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Depeche Mode
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Depeche Mode
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Universal Soldier — played 2026-03-12
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Depeche Mode — Universal Soldier
Played: 2026-03-12
A cover of Buffy Sainte-Marie's 1964 anti-war protest song, released on HELP(2) on 6 March 2026 (War Child Records). Sainte-Marie wrote the original in 1963 while on a flight; it appeared on her debut album It's My Way! (Vanguard Records, 1964). Donovan's 1965 cover was the song's biggest commercial success at the time.
Depeche Mode
Origin: Basildon, Essex, England · formed 1980 · active
Members: Dave Gahan (lead vocals), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals, principal songwriter since 1981); former members Andy Fletcher (keyboards, bass, d. 2022), Vince Clarke (keyboards, songwriter, left 1981, went on to Yazoo/Erasure), Alan Wilder (keyboards, production, 1982–1995)
Genre: Synth-pop, electronic rock, alternative rock
Discography:
Speak & Spell (1981) — Mute Records — debut, Vince Clarke's only album with the band
Violator (1990) — Mute Records — commercial and critical peak, includes "Personal Jesus" and "Enjoy the Silence"
Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993) — Mute Records — UK #1
Memento Mori (2023) — Columbia/Mute — first album after Andy Fletcher's death
Facts:
Started as an upbeat synth-pop act (Vince Clarke era) before Martin Gore steered the sound darker after Clarke's 1981 departure to form Yazoo.
Despite never having a US Top 10 hit, they became one of the best-selling bands of all time, credited as a major influence on alternative and industrial rock.