As I was purchasing my trenta iced coffee (don't judge) at Starbucks this morning, a familiar keyboard line hung in the air. It took a moment and then I realized, that's "Enola Gay"
!
I'd like to personally shake the hand of the music director at Starbucks for taking a break from James Blunt and Colbie Caillat long enough to share the OMD
classic with the morning drive masses.To pay it forward, I'd like to share it with you. There's a fine live version out there, but I'll stick with the studio track. Boy Andy McCluskey looks young:
As a bonus, here's McCluskey and Paul Humphreys from the wonderful BBC documentary "Synth Britannia." At 1:33 you'll see the original mail-order Korg on which "Enola Gay" was written:
You may now carry on with your day enriched and informed.
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I'm flooded with memories of perching atop our Montgomery Ward stationary bike, pedaling like a fool, flipping through the Commander Salamander catalog and listening to OMD at top volume.
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