On this date in 1979, THE CURE released the single BOYS DON'T CRY (June 15th, 1979). The Cure greeted us in January '79 with ‘Killing An Arab’, a sophisticated metaphor of existential nihilism. Then the plaintive BOYS DON’T CRY declared the band could deliver neat timeless pop any time they fancied it. "As we build up a following touring around England, people don't come to expect a certain style of music,” said Smith in January 1980. “They're always anticipating the next record since they don't

FOR FORTY YEARS ‘BOYS DON'T CRY' (‘NEW VOICE - NEW MIX’) WAS ONLY AVAILABLE ON 7" & 12" VINYL AND VIA THE OFFICIAL VIDEO - UNTIL NOW! THE 1986 VERSION - INCLUDING A 2026 REMASTER - WILL BE AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON THE 30TH OF JANUARY. YOU CAN ALSO PRE-ORDER THE REMASTERED VERSION ON CD & VINYL NOW AT https://thecure.lnk.to/BoysDontCry "I RE-SANG IT IN 1986 BECAUSE I THOUGHT I COULD DO A BIT MORE WITH THE SONG - I FELT I WAS IMPROVING AS A SINGER, BECOMING MORE CONFIDENT - SO ALTHOUGH I DIDN’T REAL

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