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Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 6 Sep 19

After a two-day layoff, we now return to our regularly scheduled programming. 50 songs with "of" in the title (a very creative concept, or very lazy? Take your pick!) Ranked in no particular order, we are at #29: "Policy of Truth"...

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-Worthy Acts #9 - Depeche Mode

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 5 Jul 19

As I countdown, in no particular order, ten acts that I feel deserving of inclusion into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, here's one that will get the rock and roll purists, the "They aren't rock and roll and they suck" crowd up in...

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People, People, PEOPLE! Top Ten: People Are People (#10)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86565) • United States 7 Feb 19

A few days ago I mentioned there would probably be some strange people show up in John's "strange" countdown, and that prompted me to look at songs with "people" in the title. While I'll let John open the Doors on that subject,...

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Play it Again, Sam #43a - "The Sun and the Rainfall"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 22 Apr 18

Things must change. I have focused on some bona fide classics so far in my Play it Again, Sam music series, a daily two part discussion, an original song followed by a cover of that song. We've focused on songs by The Beatles, The...

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Favorite "Dream" Songs #10 - "Dreaming of Me"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 13 Nov 17

It's a double DM day here at Team Freak Headquarters, having already used Depeche Mode today in another music series. This countdown consists of songs with "dream" (or a variation) in the title. We begin with #10: "Dreaming of...

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Favorite "Sister" Songs #6 - "Sister of Night"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 13 Nov 17

The theme for this particular music series, despite my disdain for both of my sisters, is songs with "sister" in the title. We are at #6 in the countdown: "Sister of Night" by Depeche Mode. "Sister of Night" is the seventh track...

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Favorite "Strange" Songs #1 - "Strangelove"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 17 Sep 17

Yes, it's yet another Depeche Mode appearance in one of my music countdowns. In fact, in this case, they are #1 in my Favorite "Strange" Songs series, which is songs with "Strange," or a variation, in the title: in this case, it's...

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Favorite "Silent" Songs #2 - "Enjoy the Silence"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 2 Sep 17

"Silence is the theme of my Favorite "Silent" Songs series, in which I am counting down my favorite songs with either "silent" or "silence" in the title. We are at #2: "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode, who are making, like,...

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Favorite "Color" Songs - "Black Celebration"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 4 Aug 17

"I want to take you in my arms, forgetting all I couldn't do today." That's my favorite lyric from #2 in my Favorite "Color" Songs series: "Black Celebration" by Depeche Mode. The title track from their 1986 gold (US) album,...

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Favorite "Sun" Songs #2 - "The Sun and the Rainfall"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 23 May 17

This would have been a perfect entry for World Goth Day, but alas, it was not meant to be. #2 in my Favorite "Sun" Songs is "The Sun and the Rainfall" by The Merry Thoughts. The Merry Thoughts were a German goth band fronted by...

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Favorite Male Lyricists #7 - Martin Gore

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 22 Mar 17

We are at #7 in my Favorite Male Lyricists series, in which I countdown my favorite male songwriters. They may not be the best, or the most popular, but they are the ones that I listen to the most. The 7th spot belongs to Martin...

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Favorite "Fly" Songs #1 - "Fly on the Windscreen"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 15 Jan 17

We're at the finale! #1 in my Favorite "Fly" Songs belongs to a band that regularly makes it in to my music countdowns. This is, however, the first time Depeche Mode has reached the top spot, and it's with their song "Fly on the...

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Favorite "Walk" Songs #3 - "Walking in My Shoes"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 27 Dec 16

We're getting close. #3 in my Favorite "Walk" Songs series is a band that often shows up in my music countdowns, Depeche Mode, with "Walking in My Shoes." Easily the most successful electronic music act in history, Depeche Mode...

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Favorite "Time" Songs #4 - "A Question of Time"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 24 Nov 16

It's the Thanksgiving edition of my Favorite "Time" Songs series. We're at #4, which belongs to the legendary Depeche Mode and their British hit "A Question of Time." Depeche Mode formed in Essex, England in 1980, beginning as a...

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Favorite "Lie" Songs #6 - "Lie to Me"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 22 Oct 16

Since there are people out there that will gladly lie to you, while looking directly into your eyes, I'm doing a series, Favorite "Lie" Songs. Coming in at #6 is Depeche Mode's "Lie to Me." Depeche Mode formed in 1980, as an...

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Favorite Cover Songs #4 - "The Sun and the Rainfall

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 18 Jun 16

#4 in this series that I call Favorite Cover Songs takes us to Germany, home of The Merry Thoughts. The Merry Thoughts were formed by Carston Mainz and Olaf Willschlager, both of whom eventually left, leaving vocalist Marvin...

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From the iPod #33 - "It's No Good"

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43567) • Denver, Colorado 1 Apr 16

Britain's Depeche Mode has been at it since 1980, and in all of these decades have yet to make a bad album, despite the departures of key members Vince Clarke, Alan Wilder, and Andy Fletcher over the years. In fact, they got...

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Jphunk @Jphunk (72) • South Africa 9 Dec 11

The 80's are the best! Crazy hair-do's and dresscodes, the disco trends and the pop-punkish waves. Remember Human league, Eurythmics, Simple minds, Fine young cannibals, A-ha, O.M.D, Cyndi Lauper, Boy george, Roxette? etc etc...

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Depeche Mode, "Wrong"

Chalea Hutchinson @zoey7879 (3092) • Quincy, Illinois 4 May 09

Does anyone else besides me find that the song combined with the video to be just a wee bit.. creepy? lol

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Depeche Mode's first single from Sounds of the Universe,

alamode @alamode (3071) • United States 26 Feb 09

I have to wait until August to see them, but I can listen! SOTU is their newest album since Playing the Angel in 2005. DM will be on tour in Europe beginning in May. The nearly 30-year run of one of the greatest bands in history...

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