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Track: Hard Day
Artist: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Album: Junk Culture

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Name: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Spotify Genres: new wave, synthpop
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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (commonly known as OMD) is an English electronic band formed in Wirral, Merseyside, in 1978 with Paul Humphreys (synthesizers) and Andy McCluskey (vocals and bass guitar). Earlier incarnations of their band included 'VCL XI' and 'Hitlerz Underpantz'. They played their first gig in 1978 at Eric's (Liverpool), then had a run of UK chart hits after swapping labels from Factory to the Virgin owned label DinDisc starting with the 1980 release Messages. In 1980, drummer Malcolm Holmes and Dave Hughes on synths transitioned from guest / live musicians to be full members of the band. Hughes left 1980 and was replaced by Martin Cooper. Humphreys left the group in 1989. McCluskey was allowed to keep the name and OMD made a comeback in 1991 with the UK top 5 hit Sailing On The Seven Seas, followed by a UK top 3 album (Sugar Tax). Until 2006-01-01 OMD was basically [a87657] solo but on New Year's day McCluskey announced plans for a reunion. In 2007 OMD toured together again featuring the classic line-up of Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Malcolm Holmes and Martin Cooper. This line-up released a live-album in 2008: OMD Live: Architecture & Morality & More and has since followed up with 4 studio albums whilst also touring regularly. 2023 saw the release of their highest charting album to date, with Bauhaus Staircase debuting at No. 2 On the UK Charts.

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Release: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Junk Culture
Year: 1984
Genres: Electronic
Styles: Synth-pop

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LYRICS

What i say
Is what i know
And all i can say
Is all i've seen
Nobody knows
As well as me
That safety in numbers
Is just what it seems

It's been a hard, hard day
In my life
It's been a hard, hard day
For me

And when i walk i walk
The walk of a tired man
Talk, i talk about nothing at all
And when i see, i say it's hard to explain
What i mean

And when i walk i walk
The walk of a tired man
Talk, i talk about
Nothing at all
See, i say it's hard to explain
What i mean
To say

All i know
Is all i've seen
And what i say
Is what i mean
How can i explain
What i know
When all i know
Is all i've seen
And when i walk
I walk the walk of a tired man
Talk, i talk about
Nothing at all

See, i say
It's hard to explain what i mean
And when i walk
I walk the walk of a tired man
See i say nothing at all
Talk i talk about nothing
That's all i do

It's been a hard, hard day
For me
It's been such a hard day
For me
It's been a hard, hard day
In my life
But it's not a day
I'd choose to forget