Enola Gay by OMD

~ JezzieG

OMD

OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark), are an electronic band formed in Wirral, Merseyside, UK, in 1978.The band consists of co-founders Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals, along with Martin Cooper (various instruments) and Stuart Kershaw (drums). The only constant member is McCluskey. In 1979 the band debut single, ‘Electricity’, was released and they gained popularity throughout Europe with the 1980 anti-war song ‘Enola Gay.’

Enola Gay
Album: Organisation
1980
Rock

Lyrics by A. Mc McCluskey

Enola Gay
You should have stayed at home yesterday
Ah-ha, words can’t describe
The feeling and the way you lied

These games you play
They’re going to end in more than tears some day
Ah-ha Enola Gay
It shouldn’t ever have to end this way

It’s 8:15
And that’s the time that it’s always been
We got your message on the radio
Conditions normal, and you’re coming home

Enola Gay
Is mother proud of little boy today?
Ah-ha this kiss you give
It’s never ever gonna to fade away

Enola Gay
You shouldn’t ever have to live this way
Ah-ha Enola Gay
You should’ve faded our dreams away

It’s 8:15
And that’s the time that it’s always been
We got your message on the radio
Conditions normal, and you’re coming home

Enola Gay
Is mother proud of little boy today?
Ah-ha this kiss you give
It’s never ever going to fade away

Published by JezzieG

I am a freelance writer and poet and started writing after raising my two boys as a way of discovering just who Jez is. That is still very much an ongoing project but the journey so far has introduced me to many wonderful friends and fellow writers through an ever-growing love of poetry.

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