
Enola Gay
Song by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
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Sep 2, 2026
Sounds with Simon Tesler: Names (Part 2)
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7:06Simon TeslerHOST
After that, an early success from the British synth-pop band Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, or OMD.
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7:12Simon TeslerHOST
That's Enola Gay.
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7:14Simon TeslerHOST
That's in a few minutes, but first, we're waiting for Mary.
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9:38Simon TeslerHOST
Working for memory Working for memory I don't know, but my memory is going What are we doing
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9:48speaker_1SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
here? As bad as it seems, maybe we're dreaming What are we doing here? Nobody stands, we pay for these trails What are we doing here? Should've stayed at home yesterday It's hard to describe The feeling and the way you lie These games you play They're gonna end in more than two or three And all again That's the time that it's always been Mother proud of her boy today Oh, this kiss you give It's never, ever Always be you
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14:14Simon TeslerHOST
Waiting for Mary by Per Ubu, followed by Enola Gay by OMD.
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14:20Simon TeslerHOST
Who is Enola Gay? Well, as you probably already know, it is, of course, the name of the U.S.
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14:26Simon TeslerHOST
B-29 bomber that dropped the first atom bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima at the end of the Second World War.
Sages of the Ages (1980): 29th August, 2026
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45:56DexterHOST
Yeah.
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45:58AlexHOST
That was Enola Gay by Orchestral Movers in the Dark.
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46:02DexterHOST
Before that was Kiss on My List by Hall & Oates.
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46:06AlexHOST
A very...