148.Enola Gay by OMD 1980

This song came out in 1980 and although it came out as the Mod thing was really starting to take off most of the Melbourne mods could find a little time to dance to this hit. A lot of the Mod girls were somewhat modern with leanings towards the arty side of music (usually the Models I guess) They danced to this song and therefore the boys followed. Especially if one wanted to pull.  Other than all that it was a brilliant song and fantastic to dance to. For a while there I was a bit of a fan buying and loving some of the singles that followed.
Of course Australia got the band to tour when they started releasing crap singles. In those days some bands only made the long trek when their light was fading. Anyway they played the Venue in St. Kilda a few years after Enola gay had been a hit. By that time I was a Venue regular spending many nights drinking at the back bars. It was where you met other band people, drank yourself silly, met girls and sometimes even danced at the crappy disco at the back which always seemed to be playing Wham singles. I went down to see OMD briefly and caught one or two songs including Enola Gay which was a wonderful moment. then I was back out.
I just played the video and it still sounds great,