Flying ace after he became the first pilot to down five German aircraft. The British initially used the term "star-turns" (a show business term), while the Germans described their elite fighter pilots as "Überkanonen" (which roughly translates to "top guns"). The successes of such German ace pilots as Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke were much publicised for the benefit of civilian morale, and the "Pour le Mérite", Prussia’s highest award for gallantry, became part of the uniform of a leading German ace. In the "Luftstreitkräfte" the "Pour le Mérite" was nicknamed "Der blaue Max"/The Blue Max, after Max Immelmann, who was the
Call My Name (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song) rotary telephone dial. In a retrospective article, AllMusic critic Dave Thompson wrote of the song's "musical splendor", calling it a "dance-fired extravaganza with a melody that's as memorable as the beats are incendiary." Call My Name (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song) "Call My Name" is a song by the synthpop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. It was released as the fourth (and last) single from the album "Sugar Tax" but remixed for this release. The single made the Top 100 on the UK Singles Chart at #50. The B-side to the 7" single, "Walk Tall" is featured as