I admit that I didn’t get into Depeche Mode until late in the game, in 1998 when I got my hands on their The Singles best-of compilation. What a treasure trove that was; Andy Fletcher leaves quite the legacy.

Here are my top five DM songs.

Condemnation

Walking In My Shoes

I Feel You

Never Let Me Down Again

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Andy Fletcher obituary in The Guardian: “Fletcher was a keyboardist and passionate proponent of electronics, glorying in the synthesiser’s role in overturning the convention of music being made with guitars and drums.”