Released: 26 September 1980 One of the quintessential pop songs of the 1980's, with simplistic yet effective drumming created from a drum machine, keyboards being utilized to their maximum potential and any sound that was capable of being synthesized was. It has gone on to reach massive critical acclaim over the years, despite only peaking at number 8 in the UK charts upon it's initial release, and was played during the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony. To many it is simply a catchy song with little more to it, and these are the people likely to perceive the use of gay in the title as some sort of admittance by the band towards their sexuality. These people are completely wrong however. The song is not focused upon sexuality or anything of that sort, similar to Nena's 99 Red Balloons this is another anti nuclear song. With it's title taken directly from the name of bomber which dropped the atomic bomb upon Hiroshima in 1945, killing over 100, 000 Japanese citizens. Its lyrics directly address this theme, with lines such as "It shouldn't ever have to end this way" questioning the morality of using such devastating methods to end conflicts and "It's 8:15 , and that's the time it's always been" which is a reference to the bomb being dropped at 8:15 am and the effects of the blast causing watches, clocks etc to freeze, hence making 8:15 the time it's always been in the blast zone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5XJ2GiR6Bo
