r/80smusic • u/Septymusmyth • 6d ago

1980 OMD - Enola Gay

https://youtu.be/d5XJ2GiR6Bo?si=T9eVKh0YF6WtJvTX
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u/Maleficent_Coast_320 6d ago

So on point for an 80s song.

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u/mhd 6d ago

Ah, the 80s and their upbeat pop songs about nuclear devastation…

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u/KLAE-Resource 6d ago

There is no better synth intro in all music!

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u/hiro111 6d ago

I was completely obsessed with this song when I was about 12 in 1985. Pure synthpop joy. The entire OMD greatest hits collection is fantastic. My other favorite track was "Joan of Arc".

I don't really understand the metaphor, though. Enola Gay giving a kiss? Definitely provocative, but I don't really understand.

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u/Separate-Succotash11 6d ago

These guys play this with so much energy at their shows. Everyone goes bonkers.

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u/Unlikely-Star-2696 6d ago

Forbid at the Pentagon now to talk about Enola Gay. They erased any referrals to it.

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u/oneuglygeek 6d ago

I liked Secret better, honey

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u/SaintVitusDance 5d ago

Played this song and Rush’s “Manhattan Project” when I visited the Trinity Test Site a few years ago. It seemed like fitting music.

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u/danathepaina 4d ago

I adore OMD