Oberkorn is a town in the commune

Communes of Luxembourg

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 of Differdange

Differdange

Differdange is a commune with city status in south-western Luxembourg. Differdange is an industrial city that was home to much of Luxembourg's steel production, and lies near the borders with Belgium and France...

 in south-western Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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. , the town has a population of 4,493. In 1982, Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

 released a song (a B-side of their single "The Meaning of Love

The Meaning of Love

"The Meaning of Love" is the fifth UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on April 26, 1982.The single version of "The Meaning of Love" is the same as the album version from A Broken Frame, the album the song later appears on...

") called "Oberkorn, it's a small town", which refers to the town. In addition, Depeche Mode also used the Oberkorn song as a prelude to the My Secret Garden song from the A Broken Frame

A Broken Frame

* All compositions by Martin Gore.* David Gahan sings lead vocals on all songs except "Shouldn't Have Done That" which is a duet with Gore. "Nothing to Fear" and "Further Excerpts From: My Secret Garden" are instrumental.-2006 re-release:...

 album when recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon, now named HMV Hammersmith Apollo.

The famous Spanish techno group OBK

OBK

OBK is a Spanish techno pop and electro Pop music group from Barcelona composed of Jordi Sánchez and Miguel Arjona. The group was famous for introducing the electronic music in Spain.- The OBK boom :...

, from the song by Depeche Mode, also makes an indirect reference to the town.