In fact, it was banned from being played on the BBC children’s programme Swap Shop – not because of the events referenced in the track, but a bizarre misinterpretation that it was promoting homosexuality. That’s not to say the track was welcomed by everyone. Such is Enola Gay’s instant appeal, it has gone on to sell more than five million copies.
With its title, and inspiration, taken from the name of the aeroplane which dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945, the song is most memorable for its catchy synth hook – somewhat at odds with the sombre subject matter. also had the knack for writing chart-bothering and catchy singles, none more so than Enola Gay. Though a successful albums band, McClusky, Humphreys and co. Formed in 1978 by school friends Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, who had already played together in other Merseyside bands, OMD became the perfect home for their Kraftwerk-inspired synth-pop. With 25 million singles and 15 million albums sold worldwide, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) have guaranteed their place in the annals of music history.
How the electro-pop classic, with one of the catchiest synth melodies, was inspired by the dropping of the atomic bomb Publisher on 27 February 2020 at 11:04 pm
