Tuesday, August 2, 2011

#8 of DJ Akhu's Top 100 80's Dance Hits Countdown: 'Just Can't Get Enough' by Depeche Mode (1981)

Welcome back everybody, we've got #8 of VJ Samsonite's Top 100 80's Dance Hits Countdown, and the song is Just Can't Get Enough by British synth-pop legends Depeche Mode. Depeche Mode formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex, England, and at that time the group consisted of members Dave Gahan (lead vocals), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1981), Andy Fletcher (keyboards) and Vince Clarke (keyboards, chief songwriter 1980–81). Also note that they showed up on this countdown at #41 earlier. Some of you may ask why their song Enjoy the Silence hasn't shown up on this Top 100 Countdown, and that is because it was actually released in February of 1990, so not technically and 80's song, though it was recorded in 1989 so its a borderline case.  Just Can't Get Enough was released in 1981 on the group's debut album Speak and Spell, and it peaked at #8 on the UK Singles Chart, #26 on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and #4 on the Australian charts. Well, that's that, and there are only 7 more songs to go, and then what??? Some more specific countdown's I suppose, so long for now.

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