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This section contains demos which are commonly attributed to Depeche Mode or one of their solo members, but are really other artists' demos or tracks. This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of fake demos and tracks.
This section contains demos or songs which are commonly attributed to Depeche Mode or one of their solo members, but are really other artists' demos or songs. This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of fake demos and songs, but it tries to be.
 
There are also noteworthy fake reel tapes purporting to contain an early live recording and demos; see more: [[Robin Neale's early tapes]].


=== Disco Hell ===
=== Disco Hell ===
*This track is by Dafne and the Tenderspots, a band that Alan Wilder was a part of in 1979. He is co-credited with the rest of the band for writing this track and the B-side ([http://www.discogs.com/Dafne-And-The-Tenderspots-Disco-Hell/release/1864598 Discogs info]). I guess this track isn't really "fake", just often not correctly credited to Dafne and the Tenderspots - on a couple bootlegs I've seen it claimed as one of Alan's demos from 1981 (along with some other tracks below), in much worse quality also. The excerpt below is from a rip of an original pressing vinyl done by the webmaster. A 45 second excerpt is provided below for your, err, "enjoyment". You can hear the entire B-side, "I'm A Natural", [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0FMH-rwn5M&t=85 on YouTube] in good quality.
*This track is by Dafne and the Tenderspots,<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/1864598-Dafne-The-Tenderspots-Disco-Hell Discogs page for Dafne and the Tenderspots.]</ref> a band that Alan Wilder was a part of in 1979. He is co-credited along with the rest of that band for writing this track and he also has co-writing credits for the B-side, "I'm A Natural". This song isn't really "fake", just often not correctly credited to Dafne and the Tenderspots. For example, on a couple bootlegs, it's erroneously claimed as one of Alan's demos from 1981 and is presented in significantly worse quality also. Both "Disco Hell" and "I'm A Natural" are available below for your listening pleasure, sourced from an original pressing vinyl.


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'''Disco Hell''':


Most hardcore Mode fans may have been exposed to this track via some a lousy recording of what sounds like an American radio DJ poking fun at "Disco Hell" who apparently plays the vinyl at the wrong speed. Ironically, the same exact segment played on this radio spot is what I decided to supply above as a sample. You can listen to the best quality copy of that radio spot below:
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/discohell.m4a</html5media>


<html5media>https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/demos/fake/discohell-radio.m4a</html5media>
'''I'm A Natural''':
 
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/imanatural.m4a</html5media>
 
Most hardcore Mode fans may have been exposed to this track via a lousy recording of what sounds like an American radio DJ poking fun at "Disco Hell" some time in 1985. It sounds like he played the vinyl at the wrong speed. You can listen to the best quality copy of that radio spot below:
 
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/discohell-radio.m4a</html5media>
 
From Shunt Q&A:<ref>Source: [http://www.recoil.co.uk/evidence/qa-vault/qa-recoil/qa-recoil-unsound-methods/#!/evidence/qa-vault/qa-general-music/qa-general-music-pre-depeche-mode/ Shunt Q&A: ARCHIVES : GENERAL MUSIC : EARLY MUSICAL HISTORY – pre-Depeche Mode]</ref>
 
<blockquote>
Not to humiliate you, but I just heard the Dafne and the Tenderspots tune 'Disco Hell' around the net and laughed my ass off. Was that YOU screaming "no soul..no rhythm"?
 
'''Alan: No I wasn't singing on that track, it was Graham [Smith]<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/artist/2131586-Graham-Smith-7 Discogs: Graham Smith.]</ref> the guitarist. Anyway, if you think that was bad, you should hear some of the other songs (and no, I'm not lending you my copy) ;-)'''
</blockquote>


=== Will The New Baby Grow ===
=== Will The New Baby Grow ===
*This track is attributed to French Look (Martin Gore, Robert Marlow, and Paul Redmond in 1980; [[Support acts#List of support acts for Depeche Mode|see their entry on the support acts page]]), but the actual song is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAB50AgA-Ro Will The New Baby by Gammer & His Familiars]. Appears on the "Rarities Of Mode" CD bootleg in dreadful quality. I somehow ended up with this song on a cassette tape entitled "DM Strange Cuts", which ironically has no Depeche Mode on it at all!
*This track is attributed to [[French Look]] (a band Martin was part of during 1980), but the actual song is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAB50AgA-Ro "Will The New Baby" by Gammer & His Familiars]. Appears on the ''Rarities Of Mode'' CD bootleg<ref name="rom">[https://www.discogs.com/release/1245686-Depeche-Mode-Rareties-Of-Mode Discogs info page for the CD bootleg ''Rarities Of Mode''.]</ref> in dreadful quality. DM Live somehow ended up with this song on a cassette tape entitled ''DM Strange Cuts'', which ironically has no Depeche Mode on it at all!
 
=== [[Nodisco]] (Instrumental) ===
*A very good instrumental claimed to be a demo is actually a cover done by the Italian duo Atrium,<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/artist/19771-Atrium Discogs info page for Atrium.]</ref> released as a B-side of another cover in 1985 on vinyl.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/master/1476684-Atrium-Legion-Nodisco Discogs info page for the vinyl release.]</ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dc8jumuwmM A vocal version] also exists and it was released along with this version.
 
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/nodisco.mp3</html5media>
 
Another instrumental cover of the track superbly and very faithfully done by [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ocoBEgEAzyRAIBaNBNZxA Stripped Productions] using recreated samples is available to listen to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv8WL8G5qp4&index=5&list=PLXm8as9IbTSjRixzJ6-bBlkP1KYl022lU on YouTube].
 
=== Early live-only songs by "Coming Back To You" ===
In 1998, German musician [https://george-lindt.com/ George Lindt] under the pseudonym '''Coming Back To You''' released a CD called [https://www.discogs.com/master/800119-Coming-Back-To-You-Coming-Back-To-You-Present-A-Tribute-To-Depeche-Mode-And-Others ''Coming Back To You Present: A Tribute To Depeche Mode (And Others)''], which contains covers of six [[early live-only songs]] performed by Depeche Mode between 1980–1982. These songs are inaccurately labeled as Vince Clarke demos on some bootleg compilations. This CD was later [https://www.discogs.com/release/13371752-Coming-Back-To-You-Coming-Back-To-You-Present-A-Tribute-To-Depeche-Mode-And-Others reissued in 2006].
 
The back artwork states:
 
<blockquote>
Between the years 1980 and 1982, Depeche Mode performed some tracks live that have never been officially released. Until now, these tracks have only been available on bootlegs of dubious quality. Many fans will never understand why these tracks have never been released. But now the time has come at last: '''COMING BACK TO YOU''' have covered these brilliant songs in the style of the early '80s. As far as we know, most of the original tracks were written by Vince Clarke, but at least one of the tracks was penned by Jason Knott, an old friend of Clarke's. At long last, studio-quality versions of early gems such as "Television Set" and "Addiction" are finally available. Also included are versions of "I Like It" (Gerry & The Pacemakers) and "The Price Of Love" (Everly Brothers), covers that Depeche Mode would occasionally perform live. An essential part of any fan's collection.
</blockquote>
 
The music is exceptionally faithfully recreated; however, the lyrics are unfortunately inaccurate. I'd personally love to see these covers updated with accurate lyrics.
 
Short samples of each song are available for reference below:
 
*[[Television Set]]
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*[[Addiction]]
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*[[Reason Man]]
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/CBTY-RM.m4a</html5media>
 
*[[Tomorrow's Dance]]
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/CBTY-TD.m4a</html5media>
 
*[[I Like It]]
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/CBTY-ILI.m4a</html5media>
 
*[[The Price Of Love]]
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/CBTY-TPOL.m4a</html5media>
 
=== [[I Like It]] ===
[[File:Daryl-ILI-Addiction.png|thumb|right|x240px|[https://www.facebook.com/debann.mann/posts/803671986441790?comment_id=803725239769798&reply_comment_id=803735979768724&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D Source] (Facebook login required)]]
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46GaUmWN0J8 An "unreleased demo tape track" uploaded on YouTube] of {{S|I Like It}} is a fan-made recreation using isolated live vocals from [[1982-03-06 Rockola, Madrid, Spain/Source 1]]. Daryl Bamonte has said on Facebook regarding "I Like It":
<blockquote>
I definitely do not recall "ILI" ever being demoed, or even played live until 1982.
</blockquote>
 
=== What Do I Get? ===
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K6TmJeFhDg A YouTube video uploaded in 2011 called "What Do I Get?"] is falsely attributed to Depeche Mode.
 
=== Wrathchild (Iron Maiden cover) ===
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF4Gzr-H6KQ A YouTube video titled "Depeche Mode cover Iron Maiden – 'Wrathchild' (c.1981)"] is inauthentic as it's not Dave Gahan or any other member of Depeche Mode singing vocals.
 
=== Maybe Me ===
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OInJtsV9DXk A YouTube video of a purported unreleased track titled "Maybe Me"] is falsely attributed to Depeche Mode. The track is actually [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51q8mkUnVus "About You, About Me" by Heads Up Display], who eventually became Joy Machine. According to member Tim Heireth:
<blockquote>
Ahhh! The never ending debate about this damn song! This song was written and released in 1991 by my first band Heads Up Display, as a cassette only release by a self-recorded and produced local band. In 1999 we released it on mp3.com on our Joy Machine page to give people a taste of our earlier work. When ''[[Exciter]]'' was about to be released, somebody leaked the album on Napster. To muddy the search, someone (not us, probably someone from their [Depeche Mode's] label) had the brilliant idea of falsely labeling a bunch of tracks that sounded similar to DM as b-sides for the album. This track and one of our Joy Machine songs, "Separate Ways", which we recorded in 1994, were among a good half dozen of songs that were "leaked". We got a lot of angry comments about riding coat tails [...].<ref name="jm">Source: [https://spiritofradio.ca/SongComments.asp?SongID=03166 SpiritOfRadio.ca | Unknown Song Comments], 2019.</ref>
</blockquote>


=== Return To Oberkorn (Instrumental) ===
=== Return To Oberkorn (Instrumental) ===
*An instrumental bearing some musical resemblance to [[Oberkorn (It's A Small Town)]], but it's not Depeche Mode. Appears on the "Rarities Of Mode" CD bootleg. The actual performer is unknown.
*An instrumental bearing some musical resemblance to {{S|Oberkorn (It's A Small Town)}}, but it's not Depeche Mode. Appears on the ''Rarities Of Mode'' CD bootleg.<ref name="rom" /> The actual performer is unknown.
<html5media height="40" width="300">https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/demos/fake/return.m4a</html5media>
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/return.m4a</html5media>
 
=== [[The Sun & The Rainfall]] (Instrumental) ===
*An instrumental cover made by the "Satellite" Fan Club in Milan, Italy<ref>[https://www.popsike.com/DEPECHE-MODE-THE-SUN-AND-THE-RAINFALL-ITALY-7-GREEN-VINYL-FAN-CLUB-7SAT1-RARE/140731909994.html Auction for the vinyl in Popsike.]</ref> and released exclusively as a promo vinyl for said fan club in 1987 appears on the ''Depeche Mode 79–82'' CD bootleg<ref>[https://dmremix.pro/resources/79-82.57/ DMremix page for the CD bootleg ''Depeche Mode 79–82''.]</ref> in dreadful quality:


=== Transcanadian Track (Instrumental) ===
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/tsatr.mp3</html5media>
*Another instrumental attributed to Depeche Mode. Appears on the "Rarities Of Mode" CD bootleg. The actual performer is unknown.
<html5media height="40" width="300">https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/demos/fake/transcanadiantrack.m4a</html5media>


=== [[Nodisco]] (Instrumental) ===
An incomplete version (missing the beginning) though much better sounding copy of the song also appears on the cassette tape compilation bootleg entitled ''Black Tulips'', and is available to listen to here:
*A very good instrumental cover apparently done by "Depeche's Cover", appearing on a release titled ''Nodisco 12"''. Not sure if it's actually vinyl-sourced or not; there are the occasional light pops & clicks, so it may truly be. I have seen this claimed to be a demo on one bootleg and it was in much worse quality than this MP3 below. If somebody happens to have a lossless version of this track or knows who the artist is, please feel free to email me.
<html5media height="40" width="300">https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/demos/fake/nodisco.mp3</html5media>


=== [[Get The Balance Right]] (Instrumental) ===
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*This is a fan-made instrumental cover version, not a real demo. There are many instrumental cover / "demo" versions, but this one was occasionally thought as genuine given its closeness in melody and overall sound to the real track. The actual performer is unknown.
<html5media height="40" width="300">https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/demos/fake/gtbr.m4a</html5media>


=== Treadmill Of Time ===
If somebody has a higher quality complete version, please [[contact us]].
*This track is claimed to be Alan Wilder's circa 1981. The actual performer is unknown. I actually rather like this track, believe it or not - if somebody has a higher quality version or even a tape with this song on it, please contact me.
<html5media>https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/demos/fake/treadmilloftime.mp3</html5media>


=== Here To Have Fun ===
=== Transcanadian Track (Instrumental) ===
*This track is claimed to be Alan Wilder's circa 1981. The actual performer is unknown. I actually rather like this track, believe it or not - if somebody has a higher quality version or even a tape with this song on it, please contact me.
*Another instrumental attributed to Depeche Mode. Appears on the ''Rarities Of Mode'' CD bootleg.<ref name="rom" /> The actual performer is unknown.
<html5media>https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/demos/fake/heretohavefun.mp3</html5media>
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/transcanadiantrack.m4a</html5media>


=== Chart Rundown ===
=== [[Get The Balance Right]] (Instrumental) ===
*This track is claimed to be Alan Wilder's circa 1981. The actual performer is unknown. I actually rather like this track, believe it or not - if somebody has a higher quality version or even a tape with this song on it, please contact me.
*This is a fan-made instrumental cover version, not a real demo. There are many instrumental cover / "demo" versions of various songs, but this one is occasionally thought as genuine given its closeness in melody and overall sound to the real track. The actual performer is unknown.
<html5media>https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/demos/fake/chartrundown.mp3</html5media>
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/gtbr.m4a</html5media>


=== Postulate (Recoil) ===
=== Postulate (Recoil) ===
*A track claimed to be "Postulate" by Recoil is actually [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU955XoLEy4 Clock Bird by Minimal Compact]. Appears on the "Rarities Of Mode" CD bootleg in dreadful quality.
*A track claimed to be "Postulate" by Recoil is actually [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU955XoLEy4 "Clock Bird" by Minimal Compact]. Appears on the ''Rarities Of Mode'' CD bootleg<ref name="rom" /> in dreadful quality.


=== [[Shake The Disease]] ([[Demos & Studio Pre-Mixes#Shake The Disease (Demo)|Martin's Demo Version]] Instrumental) ===
=== [[Shake The Disease]] ([[Demos & Studio Outtakes#Shake The Disease (demo)|Martin's Demo Version]] Instrumental) ===
*This is a very well made instrumental cover of [[Demos & Studio Pre-Mixes#Shake The Disease (Demo)|Martin's original demo]]. It appears on the CD-R bootleg [http://www.discogs.com/Depeche-Mode-Shake-The-Disease-20-Years-Edition/release/2129403 Shake The Disease (20 Years Edition)]. The actual performer is unknown. If somebody happens to have a lossless version of this track or knows who the artist is, please feel free to email me.
*This is a very well made instrumental cover of [[Demos & Studio Outtakes#Shake The Disease (demo)|Martin's original demo]]. It appears on the CD-R bootleg ''Shake The Disease (20 Years Edition)''.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/2129403-Depeche-Mode-Shake-The-Disease-20-Years-Edition Discogs info page for the CD-R bootleg ''Shake The Disease (20 Years Edition)''.]</ref> The remixer "Beyond" created this version back in 2005, and the streamable audio below is encoded from a lossless source.
<html5media>https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/demos/fake/shakeinstrumental.mp3</html5media>
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/shakeinstrumental.m4a</html5media>


*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5oPMETyj0fnL2dRvetOPQ DX5 on YouTube] also created a very good instrumental cover version: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIz1sBhuAw8 DX5 playing "Shake the Disease" (Martin Gore demo)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5oPMETyj0fnL2dRvetOPQ DX5 on YouTube] also created a very good instrumental cover version: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIz1sBhuAw8 DX5 playing "Shake the Disease" (Martin Gore demo)].


=== [[Black Celebration]] (Khoa Ho Version) ===
=== [[Black Celebration]] (Khoa Ho Version) ===
*This is Khoa Ho's piano cover of [[Black Celebration]], appearing on "MODEified 1 - The Strangest Devotion". It's not the worst cover I've heard. I've seen it claimed to be Alan Wilder's demo on some bootleg, obviously false given that it doesn't sound like him and that Martin wrote the song, anyway.
*This is Khoa Ho's piano cover of {{S|Black Celebration}}, appearing on ''MODEified 1 The Strangest Devotion''. This is claimed to be Alan Wilder's demo on at least one bootleg, obviously false given that it doesn't sound like him and also for the fact that Martin was the one who wrote the song, so why would have Alan created a demo of it?
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<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/bc-khoaho.mp3</html5media>
 
=== [[World Full Of Nothing]] ===
*This is a cover created by an unknown fan.
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/wfon-fake.mp3</html5media>
 
=== Songs by Memorybank erroneously attributed to Alan Wilder ===
[[File:Memorybank.png|thumb|right|x240px|''The Key To The Door'' cassette inlay, sourced from [https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/1flj38i/big_memorybank_discovery/ r/Lostwave post by ''Salt-Relative4386'', photo obtained by ''gksvevo'']]]
Three songs by a group called "Memorybank" from an unreleased 7-song album recorded in the summer of 1987 called ''The Key To The Door'' have been erroneously attributed to Alan Wilder, claiming to be demos circa 1981. The song's titles are:
 
*Treadmill Of Time ''(erroneously titled as "Treadmill Of Fire" on certain bootlegs)''
*Here To Have Fun
*Chart Rundown
 
"Memorybank" consisted of Jonathan Lewis, Tim Addy, Simon Gorman, and Nik Lawrence. ''The Key To The Door'' contains 7 songs, and cassette copies of the album appear to include both the album version and instrumental versions of each song. Notably, a cover version of Depeche Mode's {{S|Photographic}} is included on the album, and according to band member Nik Lawrence, the cover is sung in French. A photograph of the album's inlay was provided by Tim Addy on September 20, 2024.
 
Poor quality copies of the three songs can be streamed below and the lyrics have also been transcribed. This audio is sourced from an MP3 192kbps rip of the "On Solo Ways" CD bootleg and has been verified as the least-lossy audio currently available. If someone has the "On Solo Ways" bootleg and can provide a lossless rip, please [mailto:[email protected] contact us.]
 
As of September 20, 2024, neither higher-quality copies of the songs nor any of the other songs from ''The Key To The Door'' have become available. According to Tim Addy, the original master 4-track tapes have been lost. The r/Lostwave subreddit is following up to determine if any cassette copies exist for preservation.
 
==== Treadmill Of Time ====
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
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|-
| {{Template:LyricsNoSection|Treadmill Of Time|
I want to get off now
 
I'm trying to learn how
 
Why can't it just slow down?
 
Slow right down
 
Not sure of it all anymore
 
 
Tied to the treadmill of time
 
Climbing up an endless stair
 
Slide with no reason or rhyme
 
Headlong into who knows where
 
 
There was once a time when everything was fine
 
And water towers seemed living entities
 
I believed in all kinds of absurdities
 
How strange, the thoughts of innocence
 
Times change, I've lost that hidden sense
 
 
I want to get off now
 
I'm trying to learn how
 
Why can't it just slow down?
 
Slow right down
 
Not sure of it all anymore
 
 
Hands on the clock face turn 'round
 
Getting older, moving fast
 
Sands in the hourglass fall down
 
Letting go of times past
 
 
There was once a dream I had in which it seemed
 
A rose bush grew in the house where I used to live
 
I suppose I know those are days I can't relive
 
How true, the thoughts I've pushed aside
 
Wish I knew they could simply be denied
 
 
I've been waiting for
 
I've been waiting for
 
The key to the door
 
The key to the door
 
 
And freedom galore
 
And freedom galore
 
I seem to want more
 
I seem to want more
 
 
I've been waiting for
 
I've been waiting for
 
The key to the door
 
The key to the door
 
 
And freedom galore
 
And freedom galore
 
I seem to want more
 
I seem to want more
 
 
I want to get off now
 
I'm trying to learn how
 
Why can't it just slow down?
 
 
I want to get off now
 
I'm trying to learn how
 
Why can't it just slow down?


=== Mother Me / Monghi ===
 
*This song circulates as an instrumental track, but it seems to be [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN_EznvY0JU Monghi by Vienna]. Appears on the "Rarities Of Mode" CD bootleg in dreadful quality. The real "Mother Me" demo has vocals and Martin's demo exists on the "Perversion" demo cassette, but it does not circulate.
I want to get off now
 
I'm trying to learn how
 
Why can't it just slow down?
 
Slow right down
 
Not sure of it all anymore
 
Not sure of it all anymore
|Jonathan Lewis|No publishing information available.}}
|}
 
==== Here To Have Fun ====
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
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| {{Template:LyricsNoSection|Here To Have Fun|
Standing in a room
 
People everywhere
 
This will be my tomb
 
If I don't come up for air
 
Music hits the brain
 
Heart and drums synchronized
 
Driving me insane
 
Reason has to compromise
 
All the doors are locked
 
All the clocks have stopped
 
No escaping
 
No evading
 
No turning back
 
 
You're here to have fun
 
You're here to have fun
 
 
I find it hard to bear
 
Watching people dancing
 
Girls with orange hair
 
Who won't admit they can't sing
 
They're being pulled around
 
By a puppet master
 
And falling to the ground
 
'Cause they can't go much faster
 
 
All the girls and boys
 
Playing with their toys
 
Voice inside me
 
Whispers quietly
 
Go and join their game
 
 
You're here to have fun
 
 
Lose myself
 
I want to lose myself
 
Become mechanical
 
Like everybody else
 
I've got to switch myself
 
To automatic mode
 
How that's done
 
I'd like to know
 
 
I wish I could
 
Lose myself
 
Become mechanical
 
Like everybody else
 
I've got to switch myself
 
To automatic mode
 
How that's done
 
I'd like to know
 
I wish I could
 
 
You're here to have fun
 
You're here to have fun
 
 
Standing in a room
 
People everywhere
 
This will be my tomb
 
If I don't come up for air
 
Music hits the brain
 
Heart and drums synchronized
 
Driving me insane
 
Reason has to compromise
 
All the doors are locked
 
All the clocks have stopped
 
No escaping
 
No evading
 
No turning back
 
 
You're here to have fun
|Jonathan Lewis|No publishing information available.}}
|}
 
==== Chart Rundown ====
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
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| {{Template:LyricsNoSection|Chart Rundown|
Thursday evening blues are here
 
Simon says give a tired cheer
 
And move your mouth to the ice cream tunes
 
With fragile friends like party balloons
 
 
Pop, there goes another song
 
Three more minutes have elapsed and gone
 
Fun served up on a paper plate
 
Easily disposed at a later date
 
 
The needle's stuck
 
The needle's stuck
 
The needle's-
 
Nothing injected but money infected motives
 
The needle's stuck
 
 
Tuesday lunch time lottery show
 
Says yes to soap and to music no
 
Here today and gone tomorrow
 
Washed away without the slightest sorrow
 
 
Media circus of family troupes
 
And gift-wrap perfectly symmetrical grooves
 
From east to west and north to south
 
Hear model music from the modeled mouth
 
 
The needle's stuck
 
The needle's stuck
 
The needle's-
 
Nothing injected but money infected motives
 
The needle's stuck
 
 
Remixing yesterday in the hope of molding today
 
Follow up to one-time one-offs
 
Wallow up to your ears in spin-offs
 
Whatever became of music
 
For just its own sake
 
 
Pop, there goes another song
 
Three more minutes have elapsed and gone
 
Fun served up on a paper plate
 
Easily disposed at a later date
 
 
The needle's stuck
 
The needle's stuck
 
...
 
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=== [[Mother Me]] / Monghi ===
*This song circulates as an instrumental track misattributed to Depeche Mode; it is truly [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN_EznvY0JU "Monghi" by Vienna], originally released as the B-side of "Reste Avec Moi" by Odile.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/6431410-Odile-Reste-Avec-Moi-Monghi Discogs info page for "Reste Avec Moi" by Odile.]</ref> Appears on the ''Rarities Of Mode'' CD bootleg<ref name="rom" /> in dreadful quality. The real "Mother Me" demo features Martin on vocals and appears on the [[Demos & Studio Outtakes#"Perversion" demo tape|"Perversion" demo tape]], but it does not circulate and its lyrics are not known. Alan reveals a bit of info on Shunt Q&A about this track:<ref>Source: [http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/forum/qa/dmviol.htm Shunt Q&A: Violator], toward the bottom of the page.</ref>
 
<blockquote>
:''The song you mentioned for 'Violator' called 'Mother Me', will you please give a description of what it sounded like, any possible lyrics, whether this song was ever actually recorded and who sang it, Dave or Martin?''
 
'''Wilder''': It sort of got started with some drums, bass [and] a couple of other parts but was shelved quite quickly. It was medium tempo and if I remember correctly it slipped into {{music|time|7|8}} time signature for the chorus – oops. I think Dave [Gahan] would have sung it.
</blockquote>
 
Alan also says in [http://shunt3.0.recoil.co.uk/editorials/8698/violator/violator_13.html his editorial on Violator]: "There was a song called 'Mother Me' which we also recorded during this period but never finished." Based on that quote, it can be inferred that a "work-in-progress" version of "Mother Me" exists in the vaults.
 
Furthermore, Daryl Bamonte said regarding this track: "I remember a track called 'Mother Me, Smother Me' that I believe was recorded for Violator, but didn't make the final cut for some reason. It was a really good song, but I don't think it was even used for a b-side."<ref>Source: [http://web.archive.org/web/20070206071804/http://www2.depeche-mode.com/home/article.php?article_id=96 Depeche-mode.com – "INSIGHT: Daryl Bamonte ... part 1"], 2006.</ref>


=== Dirty Alright Now ===
=== Dirty Alright Now ===
*A terrible track claimed to be a demo of Dave's from 1992 - fat chance, right? Appears on the "Rarities Of Mode" CD bootleg. The actual performer is unknown.
*A song claimed to be a Dave Gahan demo circa 1992. Appears on the ''Rarities Of Mode'' CD bootleg in poor quality.<ref name="rom" /> '''celestinocamcia''' positively identified this track in June 2020 as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkN_-lSQt98 "Journey On The Nile" by Tunnelvision].
<html5media>https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/demos/fake/dirty.mp3</html5media>


=== Take A Look At Me Now ===
=== Take A Look At Me Now ===
*Another obviously fake track, again said to be Dave's from 1992. Yeah, right! How do rumors like this begin? Appears on the "Rarities Of Mode" CD bootleg. The actual performer is unknown.
*Another song erroneously claimed to be a Dave Gahan demo circa 1992. Appears on the ''Rarities Of Mode'' CD bootleg in poor quality.<ref name="rom" /> '''celestinocamcia''' positively identified this track in June 2020 as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjmmRjLCDnU "I'm Gonna Cry" by Tunnelvision].
<html5media>https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/demos/fake/takealook.mp3</html5media>


=== For Joanne ===
=== For Joanne ===
*A track claimed to be one of Dave's demos from 1992 is actually [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voKYP51OY3g Joanne by Wall Of Voodoo]. Appears on the "Rarities Of Mode" CD bootleg in dreadful quality.
*A track claimed to be one of Dave's demos from 1992 is actually [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voKYP51OY3g "Joanne" by Wall Of Voodoo]. Appears on the ''Rarities Of Mode'' CD bootleg<ref name="rom" /> in dreadful quality.


=== [[Personal Jesus]] (Studio Rough) ===
=== [[Personal Jesus]] (Studio Rough) ===
From Svenner's demo page.<ref>[http://www.svenner.com/03-versions/demo_versions.html Svenner's demo page], now defunct, contained further information about demos as well as some info about unreleased mixes, fake demos claimed to be Depeche Mode's, some backing track samples, etc. The site is still accessible [https://web.archive.org/web/20131231121619/http://www.svenner.com/03-versions/demo_versions.html on archive.org], but some audio files are not available.</ref> This snippet just doesn't agree with the process of recording {{S|Personal Jesus}} as described by Flood in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KROVvBkvgdU this video], and so is likely a falsification.
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/pjrough.m4a</html5media>
=== [[Sister Of Night]] (Demo) ===
*Martin singing over an acoustic guitar. This is a falsification that uses the isolated vocal track from the ''One Night In Paris'' DVD's center channel overlaid over someone playing guitar. Furthermore, DM Live is told by a reputable source that this is not what appears on the ''[[Ultra]]'' demo tape. Only this short 30-second snippet is available as an MP3; the track was speed-corrected and normalized, then encoded as WAV to prevent further quality loss.


From Svenner's demo page.<ref>[http://www.svenner.com/03-versions/demo_versions.html Svenner's demo page], now defunct, contained further information about demos as well as some info about unreleased mixes, fake demos claimed to be Depeche Mode's, some backing track samples, etc. The site is still accessible [https://web.archive.org/web/20131231121619/http://www.svenner.com/03-versions/demo_versions.html on archive.org], but some audio files are not available.</ref> This snippet just doesn't agree with the process of recording [[Personal Jesus]] as described by Flood in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KROVvBkvgdU this video.]
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/demos/fake/son.wav</html5media>


<html5media>https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/demos/Violator/pjrough.m4a</html5media>
=== Turning Away ===
A song claimed to be an unreleased track from the ''[[Exciter]]'' recording sessions is actually [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlqn3rg3nhU "Separate Ways" by Joy Machine].<ref name="jm" />


=== [[Sister Of Night]] (Demo) ===
=== Ponytail Girl ===
*Martin singing over an acoustic guitar. This is a falsification that uses the isolated vocal track from the "One Night In Paris" DVD's center channel overlaid over someone playing guitar. Furthermore, I am told that this is not what appears on the "Ultra" demo tape. Only this short 30-second snippet is available as an MP3; the track was speed-corrected and normalized, then encoded as WAV to prevent further quality loss.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5LlT9EGgWY A song originally recorded by Color Theory] for his second studio album ''Life's Fairytale''<ref>Source: [https://colortheory.com/depechemode Color Theory presents Depeche Mode – A Tribute].</ref> was claimed to be an unreleased track from the ''Exciter'' recording sessions. It was later featured on the tribute album ''Color Theory Presents Depeche Mode'', released in 2003.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/308131-Color-Theory-Color-Theory-Presents-Depeche-Mode Discogs info page for the CD release of the album.]</ref>


<html5media>https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/demos/fake/son.wav</html5media>
=== Named ===
An instrumental claimed to be an unreleased track from the ''Exciter'' recording sessions appears (along with "Turning Away" and "Ponytail Girl") on the ''Exciter Remixes Volume_2'' CD bootleg.<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/release/1719664-Depeche-Mode-Exciter-Remixes-Volume_2 Discogs info page for the CD bootleg ''Exciter Remixes Volume_2''.]</ref> The actual performer is unknown. If somebody has more info on the song's origins, please [[contact us]].


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Latest revision as of 12:43, 30 October 2024

This section contains demos or songs which are commonly attributed to Depeche Mode or one of their solo members, but are really other artists' demos or songs. This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of fake demos and songs, but it tries to be.

There are also noteworthy fake reel tapes purporting to contain an early live recording and demos; see more: Robin Neale's early tapes.

Disco Hell

  • This track is by Dafne and the Tenderspots,[1] a band that Alan Wilder was a part of in 1979. He is co-credited along with the rest of that band for writing this track and he also has co-writing credits for the B-side, "I'm A Natural". This song isn't really "fake", just often not correctly credited to Dafne and the Tenderspots. For example, on a couple bootlegs, it's erroneously claimed as one of Alan's demos from 1981 and is presented in significantly worse quality also. Both "Disco Hell" and "I'm A Natural" are available below for your listening pleasure, sourced from an original pressing vinyl.

Disco Hell:

I'm A Natural:

Most hardcore Mode fans may have been exposed to this track via a lousy recording of what sounds like an American radio DJ poking fun at "Disco Hell" some time in 1985. It sounds like he played the vinyl at the wrong speed. You can listen to the best quality copy of that radio spot below:

From Shunt Q&A:[2]

Not to humiliate you, but I just heard the Dafne and the Tenderspots tune 'Disco Hell' around the net and laughed my ass off. Was that YOU screaming "no soul..no rhythm"?

Alan: No I wasn't singing on that track, it was Graham [Smith][3] the guitarist. Anyway, if you think that was bad, you should hear some of the other songs (and no, I'm not lending you my copy) ;-)

Will The New Baby Grow

  • This track is attributed to French Look (a band Martin was part of during 1980), but the actual song is "Will The New Baby" by Gammer & His Familiars. Appears on the Rarities Of Mode CD bootleg[4] in dreadful quality. DM Live somehow ended up with this song on a cassette tape entitled DM Strange Cuts, which ironically has no Depeche Mode on it at all!

Nodisco (Instrumental)

  • A very good instrumental claimed to be a demo is actually a cover done by the Italian duo Atrium,[5] released as a B-side of another cover in 1985 on vinyl.[6] A vocal version also exists and it was released along with this version.

Another instrumental cover of the track superbly and very faithfully done by Stripped Productions using recreated samples is available to listen to on YouTube.

Early live-only songs by "Coming Back To You"

In 1998, German musician George Lindt under the pseudonym Coming Back To You released a CD called Coming Back To You Present: A Tribute To Depeche Mode (And Others), which contains covers of six early live-only songs performed by Depeche Mode between 1980–1982. These songs are inaccurately labeled as Vince Clarke demos on some bootleg compilations. This CD was later reissued in 2006.

The back artwork states:

Between the years 1980 and 1982, Depeche Mode performed some tracks live that have never been officially released. Until now, these tracks have only been available on bootlegs of dubious quality. Many fans will never understand why these tracks have never been released. But now the time has come at last: COMING BACK TO YOU have covered these brilliant songs in the style of the early '80s. As far as we know, most of the original tracks were written by Vince Clarke, but at least one of the tracks was penned by Jason Knott, an old friend of Clarke's. At long last, studio-quality versions of early gems such as "Television Set" and "Addiction" are finally available. Also included are versions of "I Like It" (Gerry & The Pacemakers) and "The Price Of Love" (Everly Brothers), covers that Depeche Mode would occasionally perform live. An essential part of any fan's collection.

The music is exceptionally faithfully recreated; however, the lyrics are unfortunately inaccurate. I'd personally love to see these covers updated with accurate lyrics.

Short samples of each song are available for reference below:

I Like It

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An "unreleased demo tape track" uploaded on YouTube of "I Like It" is a fan-made recreation using isolated live vocals from 1982-03-06 Rockola, Madrid, Spain/Source 1. Daryl Bamonte has said on Facebook regarding "I Like It":

I definitely do not recall "ILI" ever being demoed, or even played live until 1982.

What Do I Get?

A YouTube video uploaded in 2011 called "What Do I Get?" is falsely attributed to Depeche Mode.

Wrathchild (Iron Maiden cover)

A YouTube video titled "Depeche Mode cover Iron Maiden – 'Wrathchild' (c.1981)" is inauthentic as it's not Dave Gahan or any other member of Depeche Mode singing vocals.

Maybe Me

A YouTube video of a purported unreleased track titled "Maybe Me" is falsely attributed to Depeche Mode. The track is actually "About You, About Me" by Heads Up Display, who eventually became Joy Machine. According to member Tim Heireth:

Ahhh! The never ending debate about this damn song! This song was written and released in 1991 by my first band Heads Up Display, as a cassette only release by a self-recorded and produced local band. In 1999 we released it on mp3.com on our Joy Machine page to give people a taste of our earlier work. When Exciter was about to be released, somebody leaked the album on Napster. To muddy the search, someone (not us, probably someone from their [Depeche Mode's] label) had the brilliant idea of falsely labeling a bunch of tracks that sounded similar to DM as b-sides for the album. This track and one of our Joy Machine songs, "Separate Ways", which we recorded in 1994, were among a good half dozen of songs that were "leaked". We got a lot of angry comments about riding coat tails [...].[7]

Return To Oberkorn (Instrumental)

  • An instrumental bearing some musical resemblance to "Oberkorn (It's A Small Town)", but it's not Depeche Mode. Appears on the Rarities Of Mode CD bootleg.[4] The actual performer is unknown.

The Sun & The Rainfall (Instrumental)

  • An instrumental cover made by the "Satellite" Fan Club in Milan, Italy[8] and released exclusively as a promo vinyl for said fan club in 1987 appears on the Depeche Mode 79–82 CD bootleg[9] in dreadful quality:

An incomplete version (missing the beginning) though much better sounding copy of the song also appears on the cassette tape compilation bootleg entitled Black Tulips, and is available to listen to here:

If somebody has a higher quality complete version, please contact us.

Transcanadian Track (Instrumental)

  • Another instrumental attributed to Depeche Mode. Appears on the Rarities Of Mode CD bootleg.[4] The actual performer is unknown.

Get The Balance Right (Instrumental)

  • This is a fan-made instrumental cover version, not a real demo. There are many instrumental cover / "demo" versions of various songs, but this one is occasionally thought as genuine given its closeness in melody and overall sound to the real track. The actual performer is unknown.

Postulate (Recoil)

Shake The Disease (Martin's Demo Version Instrumental)

  • This is a very well made instrumental cover of Martin's original demo. It appears on the CD-R bootleg Shake The Disease (20 Years Edition).[10] The remixer "Beyond" created this version back in 2005, and the streamable audio below is encoded from a lossless source.

Black Celebration (Khoa Ho Version)

  • This is Khoa Ho's piano cover of "Black Celebration", appearing on MODEified 1 – The Strangest Devotion. This is claimed to be Alan Wilder's demo on at least one bootleg, obviously false given that it doesn't sound like him and also for the fact that Martin was the one who wrote the song, so why would have Alan created a demo of it?

World Full Of Nothing

  • This is a cover created by an unknown fan.

Songs by Memorybank erroneously attributed to Alan Wilder

The Key To The Door cassette inlay, sourced from r/Lostwave post by Salt-Relative4386, photo obtained by gksvevo

Three songs by a group called "Memorybank" from an unreleased 7-song album recorded in the summer of 1987 called The Key To The Door have been erroneously attributed to Alan Wilder, claiming to be demos circa 1981. The song's titles are:

  • Treadmill Of Time (erroneously titled as "Treadmill Of Fire" on certain bootlegs)
  • Here To Have Fun
  • Chart Rundown

"Memorybank" consisted of Jonathan Lewis, Tim Addy, Simon Gorman, and Nik Lawrence. The Key To The Door contains 7 songs, and cassette copies of the album appear to include both the album version and instrumental versions of each song. Notably, a cover version of Depeche Mode's "Photographic" is included on the album, and according to band member Nik Lawrence, the cover is sung in French. A photograph of the album's inlay was provided by Tim Addy on September 20, 2024.

Poor quality copies of the three songs can be streamed below and the lyrics have also been transcribed. This audio is sourced from an MP3 192kbps rip of the "On Solo Ways" CD bootleg and has been verified as the least-lossy audio currently available. If someone has the "On Solo Ways" bootleg and can provide a lossless rip, please contact us.

As of September 20, 2024, neither higher-quality copies of the songs nor any of the other songs from The Key To The Door have become available. According to Tim Addy, the original master 4-track tapes have been lost. The r/Lostwave subreddit is following up to determine if any cassette copies exist for preservation.

Treadmill Of Time

Lyrics

Treadmill Of Time

I want to get off now

I'm trying to learn how

Why can't it just slow down?

Slow right down

Not sure of it all anymore


Tied to the treadmill of time

Climbing up an endless stair

Slide with no reason or rhyme

Headlong into who knows where


There was once a time when everything was fine

And water towers seemed living entities

I believed in all kinds of absurdities

How strange, the thoughts of innocence

Times change, I've lost that hidden sense


I want to get off now

I'm trying to learn how

Why can't it just slow down?

Slow right down

Not sure of it all anymore


Hands on the clock face turn 'round

Getting older, moving fast

Sands in the hourglass fall down

Letting go of times past


There was once a dream I had in which it seemed

A rose bush grew in the house where I used to live

I suppose I know those are days I can't relive

How true, the thoughts I've pushed aside

Wish I knew they could simply be denied


I've been waiting for

I've been waiting for

The key to the door

The key to the door


And freedom galore

And freedom galore

I seem to want more

I seem to want more


I've been waiting for

I've been waiting for

The key to the door

The key to the door


And freedom galore

And freedom galore

I seem to want more

I seem to want more


I want to get off now

I'm trying to learn how

Why can't it just slow down?


I want to get off now

I'm trying to learn how

Why can't it just slow down?


I want to get off now

I'm trying to learn how

Why can't it just slow down?

Slow right down

Not sure of it all anymore

Not sure of it all anymore


Songwriter: Jonathan Lewis
Publishing Information: No publishing information available.

Here To Have Fun

Lyrics

Here To Have Fun

Standing in a room

People everywhere

This will be my tomb

If I don't come up for air

Music hits the brain

Heart and drums synchronized

Driving me insane

Reason has to compromise

All the doors are locked

All the clocks have stopped

No escaping

No evading

No turning back


You're here to have fun

You're here to have fun


I find it hard to bear

Watching people dancing

Girls with orange hair

Who won't admit they can't sing

They're being pulled around

By a puppet master

And falling to the ground

'Cause they can't go much faster


All the girls and boys

Playing with their toys

Voice inside me

Whispers quietly

Go and join their game


You're here to have fun


Lose myself

I want to lose myself

Become mechanical

Like everybody else

I've got to switch myself

To automatic mode

How that's done

I'd like to know


I wish I could

Lose myself

Become mechanical

Like everybody else

I've got to switch myself

To automatic mode

How that's done

I'd like to know

I wish I could


You're here to have fun

You're here to have fun


Standing in a room

People everywhere

This will be my tomb

If I don't come up for air

Music hits the brain

Heart and drums synchronized

Driving me insane

Reason has to compromise

All the doors are locked

All the clocks have stopped

No escaping

No evading

No turning back


You're here to have fun


Songwriter: Jonathan Lewis
Publishing Information: No publishing information available.

Chart Rundown

Lyrics

Chart Rundown

Thursday evening blues are here

Simon says give a tired cheer

And move your mouth to the ice cream tunes

With fragile friends like party balloons


Pop, there goes another song

Three more minutes have elapsed and gone

Fun served up on a paper plate

Easily disposed at a later date


The needle's stuck

The needle's stuck

The needle's-

Nothing injected but money infected motives

The needle's stuck


Tuesday lunch time lottery show

Says yes to soap and to music no

Here today and gone tomorrow

Washed away without the slightest sorrow


Media circus of family troupes

And gift-wrap perfectly symmetrical grooves

From east to west and north to south

Hear model music from the modeled mouth


The needle's stuck

The needle's stuck

The needle's-

Nothing injected but money infected motives

The needle's stuck


Remixing yesterday in the hope of molding today

Follow up to one-time one-offs

Wallow up to your ears in spin-offs

Whatever became of music

For just its own sake


Pop, there goes another song

Three more minutes have elapsed and gone

Fun served up on a paper plate

Easily disposed at a later date


The needle's stuck

The needle's stuck

...

Nothing injected but money infected motives

The needle's stuck

The needle's stuck

...

Nothing injected but money infected motives

The needle's stuck

The needle's stuck

...

Nothing injected but money infected motives

The needle's stuck

The needle's stuck

...

Nothing injected but money infected

The needle's stuck

The needle's stuck

...

Nothing injected but money infected

The needle's stuck

The needle's stuck

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Nothing injected but money infected

The needle's stuck

The needle's stuck

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Nothing injected but money infected

The needle's stuck

The needle's stuck

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Nothing injected but money infected motives


Songwriter: Jonathan Lewis
Publishing Information: No publishing information available.

Mother Me / Monghi

  • This song circulates as an instrumental track misattributed to Depeche Mode; it is truly "Monghi" by Vienna, originally released as the B-side of "Reste Avec Moi" by Odile.[11] Appears on the Rarities Of Mode CD bootleg[4] in dreadful quality. The real "Mother Me" demo features Martin on vocals and appears on the "Perversion" demo tape, but it does not circulate and its lyrics are not known. Alan reveals a bit of info on Shunt Q&A about this track:[12]
The song you mentioned for 'Violator' called 'Mother Me', will you please give a description of what it sounded like, any possible lyrics, whether this song was ever actually recorded and who sang it, Dave or Martin?

Wilder: It sort of got started with some drums, bass [and] a couple of other parts but was shelved quite quickly. It was medium tempo and if I remember correctly it slipped into 7
8
time signature for the chorus – oops. I think Dave [Gahan] would have sung it.

Alan also says in his editorial on Violator: "There was a song called 'Mother Me' which we also recorded during this period but never finished." Based on that quote, it can be inferred that a "work-in-progress" version of "Mother Me" exists in the vaults.

Furthermore, Daryl Bamonte said regarding this track: "I remember a track called 'Mother Me, Smother Me' that I believe was recorded for Violator, but didn't make the final cut for some reason. It was a really good song, but I don't think it was even used for a b-side."[13]

Dirty Alright Now

  • A song claimed to be a Dave Gahan demo circa 1992. Appears on the Rarities Of Mode CD bootleg in poor quality.[4] celestinocamcia positively identified this track in June 2020 as "Journey On The Nile" by Tunnelvision.

Take A Look At Me Now

  • Another song erroneously claimed to be a Dave Gahan demo circa 1992. Appears on the Rarities Of Mode CD bootleg in poor quality.[4] celestinocamcia positively identified this track in June 2020 as "I'm Gonna Cry" by Tunnelvision.

For Joanne

  • A track claimed to be one of Dave's demos from 1992 is actually "Joanne" by Wall Of Voodoo. Appears on the Rarities Of Mode CD bootleg[4] in dreadful quality.

Personal Jesus (Studio Rough)

From Svenner's demo page.[14] This snippet just doesn't agree with the process of recording "Personal Jesus" as described by Flood in this video, and so is likely a falsification.

Sister Of Night (Demo)

  • Martin singing over an acoustic guitar. This is a falsification that uses the isolated vocal track from the One Night In Paris DVD's center channel overlaid over someone playing guitar. Furthermore, DM Live is told by a reputable source that this is not what appears on the Ultra demo tape. Only this short 30-second snippet is available as an MP3; the track was speed-corrected and normalized, then encoded as WAV to prevent further quality loss.

Turning Away

A song claimed to be an unreleased track from the Exciter recording sessions is actually "Separate Ways" by Joy Machine.[7]

Ponytail Girl

A song originally recorded by Color Theory for his second studio album Life's Fairytale[15] was claimed to be an unreleased track from the Exciter recording sessions. It was later featured on the tribute album Color Theory Presents Depeche Mode, released in 2003.[16]

Named

An instrumental claimed to be an unreleased track from the Exciter recording sessions appears (along with "Turning Away" and "Ponytail Girl") on the Exciter Remixes Volume_2 CD bootleg.[17] The actual performer is unknown. If somebody has more info on the song's origins, please contact us.

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