THIS IS COLD 🎵 The Cure - Lullaby REACTION (ft Lil Sofa King Fire)

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 286

  • @lumpyfishgravy
    @lumpyfishgravy Рік тому +115

    The Cure ... such a deep mine. You think they're punk, or maybe goth, or maybe rock? They're themselves, and everything is tinged a Pop flavour.

    • @garymcatear822
      @garymcatear822 Рік тому +1

      Mate the whited up faces, the black lipstick and hair and weirdness, how can you think they are anything else but goth you muppet.

    • @MsTruthseeker999
      @MsTruthseeker999 Рік тому +8

      Oooh well said! The Cure in a nutshell!

    • @pastorofmuppets22
      @pastorofmuppets22 Рік тому +1

      The Cult was always a better band

    • @zahira_rania
      @zahira_rania Рік тому +3

      The cure = gothic rock,post punk,alternative rock

    • @kerrijohnson2303
      @kerrijohnson2303 Рік тому +1

      I’m a child of the 80’s..danced on a box on weekends in a punk club in the 80’s at 15 years old. I was not a fan of the cure once they got popular but their early stuff is fire. My favorite is Burn which was on The Crow soundtrack! It still kills today!

  • @TrianglesAndCircles
    @TrianglesAndCircles Рік тому +2

    Saw these guys at a private show in 99 or 2000 can't remember.

  • @brosciencegutfeelings7058
    @brosciencegutfeelings7058 Рік тому +1

    They had a whole album of remixes called
    “Mixed Up”.
    The classics w bad ass remixes, should look into it …

  • @dougman23
    @dougman23 Рік тому

    As said on South Park, "The Cure "Disintegration" is the best album ever!"

  • @gamerofawsome9868
    @gamerofawsome9868 Рік тому +1

    Could you guys do Tyler Childers, Whitehouse Road. Bluegrass style country, he has an amazing voice.
    You guys are great by the way, pretty much all I watch on youtube.

  • @Steffe
    @Steffe Рік тому

    Legends.

  • @alejandrobravo2951
    @alejandrobravo2951 Рік тому

    This song is about drug withdrawal symptoms.

  • @alohafromthe3033
    @alohafromthe3033 Рік тому +148

    My mom absolutely loved The Cure. Played Mixed Up on repeat for her as she was dying 8 years ago. Still difficult to hear, but it’s getting easier.

    • @aaronburns9538
      @aaronburns9538 Рік тому +17

      God rest her soul and bless yours.

    • @woodymeadows9363
      @woodymeadows9363 Рік тому +6

      Man, sad, really sincerely sad to hear on one hand, but.... My end will be accompanied by the entire CD of Jon Anderson's Olias Of Sunhillow. If you've never heard it before, I HIGHLY recommend it.
      You did her justice.

    • @FerGL
      @FerGL Рік тому +1

      The Cure ruled the 70-80 era they are very good group

    • @dabearcub
      @dabearcub Рік тому +5

      Love to you and your mom…

    • @tomcoco22
      @tomcoco22 Рік тому +5

      dont let it sadden you.its a great way to remember her. srry for your loss

  • @YoshLovesYou
    @YoshLovesYou Рік тому +161

    Brad staying in character made my day

    • @NS-ie2ld
      @NS-ie2ld Рік тому +7

      Spiderman swallowed Brad and a new spirit possessed him 🔥

    • @jimmymac4559
      @jimmymac4559 Рік тому +1

      I don’t know who his character is

    • @NS-ie2ld
      @NS-ie2ld Рік тому +8

      @ Jimmy Mac
      He’s Lil Sofa King Fire 🔥

    • @RSpracticalshooting
      @RSpracticalshooting Рік тому +6

      "i drink milk to this" shit had me losing it

    • @jimmymac4559
      @jimmymac4559 Рік тому +1

      @@NS-ie2ld I don’t know who that is

  • @johnniehoney6561
    @johnniehoney6561 Рік тому +31

    Robert Smith and the cure is as good as Edgar A Poe in this. What a great writer of music and words. His honesty vulnerability makes him so interesting. So creative.

  • @ufucoffeefuctifarno6288
    @ufucoffeefuctifarno6288 Рік тому +39

    Unique band,I first saw them in 1978 with my now dear departed brother, my 2 sons took me to the anniversary concert in Hyde Park in 2018...timeless!

  • @Hartlor_Tayley
    @Hartlor_Tayley Рік тому +20

    “I drink milk to this” lol. Great reaction. More Cure please. Thanks.

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau Рік тому +27

    Brad & Lex, you'll love their "The Love Cats"!!

    • @lumpyfishgravy
      @lumpyfishgravy Рік тому +9

      So wonderfully wonderfully wonderfully pretty!

    • @Sherdelune
      @Sherdelune Рік тому +1

      @@lumpyfishgravy You know that I'd do anything for you

  • @jacobg8707
    @jacobg8707 Рік тому +49

    The lyric was, "His arms are around me and his tongue in my eyes." It's not a sexual thing, lol. The singer is saying that "spiderman" is eating him, like a spider eats a helpless fly. It's a song that's basically a fevered dream about being helpless and terrified of a slow moving monster: "Spiderman softly moves towards you, while you shiver afraid in bed, eating you with a thousand million mouths while you lay awake." It's beautiful poetry, and this is one of my most favorite songs of all time. Thank you so much for listening to it =)

  • @PrettyDeadThings
    @PrettyDeadThings Рік тому +81

    The meaning behind the song - "While fans have speculated theories around the themes tackled within the song for years, with discussions around addiction and depression being the leading topics, Robert Smith later explained that his inspiration for ‘Lullaby’ was actually a fear of sleep. Smith, on reflection, explained that a reoccurring nightmare he suffered as a child in which was eaten by a giant spider was ingrained in his memory. “There would be something like ‘Sleep now, pretty baby,’ and then there’d be an ‘Or you won’t wake up at all’ coda to the song,” he said." ------ adding context ------ " The meaning of the song was the subject of discussion. In fact, many people said that Robert Smith wanted to speak about depression and drugs. Then Robert said that the song is about a childhood nightmare about the phobia of spiders. The inspiration for the song came from Robert’s dad that every night told a terrifying lullaby. "

    • @spaceorbison
      @spaceorbison Рік тому

      bull... its about a child molester sneaking into the room

    • @PrettyDeadThings
      @PrettyDeadThings Рік тому +4

      @@spaceorbison Okay, then you can argue with the man who wrote the song.

    • @spaceorbison
      @spaceorbison Рік тому +2

      @@PrettyDeadThings Listen to the lyrics.... maybe he just doesn't want to talk about it's real meaning.

    • @aaronburns9538
      @aaronburns9538 Рік тому +3

      Thanks, love any insight into his amazing brain. I always interpreted as a song about childhood molestation.

    • @gerrydean7696
      @gerrydean7696 Рік тому +1

      @@PrettyDeadThings "can't"

  • @angelabartolone9150
    @angelabartolone9150 Рік тому +32

    If you want to dig a little deeper past the radio hits with these guys, I have one word for you: Burn. It was the first song I heard by them that made me dive into their discography past their pop stuff and I'm so glad I did.

    • @TOOLislove
      @TOOLislove Рік тому

      🐦‍⬛

    • @A_Foolish_Arrangement
      @A_Foolish_Arrangement Рік тому +1

      Whole Disintegration album

    • @angelabartolone9150
      @angelabartolone9150 Рік тому +1

      @A_Foolish_Arrangement that too. That album got me through highschool

    • @A_Foolish_Arrangement
      @A_Foolish_Arrangement Рік тому +1

      @@angelabartolone9150 That album get me through everything lol This and live shows from The Cure. They are so good live !

  • @lightsideofthemoon13
    @lightsideofthemoon13 Рік тому +13

    That was sofa king good.

  • @THEDEEPDIVE
    @THEDEEPDIVE Рік тому +3

    not one of my favs off that album.. felt like a less interesting version of Close To Me (one of the best songs of 80s). but it's got a good vibe.. Brad staying in character the whole time made this fn epic though. lol.

  • @scarysarie7645
    @scarysarie7645 Рік тому +21

    This song is metaphorical. I'm pretty sure he is speaking of his life while he was using drugs. Robert Smith, the lead singer isn't Gay (not that that would be a problem) he has been married to his wife Mary since the late 80's. The Cure is amazing. One of the most talented bands out there!

    • @Scary__fun
      @Scary__fun Рік тому +2

      Brad and his mishearing lyrics... "his tongue in my eyes" isn't a gay thing. It's a spider devouring it's prey.

  • @THEDEEPDIVE
    @THEDEEPDIVE Рік тому +14

    lil sofa king fire and moo moo need their own channel. This was hilarious.

  • @3DJapan
    @3DJapan Рік тому +3

    If you haven't done it already your like their song "Love Cats".

  • @scatton61
    @scatton61 Рік тому +14

    A brilliant band who have written some amazing tunes

  • @Scoobywoo7447
    @Scoobywoo7447 Рік тому +12

    Banger, you really need to do the cure the forest extended version, its amazing.

  • @utubeaabs
    @utubeaabs Рік тому +9

    The Cure are one of my favorites. Now if you guys would just give Adam Ant a try.

  • @TruthIsNotTemporary
    @TruthIsNotTemporary Рік тому +5

    That milk joke was udderly moovalous

  • @iainweller452
    @iainweller452 Рік тому +5

    The Cure are fantastic check out “A Forest” it’s a big fan favourite and possibly their masterpiece

  • @amberjones9946
    @amberjones9946 Рік тому +10

    I’m so sad I had to miss the Halloween special. This was fabulous! Great music.

  • @akkadian1995
    @akkadian1995 Рік тому +11

    This song is pure greatness and on one of the best albums ever made.

  • @AgOG47
    @AgOG47 Рік тому +5

    He's straight Brad. Wife and kids, along with many songs for his beloved.

  • @rong2912
    @rong2912 Рік тому +3

    I like the $5 dollar hardware store chain. Eric B and Rakim ain't got shit on Lil' Sofa!

  • @autumnsnow8467
    @autumnsnow8467 Рік тому +26

    This entire album is the definition of Halloween

  • @oscarrios6048
    @oscarrios6048 Рік тому +5

    Another hit from The Cure
    Also check out “Close To Me”

  • @christian7951
    @christian7951 Рік тому +7

    This song is 🔥🔥🔥 , Brad you made me Cry of laughter 🤦🏻🤣

  • @johnsrensen3366
    @johnsrensen3366 Рік тому +3

    King of goth rock

  • @cbreez40
    @cbreez40 Рік тому +5

    Yes.. thank u The perfect Halloween video

  • @ziggy4thefacts441
    @ziggy4thefacts441 Рік тому +8

    Disintegration is Robert Smiths response to turning 30. He wrote much of the album lamenting turning the age so many rockers either produced their opus or died. The lsd influenced lyrics and posture of this album changes the music.

  • @eximusic
    @eximusic Рік тому +6

    Brad's full on in character.

  • @transmit13
    @transmit13 Рік тому +4

    The couch gang is straight Gangsta. Just wait until the Lil Sofa King🔥mix tape drops. Droppin' plates on that ass.

  • @russosaintstv3027
    @russosaintstv3027 Рік тому +4

    Brad looks like Karl Anthony Towns lol 🤣

  • @radone5896
    @radone5896 Рік тому +2

    Lil Sofa King Fire, I want to hear your latest album! Where can I find it?

    • @BradAndLex
      @BradAndLex  Рік тому +2

      It’s still in my head, but I might drop a song or two on the vlog 😉

  • @woodymeadows9363
    @woodymeadows9363 Рік тому +5

    Brad cracked me the f up. This one of your best reactions. You should try Fascination Street by the Cure, from the same album.

  • @jimboslice450
    @jimboslice450 Рік тому +5

    Yo is Brad drunk lol

  • @mattthornton8474
    @mattthornton8474 Рік тому +3

    3:56 to 4:36 is the funniest shit Brad has ever done on this channel in the probably 150 vids of theirs I've watched! lol

  • @nathcascen473
    @nathcascen473 Рік тому +3

    LMAO whats happen to Brad!??

  • @victoriaswan9041
    @victoriaswan9041 Рік тому +5

    The more I hear this song the more I like it.

  • @tyreewhite6653
    @tyreewhite6653 Рік тому +3

    Rapper Brad ! LOL ! Check out those teeth !

  • @dmg19781978
    @dmg19781978 Рік тому +3

    Any song from the Disintegration album.

  • @joesmith8725
    @joesmith8725 Рік тому +4

    DJ Braddy Brad and the Fresh Princes Lexy Lex from Cowland. Ice Cube Brad , today was a good day! lol
    This is proper Halloween music ! Gothic, alternative, post-punk/darkwave music for the theme. Need a dedicated stream for this type of subgenre day. This video used to freak us out as kids back in the early '90s. Great '80s, '90s alt music from The Cure.
    Next to check out. Clan of Xymox, Sioxsee and the Banshees, Frozen Autumn, Faith and the Muse, She Past Away, Bauhaus, Peter Murphy, Sisters of Mercy, Joy Division, The Mission, etc.

    • @egon2012
      @egon2012 Рік тому +1

      Yes to all the suggestions! Nice to see She Past Away there. Never heard of Frozen Autumn and Faith and the Muse, so now I have homework

    • @joesmith8725
      @joesmith8725 Рік тому +1

      @@egon2012 No worries! Yes, check them out. Modern darkwave, post-punk bands. Some of them since the '90s and '80s, too.

  • @TEXICANROCKNROLL
    @TEXICANROCKNROLL Рік тому +5

    Hard to believe that as The Cure, they've been around since 1978, earlier if you include previous iterations under various names.
    They've been one of my staples from the beginning (including Depeche Mode)

  • @jerryreding7369
    @jerryreding7369 Рік тому +6

    Lex was so into Brad's being in character, she was loving it. 😄👍

  • @soundrevolver886
    @soundrevolver886 Рік тому +3

    "A Forest" is the quintessential Cure

    • @chucknin1491
      @chucknin1491 Рік тому +1

      Yes it is but they should react to this cover by the band Reznor recorded live in 1994.
      ua-cam.com/video/A-3_hyYUe8k/v-deo.html

  • @bradcolorado8149
    @bradcolorado8149 Рік тому +3

    The cure is a good example of "ALT" music..which took me a long time to appreciate...alright Brad !!..nice !

  • @Scoobywoo7447
    @Scoobywoo7447 Рік тому +2

    Hes talking about the spiderman eating him lol

  • @elchapoScotttvEnt059
    @elchapoScotttvEnt059 Рік тому +2

    my youtube idols

  • @footnotedrummer
    @footnotedrummer Рік тому +5

    This whole album is amazing. Ranks really high on my list of front-to-back albums.

  • @lisarogers5443
    @lisarogers5443 Рік тому +4

    The Cure are the BEST band in the world. :)

  • @sisterdebmac
    @sisterdebmac Рік тому +2

    Lil Sofa King Fire is officially my favorite gansta rapper name ever.

  • @jerrydaman
    @jerrydaman Рік тому +2

    I'd drink milk to dis :) I cracked up!!

  • @carlosvaladez2186
    @carlosvaladez2186 Рік тому +2

    Can we get a Lil Sofa reaction channel. Bahahaha

  • @quincee3376
    @quincee3376 Рік тому +4

    Great stuff! great costumes! The Cure had some incredible songs like Lovesong . i never really dug Lullaby but love your channel. In Between Days is my favourite by The Cure. in Between Days, Lovesong and Just Like Heaven would be my top 3.

  • @reymontcantil199
    @reymontcantil199 Рік тому +2

    this song rules .........it fucking rules

  • @davidruland5519
    @davidruland5519 Рік тому +2

    You should check out One Hundred Years, there is a great animated fan video somewhere. Also Siamese twins > The Figurehead. Deep dark stuff. Amazing.

  • @rantman4521
    @rantman4521 Рік тому +3

    Hollywood Brad😎😎

  • @keithosmond5730
    @keithosmond5730 Рік тому +2

    If you wanted a Halloween song from The Cure, the best choice would have been Subway Song. Trust me on that ;-)

  • @nethrelm
    @nethrelm Рік тому +2

    Brad you're too funny, lol.

  • @BaldotheDon
    @BaldotheDon Рік тому +2

    It'll bother me for a while if I don't find out what that t-shirt says. His mom says he's what?

    • @BradAndLex
      @BradAndLex  Рік тому +1

      Special lol it was a gift from one of our subscribers

  • @oldrock9641
    @oldrock9641 Рік тому +1

    Try the Kinks I'm In Disgrace, Sleepwalker and Juke Box Music

  • @markallen2984
    @markallen2984 Рік тому +3

    This is a great song that I'm so glad you guys reacted to it.
    I'm also *very* amused by Brad's sly, subversive and intelligent mockery of rapper cliches

  • @ryanwoolsey6972
    @ryanwoolsey6972 Рік тому +3

    I seriously think Brad should get into acting, no joke… great commitment to his character and weirdly believable..:)

  • @CharlieJ69
    @CharlieJ69 Рік тому +3

    "I drink milk to this" almost made me spit out my milk lol

  • @jasonegeland1446
    @jasonegeland1446 Рік тому +1

    Robert Smith is NOT gay. He's been happily married to his wife for eons. You guys should react to older Cure songs, like 1980-1987.

  • @twolveslb43
    @twolveslb43 Рік тому +1

    Apparently Mickey Ds made Lil Sofa King Fire blow out an O ring!

  • @myfriendjoe
    @myfriendjoe Рік тому +2

    Check out Joel Plaskett - through and through and though. You will not be disappointed. He’s an east coast Canadian artist.

  • @Shiby23
    @Shiby23 Рік тому +1

    I'll check your playlist but i've seen a ton of it. Shawn Mullens - Lullaby is a banger if you haven't pulled it out yet.

  • @navocar
    @navocar Рік тому +3

    Brad, I'm really feeling this alter ego. It's "Fresh" (80's slang for cool)

  • @AkZeal76
    @AkZeal76 Рік тому +1

    Robert Smith the first mumble rapper? I can buy that actually XD

  • @JulieAnn87
    @JulieAnn87 Рік тому +2

    You should check out the Cure/Korn mash up of this song and Coming Undone. It is soooooo good!! 🤘

    • @JulieAnn87
      @JulieAnn87 Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/pNyhLT_XOgQ/v-deo.html

  • @joemachine4714
    @joemachine4714 Рік тому +2

    Bad Brad 😱 😅

  • @johncondry
    @johncondry Рік тому +4

    Absolute masterpiece. This one is my all time favorite album.

  • @yeahboiii6640
    @yeahboiii6640 Рік тому +3

    Love the Cure! So fire and takes me back many many years. I still listen to them to this day! Brad hilarious!

  • @billycoffer8084
    @billycoffer8084 Рік тому +1

    He’s singing about getting eat by a spider! It’s a nightmare.

  • @someoneyoudontknow342
    @someoneyoudontknow342 Рік тому +3

    In Between Days next pls. The Cure are Happy Sad

  • @christinadiane4257
    @christinadiane4257 Рік тому +1

    My favorite ,thanks I appreciate your reaction

  • @ChadGPT-1.0
    @ChadGPT-1.0 Рік тому +2

    Lil Sofa is my fave.

  • @mynameispaul0530
    @mynameispaul0530 Рік тому +1

    Spiderman is having me for dinner tonight. 🕷🕸

  • @peanutbutter35
    @peanutbutter35 Рік тому +3

    Love the cure! I listen to them everyday! There’s new concert videos out of the tour last month in different countries! Still amazing! Sinking, prayers for rain, and Charlotte sometimes are my favorites.and no way is Robert batting for the other team ! He’s been married to Mary for over 40 yrs, they have known each other since they were 13 in school!

  • @soundrevolver886
    @soundrevolver886 Рік тому +3

    Simon Gallup is the most underrated bassist ever

    • @Alpha_7227
      @Alpha_7227 Рік тому +1

      I thought that he and Robert had a falling out and he no longer was with the cure. I saw clips of a recent show in Bologna Italy where he is playing again which is great.

  • @dandybanana
    @dandybanana Рік тому +3

    Brad is hilarious 😆

  • @BunniMonster
    @BunniMonster Рік тому +2

    The spiritual grandfather of early Eminem beats.

  • @LOKISlog7
    @LOKISlog7 Рік тому +2

    My love for the Cure is this song.

  • @erikgilson1687
    @erikgilson1687 Рік тому +1

    No, Robert Smith isn't gay

  • @charliemoss6379
    @charliemoss6379 Рік тому +1

    Congratulations on the new baby

  • @gridlock1a
    @gridlock1a Рік тому +1

    "I drink milk to this" was an instant classic

  • @kornelia1830
    @kornelia1830 Рік тому +2

    You must react to The same deep water as you (well the whole album is just divine!)

  • @mjweber0313
    @mjweber0313 Рік тому +1

    Do The Cure Disintegration!!!

  • @jamesdavisjr6937
    @jamesdavisjr6937 Рік тому +3

    That video had lex moooooving 😀

  • @oldrock9641
    @oldrock9641 Рік тому +1

    Try Gimme Danger (iggy pop mix)

  • @willfromyadkinville
    @willfromyadkinville Рік тому +3

    this whole album is just awesome! he has been married for years! she dresses just like him!

  • @mikehardesty98
    @mikehardesty98 Рік тому +2

    Top to bottom ,great album ,haunting ,melodic ,catchy,the Cure at there best!!!!!?

  • @jasonmarquis7586
    @jasonmarquis7586 Рік тому +1

    Right on. I was just thinking how bizarre it is that nobody’s doing reactions to The Cure when they were so huge in the 80s. Similar vein, I gotta recommend ‘Echo And The Bunnymen’ - ‘Lips like sugar’ or ‘Bedbugs and ballyhoo.’