OMD - Enola Gay

by **SholasBoy** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:50 pm

Just wanted to show some love for this track, which I'd never really been into before, it's from the 80s which is generally a decade I don't like too much from, but after it's use in the Olympic opening on Friday I kinda love it.

It's got that real quirky instrumental melody similar to "Funky Town".

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by **Marius** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:10 am

Brilliant song, IMO their best ever.
Also, worth mentioning it has nothing to do with homosexuality, but deals with another sensitive topic, this time the bomb that American forces dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945 (nicknamed EG).

by **Blondini** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:12 pm

^Yes. Wonder if the Japanese athletes were aware of this - a song against war, obviously - so, in spirit of the show.

by **Graham76man** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 4:28 pm

potojr wrote:Brilliant song, IMO their best ever.
Also, worth mentioning it has nothing to do with homosexuality, but deals with another sensitive topic, this time the bomb that American forces dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945 (nicknamed EG).

Enola Gay wasn't the bomb's name or nickname. It was was the name of the B29 Bomber that dropped it!
Hence why they sing "you should have stayed at home yesterday" IE: not took off!
I think the plane is in a museum somewhere :-?

And the 8.15 mentioned in the song, the time it was dropped.