BONG Numbers
BONG 1
What is "Leave in Silence"?
"Why am I in the band? It was accidental right from the beginning. I was actually forced to be in the band."
Who is Fletch?
A memoir by this rock icon's widow was the inspiration for the song "Personal Jesus"
Who is Elvis Presley?
The name of the former print fan club magazine
What is BONG?
Slavery Whip Mix, Voxless
What is "Master and Servant"?
BONG 5
What is "People Are People"?
"I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different."
Who is Martin?
Martin wrote this song for his kids while going through a divorce with their mother
What is "Precious"?
Daniel Miller founded this record label
What is Mute?
Hands And Feet Mix, Ecstatic Dub, Harmonium
What is "Enjoy the Silence"?
BONG 13
What is "Strangelove"?
"I have continually striven to give total energy, enthusiasm and commitment to the furthering of the group's success, and in spite of a consistent imbalance in the distribution of the workload, willingly offered this."
Who is Alan?
The lyrics to this eternally popular fan favorite are generally regarded as being about drug use — not wheatfields
What is "Never Let Me Down Again"?
After hearing a song by this band, Clarke says he was inspired to make electronic music
What is Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD)?
Thin White Duke Remix, Caspa Remix, Magda's Scallop Funk Mix
What is "Wrong"?
BONG 8
What is "Shake the Disease"?
"Andy and I get together with a guitar and a tape recorder, I'll strum some chords, he'll sing a melody, and we work in little sections, four or eight bars long."
Who is Vince?
The lyrics of this song are widely believed to be about a possibly inappropriate relationship between an older woman and a teenager
What is "Little 15"?
These two band members attended the James Hornsby School in Basildon
Who are Martin and Fletch?
Zephyr Mix, Extended Zephyr Mix, The Jeep Rock Mix
What is "In Your Room"?
BONG 34
What is "Enjoy the Silence 04"?
"You can take the most beautiful, purest voice sound in the world and fool around with it digitally until it’s this most monstrous, evil sound, or you can take a moose fart and make it beautiful."
Who is Alan?
This song title is taken from a Nazi magazine for boys
What is "Pimpf"?
Martin primarily plays guitars manufactured by this company
What is Gretsch?
Beatmasters Mix, Shep Pettibone Mix
What is "Behind the Wheel"?