The Cure Is A Band Which Formed In 1976 In Crawley England United Kingdom. The Band Originally Consisted Of Robert Smith vocals Guitar Pearl Thompson guitar Michael Dempsey bass And Lol Tolhurst drums With The Band's Lineup Overgoing Several Changes Throughout The Years And Smith Remaining As The Only Constant Member Throughout The Band's History. The Band Currently Consists Of Smith vocals Guitar Simon Gallup bass Roger O'Donnell keyboards Jason Cooper drums And Reeves Gabrels guitar . Read More On Last.Fm
Lullaby" Is A 1989 Single By The Cure From Their Album Disintegration. The Song Is The Most Successful Single By The Band Reaching Number Five In Their Home Country Of The UK And The Music Video Won The 1990 Best British Video At The 1990 Brit Awards. Background The Meaning Of "Lullaby" Has Been Speculated By Fans Including As A Metaphor For Addiction Or For Depression And Smith Has Offered Multiple Different Explanations As To Its Theme Or Content. Tim Pope A Long-Time Collaborator Of The Cure On Many Of Its Music Videos Reported That "Lullaby" Was In Fact An Allegory For Lead Singer Robert Smith's Druggy Past. Music Video The Music Video For "Lullaby" Was Filmed At A Sound Stage In London England. It Features Robert In Bed In A Dream Sequence And The Rest Of The Band Playing Tin Soldiers Who Sporadically Appear Throughout The Music Video For A Few Seconds. The Music Video During Which Smith Plays Both The Cannibalistic "spiderman" Mentioned In The Lyrics Which Does Not Refer To The Similarly-Named Marvel Comics Superhero And His Intended Victim Concludes With Smith Being Swallowed By What Appears To Be A Giant Spider. The Music Video Directed By Tim Pope And Edited By Peter Goddard Won Best Video At The 1990 Brit Awards. Reception Upon Its Release "Lullaby" Became The Cure's Highest Charting Hit In Their Home Country When It Reached Number Five In Fact It Remains Their Only Single To Reach The Top 5 In The UK Released-10 April 1989 Format-7" 12" Genre-Alternative Rock Dark Wave Gothic Rock Length-4 10 Label-Fiction Records Producer S -Robert Smith Dave Allen