Interview with OMD: How "If You Leave" Was Written Overnight and Became an 80s Classic
Coming up, the classic 80s duo OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) tell the unbelievable story of hitting an impossible deadline. They had to write and record a song for the iconic 80s movie Pretty in Pink in just one night. The Director, John Hughes already had a song from them but watched the pivotal ending scene at the prom where they would place the song but he needed something more. The 80s synth pop duo wrote a classic If You Leave... It would become one of the most memorable moments in film history, one that generations after would try to mimic. Their song would be the basis for…
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