Enola Gay (Remastered) 3:31 : 1.29: Sold by Services LLC.
It's an anti-war/anti-nuclear weapons song, and considering it was written in the early 80s, when the threat of nuclear war always seemed potentially imminent, it's pretty intense. Check out Enola Gay (Remastered) by OMD on Amazon Music. There is a line 'Is mother proud of little boy today?', which sounds innocent, but when you know that the name of bomb was Little Boy, it changes the whole thing. It is a poppy, catchy song, but when you know the lyrics, it feels a lot more ominous and dark. This song is titled 'Enola Gay',Īnd is about the B-29 bomber that carried the first atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. It's an amazing song, these guys were sample talented, they wrote some of the best 'new-wave' stuff in my opinion. I think I heard it at a 7-11 (definitely was at a gas station) and was blown away. For years I thought that, and then in my freshman year of college, I discovered the original. Check out Enola Gay (Theo Kottis Remix) by OMD on Amazon Music. I remember liking their synth-pop classic Enola Gay at the time, though I never really heard. I first heard this played by The Faint, and always thought it was an original of theirs. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay This song is the 4th or 5th where I discovered it
