The Friday Canon: DEPECHE MODE

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

MODEFAX:

Dave joined the band after hearing them rehearse in a scout-hut!

They used 'People Are People' as the theme tune for agreeable children's telly programme It'll Never Work!

Dave technically died for 2 minutes in 1996!

You get THIRTEEN ticks across all these UK Top 40 hits. Blimey!

[Poll #982839]
Rod Stewart: (link)
1. Maggie May
2. I Don't Want To Talk About It / First Cut Is The Deepest
3. Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
=4. Young Turks
=4. You Wear It Well
6. Stay With Me [w/ The Faces]
7. Downtown Train
8. Reason To Believe
=9. Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)
=9. You're In My Heart

Comments

Re: Vince Clarke

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

we're excluding joydiv/neworder and the manics here i assume?

the answer to this is usually fleetwood mac i think...

Re: Vince Clarke

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

...who liked the trick so much that they did it about eleventy times.

Erm also PINK FLOYD.

Re: Vince Clarke

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, of course!

But in that case are they unique in that the departing songwriter also went onto (nearly) as big success himself? [that clearly would have been difficult in the case of the manics & joydiv]

Re: Vince Clarke

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

hmmm, it's going to be metal i think. ozzy and sabbath? quite a lot more than one alBUM though... Metallica and Dave Mustaine?

Re: Vince Clarke

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Van Halen!

Re: Vince Clarke

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

did DLR write much though? also, more than one alBUM...

Re: Richey Manic

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

Not exactly fair, if you consider what Vince Clarke's contribution to DM was (everything) vs. Richey (lyrics and image). Bradfield and Moore always wrote the music.

Re: Richey Manic

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

but the manics were just image and lyrics ;) take that away and look what happens, SONGS ABOUT CRANBERRY JUICE!!!