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  • Andy, I know I should spread the love, but this question presented a unique challenge to me because I couldn't tell you anything about The Cure before researching this. I like a challenge, so I went for it. And I believe I hit pay dirt. Hopefully your information from the last four years might be able to confirm my answer. According to wikipedia: "Forever" is an improvisational song from The Cure partially based on the song "Three" from [the album] "Seventeen Seconds." From the wiki entry: "The first version of Forever ever played was at a gig on [The Cure's] 1980 Seventeen Seconds Tour at Herford, Germany. It was supposed to be a dedication to Simon Gallup, The Cure's bassist, on his 20th birthday. The song has since been played at the end of Cure shows right after "Killing an Arab" is played in the encores. One version is featured on the remastered deluxe edition of Faith, another is featured on the cassette tape version of Concert/Curiosity. The Curiosity version was re-released on CD as a part of The Top Deluxe Edition. It is mostly found on bootleg concerts. No two versions of "Forever" are alike because Robert Smith tends to make up the lyrics and, occasionally, the chords of the song as it goes along. The progression, however, is usually the same as "Three". Some versions have been known to last for over 10 minutes. "Forever" was last played live in Mexico City on September 6th, 2004 following "A Forest"." I thought your CD must have been a copy of Disc 2 of the deluxe edition rerelease of "Faith". This had a studio out-take of "Primary" and a group home demo of "The Holy Hour" until I noted that it didn't come out until 2005, months AFTER you asked your question. I put my money on "Forever" because it is readily acknowledged as a take-off on "Three" - however, it might have been the song "The Weedy Burton." This song is very short, only 1:04 in one release, and was an instrumental track. "Forever" apparently has some lyrics, but the wikipedia entry commented on how no two instances of "Forever" are alike, so it is possible the version you had contained no lyrics or was simply an instrumental. As you well know, this answer has been brought to you by the "No Question Left Behind program." Answering old unanswered questions from currently active Answerbaggers since March 21st, 2008. (c)2008 No Question Left Behind Answer #5

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