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Subject: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: Absolutely Vile on 05/08/04 at 5:49 pm

I love a lot of their songs, and my favourite song fluctuates from time to time. My favourite right now is "Messages" followed by "Souvenir."

Absolutely Vile

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: FussBudgetVanPelt on 05/08/04 at 6:16 pm

Secret

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: CeramicsFanatic on 05/08/04 at 7:05 pm

My favorite used to be "Secret" but then years later I heard "Forever Live And Die" again and had forgotten how much I liked that song!  :)

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: Rush on 05/08/04 at 7:09 pm

I picked Genetic Engineering

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: zcrito on 05/08/04 at 7:25 pm

I went with...

If You Leave (1986)

;D

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: Lanie on 05/08/04 at 7:40 pm

"If You Leave" :)

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: mandamoo on 05/08/04 at 9:23 pm

Enola Gay

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: woops on 05/08/04 at 10:32 pm

"So In Love"  8)

"If You Leave" & "Secret" are second & third.

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/09/04 at 2:39 am

ENOLA GAY
ALL THE WAY!!

Of course, I love ALL OMD from the earliest to through the CRUSH album.  After that, their output got pretty spotty.  IF YOU LEAVE is one of their best, though.

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: Paul on 05/09/04 at 5:20 am

I tend to lean heavily toward the earlier stuff, although this choice of mine is actually from 1984...

'Talking Loud And Clear' 

'Joan Of Arc' in runner-up spot...

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: Vapor Trails on 05/09/04 at 7:34 am

ENOLA GAY all the way.

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: RockandRollFan on 05/09/04 at 10:20 am

Tesla Girls

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: MaxwellSmart on 05/09/04 at 12:03 pm


I tend to lean heavily toward the earlier stuff, although this choice of mine is actually from 1984...

'Talking Loud And Clear' 

'Joan Of Arc' in runner-up spot...


Ah, but is that "Joan of Arc," or "Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)"?  Hand in hand, they complement eachother on Architecture & Morality.  They're both terrific.

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: sputnikcorp on 05/09/04 at 12:07 pm

enola gay. i have several modern remixes which are pretty good as well.

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: Paul on 05/09/04 at 1:14 pm




Ah, but is that "Joan of Arc," or "Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)"?  Hand in hand, they complement eachother on Architecture & Morality.  They're both terrific.


That would be 'Joan Of Arc', the first (I think) title of that name on the LP running order...rather confusingly (at the time), the next single lifted off the LP was 'Maid Of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc)' (titled in this way - probably to save confusion...)

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: Hairspray on 05/09/04 at 6:02 pm

"Secret"

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: rubixgirl on 05/10/04 at 8:49 am

Not too familiar with the other songs, but I chose If You Leave.

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: Rio_Rhodes on 05/10/04 at 2:57 pm

Enola Gay! Great Poll Vile!!


Rio

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/06 at 7:21 am

Love them all, but voted for Forever Live And Die

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: Tanya1976 on 06/04/06 at 1:40 pm

I love that one hit wonder, If You Leave.

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: Donnie Darko on 06/05/06 at 4:16 pm

I like "If You Leave", but normally I think OMD are overrated.

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: nally on 06/05/06 at 4:18 pm

I didn't know they had any non-80s stuff. The songs of theirs I know best are:


If You Leave
So In Love
Secret
Dreaming


Can't decide which one I like best.

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: Chasey on 06/06/06 at 12:15 pm

That is one DIFFICULT poll!  Enola by a whisker...followed in no particular order by Messages, Forever Live And Die and Souvenir.

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: KKay on 06/06/06 at 12:35 pm

Locomotion is my favorite..i sing it all the time!

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: wndysbg on 06/08/06 at 5:09 pm

If you Leave - because it came out right before I left for college and all my friends would play it on their car stereos for me when we cruised up and down the El Camino.  I played it a lot on my drive to school, crying.  Great song though and good memories.  8)

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: IWannaBeAGoonie on 06/10/06 at 9:07 pm

So in Love  followed closely by Secret.  And, IMO, of course If You Leave  is a classic.

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: Ed216 on 06/10/06 at 9:49 pm

I'm not familiar really with any of their stuff besides If You Leave. But it's one of my favorite 80s songs. I do remember another song, I don't remember now if it was the same year as If You Leave, or was a couple of years after that they did called Dreaming. The chorus if I remember went, I was only dreaming, I was only trying to catch your eye. I was only wishing you would notice me, instead you said goodbye. I  haven't heard either that or If You Leave in a long time. I liked Dreaming, it wasn't quite as good as If You Leave, but still a good song. I remember If You Leave was on the soundtrack of some movie, but I can't remember which one now. Anyone remember? I'm sure someone on here will! I can't remember what movies most of those 80s soundtrack hits are from anymore, some but not a lot.

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: Ed216 on 06/10/06 at 9:52 pm

I'm not familiar really with any of their stuff besides If You Leave. But it's one of my favorite 80s songs. I do remember another song, I don't remember now if it was the same year as If You Leave, or was a couple of years after that they did called Dreaming. The chorus if I remember went, I was only dreaming, I was only trying to catch your eye. I was only wishing you would notice me, instead you said goodbye. I  haven't heard either that or If You Leave in a long time. I liked Dreaming, it wasn't quite as good as If You Leave, but still a good song. I remember If You Leave was on the soundtrack of some movie, but I can't remember which one now. Anyone remember? I'm sure someone on here will! I can't remember what movies most of those 80s soundtrack hits are from anymore, some but not a lot. I would say that If You Leave, at least for me, is one of the definitive 80s hits, with the way it sounded and all.

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: IWannaBeAGoonie on 06/10/06 at 10:06 pm

Pretty sure it was Pretty in Pink  that had If You Leave  on it.

Dreaming was a good song too. I have the Best of cd of theirs, and I really like almost all the songs on it.

Subject: Re: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark poll (80's only)

Written By: whistledog on 06/10/06 at 10:36 pm


Pretty sure it was Pretty in Pink  that had If You Leave  on it.


That would be correct yes :)

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