
S1E8: Blue Monday
Transmissions: The Definitive Story of Joy Division & New Order
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Blue Monday
The power of repetitive electronic beats was not something discovered by disco producers. Some thought a certain German electronic band might have been an influence on Blue Monday too. The words Blue Monday don't appear anywhere in the lyrics. So where did they come from? Stephen Morris was reading a book at the time. Peter Hook has always loved a 1953 song that shows the title. That's Domina.
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