Many say Dave Gahan wrong – do you? Here’s how the Depeche Mode frontman really pronounces his name.
As long as we listen to music and write about it, but – unlike our colleagues on the radio – don’t talk about it publicly, we have a problem: we sometimes have no idea how to actually pronounce the names of certain bands, solo artists or actors. It started with The Artist Formerly Known As Prince and ended with !!! not up. Fortunately, those affected often provide the explanation themselves (“pronounced: Chk Chk Chk”).
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How do you say Dave Gahan correctly?
In the case of Depeche Mode and their famous singer, however, things are a little different: for over 40 years, everyone here – if they are over 40 years old – has believed they know this band. When they announced a new album and we were considering dedicating our cover story to Depeche Mode, the attentive editorial spy stumbled upon something unusual: no matter how many people you talked to about Martin Gore, the late Andrew Fletcher and Dave Gahan – you heard almost as many different versions of it as the Depeche Mode singer is now pronounced. Don’t you think so? See for yourself…
Dave Gahan is pronounced differently and this is how it should be correctly:
That’s right: Dave Gahan provides the solution at the end of the clip. Which would hopefully clear this up once and for all.
Photos: Getty Images / Camera and editing: Ines Punessen