Best of: The Head on The Door

[lordsquidy13]

Hmmm..... I like Inbetween Days a lot, but it gets kind of annoying after hearing it a thousand times. I'd say it's my favorite single from 1983-1992

However, my favorite from the album is The Baby Screams, all because of the guitar after the verses and choruses.

[Janko]

A NIGHT LIKE THIS
CLOSE TO ME
SIX DIFFERENT WAYS

BEST THREE!

[sues777]

Hmmm, such a great album so I find this really difficult, but for today I'd have to say -
The Blood (LOVE the guitar),
Push (such a powerful song and mindblowing live),
A Night Like This (I find it a little sinister..not sure why..have been drawn to this song for years)

[Oneiros]

It's difficult to choose the best one between 'Push' and 'A night like this' for me... so I don't choose ! 

[jakso]

Definitely Sinking. This is one of the best songs i have ever heard. Truly masterpiece. 

[Hero]

A night like this! I love it. I like Push also but i think most people do because, well.. its just a good song but A night like this is my favourite.
I liked the live version of The baby screams from the Royal Albert Hall but I'm not keen on the album one.
I like all of the songs but this isn't one of my favouite albums.

[closedown]

Kyoto Song for me, lovely keyboardmelody + excellent lyrics as well, like the overall atmosphere of the song. Sinking is close but sounds better live than on the album for me (same with Push). Not too much of a Head On The Door fans myself, possibly due to some songs being overplayed (Inbetween+Night Like This) live. And Screw I still consider to be one of the worst Cure songs ever. Always thought the albumversion of Close To Me is so much better than the single release...

[tigermilk]

I voted for 'Inbetween Days'.

I agree with everyone else though, 'Push' is a tremendous song, and it's wonderful to see live.

'Screw' is the only weak song on this album, it should have been a B-Side because it ruins the flow a little. Imagine 'Sinking' came after 'A Night Like This'. That would have been better instead of 'Screw' interuppting the vibe. Oh well.

Has anyone else heard the cover of 'Sinking' on myspace. It's by "shallow drowned lose less than we" (yes, that's the name of the singer, from the lyric on the Cure song, 'The Same Deep Water As You', as you all know). Check it out, it's just one girl and a piano. She also covers 'Jumping Someone Else's Train' and 'If Only Tonight We Could Sleep' too!

[scatcat]

Imagine 'Sinking' came after 'A Night Like This'. That would have been better instead of 'Screw' interuppting the vibe. Oh well.

Has anyone else heard the cover of 'Sinking' on myspace. It's by "shallow drowned lose less than we" (yes, that's the name of the singer, from the lyric on the Cure song, 'The Same Deep Water As You', as you all know). Check it out, it's just one girl and a piano. She also covers 'Jumping Someone Else's Train' and 'If Only Tonight We Could Sleep' too!

i have changed my mind about a few songs on this album.. it shifts to and fro. 

I voted for "sinking".. I am just addicted to this song now.  8)

@tigermilk: I LOVE the cover of 'sinking' by "shallow drowned lose less than we".. the other 2 covers are Magic!! 

[tigermilk]

Scatcat, I'm glad you liked the covers. She has such a sweet and delicate voice. I hope she does some more soon.

I feel the same about The Cure, my favourite songs change all of the time. At first, I never really liked 'sinking', now I looove it. It's so emotional and I love the music!!

[scatcat]

yeah... I find that the obvious ones. 'Push', which is much better performed live IMHO, and 'In Between days'.. I kind of pass by now, I'd much rather Kyoto song , JSET, and Screw, ( includind sinking).. these I never paid much attention to before.. 

[lordsquidy13]

Inbetween Days is a classic.

2nd-The Baby Screams
3rd-Push

[CureCrusader]

damn hard to say, how can i compare sinking and push?

push

it enlives. moreover, the best thing to listen to when on the autobahn/highway

I have to agree.. but if pushed to choose, my choice is Push.

[revolt]

Now, this is a tough one... I choose "Close to Me", because it's the most perfectly produced of their pop singles - infectious and subtle at the same time. But tracks like "Kyoto Song" or "Sinking" are not inferior by any means, it´s just that they're the sort of slow atmospheric music that The Cure would do even better in the near future, whereas I don' think they have ever made a better happy pop song after 1985...

[scaredPrincess]

a real tough decision.  I ticked A Night Like This, that could change tomorrow.  Yes Push has a lot of power and I hesitated with that track cos it is so amazing, but ANLT has a whole different kind of power - one of the emotional variety.  But then with that, I could also argue Sinking.  Oh well, A Night Like This it is...