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Old page wikitext, before the edit (old_wikitext ) | '{{Infobox single
| Name = The Lovecats
| Cover = Thelovecats.jpg
| Artist = [[The Cure]]
| Released = 18 October 1983
| Format = [[Vinyl record|7" & 12" vinyl]]
| Recorded = June 1983
| Genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres. -->{{flatlist|
*[[New wave music|New wave]]
*[[Pop music|pop]]<ref name=masonam>Mason, Stewart. "[http://www.allmusic.com/song/why-cant-i-be-you-mt0007516608 Why Can't I Be You?]" Allmusic.com. Retrieved on 22 January 2013.</ref>
*[[jazz]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.popmatters.com/post/152163-snubbed-why-the-cure-deserves-to-be-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fam/ | title=Snubbed!: Why the Cure Deserves to Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | publisher=[[PopMatters]] | date=13 December 2011 | accessdate=15 June 2016 | author=Ramirez, AJ}}</ref>
}}
| Length = 3:33
| Label = [[Fiction Records|Fiction]]
| Writer = [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]]
| Producer = {{flatlist|
* [[Phil Thornalley]]
* Chris Parry
* The Cure
}}
| Last single = "[[The Walk (The Cure song)|The Walk]]" <br />(1983)
| This single = "'''The Love Cats'''" <br />(1983)
| Next single = "[[The Caterpillar (song)|The Caterpillar]]" <br />(1984)
}}
"'''The Love Cats'''" (sometimes rendered as "'''The Lovecats'''") is a song by English rock band [[The Cure]], released as a stand-alone single in October 1983.
It was the band's first Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number 7,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20492/cure/ |title=Cure <nowiki>| Full Official Chart History |</nowiki> Official Charts Company |website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |accessdate=May 15, 2016}}</ref> and number 6 in Australia. It later appeared on the [[compilation album]] ''[[Japanese Whispers]]''.
==Inspiration==
At the time the song was written, Robert Smith was very interested in the work of Australian author [[Patrick White]].<ref>The Stud Brothers: "Pictures of Youth (Pt. 1)", ''Melody Maker'', March 7, 1992: 25-26.</ref> According to a number of his fans, Smith was inspired to write "The Love Cats" after reading White's novel ''[[The Vivisector]]'' (1970), although this claim is difficult to verify.<ref>{{cite web| work=fortunecity.com | url = http://members.fortunecity.com/jpineres/FAQ.htm | title =Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file for The Cure | accessdate = 2010-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| work=victoriavirtual.iespana.es| url = http://victoriavirtual.iespana.es/Inspiraciones.html | title =The Cure-Inspiraciones | accessdate = 2010-06-09}}</ref> In the novel, the protagonist, Hurtle, is appalled when his lover's husband drowns a sack of stray cats. White draws a parallel between the way in which the cats are discarded, and the treatment of certain characters in the book; by extension, the cats symbolize the most innocent and vulnerable members of society, and the casual cruelty with which they sometimes meet their fate.<ref>White, Patrick. ''The Vivisector''. New York: Viking Press, 1970.</ref>
==Music video==
The music video features a number of cats and a large lampshade falling on the head of bassist [[Phil Thornalley]].
== Cover versions ==
"The Love Cats" has been covered by [[Luke Doucet]], on his album ''[[Blood's Too Rich]]''; [[OK Go]], on their [[Do What You Want (EP)|Do What You Want]] [[Extended play|EP]]; [[Tricky (musician)|Tricky]], on his album ''[[Vulnerable (Tricky album)|Vulnerable]]''; [[Paul Anka]], on his 2005 album of covers, ''[[Rock Swings]]''; [[The Hot Rats]], on their 2010 debut album ''Turn Ons''; and [[The Sharp]], on their EP [[Yeah I Want You]].
==Track listing==
; 7"
#"The Love Cats" (3:33)
#"Speak My Language" (2:39)
;UK & US 12"
#"The Love Cats (Extended Version)" (4:37)
#"Speak My Language" (2:39)
#"Mr. Pink Eyes" (2:45)
==Personnel==
*[[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] - vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica on "Mr. Pink Eyes"
*[[Lol Tolhurst]] - vibraphone
*[[Phil Thornalley]] - double bass
*[[Andy Anderson (drummer)|Andy Anderson]] - drums
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
== External links ==
* {{Discogs master|21158|type=single|The Love Cats}}
{{The Cure}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lovecats, The}}
[[Category:The Cure songs]]
[[Category:1983 singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Robert Smith (musician)]]
[[Category:1983 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Phil Thornalley]]
[[Category:Fiction Records singles]]' |
New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext ) | '{{Infobox single
| Name = The Lovecats
| Cover = Thelovecats.jpg
| Artist = [[The Cure]]
| Released = 18 October 1983
| Format = [[Vinyl record|7" & 12" vinyl]]
| Recorded = June 1983
| Genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres. -->{{flatlist|
*[[New wave music|New wave]]
}}
| Length = 3:33
| Label = [[Fiction Records|Fiction]]
| Writer = [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]]
| Producer = {{flatlist|
* [[Phil Thornalley]]
* Chris Parry
* The Cure
}}
| Last single = "[[The Walk (The Cure song)|The Walk]]" <br />(1983)
| This single = "'''The Love Cats'''" <br />(1983)
| Next single = "[[The Caterpillar (song)|The Caterpillar]]" <br />(1984)
}}
"'''The Love Cats'''" (sometimes rendered as "'''The Lovecats'''") is a song by English rock band [[The Cure]], released as a stand-alone single in October 1983.
It was the band's first Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at number 7,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20492/cure/ |title=Cure <nowiki>| Full Official Chart History |</nowiki> Official Charts Company |website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |accessdate=May 15, 2016}}</ref> and number 6 in Australia. It later appeared on the [[compilation album]] ''[[Japanese Whispers]]''.
==Inspiration==
At the time the song was written, Robert Smith was very interested in the work of Australian author [[Patrick White]].<ref>The Stud Brothers: "Pictures of Youth (Pt. 1)", ''Melody Maker'', March 7, 1992: 25-26.</ref> According to a number of his fans, Smith was inspired to write "The Love Cats" after reading White's novel ''[[The Vivisector]]'' (1970), although this claim is difficult to verify.<ref>{{cite web| work=fortunecity.com | url = http://members.fortunecity.com/jpineres/FAQ.htm | title =Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file for The Cure | accessdate = 2010-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| work=victoriavirtual.iespana.es| url = http://victoriavirtual.iespana.es/Inspiraciones.html | title =The Cure-Inspiraciones | accessdate = 2010-06-09}}</ref> In the novel, the protagonist, Hurtle, is appalled when his lover's husband drowns a sack of stray cats. White draws a parallel between the way in which the cats are discarded, and the treatment of certain characters in the book; by extension, the cats symbolize the most innocent and vulnerable members of society, and the casual cruelty with which they sometimes meet their fate.<ref>White, Patrick. ''The Vivisector''. New York: Viking Press, 1970.</ref>
==Music video==
The music video features a number of cats and a large lampshade falling on the head of bassist [[Phil Thornalley]].
== Cover versions ==
"The Love Cats" has been covered by [[Luke Doucet]], on his album ''[[Blood's Too Rich]]''; [[OK Go]], on their [[Do What You Want (EP)|Do What You Want]] [[Extended play|EP]]; [[Tricky (musician)|Tricky]], on his album ''[[Vulnerable (Tricky album)|Vulnerable]]''; [[Paul Anka]], on his 2005 album of covers, ''[[Rock Swings]]''; [[The Hot Rats]], on their 2010 debut album ''Turn Ons''; and [[The Sharp]], on their EP [[Yeah I Want You]].
==Track listing==
; 7"
#"The Love Cats" (3:33)
#"Speak My Language" (2:39)
;UK & US 12"
#"The Love Cats (Extended Version)" (4:37)
#"Speak My Language" (2:39)
#"Mr. Pink Eyes" (2:45)
==Personnel==
*[[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] - vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica on "Mr. Pink Eyes"
*[[Lol Tolhurst]] - vibraphone
*[[Phil Thornalley]] - double bass
*[[Andy Anderson (drummer)|Andy Anderson]] - drums
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
== External links ==
* {{Discogs master|21158|type=single|The Love Cats}}
{{The Cure}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lovecats, The}}
[[Category:The Cure songs]]
[[Category:1983 singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Robert Smith (musician)]]
[[Category:1983 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Phil Thornalley]]
[[Category:Fiction Records singles]]' |