Dave Gahan Quotes

There's always this weird dark humor within a lot of Depeche Mode songs that people miss, tongue-in-cheek and also very British.

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• There's always this weird dark humor within a lot of Depeche Mode songs that people miss, tongue-in-cheek and also very British.

  

  Dave Gahan Depeche Mode
  • Songs
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  • Dark Humor