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depeche mode – enjoy the silence

this saturday throwback is almost too easy. a layup, if you will. except for the fact that my short stature has prevented me from playing and/or not sucking at basketball, so even a layup was never really a layup for me. vertical challenges aside, im not even gonna talk about this one, because if you dont already like this song (or depeche mode for that matter), i dont think we can be friends. and while youve surely all heard and loved this song, i will offer up a bonus that you may not have heard before. its an excellent, quiet and minimalistic cover by tori amos from her 2001 album “strange little girls”, a concept album of sorts full of covers of songs about women. its not my favorite, but there are definitely some great great moments, like this song, the cover of “new age” by velvet underground, “rattlesnakes” by lloyd cole and “real men” by joe jackson (and not on the album, but look for a live cover of the cures “lovesong”). i kind of forgot that i liked her a lot back in the day, so im looking forward to listening to a few albums as a result of this rediscovery. its definitely got a lot less going on, but i think the stripped down version really highlights what a well-written song this is.

this post is bringing back fond memories of seeing depeche mode this summer at lollapalooza. i want it to be summer again.

one word of advice. if you ever happen to find yourself on a karaoke stage with me singing this song, do not sing it an octave higher, or you will face my wrath.

depeche mode – enjoy the silence

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tori amos – enjoy the silence

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