Year of the Cup is probably the most underrated song on the album. Its a song about shame and regret from past mistakes. Majority of the lyrics are real things that have happened through Porter's career. "I took out all of my shame on a random guy who probably liked me," refers to a real event from the first Worlds tour iirc where he literally stopped the show and berated a fan for how they were acting in the crowd. He's talked multiple times in interviews about how he looks back on that moment with tons of regret but there were a lot of people on the internet at the time who praised it. Thus "I guess that screaming at my audience works and everyone likes it." Essentially, the whole song is a reflection of Porter's imperfections. It captues the feeling well of how when we make mistakes, we often think about them for ages, even though we're only human.
Year of the Cup is probably the most underrated song on the album. Its a song about shame and regret from past mistakes. Majority of the lyrics are real things that have happened through Porter's career. "I took out all of my shame on a random guy who probably liked me," refers to a real event from the first Worlds tour iirc where he literally stopped the show and berated a fan for how they were acting in the crowd.
He's talked multiple times in interviews about how he looks back on that moment with tons of regret but there were a lot of people on the internet at the time who praised it. Thus "I guess that screaming at my audience works and everyone likes it."
Essentially, the whole song is a reflection of Porter's imperfections. It captues the feeling well of how when we make mistakes, we often think about them for ages, even though we're only human.
these thumbnails with edited smiles are killing me 😭
I keep coming back to see if you’ve done another review of a Cure Album. Pls pls listen to Pornography!