Retro Video of the Week: "Lovesong" by The Cure

Goth rockers The Cure were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year (and the induction ceremony was broadcast on HBO last weekend).  Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Disintegration, the band's eighth studio album.  Disintegration ended up being The Cure's best-selling album both in the U.S. and worldwide (going double platinum in the U.S.).  Up to that point, it was also the band's highest-charting album, both in the U.S. (#12) and their native UK (#3).

Even if you're only a casual fan or even if you don't really know much of anything about The Cure, there are a few songs by the band that you probably know -- like "Just Like Heaven" off of 1987's Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, "Friday I'm in Love" off of 1992's Wish, and "Lovesong" off of Disintegration.  "Lovesong" was the band's highest-charting song in the U.S., reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.  It's a song that kind of sums up what The Cure represented -- brooding, dark, and intriguing.  And what I find most interesting is that Robert Smith is wearing white high top basketball shoes in the video.  Lest you think goths can't ball.