Song Trivia
Who Wrote It?
Performance Venues
Photographic
Potpourri
400
Both Martin Gore and Alan Wilder have said this song, released on 16 September 1985, is one of their least favorite tracks the band had ever recorded
What is "It's Called a Heart"?
400
"Two Minute Warning"
Who is Alan Wilder?
400
What is the Hollywood Bowl?
400
One of the most famous of DM photographs was shot in this famous Berlin venue
What is Hansa Studios?
400
The day after the infamous Wherehouse riot in Los Angeles, Fletch was interviewed by this famous DJ
Who is Richard Blade?
800
This song was nominated in the category of "Best Dance Recording" at the 2007 Grammy Awards but lost to Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack"
What is "Suffer Well"?
800
"Boys Say Go"
Who is Vince Clarke?
800
The band played many of their early shows at this venue, the first pub in the world with its own record label
What is the Bridge House?
800
Some of the iconic images for Sounds of the Universe were filmed in front of the Queens landmark that was built for this 1964 event
What is the World's Fair?
800
Dave's second wife
Who is Teresa Conroy?
1200
The video for this song, directed by Julien Temple, was not included on the Some Great Videos VHS compilation because it was not well-liked by the band
What is "The Meaning of Love"?
1200
"I Want It All"
Who is Dave Gahan?
1200
Moments before the band was due to go onstage, Dave fell ill with a bout of gastroenteritis in Terra Vibe Park in this city
What is Athens?
1200
In 1993, Martin was arrested in Denver and pled guilty to charges for this
What is disorderly conduct?
1200
Tour manager Andy Franks said the "101" stage was designed by Chip Monck, creator of the stage for this legendary festival
What is the original Woodstock?
1600
This, the band's twelfth UK single and first double A-side single, was released on 29 October 1984
What is "Blasphemous Rumours/Somebody"?
1600
"Eternal"
Who is Martin Gore?
1600
The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg was shot at this venue
What is the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle?
1600
After playing a historic concert behind the Iron Curtain, the band took a number of photos in this city; many of the photos appeared in the following year's official calendar
What is Prague?
1600
In May 2011, Dave celebrated 10 years of this
What is sobriety?
2000
"Oberkorn (It's a Small Town)" is named after a real-life location in this country, where the band played a show in 1982
What is Luxembourg?
2000
"Dream On"
Who is Martin Gore?
2000
To promote the Global Spirit Tour, DM gave a promotional concert at this Berlin venue in front of 1000 fans and streamed live on the internet
What is the Funkhaus?
2000
The band performed this song — with chickens — on the German variety show Bananas
What is "See You"?
2000
Ultra producer Tim Simenon also goes by this alias
What is Bomb the Bass?