2011-04-05

WOULDN´T YOU LIKE TO HAVE YOUR OWN PERSONAL JESUS?

Religion, faith, higher love, mercy, condemnation, sinners, sisters of night, judases. Martin Gore´s depicting in his songs what it means to cross the line, the limits, embracing instinct or surrendering to love, whether this love is sinful or unique. In his earlier compositions, long before Songs of Faith and Devotion, Martin focused on people´s newfound interest in personalized religions, the "flesh and bone by the telephone", making understanding and forgiveness accessible, a reflection of those times.

Again, the official video is very good but, when I´m down in the dumps or I want to dance and smile, smile and dance, I go back to this amazing version of Personal Jesus, with Dave´s energy and sense of fun, Martin´s unusual trousers with legs joined by a strap, Fletch´s good looks and those amazing women in the choir. It´s a very powerful rendering by DM. Highly recommended.

PERSONAL JESUS LIVE