Emhead – Speak & Spell

Well, this one is quite unique – it is not a cover version at all, but its lyrics consist purely of Depeche Mode song titles. Original is from 2006. Officially released on the album “This Is Electrique” in 2022. The whole album sounds like a love letter to Depeche Mode in my opinion. Just listen to it!

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Lyrics of “Emhead – Speak & Spell”

The Sun & The Rainfall
The Landscape Is Changing
Dream On
Waiting For The Night
The Meaning Of Love
To Have And To Hold
Shake The Disease
Get The Balance Right

People Are People
Dressed In Black
New Life
Useless
New Dress
Happiest Girl
In Your Room
It’s No Good
I Want You Now
(Just) One Caress

Chorus:
(This Ain’t) Nodisco
The Damaged People
Suffer Well
It Doesn’t Matter
When The Body Speaks
My Secret Garden
Speak & Spell

Freelove
Strangelove
Sea Of Sin
Love In Itself
(It’s) A Question Of Time
I Just Can’t Get Enough
Only When I Lose Myself

I Feel You
I Am You
I Feel Loved
In(Sight) Your Memory
Walking In My Shoes
In A World Full Of Nothing
If You Want
Get Right With Me

(Chorus)

Policy Of Truth
Something To Do
But Not Tonight
Sacred Shout
Sometimes Flexible
Get The Balance Right

Lie To Me
Enjoy The Silence
What’s Your Name?
Here Is The House
Everything Counts
Never Let Me Down Again

(Chorus)

Track list of “Emhead – This Is Electrique”

Electrique
Old-Fashioned Songs
Move Me Out
Broken
Speak and Spell
This Is
One Crowd
Alles kommt anders
Coming Back Again
In the Abyss
Damaged
Monkey Dust
Bodily Fluids
Coming Back Again – Remix
One Crowd – Extended

Michael M. Müller

Although I already owned all regular releases, I started "seriously" collecting Depeche Mode's releases from all over the world in the late 80s. But when the internet and espacially eBay came up, I wanted to specialise my collection, because with eBay it was not a question of "how to find a rarity?" anymore, but just a question of "who pays the most?". That was the start of my collection of Depeche Mode cover versions.

I really like it when artists create a completely new mood in a cover version. For me, the best covers are very often just unknown tracks on an artist's album, while many tribute compilations are just "sound-a-likes" without own creativity.