The String Quartet Tribute to the Cure: Whisper

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The String Quartet Tribute to the Cure: Whisper Review

by Johnny Loftus

Whisper is an entertaining walk through some of the Cure's best-known material. The violins weep, the viola and cello yearn, and together the instruments tumble their way through classics like "Pictures of You," "Just Like Heaven," and "Boys Don't Cry" with the same campy sentimentality that typified the originals. "The Love Cats" is best. As the cello drips a come-hither backbeat, the violins skip and dance over the top, clearly enjoying the song's Tin Pan Alley arrangement. In this version, the song could be a sleazy Fosse outtake. Essential listening for any Cure aficionado.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Lullaby
Simon Gallup / Roger O'Donnell / Robert Smith / Porl Thompson / Laurence Tolhurst / Boris Williams
Vitamin String Quartet 04:19 SpotifyAmazon
2
Pictures of You
Simon Gallup / Roger O'Donnell / Robert Smith / Porl Thompson / Laurence Tolhurst / Lol Tolhurst / Boris Williams
Vitamin String Quartet 04:08 SpotifyAmazon
3
Boys Don't Cry
Michael Dempsey / Robert Smith / Laurence Tolhurst / Lol Tolhurst
Vitamin String Quartet 03:53 SpotifyAmazon
4
Lovesong
Simon Gallup / Madonna / Roger O'Donnell / Prince / Robert Smith / Porl Thompson / Laurence Tolhurst / Lol Tolhurst / Boris Williams
Vitamin String Quartet 04:32 SpotifyAmazon
5
Hot Hot Hot
Simon Gallup / Robert Smith / Porl Thompson / Laurence Tolhurst / Boris Williams
Vitamin String Quartet 03:59 SpotifyAmazon
6
The Lovecats
Robert Smith
Vitamin String Quartet 04:20 SpotifyAmazon
7
Bloodflowers
Vitamin String Quartet 07:03 SpotifyAmazon
8
Maybe Someday
Robert Smith
Vitamin String Quartet 05:25 SpotifyAmazon
9
Just Like Heaven
Simon Gallup / Robert Smith / Porl Thompson / Laurence Tolhurst / Lol Tolhurst / Boris Williams
Vitamin String Quartet 02:59 SpotifyAmazon
10
Zazen
Vitamin String Quartet 04:34 SpotifyAmazon
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