The Lighthouse

the lighthouse

04 April 2014

Depeched

I wanted to make D be for Depeche Mode, but instead of tell you, yet again how much I love'em, I thought it would be fun to try to string song titles together in a way that might tell a story. I challenged myself to pick 50, but when it was all done it turns out I had 55. 
My thanks for Martin Gore et al., for writing songs that lend themselves so well to the kind of story I like to write - more images than plot.

A story told in (55) Depeche Mode song titles

Higher love is a Strange love In Your room, Little 15. You were Wrong; please Never let me down again!

Shake the disease, Love thieves for You should be higher. You think you’re wearing a Halo? Dream on – that’s a Pain I’m used to Behind the wheel, or Walking in my shoes on Route 66… But not tonight.

You see the World in my eyes through A Broken frame Happiest girl, all Dressed in black. But It’s no good -- a Sea of sin, a Black celebration. In a World full of nothing, the Bottom line is Sometimes we need to sing our Songs of faith and devotion to our Personal Jesus, to be made Clean – it’s just A question of time, not Useless, my Sister of night. There is only Mercy in you, Lord, no Condemnation. I feel love when I lose myself… and then Surrender. That is the Sweetest perfection. We get Some great reward when we Get the balance right, and that’s not Nothing, Lillian; I told you so.

People are people Sometimes. It doesn’t matter. They Leave in silence with a Photograph of you because they want to See you. There’s Nothing to fear in The sun and the rainfall – it’s all Pleasure little treasure, like Waiting for the night in Stories of old. 

Enjoy the silence.

4 comments:

  1. Tess,

    I love how you play with words! It's great fun to experiment, isn't it? I think I like the last title best: Enjoy the silence. Yes!

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  2. Thank you, Sue!
    Yes, it is fun to play with words... and to meet someone else who does, too.

    Enjoy the silence is a very good line, and also a beautiful song. I didn't think anyone would read this one (Depeche Mode being obscure and misunderstood)(I can't help advocating for them, even here!) so I am delighted to know you enjoyed the song title story.

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  3. What? No Policy of Truth here?

    Maybe you can sneak it into your post for the letter "T" or "P"!

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  4. Excellent song!

    I had a bit that went thusly:
    A Two minute warning: It's a Policy of truth to Work hard, because Everything counts...

    but it didn't fit with the tone of the rest, so alas, it was sacrificed.

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