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“It's a really good chord progression, I couldn't believe no-one else had used it”: How the Cure sidestepped the gloom and wrote one of the most uplifting songs ever recorded

Friday August 8, 2025. 03:11 PM , from Keyboard Magazine

The Cure’s life-affirming indie pop classic remains the ultimate Friday tune

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