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I hope he never lets me down again
He knows where he's taking me
Taking me where I want to be
I'm taking a ride with my best friend
We're flying high
We're watching the world pass us by
Never want to come down
Never want to put my feet back down on the ground
I'm taking a ride with my best friend
I hope he never lets me down again
Promises me I'm as safe as houses
As long as I remember who's wearing the trousers
I hope he never lets me down again
We're flying high
We're watching the world pass us by
Never want to come down
Never want to put my feet back down on the ground
We're flying high
We're watching the world pass us by
Never want to come down
Never want to put my feet back down on the ground
Never let me down
Never let me down
Never let me down
Never let me down
Never let me down (see the stars, they're shining bright)
Never let me down (everything's alright tonight)
Never let me down (see the stars, they're shining bright)
Never let me down (everything's alright tonight)
Never let me down (see the stars, they're shining bright)
Never let me down (everything's alright tonight)
Never let me down (see the stars, they're shining bright)
Never let me down (everything's alright tonight)
Probably just people in countries where they name their children Nigel or Simon.
I wear pants under my trousers, unless I'm wearing jeans (but they're still trousers...).
Sometimes, in the olden days, I didn't wear pants under my jeans.
My boy's called Tom.
I'm really confused now...
Still better than britches, ugh!
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damn...was this in the original video? so familiar.
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also love the jon batiste gif!
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Yeah, fantastic use of the song in that first episode. Got chills when it came on. Great show by the way. Looking forward to Season Two.
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Yaaaah!!
A song written from the point of view of a dog?
i'd like to think so. but, i'm pretty sure it's about addiction.
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In a world of curious things, there is a Bar in Tallinn, Estonia that is totally dedicated to Depeche Mode. It's called ..wait for it... Depeche Mode Baar and its been around 20 plus years. Good luck to them I say - I'm not really a fan so I drank my beer outside. Estonian beer is pretty good. https://www.depechemode.ee
You sound like a good guy to have a beer with.
This song brings back a memory of being in high school and visiting a friend's older sister's university. Well, specifically, a party at said university where this song was played at maximum volume. An incredible experience for a high school kid's first encounter with a college party. Of course, being inexperienced and caught in the rush of the moment, I overindulged on the offered libations and, predictably, became quite sick as a result. That part was not fun, obviously. But this song has an indelible imprint in my memory of being young and curious.
Ah.. Young and "in the moment" What memories..
Sometimes a very quiet member of DM, but important for sure!
+1 for the tortured lyric that brings us to
"as long as I remember who's wearing the trousers"
Rhymes with "safe as houses"..... 10!
One of the best Depeche tracks
Yes.
That is a happy dog
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Does anyone use the word TROUSERS anymore?
Hannio wrote:
Probably just people in countries where they name their children Nigel or Simon.
laura.letterboxer wrote:
Pretty much all of the United Kingdom...
I wear pants under my trousers, unless I'm wearing jeans (but they're still trousers...).
Sometimes, in the olden days, I didn't wear pants under my jeans.
My boy's called Tom.
I'm really confused now...
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3rd Bass!! The Cactus! Ah, that early 90's hip hop was golden...
"as long as I remember who's wearing the trousers"
just a 6 on this track.
But I am a Depeche addict, an important detail.
Probably just people in countries where they name their children Nigel or Simon.
Pretty much all of the United Kingdom...
Nice attitude! I try to think of it like a composer, when the writing matters most, before it's ever performed. Beethoven may have been a whiz on the piano, but the pen was his best instrument.
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Other way around.
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Perhaps...not.
In the post.
Under your bed
Probably just people in countries where they name their children Nigel or Simon.
tallboy1968 wrote:
As long as you remember who's wearing them, you can call them whatever you want.
amen!
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As long as you remember who's wearing them, you can call them whatever you want.
Me too! I was never that into 80s goth or pop music. More of a heavy metal and classic rock guy back in the day with a mix of top 40. But now I am cherry picking the great bands of these 80s genres and putting them front and center on my music rotation. Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, The Cure, etc.
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Please...more DM on RP.
Exactly. Brilliant song. Thanks RP.
edit: boo - closely followed by Sarah Blasko so fallen flat.
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I once saw one of these have a head-on crash in the middle lane of a 3 lane highway. Why on earth anyone thought it could overtake anything is beyond me.
Biscobret wrote:
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Tryin 2 appreciate it...
Full-blown appreciation here!
Tryin 2 appreciate it...
Trousers is British (as are DM). When a Brit says "pants", they are referring to what an American would call underwear.
Or that something is crap, as in 'Depeche Mode are pants'
Clearly that isn't true.
In actual fact, saying something is 'pants' may be an Americanism, it's hard to tell these days, over here in the 51st state.
YESS! New Album, New Tour in 2013. AHHHHH
Trousers is British (as are DM). When a Brit says "pants", they are referring to what an American would call underwear.
Please...more DM on RP.
DM recorded Music for the Masses in the Puk studio outside Randers, Denmark back in 87. Went to their concert that fall in Copenhagen.
Nitzer Ebb did the warm up..... my hearing did not recover until late afternoon the following day.
Your moniker prompted me to write something less than complimentary.
But I will refrain.
Just after writing that, I had a look on the song meanings link, and found the following possibly insightful post:
this is just a shot in the dark, but this song was written in the 80s when DM were heavy into the whole drug scene. i think that "he" may be the drug itself, and Gahan is saying how euphoric it is to be having this experience
(Anyone know why the feck the 'quote' in the HTML editor isn't working? )
Also keep in mind that it was usually Gore who wrote the lyrics. I always thought that Gore was probably hetero (and deeply kinky, if "Master and Servant" is any indicator), given that he had a rather long common law relationship with a woman. Apparently, though, the boys have started making out together onstage at concerts. Whether that's outright closet-vacating, some much-delayed bi-curiosity or a cynical play to gain a younger listenership will have to be left as an exercise to the reader.
And I've heard from other (not at all reliable) sources that "he" in the case of this song is heroin.
I was just musing on the same thing. Bill's penchant for '80s British synth pop (well, okay The Clash wasn't pop much less the synth variety) keeps things interesting. What we need is Flock of Seagulls and Mike Store's runaway hair.
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That's the best description of DM I've ever seen
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Just after writing that, I had a look on the song meanings link, and found the following possibly insightful post:
this is just a shot in the dark, but this song was written in the 80s when DM were heavy into the whole drug scene. i think that "he" may be the drug itself, and Gahan is saying how euphoric it is to be having this experience
(Anyone know why the feck the 'quote' in the HTML editor isn't working? )
Not deserved...even if you can't stand a musical style, such a note can not be given to it's best representative band. My opinion, though.
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fixed
How many concussions have you had since then?
Awesome reply! Very appropriate.
Probably just people in countries where they name their children Nigel or Simon.
Inbred