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Best O' Boingo is the second greatest hits album from American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1991 by MCA Records.It features songs recorded during the band's years on MCA Records, from 1984's So-Lo through 1990's Dark at the End of the Tunnel.
The name Oingo Boingo was settled on in 1979, at which point their early song "I'm Afraid" appeared on the Rhino Records Los Angeles rock and new wave "up and coming" compilation, L.A. In . That same year, the band self-funded a promo EP record, known as the "Demo EP", for distribution to radio stations and recording industry A&R ...
Band appears in film, performing the song. Recorded at The Whisky in Hollywood, CA on August 17, 1980. Original studio versions previously released on Oingo Boingo demo EP and Oingo Boingo EP. 1982 "Better Luck Next Time" The Last American Virgin soundtrack — "Goodbye, Goodbye" Fast Times at Ridgemont High film Fast Times at Ridgemont High ...
"Weird Science" is a song by American new wave band Oingo Boingo.Written by frontman Danny Elfman, it is the theme song to the Weird Science film and television series.It was released on the film's soundtrack, as well as Oingo Boingo's fifth studio album, Dead Man's Party (1985), in a longer mix.
The Best of Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet is a compilation of songs by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1989 by A&M Records.It features songs recorded during the band's tenure with I.R.S. Records/A&M Records, culled from the albums Only a Lad (1981), Nothing to Fear (1982) and Good for Your Soul (1983).
The music video, directed by Elfman's brother Richard, depicts Elfman in an empty house dancing with girls and people with dwarfism, followed by on-lookers (portrayed by other members of Oingo Boingo) staring vacantly as he walks down a street with an apparent underage girl.
The Boingo sessions yielded enough material for two albums. [5] A number of songs went unreleased, including "Water" and "Vultures". [3] Upon the album's release, Elfman opined that Boingo was "the most challenging, fun, and difficult record we've ever done. It felt like a cold bucket of water splashed in our faces", and that he expected long ...
The soundtrack album is the only public release accredited to The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, recorded between 1978 and 1979—during which time the band was transitioning into Oingo Boingo. Initial tracks were recorded by the Mystic Knights before their disbanding and completed by members of Oingo Boingo a year later, resulting in the ...