"Strangelove" is also totally badass, it's one of my new favorite songs to sing
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:09 (twelve years ago) link
that song seemed so brazen in 87
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
another great video:
http://otriva.net/_ld/26/2658.jpg7. "Stripped"Black Celebration, 1986389 points (16 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://youtu.be/qU8UfYdKHvs
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
you have to make this life livable
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:17 (twelve years ago) link
girls thought they were being "pervy" by singing the lyrics.
This period had no trouble crossing over to Miami radio stations because deejays knew how fabulous Company B sounded next to "Strangelove."
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:18 (twelve years ago) link
"Breathing In Fumes" was the first Depeche Mode song I heard that wasn't on Some Great Reward; when I got 101 I recognized its elements in "Stripped" immediately and that's been one of my favorite DM songs ever since. It was #2 on my ballot.
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
I'd've'd Strangelove really high if I'd given it a few more days - terrific vocal.
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:26 (twelve years ago) link
whoa ultimate radio station
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:27 (twelve years ago) link
seriously that swankass sleazy hook (probably the closest depeche mode come to jam-lewis right?), the casual kinkiness of the lyrics, that vague air of doom. i was 13 when 'strangelove' hit (and it hit BIG on mtv) and it felt mysteriously dirty and vulgar in a way that unnerved me; i listened to ALOT of 2 live crew and as vulgar as they were they also basically allowed me to think that at 13 via playground scuttlebutt, 80s teen comedies, and stolen playboys and penthouses i had a fairly good grip so to speak on sex. 'strangelove' hinted that i didn't know ANYTHING.
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:27 (twelve years ago) link
I have this very deep desire for a Señor Coconut-tyle album of DM covers, esp. Strangelove, which I think would sound fabulous on a marimba.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:29 (twelve years ago) link
strangelove is really about relationships, not sex
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:29 (twelve years ago) link
ok bono
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:29 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:30 (twelve years ago) link
no, I guess that came out wrong. there's definitely sex there, written purposefully in away so that the song can be interpreted in a sexual way, but it's really about being mean to a loved one and awaiting the pain that will be returned
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:33 (twelve years ago) link
opinions4u
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:35 (twelve years ago) link
http://991.com/newGallery/Depeche-Mode-World-In-My-Eyes-7890.jpg6. "World In My Eyes"Violator, 1990400 points (16 votes)
http://youtu.be/nhZdL4JlnxI
oh yeah there's a sweetness and, um, emotional depth there that's not present in something like say 'sex dwarf' (waiting to have someone correct me by telling me that 'sex dwarf' despite its title has basically the same theme as 'the living years'). no way i was hearing that in 1987.
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
yay my fave violator single though nay half the top six composed of violator singles
'World in My Eyes' kind of sneaks up on you with how good it is.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:39 (twelve years ago) link
Often, the first track on an album loses its appeal just because you hear it so many time. Not in this case.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:44 (twelve years ago) link
my #1
― Touché Gödel (ledge), Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:45 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, it's great.
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:45 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, sorry, 1 #1 vote for World In My Eyes.
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
http://i47.tinypic.com/a492ll.jpg5. "Policy of Truth"Violator, 1990436 points (17 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://youtu.be/M2VBmHOYpV8
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
http://pixhost.me/avaxhome/7d/0b/00100b7d_medium.jpeg4. "Everything Counts"Construction Time Again, 1983583 points (22 votes, 1 #1 vote)
http://youtu.be/1t-gK-9EIq4
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:09 (twelve years ago) link
not a fan
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
Nice!
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
"Everything Counts" might be the most consistently overrated DM single, although that doesn't mean it still isn't great.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:15 (twelve years ago) link
I know what two of the top three will be, but blanking on the third.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:17 (twelve years ago) link
perhaps this will jog your memory.
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/28108571/Depeche+Mode+Shake+the+Disease.jpg3. "Shake the Disease"single, 1985591 points (21 votes, 3 #1 votes)
http://youtu.be/r_0sL_SQYvw
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
Aw yes, the 3-for-1 sale on hair bleach era.
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
^^^ otm
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
Shake The Disease was my number one. I'm relieved to see it there, I was begining to think nobody else liked it.
― Pacific Trash Vortex (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
Can't argue with the top two.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
"Policy of Truth" was my #1.
― Euler, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:26 (twelve years ago) link
Moffe growing vpon the skull of a Gahanhttp://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxd4xbQthD1qb0vb5o1_500.jpg2. "Enjoy the Silence"Violator, 1990623 points (23 votes, 3 #1 votes)
http://youtu.be/diT3FvDHMyo
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
woah
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
It's fantastic that "Pimpf" is going to place so high, btw.
― Euler, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
If my #1 is the poll's #1 then my mind is going to be blown!
― Dale, dale, dale (Abbbottt), Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/not-the-father-gif-not-the-father.gif
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
'enjoy the silence' is pretty obv great though, such a great summer song
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.theblackmail.com.au/images/bm018/bm018_dm_04.jpg1. "Never Let Me Down Again"Music for the Masses, 1987741 points (26 votes, 3 #1 votes)
http://youtu.be/snILjFUkk_A
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:41 (twelve years ago) link
lol crut
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:41 (twelve years ago) link
my ballot:
1. Shake the Disease2. But Not Tonight3. Everything Counts4. And Then...5. Strangelove6. Shout!7. New Life8. Leave In Silence9. Fly on the Windscreen10. Ice Machine11. See You12. Stories Of Old13. Get the Balance Right!14. Dreaming of Me15. I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead16. Now, This Is Fun17. People Are People18. Master and Servant19. Photographic20. Love, In Itself
― crüt, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
mine!
1. it's no good2. halo3. a question of time4. precious5. never let me down again6. dreaming of me7. behind the wheel8. world in my eyes9. master and servant10. love, in itself11. blasphemous rumours12. new life13. strange love14. the sinner in me (villalobos remix) 15. enjoy the silence16. shake the disease17. but not tonight18. the meaning of love19. ice machine20. things you said
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
i have 'shake the disease' way too low there
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
Behind the Wheel - 40Stripped - 36Sea of Sin - 33Everything Counts - 30John the Revelator - 28Enjoy the Silence - 26A Question of Lust - 25Blasphemous Rumours - 24The Things You Said - 23Martyr - 22Kingdom (Dave Gahan) - 21Shake the Disease - 20Lie to Me - 19Clean - 18Suffer Well - 17Never Let Me Down Again - 16World in My Eyes - 15I Cast a Lonesome Shadow (Martin L. Gore) - 14And Then... - 13Get the Balance Right! - 12
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
shoutout to kroq for deepening my love for these jabronis, anton corbijn to knowing how to shoot some fineass women, martin gore for the tasty licks
― balls, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
1. Walking In My Shoes2. Barrel of a Gun3. I Feel You4. People Are People5. Satellite6. Policy of Truth7. World In My Eyes8. Enjoy the Silence9. It's No Good10. Agent Orange
11. John the Revelator12. Fragile Tension13. Shine14. Stjarna15. Ice Machine16. Strangelove17. Never Let Me Down Again18. Personal Jesus19. Nothing to Fear20. One Caress
Albums: 1. Music for the Masses; 2. Exciter; 3. Songs of Faith and Devotion
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 5 May 2012 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
Hooray! I'm glad John the Revelator got at least one other vote.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 5 May 2012 19:11 (twelve years ago) link