Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus"

Today we learned Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus. It was surprisingly fun to learn such a generic song.

When we agreed that we would learn the next song that any band member submitted via email I never thought this would end up being the one. After hesitation we stuck to the plan and pulled it off. By the end of practice I was in love with Personal Jesus for several meaningless reasons that I won't waste your time explaining.

This is a song about unbalanced love. I like that a lot. Trying to make the person you love your Jesus is a lot of pressure to put on someone. I understand how the subject feels. Sometime you meet a person that seems to love you like God or have a God like love flowing from their every word and touch. I think the concept is sad but beautiful. People want to be loved and It seems also that people want to believe in a higher power. It would only make sense that the higher power also provided the highest love. So blah blah blah......

1989 was a great year. I salute you Martin Gore. We pay homage today to the great bands that have come before us. This song is pure genius but I'll let each person figure that out on their own time. I'm glad A-Keysy chose this song. It enabled me to take the time to really listen to the song and enjoy for what seems like the very first time.