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2 unusual facts about OMD


OMD

Spider-Man: "One More Day", a four-part, 2007 Spider-Man comic-book crossover storyline

Orofacial myological disorders, disorders of the muscles around involving the face, mouth, lips or jaw


Ceramic Hello

Orbit also produced a 24-track version of the song with Andy McCluskey from OMD on vocals, which was never commercially released due to contractual issues with Virgin Records.

History of Modern

History of Modern is the eleventh studio album by British synthpop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD).

"Sometimes" features Jennifer John, who provided backing vocals on "Oil For the Lamps of China" and "Promised the World" by The Listening Pool, the band formed in the wake of OMD's original split in 1989 by Paul Humphreys with Martin Cooper and Malcolm Holmes.

KHTP

On August 30, 2013, at 1:50 p.m., after playing If You Leave by OMD, KMTT began stunting with a loop of It's The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by R.E.M. until 3:00 p.m., when the station flipped to Rhythmic AC, branded as "Hot 103.7".

KSSX

KOGO-FM plays more soft rock (from artists like Hall and Oates and Wham!), new wave (from artists like OMD), and rock (from artists like Stray Cats) hits than XHRM-FM, which has a heavy Hispanic composition added to their music mix.

Marsco

A photograph of Marsco and Glen Sligachan, taken by Richard Nutt, features on the cover of the second album by British synthpop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Organisation, released in October 1980.

Meols Park

A notable person, to make an appearance in the crowd, was Andy McCluskey, the frontman of OMD, who originated in Meols.

Sailing on the Seven Seas

The song pays homage to two rock groups: firstly to The Velvet Underground, with the song "Sister Ray" being directly referenced (OMD had previously covered "I'm Waiting for the Man" as a B-side to 1980 single "Messages"); and secondly to The Who, with the line "people try to drag us down" being near-identical in melody and lyrical content to the opening line of "My Generation".

Secret Secrets

The producer for Secret Secrets was Mike Howlett, who had previous success producing for bands such as OMD, China Crisis and Berlin.

The Last Royals

While working on a debut full-length album, the band posted several downloadable cover songs in Spring 2011, including Unbelievable by EMF, If You Leave by OMD and Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor.


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