I like Wendy Time as it is, even if I think it's the weakest track on Wish. I do think the earlier version as it appears on Play Out was probably nicer.
I get why it was chosen instead of better songs like The Big Hand or This Twilight Garden: Bob wanted some balance between upbeat and downbeat.
When Wendy offers to be a friend, I think of her as a con artist. Wendy Time sure fits the bill for downbeat.
I can't imagine why you think The Big Hand is a better song! (wink) Have a good morning.
Last Edit: Dec 14, 2022 13:22:03 GMT 1 by AForestFan
I like Wendy Time as it is, even if I think it's the weakest track on Wish. I do think the earlier version as it appears on Play Out was probably nicer.
I get why it was chosen instead of better songs like The Big Hand or This Twilight Garden: Bob wanted some balance between upbeat and downbeat.
When Wendy offers to be a friend, I think of her as a con artist. Wendy Time sure fits the bill for downbeat.
I can't imagine why you think The Big Hand is a better song! (wink) Have a good morning.
Yes, I was thinking upbeat more in terms of music than lyrically.
I've been devoting a lot of inordinate time thinking about Wendy Time. I think I've figured out what I like about this song.
I resolved to listen to this song fresh with the deluxe edition remaster. I am not an audiophile nor do I have a musician's ear. But I tried to listen around Robert Smith's vocals to what was going on in the background.
The band really tried to make Wendy Time work. They pulled out all the stops, there are strings, little vocal noises and sound effects, guitar flourishes. And they still failed. After 3 decades, I finally figured out why.
This song would be perfect as an instrumental break in the album playlist. It's the fifth track, between From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea and Doing the Unstuck. Imagine if Wendy Time was just a mysterious instrumental, a lull in the pop tracks. We'd have to guess why it's called that. Maybe it could have been called Teddy Time for all I care.
I wish the deluxe edition had a studio mix of this song, but with Robert's vocals removed. You could leave in the "do-do do-do-do" rhyming he's doing in the background. A callback to The Perfect Girl? But no vocals. Finally, I think Wendy Time would work. As an instrumental showing off the talents of the band. Because Wendy Time never worked.
I like Wendy Time as it is, even if I think it's the weakest track on Wish. I do think the earlier version as it appears on Play Out was probably nicer.
I get why it was chosen instead of better songs like The Big Hand or This Twilight Garden: Bob wanted some balance between upbeat and downbeat.
I like Wendy Time and I actually prefer the album version over the demo. I don't think there are any other songs in The Cure back catalogue that quite match the atmosphere of Wendy Time musically. Lyrically it handles the same themes as Open and End I think, so it it fits on the album nicely. I find myself skipping Apart, Friday, Trust and Doing the Unstuck more often than Wendy too...
I think cd2 of the demos is really strong and I prefer these versions to some of the Finnished ones.. It has sound tracked a recent stint of painting decorating and made a mundane process actually pleasurable.. Ha ha
I took a walk around Kennedy Space Center yesterday afternoon. While listening to CD 3 of the Deluxe set, I saw a bright flame in the corner of my eye. A SpaceX rocket was launching and I was caught by surprise:
It went up through the cloud cover and all that was left was the rumble. The hole in the cloud cover stayed for 20 minutes. What a way to enjoy this album.
Last Edit: Dec 18, 2022 14:56:25 GMT 1 by AForestFan
I took a walk around Kennedy Space Center yesterday afternoon. While listening to CD 3 of the Deluxe set, I saw a bright flame in the corner of my eye. A SpaceX rocket was launching and I was caught by surprise:
It went up through the cloud cover and all that was left was the rumble. The hole in the cloud cover stayed for 20 minutes. What a way to enjoy this album.
The Kennedy Space Center is awesome. It's like being in a giant's playground.