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{{S|Blue Dress}} is a song from the 1990 album ''[[Violator]]'' by [[Depeche Mode]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
{{MLG}} says in the 17 February 1990 issue of ''NME'': | |||
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"I suppose my songs do seem to advocate immorality but if you listen there's always a sense of guilt. [...] Then there's 'Blue Dress' – that's the pervy song! – the idea of watching a girl dress and realising that this is 'what makes the world turn'."<ref>Source: ''NME'', 17 February 1990.</ref></blockquote> | "I suppose my songs do seem to advocate immorality but if you listen there's always a sense of guilt. [...] Then there's 'Blue Dress' – that's the pervy song! – the idea of watching a girl dress and realising that this is 'what makes the world turn'."<ref>Source: ''NME'', 17 February 1990.</ref></blockquote> | ||
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Q&A from [http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/forum/qa/dmviol.htm Alan Wilder's Shunt]: | Q&A from [http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/forum/qa/dmviol.htm Alan Wilder's Shunt]: | ||
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Farhan: I was wondering if you can shed any light on the making of the song 'Blue Dress' | Farhan: I was wondering if you can shed any light on the making of the song 'Blue Dress' – your thoughts on it, and how far off the demo it is. Any really unique sounds used in that song? | ||
A: "Not really one of my favourites | A: "Not really one of my favourites – hence penultimate track on LP (filler position). I would put it in the same bag as '[[Get Right With Me]]' from 'SOFAD', in that we never really quite knew which way to go with it. Again, I'm a bit vague about the demo but I remember the approach when we recorded it was based around using washy sounding, drone guitars (a la Suicide) which formed the backbone of the track. It was deliberately quite wet sounding to try to give it some atmosphere." | ||
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You'll know what makes the world turn | You'll know what makes the world turn | ||
|Martin L. Gore|©1990 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.}} | |Martin L. Gore|©1990 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.}} | ||
== Composition == | |||
=== Sample sources === | |||
{{#lst:List of Depeche Mode sample sources by album/Violator|DM-SS-BD}} | |||
== Live performances == | == Live performances == | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*"Blue Dress" was sampled in 1994's "The Meltdown" by Lunatic Asylum. | *"Blue Dress" was sampled in 1994's "The Meltdown" by Lunatic Asylum. | ||
*"Blue Dress" was covered by controversial model, reality show star, and pornographic actress {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tila_Tequila Tila Tequila}} for her 2010 EP ''{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the_Dark_Side Welcome | *"Blue Dress" was covered by controversial model, reality show star, and pornographic actress {{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tila_Tequila Tila Tequila}} for her 2010 EP ''{{EL|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_the_Dark_Side Welcome To The Darkside}}''.<ref>Source: "[https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/tila-tequila-turns-pornstar/news-story/47e7c38debd413960c662a0f7a53cd5e?sv=47073a922653c935ef48d55332344805 Tila Tequila turns pornstar]" - ''The Daily Telegraph'' 5 August 2010.</ref> Tequila would later be criticised for a blog entry on her website and social media posts in which she expressed views critics described as anti-Semitic.<ref>Source: "[http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/tila-tequila-hitler/2013/12/10/id/541113 December 10, 2013 Tila Tequila Says Hitler Just 'Trying His Best to Help His Country']" - ''Newsmax'' - 10 December 2013.</ref> | ||
== Notes == | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:46, 7 September 2024
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8. Blue Dress List of Violator songs |
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Blue Dress
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| Song | Blue Dress |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore |
| Produced by | Depeche Mode Flood |
| Recorded at | Puk Studios, Denmark Logic Studios, Milan |
| Length (mm:ss) | 5:41 |
| Tempo | 94 BPM |
| Time signature | 3 4 |
| Key | F♯ Minor |
| Engineering assistance | Daryl Bamonte Dick Meaney David Browne Mark Flannery |
| Mixed by | François Kevorkian |
| Recorded | May 1989 – January 1990 |
| Originally released | 19 March 1990 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 17 times * |
| Total live performances | 17 times * |
"Blue Dress" is a song from the 1990 album Violator by Depeche Mode.
Notes
Martin Gore says in the 17 February 1990 issue of NME:
"I suppose my songs do seem to advocate immorality but if you listen there's always a sense of guilt. [...] Then there's 'Blue Dress' – that's the pervy song! – the idea of watching a girl dress and realising that this is 'what makes the world turn'."[1]
Q&A from Alan Wilder's Shunt:
Farhan: I was wondering if you can shed any light on the making of the song 'Blue Dress' – your thoughts on it, and how far off the demo it is. Any really unique sounds used in that song?
A: "Not really one of my favourites – hence penultimate track on LP (filler position). I would put it in the same bag as 'Get Right With Me' from 'SOFAD', in that we never really quite knew which way to go with it. Again, I'm a bit vague about the demo but I remember the approach when we recorded it was based around using washy sounding, drone guitars (a la Suicide) which formed the backbone of the track. It was deliberately quite wet sounding to try to give it some atmosphere."
Lyrics
Blue Dress
Put it on
And don't say a word
Put it on
The one that I prefer
Put it on
And stand before my eyes
Put it on
Please don't question why
Can you believe
Something so simple
Something so trivial
Makes me a happy man
Can't you understand
Say you believe
Just how easy
It is to please me
Because when you learn
You'll know what makes the world turn
Put it on
I can feel so much
Put it on
I don't need to touch
Put it on
Here before my eyes
Put it on
Because you realise
And you believe
Something so worthless
Serves a purpose
It makes me a happy man
Can't you understand
Say you believe
Just how easy
It is to please me
Because when you learn
You'll know what makes the world turn
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1990 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Composition
Sample sources
| "Blue Dress" Depeche Mode 1990 |
Self-made samples | ||||
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| Sample | Notes | Audio | |||
| Vocal elements | In May 2020, fan "DMK" kindly provided DM Live Wiki with documentation for a series of Emulator II floppy disks that accompanied a collection of restored studio equipment used by Music For The Masses co-producer Dave Bascombe during the production of music albums for artists other than Depeche Mode in the mid to late 1980s. One floppy disk, labeled "Falsetto Voice (19)", features a preset titled "Falsetto Vox" containing a sample of a vocalist singing a high falsetto note that is used to play a legato vocal part audible throughout "Blue Dress". | ||||
| Guitar elements | A guitar-like pluck sample is layered with a separate sound to form the dramatic chorus melody. Notably, this sample is also used as a layer of the lead melody of "Never Let Me Down Again", a melodic fill throughout "Strangelove", and as a layer for the harpsichord-like lead melody of the "Spanish Taster" mix of "To Have And To Hold". | ||||
| Synthesizer elements | A warm synth-like pad sample is utilised throughout "Blue Dress".[footnotes 1] | ||||
| Melodic elements | A steel drum-like sample most prominently heard during the verses of "Stripped" is repurposed for use as a melodic arpeggio during the second verse section of "Blue Dress". |
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| Sample sources | |||||
| Sample | Source | Status | Notes | Audio | |
| Ambient elements | David Lynch - Eraserhead (film audio) - 1977 |
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A manipulated, partly reversed section of audio derived from the 1977 David Lynch film Eraserhead (audible around the 1:16:00 mark in the Criterion Collection release of the film) is audible throughout the instrumental "Interlude No. 3". The audio is edited to first play in reverse, then forwards. | Click to display/hide audio example
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Live performances
- Main article: Available recordings of "Blue Dress"
- Main article: List of dates where "Blue Dress" was played
Trivia
- "Blue Dress" was sampled in 1994's "The Meltdown" by Lunatic Asylum.
- "Blue Dress" was covered by controversial model, reality show star, and pornographic actress Tila Tequila for her 2010 EP Welcome To The Darkside.[2] Tequila would later be criticised for a blog entry on her website and social media posts in which she expressed views critics described as anti-Semitic.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Notably, this sample is also performed during the third verse section of "World In My Eyes" as it was performed on the Devotional tour. It is also used as a layer of the six note melody performed sporadically throughout the instrumental outro of "Personal Jesus" in all live concert performances since its live debut.
References
- ↑ Source: NME, 17 February 1990.
- ↑ Source: "Tila Tequila turns pornstar" - The Daily Telegraph 5 August 2010.
- ↑ Source: "December 10, 2013 Tila Tequila Says Hitler Just 'Trying His Best to Help His Country'" - Newsmax - 10 December 2013.
