How to write a Sisters Of Mercy song in 1 minute

How to write a Sisters Of Mercy song in 1 minute by Desmond Doom.
FULL song here
open.spotify.com/track/2YRflO...
tags:
sisters of mercy, andrew eldritch, doktor avalanche, lucretia my reflection, post-punk, goth, gothic, gothic rock, darkwave, postpunk, post punk, new wave, 80s, desmond doom, surf goth, surf-goth, joy division, new order, the cure, bauhaus

[@DesmondDoom]

Favourite Sister's song? Probably "Nine While Nine" or "Marian" for me. FULL SONG ON SPOTIFY AND EVERYWHERE ELSE! Link in description

[@warzachew4343]

I think "Nine While Nine" or "Body Electric" for me. But I also love "More".

[@dorkbrandon4422]

'The Lovecats'

[@politicaltroll8920]

Never got into them too much so “Marian”

[@DesmondDoom]

@@dorkbrandon4422 From the album "Nevermind" yeah?

[@TheDworznikb14]

This Corrosion

[@snakefang1123]

I hate how accurate this is, but on the bright side, with this simple formula we'll get more Sisters clones and I can't get enough of that sound.

[@DesmondDoom]

Hopefully! "I want mooooore"

[@Iridescence93]

all I could think of while watching is how a bunch of real bands in the 90s basically did this exactly. It's an undeniably cool sound though

[@2112jonr]

@@Iridescence93 Or 1980's even, in the case of The Sisters.

[@ronniedoorzon1576]

@@DesmondDoom In fact you say "when the sister of mercy won't bring out new material, then i will do it for them." Well, you sure are a great artist, and you should make a theater show out of this.

[@experimentalsoundrecordings]

Yeah Desmond Doom can't help it if he gets it. That he is talented enough to mimic and recreate iconic groups. Most musicians would kill to be in tune on this level. Even if he's being facetious it's good music either way.

[@e.h.buchmann23]

I'll never not think of hungover vampires when listening to SOM from now on 😅

[@MarcosElMalo2]

Can’t be bothered to get out of bed at 3 AM.

[@joesmith8725]

Lot of post-punk, darkwave, Gothic rock has singers like that. Deep, slower voices. Sounds like vampires and witches (females) singing/talking. lol And the deep pounding bass guitars. good dancing music.

[@thomasbarker2888]

On a similar note, l recall reading a scathing contemporary review that said something along the lines of his vox sounding like a 'goblin vomiting into an empty bucket'...

[@e.h.buchmann23]

@@thomasbarker2888 Well, at least that's an imaginative dig

[@Saffron-sugar]

How else would you describe Andrew Eldritch? Lol

[@h.p.brownsaucecraft7966]

You seriously need to just put out a whole album of all of these songs that you make for these videos.

[@brunobailly7013]

Well... There's an add for his "Surf-goth" album at the end of this video. No parodies on the album but you can here the Smiths' influence on most of the songs (and Joy Divison as well !). I could understand that if he wants to be taken seriously as an original artist, he wouldn't want to start things by putting out a whole album of parodies... Unless his plans are to become the next Weird Al Yankovic... But, judging from that "Surf-Goth" EP, I don't think those were his plans.

[@yiana7224]

For real.

[@anroroco]

Still waiting for the complete version of the Smiths one.

[@RetroReminiscing]

Agreed !!

[@apathyintheuk265]

I think Mark and Marc (Shire horses) did this a few years ago.

[@FuckingNerd]

the toy drums killed me

[@DesmondDoom]

Still waiting for that Kmart sponsorship

[@SviatoslavKaverin]

Dr. Avalounge

[@Dudereno1]

Dr. Avalanche would be so proud

[@theScienceLabLive]

This corroded my heart. ❤

[@AJeziorski1967]

Hey, now! Hey ... Now, now.

[@ShazzPotz]

On days like this, in times like these, I feel an animal deep inside

[@SviatoslavKaverin]

My favourites are perhaps "No time to cry", "Amphetamine logic", "Walk away" and the primitive and effective "Alice". And after 20 years I'm still not getting the lyrics well enough, I just have always loved how badass that earlier material sounded.

[@nvoid2597]

Alice is so fucking good. And Marian

[@walterredaelli7507]

Marian...😉

[@Saffron-sugar]

You know, I’ve been singing along with the songs for decades. I finally looked up some of the lyrics on the Internet… I was shocked. 😂

[@2112jonr]

Everything they did with Wayne Hussey on it was awesome - that jangly 12 string playing is incomparable. 🙂

[@deankelly2079]

Anaconda is one of my faves with Alice and the live version from "Black October" of floorshow

[@odiouspariah]

I would love to hear a full version of this. This little bit is excellent even if it is a joke.

[@zacharybutler5944]

So my parents are old school goths, and I was literally raised on sisters of mercy and concrete blonde. This is doing some weird things with deep memories.

[@walterredaelli7507]

your parents have good taste 😉

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

No that's figurative you utter moron.

[@zacharylayne7569]

You have what is objectively the best spelled version of the best first name ever.

[@zacharybutler5944]

@@zacharylayne7569 YES. FINALLY SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T SPELL THEIR NAME WRONG.

[@moridin812]

What if Andrew Eldritch didn't want SoM to be considered a goth band, because then, he'd be in the same category as Marylin Manson?

[@georgfriedrichhendl9881]

Sounds better than most of the stuff in the charts.

[@rickylahey4397]

I disagree.....not most............ALL of the stuff on the charts! 👍😉. Seriously I hear ya buddy and obviously couldn't agree more!! We need one more awesome hat: 🧢 MAMGA : "Make Awesome Music Great Again!" And on the back we'll print "N. T. S." ( Not this $h!T!)

[@yeldarbarrow3172]

@@rickylahey4397 it's too long been MMA- Making Mediocrity Acceptable. 😐

[@babymilksnatcher]

Modern music doesn't suck, you're just old and you don't know where to look for decent stuff.

[@georgfriedrichhendl9881]

@@babymilksnatcher , that's why I wrote "in the charts", dude.

[@Snootypriss]

Okay I loved the smiths/cure vids but this one has earned you a sub. Poison Door is my favorite TSOM song.

[@voxpanic]

I clicked the thumbs up before i even saw the video and i was not wrong

[@jorgeegb]

nice! my fav is "lucretia my reflection"

[@DDTV_ZA]

Dance a ghost with me. Genius.

[@deathbycocktail]

Glorious! Should've added so much smoke that we could hardly see the video for that authentic Sisters live experience 😆

[@DesmondDoom]

Haha I would if I didn't have a dog.

[@stefankristoffersen9349]

Besides the obvious ones like Lucretia, Temple, Black Planet and This Corrosion? Poison Door, Driven Like the Snow, We Are the Same Susanne and When You Don't See Me are definitely up there. I got a soft spot for You Could Be the One too. Also you need to make this into a complete song!

[@shaylleighuira]

This is awesome, you’re incredibly talented! 😍

[@DesmondDoom]

Cheers mate!

[@CT68]

It always gets me how he just nails a band's sound.

[@thespecialist8]

"Black Planet" awesome job.

[@garysuarez9614]

I fear a black planet... (s/o to Chuck D, love this channel!)

[@samusvikerness661]

Vision Thing never gets old. Every Sisters album gets me high vicariously through Andrew. Hot metal and methedrine

[@theindecisiveness]

Desmond, I beg of you, PLEASE, release a full version of this. The bass line and the hook are killer.

[@maryikaros]

I think so too!!

[@DesmondDoom]

I just released it m8! Check it out!

[@maryikaros]

I'm incredibly happy about it, this song is so great!!

[@robbrown4621]

This is so awesome and the song really sounds like classic Sisters Of Mercy. The chorus is really catchy! :) I met Andrew a few times back in the early 90s in NYC. There was a goth/industrial/ club in the East Village at that time that did some great parties with cool bands; Sugarcubes, Depeche Mode, Psy Furs, and of course, Sisters Of Mercy. On the night that I first met Andrew there he said that he really liked the club except for its name. It was called Mission! Perfect...

[@2112jonr]

😀😀😀!!

[@E.V.-il]

That’s so cool! Oh, how I wish I had been alive at that time…

[@idrathergetaidsthangetwoke9145]

Is this an actual SoM song? It is quite... Eldritch. Inquiring dead soul wants to know more.

[@robbrown4621]

@@idrathergetaidsthangetwoke9145 No, but it could be a good one... :)

[@rickacton7540]

there was no club called 'mission' in the EV at that time

[@spinglasshydra]

My favorite will always be "Lucretia My Reflection", but I love the drum set .....!!!! Desmond, you have a great sense of humor with other Goth's of old and current, but it's one hell of a way to stay connected to your audience. Laughter and love of the classics are pure genius, but you don't know it, because somewhere in the back of my mind, I'll think to myself "Where's Desmond, he hasn't done another video in a while ....???" ― Cheers Mate

[@DesmondDoom]

Thanks for the kind words as always buddy!

[@ShikiKiryu]

I've been waiting for this one! This is incredible! Please do a full version of this song and the Bauhaus in 1 Min one ♥

[@DesmondDoom]

Haha cheers, we'll see.

[@lorenzobasscovers6214]

My God I loved kkkkkk! You manage to capture the energy of the song perfectly, as if it were really from the Sisters, this video series of yours is incredible. I'm looking forward to the full version. And my favorites are Heartland and Alice.

[@DesmondDoom]

Ey cheers bruv. Hope the bass taming is going well, start a band and make stuff!

[@Vincentxxx]

"Floorshow" the best.

[@nicolejttmom6061]

All of that said, the Sisters of Mercy are incredibly talented musicians and have given me a lifetime of joy and beauty❤.

[@postpunk6947]

You are the master of your craft. And your taste in music is fantastic.

[@jjr1728]

But is he handsome looking enough?

[@postpunk6947]

@@jjr1728 for me he's just beautiful.

[@81bajaj]

I love the adjectives in all your videos! "Anxious guitar!" You are a genius!

[@silenceblue82]

Once again brilliantly done, respect!

[@The_Mimewar]

“Hungover vampire”😂😂

[@larrydanadavid2435]

You’re awesome. Hungover vampire…too funny

[@thatsafactjacksampson]

you made me laugh VERY loudly at 0:47, Des! My favorite song is Ribbons, which is 100% about a woman he blew it with!!

[@latifahgordeeva6198]

Loved that one too

[@grommile]

"Ribbons" is absolutely glorious. Also the kind of song that you find on a serial killer's playlist.

[@rscuris]

I always wondered if Ribbons was about Patricia Morrison. ??

[@purplejanew]

Utter genius!!!! I would buy this!!!

[@alicedeeper]

Black... planet... hangin over the highway... Oh boy what TSOM meant to our musical journey. We are not named Alice Deeper for no reason. We kindly do stay away from obvious mimicry but influences are undeniable. Also, Desmond, your videos are not just fun but also surprisingly informative. Love what you do! And now the torch, and shadows lead, where it's not so black and not so hard to see...

[@hxcdsal89]

Dude these are sick and your albums are dope. Keep it up

[@Pau_Aventurer]

The best thing about this, is that it feels like a real Sisters Of Mercy song, no parody, a real one they would make

[@mondoprime]

your renditions are always staggeringly accurate

[@maciejczarnecki4438]

Something about the riff gives me Depeche Mode's Policy of Truth vibes and that makes it all even cooler.

[@DesmondDoom]

Yeah the guitar's not far off!

[@MinaLobo]

*Genius* I think a dark, sexy bass line is the foundation to pretty much any great Goth tune (I know, I know--don't call them Goth). 🦇

[@sirfizz6518]

Pioneering artists reject association with the new genre they help define, pretty much true across three board for most artists in most genres.

[@roxythefoxsayfurismurderan3187]

Awesome talent! Alice is the best SOM song i know of.

[@MarquisdeSuave]

This is my favorite Sisters of Mercy song.

[@suleimanal-sabah6135]

You did it! Wonderful. Beautiful. You darkened a brighter day... or is that the other way round. I would have added multitracked (*10 Brazilian) for the chorus, but still EPIC!

[@2112jonr]

This is actually the best thing I've heard from the Sisters since Vision Thing !😀😀😀 The world needs a new SoM album !

[@norbicsek]

This is better than anything on Vision Thing - although that's not too much of a feat.

[@danielcromarty8700]

I love that you are keeping music like this alive. Much love Des.

[@gabe6550]

It's really uncanny how accurate this is. You've got great composing skills! :D Love it! "Marian" is also among my favourite Sisters-songs (one reason is because it is partly sung in German which is my mother tongue, but of course mostly because of its awesome eerie music), albeit maybe not my No. 1. That would go to either "This Corrosion" or "More". I really can't decide which one I like the most. Aside from these obvious choices I also love "Vision Thing" and "Temple Of Love".

[@megaflux7144]

dude, you scratch all my itches.

[@RegebroRepairs]

Yup, that's how we did it in the goth band I was in in 1986-1987. Fact check: Uh, no, actually the only demo on Soundcloud Jens actually sings *lower* in the chorus. 😀

[@jonastodter-rl4un]

Nine while nine is my favourite song from the sisters. You do a great job, please give us more

[@ediththeband]

AWWW, lol my roommate surprised me with Sister's tickets today and then I saw your video. PERFECT!

[@gabrielzwolinski1344]

I love their first album the most that's for sure, I actually learned a bit of German to be able to sing last verse of Marian, but when it comes to my favourite song by them it's a hard choice,. Their darker songs like Afterhours and Ribbons are great but Driven Like the Snow gotta be my favourite one. Still I love Andrew's every work, especially The Sisterhood.

[@wowie7568]

BEAUTIFUL!! PLEASE DO ONE OF THE CURE!!

[@terryclip...]

god i hope you make a full version this is so cool! thank you for sharing it!

[@MrMllx]

It just goes to show creating an iconic sound is more about creating a simple formula and sticking wit it

[@doberchic]

Dominion...

[@snesleywipessqueegeeservices]

You have The Cure up your sleeve, surely? You going poppy or scary Cure though? Hmm. Suspense!

[@VengerFPS]

I can listen to “Dominion/Mother Russia” 100 times in a row and it would never get old.

[@marcgoldstein2957]

"Body and Soul." It was a really great dance tune.

[@AldoColares]

Lucretia My Reflection and Driven Like the Snow are my favs 😍 that deep and dark atmosphere of Driven catch me since the first time I listened to

[@pennyc7064]

You're a genius! I love these...how to write a.........song in 1 minute ❤

[@jaimealvarado4421]

Please make a full version this is fantastic. Eventually! You’ll fade away! Love it

[@DesmondDoom]

Just dropped the full version!

[@PainInTheS]

'More' is my absolute favorite. I got into them later, after seeing/hearing 'more'....had to pick up my jaw....went out and bought all the albums.

[@allegrajane7205]

Hey now, Hey now now, it's got to be "Kiss the Carpet" for me. This is just brilliant! And your album is damned good!! 🖤🖤💜💜

[@baddidoddy]

Hey now, could you sing it to me tho?

[@valfareinwindir]

Pls do a full version of this

[@whereisAyAyRon]

"And there you have it. Now go and make your own!"

[@Skaxarrat]

Comedy and music, my two fav things in the world.

[@dumafuji]

You win the internet today

[@Yalbou]

This is an amazing song you created. You should release the whole thing

[@DesmondDoom]

Just did for ya! Enjoy!

[@petermcfarlane6573]

Haha so true! "Lucretia My Reflection" is probably my fave.

[@sasarasasarasa]

"Lucretia, my reflection" but the extended version. Your videos are great 😁

[@ilzambongo1401]

😂 I just loved this video, you're always delivering superb content. My favorite songs are Marian and Amphetamine logic. Regards mate

[@Xorcist77]

You gotta put this on an album, even if a B-Side, this is too good.💰💰💰

[@DesmondDoom]

Just released it!

[@bonedaddy7297]

Spot on. Love the sound.

[@maulendemyrte5450]

1959, This Corrosion and More. These are my forever favorite songs. ❤️

[@prettyboredmusikdude6182]

is there a full version of this song i really Like it😅 + I think that Marian & Nine while Nine are their best songs too, along with Alice and Poison door🙃 But I also think that the Dance on Glass demo, the Garden of Delight demo sung by Wayne Hussey and the Wide Receiver demo are all really cool Maybe the Sisters just made good songs🙃

[@maccavape2517]

Favourite ? Has to be Aikea-Guinea from their live album Nocturne. Hoping for the full version of that smiths track, been bloody humming it in the car 🤣

[@DesmondDoom]

Haha check back here on the weekend maybe ;)

[@maccavape2517]

Yes ! Love me a bit of new order, awesome !

[@ericsmit5351]

Excellent! The Cure circa 1980 should be right up your alley...

[@PLANETWATERMELON]

Wowza! That was fantastic and spot on! So fantastic! And yes you should put an album of these one minute songs!

[@rominazeballos3562]

Omg,i really love you...

[@sals1987]

You need to do molchat doma asap

[@Saffron-sugar]

THANK YOU! ❤ So good. You could throw in a dramatic, operatic Alto backing vocal for the “Floodland” album sound.

[@JacobBite]

This is how to sound like them during the time of First and Last and Always. They sound completely different in Floodland and Vision Thing.

[@leonardotube]

Gênio.

[@satyrosphilbrucato9140]

Andrew might have to take your advice in order to deliver that new SOM album he promised us six years ago. And I know it's the Goth "Stairway to Heaven," but I fucking love "Temple of Love - 1992" anyway.

[@andrebjorkheim9566]

Holy Piss! This brings me back 25 years. Well done Desmond!

[@brandocalrissian3294]

I'm seeing them for the first time next month at Brooklyn bowl here in Vegas. I hope they sound half as good as this masterpiece you just whipped up! Also, favorite song would have to be either Doctor Jeep or More.

[@swettyspaghtti]

Bro this was well though out. SICK

[@cindydochstader3356]

I get so excited when a see a new one of these! Have you done The Cure yet? If not, please do!!

[@Syzio_Bruh]

It's crazy how accurate this is. Amazing video

[@MrWesleyDP]

How have I missed these....love your album...and damn these are so dead on....

[@corinnae.7877]

This has to become a full song, i need that in my life.

[@DesmondDoom]

Your wish has been granted! Check it out!

[@katwalkerhextall]

I seriously love this. Outstanding.

[@Narsufin]

Great cover. I've always loved this track.

[@oneeyeman6258]

You've got quite the knack for making these songs. My Fave SOM songs are Flood 2, Temple of Love, or Lucretia my Reflection.

[@charlietwotimes]

and yet "First and Last and Always" remains in my list of Top 10 albums of all time..

[@wormwoodcocktail]

Marian. Black Planet. Some Kind of Stranger. This Corrosion. Lucretia, My Reflection. Dominion / Mother Russia. I basically love all their songs.

[@LevinskyOfficial]

Pure class. Extremely enjoyable and this one is an instant hit.

[@yourfavemo08]

as a big fan of them, if i heard this on one of their albums i wouldnt bat an eye

[@Skysmeller1]

Had to watch the whole series to see what you came up with, pretty funny and entertaining

[@gabrielrocha-saphiregamest8555]

this is humanity patrimony man, i loved!

[@TheOwlGuy777]

This is NOW my favorite SOM song.

[@markshadows3667]

Sounds like every dark wave duo that's released an album the last 2 years