First Communication – Stripped

Associated artists/bands: First Communication

This is a really strange cover version, and I’m still in doubt if it’s a real cover version or a parody or whatever… The lyrics are not exactly like the original, but very freely changed – although still very similar. Look for yourself:

Come on with me into my dream. We lay in the park and let people pass.
Take my hand, we walk through the land, let’s find a way just for one day.
Give me a kiss there’s nothing like this, you’re breathing in joy just like a toy. Come on now ….. low (???).
Let’s find a place where we can say:
Let me see you stripped, let me see you naked, let me see you stripping just for me. (Repeat chorus)
Let me see you stripping just for me. (2x)
Let me hear you say my favourite words and make it …essing (???)
Let me hear you speaking just for me. Let me see you stripping just for me.
(Chorus)
Let me see you stripping just for me. (4x)

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.