The Lovecats
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| “The Lovecats” | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
|||||
| Single by The Cure | |||||
| Released | October 18, 1983 | ||||
| Format | 7", 12" | ||||
| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Length | 3:33 | ||||
| Label | Fiction Records | ||||
| Producer | Phil Thornalley Chris Parry The Cure |
||||
| The Cure singles chronology | |||||
|
|||||
"The Lovecats" is the name of a 1983 single by The Cure. It was a Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number 7, and Australia and later appeared on the compilation album Japanese Whispers.
Unlike most of The Cure's famous singles, "The Lovecats" is rarely performed live, due to the complexity of the song and the difficulty in recreating some sounds from it.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] UK 7"
- "The Lovecats" (3:33)
- "Speak My Language" (2:39)
[edit] UK 12"
- "The Lovecats" (Extended Version) (4:37)
- "Speak My Language" (2:39)
- "Mr. Pink Eyes" (2:45)
[edit] Personnel
- Robert Smith - Voice, Guitar, Keyboards
- Lol Tolhurst - Vibes
- Phil Thornalley - Bass
- Andy Anderson - Drums
[edit] Cover versions
- This song is available on "Dancing Stage Megamix" ("Dance Dance Revolution" outside of Europe), a home version of the popular game.
- This song was performed live by Jamie Cullum, in a duet with Katie Melua, at the 2004 Brit Awards ceremony.
- The band OK Go released a cover of this song on the EP Do What You Want.
- The song was recently covered by Canadian singer Paul Anka on his 2005 album, Rock Swings.
- The song was also recently covered by English band Patchwork Grace on their 2007 début album, Milk Teeth
- Rapper Tricky has also released a cover of the song on his 2004 album Vulnerable.
- Canadian singer-songwriter Luke Doucet recorded The Lovecats on his 2008 album Blood's Too Rich (as Luke Doucet & The White Falcon).
- The Moon sings at the end of Nanaggeddon, from the second series of The Mighty Boosh
- London based Psychobilly/Rockabilly band Hot Rocket Trio's album Los Pistoleros features a cover of this song.
- Mr Scruff ended with this song on his DJ spot at Stealth on the Nottingham date of his 2008 tour.
- Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance along with several other members of various bands have created a Cure tribute band called The Love Cats.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
