![]() ^ "Depeche Mode: Artist Chart History".^ " Depeche Mode – Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody".^ " Depeche Mode – Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody" (in Dutch).^ " The Irish Charts – – Blasphemous Rumours".Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. ^ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Murray, Robin (19 February 2010).^ Shaw, William (April 1993), "In The Mode", Details magazine: 90–95, 168.^ a b Thompson, Dave (15 November 1994).^ a b "DM articles: Andy Fletcher, the brigade boy".Depeche Mode FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Finest Synth-Pop Band. ^ Christopher, Michael (28 December 2020).Dave Gahan - Depeche Mode & The Second Coming. "Forever - Dune - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". The CD single was released in 1991 as part of the singles box set compilations.Īll live tracks recorded at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England on 29 September 1984.Ĭharts Chart performance for "Blasphemous Rumours" / "Somebody".No Bong number, same cover as the vinyl version. This version of the single was also released on CD."Somebody", which was sung by Martin Gore in the studio in the nude, includes one of Gore's "little twists", where the song builds as if it is a song about finding your perfect love, only to have him reveal at the end "though things like this make me sick / in a case like this I'll get away with it." Ī significant moment in the Tour of the Universe at the Royal Albert Hall, Alan Wilder made a surprise appearance accompanying by playing the piano while Martin Gore sung 'Somebody'. When Depeche Mode announced that they were planning to release "Blasphemous Rumours" as a single, pushback from the religious community resulted, and consequently, the band decided as a compromise to release the single as a double-A side with "Somebody." Somebody When Martin initially showed Andy the song, he found it quite offensive and said, "It certainly verges on the offensive." The song stems from the times that Martin Gore would go with bandmate Andy Fletcher and former bandmate Vince Clarke to the church. The chorus uses these incidents to conclude, "I don't want to start any blasphemous rumours / But I think that God's got a sick sense of humour / And when I die, I expect to find him laughing." Like other songs on Some Great Reward, the song uses a dense sound with extensive sampled percussion. She experiences a religious revival but then "Hit by a car / Ended up / On a life support machine" (from the lyrics). ![]() The verses to "Blasphemous Rumours" describe a 16-year-old girl who attempts suicide but fails. ![]()
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