Sweetest Perfection
Sweetest Perfection
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Notes
In 2006, all of Depeche Mode's studio albums were being remastered. Engineer Kevin Paul told Sound On Sound magazine:
"'Sweetest Perfection' was completely crazy. It has lots of tape loops, lots of phasing, all sorts of crazy sounds going on. That was really hard to emulate and I had to put my personal spin on it just to get it to work."
Lyrics
Sweetest Perfection
The sweetest perfection
To call my own
The slightest correction
Couldn't finely hone
The sweetest infection
Of body and mind
Sweetest injection
Of any kind
I stop and I stare too much
Afraid that I care too much
And I hardly dare to touch
For fear that the spell may be broken
When I need a drug in me
And it brings out the thug in me
Feel something tugging me
Then I want the real thing not tokens
Things you'd expect to be
Having effect on me
Pass undetectedly
But everyone knows what has got me
Takes me completely
Touches me sweetly
Reaches so deeply
I know that nothing can stop me
Sweetest perfection
An offer was made
An assorted collection
But I wouldn't trade
The sweetest perfection
To call my own
The slightest correction
Couldn't finely hone (Nothing can stop me)
The sweetest infection (Takes me completely)
Of body and mind (Touches so sweetly)
Sweetest injection (Reaches so deeply)
Of any kind
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1990 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Dates with available recordings of Sweetest Perfection
There are currently 27 recordings of Sweetest Perfection available.
- 1990-03-20 The Wherehouse (Sire-Reprise PRO-C-4329)
- 1990-06-14 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 1990-06-29 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
- 1990-07-03 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
- 1990-07-06 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA
- 1990-07-09 Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX, USA
- 1990-07-21 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, San Francisco, CA, USA
- 1990-08-05 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 1990-09-12 Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
- 1990-09-30 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
- 1990-10-03 Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1990-10-14 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
- 1990-10-22 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 1990-10-29 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
- 1990-11-01 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
- 1990-11-15 Patinoire de Mériadeck, Bordeaux, France
- 1990-11-20 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK
- 1990-11-27 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK
- 2003-04-22 Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2003-04-24 E-Werk, Cologne, Germany
- 2003-04-26 Docks, Hamburg, Germany
- 2003-04-28 La Cigale, Paris, France
- 2003-04-30 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
- 2003-05-02 Astoria Theatre, London, England, UK
- 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2003-05-07 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Something Went Wrong (compilation)
- 2003-05-07 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA has a soundboard recording of Sweetest Perfection available for listening and download. Unfortunately, it is MP3 192kbps 32khz, but it is still definitely worth a listen.
Dates where Sweetest Perfection was played
1990 World Violation Tour
Sweetest Perfection was played 21 times during this tour.
- 1990-06-10 Great Woods Amphitheater, Mansfield, MA, USA
- 1990-06-14 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 1990-06-29 Pine Knob Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
- 1990-07-03 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
- 1990-07-06 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA
- 1990-07-09 Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX, USA
- 1990-07-12 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA
- 1990-07-21 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, San Francisco, CA, USA
- 1990-07-25 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- 1990-07-29 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA
- 1990-08-05 Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 1990-09-12 Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
- 1990-09-30 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
- 1990-10-03 Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1990-10-14 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
- 1990-10-22 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France
- 1990-10-29 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
- 1990-11-01 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
- 1990-11-15 Patinoire de Mériadeck, Bordeaux, France
- 1990-11-20 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK
- 1990-11-27 N.E.C., Birmingham, England, UK
1993 Devotional Tour
- Sweetest Perfection was not played during this tour.
1994 Exotic Tour
- Sweetest Perfection was not played during this tour.
1997 Ultra Parties
- Sweetest Perfection was not played during this tour.
1998 The Singles Tour
- Sweetest Perfection was not played during this tour.
2001 Exciter Tour
- Sweetest Perfection was not played during this tour.
2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)
- Sweetest Perfection was not played during this tour.
2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)
Sweetest Perfection was played 8 times during this tour.
- 2003-04-22 Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2003-04-24 E-Werk, Cologne, Germany
- 2003-04-26 Docks, Hamburg, Germany
- 2003-04-28 La Cigale, Paris, France
- 2003-04-30 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
- 2003-05-02 Astoria Theatre, London, England, UK
- 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2003-05-07 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2005-2006 Touring The Angel
- Sweetest Perfection was not played during this tour.
2009-2010 Touring The Universe
- Sweetest Perfection was not played during this tour.
2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour
- Sweetest Perfection was not played during this tour.
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