It's very true, the cadence of "The Funeral Party" sounds like a religious or funeral procession. In this sense, this solemn-atmosphere piece is a bit stiff and pontifical compared to "All Cats Are Grey", which was sad but more introverted and restrained (probably also due to the more withdrawn keyboards and vocals on the latter). That said, "The Funeral Party" fits well among the other pieces of this album, which I don't find for the troubled "Doubt" which somewhat anticipates the Pornography album, with this angry aspect, as much for the lyrics as for the music, a bit at odds with the rest of Faith. Robert Smith on "The Funeral Party" (which is about the loss of his grandparents): "I wrote “The Funeral Party” and “All Cats Are Grey” in one night, and that really set the tone for the album". "If I’m drinking at home and I start listening to music I have to be very careful, because there are songs that tear me apart, that make me cry, even songs from The Cure make me feel very uncomfortable, for example “Faith”, or “The Funeral Party”, which brings me back to the day my grandmother died. It was a horrible day". "When someone you know dies you suddenly realize what death is. Something takes shape in your mind, it’s not an indefinite, abstract entity anymore. I could understand, it opened my eyes, you face great changes". According to Smith, the inspiration behind “Doubt” was: "Expressing the anger and frustration at the pointlessness of everything, trying to fight the waves of absurdity". At the time, when Robert Smith was asked by the musical media if he was ‘happy with the new album’ (Faith), he responded: "Apart from “Doubt”, yes. I don’t like that track much".
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I absolutely adore The Funeral Party. It's like a warm hug for me.
It's very true, the cadence of "The Funeral Party" sounds like a religious or funeral procession. In this sense, this solemn-atmosphere piece is a bit stiff and pontifical compared to "All Cats Are Grey", which was sad but more introverted and restrained (probably also due to the more withdrawn keyboards and vocals on the latter). That said, "The Funeral Party" fits well among the other pieces of this album, which I don't find for the troubled "Doubt" which somewhat anticipates the Pornography album, with this angry aspect, as much for the lyrics as for the music, a bit at odds with the rest of Faith.
Robert Smith on "The Funeral Party" (which is about the loss of his grandparents): "I wrote “The Funeral Party” and “All Cats Are Grey” in one night, and that really set the tone for the album". "If I’m drinking at home and I start listening to music I have to be very careful, because there are songs that tear me apart, that make me cry, even songs from The Cure make me feel very uncomfortable, for example “Faith”, or “The Funeral Party”, which brings me back to the day my grandmother died. It was a horrible day". "When someone you know dies you suddenly realize what death is. Something takes shape in your mind, it’s not an indefinite, abstract entity anymore. I could understand, it opened my eyes, you face great changes".
According to Smith, the inspiration behind “Doubt” was: "Expressing the anger and frustration at the pointlessness of everything, trying to fight the waves of absurdity". At the time, when Robert Smith was asked by the musical media if he was ‘happy with the new album’ (Faith), he responded: "Apart from “Doubt”, yes. I don’t like that track much".