The rejected album: Elektra Records initially did not want to release Disintegration (1989), considering it commercially unviable; it became one of their biggest hits. Origin of “#Lullaby”: The song is inspired by the terrible lullabies Robert Smith's father sang to him as a child, which ended with threats such as “or you won't wake up again!” “Friday I'm in Love” and fame: Although it is one of his most optimistic hits, Robert Smith has expressed a love-hate relationship with the song, going so

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