Enola Gay by OMD - Songfacts

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• ENOLA GAYORCHTRAL MANOVR THE DARKTRACK 1 ON ORGANISATN PRODUCED BYMIKE HOWLETT & ORCHTRAL MANOVR THE DARK“ENOLA GAY” IS A SONG BY BRISH SYNTHPOP GROUP ORCHTRAL MANOVR THE DARK. THE ANTI-WAR TRACK WAS RELEASED AS THE ONLY SGLE OM THEIR 1980 ALBUM ORGANISATN AND… READ MORE SEP. 26, 19801 VIEWER60.9K VIEWS50 CONTRIBUTORSENOLA GAY LYRICS[VERSE 1]ENOLA GAYYOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED AT HOME YTERDAYAH-HA, WORDS N'T SCRIBETHE FEELG AND THE WAY YOU LIEDTHE GAM YOU PLAYTHEY'RE GONNA END MORE THAN TEARS SOMEDAYAH-HA, ENOLA GAYIT SHOULDN'T EVER HAVE TO END THIS WAY[CHOS]IT'S 8:15AND THAT'S THE TIME THAT 'S ALWAYS BEENWE GOT YOUR MSAGE ON THE RADCONDNS NORMAL AND YOU'RE G HOME[INSTMENTAL BRIDGE][BRIDGE]ENOLA GAYIS MOTHER PROUD OF LTLE BOY TODAY?AH-HA, THIS KISS YOU GIVEIT'S NEVER EVER GONNA FA AWAY[INSTMENTAL BREAKDOWN]YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[VERSE 2]ENOLA GAYIT SHOULDN'T EVER HAVE TO END THIS WAYAH-HA, ENOLA GAYIT SHOULDN'T FA OUR DREAMS AWAY[CHOS]IT'S 8:15AND THAT'S THE TIME THAT 'S ALWAYS BEENWE GOT YOUR MSAGE ON THE RADCONDNS NORMAL AND YOU'RE G HOME[OUTRO]ENOLA GAYIS MOTHER PROUD OF LTLE BOY TODAY?AH-HA, THIS KISS YOU GIVEIT'S NEVER EVER GONNA FA AWAY14EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT
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• ENOLA GAYUTAH PHILLIPSTRACK 102 ON STARLIGHT ON THE RAILS: A SONGBOOK 1 VIEWER2 CONTRIBUTORSENOLA GAY LYRICSLOOK OUT, LOOK OUT OM YOUR SCHOOLROOM WDOWLOOK UP YOUNG CHILDREN OM YOUR PLAYWAVE YOUR HAND AT THE SHG AIRPLANESUCH A BETIFUL SIGHT IS ENOLA GAYIT'S MANY A E OM THE UTAH SERTTO TIAN ISLAND FAR AWAYSTANDG GUARD BY THE BARBED WIRE FENCTHAT HI THE SECRET OF ENOLA GAYHIGH ABOVE THE CLOUDS THE SUNL SILENCESO PEACEFUL HERE, I'D LIKE TO STAYBUT THERE'S MANY A PILOT WHO WOULD SWAP HIS PENSNFOR A CHANCE TO FLY ENOLA GAYWHAT IS THAT SOUND HIGH ABOVE MY CY?I SH OUTSI AND SEARCH THE SKYNOW WE ARE NNG TO FD THE SHELTERTHE AIR RAID SIRENS START TO CRYWHAT WILL I SAY WHEN MY CHILDREN ASK MEWHERE WAS I FLYG UPON THAT DAY?WH TREMBLG VOICE I GAVE THE ORRTO THE BOMBARDIER OF ENOLA GAYLOOK OUT, LOOK OUT OM YOUR SCHOOLROOM WDOWLOOK UP, YOUNG CHILDREN OM YOUR PLAYYOUR BRIGHT YOUNG EY WILL TURN TO ASHIN THE BLDG LIGHT OF ENOLA GAYYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEI TURN TO SEE THE FIREBALL RISG"MY GOD, MY GOD" ALL I N SAYI HEAR A VOICE WH ME CRYGMY MOTHER'S NAME WAS ENOLA GAYLOOK OUT, LOOK OUT OM YOUR SCHOOLROOM WDOWLOOK UP, YOUNG CHILDREN OM YOUR PLAY;WHEN YOU SEE THOSE WAR PLAN FLYGEACH ONE IS NAMED ENOLA GAYEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌STARLIGHT ON THE RAILS: A SONGBOOK (2008)UTAH PHILLIPS3. THE TELLG TAK ME HOME5. YUBA CY7. ALL USED UP9. FRIS ROAD11. QUEEN OF THE RAILS13. WABASH CANNONBALL/TOLONO15. WEEPY DON’T KNOW17. FUNERAL TRA19. GREEN ROLLG HILLS OF WT VIRGIA21. PHOEBE SNOW23. HE COM LIKE RA25. THE SOLDIER’S RETURN27. TOUCH ME29. IF I COULD BE THE RA31. STARLIGHT ON THE RAILS33. TALKG NPR BLU35. JOHN D. LEE37. DOG CANYON39. DANCERS41. LOOK FOR ME BUTTE43. THE GOODNIGHT-LOVG TRAIL45. DADDY, WHAT’S A TRA?47. FLY AWAY49. KID’S LIBERATN51. SG THE SPRG53. EDDIE’S SONG55. SHADOW MAKER57. SHE’LL NEVER BE ME59. HOOD RIVER ROLL ON61. STUPID’S SONG63. NEVADA JANE66. ORPHAN TRA68. GOLN MANSNS70. A RAGGED OLD MAN72. COLLIE WILKS (MISSG LYRICS)74. THE MER’S LULLABY (MISSG LYRICS)76. WOLVERE 14 TALKG BLU (MISSG LYRICS)78. I THK OF YOU (MISSG LYRICS)80. A CLEARG THE FORRT (MISSG LYRICS)82. ROCK SALT & NAILS (MISSG LYRICS)84. TWIST AND A POUND (MISSG LYRICS)86. STT’S CREEK BLUFF88. ASH ON THE SEA (MISSG LYRICS)90. THE FAD ROS OF DECEMBER (MISSG LYRICS)92. AC, STRAIGHTS, & FLH (MISSG LYRICS)94. GOG AWAY96. OLD BUDDY, GOODNIGHT98. JSE’S CORRIDO100. PIG HOLLOW102. ENOLA GAY104. LARIMER STREET106. WALKG THROUGH YOUR TOWN IN THE SNOW108. ROOM FOR THE POOR110. TROOPER’S LAMENT112. I WILL NOT OBEY114. A’T IT FE116. KILLG GROUND118. JUDAS RAM120. YELLOW RIBBON122. RICE AND BEANS124. HYMN SONGCREDSTAGSCOUNTRYEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE
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ENOLA GAYORCHTRAL MANOVR THE DARKTRACK 1 ON ORGANISATN PRODUCED BYMIKE HOWLETT & ORCHTRAL MANOVR THE DARK“ENOLA GAY” IS A SONG BY BRISH SYNTHPOP GROUP ORCHTRAL MANOVR THE DARK. THE ANTI-WAR TRACK WAS RELEASED AS THE ONLY SGLE OM THEIR 1980 ALBUM ORGANISATN AND… READ MORE SEP. 26, 19801 VIEWER60.9K VIEWS50 CONTRIBUTORSENOLA GAY LYRICS[VERSE 1]ENOLA GAYYOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED AT HOME YTERDAYAH-HA, WORDS N'T SCRIBETHE FEELG AND THE WAY YOU LIEDTHE GAM YOU PLAYTHEY'RE GONNA END MORE THAN TEARS SOMEDAYAH-HA, ENOLA GAYIT SHOULDN'T EVER HAVE TO END THIS WAY[CHOS]IT'S 8:15AND THAT'S THE TIME THAT 'S ALWAYS BEENWE GOT YOUR MSAGE ON THE RADCONDNS NORMAL AND YOU'RE G HOME[INSTMENTAL BRIDGE][BRIDGE]ENOLA GAYIS MOTHER PROUD OF LTLE BOY TODAY?AH-HA, THIS KISS YOU GIVEIT'S NEVER EVER GONNA FA AWAY[INSTMENTAL BREAKDOWN]YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE[VERSE 2]ENOLA GAYIT SHOULDN'T EVER HAVE TO END THIS WAYAH-HA, ENOLA GAYIT SHOULDN'T FA OUR DREAMS AWAY[CHOS]IT'S 8:15AND THAT'S THE TIME THAT 'S ALWAYS BEENWE GOT YOUR MSAGE ON THE RADCONDNS NORMAL AND YOU'RE G HOME[OUTRO]ENOLA GAYIS MOTHER PROUD OF LTLE BOY TODAY?AH-HA, THIS KISS YOU GIVEIT'S NEVER EVER GONNA FA AWAY14EMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUT

About“Enola Gay” is a song by Brish synthpop group Orchtral Manovr the Dark. Enola Gay is the name of Brigadier General Pl Tibbets’s mother.

The sgle reached ternatnal succs, managg to sell over 5 ln pi and beg one of the band’s signature a qutn about this songAsk a qutn *CredsRelease DateSeptember 26, 1980Songs That Sample Enola GaySongs That Interpolate Enola GayEnola Gay Live PerformancView Enola Gay samplTags.

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About Enola Gay. "Enola Gay" is an anti-war song by the Brish synth-pop group Orchtral Manovr the Dark (OMD) and the only sgle om the band's 1980 album Organisatn. "Enola Gay" has been scribed—along wh 1986's "If You Leave"—as OMD's signature song.

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Stgglg wh Enola Gay?

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Enola Gay, you should have stayed at home yterday. Aha, Enola Gay, shouldn't ever have to end this way. Enola Gay, is mother proud of ltle boy today?

Enola Gay, shouldn't ever have to end this way. Aha, Enola Gay, shouldn't fa our dreams away.

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The band rose to fame wh their fourth sgle "Enola Gay", which beme a major h throughout Europe 1980, and achieved worldwi populary the followg year wh their third album Archecture & Moraly. Songfacts®:The Enola Gay was the Amerin plane that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima World War II. It was named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the plane's pilot, Pl Tibbets.

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Some even thought was a d msage that we were gay. The most famo and fluential sgle bomber was Enola Gay. "The BBC misperceived "Enola Gay" as beg a homosexual love song and banned on the kids' show Swap Shop.

Also had the knack for wrg chart-botherg and tchy sgl, none more so than Enola Gay.Wh s tle, and spiratn, taken om the name of the aeroplane which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima Augt 1945, the song is most memorable for s tchy synth hook – somewhat at odds wh the sombre subject matter.

ENOLA GAYUTAH PHILLIPSTRACK 102 ON STARLIGHT ON THE RAILS: A SONGBOOK 1 VIEWER2 CONTRIBUTORSENOLA GAY LYRICSLOOK OUT, LOOK OUT OM YOUR SCHOOLROOM WDOWLOOK UP YOUNG CHILDREN OM YOUR PLAYWAVE YOUR HAND AT THE SHG AIRPLANESUCH A BETIFUL SIGHT IS ENOLA GAYIT'S MANY A E OM THE UTAH SERTTO TIAN ISLAND FAR AWAYSTANDG GUARD BY THE BARBED WIRE FENCTHAT HI THE SECRET OF ENOLA GAYHIGH ABOVE THE CLOUDS THE SUNL SILENCESO PEACEFUL HERE, I'D LIKE TO STAYBUT THERE'S MANY A PILOT WHO WOULD SWAP HIS PENSNFOR A CHANCE TO FLY ENOLA GAYWHAT IS THAT SOUND HIGH ABOVE MY CY?I SH OUTSI AND SEARCH THE SKYNOW WE ARE NNG TO FD THE SHELTERTHE AIR RAID SIRENS START TO CRYWHAT WILL I SAY WHEN MY CHILDREN ASK MEWHERE WAS I FLYG UPON THAT DAY?WH TREMBLG VOICE I GAVE THE ORRTO THE BOMBARDIER OF ENOLA GAYLOOK OUT, LOOK OUT OM YOUR SCHOOLROOM WDOWLOOK UP, YOUNG CHILDREN OM YOUR PLAYYOUR BRIGHT YOUNG EY WILL TURN TO ASHIN THE BLDG LIGHT OF ENOLA GAYYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKEI TURN TO SEE THE FIREBALL RISG"MY GOD, MY GOD" ALL I N SAYI HEAR A VOICE WH ME CRYGMY MOTHER'S NAME WAS ENOLA GAYLOOK OUT, LOOK OUT OM YOUR SCHOOLROOM WDOWLOOK UP, YOUNG CHILDREN OM YOUR PLAY;WHEN YOU SEE THOSE WAR PLAN FLYGEACH ONE IS NAMED ENOLA GAYEMBEDCANCELHOW TO FORMAT LYRICS:TYPE OUT ALL LYRICS, EVEN REPEATG SONG PARTS LIKE THE CHOSLYRICS SHOULD BE BROKEN DOWN TO DIVIDUAL LUSE SECTN HEARS ABOVE DIFFERENT SONG PARTS LIKE [VERSE], [CHOS], ETC.USE ALICS (<I>LYRIC</I>) AND BOLD (<B>LYRIC</B>) TO DISTGUISH BETWEEN DIFFERENT VOLISTS THE SAME SONG PARTIF YOU DON’T UNRSTAND A LYRIC, E [?]TO LEARN MORE, CHECK OUT OUR TRANSCRIPTN GUI OR VIS OUR TRANSCRIBERS FOMABOUTHAVE THE SI SOP ON THIS SONG?SIGN UP AND DROP SOME KNOWLEDGESTART THE SONG BASK A QUTN ABOUT THIS SONGASK A QUTN *‌STARLIGHT ON THE RAILS: A SONGBOOK (2008)UTAH PHILLIPS3. THE TELLG TAK ME HOME5. YUBA CY7. ALL USED UP9. FRIS ROAD11. QUEEN OF THE RAILS13. WABASH CANNONBALL/TOLONO15. WEEPY DON’T KNOW17. FUNERAL TRA19. GREEN ROLLG HILLS OF WT VIRGIA21. PHOEBE SNOW23. HE COM LIKE RA25. THE SOLDIER’S RETURN27. TOUCH ME29. IF I COULD BE THE RA31. STARLIGHT ON THE RAILS33. TALKG NPR BLU35. JOHN D. LEE37. DOG CANYON39. DANCERS41. LOOK FOR ME BUTTE43. THE GOODNIGHT-LOVG TRAIL45. DADDY, WHAT’S A TRA?47. FLY AWAY49. KID’S LIBERATN51. SG THE SPRG53. EDDIE’S SONG55. SHADOW MAKER57. SHE’LL NEVER BE ME59. HOOD RIVER ROLL ON61. STUPID’S SONG63. NEVADA JANE66. ORPHAN TRA68. GOLN MANSNS70. A RAGGED OLD MAN72. COLLIE WILKS (MISSG LYRICS)74. THE MER’S LULLABY (MISSG LYRICS)76. WOLVERE 14 TALKG BLU (MISSG LYRICS)78. I THK OF YOU (MISSG LYRICS)80. A CLEARG THE FORRT (MISSG LYRICS)82. ROCK SALT & NAILS (MISSG LYRICS)84. TWIST AND A POUND (MISSG LYRICS)86. STT’S CREEK BLUFF88. ASH ON THE SEA (MISSG LYRICS)90. THE FAD ROS OF DECEMBER (MISSG LYRICS)92. AC, STRAIGHTS, & FLH (MISSG LYRICS)94. GOG AWAY96. OLD BUDDY, GOODNIGHT98. JSE’S CORRIDO100. PIG HOLLOW102. ENOLA GAY104. LARIMER STREET106. WALKG THROUGH YOUR TOWN IN THE SNOW108. ROOM FOR THE POOR110. TROOPER’S LAMENT112. I WILL NOT OBEY114. A’T IT FE116. KILLG GROUND118. JUDAS RAM120. YELLOW RIBBON122. RICE AND BEANS124. HYMN SONGCREDSTAGSCOUNTRYEXPAND COMMENTSADD A MENTSIGN UP AND DROP KNOWLEDGE ?GENI IS THE ULTIMATE SOURCE OF MIC KNOWLEDGE, CREATED BY SCHOLARS LIKE YOU WHO SHARE FACTS AND SIGHT ABOUT THE SONGS AND ARTISTS THEY LOVE.SIGN UPGENI IS THE WORLD’S BIGGT LLECTN OF SONG LYRICS AND MIL KNOWLEDGE

Such is Enola Gay’s stant appeal, has gone on to sell more than five ln pi.

In fact, was banned om beg played on the BBC children’s programme Swap Shop – not bee of the events referenced the track, but a bizarre misterpretatn that was promotg homosexualy.Here, Andy McClkey talks through the creatn of the ternatnal h which ntu to pose a moral dilemma… More ‘How I wrote’ featurReleased: 26 September 1980. I also had a fascatn for warfare, not a celebratory way but a sense that I was drawn by the horror of and the moral dilemma that people were allowed to do thgs war that were illegal at tim of peace.“If you’re terted Send World War aeroplan then ultimately you have to e to the one that effectively end the war, the B-29 Superfortrs the Enola Gay that dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima.

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I still have a rg br which has my not on the Enola Gay and I n see that I ed some of those not to help wh the lyrics.“The mic always has to e first wh Orchtral Manovr the Dark. The Enola Gay was Pl Tibbets’ mother’s name.

It has a pth and a darkns and a requirement to ask yourself moral qutns.”Enola Gay was the only sgle om the OMD’s 1980 album Organisatn. Aha Enola Gay, shouldn't ever have to end this way. Enola Gay, is mother proud of ltle boy today.

Aha Enola Gay, shouldn't fa our dreams away. Enola Gay Lyrics as wrten by Andrew Mcclkey.