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Oingo Boingo

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Biography

Although Oingo Boingo was often compared to Devo throughout their career (due to both bands' affinity for quirky new wave, goofy stage acts, and most obviously, peculiar yet intriguing band names), Oingo Boingo never obtained the mainstream success that Devo did. But the band did manage to obtain a large and devoted fan base, especially in their hometown of Los Angeles, CA. Oingo Boingo started not as a traditional group per se, as they were originally put together in the '70s by movie director Richard Elfman, who needed music for a whacked-out, John Waters-esque flick he was working on, called Forbidden Zone. Enlisting his younger brother Danny Elfman (vocals, guitar), Steve Bartek (guitar), and Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez (drums), the group originally went by the name Mystic Knights Of the Oingo Boingo before shortening it to Oingo Boingo. Tired of sitting around and waiting for the movie's completion, the group began playing out in the L.A. area, where they built a substantial following with the punk/new wave set (as their lineup would often multiply for performances). But Oingo Boingo had a step or two ahead of the local bands, both musically and visually, as Danny Elfman had spent several years in France working with a theater group and studying orchestra, which reflected in Oingo Boingo's hodgepodge of styles.

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Top Songs

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  1.  
    Lyrics
    I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go
    Walkin' with a dead man
    I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go
    Walkin' with a dead man over my shoulder
    Don't run away it's only me
    Dead Man's Party - (6:22)  -  18,398 plays
  2.  
    Lyrics
    This is not the first time you tried to get away
    This is not a party where people know your name
    This is not a classroom with teacher at the board
    This is not a cat show with prizes at the door
    Go don't you go
    Stay - (3:37)  -  19,760 plays
  3.  
    Lyrics
    From my heart and from my hand and
    Why don't people understand my intention?
    Weird
    Weird science
    Plastic tubes and pots and pans
    Weird Science - (6:06)  -  15,207 plays
  4.  
    Lyrics
    I love little girls
    (They make me feel so good)
    I love little girls
    (They make me feel so bad)
    When they're around
    Little Girls - (3:46)  -  14,053 plays
  5.  
    Lyrics
    There's life in the ground
    I feel it all around
    I feel it in my bones
    My life is on the line
    When I’m away from home
    Just Another Day - (5:13)  -  10,827 plays
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