I'm revisiting this song after many years...What I always liked about it is that it features some of THE most forgotten cities of the American west- Amarillo, Gallup, Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino and turns them into almost mythic destinations. You can still get that Route 66 vibe today if you follow the original road.
They were hurt by I-40 which let people drive right past them. Little towns like Shamrock, TX took a huge hit when RT 66 was decommissioned. Thankfully the nostalgia boom that began in the 1990’s has encouraged many people (often foreign visitors) to travel the “Mother Road.” If you own a motorcycle you owe it to yourself to ride it at least once. I especially recommend going East to West.
New Wave was just a general term for all the kind of brand new music you got in the beginning of the 80s, simply because it sounded extremely different than the music from the 70s. What Depeche Mode, Midge Ure, Joy Division (later New Order), Soft Cell, Visage and all the others made there in the beginning of the 80s, is called Synth-pop.
Yeah, we did. Maybe it depended on where you lived. People who were into bands like this were called wavers. The Cure, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, etc. People who were into metal, hair rock, etc. were called rockers. Obviously there was quite a bit of overlap. If you build a half pipe in your backyard, your bangs are long and swooped over one eye, you're obsessed with "trucks" and Tony Hawk is your idol, you're a skater. If you have a mohawk and safety pins in your skin ( your friend pierced you) you're punk, if you wear only black and think everyone else is some cookie cutter, zero personality follower, you're goth. Funny memories.
My wife traveled that route to Los Angeles, and left her sister in Gallup New Mexico. She became a social worker, and guided us into, well, many things. I grew up along Route 66, my parents descendants of pioneers of Oregon Trail,
Drove a portion of it in 2019 on the way to Grand Canyon. We stopped in Winslow and Williams. If I ever strike it rich, I'm restoring a '59 Eldorado and will cruise the whole thing.
einer der geilsten songs von DM, sehr selten. bin seit 25 jahren mode fan und bin jetzt erst draufkommen das es noch immer songs gibt die ich nicht kenne! Unglaublich aber wahr!
I've been to both ends. I used to live in Santa Monica so it was right on the pier. Was visiting family in Chicago on the other end. I hope to plan a route 66 trip. My cousin did that trip on his honeymoon. I always request this song on siriusxm first wave.
when my uncle got out of the army at the end of wwii he travelled route 66 all the way from California to Chicago.... he got tired of the road... in those days it went through towns and you had to follow the signage, etc, .,,,,when they go to the VERY END OF THE HIGHWAY... it was almost dead ending into Lake Michigan and there was a big sign: 'THIS IS THE END OF ROUTE 66'.... he nearly died laughing and told that story over and over till he died in 2005
It was the very first cross country highway from Chicago to L.A. It's historic! It came LONG before ALL the modern interstate freeways that criss-cross the U.S.
Mixture of versions (Never Let Me Down, Behind the Wheel and World in my eyes). Either way, Depeche Mode still sounds absolutely great!! It's a shame my generation of 15-20 don't know what real music is like.
all the kids know now is hip hop and rap that mostly sounds like garbage. Funny how as wild as rock and pop was...the artists werent gunning each other down in the streets. Not even the country singers that talked about drinking and guns.
LOL - that's awesome. I really love this song also. Makes me remember the great times I had when this song came out in 87'. It wasn't played on the radio here in Houston, but it was played in a nightclub I used to go to. Those were some really great times...
The best song, route 66 beautiful desert, smoke weed in the car in arizona, drinking beer in the históric bar. From Chile saludos! Alucino cok esta música....
When I was on my cross country trip in 72 dead stopped in 3 lanes of Saint Louie traffic. Hot hot day. Route 66 sign in site!! Made tracks in my 66 Cyclone GT Convertible. I ❤️ this version.
I only had a chance to drive about 1 off the 16th of the route, it cuts in and out let me tell you your in time warp there's no FKN experience like this good road side diners excellent food most people are cool have to be carfull though history man!!!! I liked it a lot....FM......
Finally found this version! I heard this over over a decade ago and didn't know who sang it, I picked up Burnout Paradise Remasterd (I never played the original) and found this song in it. Funny thing is I like a lot of Depeche Mode songs to but I didn't know they covered this.
Matthew Wells i played the original burnout paradise where i first heard the beatmaster's mix of this song. I later went to check out the original and its one of my alltime favourite songs now.
I discovered this incredible version of Bobby Troop's awesome song on the soundtrack of the movie Earth Girls Are Easy (and no I am not making this up).
Esta rola es de culto y más mezclada con los acordes de Behind the wheel , como te extrañamos Alan y también a Fletch , en fin nos hicieron y siguen haciéndose feliz , gracias Dm eres el soundtrack de mi fucking vida 🎹
It may have been the end of an era for the Mother Road(at the time)when this cover [song] came out... But who cares! It's still a good song and yes 👍! I'm all about route 66..... ☺
Thank you for reposting this. SME had mine removed. And my only complaint is that I don't have an original copy anymore. It was not my best video but it is one of my firsts.
Also giving credit to Nate Cole, the original artist of this song “(get your kicks on) Route 66”. He was one of the rare black artists of that time (40s) who had made the top ten of the pop charts that were solely dominated by white artists.
Well if you ever plan to motor west Travel my way, take the highway that's the best Get your kicks on Route 66 Well it winds from Chicago to L.A. More than two thousand miles all the way Get your kicks on Route 66 Well it goes to St. Louis, down to Missouri Oklahoma City looks so, so pretty You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Wynonna Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino You get hip to this kind of tip And go take that California trip Get your kicks on Route 66 Well it goes to St. Louis, down to Missouri Oklahoma City looks so, so pretty You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Wynonna Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino If you get hip to this kind of tip And go take that California trip Get your kicks on Route 66 Get your kicks on Route 66 Get your kicks on Route 66 Get your kicks on Route 66 Get your kicks on Route 66 Get your kicks on Route 66
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That is awesome that a British band talked about one of the best trips in USA. The instrumental is incredible
It's actually a cover of a 1946 American song, but it's one of the better ones!
Hello, It my favorite song of Depeche Mode!!! ¡
Twenty years after the Stones did the same!
Xx
It was a perfect fit with “Behind the Wheel” and their U.S. tour (culminating at the Rose Bowl and the “101” album and tour film).
Świetna piosenka ,lubię słuchać w nocy jadąc autem sam pośród lasów po ciemku❤
I'm revisiting this song after many years...What I always liked about it is that it features some of THE most forgotten cities of the American west- Amarillo, Gallup, Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino and turns them into almost mythic destinations. You can still get that Route 66 vibe today if you follow the original road.
They were hurt by I-40 which let people drive right past them. Little towns like Shamrock, TX took a huge hit when RT 66 was decommissioned. Thankfully the nostalgia boom that began in the 1990’s has encouraged many people (often foreign visitors) to travel the “Mother Road.” If you own a motorcycle you owe it to yourself to ride it at least once. I especially recommend going East to West.
Best Route 66 American Main Road Street Ever!
You can get hip to this kind of tip
@@motorcop505amarillo boulevard in Amarillo Texas is the old route 66 route through that city... hispanic part of the city...
Los Amo DM ❤❤❤❤❤❤he pasado por la ruta 66 soy mexicana y me tienen ENAMORADA , de todas sus canciones , LOV U DM❤❤❤❤
1969...my first trp to Calif from Pa..i was 19..rode on 66 some...saw a lot...was baked n fried in Arizona..whew...glad I made it once
Eins meiner Lieblingssongs von Mode 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
if you haven't driven on Route 66, do it before it's too late. it's a spiritual experience and it's what America once was all over....
Yeah!!!
Now its july 2020, and I guess time has come!
Lets go US & make this spiritual path👍🔥
From Moscow👉
@@CrazyGamerGd 👌👌👌
time to pack my 93 cherokee and hit the road
Say hi of youre by amarillo!
Включил на 100% громкости на колонках. Офигенно! 👍
Класс 💕💕💕💕💕
С вами. Кстати за Miami Vice, отдельное уважение. Сам недавно пересмотрел.
Love this music, for my friends at 80 years!
This brings back some of my best memories. Back in the day, we called this music ‘New Wave.’ 🙃
Really? Never heard of it. Lol
New Wave was just a general term for all the kind of brand new music you got in the beginning of the 80s, simply because it sounded extremely different than the music from the 70s.
What Depeche Mode, Midge Ure, Joy Division (later New Order), Soft Cell, Visage and all the others made there in the beginning of the 80s, is called Synth-pop.
No we didn't
Yeah, we did. Maybe it depended on where you lived. People who were into bands like this were called wavers. The Cure, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, etc. People who were into metal, hair rock, etc. were called rockers. Obviously there was quite a bit of overlap. If you build a half pipe in your backyard, your bangs are long and swooped over one eye, you're obsessed with "trucks" and Tony Hawk is your idol, you're a skater. If you have a mohawk and safety pins in your skin ( your friend pierced you) you're punk, if you wear only black and think everyone else is some cookie cutter, zero personality follower, you're goth. Funny memories.
The distorted guitar gives this a distinct ZZ Top feel. I like this version.
EXACTLY what I thought in the first 3 seconds
because it is they sampled it then changed it
I gues it is Nile Rogers who was playing on it
If only you could actually get ahold of this version….
its an AC/DC riff man
R.I.P. Andrew Fletcher! You synth tunes will always be with us!
❤❤❤😂
@@ΛαζαροςΚαταραςwhy the laugh emoji
@@Peacout75well no disrespect to fletch but he didn’t play much on the keyboards compared to Martin and Alan.
DM Love this band and their music is timeless
D.M. - Immortal band !!!
Approve.
Sergey Magel Absolut Music.
Sound m8!
I like this version the best and I live near Kingman, AZ., less than a mile from Historic Route 66 ;)
Tell Salvatore that I'm coming down to Tempe Arizona. 🗽🤨🛣🏜🐀
My wife traveled that route to Los Angeles, and left her sister in Gallup New Mexico. She became a social worker, and guided us into, well, many things.
I grew up along Route 66, my parents descendants of pioneers of Oregon Trail,
Just because it happened to you doesn't make it interesting.
Muito legal,nesse ano estudava no Colégio São luis e ia sempre escutando essa música, ótimas lembranças. São paulo Brasil
J'adore ce cover de dépêche mode Sublime hommage
Drove a portion of it in 2019 on the way to Grand Canyon. We stopped in Winslow and Williams. If I ever strike it rich, I'm restoring a '59 Eldorado and will cruise the whole thing.
Not entirely possible anymore but there are a few streatchs
Went Barstow-OKC on 66 one trip then picked up I-40. Stopped in Cadillac Ranch outside Amarillo TX.
@@evilschmoo definitely on my bucket list to do a full Route 66 trip (what's left of it at least) via motorcycle.
Yeah, one of the main reasons I want to go to Route 66 is just to listen this song for the whole trip.
Did you go already?
i'ts not there any more... they abolished that number for US routes
einer der geilsten songs von DM, sehr selten. bin seit 25 jahren mode fan und bin jetzt erst draufkommen das es noch immer songs gibt die ich nicht kenne! Unglaublich aber wahr!
Very cool video with DM route 66 mix
Driving with the windows down on the motorway with this song on just hits different
I've been to both ends. I used to live in Santa Monica so it was right on the pier. Was visiting family in Chicago on the other end. I hope to plan a route 66 trip. My cousin did that trip on his honeymoon. I always request this song on siriusxm first wave.
when my uncle got out of the army at the end of wwii he travelled route 66 all the way from California to Chicago.... he got tired of the road... in those days it went through towns and you had to follow the signage, etc, .,,,,when they go to the VERY END OF THE HIGHWAY... it was almost dead ending into Lake Michigan and there was a big sign: 'THIS IS THE END OF ROUTE 66'.... he nearly died laughing and told that story over and over till he died in 2005
this song should definitely have been called "Behind The Wheel (Down The Route 66)"
Depeche Mode лучшие из лучших!!!
It was the very first cross country highway from Chicago to L.A. It's historic! It came LONG before ALL the modern interstate freeways that criss-cross the U.S.
Actually it wasn't, the Lincoln highway came first.
enough love to go around to Route 66 and the Lincoln Highway
My fave since 1987
Great Song 🎶 i love it 🎅🎅🎅👍
Mixture of versions (Never Let Me Down, Behind the Wheel and World in my eyes). Either way, Depeche Mode still sounds absolutely great!! It's a shame my generation of 15-20 don't know what real music is like.
World In My Eyes wasn't a thing and there is zero Never Let Me Down in this. So, the only thing you are right about is Behind the Wheel.
congratulations that YOU DO
very impressive!!!
all the kids know now is hip hop and rap that mostly sounds like garbage.
Funny how as wild as rock and pop was...the artists werent gunning each other down in the streets. Not even the country singers that talked about drinking and guns.
LOL - that's awesome. I really love this song also. Makes me remember the great times I had when this song came out in 87'. It wasn't played on the radio here in Houston, but it was played in a nightclub I used to go to. Those were some really great times...
Here, from Vienna Austria 🇦🇹 👍 👍
Love this song Good to mention Algiers to Oran. Fan from Algeria
muito foda essa musica, não pra acreditar que já fazem 31 anos do seu lançamento.
The best song, route 66 beautiful desert, smoke weed in the car in arizona, drinking beer in the históric bar. From Chile saludos! Alucino cok esta música....
y hace muchos años crecía marijuana en los campos cerca de esa carretera... lástima que las autoridades lo erradicó....jajaja
muy buena version de este clasico de los 50s ., incrieble que una cancion no tenga época cuando es buena trasciende el tiempo ademas esta bueno el mix
y lo más increíble es que un grupo inglés cantaría de una cosa estadounidense tan típico
Bad ass song! Enjoyed it at Dodger Stadium in the 80s and am enjoying now in 2021 yeaaaah buooyyy
I loved that they used elements from the music for Behind the wheel for this, it worked out really well.
I think they just sampled the instrumental minus drums and bass and played it back sped up on one key on their EMAX
When I was on my cross country trip in 72 dead stopped in 3 lanes of Saint Louie traffic. Hot hot day. Route 66 sign in site!! Made tracks in my 66 Cyclone GT Convertible. I ❤️ this version.
I only had a chance to drive about 1 off the 16th of the route, it cuts in and out let me tell you your in time warp there's no FKN experience like this good road side diners excellent food most people are cool have to be carfull though history man!!!! I liked it a lot....FM......
Finally found this version! I heard this over over a decade ago and didn't know who sang it, I picked up Burnout Paradise Remasterd (I never played the original) and found this song in it. Funny thing is I like a lot of Depeche Mode songs to but I didn't know they covered this.
Matthew Wells i played the original burnout paradise where i first heard the beatmaster's mix of this song. I later went to check out the original and its one of my alltime favourite songs now.
Dave gahan is not singing this one
I discovered this incredible version of Bobby Troop's awesome song on the soundtrack of the movie Earth Girls Are Easy (and no I am not making this up).
Love Martin’s singing
Lynda Burn - Except it’s all Dave singing here...
@@dukeon Check your ears.
Altho it sounds A LOT LIKE Dave, it's martin
There are still sections (now called "Old Route 66") in southern Missouri.
i love depeche mode!! ❤️❤️❤️
THIS MASTER PIECE WILL KEEP ACROSS THE TIME...!!!
Remember hearing this dad's car in 87 and saying let's go to Barstow!! Lol lol - he said ummmm no !! AWE GEN X THE BEST!!!❤️❤️❤️
шикарно поют,эх,где мои 15 лет
I understand!!!
привет, русский человек
Esta rola es de culto y más mezclada con los acordes de Behind the wheel , como te extrañamos Alan y también a Fletch , en fin nos hicieron y siguen haciéndose feliz , gracias Dm eres el soundtrack de mi fucking vida 🎹
One of the best Songs DM forever
Gets me up and going...
"music for the masses "
Amazing song even more timeless band
You got it.
fan depuis 1981 toujours ok
I love depechemode 😍😍😍
Who doesn't? 😊😊😊😊
Awsome!!! Great cars!!!!!
Best band .... ever!!!!!
Fun Fact: Bobby Troop, who wrote Route 66, played Dr. Joe Early on the 1970's tv series Emergency!
October 2024 🙌🏿
wow were was this song all my life its freaking awesome hope my neighbors like it bahahaha 😁👍
I live on route 66:)
Oh that sound!!!!!!!!! 😍
Моя любимая группа.
Back in the day I rode my bicycle on it from Lincoln to McLean Illinois a good way to see some of the early pavement
Best rendention ever. And I'm an Asleep at the Wheel fan... So sorry Ray !! ...jussayn
MEGA Beautifulll!!!!
Absolutely!
Love this version
Dobrze zrobione z dwóch motywów ❤
Хубава песен.
Probably, the best version of this song.
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@@jamescassidy3995 u don’t think so?
@@xHxlo I have to say Chuck Berry for me ✌️✨
@@jamescassidy3995 same
Это классно. Молодцы.
Неужели лучше Лепса и Газманова?
My license plate says Arizona Route 66!👌😎👍♥️
I drove on the Mother Load....2011......New Mexico & Arizona....
It may have been the end of an era for the Mother Road(at the time)when this cover [song] came out... But who cares! It's still a good song and yes 👍! I'm all about route 66..... ☺
Thank you for reposting this. SME had mine removed. And my only complaint is that I don't have an original copy anymore. It was not my best video but it is one of my firsts.
Best Route 66 American Main Road Street Ever!
I wish DM had continued to use this live as an extension of Behind the Wheel, it worked in the 80s, 90,s, probably still would do live.
Super! In Russia with love❤!
Really, really, really LIKE this "take" on the song.
Oh yeah that' s right 😄😄😄😄 j adore ce mix de DM ❤❤❤❤
Amazing
Semplicemente magici
Martin Milner and George Maharis (the stars of the 1960's TV series Route 66 would love this video.
Ha, they used audio sample (changing it) from ZZ Top's "Sharp Dressed man"
The best band to ever come out in the 80s 🔈💣💞💯💥❣️
great version haunting
Oh yeaah!, its a very good song!
Love it
Best cover EVER!
Went to LV and had to drive to Kingman Arizona to say I have driven part of Route 66!!
America just in general doesn’t know how to live life with a song like this. It just flys over
На все времена
I have seen Route 66, I visited a cousin when she lived in Amarillo. I saw it there
Very good I like
Oklahoma City all the way to Los Angeles!!!! Route 66.
Also giving credit to Nate Cole, the original artist of this song “(get your kicks on) Route 66”. He was one of the rare black artists of that time (40s) who had made the top ten of the pop charts that were solely dominated by white artists.
The Stones have a really great version. Natalie Cole has a totally jazzy version. Lots of different well known artists recorded this song.
Well if you ever plan to motor west
Travel my way, take the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than two thousand miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it goes to St. Louis, down to Missouri
Oklahoma City looks so, so pretty
You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Wynonna
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
You get hip to this kind of tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it goes to St. Louis, down to Missouri
Oklahoma City looks so, so pretty
You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Wynonna
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
If you get hip to this kind of tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Get your kicks on Route 66
Get your kicks on Route 66
Get your kicks on Route 66
Get your kicks on Route 66
Get your kicks on Route 66
THE MOTHER ROAD!!!!!
Behind the wheel + Martin Gore's vocal = route 66
Geniestreich best66
Saw route 66 up near the grand canyon
Dm est ma thérapie ❤️❤️❤️
Moi aussi ma petite lili gahan