{"id":31680,"date":"2025-06-16T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T05:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/depeche-mode-28-years-ago-insightful\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T07:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T05:55:00","slug":"depeche-mode-28-years-ago-insightful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/depeche-mode-28-years-ago-insightful\/","title":{"rendered":"DEPECHE MODE 28 years ago: Insightful?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/16-06-DepecheMode-Home-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/16-06-DepecheMode-Home-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/16-06-DepecheMode-Home-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/16-06-DepecheMode-Home-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/16-06-DepecheMode-Home-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/16-06-DepecheMode-Home.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It was exactly 28 years ago to the day that <strong>Depeche Mode<\/strong> released their 33rd single \u201cHome\u201d. In \u201cHome\u201d, Martin Gore comes to terms with the realization of his alcohol addiction. He admits to himself that he could die young &#8211; and makes peace with it in the composition. The melancholy song is also sung by him, who lends the song a special fragility with his light voice. \u201cHome\u201d has been played live 544 times so far.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which Depeche Mode merchandise will you buy yourself next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=14172&amp;awinaffid=1386213&amp;ued=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.emp.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>EMP*<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:8px\">*The link recommendations marked with an asterisk are affiliate links\/affiliate program links which you can click on freely. When a click and purchase is made, we receive a commission from the provider (we earn from qualified sales as an affiliate). Of course, the price does not change for you. In this way you can help to cover some of the costs of this website.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video for \u201cHome\u201d here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DZHs-SRJbzU?si=uxMQdUhni7fzXQWd\" title=\"Depeche Mode - Home (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DZHs-SRJbzU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was exactly 28 years ago to the day that Depeche Mode released their 33rd single \u201cHome\u201d. 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