The Funeral Party (track)
by The Cure
The Funeral Party appears on the following album(s) by The Cure:
- Faith (track #5) (this album) (1981)
- ... Happily Ever After (track #15) (compilation) (1981)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/30/2026 20:48 |  Special | 34,967 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/22/2026 21:50 | Exist-en-ciel | 169,579 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/19/2026 09:04 |  Tamthebam | 45,733 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/31/2026 13:05 |  Liedzeit | 10,866 | 77/100 |
| ! | 02/02/2026 15:23 |  ForegroundNoise | 29,941 | 64/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 84.5/100, a mean average of 84.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.2.
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If this is not "Gothic", I wonder what is. Hear the slow pace reminding us of some songs on "Closer" from Joy Division. (Edited)
This, along with All Cats Are Grey and the title track, are incredibly powerful and effective. Can bring some into tears, it's just... Beautiful. (Edited)
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