Depeche Mode's Somebody (Love Theme of Emo Couples)

I've been busy with MOOCs and I haven't had the chance to play much music. I was thinking of an easy 1980's song to play, and the choice was easy - Depeche Mode's "Somebody".

So here's "Somebody" recorded on tape

This is a rather weird song for Depeche Mode, a slight departure from their usual synth pop. It became a karaoke staple for suicidal couples. Thankfully, after more than a quarter of a century, it's now mostly forgotten.

The song has no guitars, nor bass (yay!!). Just piano, a heartbeat beat (redundundudndant) , atmospheric pads and monk vocals. For the heartbeat and the pads, I put to use the Akai Miniak (say that fast, it means something in Tagalog) and the Alesis Micron.

The Alesis Micron on the lower left (heartbeat); and the Akai Miniak on the upper right (pads)

I only used two tracks - the piano, heartbeat and pads on one track; and the monk vocals on another track.