Lady Gaga to cover "People Are People"

'I could really give it the melody it never had.'

Personally I'm all for it, my only fear as such is that the beats won't be as great as the original's are.

"I could really give it the melody it never had."

okay fuck you lady gaga

Gaga OTM

i am down with both DM and lady gaga but when i try to shoehorn her voice into this song it makes my brain hurt

I spend literally hours on YouTube each day checking what people post about me, reading the comments and so on.

ok which one of you is her

She's more of a man than I'll ever be

...I was so surprised that many Depeche Mode fans appeared to be Lady GaGa fans. I didn't know the band existed until I saw a mash-up of 'Paparazzi' with 'Just Can't Get Enough'."

yeah see that does not bode well

also i call complete bullshit on that statement

i am down with both DM and lady gaga but when i try to shoehorn her voice into this song it makes my brain hurt

― CUSE EX MACHINA (jjjusten), Thursday, June 3, 2010 11:10 AM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark

it sounds like a very reasonable match to me.

why is it unbelievable that lady gaga had never heard of depeche mode? I'm about her age and I'd bet half the people I know wouldn't know who they are.

(this is obv gonna be awful)

eh, i dont buy that thing about never hearing them at all. a) certain DM songs (people are people and for sure personal jesus) are kind of constantly in circulation both for airplay and as references (lots o personal jesus jokes out there in the mainstream) b) as somebody hell bent on establishing her cred as a visual/video artist, you cant tell me that no one ever sat her down and had her watch the "wrong" video. c) it isnt as if DM was an underground sensation really, the penetration into the mainstream has been significant, and over a long span of time. LG seems pretty steeped and studied in pop culture, i find it implausible that she never stumbled across these guys.

also i think its fair to say that LG is a pretty good example of the "unreliable witness", shes smart enough to say things that will get her quoted and discussed

You know, the more I think about this the more I think it could work. I'm basing this pretty much solely on how much I love Gaga but I'm willing to keep the faith until I hear it and decide otherwise.

I predict that this will still be a dumb song

'I'd never even heard of depeche mode' isn't even a controversial statement tho! I'm sure she's heard 'personal jesus' on the radio or something, but in the non-ilx world it's not that crazy for somebody who grew up in the late 90s/00s to not be super familiar with 80s music.

You can't expect the Gaga to work miracles now, can you? (xp)

is obv u hate her tho she's done nothing wrong

You know, the more I think about this the more I think it could work

I think it could totally work.

Haha I just realized I made Depeche's Twitter fan feed about this:

http://www.depechemode.com/

well of course it's going to "work" but will it be worth it? hell no.

Oh and in the feeling old sweepstakes, also from Depeche's page:

Basic are an electro alternative duo from Basildon, Essex, England. The Band was founded by cousins Louis Hyde (lead vocals) and Dean Oldfield (Chief Songwriter, Keyboards) in 2005 due to their joint passion for music. Their music is influenced by their uncle (Martin Gore), as well as bands like New Order, Joy Division and Kraftwerk.

Who was that bloke who used to say they'd never heard Talking Heads / David Byrne?

Ned, you can be an Uncle at any age...

(It depends on yr older sibling, obv)

Their music is influenced by their uncle (Martin Gore)

"Fiddle a-about, fiddle about
Fiddle a-about, fiddle about..."

Crut I think you need to just let go and embrace Gaga. It'll all be OK. I promise.

I can picture the video already; She'll show a lot of ass and do some type of staccato robot dance.

Comment from the peanut gallery OTM:

this has to be bull, i can't for the life of me really accept that she doesn't know who DM are, especially coming from someone who's repeatedly said she loves the Cure????

I'm really curious as to what she means by "I could really give it the melody it never had."
I'm a Gaga fan but Martin is like a God of melody to me.

she probably means instead of "people are people so how could it be" she'll go "people are peeeeooooooplE so how could it BEEEEeeeeooooeee rara people be people"

LOL

Following just in: Depeche mode to do a cover of "Bad Romance", in an attempt to remove the melody it never needed....

much much more interested in hearing DM do Bad Romance

I think a Depeche/Gaga duet would be a brilliant idea. Especially if Martin penned it. Gahan's voice would go so great with hers.

The Gagster: "Martin who?"

lol thanks to the pinball machine that is my mind I'm now imagining Xtina covering "Wrong"

much much more interested in hearing DM do Bad Romance

This would be f'ing incredible.

now it's Pink doing "Precious"

and Ciara doing "Never Let Me Down Again"

katy perry "what's your name?"

Justin Bieber "Little 15"

Fergie doing "Strangelove"
Nicole Scherzinger doing "Stripped"
Gwen Stefani doing "Flexible"

Jedward - Just Can't Get Enough

Justin Bieber "Little 15"

A+

You guys are doing this like the Saturdays never existed...?!??!?

Oh, ILX, how soon you forget...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vte4HUoRDSI

Miley Cyrus doing "Hole To Feed"
Ke$ha doing "A Pain That I'm Used To"

xp: I've never heard of The Saturdays

They're no Jedward.

Leona Lewis doing "Shake the Disease"
Cassie doing "Lie To Me"

Fantasia doing "In Chains"

Britney Spears, "My Secret Garden"

also

Crut I think you need to just let go and embrace Gaga. It'll all be OK. I promise.

I like "Paparazzi" and "Bad Romance"! And they have nice melodies. But I gotta call Gaga out for 1) implying that she could do better things with the "People Are People" melody than Martin Gore and Alan Wilder and Dave Gahan. Hell, Andrew Fletcher could do better with the melody than she could based on her track record. 2) having never heard DEPECHE MODE before wtf, I mean I know most people mine & gaga's age don't know DM but they are prominent enough to be noticed by anyone who relies on as many New Romantic signifiers for their career as Lady Gaga. Next thing you know she'll say she never heard Grace Jones before searching for her own name on youtube.

I say that as someone who never really heard more than one grace jones song until like 3 days ago btw, it's just that I expect someone who is making their schtick be how stylistically innovative and different they are to have done at least some cursory research about people who have done the same things in the past

MIA doing 'Everything Counts'

i find the idea of not having heard of depeche mode odd, at least the name

Actually I think I'd give her "Shouldn't Have Done That"

yes especially if you are LADY GAGA whose music would probably not exist if it weren't for groups like depeche mode

xpost

FWIW, I always thought that "People Are People" was one of DM's weaker songs. Interested in hearing the Gaga version.

It's a terrible lyric (as Martin's said more than once) and the nag of the chorus probably drove them nuts live -- BUT the arrangement saves it, those are some of the best beats they ever made, not to mention the bass, and if you stripped out the lyric and had it be a pure instrumental that thing would be seen more clearly as the real monster it is, but it wouldn't have been anywhere as notable a pop hit.

I feel like she'd do a better "Enjoy the Silence" -- something with a strong melody but a smoother beat for her to bulk up. Doing "People Are People" is kind of ambitious: a lot of stuff about the rhythm and lead vocal is ... well, not that the song is outdated, but I'm not sure it'd fly to replicate very closely today!

I'd say the stupid lyrics, hinting at sophistication, are exactly why it became a pop hit.

This reminds me that I had a dream last week that my friend's one-year-old son (whom I've never met) sang an impeccably enunciated version of "Strangelove."

I think People Are People is the perfect DM song for Lady Gaga to cover tbh

...but in the non-ilx world it's not that crazy for somebody who grew up in the late 90s/00s to not be super familiar with 80s music.

1990 - Violator (X3 Platinum in the US)
1993 - Songs of Faith and Devotion (Platinum in the US)
1997 - Ultra (Gold in the US)
1998 - The Singles 86>98 (Platinum in the US)
2001 - Exciter (Gold in the US)
2005 - Playing the Angel
2009 - Sounds of the Universe

I merely remark.

I will admit that the majority of people my age have only heard of depeche mode from this scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpolkJPRUs4

but I expect slightly more out of my warhol-namedropping pop stars. Her music will probably benefit greatly from at least knowing who Depeche Mode are, I expect.

wtf does that change? replace "super familiar with 80s music" with "super familiar with music released between the 80s and 1993"

xp

lady gaga was 4 when violator came out

I know a ton of the people in my high school knew who Depeche Mode was – maybe not their music, but when I wore a DM shirt *everyone* would quote some Adam Sandler movie at me, either Big Daddy or Little Nicky.

lady gaga's music doesn't really sound redolent of catholic taste. so she's never heard of depeche mode, who have not really had a prominent place in popular culture since she was a small child, who cares?

by my calculations, lady gaga should have known who depeche mode were by the time she started marketing herself or else she is a vapid stooge.

Didn't know Depeche Mode existed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OAlTWrNN6o

Look, guys, if you're that worried about it, go offer to buy her some truffle fries.

Gaga is better off covering "Suburbia."

Look, guys, if you're that worried about it, go offer to buy her some truffle fries.

Only if she isn't secretly recording the meeting!

Lady Gaga says: "I advise everyone to check out Depeche Mode, they are so underrated."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGMz5uTImxw

Listen to Gaga!

so she's never heard of depeche mode, who have not really had a prominent place in popular culture since she was a small child, who cares?

I fully support Lady Gaga's efforts to bring more attention to this underrated 80s band!

However, we advise miss Gaga to do some fact checking before she takes a shot at a Depeche Mode classic. In the same interview she namely appears to believe that Vince Clarke (Erasure) is still part of the band: "I'm a huge fan of Erasure and it was so funny when I heard that Vince is also a part of Depeche Mode! It's so unlike his Erasure sound!" So how did she end up choosing "People are people"? Simple: "My manager choose the song for me, he knows things so much better." Ok... well, you all know what to expect: an Erasure version of "People are people". That promises to be funny!

http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=44667_0_2_0_C

"Dance in the Dark" is based on "Strangelove"...the bitch was just being facetious, folks. The youtube comment part wasn't an obvious enough indicator?

I've definitely heard "Personal Jesus" but I couldn't sing you it or any other DM song.

I am the same age as Lady Gaga.

How dare you not be famous like her.

My bad.

Now I really want to hear you sing "Personal Jesus." You could do it as the B-side to this.

I'd prefer to do a song I like tbh

The Reverend Preaches It!, out on SugBan Records...

Guys I mean the Depeche Mode thing is alternately funny/unbelievable but this part of the interview was what really had me WTFing:

I spend literally hours on YouTube each day checking what people post about me, reading the comments and so on.

REALLY??????????

You think that is surprising?

i'd never heard this depeche mode song, listening to it for the first time now and it seems really well suited for a gaga cover.

Yes! I'd imagine I would have much better things to do, if I was in her shoes.

xp

much much more interested in hearing DM do Bad Romance

― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Thursday, 3 June 2010 16:47 (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Right, get a wav of Bad Romance, drop it an octave while preserving the speed of the track, presto: DM version.

Or not.

The giant booming bass drum sound of "People Are People" warped the space/time continuum and invented Gaga.

'I could really give it the melody it never had.'

Bit presumptuous.

You've got to admire her balls

Today in unexpected co-writing credits:

https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:z34tohzn22qgss7tkcqbi7f7/bafkreihhsu43ookdq4tyno266q225splfifmwjnuehdsnrh2t5i7kr2jyu@jpeg

TBF, I'd rather just hear Gaga cover "Spellbound"

is there a sample?

It's not a sample, more of a melody lift

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWtXe_Pn4aQ

that's cool, IMO these aren't really similar enough to warrant a writing credit so good on her for doing it.

Listening to the album, I've noticed "How Bad Do You Want Me" samples Yazoo's "Only You" and "Don't Call Tonight" samples A-Ha's "The Sun Always Shines On TV".

She's also said that "Perfect Celebrity" was inspired by The Cure's "Never Enough", though I don't really hear it.

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