Day 9: I’m dirt, and I do care

Day nine of the  30-day Depeche Mode challenge – Your guilty pleasure Depeche Mode song

This one was a little difficult, as I tried to think of songs that the fandom would make me feel shame for liking, but the truth is, there aren’t really any! Why? ‘Cause I like some songs that are the campiest of camp, or songs that Dave wrote that people hate, and I regret nothing! I kept coming back around to the first song that came to me: “Dirt.” Technically it’s not a Depeche Mode song, it’s an Iggy Pop cover, but it’s still part of the catalogue so it counts.

But “Why?” you ask, “It’s a good track.” It is a great track – the contrast between the deep bass and high twinkle is great, and Dave delivers the vocals with the upmost conviction. However, it’s pretty much Depeche Mode pr0n*. I challenge anyone, man or woman, who’s found Dave remotely attractive to disagree. It’s gritty and it’s dirty but it’s damn sexy – pass me a fan when that intro starts! Some may say that makes me a drooling fangirl, which is generally considered “uncool” or “creepy” – and would get me a warning or banned on the official forums. Thus, guilt. A guilt related to a much larger societal problem that I won’t get into in this post (but could be an interesting one later). Depeche Mode is an amazingly talented group. But Dave Gahan also happens to be smokin’ hot – let’s not lie to ourselves. There’s nothing wrong with letting some girls vent their vapors every once in a while. 😉 Doesn’t make them all creepers.

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