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. 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. 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. I first heard this played by The Faint, and always thought it was an original of theirs. Written by OMD frontman Andy McCluskey, this track was released in 1980 and tells the story of the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Back to song list Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay - Lyrics Meaning. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay This song is the 4th or 5th where I discovered it Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Enola Gay music video and lyrics meaning.
