Joko- I really had every intention of bringing all the Dave’s
Crosby, Bowie…that Whitesnake rubbish which I go way back with (Coverdale was a favorite joke on a forum I was on way back when)…
But I got home and read that Andy Fletcher had passed away today. Everyone knows Dave Gahan, everyone knows Martin Gore (well at least anyone paying attention to their music in the eighties), many know Vince Clark who was on their first album (and went on to be Yazoo and Erasure…synth pop god!), but no one knows “Fletch”, who was Depeche Mode before they were fast fashion. He was with the band since 1980 (and before- he pre-dates our Dave here) and no one is really sure what he did. Bass. Plonking on a keyboard. Smiling. He handled their books yet somehow never gave himself a song writing credit? This guy was an enigma…and also a founding father of something I hold very dear (Yes- I love synth pop), so we are getting another Depeche Mode song. A Dave song for Andy…RIP
Warning- this is a dark one. Blasphemous Rumors