One of the best of all time! I always “liked” the Cure, but In the last 6 months, at the age of 61, I have rediscovered their brilliance and can’t stop listening! What a wonderful version of a truly timeless classic song......bless you boys....and particularly Robert
This is their greatest song ever and this version is just awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! have seen them live 3 times and every time, the best song of each concert is always A Forest!!!
For some strange reason ALL versions of this song recorded by The Cure over the years sound GREAT; each is different & each is perfect in its own right. ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING.
No one builds up and releases as beautifully as The Cure . . . Masters musically and lyrically of titter tottering on the thrillingly dangerous precipice of love. Raw and wild!
I'm a 59 year old boy who has never ever stopped loving these fellows. Still have every LP, CD, and DVD. Shall listen until I can't hear anymore. Am Single Side Deaf and Hard of Hearing... I remember listening with both. My crush...
I saw them Thursday night in Dublin. Still mulling it over in my mind. Forest and Lullaby were brilliant. The set had a big web with a spider, and I was dreaming about the big spider/ skull last night🧚♂️🇮🇪☘️
Have great memories listening to A Forest sitting in my little cold room, 1st year of college. Now a lot older, still treasure these songs. Peace to all here. DG
Best Cure track ever and this acoustic version is amazing. I bought the Album Seventeen Seconds 1980 in an independent Music Shop....and it`s still in my collection.
This is a brilliant live version of this timeless classic. To think that they have been going now for so long now, and yet still stole the show at Glastonbury not too long ago. Total respect to a band that have stood the test of time. I salute you. 👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I got tickets to go to both shows in New Orleans. I bought tickets for their chicago shows because I was afraid they wouldnt cd closer to me. I would like to go to all of the shows but that ain't gonna happen
I first fell in love with this song (and the Cure in general) as a teenager in the late 70s. Wearing out the vinyl and listening to it on cassette as we drove to parties, gigs and to score. This version is sublime and perhaps the best one I've ever heard. The direction on the video is beautiful too.
how can something so simple be so powerful. I rate this as one of my top 5 songs of all time maybe number 1 and this version great to hear again and again and again and again and again
First version I ever heard when I was in high school ....forgot the title for years tried to find it but couldn't remember... Then stumbled across the live performance at pink pop ....what a Erie hair raising performance hope to see it live soon
Accidently saw the Cure supporting the Jam way back in 79 or 80, loved them ever since, and this track in particular, I remember late nights with John Peel on the radio, when this came on I was in another world, have been lost in a forest ever since...
Takes me back to my school days. simple drums and bass and haunting chords, mesmeric voice of Robert Smith. I remember friends and girls I listened to this with.
El síndrome de Stendhal me ha poseído. Viendo esta mezcla de música excepcional y vídeo perfectamente producido me he quedado sin palabras. Estoy en shock! Es TODO perfecto. Menudo nivelazo! También me gustó Florencia pero en fin...el ARTE también está muy presente en este tipo de trabajos que ofrecen una calidad que te deja sin palabras. Gracias The Cure! Sois ORO PURO. Un comentario seguramente subjetivo, todas las opiniones lo son. Para mi no sé si es la mejor versión o la perfecta. Seguramente habrá más versiones muy buenas de este tema. Sin embargo estoy muy de acuerdo con el título de "mejor versión o perfecta" como aparece en el vídeo. Saludos.
Love it such a musical voice and great giitar playing. i love the total sound the look and i have been playing the forest all the while since 1982 love you to love your music is to love you x
Very true, I was an early The Cure fan and had not realized how good of a guitarist he was until I saw him live in the late 80s, he totally blew my socks off
Brian Stevenson that is the most stupid thing I have ever read. Not even top 500, or 5,000 for that matter. And Smith wouldn’t tell you different; he’d be utterly embarrassed by your claim. Top 5 in the world?! LOL! Why not include the entire universe if you’re just making stuff up?
Greetings from Ukraine! Never heard this band before. I like their sound, a little bit gothic and depressed, but very interesting and riveting attention. Thank you for sharing with us!
this is probably on of the best song/video combinations.Amazing artists shown being great artists performing a great song.Watch same song live.Amazing !!!!!
@@giacomo8756 sorry but you are right, it is ( while), all the Cure lyrics stated (While) not (if). If you played This unplugged version loud you can clearly hear while not if …
This song was chasing me. Literally. I heard it for the first time a few days ago and then it was played on the radio the next day. I love it though, therefore I don't mind. :D
For those of you who have been spoon fed the xfactor and other talent(less) shows...the things in this video are called instruments which are strummed, thumped or caressed to make different sounds and when you join them altogether you have a masterpiece like this.
I am a First Nation indian from northern British Columbia, This is a good song for us,
One of the best of all time! I always “liked” the Cure, but In the last 6 months, at the age of 61, I have rediscovered their brilliance and can’t stop listening! What a wonderful version of a truly timeless classic song......bless you boys....and particularly Robert
57 here and still listening. 💕
65 and still groovin on the Cure!
+ a strange day. They take me, to this day, to places very far away from this keyboard & monitor
65 still rocking to the cure
Agreed! I'm 72.
This is their greatest song ever and this version is just awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! have seen them live 3 times and every time, the best song of each concert is always A Forest!!!
Naw bro, I like in-between days better. I don't know why
I think this is the best ever version of The Forest ... fell in love with this song in my 20's loving it even more in my 50's!!!
+PAULA MACRAE ditto
For me the 13:46 (Live 1992) with Boris W. is the best. It blows you away.
One more like for 50! Yeah
Same here, such sweet music to a 52 yr old’s ears! 🖤
I'm sixty4 and still groovin it @@themythologer4073
For some strange reason ALL versions of this song recorded by The Cure over the years sound GREAT; each is different & each is perfect in its own right. ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING.
Naw bro, this is the best version. At least it's the best version I've ever heard.
Robert's greatest song. The care, love and dedication which goes into this rendition is extraordinary
I'm playing this video again and again and again and again and again....
Lol,, and again and again and again! and AGAIN... Arrgh, it`s always the same but never twice running.
Peter Vanderleer love that
copy
@@simonulrick1326 me too
It's the Cure for anything
The strings in this song are pure genius. Seriously... Amazing...
It shows Robert at his best mechanically
No one builds up and releases as beautifully as The Cure . . . Masters musically and lyrically of titter tottering on the thrillingly dangerous precipice of love. Raw and wild!
The Cure ALWAYS works magic!!! This is a Magnificent Version.
a small piece of infinity. a precious beauty.
Can't get enough of that bass line!
oh god yeah.....effing awesome.....
The driving rhythmic force of this song is killer.
+Homophobic Horse I don't think he's such a bad drummer but I think his kit is kind of tinny.
***** That is the perfect explanation of why the highly technical Keith Moon would have sounded ridiculous in the Beatles.
+Homophobic Horse That's the nature of this song. Insomnia.
there so much groove in the orginal version, right? Lol - king of groove, lol! (sic!)
Powertuber1000
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Nothing less than an everlasting masterpiece
Hell yeah !
I'm a 59 year old boy who has never ever stopped loving these fellows. Still have every LP, CD, and DVD. Shall listen until I can't hear anymore. Am Single Side Deaf and Hard of Hearing... I remember listening with both. My crush...
This is one of the best versions of A Forest I ever heard ❤
For me, this is the only good version
@@joseignaciocancinovergara318 for me too
His voice just sounds like gold, hard to explain.
This guy is great, but it seems like he never received the recognition he deserves.
I saw them Thursday night in Dublin. Still mulling it over in my mind. Forest and Lullaby were brilliant. The set had a big web with a spider, and I was dreaming about the big spider/ skull last night🧚♂️🇮🇪☘️
Have great memories listening to A Forest sitting in my little cold room, 1st year of college. Now a lot older, still treasure these songs. Peace to all here. DG
Best Cure track ever and this acoustic version is amazing. I bought the Album Seventeen Seconds 1980 in an independent Music Shop....and it`s still in my collection.
Fallait voir, a 16 ans, en 1982 quand tu te prends le disque dans la face, le choc ! Un morceau hypnotique....
This is a brilliant live version of this timeless classic.
To think that they have been going now for so long now, and yet still stole the show at Glastonbury not too long ago.
Total respect to a band that have stood the test of time.
I salute you.
👏👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Bin nun Cure Fan seit 37 Jahren und ich mochte diesen
Song von Anfang an. Das hier ist meiner Mainung nach
die beste Version. TOP!
Wow.... Goosebumps. Was looking a forest up for a friend (yes really...) and came across this version. Awesome
Best version I've ever heard !
Wow. Terrific! Never seen this version before. It reinforces what superb musicians they are and their stunning originality.
Merci the cure, c'est magnifique superbement interprété. Robert ta voix est sublime
Brilliant version, I loved this song the first time I heard it and still love it now, 39 years later
Brilliant piece of music
Großartiges Stück Musikgeschichte. Eines der besten Cure Songs. Definitiv die mir bekannte beste A forest Version.
Goosebumps. Simply superb! Reminds me of one of the tracks on Bowie's new Black Star....
Saw these guys in concert 2 times in the early 90's, and they put on a great show!! Love the Cure!
I'm going see them in Chicago next year and I can't wait.
So awesome that they are coming tour North America and Europe in 2016
Didn't some tickets go on sale todAy for Europe shows
I got tickets to go to both shows in New Orleans. I bought tickets for their chicago shows because I was afraid they wouldnt cd closer to me. I would like to go to all of the shows but that ain't gonna happen
This really is perfect. When Robert started singing the first line my heart nearly skipped a beat.
Totally AWESOME BAND ! Never tire of their music . Just talent . ❤
The whole acoustic anthology the Cure did is perfect.
agreed
La mejor versión de ésta increíble obra maestra musical. Me identifico con ésta canción fantástica!
The world needs a Cure.
I first fell in love with this song (and the Cure in general) as a teenager in the late 70s. Wearing out the vinyl and listening to it on cassette as we drove to parties, gigs and to score. This version is sublime and perhaps the best one I've ever heard. The direction on the video is beautiful too.
Brilliant song from a brilliant band!
Lovely...excellent to see the acoustic picking, great sound quality, lovely gentleness to Smith's voice...
I keep hearing this song from 30 years, and I keep crying in the wind...
Are they trying to say that there isn't a version of this song that isn't perfect? Because if it's The Cure, it's perfect no matter what
Andrew Piccirilli yeep
Andrew Piccirilli exactly
Andrew Piccirilli top moron
Its perfect
who is the drummer here
every version is the perfect version.
+wearekasule
All of the versions are amazing!
I might just have to agree
yes and yes
Young voice very beautiful very Good and GOD BLESS YOU
This version is awesome!
I think the Cure was one of the best music group in the world 1980-1990,big greetings from Lithuania
Anyone else love The Cure as much as I do?
***** Everybody loves them as much as you do!
that's good then,so why isn't the world a better place...listen to the cure,put down your bombs and guns
***** I def love them as much as you do. they're the best.
I've been a fan for many years..love song is my favorite song of theirs
Absolutely, their talent BREAKS millions of scales.
Seen them 1981 at newcastle city hall and they still sound excellent !!!
how can something so simple be so powerful. I rate this as one of my top 5 songs of all time maybe number 1 and this version great to hear again and again and again and again and again
First version I ever heard when I was in high school ....forgot the title for years tried to find it but couldn't remember... Then stumbled across the live performance at pink pop ....what a Erie hair raising performance hope to see it live soon
love the Cure love them and love love love love love
Accidently saw the Cure supporting the Jam way back in 79 or 80, loved them ever since, and this track in particular, I remember late nights with John Peel on the radio, when this came on I was in another world, have been lost in a forest ever since...
This is the perfect version!!!
Takes me back to my school days. simple drums and bass and haunting chords, mesmeric voice of Robert Smith. I remember friends and girls I listened to this with.
El síndrome de Stendhal me ha poseído. Viendo esta mezcla de música excepcional y vídeo perfectamente producido me he quedado sin palabras. Estoy en shock! Es TODO perfecto. Menudo nivelazo! También me gustó Florencia pero en fin...el ARTE también está muy presente en este tipo de trabajos que ofrecen una calidad que te deja sin palabras. Gracias The Cure! Sois ORO PURO. Un comentario seguramente subjetivo, todas las opiniones lo son. Para mi no sé si es la mejor versión o la perfecta. Seguramente habrá más versiones muy buenas de este tema. Sin embargo estoy muy de acuerdo con el título de "mejor versión o perfecta" como aparece en el vídeo. Saludos.
Carlos Fernandez si
He aprendido algo nuevo (Síndrome de Stendhal!!)
This is the perfect version. Whatever version you listen to seems to give more of the story of this epic track.
OMG This is brilliant THE CURE UNPLUGGED!
This should be titled as Acoustic Version - as issued within Greatest Hits in 2001.
Great video.
Loved the Acoustic version and almost like a tribute to the original...
It really shows how good this tune is :-)
Love it such a musical voice and great giitar playing. i love the total sound the look
and i have been playing the forest all the while since 1982 love you to love your music is to love you x
Robert Smith is a very underrated guitarist
It takes a stripped down performance like this to really make one realize it.
john schober actually he is rated on some chart I saw 1 of the top 5 guitar players in the world
Very true, I was an early The Cure fan and had not realized how good of a guitarist he was until I saw him live in the late 80s, he totally blew my socks off
Fabio Balenzano ok
Am fan
Brian Stevenson that is the most stupid thing I have ever read. Not even top 500, or 5,000 for that matter. And Smith wouldn’t tell you different; he’d be utterly embarrassed by your claim. Top 5 in the world?! LOL! Why not include the entire universe if you’re just making stuff up?
Each one of the members are so different In their stage presence ...what an awesome combination when it together well oiled music machine
Cada dia,cada vez mas hipnótico The Cure.Tremenda música.Los amo
WOW!! THIS LIVE VERSION IS FANTASTIC! I LOVE THE CURE
love this bass sound
It just does not get old. Love this song and version of it. Love the Cure
More perfect is not possible.
its like a double orgasm ... this song is so sultry and tragic but it fits like silk and velvet.
Got to see them live. Fabulous show! My good friend took me for my birthday. ❤️
LOVE THE CURE ; AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN......
Terrific live version of one of my all-time favourite somgs.
One of the fave bands of my youth - awesome acoustic version! Cheers :-)
Greetings from Ukraine!
Never heard this band before. I like their sound, a little bit gothic and depressed, but very interesting and riveting attention. Thank you for sharing with us!
I can't stop watching this video.
This is so awesome
Damn what a great song thanks Westworld :D
La plus belle version et aussi une belle partie de ma vie. Bravo !!! Merci
This is pure perfection.
Love this brings back so many memories. I don't hear much music that touches me these days as music did back then.
it's nice that you can hear the voice clearly on this version.
There are a dozen perfect versions on youtube! One of the best things about The Cure is the way they rework their songs.
Some people take a lifetime to find something relevant - I found The Cure in 1979
Lucky!
+Carlos Wilde same year for me :)
:))
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+Carlos Wilde Same year for me. Totally stumbled upon them. They were one of the major influences of my life.
This song should never come to an end! The way they play, the way he is looking....Kult!
wtf! this is the best version of A forest!
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this is probably on of the best song/video combinations.Amazing artists shown being great artists performing a great song.Watch same song live.Amazing !!!!!
this song is good to drive fast along a highway!
True
Yes it's a perfect song to loose your permit...
+Frankie W licence ! in english....
Virginie Beaucousin Permis de conduire, est que c'est meilleur maintenant?
+Maia Lampi I agree, but would have to remove the chocolate buscuits from my eyes before driving :)
Excelente Best version!
Lyrics - THE CURE - A Forest - - - - Come closer and see - See into the trees - Find the girl - If you can - Come closer and see - See into the dark - Just follow your eyes - Just follow your eyes - I hear her voice - Calling my name - The sound is deep - In the dark - I hear her voice - And start to run - Into the trees - Into the trees - Into the trees - Suddenly I stop - But I know it's too late - I'm lost in a forest - All alone - The girl was never there - It's always the same - I'm running towards nothing - Again and again and again and again - - - - Songwriters: Robert James Smith / Simon Gallup / Matthieu A. Hartley / Laurence Andrew Tolhurst - - - - A Forest lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Thanks for doing this…
While u can in this version .. its a long debate.... while or if.....
@@giacomo8756 sorry but you are right, it is ( while), all the Cure lyrics stated (While) not (if).
If you played This unplugged version loud you can clearly hear while not if …
@@davidkosach3095 not sure of it... in some versions live....he says if....
That's nice, but now tell us about the Kaballistic imagery in the song, We'll start with the obvious. TREE
Enooooormeeeeeee😍😍😍😍🎶🎶🎶🎶
This song was chasing me. Literally. I heard it for the first time a few days ago and then it was played on the radio the next day. I love it though, therefore I don't mind. :D
OMFG. Honestly they were flawless even after so many years. Beautiful!
The best version of thatsong.
This is so fuckin' perfect!
No way to perform this wonderful song better than this! Fantastic I love it - The Cure
alt-version but its fantastic either way. Thank you.
Wonderful, he has kept a great voice, nobody can do that like him, no contest!
It doesn't get more perfect than the CURE
Love versions where you can clearly hear every word. Great upload.
Robert Smith You are a gorgeous man!!!!!!
Wow, seen them play this live on the Forest tour.......love this version. saved , cheers!
For those of you who have been spoon fed the xfactor and other talent(less) shows...the things in this video are called instruments which are strummed, thumped or caressed to make different sounds and when you join them altogether you have a masterpiece like this.
" You ain't kiddin "
It's amazing how it sounds. It's almost totally accoustic, but it sounds so...electronic! Awesome.
Моцарт нашего времени!!!!👍👍👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘🤘
The bass sounds fabulous!