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[get2ubed]

A magical Blast from the Past ! Danny Elfman's a f_cking genius

[rc00z28]

I saw these guy as "The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo" on one nite back in the mid(?)-70's at The Icehouse in Pasadena, CA, after I walked (stumbled, actually) over from The Handlebars Saloon cuz the house band there, "Van Hailin'", or someting lke that ;-) , wasn't sounding too good to me that nite. Both bands left a lasting impression on me. Imagine that. The next nite at The Icehouse I saw the Smothers Bros. What a foul mouth couple-o-guys they were! Laughed my F...ing ass off!

[TheAdabro]

Awww, swoon.

I'm hopelessly in love with Danny Elfman! What an absolutely sexy, talented musical genius he is!

[Chizpurfle52595]

Danny's such a weird motherfucker, but his voice and his music come straight from God!!!!!! I worship the divine in you, Danny Elfman. *bows down*

[jessicarrosa]

Reading the comments, I kept smiling everytime I read something on the lines of "oh wait, 'Not my slave' isn't lip-synched!" (for the record, I thought it was too, the first time I watched the video). It just confirms how awesome they were playing live, and how difficult it really is to tell apart a live performance and a studio-recorded one.

[Bodebodango]

Man this was the start of the sell out of his music!

[Creigs9]

Excellent. I sure miss these guys.

[KhorneliusPraxx]

I love them...but I hate that TV appearances force bands to lipsync...that is horrible.

[jennadyann]

too awesome..didn't know they were on the telethon....spectacular! My oldest has Duchenne MD, and everything that MDA does is so greatly appreciated and all the artists that contribute....

[GEMINITREKKER]

What year is this from?

[eemjmm]

1978 I think

[Bodebodango]

wrong!!!!!!!!!!

[Despina838]

1987

[JethroWilbury]

I want that much talent.

[ermenegildopizzolu]

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[bluevixen1]

*Sigh* Aint Danny virtually edible!?

[Babyhowdy233]

Surely no other human looks half as GOOD as Danny does in black!!

[Bootboy0844]

I tried calling a bunch of these numbers one time for shits and giggles. Some were actually still active.

[NicksMySon]

"We close our eyes" was on a loop while "Not my slave" was performed live. You can totallly tell. (If you don't believe me tell me why Danny "Checks" sound between songs? Awesome band though!

[EdwoodCA]

You're totally right.

You can easily tell by the finishing vocalizations by Danny, on "Not My Slave".

I sure miss seeing them live.

[000queen]

eu amo demais demais e demais oingo boingo *-*

[BrideOfRammstein]

This performance, these two beautiful songs, always makes me cry. Just . . . wow.

[PJM410]

I'm curious if they did "Not My Slave" live because the telethon wouldn't have approved it if they knew what was going to be played. It's relatively wholesome but some of the lyrics could have been considered too controversial at that point.

[8050144]

i'm pretty sure that it was planned because if you notice in the background, the saxes don't play on "We Close Our Eyes". They start playing with "Not My Slave".

[PavelPenguin]

AJ if you are out there .... remember this gig at the SD Sports Arena....RH

[PavelPenguin]

Do not close your eyes to this.... yes it's worth watching. Have A Happy Christmas.

[lulsiano]

what year is this?

[Despina83]

Probably 1985.

[ThePunisher9113]

No, "We Close Our Eyes" wasn't released until 1987.

[OingoBoingoFan]

1987. All their television and movie appearances are listed on From Mystic Knights to Hollywood Lights if you're interested.

[JulianaNightwish6]

amo demais!! as 2 músicas

[wickedfeylady]

These songs are so sweet..some people don't like them but I do, cause Danny's enough of a badass to get away with anything!

[glowingstar71]

great find! thank you for posting!!!

[666yeknom]

Wow!!!

I never knew there was a moment where Oingo Boingo and Jerry Lewis were in the same sentence even existed in this Universe and reality.

Gotta put the bong down sometimes I guess!

[A10thunderbolt]

Original Boingo lip synching to these two songs > just about anything else.

Thank you so much for posting this.

[nateisneato]

I don't think they lip synched "Not Your Slave'' here...

[Bootboy0844]

I agree. "Not your slave" is a genuine live performance

[ddthorny]

Not MY slave

[Bootboy0844]

Apparently you did not pick up on my Quotation marks obviously pointing out the wrong song title. Nice try chum but, I'm not a fucking amatuer.

[5150bob]

Bizarre. Jerry Lewis introducing Oingo Boingo. Doesn't seem right. That said, this is by far my favorite Boingo song. Especially when it's done live.

[dmunos]

cupid at 3:01

[juancaunfv]

"Not my slave" a great song!!!....

[wiglaugh]

This band was the shit. Hell, it still is. Danny Elfman for life!

[eemjmm]

Oh dear! Having trouble stringing sentences together to form an opinion are you?

[Longtoesareugly]

Thank you so much for posting this! Brings back a lot of memories!

[eemjmm]

Not My Slave -The keyboard guy gets right into it--doesn't he?

[hubiethesaint]

These guys bring back great memories

[Spuntmire]

Wha', wait a minute, "Not My Slave" isn't lip synced. Awesome. That last moan he did right before the very last "you're not my slave"? Yeah. Cummed. Damn right, "Thank you." to Oingo Boingo, old man.

[Spuntmire]

These shows are cool and everything, but it's all lip syncing... and Danny's not the greatest at it. Love 'im, though.

[robertmane]

very very good,is my sond ,desde chile el recuerdo de una cancion magnifica. ROBERTO PONCE VALDES

[LordVoltaire]

desde perú Lo maximo este grupo es fenomenal nunca habia visto este video y siempre lo recuerdo.

[SEALTRIDENT]

Reminds me my Frat Days.... =(

[txbruin91]

this video absolutely rocks!!! Oingo boingo just brings back so many memories for those of us that came of age in Southern California in the late '80s. Elfman is just an absolute god when he sings these two songs

[RiaElfietwo]

Elfman is a god of singing IN GENERAL.

I grew up listenting to great singers like Nana Mouskouri and Demis Roussos, and Danny Elfman's voice STILL amazes me.

[RiaElfietwo]

I swear, Danny's voice is like a dove's coo from heaven...

Anyway, is it me, or does it look like he has FANGS? Because that's the case for roughly 60% of the footage and photos that I've seen of him with his mouth open and teeth exposed. Not to mention that he apparently is rather inactive during the daylight hours. It's little wonder he's called "the red headed vampire".

[RCandHerps]

haha i know!!! isnt it cute? his dog-toothed smile just adds to his charm...

hey hes not active during the day? nice...im the same way XD

who calls him a red headed vampire?

[RiaElfietwo]

Yep, he's even said, "sunlight makes me ill and lethargic."

And 'red-haired/red headed vampire' is somewhat of a nickname that I've seen once or twice on the internet. And given the things I just took note of, it's a damn fitting name, too.

[RCandHerps]

haha lol! hes so cute! lol wierd little vampire dude who keeps fetuses and avoids sunlight......

where did he say that? can i read the interview? lol i like to keep the interviews for inspiration...

[RiaElfietwo]

You can find it on Music for A Darkened People, a Danny Elfman fan site.

[RCandHerps]

i know that site....cant say i saw it anywhere. oh well, danny is a sexy guy and thats all that matters!

[RiaElfietwo]

And talented, too!

[RCandHerps]

well id consider that part of the sexy appeal lol!!

[RCandHerps]

hey whos the black guy? ive never seen him before lol!

[RiaElfietwo]

I believe that's Carl Graves, he was only with O.B. for a few years.

[RCandHerps]

oh ok lolz

[RCandHerps]

OH MY GOD

danny i love you!!!!! so much more than ive ever loved anything!!!!

[Blackjack946]

This video is weird because it seems to me like "We Close Our Eyes" is lip synced, but "Not My Slave" isn't. Oh well. Thank you for putting this up.

[boingobabe]

"We Close Our Eyes" IS lip-synched. Sadly, it seems that's just one of the times that Elfman lip-synched during a performance.

[Blackjack946]

Yeah, it's confusing because he DOESN'T lip sync "Not My Slave." I would say because "We Close Our Eyes" is a vocally demanding song and he may have been sick, but "Not My Slave" is pretty demanding as well.

If anyone has Danny's phone number, call him and ask him why he did this.

[RCandHerps]

if anyone has danny's phone number, give it to me!!!!

oh yeah and "not my slave" makes me cry

[DinoWmn]

No one has considered the technical demands of this performance. The stage was set for one set of instruments, audio levels, movements, and that was it. There was an act before and an act after. The pre-recording gave the technical crew time to scramble and make it work.

Artists have no say in this setting. I've done plenty of quick turn around performances; it's all up to the crew. And they control the electricity, so they win.

[HessKarma]

Very gorgeous indeed! And he still is to some extent. Goddamn what a voice.

[RiaElfietwo]

I know. Every time he does a high-pitched trill, like at the end, I swear I have an ear-gasm.

[FlatDevice]

My god, look at them. Danny was just a gorgeous frontman, I swear. This is making me HORRENDOUSLY homesick for my old Boingo groupie days. ;__;

[Despina83]

Boingo...groupie days? I think I speak for all the hormone saturated Elfman fangirls when I say, "Do tell more!!"

[Chamoboys]

wow its very nice

[rando0m]

Thank you so, so much! :D

I've been so depressed since this was taken down.

[GidgetReturns]

Yeah no problem! :D