This is a cover of son houses john the revelator, which was inspired by the classic gospel song john the revelator as first recorded by blind willie johnson in 1930. The john of this song is guilty of misleading generations of christians down the path of believing there is only one way to god. Let him tell his book of lies john the revelator hes a smooth operator its time we cut him down to size take him by the hand and put him on the stand let us hear his alibis by claiming god as his holy right hes stealing a god from the israelite stealing a god from a muslim, too there is only one god through and through seven lies, multiplied by seven multiplied by seven again seven angels. Curtis stigers john the revelator lyrics genius lyrics. Song information for john the revelator depeche mode on allmusic. It was released on playing the angel and the john the revelator lilian single. General commenti think that the meaning of this song, at least generally, is quite clear. With depeche mode, andrew fletcher, david gahan, martin gore. Depeche mode john the revelator new york rehearsal. John the revelator is a depeche mode song not to be missed. John the revelator depeche mode guitar cover youtube. The phrase, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, cannot be better explained than through the wonderful stylish songwriting of martin l. Sep 21, 2015 john the revelator lilian is the second double aside single by depeche mode and their fortyfourth single overall, released on 5 june 2006.
Mute 12bong38,mute 12bong38,mute 0094636687612 format. Infobox single name john the revelator lilian artist depeche mode from album playing the angel released 5 june 2006 format cd, cd. Gore, and the soulful crooning voice work of lead singer, dave gahan. According to their record company, depeche mode have sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide. Song information for john the revelator depeche mode on allmusic allmusic. Promo video for john the revelator by depeche mode from their 2005 album, playing the angel. The group as of now consists of a trio of dave gahan lead vocals and cosongwriting, martin gore keyboards, guitar, colead vocals and main songwriting, and andy fletcher keyboards.
Song john the revelator single version artist depeche mode. John the revelator put him in an elevator take him up to the highest high take him up to the top where the mountains stop let him tell his book of lies john the revelator hes a smooth operator its time we cut him down to size take him by the hand and put him on the stand let. Also they had 7 number one albums in the german album charts from 19932017. Licensed to youtube by sme, wmg on behalf of reprise. Depeche mode john the revelator lilian 2006, cd discogs. And he sent his angel and presented it in signs through him to his slave john, 2 who bore witness to the word god gave and to the witness jesus christ gave, yes, to all the things he saw. Making john almost sound like some sort of false prophet or something.
John the revelator by depeche mode on amazon music. Jun 06, 2006 john the revelator is a depeche mode song not to be missed. Three track dvd single taken from their playing the angel album. It is talking about the book of revelations of john in the bible. Depeche mode john the revelator lyrics genius lyrics. John the revelator depeche mode song info allmusic. Depeche mode john the revelator heres how i play this song on guitaracoustic. Martyr is the 45th uk single by the english electronic band depeche mode. Suffer well is going to be released in february 2006 and will be followed by the fourth and final playing the angel single, john the revelator. Marketed by reprise records, a warner music group company. It was released in 2017 and appears on the album spirit. John the revelator put him in a elevator take him up to the highest high take him up to the top where the mountains stop let him tell his book of lies john the revelator hes a smooth operator its time we cut him down to size take him by the hand and put him on the stand let us hear his alibis by claiming god as his holy right. Nov 08, 2006 upon its release, songs of faith and devotion reached number one in several countries, and became the first depeche mode album to debut atop the charts in both the uk and the us.
John the revelator inspired by the traditional song of the same name. Depeche mode john the revelator lilian 2006, vinyl. English electronic music band depeche mode recorded a response to john the revelator in 2005. Where as in the original version john the revelator was more of a man of god. While the depeche mode track known as john the revelator should be considered a novel composition written by martin gore rather than a cover song like route 66, dirt or so cruel three songs that are covered by depeche mode the song has its origins in an early 20thcentury gospelfolk song john the revelator famously performed by son house, blind willie johnson, and later by.
Depeche mode john the revelator miami crossover mix by. Both songs are featured on depeche mode s 2005 album, playing the angel and serve as the fourth single from the album see 2006 in british music. To support the album, depeche mode embarked on the fourteenmonthlong devotional tour, the largest tour they had ever undertaken to that date. Depeche mode john the revelator murk mode dub, boosta. Features the video of john the revelator plus two audio tracks. John the revelator lyrics performed by depeche mode. This is the 53rd single 44th in the us by depeche mode. Since their debut in 1981, depeche mode have had 54 songs in the uk singles chart, as well as one us, and two uk number one albums songs of faith and devotion and ultra. Aug 28, 2015 provided to youtube by reprise john the revelator depeche mode playing the angel. Please note you will need an all code dvd player to view. John the revelator lilian is the second double aside single by depeche mode and their fortyfourth single overall, released on 5 june 2006. They are saying that john is guilty of passing off those lies to generations. Jul 27, 2017 let him tell his book of lies john the revelator hes a smooth operator its time we cut him down to size take him by the hand and put him on the stand let us hear his alibis by claiming god as his holy right hes stealing a god from the israelite stealing a god from a muslim, too there is only one god through and through seven lies, multiplied by seven multiplied by seven again seven angels. Stream depeche mode john the revelator miami crossover mix by delle101 from desktop or your mobile device.
Nagrania pochodza z drezna, berlina, dusseldorfu, pragi, paryza, friedrichshafen oraz z. Songwriter martin gore described the song as a heavily reinterpreted old gospel tune about the author of the book of revelation. The single is the fourth release from their playing the angel album that has surpassed 2 million copies in sales. Depeche mode wheres the revolution dreaming of mode.
John the revelator, put him in an elevator take him up to the highest high take him up to the top where the mountains stop let him tell his book of lies john the. John the revelator put him in a elevator take him up to the highest high take him up to the top where the mountains stop. Anywho, good song from depeche mode, perhaps not quite as good as some of their older hits but is still a good number. He should bow his head in shame outro byebye byebye john the revelator byebye john the revelator byebye john the revelator depeche mode playlist s. Out on june 5th is the double aside single john the revelator lilian by depeche mode. What does depeche mode mean with john the revelator lyrics. John the revelator put him in an elevator take him up to the highest high take him up to the top whe. Vinyl 12 depeche mode john the revelator lilian 2006, vinyl discogs. Provided to youtube by reprise john the revelator depeche mode playing the angel.
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