still by Robert Smith only), and from this point forward the band would leave behind the one-album-per-year writing/recording cycle and would only release albums when the material was there instead of bowing to the constant pressure for product by fans or the industry. Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me is the album where it became less about Robert Smith and more about The Cure as an actual band.

This was all pre-internet, so it was over twenty years before I discovered other fans had done the same thing. I had just never felt at home with the record in its original order, but sometime in my late thirties, after many deep dives through headphones and having worked at a few record stores for over fifteen years, I gained the musical background to fully appreciate the album and its original sequence. What strikes me now is how strong each song is individually that you can put together multiple versions and sequences for the album and have a solid single pop record, a record of love songs, a violent and angry album, or even a triple album odyssey when adding in the b-sides.

God is in the TV is an online music and culture fanzine founded in Cardiff by the editor Bill Cummings in 2003. GIITTV Bill has developed the site with the aid of a team of sub-editors and writers from across Britain, covering a wide range of music from unsigned and independent artists to major releases.

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And of course, Ellee-Chan and I didn't want to watch this DVD on our own, so we decided to invite our friends over for a sleepover. I invited Mashiro Nijigaoka, Tsubasa Yuunagi, Ageha Hijiri, Yui Nagomi, Amane Kasai, Kome-Kome, Manatsu Natsuumi, Laura, Kururun, Nodoka Hanadera, Asumi Fuurin, Rabirin, Latte, Lala Hagoromo, Saaya Yakushiji, Yukari Kotozume, Kotoha Hanami and Haruka Haruno.

And finally, the Paramount DVD logo appeared, but the sky was a crimson red, the disc was rusted and dripping pink and green blood, the mountain was dark pink and had green paint on it, and when the disc flew into the mountain, a faint scream was heard as Cure Kiss' sinister laugh played in the background.

Haruka pressed Play All, the episodes in the DVD consisted of: Day Camp, Olympics, Mermaids, Happy and Greetings. After all the episodes played, a warning came up which took place in the credits:, but before any could play, There was a warning in a white background and in the pink Gabbaland text.

"Warning: This DVD contains a lost episode made by Clenny Brown and Ted Morgan, The two teamed up to make the episode and were fired for their gruesome ideas for episodes, We hope you enjoy "Yo Gabba Gabba!", Stay awesome!"

Then afterwards, the theme song played, but the background was dark pink and dark green in half, which was supposed to represent Cure Kiss and Fliqpy's colors. But DJ Lance didn't think anything of it, Neither did the Gabbas.

Gojo Mayumi performed 'DANZEN! Futari Wa Precure' and after she performed, the curtains closed. The Gabbas and the Nickelodeon fish cheered. DJ Lance then picked up the Super Music Friends Show in his hand.

"Bonjour Boys and Girls!" Mark greeted like he did in Adventure. "My name is Mark and today we're gonna draw a chosen protector of the Princess of Hope named Mepple! First, let's draw his face! Like this!"

Of course that's when they sang the song. At the end of the song, the Gabbas, DJ Lance and the Nickelodeon fish cheered as they waved goodbye to Cure Kiss and Fliqpy who vanished off while Cure Kiss laughed evilly.

It then faded to the credits, but they were off. The background was dark pink and dark green, the text was mixed by dark pink and dark green, Gabbaland was still covered in dark pink and dark green and the same song from the closing segment was playing in the background.

The Nickelodeon logo had the lightbulb rusted and in a mixture of a tint of green and pink, as the background was in a tint of red. The logo itself was accompanied by the sounds of hell., mainly from Siberia.

Unfortunately, none of us were able to sleep that night because we kept suffering nightmares of the closing logos and Cure Kiss and Fliqpy jumping out of the Super Music Friends Show and killing us in our sleep. It eventually got so bad as I told my parents as soon as they finally came home the next morning after all my friends went home after breakfast.

They eventually took me to Pretty Holic to get my mind off from that DVD. It helped a little bit, but I knew I wanted to face DJ Lance, the Gabbas and The Nickelodeon fish one day, this time with every citizen of Sorashido City helping out.

To me it's about dealing with being in love with someone you can't have or is having trouble letting go of them. Desperation, impulses, anger. That feeling when you still want someone but you're fighting it. Desperatly saying "Kiss me kiss me kiss me." Expressing how you feel chained and trapped by that feeling "You nail me to the floor and push my guts all inside out". And then also desperately going against it "Get it out get it out get your fucking voice out of my head. I never wanted this [suffering, pain, rejection?]". I love this song so much. I'm currently trying to get over someone and this song soothes me.

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