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"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 around the corner, and if your idea of a costume is buying the big rainbow pack of Sharpies at the office supply store and going to town on your own epidermis, you might be thinking of going as one of your favorite lady rockers or music personalities.

Who's worth the trouble of hours of doodling on yourself (or enlisting the aid of friends if you aren't an ardent Yoga practitioner who can artistically reach the middle of your own back) and the possibility that your costume might rub off before the end of the festivities?