Depeche Mode - Shake the Disease 35 Year Anniversary Special | Part 1

[@syrophenikan]

I almost got fired from my first job because of this video. I was a busboy in a restaurant in 1985 (17 years old) and they had a few TVs scattered around the place. This video came on and I stopped dead in my tracks to watch it (no sound, by the way). I must have been asked (nay demanded) 4 times to get back to work... but I couldn't move. At the time, I thought that this may have been my only chance to see the video for one of my most favorite songs. I've seen the video 100s of times and have yet to grow tired of it. It's one of the best videos ever made. Please let Mr. Care know this. Thank you. You're the best!!!

[@VaughnGeorge]

Brilliant story !! LOL!! Thank you so much for sharing with us!! VG :-)

[@spoteach]

One of the magic things concerning Shake The Disease is the sharing of the vocal parts between Dave and Martin. It worked wonderfully on Everything Counts. They did it again on People Are People and Shake The Disease. In fact the "Understand Me" bit by Martin is an echo of the "I can't understand" bit in People Are People. I simply love it when both voices come together in a song. They should have done that more later on their career.

[@lorddubious]

Possibly their finest single. Such a great and unique melody!

[@ucity88]

Definitely their best non-album single.

[@TheUtuber999]

Second only to Fly On The Windscreen.

[@sonofhibbs4425]

Enjoy the Silence is also quite unique. A sequel to Shake The Disease? If something’s got your tongue, it’s silence from you!

[@mickadatwist1620]

one of the best song in the great DM catalogue. Never gets old

[@yusufkhan-ig7dv]

Can't wait to see Vaughn discuss one of my favourite and Depeche's best songs!

[@ReginatorNet]

"Shake the Disease"...what can I say? This was "THE" song that got me into Depeche Mode. Here's how it happened: In 1989 I was in a Discothèque in Paris with my good friend. We saw two very cute girls and tried to dance with them but they ignored us. So we started dancing by ourselves and the DJ suddenly played this otherworldly music that was amazingly hypnotic! That music must have also done something to the girls because they started dancing with us. I didn't know the name of the song but the melody stuck with me for months until I heard it again - It was a song named "Shake the Disease" by some band called Depeche Mode. The rest is history.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you for sharing your story !! VG :-)

[@carlavalladares1817]

When the movie Requiem for a dream came out in 2000, they said that the effect of tying a camera to an actor's body was innovative And yet the same effect was used here, 15 years before

[@bobanristovski]

The single fascinated me, and it does, today. Hard sounds, discreet arrangement. Excellent !

[@Anne_Ty]

I simply adore this song. Looking forward to the interview - there are already interesting questions about the band's involvement in the initial ideas behind those video clips. It seems to me that the world of DM, as depicted in most of their music videos, is a very different, strange, cold, dark, fairy-tale, magical world. I'm fascinated by it.

[@johnj28]

In the US, the compilation album was called "Catching Up with Depeche Mode"!

[@orsolyakukoriczasrensen1362]

Yes. Catching up with Depeche Mode was one of my first CDs I bought around 88-89, when I started to listening to Depeche Mode. The title was describing my status at the time, as I was kinda catching up on the older songs and albums. 😀

[@andrewburns5697]

It's scary to think that I turned 18 in the same month that 'Shake The Disease' was released as a single. Where did those 35 years go?!

[@VaughnGeorge]

Scary how time flies !! VG :-)

[@leeholden8658]

Andrew Burns I was 17 (not 18 till December) when this was released. It’s such a great song and I remember buying the special limited edition 2x 12” single.

[@bioniccop40]

I was 14 myself huge devotee from day one all those years ago! I miss the 80's such a great time to grow-up in.

[@dennismoran1299]

Vaughn you do have the best discussion page about DM of all time. You can bet that you helped the band appeal to young people that are becoming new fans. Keep up the great work.

[@VaughnGeorge]

THANK YOU Dennis!! VG :-)

[@sleepysatellite1326]

This is the song that made me fall in love with DM and it’s been long lasting ! Soundtrack of my life ❤

[@petersen13]

Three years ago I had the opportunity to come up with an alternative program for a pre-high school class. I decided to divide them in groups and gave them the assignment to remake different music videos as close as possible. Shake the Disease was one of them. One of my points was to help them appreciate the art of doing music videos. It was interesting to see the results but they didnt come close. Even the scene with Martin Gore in the room with the mirror and sink or the telephone was hard for them. I got to hear a lot of Depeche though while they practised it.

[@yokocolvin5641]

Question for Peter (Shake the Disease video) - on the first scene, there's a pink plastic flamingo and some flowers by the window. Was that the reference to their Speak and Spell album cover? 2nd question (Stripped) - Did you get the idea about hammers from DM's Construction Time Again album cover? Final question (It's Called a Heart) - Was it filmed at a maize maze? If Shake the Disease was filmed in Docklands, it was during the time they were building Docklands Light Railway. Full Metal Jacket was filmed in Docklands in the 80's, too. I like 'It's Called a Heart', very catchy. Maybe the song sounds a bit like Thompson Twins (bongo bit)?? Thanks for making this video.

[@markplunkett5955]

Thanks for all the amazing content! Never let me down again is my all time favourite song. Loved the detail you went into for it.

[@VaughnGeorge]

You are welcome Mark!! VG :-)

[@sebastianaxuna6175]

Yes!!! Thank you so much for his Vaughn ! I love it so much ♥️ keep on jamming :D

[@VaughnGeorge]

cheers bud!! VG :-)

[@robbiekop7]

Shake the Disease....the ironic album title of the day Award goes to................................😱😞😷

[@lesterrr12312]

First of all I'm glad you are actually covering this track since it's one of my favorites, and secondly - FINALLY a Keyboard over a Piano are both in frame so the name of the series is quite literal, haha!

[@niklaswejedal463]

I must say I always loved It´s called a heart - I had just discovered Depeche Mode when it was released and I completely fell in love with that track. Much later, when I found out there was a lot of people thinking it was a silly or bad track, I just couldnt believe it... - Oh, and I always wondered about the falling sequence in the Shake the disease video too! Would love to know more about it!

[@alicehastnel4500]

Yessss, this video is awesome!!!!!! Thanks for your work and such dedication!

[@VaughnGeorge]

You are welcome Alice!! Thank You !! VG :-)

[@niallmcdonagh1093]

OMG...a new series on Shake the Disease...Part 4 of Music for the Masses to come...lockdown was never such fun!!!

[@mattavalon]

Great teaser Vaughn. No one else is doing this kind of in-depth coverage so well done. Love the sample sound part of the video too. Q. Where was the house in the video? Q. Who chose the house's wallpaper? Think if Hounslow is in the running for location maybe the house was there or the warehouse. To my knowledge Hounslow doesn't have loading cranes or a river like the video. Also with the cranes you were near in your post, maybe measure one crane and see if a 3rd would fit in-between the 2 existing ones... Amazing you've got the interview with Peter Care. Just amazing!

[@jameskimball8159]

A lot to look forward to for sure! I am looking forward to the next part my friend! Cheers!

[@VaughnGeorge]

Indeed James !! Thank you Sir !! VG :-)

[@uneedtherapy42]

Plot twist...remove But Not Tonight and put Shake the Disease as the final track. I know But Not tonight is not on the original album sequence but never really thought that track fit with the mode and tone of the album. I know some like its more "positive" ending to the album but I think Shake the Disease would have worked there too. Wow I just realized as I was tired of typing Shake the DIsease that if you just put STD... perhaps Dave was enjoying too many women on tour? But I digress...lol... Anyway I have always loved that track and its incredible use of reverb and I guess a spacious feeling on the vocals of Martin in his iconic "Understand Meeeeee" parts. Your channel is looking fabulous Vaughn!

[@nataliaromero9932]

True, it is so iconic!

[@karindrennan8268]

Thank you Vaughn. Great stuff your putting out. I only recently found your channel just before the virus hit. We have stopped watching normal tv to watch your channel. I’m also a South African hardcore dm fan from PE now living in London since 1998. I work just past the excel centre and had no idea those bits of the video were shot in the Victoria Dock area. Very interesting and informative

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you for your message Karin and I am glad you found the channel!! VG :-)

[@chrisabbott683]

Brilliant video and great to have you back on KZbin on a regular basis.

[@2sweet4yall]

I purchased an imported copy of this single from a small record shop in El Segundo, CA. The vinyl was marbled blue, black & white and I never got enough of it. Still my favorite song by DM 🌹🖤

[@OnAPlain88]

I said it once and I'll say it again, I love this guy. Thanks for your work Vaughn!

[@anderslarsson6149]

You are in 2:nd gear now my friend. Still accelerating! Shake the Disease, in my humble opinion maybe their most iconic song. Iconic in the sense both from a musical stand point and also production. Their sampling library really peaked in this era

[@elektrikill1218]

The question I've always had, of course, is what did they use to flip the band members over at the end of the video. It's intriguing because you not only don't see what it is they're attached to but there's also a camera following their movements at the same time.

[@markwibrow9126]

Great episode my friend. One of my favourites so far. Keep up the great work. Take care MW 🎹🎧🎤

[@cameronhuntley8466]

superb song by a superb band being reviewed by a superb content creator who delivers some of the best videos on KZbin

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you so much !! VG :-)

[@electroniccafemusic]

Great episode VG. Love this song - much underrated in my opinion. I'm looking forward to the extra "detective work". MW

[@iDoTechOK]

Shake the Disease....a great time to record and play this one.

[@abrokenframe72]

Hi, Vaughn! Another great video, thanks! In the US, the singles compilation was more obviously a milestone rather than an endpoint, given that it was called “Catching Up with Depeche Mode.” But in a way it really WAS the closing of a chapter-IMO Black Celebration was a turning point/point of no return. I am SO excited about your interview with Peter Care. And excited for you! My question is really about his influences. The video for “Shake the Disease” really does produce a sense of dis-ease... the Cabaret Voltaire videos have that, too (and ABC’s “Be Near Me” has some of those interesting angles as well), but it’s REALLY prominent in this particular song. I have my own inkling-years after seeing this video, I watched “The Third Man” (EDIT directed by Carol Reed, starring Orson Welles) and was so reminded of the use of angles and the feeling they produce in the viewer. Anyway that is what I’ve always wondered re: his work. “It’s Called a Heart” reminds me of Children of the Corn!

[@gabija_v2012]

Thank you for all this content, particularly the piano improvisations.

[@claradrappier7764]

Questions to ask to Peter : basically where does he got the idea for the music videos ? (How long it took to shoot, did they got any problems during the shoots?) and I was always fascinating about the beginning of the music video for Shake the disease, did they filmed in a set for the shots inside (bedroom’s shots for exemple), or in a actual place ?

[@dennismoran1299]

True. The video is great. And Stripped is an excellent video to. Better than any video that Anton did for Depeche.

[@claradrappier7764]

my favourite song of their discography ! Really excited to see part 2 !! Thank you Vaughn for making such great content (now I know where i’m gonna go in London next time ;) )

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you Clara !! Take care !! VG :-)

[@thisisnotaarealname]

"Catching Up with Depeche Mode" was my introduction to the band. Brilliant album and I was very fortunate to have found it at that time. The "101" live album played a similar role for me a few years later.

[@sebastianaxuna6175]

For peter- How difficult was it working and filming with DM?

[@dennismoran1299]

In the US the album was called Catching up with Depeche Mode. I bought it right after BC.

[@oliverhuebel6011]

Hi Vaughn. Thanks for the video and all the effort to show even the smallest details of all the songs. It would be interesting to know what the idea behind the video was. For me, Stripped is the best video of Peter Care. It was filmed in Berlin close to the Hansa Studio. So, I can't wait for that interview. Stay safe!

[@OBKUT]

Jesus Christ, the "piano improvisation" made me chill !!!! ❤❤❤👏👏👏

[@allegrajane7205]

Wow, Peter Care, how exciting! I'm truly looking forward to that. A question for him: what was it like filming in Berlin during that fascinating period (re: Stripped)? Can't wait to hear your breakdown of Shake the Disease, Vaughn! Thank you for all your dedication!!

[@srfnma6813]

Can’t wait to see next videos, thanks a lot

[@fabperez8621]

Shake the disease ❤ my favorite Depeche Mode song!!! 🙌🏾❤

[@thelordfosk]

Oh my God, this is one of my favorite DM songs. I got some chips and a bottle of water, about to dive into this video. Okay I'm excited out of my mind. I was actually whooping and hollering at the my phone while watching this. Watching your channel for me is like watching sports. When you started playing parts with the proper sounds I was just screaming and smiling like a big idiot. It's amazing that you secured an interview with Peter! Anyway, for Peter Care. Those claustrophobic and disorienting close-up shots, are the band members holding the camera themselves in some way?

[@jonasmagnusson5809]

This track was originally recorded for a new album and not for a compilation album. There is a gap of six months between the release of the single and Singles 81-85, similar to the gap between "People Are People" and "Some Great Reward", "Strangelove" and "Music for the Masses" and finally "Personal Jesus" and "Violator" From Simon Spence's book: " Before heading to the USA, the band went to Hansa to record a new single, Shake The Disease. The single was intended as the start of a new album. But when it stalled at No 18 on the UK chart, the album sessions were abandoned." "It's Called a Heart" was however written and recorded only with Singles 81-85 in mind.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Great !! Thank you Jonas !! VG :-)

[@andyf4970]

This was actually the 1st DM song I've heard. I believe it was in the summer of 1985. Good times.

[@robertgarscadden]

Personally when it's slowed and broken down its actually tearjerking for me.looking forward to your piano part...

[@cubikvolume4403]

I feel they should have flipped It's Called A Heart and had Fly On The Windscreen as the A-Side, seems more of a progression. Plus imagine what the music video would have been like

[@BiserAngelov1]

The reason i believe is that Mute were afraid to put a single that starts with "Death is everywhere..."

[@dennismoran1299]

True....Fly on the Windscreen is the song that made me huge fan and fall in love with the Black Celebration cd.

[@robertgarscadden]

Hi Vaughn.the static is from the cranes magnetic field.

[@VaughnGeorge]

Robert thank you for that !! That is interesting and it makes perfect sense !! VG :-)

[@musiclove4635]

As always, I love the content on your channel. There's nothing that even comes close out there. My first question is did Peter have a specific vision in mind when he heard Shake the Disease, It's Called a Heart, & Stripped on what he wanted to do for each video or was it a collaborative effort with him and the band? Second question: Whose idea was it to bang on various pieces of metal, etc to emphasize parts of the song musically and visually as a whole? I'd love to know more about the reason why the apparatus that was used to make the guys rotate and what each member thought about it, especially if anyone had issue with feeling like they were going to crash to the ground. (I have not done any research, I like surprises and can't wait to hear what Peter has to say) It's Called a Heart: the video has a tribal tech feel, yet they shot the video in a corn field. Why was this location chosen for the video and what are they swinging around their heads while walking through the field?

[@ucity88]

Your first question is exactly what I wanted to ask. :)

[@neochrome24]

Shake the disease, I believe was the first DM in black / leather / uniform ... Was the the directors idea, or the band?

[@mishasmiet]

Ok some geek talk now; In between the chorus and the 2nd verse is an instrumental part. At the end of that, just before Dave starts singing again, the chord changes and only the bass plays 5 G notes. That small detail is one of the many examples of what makes this arrangement so brilliant to me. But for some strange reason, live they don’t play it like the studio recording. Live, in that section, the song continues with the previous chord (Dm) and goes into the 2nd verse from that. I’m talking about the full band live versions of the song, listen to 101 for example. Looking forward to the other parts of your informative in-depth review!

[@VaughnGeorge]

good observation !! Thank you !! VG :-)

[@mishasmiet]

Vaughn George oh and the lyrics “Now I've got things to do, and I've said before that I know you have too” reference “Now I've got things to do, you have too” from Stories of Old, a year earlier.

[@springy-2112]

as 81-85 singles is my go to DM album I like it's called a heart . I didn't have any other DM at the time so didn t realise 2 songs were not on their albums. Although I have quite a few albums now , including the 86 on double album I still go straight to 81-86 singles every time.. I guess I'm not a hardcore fan just a big fan . 👍🏻☮❤

[@robertasotgiu]

Alan Wilder on the filming process used by Care to obtain that effect: “The promo uses free fall sequences that make for a fairly simple optical illusion. The subject is strapped to a motorised pole that runs through the back of his jacket. As the pole rotates, taking you with it, the camera follows at the same angle giving the impression that the subject is remaining still and everything in the background is actually moving. Peter also used another similar trick where the camera is attached to you on a kind of stiff harness - no cameraman [is involved]. As you move around with the camera, you again appear still while the background moves around.” ;-)

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you Roberta!! VG :-)

[@robertasotgiu]

I'm sure Peter gave you more details today but I guess that's pretty much it. Your next video is going to be sooo interesting! Can't wait! ;-)

[@ucity88]

Questions for Peter: What was your first thought when you heard each of the 3 singles for the first time? Were they final mixes?

[@video2000_TV]

A nice fact to mention would be that they've worked with Flood for the first time on the b-side. great 12" versions also, you could go into detail there. always wondered who was in charge of the main version, I think the 12" Edit was by Jon Fryer.

[@PlanetoftheDeaf]

The most random of his 3 videos is "It's called a heart", I'd love to know where the idea for the video came from! On "Stripped" I liked the big screens that the band carried around showing each member in turn, that was really effective. Did Martin himself choose to do that lascivious tongue movement LOL

[@sndlugo672]

It's called a heart - I could never understand the criticism of that track. I loved it from day 1 and no amount of negativity coming from any side (including the bad) can diminish my enjoyment of listening to it.

[@thisistype_concept9964]

Hello, Peter Care made the good videos for REM in the early nineties.

[@thelordfosk]

Indeed

[@fernandozornosa6398]

The first time when i listened i though that the name was "understand me" but the magic in this song was the vocal female intro "Masters" that is dm And their sign, thanks vg And happy weekend

[@ilikemusic76]

one of the best DM vocal melodies of all times. If not the best. I mean its ... here is a plea, from my heart to you, nobody knows me as well as you do, you know how hard it is for to me to shake the disease that takes hold of my tongue in situations like these... This melody line is absolutely genious...🙄 Beside „Walking in my shoes“, „Fly on the windscreen“ and „The sun and the rainfall“ one of their best tracks. And of course the contrast of major and minor keys works for early DM all the time.

[@VaughnGeorge]

You are so right my friend!! VG :-)

[@RayLunaMedia]

Thank you so much!! This has been my favorite song since I first heard it in Los Angeles, back in 1985. I was curious to know if there is another "Cut" of the video for the " 12" Remix Extended" version like DM did with People Are People. Or if there was another "Cut" for the American Market vs. Other Markets. I'm sure we would all love to see any directors cuts or behind the scenes footage. Thank you so much!! Your channel is the best!! 😎🎼🎹🎤🎶🎥🎬👍

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you Ray Luna for your kind words!! VG :-)

[@TheRosePhantom]

Pretty awesome that you're interviewing Peter! I think his (Peter's) three DM music videos are some of the best music videos ever. So, was Alan the only one brave enough to be strapped to the "upside-down machine" upside-down?

[@VaughnGeorge]

Great question !! VG :-)

[@xaviercapette2356]

Hi Vaughn, hi everyone! The question I'd really like you to ask Vaughn is the following : What are the TV pictures we can see in the "It's called a heart" video all about? It seems there's already some kind of reference to Elvis Presley to be found in there, just 4 years before the Personal Jesus song was written and released... Thanks for reading me Vaughn and for all of the great work you've done trying to get us deeply into the DM Universe. Cheers!

[@carlosmodegahan4455]

For Peter, what is the relationship between the video and the lyric of the song? Do you listen to the song and then try to represent what they are talking about in video form??

[@frauldabissen]

I like to see you in an interview with Fletch.

[@PETTYFOREVER]

What would the "Shake the Disease" sound like without Alan Wilder's contributions? 🤔

[@BiserAngelov1]

Flat and boring is my first guess.

[@johanjohansson7717]

Listen to the demo which, by the way, is neither flat or boring. 😀

[@BiserAngelov1]

@@johanjohansson7717 I am listening to it right now. Thanks for the tip, cause i am hearing it for the first time. I like the 8 bit atmosphere, but i cannot take it seriously. This demo is actually one perfect example of the importance of Alan Wilder for the band.

[@nsford7651]

Martin's demo is quite nice but lacks that haunting edge...

[@AtticusBleep]

Every single melody is already in the demo. Producer and Martin probably had just as much influence on the studio sound as Alan did.

[@markusdaxamouli5196]

That camera did same motion the tilt did, it was likely a hindged device a long pole with a 90 degree pole on either end paralell on one plane. They fastened to it and somehow it was canter levered to keep from slamming the band and camera down.

[@ewashortnotsofastandfuriou6947]

I can't wait! Soo exciting!🙏😍

[@stephencowhig9477]

I’m pretty sure I can remember a ‘making of’ video for this,I’ve tried to find it but it doesn’t appear to be online anywhere. I think the tilting effect was done by strapping the band to an upright metal bar that was attached to around wheel and was manually turned by someone off camera. It would be great if someone could find the ‘making off’.

[@oahupc4688]

Awesome video! Have you noticed that "touch me" is now missing from the middle of fly on the wild screen? This is one mandela effect that upsets me! How do you feel about this? It's still in a couple of remixes and tributes though.

[@VaughnGeorge]

I think I read that comment on a previous video !! That is bizarre!! I think we need to do a "MANDELA EFFECT DM VIDEO!!" VG :-)

[@oahupc4688]

@@VaughnGeorge did you check it out on your old record? It's gone! You might have to redo you old video where you reviewed that song and mentioned that part of the song

[@MRoyClark]

I know Peter Care directed the video for "Regret" by New Order and thought I recognized that same style in a UPS television ad a couple of years later. I know it's not Depeche or "...Disease" related, but I'd love to know if he directed that UPS commercial or if it was deliberately shot in his style.

[@daveschrdinger]

My question to Peter Care: did you discuss with the band about ideas for music videos? About the plot, characters, vision etc. Also, why Martin stands with red lips and with leather jacket on naked body?

[@ALWTunes]

Nice! This is my favorite DM song. Well, maybe it's tied with Suffer Well. Depends on the mood I'm in. Haha. Anyway, great video, y'all.

[@andrewsly3183]

Hi Vaughn great video & topics-looking forward to the next one,have got a couple of questions. It’s Called a Heart where was the video shot-location? Shake the disease-what keyboards did they use most in the song-Emulator 11 or the Sinclavier ?

[@wattage2007]

I remember reading in Smash Hits back in 85 it was filmed in East India docks. Not sure how accurate that was though.

[@carlosmateos7094]

It was filmed in West India Docks indeed, the exact location was in the Middle Dock to be precise (Now West India Avenue and Cabot Square).

[@jaeeproductions]

Those cranes behind you seem to be miniaturized statues, created to memorialized the shipping yard's past. The real cranes would have been 4 to 5 times larger. That said, I have no doubt that this was the original shooting area for (and from) the video--but as you have said, it has been greatly augmented.

[@ВаняВанечкин-в6г]

Q: Soviet car "Volga" black with the number =U 1660= at the beginning of the clip "Stripped". Where did you find her? "Lada" car break with sledgehammers? Thank you very much VG!

[@sebastianaxuna6175]

For peter- what did you think about the song shake the disease ?

[@jaeeproductions]

I think that they are on a camera gimbal...that is attached to the camera. Think of the contraption as being a half rectangle--with the machinery being mounted on the rig with the camera. I've examined the shot, and they changed the speed--at least the one where the band it walking. You'll notice--their walking looks unnatural, as Martin tilts with the camera. It looks like they shot it at 9 frames per second for some reason, and asked the band to walk very slowly. In post, they edited it at 24 frames per second, thus slowing down the shot. This was likely due to the gimbal moving slowly, thus the director and the cinematographer wanted to make the shot appear to be filmed in 24 frames per second. Said would account for the stuttering/staccato movements of the band as they walk, due to the altered speed of the camera frames; 9 frames per second would cause that, as it is very fast in-camera--creating a cartoon like look (Ala the first musical segment in the live-action version of "Aladdin"). As the camera tilts, the band member that is attached to the gimbal tilts. Think of it as a pole attachment, that a person is strapped to...thus the pole and a back support is rigged behind the band member who is attached to the pole. These days, that shot can be faked using special effects. I've seen some kids do it.

[@tudoracid1812]

Great video - and really exciting to revisit this real depeche mode bottle universe. Great footage of London too! So my question for Peter is that when I saw a documentary about the making of Shake the Disease video, I saw footage of Martin wearing something which looked liked lots of cameras pointing towards him? Where they doing some form of motion capture?

[@pianodave3]

Hi! Ask Peter about how the movie Pi (1998) claims to have invented the walking-with-camera technique used in the Shake the Disease video!

[@klingkliang]

Hey VG - love your videos delving deep into such 'taboo' subjects , and my 1 question for Mr. Care is 'Who was doing the styling (clothes, hair) ?' Did DM themselves decide on the leather gears, Martin Gore must get credit to that ?

[@eancurtis9333]

Awesome!!

[@CLOUDMODE42]

DUUUDE! 10K🤘👏👏👏👏. FELICITACIONES! From Argentina. Very cool new studio, couldn't watch yet MFTM videos. In the late 80's it was still hard to find DM albums here, even cassettes, (fortune to get them too), but in some records stores, if you were there almost everyday, they will make you a 30', 60', 90' mix tapes😃 Every time i hear the 1:00 mix you used to start this video, it takes me back to those days. In 1985 i found DM, i was 12, Everything Counts was the video and the name of the show was(check out the 1st letters from the 3 words😉) Música Total Videos😂😂😂, but it was amazing😁 80's 3er. World baby. Peace

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you my friend!! VG :-)

[@scarfacekid97]

Awesome vid as always. Question you could ask is "did any of the band members contribute in any ideas for making the music video or did they give you full creative control?"

[@kefmif]

Well, I would like to know how did they bring so many cars and destryed in video. I was wondering why would they use cars mostly from communist countries.

[@ndeb3371]

Hi Vaughn, in the video It looks like the band have a camera attached to them, possibly around their neck with a close up of their own face in a weird focus in some points of the video. I think it was mainly Al and Fletch. How was this done? Also, there are 2 videos that I know of for this single release, the other being a straight forward stage / band playing. Regards Nick. Great work, love the work you do.

[@markb716]

Cracking start Vaughn 👍

[@carlosmodegahan4455]

Also for Peter, who’s that guy dancing in the small tv on the It’s called a heart video, is it Elvis?? And what does that have to do with the video itself?

[@sonofhibbs4425]

Just answering this from watching Vaughn’s interview with Peter Care today ... they are film snippets of some documentary about kids in (Japan?, China?) an Asian country taking on and imitating western music stars. They were dressed up as Elvis. I can’t remember exactly, but for anyone interested watch the great interview!

[@seanconway1874]

Looks like King George v dock to me near London City Airport the same Dock Jean Micheal Jarre had his concert in for 2 nights ?

[@VaughnGeorge]

Bless you man!! VG :-)

[@dennismoran1299]

I agree with you about Its Called a Heart. I think it was a good song. But we have to remember that they were darkening their sound at that time. It's Called a Heart was maybe a step back. But good nonetheless.

[@paularcher8445]

A question for Peter - In the video for Shake The Disease there is some footage where the camera follows the person falling. Was the camera strapped to a similar device that the band members were on? I have always love this song and video, can't wait for the interview Vaughan 👍👍

[@robertmarshall72]

Excellent stuff. History what equipment did DM use and was it completely made up from samples that they had recorded. One for Peter how was the falling down part of the video done. Fantastic show keep up the great work my friend 😎👍

[@marcin27barcikowsky22]

Hi,regarding analyzing the song structure you could perhaps also mention the key and scale a track is in,does it stay only within one scale as it progresses and are all chords diatonic and using notes only from the scale,it of course wouldn't have to be an elaboration so as not to bore the viewers;) otherwise great job as always and your free improvisation is a great idea, cheers!!

[@VaughnGeorge]

Thank you!! I'd love to but I have no real theoretical knowledge of music therefore scales and chords etc are not mentioned in my explanations. VG :-)

[@Electromozart]

Hi Vaughn, as usual amazing video, can't wait for the piano/vocal covers. I do agree with "It's called a heart", it's terribly simple but the sound is great and has a great mood in it. To me, the problem with BC and most of DM album (except SOFAD and Violator) is that there are a few very weak tracks in it so, my very personal opinion is that BC's tracklist is not that perfect, they could have done a bit better with those tracks. Question for Mr Care: what's the meaning behind the falling thing in 'Shake the disease? They also fall upside towards the of the video, it must be some kind of overimposed video.

[@PatheticoMorbid]

WoooooHoooo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻