" Enola Gay", Orchtral Manovr the Dark's (OMD's) wonrfully dulgent synthpop classic named after the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima,...
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- HOW I WROTE ‘ENOLA GAY’ BY OMD’S ANDY MCCLKEY
- OMD CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF ENOLA GAY WH LIMED EDN 12”
- OMD RELEASE SPECIAL 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDN OF CLASSIC H, ‘ENOLA GAY’
- ENOLA GAY
HOW I WROTE ‘ENOLA GAY’ BY OMD’S ANDY MCCLKEY
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“Enola Gay”, Orchtral Manovr the Dark’s (OMD’s) wonrfully dulgent synthpop classic named after the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, has jt turned 40. While the last 40 years have seen OMD produce multiple chartg rerds, break to Ameri wh Pretty Pk‘s “If You Leave”, and more recently, rerd the crilly acclaimed The Punishment of Luxury, ’s “Enola Gay” that most hontly ptur the band’s triumphant legacy. Synthizg tellectual lyrics wh popular sensibili, “Enola Gay” reflects bandmat Andy McClkey and Pl Humphreys’ efforts to brg the cerebral and often, monplace, to the mastream.
More than any of their other songs, “Enola Gay” is evince of how OMD masterfully ptured the ncerns of the morn world and packaged them up such a way that they won over the mastream.
OMD CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF ENOLA GAY WH LIMED EDN 12”
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I’m here to talk to you about the 40th anniversary of “Enola Gay”, the lead sgle om your send album, Organisatn. The lyrics and tle of “Enola Gay” expose your love of history and efforts to make telligent pop mic.
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OMD RELEASE SPECIAL 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDN OF CLASSIC H, ‘ENOLA GAY’
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