{"id":31682,"date":"2025-06-17T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T05:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/the-cure-mint-im-in-love\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T07:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T05:45:00","slug":"the-cure-mint-im-in-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/the-cure-mint-im-in-love\/","title":{"rendered":"THE CURE: Mint, I&#8217;m in love?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-06-The-Cure-Mint-Car-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-06-The-Cure-Mint-Car-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-06-The-Cure-Mint-Car-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-06-The-Cure-Mint-Car-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-06-The-Cure-Mint-Car-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-06-The-Cure-Mint-Car.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>At least that&#8217;s how Robert Smith seemed to feel when he mentioned in several interviews that he preferred \u201cMint Car\u201d to THE CURE hit \u201cFriday, I&#8217;m in Love\u201d. Well, there&#8217;s no accounting for taste after all. At least \u201cMint Car\u201d is a real feel-good song. Of course, Robert doesn&#8217;t miss the opportunity to cry theatrically in the music video at the end. Image comes first. Robert&#8217;s favorite was released 29 years ago to the day on June 17, 1996 and reached number 3 in Iceland, 17 in Canada, 20 in Finland and 31 in Great Britain.     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the clip for \u201cMint Car\u201d here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q7F9LhuMsrQ?si=8FmrTDMBxE7of3iK\" title=\"The Cure - Mint Car\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q7F9LhuMsrQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Which fan item from The Cure will be the next addition to your collection?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=14172&amp;awinaffid=1386213&amp;ued=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.emp.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>EMP*<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:8px\">*The link recommendations marked with an asterisk are affiliate links\/affiliate program links which you can click on freely. When a click and purchase is made, we receive a commission from the provider (we earn from qualified sales as an affiliate). Of course, the price does not change for you. In this way you can help to cover some of the costs of this website.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least that&#8217;s how Robert Smith seemed to feel when he mentioned in several interviews that he preferred \u201cMint Car\u201d to THE CURE hit \u201cFriday, I&#8217;m in Love\u201d. Well, there&#8217;s no accounting for taste after all. At least \u201cMint Car\u201d is a real feel-good song. 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