However, the bomber was named after the mother of the pilot, Paul Tibbets. Given the assumption that the song was about homosexuality, this would seem to be a allusion to the possibility of parents being embarrassed by a child’s homosexuality. “Enola gay, is mother proud of little boy today” The lyrics are especially nuanced in this song, none more so than the line Though this would seem to be an explicit reference to atomic warfare, the song was immediately misconstrued due to the word ‘gay’ in the title, and the band were not allowed to play on some programs due to the impression it was promoting homosexuality. ‘Enola Gay’ by OMD is named after the bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945.

As opposed to earlier nuclear protest songs, the 1980s variant were more nuanced and veiled in their opposition to nuclear protest. The 1980s saw a resurgence of nuclear protest music, as the Cold War increased in intensity and the antagonism between Russia and the United Kingdom and United States of America reached new heights.