Depeche Mode Reaction People are People (WOW THE BEST!!!) | Dereck Reacts

[@mikeBlogic]

This Sound shocked the world in 1984. So futuristic and industrial. Thank you Alan Wilder for programming this hard electronic sampled sounds and rythms.

[@ninawildr4207]

Agreed all hail Alan!

[@ГеоргийКурганов-у7у]

In that time it were rather Gareth Jones/Daniel Miller/Alan Wilder. Alan took over sound engineering with MFTM, which was almost produced by himself.

[@EANDM71]

That is wrong. Alan contributed greatly but he was NOT the only one. They had a team of engineers and producers back then. Alan really didn’t take that much control until the MFTM era.

[@mikeBlogic]

@@EANDM71 Of course, there is always a production team producing a record. The only thing that strikes you is that since Alan is no longer a member of the band, the records have nothing to offer in terms of sound

[@stickem721]

THANK YOU! Alan was the catalyst for DM. The sampling, programming, arrangement, production is legendary! As were Flood/Gareth/Miller and the other producers/engineers that contributed. However, DM was not much in my book before or after Alan.

[@TheMotivationSchoolOfficial]

Strangelove, enjoy the silence, personal jesus, master and servent, its no good, you have so much legendary DM to react to. Best synthpop and alternative band of all time in my opinion!

[@ericdawn]

“Question of Time” and “Question of Lust”

[@TheMotivationSchoolOfficial]

@@ericdawn True, most of the song on black celebration are great, shake the disease is antoher one of my favorites, but also fly on the windscreen and stripped.

[@BrennaBargains]

policy of truth too

[@luismode-]

You forgot Behind the wheel which in my opinion it’s their best song and of course my favorite, there are also some more like precious, policy of truth, everything counts, just can’t get enough, shake the disease, never let me down again, Jesus this band another lever. We will never see anything similar like Depeche Mode.

[@BBE2022]

In case no one has explained it before: Alan Wilder did literaly throw kitchen pots and stuff down the stairs and recorded it only to sample the sounds later on his comp. Back in the 80s that was a challenge! People often forget about it because nowadays everthing is so simple to produce. Back then he had to improvise and be creative a LOT! So Kudos to Alan Wilder! He was the sound of Depeche Mode and will ever be! Martin was the lyrics and Dave was the voice. That goes without saying, doesn't it. RIP Andrew! We will miss you!

[@thierryf67]

it was huge at this time... when i listen it for the first time in the 80's, it shocked me. I instantly felt in love with them.

[@Itsyourgirl_Zeleyna]

Depeche Mode, along with Pet Shop Boys and A-ha were were my 3 favorite groups growing up. All legendary bands who continue to make great music but in my opinion, all of their best music came during the 80’s.

[@DreamsSketcher]

Great reaction to a fabulous song! What a band. Every hit song is very different over the years. And truly amazing songs. They navigated the different musical eras with ease. What a talented band they turned out to be.

[@sebastiencalandrini9650]

It'd be fantastic if you could react to Depeche Mode's Shake The Disease, Blasphemous Rumours, amongst so many others.

[@mgparis]

Master and Sevant, Strangelove

[@debbiedebster5806]

So much YES!!

[@UserSomeOne]

Depeche Mode has been known to sample everything from the sound of a bicycle and pots and pans (Blasphemous Rumors) to a motorcycle (Stripped), conveyor belts (More Than A Party), a ping pong ball (Pipeline), and crates being slammed on stairs (Personal Jesus). They are the masters of sampling which is why People are People uses so many samples like the bell and the sound of striking metal. Your reaction to this song is absolutely golden and I hope you will check out some of the songs I've mentioned and others to hear their musical and sampling genius.

[@dana.1546]

People Are People (1984) is one of the first Depeche Mode songs I loved. Then came Question Of Time (1986) Strangelove (1987), Enjoy The Silence (1990), Precious (2005) and many more. Great band, great music, great sounds, great melodies. I love Depeche Mode. It's one of my favorite bands. I was crazy about them in the 80's. They were the best then.

[@GeeB1]

You forgot to mention Personal Jesus (1989).

[@andrewfletcher1341]

Depeche Mode The Best !♥️🥰🤩😍👍😇🤗

[@mariflame1821]

One of my favorite bands. Such a great song by Depeche Mode! Great lyrics too!

[@rogdawg123]

mari 😍

[@ninawildr4207]

Those sounds are all Alans work...all hail Alan😀thx for the reaction...really enjoyed

[@EANDM71]

That is NOT true!

[@EANDM71]

Depeche Mode has recorded so many amazing, iconic tunes. You have a lot of music to listen to when it comes to Depeche. Once you’re hook to DM, you will be hooked and obsessed for life. Trust me.

[@elisedelong]

Still true, 2024!

[@UliFandoms]

Dereck, seeing all of your different shocked faces seconds by seconds - just was the best thing. Knowing the song and what sounds are coming next - and just waiting for the astonished look on your face... Thanks for this amazing reaction 🧡

[@evenaja4491]

Awesome! Actually, Depeche Mode used to record the sound they make while hitting various metallic things. I wouldn't be surprised if they'd used actual submarine sounds

[@strychnyne3530]

They did. But it was a decommissioned battleship i believe.

[@jericoba]

Surely they did. They were one of the pioneers of sampling and to implement it all so well and exciting.

[@arkasonus7678]

Best era for Depeche Mode, in my opinion. Synths and samplers heavily used 👍🏻.

[@rmorgan329]

I love it that you felt that. I love this song and have for years. It sounds as good today as it did when it was originally released.

[@willsdoc]

One of their best early tracks.

[@aiguesvives30]

Quels souvenirs le premier dépêche mode que j'ai entendu dans les années 80 premiers clips, super morceau depuis je suis fan vraiment un groupe à part et en concert qu'elle ambiance... Toute ma jeunesse..... merci Dereck

[@OxfordRoad538]

I love this song!!! It's so industrial with different metallic sounds, very new in this days. UK band.

[@miklosvener]

Love the enthusiasm! It's so nice to see the new generation to discover, recognise and appreciate our era of music! There is hope, that we're not sunk in the mud of the mainstream. Also like that you're not just listening, but hearing them! Keep it up! Good stuff! Edit: You should react to their live performances, because they're one of the best live bands around, 'till nowadays!

[@LetsChillPage]

It was the hit that really propelled them to Europe. Then there was "Master and Servant". After this, little by little, the band drifted towards an increasingly dark and almost disembodied music.

[@virginiav1704]

I love how you feel the music :)

[@NoMoneyG]

Nice to see you excited!! lol It is a Great Song!! Like many others, I give my 2 recommendations: "Enjoy The Silence" & "Personal Jesus". This song put them on the world charts in the 80's! Thanks Dereck!!

[@redpinkdot4297]

Yay! It was about time we get a reaction video of this song. :) Thanks! Not surprised you like this one Dereck, it was meant to be.

[@sdevouard]

Black Celebration is one of my favorite track and album from them.

[@midnified2227]

Well then you have excellent and impeccable taste...!

[@sunnyd4734]

I was a junior in college when I purchased Black Celebration in 1986. It's my absolute favorite Depeche Mode album. Dave Gahan's voice at its peak.

[@sdevouard]

@@sunnyd4734 1986 was such a great year for pop music. DM's Black Celebration, Peter Gabriel's So, Genesis' Invisible Touch, Level 42's Running in the Family, all masterpieces albums that I'm still listening today...

[@EmpressTouch]

@@sdevouard Best year for albums. (Arguably...)

[@apkelly01]

If you think this went under the radar, wait until you hear Enjoy the Silence and Shake the Disease from Depeche Mode. I'm a huge fan of A-ha and Depeche Mode. A-ha's best song for me is Hunting High and low...powerful haunting vocals and music and that's gone under the radar too.....I'm actually going to listen to Hunting High and Low now....love it 😁

[@connexionnature4583]

AAAh yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So incredible sound. When underground sound like Einsturzende neubauten meet pop new wave. How many times I put this Depeche Mode times in my ears, like a sea of sound where we can survive and escape. Thank you more:) Master and servant? Shake the desease? Question of time?:)

[@BBMCV]

Ah oui, Einsturzende 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍❤️❤️ !!! Koenig Furio ; seele brennt… tellement puissant … 👍👍

[@bodies2magenta]

Derek, my friend, thank you so sincerely for covering this classic Depeche Mode song *People are People!* I love Depeche Mode in general, this song is nostalgic bliss for me, and your reaction was spectacular. Stellar work, please return to Depeche Mode tracks soon again, and yet again, thank you.

[@DereckReacts]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching and following ❤️

[@bodies2magenta]

@@DereckReacts - My pleasure, in fact, I am in just in the middle of your Depeche Mode *Condemnation* video before going to sleep, very late yet again, 3:40 a.m. EST, although it is Sunday, so not a work day 😉! I will be leaving a comment there as well before officially retiring in my comfy *brand-new so darn comfortable bed!* On sale at "Sleep Country", if you know that franchise even, lol, since it is a Canadian chain. However, sorry for babbling, a bit loose of tongue due to being admittedly tired, but thank you for your channel, am looking into assisting through Patreon in the next few days, absolutely love your channel. Okay, my man, going to finish your video, *Condemnation!* by Depeche Mode! 😜

[@DereckReacts]

@@bodies2magenta cool beans looking forward to it it's 1am over here 😆

[@bodies2magenta]

@@DereckReacts We are the *Dead of Night!* Vampires eating from Silver spoons, we are heading to the Zombie Room! There we wait for the morning twilight to come soon! LoL that is a severely bastardized version of a Depeche Mode song I absolutely love, *Dead of Night* off the album *Exciter.* Perhaps a small nod of a recommendation, 😉! It is a sonic thunderstorm of instrumentation and heavily expressive vocalization. I think you may like it, a lot. 😉

[@michaelbenti5383]

there are so many great depeche mode songs hope you react to more.

[@carlosmodegahan4455]

Best synth pop band of all times from 1980 to now, so many songs to react to, please do more Depeche Mode, you won’t regret it!!! You can react to 1 song per week and it will take you more than 1 year to finish!!!

[@hildegardkurku3504]

Hi Dereck, this song was a top Hit in the 80s.And it still is.It reminds me of my teenage days,with all the ups and downs that you have!And then you hear this full sound.And then I say to myself,at some point everything will be fine!!😃I like it!!!😃

[@BXLEric]

FAVOURITE GROUP EVER

[@musiclove4635]

During the Alan Wilder era they went out and recorded different sounds and sampled them creating some of the most unique and amazing soundscapes in music history. Sadly after Wilder departed the group the band abandoned the dark edgy atmospheric sounds.

[@somebodylovingA]

Alan was the perfect producer, unfortunately, the others following didn't understand what was needed for the songs. Not really. Ultra is good, but the others not so much in this at least. I mean melodies and lyrics are still perfect.

[@stahlgewitter69]

Martin Gore is a living music legend!!

[@sean4339]

Great song and video love it, people are people, we need to love each other not hate and violence

[@sashabertold3731]

They have countless hits from the 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s.... They are like a (industrial)factory. Have you watched Aquaman recently? Uboot fighting scene ;)

[@stevesomeone486]

Was so good to see you just let yourself go and get so into the music 👌 never seen you lost for words or when to cut in but this one got into your bones. Brilliant reaction ❤

[@mikekaraoke]

I thought you would of known this one, as was a hit in the US and still plays on radio, TV. etc And some of these sounds are organic and not from a synth! When they said first song to be popular on radio on Wiki they changed wording but they meant in the US not in general!

[@elisedelong]

Dereck: Excellent and thoughtful analysis! Thank you.

[@MusicLePlan]

it was Depeche Mode's first number one hit in Germany 1984 😍

[@ewagorgon2932]

Please luv react to A Question of lust, Master and servant, Behind the wheels live version from 1988 🥰🥰

[@debbiedebster5806]

One thing I really need to suggest, is a little "band" of dad & his 2 kids, they play Depeche Mode on household items and children's toys! They are adorable and really kill it! They are called DMK, you'll love the love they have and they're so talented!!

[@sonnyjames8922]

Alan Wilder . . . Keyboard genius . . . Dave Gahan. . . . The most masculine voice of the 80s . . Martin Gore . . . Cotton candy hair, musical genius, played numerous instruments . . . Andrew Fletcher . . . Not sure what he did. You're next Depeche song . . . "Shake The Disease" (1985).

[@patricelion902]

I never saw you so excited lol

[@HamidKhan-ik5jt]

I was like that when first heard it back in 1984.... they are my one of top three with ABBA, and Duran Duran the other 2.

[@samueldevulder]

Great hit. I remember this one being aired during the late summer-early autumn on "Canal plus" (a new private french TV born on November 1984) before the channel started to officially broadcast. Thumb up! ==> Hey les français, réagissez à cette chanson vous aussi. Notice: this song has been recommended on YT several times if I recall correctly, especially because of the industrial/organic sounds.

[@BBMCV]

Oui, on est là !!!! 😉👍👍 Cette chanson, éternelle… le thème, ce son industriel, c’était un ovni…. Toujours la même émotion, tant d’années après.... Définitivement mon groupe préféré, forever ! ❤️

[@mystisith3984]

Those sounds, those lyrics. 5 🌟 music.

[@sergiobulletari9459]

Absolutely one of their best. Played in all the dance clubs, lots of MTV air play. Just Killer arrangements. 🎯🎯🎯

[@josebonifacio8366]

GOOD REACTION DERECK!!!

[@debbiedebster5806]

As much as I LOVE DM, you made them even better with this reaction!! Loved every OMG!😍🎶♥️

[@DereckReacts]

Thank you!❤️

[@pascalmarfaing1690]

I have a news ! Few days ago , Dave Gahan has proposed in Depeche Mode's KZbin , "Nothing Else Matters " , Metallica's cover. Listening first Metallica , then Dave Gahan is a GOOD IDEA .

[@Mx.RumpusParable]

Yeah, people don’t remember or don’t realize they were a major influence in the creation of modern industrial rock/metal…. Folks tend to forget the banging on sheet metal, snapping scissors, throwing pans, grinding things together, smashing glass, rolling items, shaking jars with objects of various sorts in them and so on to record and program into their synthesizers and to sometimes partially perform live. Heck, with their blues leanings they at some point not too far back made what I can best describe as a an industrial-blues record…. Trent Reznor at various times has made reference to them and described them as being who made him realize you could make beautiful noise and at least once described his first DM concert as “spiritual” lol.

[@BBMCV]

J’Aaaaadore !! Depeche Mode, the best !! ❤️❤️❤️ Merci , Dreck 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👍

[@rookmaster7502]

I haven't heard this song in ages. And I forgot just how good it is!

[@johnj28]

This song on MTV is what BROKE DM in America! They have been my favorite band since I purchased their Some Great Reward in 1985 after seeing this video! DM hasn't played this song live since 1988.... Hoping they will sing it in a future show and I will get to see that in person!

[@pote-take]

Hi! I'm a newbie just subscribed to your channel this morning. Speaking of Depeche mode, I can't forget 'pipeline' in '83. Listening through headphones, I almost had a nosebleed. The stimulation of the new surround percussion hit the brain directly. I thought they were just good studio recordings, but when they came to Japan I heard them live and was blown away. Everyone in the audience went wild.

[@BBMCV]

Please , please , try “in your room” , completely different, but so full of emotion… it gives me goosebumps every time…. Kisses from France, Dereck ❤️ Love UUU ❤️

[@saurnarion]

Ou alors "Condemnation", si on va par là ;-)

[@midnified2227]

Yes, album version though... the music alone can make me cry anytime I listen.....

[@BBMCV]

@@saurnarion ah mais oui, aussi, tout à fait d’accord 👍

[@BBMCV]

@@midnified2227 🥰

[@SoftKitteh]

I love that you're reacting to DM... because I love DM! It's great to see someone else enjoy this incredible band. Good job.

[@patmos1976]

Very ahead of the time, DM released people are people in 1984 with groundbreaking sample sounds and industrial taste. And of course the message is amazing, so relevant today!!

[@chucku00]

When Vince Clarke and Martin Gore were in Dépèche Mode there wasn't enough space for two great composers, even if "Get the balance right" is my preferred DM song. And it also allowed Vince to create Yazoo with Allison Moyet (ah, Don't go!).

[@JJfromPhilly67]

Another top level favorite. Great timeless.

[@TheFaruk2]

My favorite teenage songs

[@andreamaronn4510]

There are some great documentaries floating around that delve deep into the bands creative forays in sound sampling. If u have any free time I highly recommend checking them out. Everything they were doing at the time was cutting edge n a whole lotta people thought it "wasn't REAL music". LOL! Detroit Techo DJs were spinning samples of DM by the mid 80s. They influenced so many people in so many genres...

[@EmpressTouch]

This song would be the theme soundtrack to Germany's TV coverage of the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. The instrumental, industrial intro was also lend to a UK BBC TV children's programme theme 'It'll Never Work' in the 1990's.

[@katarinawikholm5873]

Awww this one is one of my banana defenestration songs!

[@ninawildr4207]

Lmao

[@dancing_on_the_valentine_83]

There are many of Depeche Mode songs that are wonderful, timeless and worth listening. My favourite one is "But not tonight". And I recommend you to read "Stripped" book. It's Depeche Mode's biography with all those stories, how the songs were made. It's so cool 😊

[@skypuppet602]

What a great reaction! So fun to watch you lose your ish on this music I grew up on!

[@kens97sto171]

They are great.. recommend listening to more of them.. the synth was amazing.. this is 1984, they still tour i believe too. and i've heard they are awesome live. I have heard some live versions and the voices are almost the same as on tape.

[@redheadedkitty]

Please react to Stripped!

[@balazspandi9782]

MASTERPIECE!

[@badhairday_247]

Stripped is an all timer.

[@alba8433]

love love love love loooooooove depeche mode!

[@stanleycooper4668]

Ahhh Dereck your reactions absolutely crack me up .😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@franky7584]

Hi Derect, Try to listen: Propaganda P:Machinery 1985 You should love it!

[@thaylok1530]

First released on Some Great Reward in 82 and it was not a hit then. But re release on its own titled album propelled it to greater renown. Powerful in both meaning and music, this is one I have loved from the beginning.

[@bryanforis1839]

Great sounds great music great live show

[@alexedi]

AH! So glad you got to DM! You`re in for quite a meaty treat (u know, like 40 years in the business). Be sure to check out their albums Black Celebration, Music for the Masses, Violator, Songs of Faith and Devotion, and Ultra. Absolutely fantastic records.

[@WhatIsAmadillo]

Those sounds were not, in fact, just keyboard and synth arrangements. As I'm sure peopole have pointed out by now (considering this reaction is 2+ years old), the industrial sounds were hammers smashing anvils, among various other things. The band members took quite a field trip recording sounds like these for this record

[@dloo1579]

Dépêche mode….the best !!!

[@tommylundholm9146]

As a electrofan following Kraftwerk since early 70:es i found both Depech, Eurythmics (when they where The Tourists) and Front 242 in early 80.es. Roskilde was the place to go to listen to new music. Strangelove for me is about the LBGT coummunity in the 80.es that was an outcast for the society by the biggest advocate Thatcher and Reagan.

[@blindssolarscreens2962]

my favorite band growing up

[@stephanewantiez164]

If you love this kind of sound experimentation, their previous album "Construction Time Again" (1983) is wonderful for that, with a song like "Pipeline" : kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6WylamhnMdggK8 (better don't react to that in a video, it's too experimental, it's an album track that is best to listen with the whole album :))

[@ТимофійСіробаба]

2:45 my favourite drop of all times

[@DL-Devotee]

Nothing 101 live version

[@nobrega]

If you love industrial dereck. That bridge with martin's vocals...This is it. Dm are gods

[@syssyviv3593]

Gggrrreeeaaaattttt ! I enjoy ! I saw a live of depeche mode in Paris when I was teenager, 1990's. Sssooo gggoooodddd

[@guyelmouchnino6531]

I saw DM in 1985 in Brighton. The first concert i ever attended in my life. I was 15.

[@whynot2644]

Strangelove....... you will love it.

[@boermed]

pick any Depeche Mode song and you can't go wrong

[@stephanewantiez164]

and "Wrong"? 😅

[@BBMCV]

Tellement vrai ! It’s so true 👍

[@BBMCV]

@@stephanewantiez164 😉😆

[@stephanewantiez164]

@@BBMCV Je lui ai envoyé "Wrong" justement comme recommandation sur son patreon, j'espère qu'il va la faire aussi ! Il risque d'être choqué par la vidéo ^^' kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJnRo6WCrbZ4jLM

[@BBMCV]

@@stephanewantiez164 oh oui !

[@jasperjasper7224]

You will lovvvvve this love is a shield camouflage ❤❤❤👍👍👍👍

[@ohfour-seven6228]

I'm guessing they were tired of playing this because it was their first top 40 hit and were probably asked to play it constantly. They had plenty of songs out before People Are People including my favorite, Get The Balance Right. Although it may not be their favorite, you're correct, People Are People is a great song, from a great band.

[@koukimonzta]

Some Great Reward is the Depeche album that really made them known

[@lalicornejacqueline8271]

Best of the best 💙 My favorite is « personal jesus « and « never let me down again «

[@Zlata1313]

Love Personal Jesus❤

[@martinfehringer6408]

I grew up with this in the 80s and my two older cousins were hardcore fans (one of them loved madonna as well) - so what could have went wrong with my musical education :D

[@kgm1000uk]

The samples they made for themselves, the weren't preprogrammed on the synths

[@arnaudh.681]

Je les ai vu à Bercy, aux Eurokéennes et au Stade de France. Des showmen qui remplissent toujours les stades.

[@pascalmarfaing1690]

Always the best !

[@BBMCV]

👍🙏🏻 Dans les arènes de Nimes… juste inoubliable dans ce lieu chargé d’histoire .

[@arnaudh.681]

@@BBMCV pour le son surtout. Dire Straights c'était quelque chose. Ça doit être terrible. 👌

[@BBMCV]

@@arnaudh.681 👍👌

[@AdurianJ]

It's a George V class Battleship in the historic footage. Built just before and during WW2 by the British.

[@ninawildr4207]

You need a cigarrette ...you have an afterglow 🤣

[@nuketoto3868]

depeche mode : love it itself (most babana's) personal jesus - walking in my shoes - in chains ...... and a lot of ......

[@myragarcia9052]

You should react to Fly on the Windscreen. Darkest and sexiest song I've ever heard.

[@ralfgraebel4257]

Depeche Mode one of a few Bands with 2 Singers....

[@leannmiller7153]

Love Dépêche Mode!