Depeche Mode, the British act that has now been around for over four decades, is still on the grind with the release of their 15th studio album, “Memento Mori”. We were treated to its lead single,...
It has been noted that “Ghosts Again” – and the entire project that it is featured on – was influenced by the recent passing of Andy Fletcher, who had been down with Depeche Mode...
For starters, U2’s “So Cruel” was influenced by The Edge, at the time of its composition, being in the process of getting divorced from his first and only legal wife to date, Aislinn O’Sullivan. This...
Lyrically “Breathing in Fumes” is a very terse piece though not necessarily that easy to understand. That is because on the surface it reads a lot like your average amorous love song, i.e. the vocalist...
“Goodnight Lovers” is a borderline breakup song. That is to say that, first of all it would most logically be romantic in nature. And secondly, it does not read as if the vocalist and addressee have...
Depeche Mode’s “A Question of Time” is a pretty complicated song, as in its ultimate understanding being dependent on whatever angle a respective listener decides to view it from. For instance, what the singer desires...
The narrative of Depeche Mode’s “I Feel Loved” is premised on the vocalist suffering from depression or some type of pervasive feeling of dread. It reads as if this is of the emotional variety though,...
Songs with notably rely on religious symbolism, are by that very nature open to various interpretations. And so it seems with “Suffer Well”. For instance, when the vocalist gets to referring to ‘an angel leading him when...
English electronic music band Depeche Mode is among the best-selling international bands in the history of music. They began their career with a distinct sound that ushered them to the forefront of the British new wave...
Depeche Mode’s “Blasphemous Rumours” is a tale of bad luck, irony and religion. The central character is a sixteen-year old girl who, at the beginning of the track, slits her own wrists in an attempt...
