Kill Me was one of OMD's first ideas for the songs that would form the English Electric collection. It started with the idea of a looped vocal idea like 80s OMD song 4-Neu, this time using the words "kill me". Originally a lyrically dark song, as time elapsed the focus of the lyric became more uplifting. According to Andy McCluskey of OMD, "it tells of a journey through pain and darkness to another brighter light. The 'kill me' phrase is rather cathartic now, referring to sloughing off an old skin (killing the past or ones former self) and starting agai… read more
Kill Me was one of OMD's first ideas for the songs that would form the English Electric collection. It started with the idea of a looped vocal i… read more
Kill Me was one of OMD's first ideas for the songs that would form the English Electric collection. It started with the idea of a looped vocal idea like 80s OMD song 4-Neu, this tim… read more
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) is a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral, United Kingdom. The group was founded in 1978 by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, after they had been involved in several bands, including The Id. Later drummer Malcolm Holmes and saxophonist Martin Cooper joined. McCluskey and Humphreys formed the core of the outfit until 1989, when the group split in two. McCluskey retained the name and continued to record and tour as OMD with a new line-up until 1996, while Humphreys, Holmes, and Cooper formed … read more
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) is a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral, United Kingdom. The group was founded in 1978 by Andy…read more
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) is a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral, United Kingdom. The group was founded in 1978 by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, after they had … read more