"Personal Jesus" is Depeche Mode's twenty-third UK single, released on August 29, 1989, and the first single from the then upcoming album Violator. Since then, the title song has been covered by numerous artists. It was the first hit from the album, reaching #13 on the UK Singles Chart.
The song was inspired by the book Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley. According to songwriter Martin Gore:
"It's a song about being a Jesus for somebody else, someone to give you hope and care. It's about how Elvis was her man and her mentor and how often that happens in love relationships; how everybody's heart is like a god in some way, and that's not a very balanced view of someone, is it?"
In 2004, "Personal Jesus" was ranked #368 in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time [2], and in September 2006 it was voted as one of the "100 Greatest Songs Ever" in Q magazine. ~ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
GROUND RULES:
You listen to EVERY cover, THEN vote.
Please leave a comment saying why you chose that cover over the other options.
Don't vote if you're just going to click on one without listening to the other covers based on being that artist's fan.
*A glorious Noprize will be awarded to everyone who knows who the model on the back cover of the DP single is without Googling it!
Halloween is the one night of the year where you are allowed to dress however you want and not be ridiculed (aside from maybe a few dirty stares). To go the extra mile and look like your favorite musician, you may need to pile on the makeup, which for a guy or girl, can be a terrifying thing. Who's worth it?
Ok, if you look up the word androgynous (for those of you who don't already know what it means), it means someone who mixes characteristics from both genders to create a fashion statement/personality/lifestyle/etc., etc. And you hear the term tossed around a lot in magazines and in interviews, so I was just wondering: who is the Most Androgynous Man?
Please note: I am not making fun of any of these people, because these are my favorite bands too, and I'm not labeling anyone. Just a question.
The boys of Yellowcard are doing something great for their country by heading to the Persian Gulf to play some shows, sign some autographs and hang out with U.S. troops. Who should the United Service Organization send overseas to entertain next?
He's making a list and checking it twice. Christmas time is here and Santa needs some help with his Naughty list! Unfortunately all these bad boys landed in his guilty radar. But he can't decide who deserves the top spot, the title of THE NAUGHTIEST guy of the year. Help Santa out and vote who YOU think is the the naughtiest guy!
I just want to point that NONE of these choices are mine. YOU guys decided in a journal posted by stewieismyhomeboy. I just took your guys, added a picture and caption, and turned it into a poll. Some of these captions were so ard to write because I don't think it's true but yeah.
