James’s vocals are crisp and soothing, and throughout we occasionally hear faint whispering “just can’t get enough” in the background. This cover is less of a toe-tapper than the original, but it is still heartfelt, taking a dance hall bop into a romantic declaration. It retains some darkness even while lightening up the instrumentation. Nevertheless, on 2011 album Covers 80’s, he refashioned “Stripped” into a banjo-and-xylophones folk-rock number. If you know anything about Duncan Sheik, be it his first single “Barely Breathing” or his Tony-winning work on Spring Awakening, you know his music shares little in common with Depeche Mode. Her version of “Freelove” takes its cue from the original, then takes it even further, stripping things down to expose the song’s sublime melody and uncovering the undeniable emotional elegance in its bones. YouTuber Vkgoeswild, has covered a myriad of rock songs some of which truly have to be seen and heard to be believed. Had it existed in the band’s ’80s or early ’90s heyday, it might have been as beloved its melodic forerunners “Somebody” or “Question of Lust.” Pianist Vika Yermolyeva, a.k.a.
“Freelove” from 2007’s Exciter is an underrated latter-day Depeche Mode classic.
Best of the bunch, by a hair, is “Question of Lust,” but the whole EP is worth tracking down. They’re all great, spare and angelic electro-folk ballads. She released an entire EP titled, simply, Covering Depeche Mode, then did yet another Depeche track on this year’s album Covers, Vol. Lotte Kestner loves covering Depeche Mode.
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