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[[Martin Gore]] clarifies the origin of the song's title in an April 1993 interview for Bong magazine: "It was the name of a make believe film I invented about Elvis as the devil."<ref>Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20080303183428/http://www.sacreddm.net/fanclub/bongmag/bong18/text1.htm Bong 18, April 1993 ASK MARTIN]</ref> | |||
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Song
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'Memphisto' is an instrumental song produced during the recording of 1990 album Violator by Depeche Mode. It was released as a B-side to the single 'Enjoy The Silence' on January 16, 1990.
Notes
An uncredited band member tells Poster Seductores magazine in 1990 (translated from Spanish):
"We like cinema and we like to create special [atmospheres] with our music. In a way, 'Memphisto' is our homage to that esoteric cinema."
Martin Gore clarifies the origin of the song's title in an April 1993 interview for Bong magazine: "It was the name of a make believe film I invented about Elvis as the devil."[1]
Dates where Memphisto was played
Memphisto has never been played live.
- ↑ Source: Bong 18, April 1993 ASK MARTIN
