In the beginning you can hear some Russian words which can be translated as ‘Psychological problems of Arms Race’.
Music For the Masses came out in 1987 (in the midst of Cold War when people were constantly afraid of nuclear threat).
[Intro]
"В докладах рассматривается эволюция ядерных арсеналов и социально-психологические проблемы гонки вооружений"
"В докладах рассматривается эволюция ядерных арсеналов и социально-психологические проблемы гонки вооружений"
"В докладах рассматривается эволюция ядерных арсеналов и социально-психологические проблемы гонки вооружений..."
[Verse]
I need to be cleansed, it's time to make amends
For all of the fun, the damage is done
And I feel diseased, I'm down on my knees
And I need forgiveness, someone to bear witness
To the goodness within, beneath the sin
Although I may flirt with all kinds of dirt
To the point of disease, now I want release
From all this decay, take it away
And somewhere there's someone who cares
With a heart of gold to have and to hold
To Have and to Hold was written by Martin L. Gore.
To Have and to Hold was produced by Dave Bascombe & Depeche Mode.
Depeche Mode released To Have and to Hold on Mon Sep 28 1987.
Alan Wilder wrote:
It’s really very simple. Martin submitted his demo in the usual way and although I liked the song, his original idea was too ‘lightweight’ for my taste (and I felt, the mood of the album) so I pushed it in a darker, more atmospheric direction. This was the primary version of the...