Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – Electricity

General CommentFantastic song, I have loved it for 20 years, but interestingly, for Australia, it could be totally true, what with climate change and peak oil.

The Chance to Change has nearly gone!

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  @matthewsheffield

General CommentA statement on energy crises, no less.

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  @Ultimate Panopticon

General Commentthe lyrics don't fit with the song, but it all still fits :)

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  @isayiceage

General Commentcocaine or crank? lol

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  @moninn

General CommentIf this was a They Might Be Giants song, we would take the lyrics at face value and conclude it's simply a song about ... Electricity! No deeper hidden meaning, no ulterior motive. Just a bit of fun talking about the movement of electrons. Why should OMD be held to a different standard? Unless there's a verified statement from OMD to the opposite, I say this song is nothing more than a simple song about electricity. (For what it's worth, I can totally envision a TMBG song with these exact lyrics.)

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  @voiceofherold
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  "Just a bit of fun talking about the movement of electrons." LOL...you sound like my gifted child who's definitely wired differently. OK, Sheldon, we'll take your word on the interpretation, but "fun"????

  Flag SweetCheeks2on January 07, 2012  

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  "Electricity
  All we need to live today
  A gift for man to throw away"
  I think the song is about our tendency to take life (energy) for granted. I try not to read too far into it, but based on this line and the tone of the song, he sounds a little bitter so it sort of makes sense.

  Flag stoutcarroton March 26, 2014  

MemoryA fantastic song, I first heard this before I even knew it was them at a fairground, they played the song to these puppets dancing, in a box, & I loved the song at first hearing, then when I got home it was on the radio, that's when I found out it was omd, I've been hooked ever since!

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