Enjoy The Silence - Martin Gore

Martin Gore of Depeche Mode singing Enjoy The Silence (Live - The Mayan Theater - 5-7-03) - Only time this song was played during his mini tour.

[@dmodert66]

For those saying "Why the hell are people singing along ruining it" type comments. I was there. This was an EXTREMELY rare chance to see Martin perform solo. I was singing just as loud as the rest. It was an amazing night. This was a small show, which is why the audience comes through so loud. 1500 people is a small venue, so it's kind of hard ignoring the audience singing... :D

[@sbatty65227]

There's nothing more spine-tingling than being in an audience whilst you are all singing a much loved song back.

[@GilbertsV1]

This man have so much talent, truly one of the greatest composers of our times !

[@goodsoul2000]

Martin Gore is a f**king genius.

[@haufenpommes]

The Master sing his MASTERPICE! THX 4 all your great SONGS Martin. Enjoy the silence...

[@Mineav]

This was the original arrangement he wanted for the song, too. But engineer/producer for the Violator album, Flood (well known producer; it's a pseudonym) convinced him to give the song like a kind of disco or up-tempo beat, and Martin eventually relented when everyone else loved that version (but he didn't, and probably still isn't a big fan of the album version to this day; who knows). I prefer the album version -- plus I think the video Anton Corbijn did for the song is probably the best music video of all time. I love the over-saturation of colors and the added red, green or blue hue, depending on the shot; makes it look like a story book or something. Very, very well done video.

[@АндрейБедрицкий-й9л]

you wrong. this version not exactly he wanted

[@lukasvo7537]

Thank you Martin for giving this great song to the world.

[@D0ST03VSKY]

Dave's got the spark on stage, but Martin is the holy enigma of the group. Songwriter and singer and everything in between. I love you Martin.

[@sorayaanita8552]

You are gay ?

[@D0ST03VSKY]

@@sorayaanita8552 No but why does that matter to you?

[@paulbedington2923]

"Holy Enigma"

[@AndreaAnd-gg4ye]

Bien definido "holy enigma",es lo oculto,lo.mlsterioso,y despierta curiosidad.

[@AndreaAnd-gg4ye]

@@sorayaanita8552 Y qué con eso?

[@annaradka5137]

The way crowd screamed and sang with him... it's so amazing.

[@garyr6385]

Very annoying more like

[@rzhevtcevaekaterina9814]

Обожаю эту песню, особенно в исполнении Мартина. С "Enjoy the silence" началась моя любовь к "Depeche Mode" в далёком 1990 году. 😘💕🎶

[@ShainaKarasik]

And then...he autographed my jacket with a silver sharpie and I have never seen pictures of Martin so damn intrigued/excited, and loved his commentary on how dodgy my leather jacket's texture is...I am in the process of making a video of my many MLG 2012 meet and greet experience. Martin should win SO MANY more awards...at the very least, give them a hollywood star...

[@albertogonzalez3512]

the GENIUS behind Depeche mode

[@arturo1015]

The Genius uso Alan Wilder and martin gore

[@DxModel219]

@@arturo1015I agree.

[@ellurein]

both versions are perfect. each interpretation has powerful moments and I can't decide which one is better. this original version is very similar to tori amos's cover.

[@AndreaAnd-gg4ye]

Perfectas ambas!!! Y cómo no,si el autor es Mr.Martin Lee God o Good o Gold o Gore!!!

[@MayaSalila]

proves how versatile this song is.. it stands on its own so well that no matter how it is adorned it will shine

[@donnabell5338]

He is a legend .........so very talented x

[@alexvalex380]

L' opera d'arte che ritorna per un attimo al suo creatore con il pubblico in estasi. Questo video è meraviglioso.

[@lu.t8134]

Martin Gore is the real King from Depeche Mode.The Songs are his work.I LOVE HIM!!!❤🎶

[@ludwigfischer6821]

You are right but the voice is only Dave Gahan and the DM sound is Alan Wilder.

[@B1GDINO]

It's incredible Dave is writing better songs than Martin now.

[@alexvalex380]

​@@B1GDINO no, he isn't and even if he could Martin is out of reach

[@B1GDINO]

@@alexvalex380 hard to believe isn't it?

[@alexvalex380]

@@B1GDINO Most successful song of Playing the angel: Precious. Most successful song of Sound of the universe: Wrong. Most successful song of Delta Machine: Heaven. Most successful songs of Spirit: Where's the Revolution and Going Backwards. Most successful song of Momento Mori: Ghosts again.

[@chap666ish]

There was a lot of love in that room that night! :) :)

[@martingorelove]

Martin, my username says it all. You move me each time I hear your music. I can't express how much you have meant to me, throughout my teens, and now as a young adult I feel the same way.

[@analauramarcet]

I just suscribed to your channel if you could please watch the version on martin gore songs Im performing in my channel

[@thetylife]

There shall be no silence when this song is sung ....🤔🥰🥰

[@jakubpetricek]

I have always been wondering if Enjoy The Silence would have become such a hit had Martin his way and kept it a ballad. I do not think so. The genius of Alan Wilder decided to make it an uptempo song. And the rest is history.

[@fastica]

It was Flood’s decision to make it uptempo.

[@HJPhilippi]

Exactly. And there are still people out there claiming that Alan Wilder would have been rather unimportant... They don't have a clue in my opinion.

[@miguelmirandabouchan12]

Not true, it was Alan idea even in an interview Flood tell that.

[@helisure2286]

When you watch Alan or Flood being interviewed about ETS, they say that they heard its potential to rhythmically sounds like PTS songs. It’s interesting how they explain the layering of the sounds till the Martin’s famous riff comes to perfect the song. Without Martin’s decision to change from synth to guitar, I doubt that ETS would have become such a iconic song. I found that simplifying the working process is a pity.

[@kekeroseneboy]

Wilder / Flood

[@paulbedington2923]

As I understand the genesis of the official DM version of Enjoy the Silence, Martin had written it as a simple ballad and initially resisted Alan Wilder and Daniel Miller suggesting putting a beat to it. Watch Flood's videos about this. In the midst of the engineering, Martin comes up with the melody very quickly, again pushed to play it on the guitar (instead of the synth) and it pulls it all together brilliantly. Having said this, I always wanted to hear what Martin originally wanted and this has to be it. Just imagine, this is a video of the ONLY TIME he played it! Martin L. Gore is a world class extraordinary musician, visionary composer and also a giving and collaborative band member. A class act!

[@sl9guitar]

dude. thats what live shows are about. the celebration of a song.

[@jorgeabelayalamarentes234]

My musical hero!!!

[@u4890]

He looks as a member of The Cure, here, the song also is in a similar fashion performed.

[@martingorelove]

Martin's performance truly touches me. He gives me hope that caring and passion exist.

[@vdminkovi]

Wow, I love this version of the song, simply piano and a voice :))) It's just so much magical and shows what a great song this is :)))

[@Adri.Adrianna]

Before smartphones and social media when people used to really enjoy the concerts.....

[@SkyeID]

I just heard Martin's home demo version of Enjoy The Silence today. It was very moving, very tender, and very stripped down.. Just young Martin on the harmonium with his haunting, beautiful voice.

[@delphineg3045]

Thanks for sharing. It's magically beautiful indeed.

[@luvdmode]

Just beautiful....& the audience singing along, adds to the passion in which Martin delivers this song. Thanks be to the universe for gifting us with Depeche Mode. I am grateful to have lived their entire music history & can never get enough....

[@Aaberg123]

Enjoy the Silence Harmonium. One of my favourite versions.

[@vezzabsas]

MARTIN!!! Great song! see u... here u... in Argentina soon!!

[@philosophia2121]

omg i was there!!! for the first night!! was so magical.i was so broke but sum1 sold me a cheap tik n i got in :D i lived at job corps which was just a building away and got to hear him singing the 2nd night from my room on the 12th floor of the building

[@DementisVenustas]

I'm so proud of him, gosh.

[@AuroraBramble]

I wish the crowd would zip it.

[@garyr6385]

Exactly.... its completely annoying ....as much as I love depeche mode...I'm sure glad I missed this gig

[@TheRedlum]

Love this as it's a concert and people are supposed to sing along.

[@lubaromanova6749]

no one can sing this song like Martin Gore .Low bow and gratitude😍😘

[@rubiniproducoes]

Wow, the crowd was crazy!

[@monalisa6599]

Thank you Martin you are fabulous.

[@philatkinson1698]

Martin Gore's voice is unique!

[@gandalf989]

so beautiful

[@40s_fit_and_fab30]

Heard this first in the 80’s when I was at secondary school, use to just sing along in the playground , bought the single from Woolworths . Now when I hear it words are so exact & meaningful 😘

[@prxs23]

Actually it went out in 1990

[@TheAMGproduction]

And then Alan Wilder came along and transformed that insignificant Enjoy the Silence into ENJOY THE SILENCE.

[@patriciacloix71]

Excellent Martin gore

[@aammsstt]

Never enough of this song, this version is unforgetable...so real, so feelfull

[@OptimusNice]

He's a picture perfect Edward Scissorhands with a musical genius.

[@AndreaAnd-gg4ye]

Fué una época de pelo planchado,no muy favorecedor x cierto.Sólo que él es quien es,y le va cualquier "quincho".Adoro MG,ángel bonito!

[@solstice1681]

My God Martin is ao beautiful! Voice, eyes, lips, his smile and his lyrics are to die for! He has got to be an angel, i adore you Martin ❤

[@beeblebroxx9]

I love this man so much.

[@caroassmann1993]

HE IS A GENIUS

[@Cristopher_labra]

Donde esta dave gahan, y porque esta solo martin gore cantando???

[@bernlin2000]

He's never completed with Dave on vocals, always brings his own incredible take to anything he sings, ADORE Martin!!

[@valentinevie]

Both versions are perfect!

[@MsPink68]

i loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee martin gore!

[@scottbeckstead33]

I shall from here out on, simply refer to him as, "The Voice".

[@ДмитрийСучков-ж4л]

Волшебно)

[@depechebox]

Dave version is still the best, but its great to see Martn sing his Enjoy the silence... still good

[@Pimpf101]

Great...Wonderful..............

[@AnnieLennox1954]

This is just beautiful. I love how the whole audience sings every word along, like a huge choir. I

[@martingorelove]

Martin, please annouce next time you do a secret dj gig in SB--I've missed you for years, and I would like nothing more than to see you.

[@oscarduarte3802]

words are very unnecessary

[@arturo1015]

They can only do harm

[@kaylaschulz2277]

She doesn't remember why she broke up with him

[@Kingrob44]

This is how Martin originally wanted this song to be released. Alan suggested speeding the song up, and Dave singing. God I'm glad the listened! This is okay, because it's Martin's song, and he's singing it, but I like the album version much better.

[@user-micromir]

Авторский вариант мегахита в исполнении Мартина, для настоящих ценителей творчества. Доработанный Аланом вариант - для мировой славы.

[@denisecameron534]

The screaming is sooo off putting

[@AndreStutzer-yk7eg]

Does anyone knows where Mart did this? I love this song so much. This is the silent version (yellow cd) of enjoy the silence. I love this version so much. Great and powerfull performance. Thx for posting this vid online

[@ShainaKarasik]

I love his speech, with his patented scared look, concludes with: um well anyway thanks to Daniel Miller who im known for 20 something years like that...HAHA. MARTIN IS SO DOWN TO EARTH. He was actually pleased to meet me and my boyfriend in Santa Barbara last december. He chuckled because I froze up after he held out his hand to shake...I had just told him I think his work is GENIUS, and he was instantly always my fav band member since I first saw/heard them. I WISH he would do more SOLO

[@smashdepmet]

wow I really like Martin and his music, but man that comment made my day. LOL

[@blutengelalicia2149]

Man sieht, was der Alkohol aus ihm gemacht hat....

[@arturo1015]

Martín Is good

[@dmodert66]

Yep...He did make it a hit..Unfortunately, he is gone, and people just have to get over it...He's done, and never coming back. So rather than prop him up as DM's savior, just be happy He'll have a new Recoil album this year :P

[@ShainaKarasik]

@PEQ1975 Martin NEVER misses his lines. thats one thing i noticed in the concerts vs dave who notoriously does

[@TheBrunix78]

Genio assoluto ♥️

[@omarlugo7305]

Martín Gore! soy fan de Depeche Mode y en especial de tu forma de cantar!

[@claudiacef3409]

Martin😍

[@rumalo]

martin looks like a crazy scientist

[@mixrun74]

Интересное исполнение.

[@Gkar]

Wonderful voice :) ;)

[@ddewittfulton]

What a special night! I feel so fortunate to have been there! It was a gorgeous show, part DM part underground midnight show vibe. Hearing MLG perform this along with "Coming Back to You" were highlights of being a fan for 20 years by that point! The fact that they are STILL making music and playing shows TWENTY YEAR after Martin's show at the Mayan is a testament to the staying power of their artistry. If you are bummed about the sing-along, you can hear MLG sing this on his own with a simple harmonium on the UK 12" and US CD single releases. (Or just search for "Enjoy the Silence" "Harmonium" on KZbin and you will locate it.)

[@GOdupont24]

LISTEN TO THAT CROWD!!!

[@tvbrasil80]

Thank you Alan!

[@madtownmadman]

Macro, thats my favorite song on Playing the Angel. Its lyrics and music are so powerful, with that deep meaning that is ever so present in Martin's songs. "Whispering cosmos right there before me unlimited, endless God breathing through me."

[@traciepearce1888]

❤️Crazy hair Martin 🙂

[@TristanReveur]

Ofc you sing along. I wasn't quiet at all at any of the shows I've been to :P Martin's voice, might be the voice of God.

[@D0ST03VSKY]

@TheModCon I agree, Martin pours his soul when he sings. Dave is more of a frontman, he's got the charisma and well, a voice that completes the package! My favourite DM songs are all sung by Martin though.

[@synthstalker]

One of those loud singers was me! What a great show. I wish i could go back in time and experience it again!

[@anderfisch3]

martin your amazing

[@Forsaken294349]

@riveratrackrunner The Enjoy the Silence single has a shortened version of the song with Martin singing it. It's track 8 and it's subtitled [Harmonium]. It's quite good. I'm glad Dave did the version that they put on the album, but it's awesome to hear Martin sing it too.

[@rheebles]

Martin IS Mixed a fact he has not denied since he found out, although it is a subject he does not like to talk about, in all the books I've read about Depeche Mode, it is always mentioned, anyway look at his hair, that's a big giveaway, don't actually know any white person with hair as coarse and thick as Martin's I'm mixed and his hairs thicker than mine!

[@sergiojaviercastrotorres1902]

Martin L. Genius

[@alexsdb9712]

Audiences must realize when a show, act or song is not the type or effective if the audience sings along or woos throughout. Unless the show information specifically states "sing a long". The same with bright phones for filming/photographing, but that is just a modern day disease in live shows. You paid, so listen and watch the act, but most of all respect.

[@noxis93]

@nycdre Seems you've never heard a concert in your life. Every concert is screaming, singing and clapping. And BTW, the music at the concerts is so hard you don't actually even hear them so much as you do here. It's just the recording that makes it, don't know why, so hard.

[@pepi101]

Martin singing this song is great although I thought he was going to deep throat the mic for a sec there. The piano does suck... and the tempo is really slow. He looks like the albino Robert Smith but I did love it but he is high as a kite on this one.

[@marchviolets]

Enjoy the silence is one of my all time favourite songs, but this performance just sounds sluggish, uncomfortable and out of tune to me - 2:46 is a fair example of what I'm talking about. I'm glad some people do appreciate it though.

[@kotea2]

I agree Martin is a great artist...but...I would not dare say that without him Dave would be unable to perform songs correctly...Dave is also an amazing singer...and it is him who makes show...there would not be DM without even one of them... keep moding...

[@GmMstr]

I used to pronounce his name like that (gone), and people would always correct me. It makes more sense that it is pronounce "gone" in English, but in different languages, it would more than likely be pronounced the way it is spelled (ga-haan).

[@haroof]

This is just Dave's song. I know Martin's the master songwriter and actually sounds great on tracks like Home....but for some reason this song only sounds great when it's sung by Dave. I really can't tell you why either...it's weird.

[@stormchaserkst4496]

I don't get why there wasn't a ballad version b-side of enjoy the silence on violator. Like "To Have And To Hold" kind of stuff.

[@Dunja0712]

It's great to hear the crowd singing like one voice...

[@14niki07]

truly an icon song and an icon composer of our generation

[@tunedIN101]

Dave G. is not anymore a performer...he is a shadow of himself.He only cries uuuuhs and yeahs...and stalks like a cockalorum...that is not performing. Dave G. without Mart=? ----> Nothing.

[@pimpf86]

peter gordeno plays the piano in a very bad way i noticed that in touring the angel all that he has to play becomes shit you really can't compare him with alan i really miss him He was so talented

[@d3p3ch3mod3]

Dave's voice may sound the best, and Martin may have written this song, but the man who turned ETS into a commercial dance song instead of, well, this, was ... ALAN WILDER.

[@canuck21]

Martin Gore is creepy. As for David, he's a very good singer, but I hate his "sexy" dancing, eek.