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Jake Wallace
03/31/06, 09:33 AM
We are getting preliminary reports that Robert Smith (lead singer of The Cure) is looking to stop further production of the album Playing The Angel by Depeche Mode. It is said, through sources, that Robert has a concern that the "Mister Feathers" character that Anton Corbijn created for the cover, bears more than a passing resemblance to the cover for The Cure's "Boys Don't Cry" single.

We will provide further information on the impending injunction as soon as it is available.
wiReZ
03/31/06, 09:39 AM
Oh god.
Mixomatosys
03/31/06, 09:39 AM
Those are not similar at all..
zbrmike79
03/31/06, 09:41 AM
those dont look enough alike to complain about..
aminorthreat55
03/31/06, 09:41 AM
Not really.
Mokie
03/31/06, 09:54 AM
Does the Cure need press this bad? This is something I thought was above Mr. Smith.
romantic rights
03/31/06, 10:00 AM
you've got to be fucking kidding me.
Paul Tao
03/31/06, 10:05 AM
No way.
exthuse
03/31/06, 10:08 AM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Boysdontcry_cov.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/Depeche_Mode_Playing_the_Angel.jpg
weezer283
03/31/06, 10:09 AM
haha what a jerk just because DM is putting out better music these days and are on the radio more with there last albums.
Jake Wallace
03/31/06, 10:10 AM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/24/Boysdontcry_cov.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/Depeche_Mode_Playing_the_Angel.jpg

they were referring to the sleve used for the mid 80's re-release of the song (when it actually got popular), it's also the cover of their box set. i attached a picture of it to the post.
littlecletus
03/31/06, 10:10 AM
he should have gone after box car racer too! :rolleyes:

http://www.boxcarracer.com/images/local/500/8aecbb16-b32c-4fc6-8751-4c8bf731ff29.jpg
exthuse
03/31/06, 10:11 AM
they were referring to the sleve used for the mid 80's re-release of the song (when it actually got popular), it's also the cover of their box set. i attached a picture of it to the post.
Yeah I just didn't really think it looked anything like the Boy's Don't Cry cover. Neither the original or the re-release.
fallafelraffle
03/31/06, 10:18 AM
Lame.
GoWaitInTheCar
03/31/06, 10:20 AM
Yeah, I honestly can see the resemblance.

That's an interesting fact to know, I heard it was stopped, but I wasn't sure why.
Boring Pop Song
03/31/06, 10:38 AM
http://www.moviemail-online.co.uk/images/small/Edward-Scissorhands-02_cmyk.jpg


this robert smith?
derricklc22
03/31/06, 10:44 AM
http://www.moviemail-online.co.uk/images/small/Edward-Scissorhands-02_cmyk.jpg


this robert smith?
hahhaha thats funny. I always forget Johnny Depp played that role too.
frankpistol
03/31/06, 11:23 AM
he needs to get over himself
dragthelake
03/31/06, 11:51 AM
i kind of saw a resemblence, but not nearly enough of one to go to such great lengths. it's a little absurd.
patrickhowell
03/31/06, 12:06 PM
I think that the similarities are much more visible in the following images:

http://i2.tinypic.com/so8ewo.jpg http://i2.tinypic.com/so8f2o.jpg
http://i2.tinypic.com/so8krm.jpg http://i2.tinypic.com/so8ioi.jpg
marbury1414
03/31/06, 12:34 PM
If those are the real images, then yes, they're almost exactly the same.

(referring to what's above)
Amplifried
03/31/06, 12:51 PM
It's an April Fool's joke:

Chain of Flowers: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ChainofFlowers/

Read it.
A picasso blue
03/31/06, 01:06 PM
It's an April Fool's joke:

Chain of Flowers: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ChainofFlowers/

Read it.
*handclap*

good work.


see, youre all wrong.
SK_mo
03/31/06, 01:12 PM
I think that the similarities are much more visible in the following images:

http://i2.tinypic.com/so8ewo.jpg http://i2.tinypic.com/so8f2o.jpg
http://i2.tinypic.com/so8krm.jpg http://i2.tinypic.com/so8ioi.jpg
hahaha, those are much better images.
A picasso blue
03/31/06, 02:20 PM
someone delete this. we've established that its false
El_Jeffe
03/31/06, 03:50 PM
either way i'm looking forward to both disks
Amplifried
03/31/06, 07:05 PM
either way i'm looking forward to both disks

Well, you've been looking forward to them too much, because one came out not too long ago and the other one came out a few decades ago.
wtfemokid
03/31/06, 07:06 PM
i might hate robert smith.
unwritten
03/31/06, 08:40 PM
Give me a break.
A picasso blue
04/01/06, 11:55 AM
i might hate robert smith.
ITS

NOT REAL



APRIL FOOL'S


JOKE


GODDAMMIT
Vanity__Dearest
04/01/06, 11:57 AM
don't get so bothered
Vanity__Dearest
04/01/06, 11:58 AM
a picasso blue gets fired up wayy too easy
wtfemokid
04/01/06, 01:52 PM
ITS

NOT REAL



APRIL FOOL'S


JOKE


GODDAMMIT


simma down now. how about i never liked robert smith. still don't like him. probably never will.... just not a fan. big deal.