Covered Up: The Saturdays' cover of "Just Can't Get Enough" keeps getting used in Payless Shoe Source commercials. And metal fans tend to remember Rammstein's cover of "Stripped" over the original. Johnny Cash and Marilyn Manson have covered "Personal Jesus".
Face of the Band: There's Dave Gahan, maybe Martin Gore... and then that tall redhead bloke, and (depending on time period) the little blond guy or the cute one with the guyliner.
Funny Aneurysm Moment: In 1986's "A Question Of Lust", Martin sings: "And I need to drink more than you seem to think before I'm anyone's..." As it turns out, he later had a horrible struggle with alcoholism that eventually ended his marriage.
Ho Yay: "Never Let Me Down Again", and especially "What's Your Name" and "Boys Say Go".
Narm: Dave's delivery slides between hammy, slurry and Creepy Monotone and really narms it up in places, especially in the early years. He took singing lessons in '97 and most material from after that is far less narmy. Most of it.
Narm Charm: But nobody really minds because he's Dave Gahan.
Several of their early music videos are hilarious because of the wacky hairdos, especially the videos from A Broken Frame.
The "A Broken Frame" era videos (all directed by Julien Temple) are so hated by the band that they've never been released on home video and probably never will be. They're available on the band's website, though. Besides those 3 videos, the beginning of the "Master and Servant" video certainly qualifies.
Sophomore Slump: Vince Clarke, the primary songwriter, left the group after the success of the first album. There is a marked change in the tone and quality of the songs in the second album, though a few good ones do pop up.
Also averted in a way, as "Construction Time Again" is Martin's 2nd album as primary songwriter, but it's pretty awesome and the lead single is one of their most beloved songs.