"Enola Gay" is a synthpop song with an unlikely provenance: It was named after the bomber (which, in

Reggae torchbearer Ziggy Marley is set to release a new live album, Ziggy Marley in Concert, exclusively on iTunes on December 18th, with a worldwide and physical release slated for January 15th. Recorded throughout Ziggy s 2012 Wild and Free Tour, the disc includes a wide range of cuts from Marley s solo albums, as well as covers of two Bob Marley classics, "War" and "Is This Love." Now you can get a taste of the record with this exclusive track, "Beach in Hawaii," a quick-stepping song with sun-soaked guitars that mask a heartsick loneliness.
"Enola Gay" is a synthpop song with an unlikely provenance: It was named after the bomber (which, in turn, was named after the pilot s mother) melbourne and florida and dinner cruise that dropped the devastating "Little Boy" atomic bomb on Hiroshima during WWII. "Many people simply don t know what it s actually about," Andy McCluskey of the British duo said. "Some even thought it was a coded message that we were gay." Actually, OMD had a much simpler explanation as to where the song came from. "We were both geeks about WWII airplanes," he said. "The most famous and influential single bomber was Enola Gay. Obvious choice for us, really." More Song Stories entries