By happy I don't mean ironic or sarcastic happy, but smiling heart happy.
This song always gives me that feeling.
Many Martin Gore disciples know the story of how “Personal Jesus,” came to light, it has become legend to a legion of Depeche Mode fans. Gore had been reading a book written by Sandra Harmon about Priscilla Presley called Elvis & Me. In the book Priscilla says this about her marriage to Elvis, “Over the years he became my father, husband and very nearly God.” Gore explained Depeche Mode’s biggest hit like this, “It’s a song about being a Jesus for somebody else, someone to give you hope and care. It’s about how Elvis was her man and her mentor and how often that happens in love relationships – how everybody’s heart is like a god in some way. We play these god-like parts for people but no one is perfect, and that’s not a very balanced view of someone, is it?”
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