How do you pronounce the word Depeche?
What does Depeche Mode mean?
Martin Gore, the group’s principle songwriter, has said that the band’s name was taken from a French fashion magazine. The name means “hurried fashion” or “fashion dispatch,” concepts that appealed to him and his band mates.
Why is Depeche Mode called Depeche Mode?
When explaining the choice for the new name, taken from French fashion magazine Dépêche mode, Gore said, “It means hurried fashion or fashion dispatch. Gore recalled that the first time the band played as Depeche Mode was a school gig in May 1980.
Is Depeche Mode English?
Depeche Mode is an English band. It formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. The band’s name was taken from French fashion magazine, Dépêche mode, which means “fashion update” or “fashion news dispatch”. Depeche Mode became famous in the 1980s.