"Punish Me with Kisses" is the second single by the English
post-punk
Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad music genre, genre of Punk Music, punk music that emerged in the late 1970s as musicians departed from punk's traditional elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a variety of avant-garde s ...
band
the Glove
The Glove was a 1983 English musical collaboration and recording project by the Cure's Robert Smith and Siouxsie and the Banshees' Steven Severin. They released one studio album, '' Blue Sunshine'', in 1983 as part of Severin's solo deal wi ...
from their sole studio album ''
Blue Sunshine''.
[ released in 1983 by Wonderland Records/]Polydor
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. The Glove were a side project for Robert Smith of the Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member. The band's ...
and Steven Severin of Siouxsie and the Banshees. The song was recorded in 1983 while Smith was also a member of the Banshees,[ and also featured future Banshees keyboardist Martin McCarrick and new Cure drummer Andy Anderson.
The band performed the song on the British TV show ''Riverside''.][
The release of the single went largely unnoticed at the time, because both the Cure and the Banshees had just released their most successful singles to date.][
The song was co-written by Smith and Severin.][
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Critical reception
In a review for the '' Blue Sunshine'' album for the Spanish-language magazine ''Muzikalia'', critic Manuel Pinazo described this song and " Like an Animal" as having echoes of Syd Barrett.,[ while '']Toronto Star
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'', critic Ben Rayner described the song as a "more straightforward post-punk cut".[ In a review of the 2006 reissue of the ''Blue Sunshine'' album, which included a remix of the song, '']PopMatters
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'' editor Adam Besenyodi said that the depth of the album version "is lost on the Mike Hedges mix, where the full orchestration is supplanted with a tinnier sound".[
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Track listing
7"
# "Punish Me with Kisses" (Mike Hedges Mix) – 3:30
# "The Tightrope" – 3:12
Personnel
* Steven Severin – bass
* Robert Smith – guitar
* Jeanette Landray – vocals
* Martin McCarrick – keyboards, strings
* Ginny Hewes – strings
* Anne Stephenson – strings
* Andy Anderson – drums
References
External links
* - from Steve Severin's YouTube channel
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1983 songs
The Glove songs
Songs written by Robert Smith (musician)
1983 singles
Polydor Records singles
Song recordings produced by Mike Hedges
Songs written by Steven Severin