The band has been highly influential in the electronic dance music scene, especially synthpop, techno, and trance, partly due to their innovative work, recording techniques, and use of sampling. Their most successful album is arguably 1990's Violator, which reached the #2 position in the UK, #7 in the US, and sold over 8 million copies worldwide. The band has released a long series of high-charting singles over their three-decades long career. Enjoy the Silence is their most recognized song and one of history's most covered songs.
The original line-up was Dave Gahan, Martin L. Gore, Andy Fletcher, and Vince Clarke. In December 1981, Clarke left the band and later formed Yazoo, The Assembly, and Erasure. Alan Wilder joined the group initially in January 1982 as a live keyboardist but became an official member in December 1982. He left in mid-1995 to fully concentrate on his Recoil project, and the band continued as a trio. In 2010 Wilder re-joined Depeche Mode on stage after 16 years for a performance of Somebody during a show at London's Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Depeche Mode's origins date back to 1977, when Vince Clarke and Andrew Fletcher formed a band called No Romance in China, with Clarke on vocals and guitar and Fletcher on bass. In March 1980, Clarke, Gore, and Fletcher formed a band called Composition of Sound, with Clarke on vocals/guitar, Gore on keyboards, and Fletcher on bass. Soon after the formation of Composition of Sound, Clarke, and Fletcher switched to synthesizers. Dave Gahan joined the band in 1980 after Clarke heard him perform at a local scout hut jam session, singing to a rendition of David Bowie's "Heroes" and Depeche Mode was born.
While playing a live gig at the Bridge House in Canning Town, Daniel Miller, the founder of Mute Records, approached the band, who proposed a verbal contract. The result was their first single, Dreaming of Me, recorded in December 1980 and released in February 1981, reaching number 57 in the UK charts and followed soon by a real contract with Mute.
To date, Depeche Mode have released:
15 studio albums: Speak & Spell (1981), A Broken Frame (1982), Construction Time Again (1983), Some Great Reward (1984), Black Celebration (1986), Music For the Masses (1987), Violator (1990), Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993), Ultra (1997), Exciter (2001), Playing the Angel (2005), Sounds of the Universe (2009), Delta Machine (2013), Spirit (2017), and Memento Mori (2023);
8 compilations: People Are People (1984), The Singles 81-85 (1985), Catching Up with Depeche Mode (1985), Greatest Hits (1987), The Singles 86>98 (1998), Remixes 81-04 (2004), The Best Of Depeche Mode Volume 1 (2006), The Complete Depeche Mode (2006);
5 live albums: 101 (1989), Songs of Faith and Devotion Live (1993), Recording the Angel (a series of live recordings; 2006), Tour Of The Universe: Barcelona 20/21:11:09 (2009) and Live In Berlin (Soundtrack) (2014) ;
Over 50 singles: including Just Can't Get Enough, Everything Counts, People Are People, Master and Servant, Shake the Disease, Stripped, A Question of Time, Strangelove, Never Let Me Down Again, Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence, World in My Eyes, Policy of Truth, I Feel You, Walking in My Shoes, In Your Room, Barrel of a Gun, It's No Good, Home, Dream On, Freelove, Precious, Wrong and Heaven ;
14 live / video collections (VHS/DVD/Blu-ray): The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg (1985), Some Great Videos (1985), Strange (1988), 101 (1989), Strange Too (1990), Devotional (1993), The Videos 86>98 (1998), One Night in Paris (2002), The Videos 86>98 (2002), Touring the Angel: Live in Milan (2006), The Best of - Volume 1 (2006), Tour of the Universe : Barcelona 20/21.11.09 (2009), Live in Berlin (2014) and Video Singles Collection (2016)
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Depeche Mode Lyrics
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The shame lies with us
We talk of love and trust
That doesn't matter
Though we may be the last in the world
We feel like pioneers
Telling hopes and fears
And, oh, what a feeling inside of me
It might last for an hour
Wounds aren't healing inside of me
Though it feels good now
I know it's only for now
The feeling is intense
You grip me with your eyes
And then I realise
It doesn't matter
In Depeche Mode's song "It Doesn't Matter", the lyrics describe a complex emotional situation between two individuals who are physically intimate with each other, yet feel a sense of shame and detachment. They try to talk about love and trust, but these ideals seem irrelevant and useless in the face of their own personal struggles. The two people in the song feel like "pioneers" in the world, as if they are the only ones who truly understand their situation. They are able to share their hopes and fears with each other, but even this emotional connection feels fleeting and temporary.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the intensity of the physical and emotional connection between the two individuals, while also acknowledging that this connection is ultimately meaningless. The feeling inside of the singer is intense and powerful, but he knows that it will only last for a short time. The wounds inside of him are not healed by this connection, even though it feels good in the moment. The final line of the chorus - "It doesn't matter" - is a poignant expression of the sense of futility that the two individuals feel, as if they are doomed to experience this pattern of detachment and short-lived connection over and over again.
Line by Line Meaning
As I lay here with you
The singer is currently in the presence of someone they care about deeply
The shame lies with us
The singer acknowledges they have made mistakes in the past
We talk of love and trust
The two individuals are discussing their feelings for each other, and the importance of trust in their relationship
That doesn't matter
Despite their discussion, the artist believes that their words alone cannot fix everything
Though we may be the last in the world
The artist feels as though their relationship is unique or special
We feel like pioneers
The two individuals are on a journey together, experiencing things for the first time.
Telling hopes and fears
Both individuals are sharing their deepest feelings and emotions with each other.
To one another
Both individuals are listening and supporting each other.
And, oh, what a feeling inside of me
The artist is experiencing an intense and overwhelming emotion.
It might last for an hour
The intense emotion the artist is feeling may not be permanent.
Wounds aren't healing inside of me
The singer is hurting emotionally, and is struggling to cope with past traumas.
Though it feels good now
Despite their pain, the moment spent with the other individual brings them some temporary relief.
I know it's only for now
The singer is aware that the temporary relief won't last forever.
The feeling is intense
The emotions felt between the two individuals is incredibly strong.
You grip me with your eyes
The presence of the other individual has a physical impact on the singer.
And then I realise
The artist has an epiphany or revelation.
It doesn't matter
Despite everything, the most important thing in the moment is the presence of the other individual.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Martin Gore
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I'm going to take my time
I have all the time in the world
To make you mine
It is written in the stars above
The gods decree
You'll be right here by my side
Right next to me
You can run, but you cannot hide
Don't say you want me
Don't say you need me
Don't say you love me
It's understood
Don't say you're happy
Out there without me
I know you can't be
'cause it's no good
I'll be fine
I'll be waiting patiently
Till you see the signs
And come running to my open arms
When will you realise
Do we have to wait till our worlds collide
Open up your eyes
You can't turn back the tide
Don't say you want me
Don't say you need me
Don't say you love me
It's understood
Don't say you're happy
Out there without me
I know you can't be
'cause it's no good
I'm going to take my time
I have all the time in the world
To make you mine
It is written in the stars above
Don't say you want me
Don't say you need me
Don't say you love me
It's understood
Don't say you're happy
Out there without me
I know you can't be
'cause it's no good
@user-hs7fm4ku5s
Sure one billion to drowsy mode
2000 Olympian 2/24/20024
Never pay me a joke…
Lil Debbie like
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Yale alumni
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Dr Benjamin cates phd
Proflax seems work good
@lmadsen7118
I meet my wife to a DM concert 18 years ago, last year she died of cancer. DM makes me remember the good times....
@WorldofTaleplays
@@TimeTraveler.981 amm, she died. It's very important to read the sentence to the end
@lmadsen7118
Thank you all for your comment :) Love from me 🙏❤️
@wires.meters
Sorry for your loss Sir!
@lmadsen7118
@@wires.meters Thanks a lot - bless you
@borisb1838
i am sorry
@danielclark1122
There's a certain vibe in this song. Can't explain it.
@l.h.827
A sexy one
@6-Iron
It’s just a dead sexy song.
@user-mm3sd3uh6y
hypnotic psychedelic vibe