Huh. I had a very impressive Depeche Mode cd collection, but it was decimated by the Dreaded Ex and the Kid. Thanks, guys. You couldn't leave me one copy of Violator? Not even the domestic release?
Oh, well. I found a few older cds and some of the singles. La, la, la. Download missing ones from iTunes. I can't believe how someone posting two lines from an ancient song has somehow spiraled into me digging through my brother's dusty cd collection at my parent's house. Must. Hear. All. Depeche. Mode. Favorites.
And it only gets worse. I was listing my favorite DM songs for
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whitereflection and I started thinking. Why are they my favorites? I sat back and listened to them all and was amazed at the array of memories. I have cut this nostalgic and self-indulgent trek down and around Memory Lane because it's long and it's boring. But it makes me amazingly happy. *bwee*It Doesn't Matter - I think I explained my love for this song already. I listen to it when I am in love and when I am heartbroken. It makes me fatalistic and hopeful all at once, consoles me in that way that some songs can. It reminds me that everything is transient...but that's okay. It makes me want to re-fall in love with every boyfriend, every crush just to have that permanent lump in my throat, that weird falling sensation in my stomach. But don't worry, JP - I won't. *grin*
Everything Counts - This song used to play incessantly in the Austin clubs. And I remember, being drunk and trying to explain to someone how TRUE the lyrics were. "Everything COUNTS in LARGE amounts! Don't you get it?!" I was so deep, super seriously. LOL...
Somebody - Okay, the lyrics are a little cheesy but no matter if you are 15 or 50, this is what you want in a relationship. I can't explain how intensely I wanted someone like this. Or how hard I tried to shove boyfriends into this mold. Oy.
Never Let Me Down Again - I love the phrase "safe as houses." Other than that, it invokes memories of falling in love when it was still cool in the afternoon and we would take long, rambling drives and talk endlessly about nothing. Wonderful.
But Not Tonight - The happiest Depeche Mode song I know. The ultimate pick me up, it reminds me of staying out all night and just feeling alive with love and passion and anger and jealousy and an underlying anxiousness to be in the middle of everything. I could make a cheap alcohol joke here, but I'm not going to...
Behind the Wheel - I find the lyrics incredibly sexy. Was my signature driving song.
Halo - This song used to make me feel SO guilty, yet I couldn't stop listening to it, like picking at a scab. And that's all I'll say about that. *cough*
Strangelove - Ah, a song that made me think that maybe, just maybe I wasn't such a freak after all. It is strangely comforting, Strangelove. Mmmm.
Stripped - Raw and honest, with the best damn intro: a simple beat, but I would know this song anywhere, anytime from those first few chords.
Blasphemous Rumours - Teh emo song that I thought was SO shocking when I first heard it ("I think that God has a sick sense of humor"). I love the chorus so much. Please tell me angsty teens across the globe still know this song...
The Things You Said - Awesome emo song to listen to when your friends are stabbing you in the back and your boyfriend is a playa and everything is just DRAMA. Hee.
Condemnation - Dave, baby. I forgive you. This song turned out to be a total foreshadowing of my then-relationship. I just love the hollow, church-y sound of the song.
Blue Dress - This song makes me so sad. I'm still not sure why, but the beauty of the melody makes me ache.
Enjoy the Silence - One of their best songs. I NEVER get sick of hearing it. Like ever. The rhythm is gonna get you. It also reminds me of the summer before my Senior year: I had just returned from Europe, my Crush/Stoopid Junior Year Boyfriend had dumped me, and I started hanging out with the Gang. Everything was simultaneously wonderful and horrible. If I wasn't laughing, I was crying. I believe I started a trend with my emotions that season...
Little 15 - I drove my roommate crazy playing this song over and over again. She would play They Might Be Giants to "clear the Depeche Mode alterna-woe from the room." Hee. I loved her. She used to bring me dinner from the dining hall because I was always working late and never made it back to campus before they closed.
Everything Counts - This song used to play incessantly in the Austin clubs. And I remember, being drunk and trying to explain to someone how TRUE the lyrics were. "Everything COUNTS in LARGE amounts! Don't you get it?!" I was so deep, super seriously. LOL...
Somebody - Okay, the lyrics are a little cheesy but no matter if you are 15 or 50, this is what you want in a relationship. I can't explain how intensely I wanted someone like this. Or how hard I tried to shove boyfriends into this mold. Oy.
Never Let Me Down Again - I love the phrase "safe as houses." Other than that, it invokes memories of falling in love when it was still cool in the afternoon and we would take long, rambling drives and talk endlessly about nothing. Wonderful.
But Not Tonight - The happiest Depeche Mode song I know. The ultimate pick me up, it reminds me of staying out all night and just feeling alive with love and passion and anger and jealousy and an underlying anxiousness to be in the middle of everything. I could make a cheap alcohol joke here, but I'm not going to...
Behind the Wheel - I find the lyrics incredibly sexy. Was my signature driving song.
Halo - This song used to make me feel SO guilty, yet I couldn't stop listening to it, like picking at a scab. And that's all I'll say about that. *cough*
Strangelove - Ah, a song that made me think that maybe, just maybe I wasn't such a freak after all. It is strangely comforting, Strangelove. Mmmm.
Stripped - Raw and honest, with the best damn intro: a simple beat, but I would know this song anywhere, anytime from those first few chords.
Blasphemous Rumours - Teh emo song that I thought was SO shocking when I first heard it ("I think that God has a sick sense of humor"). I love the chorus so much. Please tell me angsty teens across the globe still know this song...
The Things You Said - Awesome emo song to listen to when your friends are stabbing you in the back and your boyfriend is a playa and everything is just DRAMA. Hee.
Condemnation - Dave, baby. I forgive you. This song turned out to be a total foreshadowing of my then-relationship. I just love the hollow, church-y sound of the song.
Blue Dress - This song makes me so sad. I'm still not sure why, but the beauty of the melody makes me ache.
Enjoy the Silence - One of their best songs. I NEVER get sick of hearing it. Like ever. The rhythm is gonna get you. It also reminds me of the summer before my Senior year: I had just returned from Europe, my Crush/Stoopid Junior Year Boyfriend had dumped me, and I started hanging out with the Gang. Everything was simultaneously wonderful and horrible. If I wasn't laughing, I was crying. I believe I started a trend with my emotions that season...
Little 15 - I drove my roommate crazy playing this song over and over again. She would play They Might Be Giants to "clear the Depeche Mode alterna-woe from the room." Hee. I loved her. She used to bring me dinner from the dining hall because I was always working late and never made it back to campus before they closed.
