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|title=The Love Thieves | |||
|screen=hd | |||
|screenshot=Album-Ultra.jpg | |||
|artist=[[Depeche Mode]] | |||
|album=[[Ultra]] | |||
|songwriter=[[Martin L. Gore]] | |||
|producer=[[Depeche Mode]]<br>[[Tim Simenon]] | |||
|studio=Abbey Road<br>Eastcote<br>Westside<br>Strongroom<br>RAK (London)<br>Electric Lady (New York City)<br>Larrabee West (Los Angeles) | |||
|label=[[Mute Records]] | |||
|length=6:34 | |||
|tempo=97 | |||
|timesignature={{music|time|4|4}} | |||
|key=F Major | |||
|programmedby=[[Kerry Hopwood]] | |||
|keyboardsby=[[Dave Clayton]] | |||
|vocalcoach=Evelyn Halus | |||
|mixingby=[[Tim Simenon]]<br>Q | |||
|engineeredby=Q | |||
|engineeringassistance=Paul Hicks<br>Guy Massey<br>Lee Fitzgerald<br>Tom Rixton<br>Gary Forde<br>Lee Phillips<br>Jamie Campbell<br>Jim<br>Greg<br>Audie Chamberlain<br>Robbie Kazandjian | |||
|masteredby=Mike Marsh | |||
|additionalvocalengineering=[[Gareth Jones]] | |||
|artdirection=[[Anton Corbijn]] | |||
|colourprints=Brian Dowling | |||
|sleevedesign=Area | |||
|recordingdate=January 1996 – February 1997 | |||
|releasedate=14 April 1997 | |||
|colorscheme=Ultra | |||
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{{S|The Love Thieves}} is a song from the 1997 album ''[[Ultra]]'' by [[Depeche Mode]]. | |||
== Notes == | |||
{{MLG}} commented on the lyrical content in an interview in the "Ultra Sounds" article for ''Guitar World'' magazine in 1997: | |||
<blockquote>As is usually the case in your writing, biblical images crop up on ''Ultra'': Like that line in "The Love Thieves": "Sure as Adam is Eve, sure as Jonah was a whaler." But it's sort of playful this time. There isn't that kind of existential angst that's been present in your past work.</blockquote> | |||
{{Template:Lyrics|The Love Thieves| | |||
Oh the tears that you weep | |||
For the poor tortured souls | |||
Who fall at your feet | |||
With all their love begging bowls | |||
All the clerks and the tailors | |||
The sharks and the sailors | |||
All good at their trades | |||
But they'll always be failures | |||
Alms for the poor | |||
For the wretched disciples | |||
And the love that they swore | |||
With their hearts on the bible | |||
Beseeching the honour | |||
To sit at your table | |||
And feast on your holiness | |||
As long as they're able | |||
Love needs its martyrs | |||
Needs its sacrifices | |||
They live for your beauty | |||
And pay for their vices | |||
Love will be the death of | |||
My lonely soul brothers | |||
But their spirits shall live on in | |||
The hearts of all lovers | |||
You're holding court | |||
With your lips and your smile | |||
Your body's a halo | |||
Their minds are on trial | |||
Sure as adam is eve | |||
Sure as Jonah turned whaler | |||
They're crooked love thieves | |||
And you are their jailor | |||
Love needs its martyrs | |||
Needs its sacrifices | |||
They live for your beauty | |||
And pay for their vices | |||
Love will be the death of | |||
My lonely soul brothers | |||
But their spirit shall live on in | |||
The hearts of all lovers | |||
|Martin L. Gore|©1997 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.}} | |||
== Live performances == | |||
{{Live section}} | |||
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[[Category:Songs in F Major]] | |||
[[Category:Songs between 95-99 BPM]] | |||
[[Category:Songs written by Martin L. Gore]] | |||
<metadesc>"The Love Thieves" is a song from the 1997 album Ultra by Depeche Mode.</metadesc><nowiki/> | |||
Latest revision as of 17:17, 23 August 2024
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2. The Love Thieves List of Ultra songs |
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The Love Thieves
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| Song | The Love Thieves |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore |
| Produced by | Depeche Mode Tim Simenon |
| Recorded at | Abbey Road Eastcote Westside Strongroom RAK (London) Electric Lady (New York City) Larrabee West (Los Angeles) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 6:34 |
| Tempo | 97 BPM |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| Key | F Major |
| Programmed by | Kerry Hopwood |
| Engineered by | Q |
| Engineering assistance | Paul Hicks Guy Massey Lee Fitzgerald Tom Rixton Gary Forde Lee Phillips Jamie Campbell Jim Greg Audie Chamberlain Robbie Kazandjian |
| Mixed by | Tim Simenon Q |
| Mastered by | Mike Marsh |
| Keyboards | Dave Clayton |
| Additional vocal engineering | Gareth Jones |
| Vocal coach | Evelyn Halus |
| Art direction | Anton Corbijn |
| Colour prints | Brian Dowling |
| Sleeve design | Area |
| Recorded | January 1996 – February 1997 |
| Originally released | 14 April 1997 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 0 times * |
| Total live performances | 8 times * |
"The Love Thieves" is a song from the 1997 album Ultra by Depeche Mode.
Notes
Martin Gore commented on the lyrical content in an interview in the "Ultra Sounds" article for Guitar World magazine in 1997:
As is usually the case in your writing, biblical images crop up on Ultra: Like that line in "The Love Thieves": "Sure as Adam is Eve, sure as Jonah was a whaler." But it's sort of playful this time. There isn't that kind of existential angst that's been present in your past work.
Lyrics
The Love Thieves
Oh the tears that you weep
For the poor tortured souls
Who fall at your feet
With all their love begging bowls
All the clerks and the tailors
The sharks and the sailors
All good at their trades
But they'll always be failures
Alms for the poor
For the wretched disciples
And the love that they swore
With their hearts on the bible
Beseeching the honour
To sit at your table
And feast on your holiness
As long as they're able
Love needs its martyrs
Needs its sacrifices
They live for your beauty
And pay for their vices
Love will be the death of
My lonely soul brothers
But their spirits shall live on in
The hearts of all lovers
You're holding court
With your lips and your smile
Your body's a halo
Their minds are on trial
Sure as adam is eve
Sure as Jonah turned whaler
They're crooked love thieves
And you are their jailor
Love needs its martyrs
Needs its sacrifices
They live for your beauty
And pay for their vices
Love will be the death of
My lonely soul brothers
But their spirit shall live on in
The hearts of all lovers
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1997 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Live performances
- Main article: Available recordings of "The Love Thieves"
- Main article: List of dates where "The Love Thieves" was played
