Although I absolutely adore Depeche Mode, I didn’t really pay attention to the release of second single – Going Bacwards – from the latest platter, because I didn’t think it was anything special. Good, but not brilliant,
And then a few minutes ago I watched the video and noticed that they had considerably beefed up the song. It’s made all the difference! I think this version is very powerful.
Very interesting video too showing various things going backwards. If only Legs & Co were still around – their TOTP dance would surely have been them…dancing backwards! One of them would be dressed as Charlie Chaplin or someone trying to dance with one of the ladies….but they’re all going backwards! Cue quizzical but defeated shrug to camera at the end.
Anyway, the song has gone up considerably in my estimation. They open their recent shows with this so they obviously rate it. I am now converted to its triffic-ness.
Are there other ho-hum album tracks that became much better after being led into the spotlight?