Now That's What I Call Stuart's Favourite Music 84 - Depeche Mode - Everything Counts

This is a great song by Depeche Mode, released back in July 1983 from their third studio album "Construction Time Again".  

It entered the UK charts at number 41 before peaking at number 6 just four weeks later.  It's one of my favourite DM tunes after Vince Clarke left the band a few years earlier, with this song being written by Martin Gore.  

Personally, I will always prefer the more upbeat, pop/disco songs from their first album Speak and Spell, but then I'm a sucker for anything written by Vince Clarke and his electronic wizardry with analogue synthesizers.  Still, this song along with a few others (People are People, See You, and Enjoy the Silence) proved that Depeche Mode could still pump out some memorable and catchy tunes without VC.

Enjoy...

Now That's What I Call Stuart's Favourite Music 60 - Depeche Mode (Just Can't Get Enough)

Following the tragic death of Andy Fletcher, keyboardist and founding member of Depeche Mode yesterday, I would like to feature their hit song "Just Can't Get Enough" as today's favourite song.

It was released in September 1981 and featured on their debut album Speak & Spell.  It was also the final single to be written by Vince Clarke, who left the group a couple of months later and would later go on to form Yazoo, The Assembly, and of course Erasure.

"Just Can't Get Enough" reached number 8 in the UK Charts.

An absolute classic, and without a doubt one of my all time favourite tracks.  RIP 'Fletch'

Now That's What I Call Stuart's Favourite Music 4 - New Life (Depeche Mode)

Depeche Mode...  One of the best things to come out of Basildon (besides me!!!!)  

A stonking classic from way back in 1981, before Vince Clarke (Erasure) left Depeche Mode to form Yazoo with fellow Basildonian Alison Moyet, and when they produced happy, cheerful tunes before going a bit too dark for me. 

The song was written by Vince and released as a single from their debut album Speak and Spell, peaking at number 11 in the UK charts.

Enjoy :)