Fly On The Windscreen
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Fly On The Windscreen
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| Song | Fly On The Windscreen |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore |
| Produced by | Depeche Mode Daniel Miller Gareth Jones |
| Recorded at | Hansa Mischraum (Berlin) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 5:18 ('Final' version) 5:03 (7"/single version) 7:47 (12" version) |
| Tempo | 93 BPM |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| Key | B Minor |
| Recorded | July 1985 |
| Originally released | 16 September 1985 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 221 times * |
| Total live performances | 221 times * |
"Fly On The Windscreen" is a song recorded by Depeche Mode during the production of the 1985 compilation album The Singles 81→85. It was released as a B-side on the "It's Called A Heart" single on 16 September 1985. The 'Final' version of the song later appeared on the 1986 album Black Celebration.
Notes
Gareth Jones said in this interview:
"In this track, you can hear a rather young sounding Daniel [Miller] saying "over and done with." The breath sample noise at the start is interesting too. I can't remember who it was — really it could have been anyone."
From Shunt Q&A:
- What is the most unusual thing that you ever have sampled?
Alan Wilder: Dan Miller saying 'Horse' repeatedly very fast (as used in 'Fly On The Windscreen').
This "horse" sample is the "breath sample noise" that Gareth Jones mentions above.
Martin Gore told Electronics and Music Magazine in 1986:
"There's a Black & Decker drill in the opening of 'Fly On The Windscreen' [...]."
Lyrics
Fly On The Windscreen
Death is everywhere
There are flies on the windscreen
For a start
Reminding us
We could be torn apart
Tonight
Death is everywhere
There are lambs for the slaughter
Waiting to die
And I can sense
The hours slipping by
Tonight
Come here
Kiss me
Now
Come here
Kiss me
Now
Death is everywhere
The more I look
The more I see
The more I feel
A sense of urgency
Tonight
Come here
Touch me
Kiss me
Touch me
Now
Touch me
Touch me
There are flies on the windscreen
There are lambs for the slaughter
There are flies on the windscreen
Come here
Touch me
Kiss me
Touch me
Now
Touch me
Touch me
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1985 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Live performances
- Main article: Available recordings of "Fly On The Windscreen"
- Main article: List of dates where "Fly On The Windscreen" was played
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