Jumping Someone Else's Train

Who it's for

Robert Smith mocks people who jump on whatever trend is current instead of thinking for themselves.

Feelings it meets

• Social Conformity
• Identity

What it is

"Jumping Someone Else's Train" is a song by the English band The Cure, released as a standalone UK single in November 1979 and later included on the US compilation Boys Don't Cry (1980). It is credited to Michael Dempsey, Robert Smith and Lol Tolhurst. The song was written as a reaction against people who blindly follow fashion and trends.

Where to find it

All major streaming services.

Before you start

Age: All ages

Whoso would be a man, must be a nonconformist.Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: First Series, “Self-Reliance”