# Play for Today guitar solo

> Robert Smith's guitar solo on Play for Today by The Cure (1980) starts at about 1:50. From the album Seventeen Seconds. A post-punk classic from the 1980s.

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The Cure, 1980, from *Seventeen Seconds*. Solo by *Robert Smith*.

Its simple, singable guitar melody is so iconic that audiences still chant it back at shows.

Play for Today by The Cure is #17 in our ranking of the best The Cure guitar solos. The solo is played by Robert Smith and the song was released in 1980.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Cure Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-cure-guitar-solos/) — #17

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Play for Today?

Robert Smith played the solo on The Cure's Play for Today (1980).

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