I wondered why the lyrics of these old songs never seem to be identical, but I soon found out that this is part of the American oral tradition of passing on songs from one traveling singer to another. But the structure of the song was always the same. In all three different versions, the melody was almost similar-sounding and the lyrics varied only here and there. I continued to search for even older versions and finally got hold of a rendition by Blind Willie Johnson-again a recording from the ’30s. But this again only was an interpretation as “In My Time of Dying” is a traditional tune. I finally found a version by Josh White on a gramophone record from the 1930s. So, I liked the song and the mood of it, and I started to search for the original version. Especially if you take into consideration how he sings the song. It wasn’t penned by him Dylan only rearranged the song. I listened to it on vinyl of course, and realized that this song was a cover version, too. The opening song is an old blues tune called “In My Time of Dying”, and it blew my mind a while ago when I listened to Bob Dylan’s debut album that was released some four decades ago.
But you recorded cover versions of traditional American country ballads on your second solo album Counterfeit². Martin, do you like America? Do you like country music?īecause when it comes to Depeche Mode, everybody thinks of electro pop. It’s reproduced here in English for the very first time. Following our recent interview with Dave Gahan, we present a special interview with Depeche Mode’s songwriter Martin Lee Gore, originally published in German ten years ago in 2003-on the occasion of his solo album Counterfeit²-for Alert Magazine and conducted by our editor-in-chief Max Dax.
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