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+ | | number = 56 | ||
+ | | date = January 30, 2006 | ||
+ | | title = The Cure | ||
+ | | image = the_cure.jpg | ||
+ | | titletext = My first try at drawing a real face in years. | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | + | ==Explanation== | |
+ | The "real face" is that of {{w|Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith}}, best known as the singer of the musical group {{w|The Cure}}. | ||
− | + | The joke in this comic is very simple: When Robert would sing the above lines of {{w|Coldplay|Coldplay}}'s song "{{w|Clocks_(song)|Clocks}}", fans of his music would know the answer: he's part of The Cure. | |
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− | == | + | ==Transcript== |
− | + | :[A charcoal drawing of Robert Smith's head and face, with a caption underneath.] | |
+ | :Robert Smith should do a cover of | ||
+ | :Coldplay's ''Clocks,'' so when he sings | ||
+ | :"Am I part of the cure or am I part of the disease?" | ||
+ | :we can say, "Ooh, we know this one!" | ||
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Revision as of 13:46, 11 May 2016
The Cure |
Title text: My first try at drawing a real face in years. |
Explanation
The "real face" is that of Robert Smith, best known as the singer of the musical group The Cure.
The joke in this comic is very simple: When Robert would sing the above lines of Coldplay's song "Clocks", fans of his music would know the answer: he's part of The Cure.
Transcript
- [A charcoal drawing of Robert Smith's head and face, with a caption underneath.]
- Robert Smith should do a cover of
- Coldplay's Clocks, so when he sings
- "Am I part of the cure or am I part of the disease?"
- we can say, "Ooh, we know this one!"
Discussion
Rikthoff (talk) The date of issue of this comic may not be correct. Can anybody verify the issue date?
I saw "The Cure" on a friend's Facebook page under her favorite bands. That prompted me to look up the explanation for this comic to be sure. When I first read it, I thought the "real face" looked a bit...unappealing. Perhaps diseased. Now I see the caption means the opposite of what I thought! Thanks, Explainxkcd! 76.106.251.87 19:36, 23 April 2013 (UTC)
Are there any other realistic drawings on xkcd? --Forrest (talk)13:20, 07 May 2015 (UTC)
- No, I don't think so. I've seen them all and I'm pretty sure that nothing of the style of the early comics came back. Fabian42 (talk) 11:42, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
Every time I hear this song, I think "Dude, what are you on? You're part of Coldplay!"108.162.237.37 15:10, 23 August 2023 (UTC)