Richard, touch me
I was listening to The Best of Depeche Mode, vol. 1 (not bad at all, now that I've cleansed myself for a few years after sharing a flat with a friend who was slightly obsessed with the St. Albans lot) when Dr B. sang along 'Reach out and touch me', to which I said 'No, it's Reach out (and) touch face, or touche base or something'.
Now, you see, Dr B. is right about 90 per cent of the time, and very much able to convince you that he is right even if he is not for about five percent of the time, with the remaining five percent conveniently brushed off with a 'I don't want to discuss this any longer'. This time he insisted they sing 'Reach out and touch me' and supported his argument with the title of the song (Personal Jesus).
The very official Depechemode.com says 'Reach out and touch faith', so it turns out we were both wrong, and that the lyrics of Personal Jesus are often misheard.
But I was a little less wrong than he was.
Friday 24 November 2006 at 4:11 pm
St Albans? Basildon, surely. Jamelia has used a sample of Personal Jesus on the fantastic Beware Of The Dog, and she does say "reach out and touch me" so that kinda vindicates Dr B a little.
Friday 24 November 2006 at 4:26 pm
Basildon indeed.
I often appear to mix words that contain more or less the same sounds. The result is often hilarious.
That'll cheat me to catch my facts next mite…
In any case, the chances of Dr B. having the remotest idea of who fellow Brummie (this time I checked) Jamelia is are next to nil.