@butteredpoopcorn - Definitely not 1985, since Kerry Hatch is playing bass (he was replaced by John Avila in 1984), and as iaozaizao noted, the drummer does not look like Vatos (I can't find any decent photos of David Eagle to compare)
One of the first songs I ever heard by them, on the URGH - A Music War! soundtrack...and one of my favourites ever, I always sing it on a good night out!
even though oingo boingo isnt making music anymore, danny elfman still is! check out the anniversary music box he is releasing with tim burton, theres going to be a ton of exclusive oingo boingo content on there
the only thing I hate about this band is the name, and that is only because my stupid friends immediately right them off as some shitty pop band. But good lord is this band amazing, and coming from someone whos other favorite band is GWAR it must mean something.
Simply Magical. Big Sis' brought home their 4 song EP when i was in 8th grade. My 1st concert @ the Greek for Holloween my freshmen year. New Years @ Long Beach Arena the next year, including getting Johnie Vatos drumstick. And the farewell show....Can't thank the boys enough for the great memories assosciated with them and their music.
Grüße Fräulein, Sturm-Verbot-Führer, this excrement to a stage the donkey, is gradice wonderful, the Standardc$donnervögel of the certain man whom the years they have, träumte of the address of the movement with the ocean and jeep the regulation and not he that cherokees always to the control and the assemblies of the transport of bronzierend of the feet and the Havaí advanced more and the manufacture of the fresh excrement thus, I is 28
I totally thought some of the lines were in German until I looked up the lyrics online. Especially the part when he sings "I own the whole thing." That line right there, the way he sings it, is just so awesome. I love this song. It was weird to see the mosh pit, though. I totally thought this was pop!! I guess you can mosh to anything, really. I'd love to have moshed to this back in the day!
@kirkeat I found that VHS years ago in a bargain bin for 2 bucks. I figured if it sucked..I would have only lost 2 bucks. I ended up losing that movie. Best 2 bucks I ever spent.
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I can't believe that one guy who's blocking his face at the very beginning 0:01, did he really not wanna be seen at this amazing show?? then why was he there? i just dont get it xD
Beyond the obvious greatness of the performance, this serves as a touching reminder of how badly everyone danced in the 80s. ... I don't think the guy at 0:20 approves, however.
As good as it gets...they rocked the 80's /90's but this song always rocked hard in concert. call it punk or ska or whatever...they always put on a great high energy show. I miss seeing them on halloween.
Rockabilly,mountainharmonies,partyrock,jazzbrassarrangements,Mexican dance,AMerican rock,new wave it's all n there.These guys were amazing band! Elfman was brilliant .Who else n dis band did amazing stuff.I gotta research!
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Holy freakin' crap..... this is fanTAStic!! I started going to Oingo Boingo concerts starting in 1982..... Man does this bring back memories!! And the original bass player, Kerry Hatch! <3
Now? He's been doing them since his brother left the band dude! First was Pee Wee Hermans movie with the bike I think but still it's not a new thing. Either way Elfman is a genius I wish more people understood his music but most think it's simple pop. The messages are often very deep though, like Grey Matter Dead Man's Party Nothing to Fear etc
lucky! if i had testicles, i would give them up to see a reunion. i'm 19 and sadly never had the chance to see them :( if i saw danny perform with them just once i would die happy. too bad it will 99.9% never happen. i guess Dead Man's Party is the best we're gonna get.
I've been to the last few. They're in Anaheim, CA almost every year. They have Brendan McCreary in Danny's shoes, and I may add that he does a great job.
In fact, videos of those are on Youtube as well. Check out "Vatos Halloween Show 2007" in your Youtube search.
I love how simple people's dress sense was back then, and the crowd is really good mix of punks and new wave kids, now days everthing is really shit when you look at gimick ideas like "like emo" back then there were no "street" clothes companies ready to rip off all the teenagers!
Saw these guys at the Seattle Rain Festival, "Bumbershoot" back in early 80's. Few people really understood Danny's genius, at the time. However, he has always been a very talented artist AND producer--from the beginning.
Danny elfman and the boys were ahead of their time and most people didnt or still dont get Oingo Boingo. Saw them 3 times. Best was In toronto in '82 at The Police Picnic.
Yup, same here. The late '70s and first part of the '80s, with New Wave and Post-Punk, were my favorite time for music and westernized North American fashions. I would love to re-live that decade (and last two years of the '70s as well) for music and movies and such. I would collect *SO* much.
Great Favorites, by the way. Tom Petty, Oingo Boigno and The Cars. We have identical tastes.
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Does anyone know what happened to Kerry Hatch(bass player) after John Avila replaced him in the mid 80s? I can't find a darn thing on him on the internet or anything. He just disappeared off the planet practically! Darn, I thought he was a good bass player too.
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Yeah, I always wondered abou thim so much. Does anyone know anything? Also, it's hard to find info on any of the keyboardist for Oingo Boingo aside from the hyber arrogant sounding Gibbs.
I would love to know where Mr. Hatch is these days, and what happened to him. In the mostly useless book Clowns of Death: A history of Oingo Boingo, in a past interview, Danny just mentions that he was unhappy and left. He kinda quickly shrugged it off.
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Yes the keyboardists as well. Barely a thing. Oh Danny mentioned that he was unhappy? Very interesting. I wonder what that meant. I'll keep looking up on Hatch though.
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Yup, Mike Biach during the mid '80s, and then the African American guy, were all fine Keyboardist's. Gibbs comes off as the biggest egotistical gash I've ever seen in the few interviews I've read of him, so he can fuck off.
Mostly, I found the boys of Boingo (Vatos and Steve Bartek especially) laid-back and cool.
Yup, it's barely mentioned in the book I once had (Clowns of Death: A History of Oingo Boingo off Amazon). I guess we'll never know. Long live Mr. Hatch, indeed.
I first saw Boingo at Eddie Nash's Starwood (see, Wonderland Murders) in 1980. Saw them every chance I got right up to their farewell concert. They absolutely ruled the LA Club scene.
Best live performance band I ever saw, and I have seen them all. They opened for The Police at The Forum and stole the night. All anybody could talk about after was Boingo's energy and how tight a sound they had live. Fantastic musicianship.
marspara i totally agree. after 20 years of insane amounts of concert going the only other band i have seen that can compare is gogol bordello. both bands just have crazy amounts of fun, energy, tight musicianship and just pure passion for what they are doing. boingo is incredible. i miss them dearly.
I saw them open for U2 in Honolulu back in83/84. This is the best Boingo tune. Anyone have a copy of "The Mystic Knights of the Oingi Boingo" had it-lost it-can never get it again...
I remember my dad showing me his taped copy of this when I was 6. I just found the tape a few weeks ago and remembered why, almost 12 years later, they're still my favorite band.
I am 28 and became obsessed with Boingo when I was 7! My sis gave me DMP and I was hooked...obsessed really. I was a member of the fan club, the whole bit. I turned my folks into Boingoloids as well so when I was 13 (93) and when I was 15 (95, the farewell tour, oct. 24th to be exact) we went to see them, travelling to Chicago and then Salt Lake (an 1800 mile drive!). I am so glad I saw them twice...I won't make you feel bad by saying that out of hundreds of concerts there's was the best..but..
This was the song KROQ began playing, causing Oingo Boingo's career 2 take off. Their 1st live appearance after the release of their 1st EP was at the Wiskey A Go Go. The show was in Oct of 1980, which was the 1st date I had with my boyfriend, whom I've been partnered with now for 29 years. Every year afterwards Oingo Boingo performed a Halloween show somewhere around the greater LA area, which also served as our anniversary celebration every year the band was together. 1 of my fav 80's band.
I'm not a Los Angeleno,but I must say thank you for sharing it. As someone who is only 25, I have followed them ever since re-discovering them in late '99 and ordering most of Oingo Boingo's CDs online. I had watched Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), one of my favorite sequels of all time, and it contains a murder scene set to No One lives Forever. Even since then I was hooked.
I have always strangely dreamed of traveling back to the eariy '80s to see'em in L.A.! :D
There's one typewriter & a million copiers.Elfman broke the mold and rules forever!It behooves me to share with you all that my boingo pin has indirectly helped get me laid more than once!"Stay" is like Barry White on roofies,swear to God!
THE BEST live band I ever saw - two nights in a row in 88 - Richmond, VA and VA Beach, VA. I've seen LOTS of bands, good bands, great bands, but no one touches Oingo Boingo. The Farewell Concert dvd does them great service. If you don't have it - why not??
The answer, sadly, is a resounding NO. Danny was asked about the possibility of a reunion recently, and he rejected it completely because he suffered significant hearing damage from being in the band, some of the other members may have it, and he fears that doing a reunion tour may worsen it.
Fortunately for his composing career, the hearling loss is minimal, and it's worst effect now is tintinitus.
there's always Dead Man's Party tribute band to Oingo Boingo... they're REALLY awesome!!! Keeping things pretty authentic... and sometimes visits by former Boingo band members... they're worth seeing!!!
I played a gig in LA at the Gibson Ampitheater a few weeks ago w/Dead Man's Party. Bartek was there and sat in - it was awesome and I got a pic w/him right after the set. Nice fella.
We've played w/DMP a few times and they're really great, nice guys too. Definitely worth seeing.
Growing up in Orange County, CA I was supremely fortunate to see Oingo Boingo MANY MANY times...Their music is still a huge part of my life..I will still be an Oingo Boingo Fan to the end of my days! Blue hair and all!
I'm an O.C. ex-pat,I spent my misspent youth listening to KROQ.Alas,Ive only seen Boingo live once,in Santa Clara,at an amusement park.But it was awesome.
OMG this reminds me of seeing them at the Hollywood Palladium, being smashed up front, both feet completely off the ground at many times, body swaying left and right, sweating all over people next to me, have a BALL! (except my cousin fainted)
Amazing. Just great. It's funny that Mark from Devo talks about a mild rivalry he's had with Elf in the movie scoring, and when he sings that baby, baby, baby-I can see the parallel.
Yeah, Madam Wong's West was pretty small and had a really low ceiling. My guess is the Santa Monica Auditorium.
OMG, you oldsters. The Suburban Lawns? Nuclear Reactor. Boom boom boom boom.
Oh Danny. Speaking as an Angeleno, let me say you are an egotisical gash who owes a lot to his talented but insane big brother, but oh how you made my youth rich. Thanks, man.
not 1985....
SHMILY43 2 weeks ago
It's flat out impossible to sit still during this song.
*Joins the crowd of people who were not yet alive when this took place and who missed out on WAY too much good stuff*
AngieEnz84 1 month ago
OMG...I was at this show!!
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I saw them twice - what I'd give to go back and see those concerts again, I don't think I really realized how amazing they were.
mannsam63 4 months ago
This was 1980/1981.
Despina838 4 months ago
this aint no lip sync
Rac1pfe 5 months ago
BITCHE'S FLOCK TO OINGO!!!!!!
Rac1pfe 5 months ago
This was in 1980 it's from the movie Urgh! A music war. This was filmed at the Whiskey.
mondocaneman 6 months ago
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I don't think this is from 1980...looks more like about 1985.
butteredpoopcorn 7 months ago
I don't think this is from 1980...looks more like about 1985
butteredpoopcorn 7 months ago
@butteredpoopcorn - Definitely not 1985, since Kerry Hatch is playing bass (he was replaced by John Avila in 1984), and as iaozaizao noted, the drummer does not look like Vatos (I can't find any decent photos of David Eagle to compare)
dragonsrightwing 5 months ago
OINGO BOINGO MAKES ME WET <3
rebeccalafferty 7 months ago
This is awesome! Caught at the peak of their talent together as a band. This is epic Post-Punk...
urbanminer3 8 months ago
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Is the drummer "Vatos"???
iaozaizao 11 months ago
Is the drummer "Vatos"???
iaozaizao 11 months ago
Not in this video, it was a different guy for from around 1980-1981.
Despina838 10 months ago
This is so SMART
pollysubstance 11 months ago
Is this from the movie "Urgh A Music War"?
HoldingOnToLiberty 1 year ago
@HoldingOnToLiberty Sure is!
teckertime 11 months ago
One of the first songs I ever heard by them, on the URGH - A Music War! soundtrack...and one of my favourites ever, I always sing it on a good night out!
SKOTP69 1 year ago
OINGO BOINGO! Yes!
SKOTP69 1 year ago
Such a fun tune this is.
This guy is by far the best ever songwriter. EVER! He's a genius!
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even though oingo boingo isnt making music anymore, danny elfman still is! check out the anniversary music box he is releasing with tim burton, theres going to be a ton of exclusive oingo boingo content on there
muzakmusic 1 year ago
the only thing I hate about this band is the name, and that is only because my stupid friends immediately right them off as some shitty pop band. But good lord is this band amazing, and coming from someone whos other favorite band is GWAR it must mean something.
LordPenguin7485 1 year ago
Saw them three times live back in the day. This is a tight band. And sarcasm pours off the stage!
dugfriendly 1 year ago
Simply Magical. Big Sis' brought home their 4 song EP when i was in 8th grade. My 1st concert @ the Greek for Holloween my freshmen year. New Years @ Long Beach Arena the next year, including getting Johnie Vatos drumstick. And the farewell show....Can't thank the boys enough for the great memories assosciated with them and their music.
noho181 1 year ago
danny elfman is hott .. period!
RNR13ify 1 year ago 2
Hey, at 0.22 sec that was Darby Crash of the Germs with the mohawk haircut.
bobay4 1 year ago
Grüße Fräulein, Sturm-Verbot-Führer, this excrement to a stage the donkey, is gradice wonderful, the Standardc$donnervögel of the certain man whom the years they have, träumte of the address of the movement with the ocean and jeep the regulation and not he that cherokees always to the control and the assemblies of the transport of bronzierend of the feet and the Havaí advanced more and the manufacture of the fresh excrement thus, I is 28
subfusion01 1 year ago
Happy Birthday Mr. Elfman
NotSoCurrentStuff 1 year ago
darby nazi crash @ 0.22
bretadounitedfc 1 year ago
@bretadounitedfc what do you mean darby nazi crash?
drinkyourtea 1 year ago
Rock forever more, Knghts of the Oingo Boingo. *Salute*
BigMac7780 1 year ago
I totally thought some of the lines were in German until I looked up the lyrics online. Especially the part when he sings "I own the whole thing." That line right there, the way he sings it, is just so awesome. I love this song. It was weird to see the mosh pit, though. I totally thought this was pop!! I guess you can mosh to anything, really. I'd love to have moshed to this back in the day!
flexorlamonticus 1 year ago
URGH! A MUSIC WAR! ...awsome movie!
MyRandomParadise 1 year ago
what movie is this from? are there other songs that were filmed?
jfyenney 1 year ago
@jfyenney it's from the movie Urgh! A Music War. This was the only song from Oingo Boingo in the movie.
kirkeat 1 year ago
@kirkeat I found that VHS years ago in a bargain bin for 2 bucks. I figured if it sucked..I would have only lost 2 bucks. I ended up losing that movie. Best 2 bucks I ever spent.
Julzy20032000 1 year ago
@jfyenney actually i just found out that Imposter was also recorded, just search Oingo Boingo Urgh A Music War (complete)
kirkeat 1 year ago
Punk rock Rulzzzz! Espciallynwhen they have a horn section!
ponfarr69 1 year ago
Ain't this the life? I guess! I just love Danny Elfman. uuuueaah!
jonthom48 1 year ago 2
Ain't this the life? I guess!
jonthom48 1 year ago
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gituarfreak 1 year ago
this live version is a ton better than the studio version. it gives a very ska-ish/surf punk-ish vibe and i like it a lot.
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deagla2 1 year ago
kerry hatch is awesome, john avila is good but kerry hatch rocks!
BreakupBass 1 year ago 4
kerry hatch is bad ass
cacamille 1 year ago
I can't believe that one guy who's blocking his face at the very beginning 0:01, did he really not wanna be seen at this amazing show?? then why was he there? i just dont get it xD
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cacamille 2 years ago
richard gibbs sounds better than the other keyboardist's but he seems like he thinks his better than everyone else
hobossuck2 2 years ago
Danny Elfman is my IDOL. Me is plain amazing. Great band.
WeBAD3 2 years ago 4
Beyond the obvious greatness of the performance, this serves as a touching reminder of how badly everyone danced in the 80s. ... I don't think the guy at 0:20 approves, however.
OliveBGreen 2 years ago 8
@OliveBGreen somebody wrote on here (in another upload) that was Darby Crash at 20 seconds in, does kind of look like him. I guess it's possible.
fiendwithoutaface66 2 years ago
was this shot at the Country Club in Reseda?
vspady 2 years ago
As good as it gets...they rocked the 80's /90's but this song always rocked hard in concert. call it punk or ska or whatever...they always put on a great high energy show. I miss seeing them on halloween.
kahunamek 2 years ago 2
best boingo song
nick1137 2 years ago
I've always loved this song!
sshatchell 2 years ago
all Danny!
aandddesign 2 years ago
That's orignal Mysic..
DerWahreErloeser 2 years ago
Rockabilly,mountainharmonies,partyrock,jazzbrassarrangements,Mexican dance,AMerican rock,new wave it's all n there.These guys were amazing band! Elfman was brilliant .Who else n dis band did amazing stuff.I gotta research!
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CaxAttack 2 years ago
Danny Elfman = pure genius and was fucking hot in the 80s when he was in oingo boingo
baswed 2 years ago 51
I agree totally, i used to go see them on halloween night at the irving theater. it was the best
AKMARCY 2 years ago
Amen, so hot.
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earinsound 2 years ago
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Is this song bullshit cos he couldn't afford color for his movie
TechnoTime1 2 years ago
there is color, just not much, and it makes it better!
mitchelitis12 2 years ago
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Pay close attention to what he does at 1:46 and realize that there is no way on any planet that this is the guy who wrote Jack's Lament.
TheSuperShadowman 2 years ago
oh, but it IS :)
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timelcharro1 2 years ago
Danny Elfman looks fucking terrified xD
lpasepok 2 years ago
He's just mumbling I swear it cracks me up! xD
renrengrin 2 years ago
Wow arent you easily amused, and wrong too...
KoivuTheHab 2 years ago
:/
oh, you and your sillyness.
renrengrin 2 years ago
I remember slam dancing at the 688 club in Atlanta in 1981 to this song. Great memories, and lots of bruises. Damn this makes me feel old.
chifour66 2 years ago
There like jumping on stage like nothing! LOL This chick at 1:42 just jumps on stage and starts dancing! LOL
EvilTriplets 2 years ago
Fuck jumping on stage to dance, I'd jump on stage for the sole purpose of jumping DANNY.
Despina83 2 years ago 5
No KIDDING. In a parallel universe somewhere, he's my pretend boyfriend (::mumbles:: eventhoughhe'soldenoughtobemyfather ::coughs).
OliveBGreen 2 years ago 3
Its ok, STeven Tylers old enough to be my father and I still think he is HOTTTTT! ;))
FreeMerryJane 1 year ago
Don't worry, you are not alone.
Keira13 1 year ago
reminds me of high School...Thanks so much for this. BOINGO WAS THE BEST!!!!!!
xephy12000 2 years ago
fucking fantastic i love oingo boingo
baswed 2 years ago
astounding
Spazboreal 2 years ago
Brings it all back. My best memory was them opening for Fear in a circus vargas tent. That was crazy.
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Holy freakin' crap..... this is fanTAStic!! I started going to Oingo Boingo concerts starting in 1982..... Man does this bring back memories!! And the original bass player, Kerry Hatch! <3
SoCalTubie 2 years ago
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<3 Kerry Hatch is my IDOL <3
phantomchik 2 years ago
damn i didnt know they tore shit up like that!
redfoxbody 2 years ago 3
That's a weird bunch of crowd i've ever seen. Punks with geeks and some teachers...lol
Slmjm884 3 years ago 16
@Slmjm884 Hence "The 80's". If you didn't experience the weirdness of the 80's then you haven't lived.
Julzy20032000 1 year ago
@Slmjm884 Boingo drew that type of crowd at that time. Posuers and punks.
7 bands for 7 bucks........ you get a mix. more interesting is the Minutemen and the crowd reaction.
wem390 1 year ago
Saw them twice at the old Wolf & Ristmillers (sp?) Country Club in Reseda, CA when I was a kid. They actually played there a lot.
Fmontes 3 years ago 2
aw man i would do it with Danny Elfman i would screw him so hard!
peace4hippies 3 years ago 26
Most certainly. Most certainly. I'd be right there lined up outside his bedroom door with you.
Despina83 3 years ago 2
I am a man but I would too!
heitmanek1 1 year ago
@heitmanek1 LOL!!!!!!!!
shanatp 1 year ago
@peace4hippies Would you settle for me? I play guitar.
Ycjedi 1 year ago
It's cool that Danny Elfman does a lot of movie scores now.
Mirv41 3 years ago
Now? He's been doing them since his brother left the band dude! First was Pee Wee Hermans movie with the bike I think but still it's not a new thing. Either way Elfman is a genius I wish more people understood his music but most think it's simple pop. The messages are often very deep though, like Grey Matter Dead Man's Party Nothing to Fear etc
slipknot184 3 years ago
I know that he did Pee Wee's Big Adventure. He also played the clown in Pee Wee's dream. But he was still in the band back then.
Mirv41 3 years ago
He looks creepy, but nice groove.
blondebabe952 3 years ago
♥*SWOOOOON*♥
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OingoBoingoFan 3 years ago
I have seen Oingo Boingo many times . . . I wish to God they would do a reunion tour!! I too would give my testicles to make this happen! Sigh.......
jubjub2112 3 years ago
lucky! if i had testicles, i would give them up to see a reunion. i'm 19 and sadly never had the chance to see them :( if i saw danny perform with them just once i would die happy. too bad it will 99.9% never happen. i guess Dead Man's Party is the best we're gonna get.
umumum1 3 years ago 3
Allegedly they may continue their recent series of "Halloween Shows" that they've done sans Danny (due to Tinnitis) this year. I'm SO going~
zoupzuop2 3 years ago
really? where did you hear that?
umumum1 3 years ago
I've been to the last few. They're in Anaheim, CA almost every year. They have Brendan McCreary in Danny's shoes, and I may add that he does a great job.
In fact, videos of those are on Youtube as well. Check out "Vatos Halloween Show 2007" in your Youtube search.
zoupzuop2 3 years ago
ooo. i live in AZ. i should save up for a little halloween trip :P thanks for the info! ^_^
umumum1 3 years ago
it ain't the real thing without Danny though.
dj99surf 2 years ago 2
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Why do girls think hes sexy? I think he looks like a serial killer.
Zhao28 3 years ago
Not a single long haired hippy
this is amazing
ESMR 3 years ago 5
In video that girl keeps getting on the stage, but no stage diving!
xxxKINGFROGxxx 3 years ago
No diving onto Danny either...what's with that chick?
Despina83 3 years ago 3
I love how simple people's dress sense was back then, and the crowd is really good mix of punks and new wave kids, now days everthing is really shit when you look at gimick ideas like "like emo" back then there were no "street" clothes companies ready to rip off all the teenagers!
xxxKINGFROGxxx 3 years ago 2
Word!!!
OingoBoingoMama 3 years ago
intro is th best part of th song
ReturnOfDaGreenFlash 3 years ago
I WOULD GIVE MY TESTICLES TO SEE OINGO BOINGO LIVE IN THEIR PRIME! ..........It aInT NiCe!
NevermoreFan 3 years ago 6
Saw these guys at the Seattle Rain Festival, "Bumbershoot" back in early 80's. Few people really understood Danny's genius, at the time. However, he has always been a very talented artist AND producer--from the beginning.
NeroBNiv 3 years ago
infinite wow forever
grinick 3 years ago
I like little girls.
Michaelas11 3 years ago
i wish i had been born. i would have been there :(
coalblack666 3 years ago
Danny elfman and the boys were ahead of their time and most people didnt or still dont get Oingo Boingo. Saw them 3 times. Best was In toronto in '82 at The Police Picnic.
ct9898ect 3 years ago 2
Wish I was there...
TrixieStardust 3 years ago
Yup, same here. The late '70s and first part of the '80s, with New Wave and Post-Punk, were my favorite time for music and westernized North American fashions. I would love to re-live that decade (and last two years of the '70s as well) for music and movies and such. I would collect *SO* much.
Great Favorites, by the way. Tom Petty, Oingo Boigno and The Cars. We have identical tastes.
captainbrandon1980 3 years ago
The voice, the eyes, the sarcasm and wit.
dugfriendly 3 years ago 3
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Does anyone know what happened to Kerry Hatch(bass player) after John Avila replaced him in the mid 80s? I can't find a darn thing on him on the internet or anything. He just disappeared off the planet practically! Darn, I thought he was a good bass player too.
phantomchik 3 years ago
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Yeah, I always wondered abou thim so much. Does anyone know anything? Also, it's hard to find info on any of the keyboardist for Oingo Boingo aside from the hyber arrogant sounding Gibbs.
I would love to know where Mr. Hatch is these days, and what happened to him. In the mostly useless book Clowns of Death: A history of Oingo Boingo, in a past interview, Danny just mentions that he was unhappy and left. He kinda quickly shrugged it off.
captainbrandon1980 3 years ago
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Yes the keyboardists as well. Barely a thing. Oh Danny mentioned that he was unhappy? Very interesting. I wonder what that meant. I'll keep looking up on Hatch though.
phantomchik 3 years ago
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Yup, Mike Biach during the mid '80s, and then the African American guy, were all fine Keyboardist's. Gibbs comes off as the biggest egotistical gash I've ever seen in the few interviews I've read of him, so he can fuck off.
Mostly, I found the boys of Boingo (Vatos and Steve Bartek especially) laid-back and cool.
Yup, it's barely mentioned in the book I once had (Clowns of Death: A History of Oingo Boingo off Amazon). I guess we'll never know. Long live Mr. Hatch, indeed.
:D
captainbrandon1980 3 years ago
What interviews?
ribbs 2 years ago
Has anyone watched this video as many times as I have???? "dancing Tuesday night..."
jamesikong 3 years ago
Incredible musicians, Elfman is the best, period.
danteexplorer 3 years ago 5
does anyone else think danny elfman could be the lead singer for queens of the stone age they look alot alike!!!!!!!
NevermoreFan 3 years ago
i saw them at the Paladium in L.A. omg truly inspriational
mickeygabacho 3 years ago
I first saw Boingo at Eddie Nash's Starwood (see, Wonderland Murders) in 1980. Saw them every chance I got right up to their farewell concert. They absolutely ruled the LA Club scene.
Best live performance band I ever saw, and I have seen them all. They opened for The Police at The Forum and stole the night. All anybody could talk about after was Boingo's energy and how tight a sound they had live. Fantastic musicianship.
*sigh* I guess I am old.
A10thunderbolt 3 years ago 3
Oingo Boingo: the most stoked on stage band I've ever seen in 30 years of concerts !
More joy playing than Rolling Stones, Red Hot, U2, Maddona, Rush, Pink Floyd, The Cure, The Cult, Pet Shop Boys, etc, etc, etc...
BOINGO kicks ass !!!
marspara 3 years ago 3
marspara i totally agree. after 20 years of insane amounts of concert going the only other band i have seen that can compare is gogol bordello. both bands just have crazy amounts of fun, energy, tight musicianship and just pure passion for what they are doing. boingo is incredible. i miss them dearly.
frankiesdemise 3 years ago
oh man, gogol bordello is great. i saw them open for primus a couple years back, and they almost stole the show.
it's a shame oingo boingo broke up, i was only 1 or 2 when they did, so i obviously had no chance. but what i would give to see them...
RiotSk8Team001 3 years ago 2
Damn.. Same here.. I was two when they stopped playing live..
ProfessorChaos23 3 years ago
Oingo Boingo & DEVO=LEGENDS
DIOSANO 3 years ago 7
I totally agree.
Syntheatre 3 years ago
agreed although I prefer OB
ConnDevi 3 years ago
I saw them open for U2 in Honolulu back in83/84. This is the best Boingo tune. Anyone have a copy of "The Mystic Knights of the Oingi Boingo" had it-lost it-can never get it again...
uglyblackjohn 3 years ago
I remember my dad showing me his taped copy of this when I was 6. I just found the tape a few weeks ago and remembered why, almost 12 years later, they're still my favorite band.
Fantastic.
JackieWhite 3 years ago
Poor Rich, he's hardly even in this.
lochfoot 3 years ago
I am 28 and became obsessed with Boingo when I was 7! My sis gave me DMP and I was hooked...obsessed really. I was a member of the fan club, the whole bit. I turned my folks into Boingoloids as well so when I was 13 (93) and when I was 15 (95, the farewell tour, oct. 24th to be exact) we went to see them, travelling to Chicago and then Salt Lake (an 1800 mile drive!). I am so glad I saw them twice...I won't make you feel bad by saying that out of hundreds of concerts there's was the best..but..
postyesterdayman 3 years ago
Amazing
ThoseWhoDream 3 years ago
1:46, what the heck was that? Danny is the strangest frontman i've ever seen! So sad this one of a kind group has already come and gone, so sad.
redroversk 3 years ago 6
its called blow
thebag 3 years ago
lol mosh pit? Really?
Slmjm884 3 years ago
man, if i heard them play that song (my favorite song by them) i'd be in there too
blatz08 3 years ago
This was the song KROQ began playing, causing Oingo Boingo's career 2 take off. Their 1st live appearance after the release of their 1st EP was at the Wiskey A Go Go. The show was in Oct of 1980, which was the 1st date I had with my boyfriend, whom I've been partnered with now for 29 years. Every year afterwards Oingo Boingo performed a Halloween show somewhere around the greater LA area, which also served as our anniversary celebration every year the band was together. 1 of my fav 80's band.
PetPeevePro 3 years ago 3
PetPeeve,
I'm not a Los Angeleno,but I must say thank you for sharing it. As someone who is only 25, I have followed them ever since re-discovering them in late '99 and ordering most of Oingo Boingo's CDs online. I had watched Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), one of my favorite sequels of all time, and it contains a murder scene set to No One lives Forever. Even since then I was hooked.
I have always strangely dreamed of traveling back to the eariy '80s to see'em in L.A.! :D
brandonthyname 3 years ago
There's one typewriter & a million copiers.Elfman broke the mold and rules forever!It behooves me to share with you all that my boingo pin has indirectly helped get me laid more than once!"Stay" is like Barry White on roofies,swear to God!
meatwadski 3 years ago
Jesus...I never thought Oingo Boingo was popular with the punks back then...look at how they move the crowd!
Awesome stuff, one of my favorite songs from their EP.
JohnnySwitchblade 3 years ago
THE BEST live band I ever saw - two nights in a row in 88 - Richmond, VA and VA Beach, VA. I've seen LOTS of bands, good bands, great bands, but no one touches Oingo Boingo. The Farewell Concert dvd does them great service. If you don't have it - why not??
jwerthfan4 3 years ago 4
did anyone else notice darby crash at 0:21?
klausy2 4 years ago 4
Good eye, Klausy2!
akbiv 3 years ago
awsom i love danny elfman he rocks!!!!!!!!!!
lestatminion89 4 years ago 6
i wonder if they are ever gonna get back together. if they did i wonder rename the band i can think of a few. i dunno boinko boinko? ,
dawnie2000 4 years ago
The answer, sadly, is a resounding NO. Danny was asked about the possibility of a reunion recently, and he rejected it completely because he suffered significant hearing damage from being in the band, some of the other members may have it, and he fears that doing a reunion tour may worsen it.
Fortunately for his composing career, the hearling loss is minimal, and it's worst effect now is tintinitus.
RiaElfietwo 3 years ago
there's always Dead Man's Party tribute band to Oingo Boingo... they're REALLY awesome!!! Keeping things pretty authentic... and sometimes visits by former Boingo band members... they're worth seeing!!!
p1nhead 3 years ago
I played a gig in LA at the Gibson Ampitheater a few weeks ago w/Dead Man's Party. Bartek was there and sat in - it was awesome and I got a pic w/him right after the set. Nice fella.
We've played w/DMP a few times and they're really great, nice guys too. Definitely worth seeing.
longfade 3 years ago
Growing up in Orange County, CA I was supremely fortunate to see Oingo Boingo MANY MANY times...Their music is still a huge part of my life..I will still be an Oingo Boingo Fan to the end of my days! Blue hair and all!
WickedShredsWife 4 years ago
I'm an O.C. ex-pat,I spent my misspent youth listening to KROQ.Alas,Ive only seen Boingo live once,in Santa Clara,at an amusement park.But it was awesome.
kfdave 4 years ago
saw them at the Universal Amphitheatre in '82 (I think it as 82). grat post
yonahroth6501 3 years ago
By far one of the best videos on all of Youtube.
zatransis 4 years ago
1978 halloween night hollywood bowl i was there and it rocked...but i,am old now.......boo-hoo
the411on420 4 years ago 3
great post
morningstar1800 4 years ago
I loved Boingo. I miss them.
pbev7 4 years ago 2
How bloody good is this! Live, live live...Awesome.
Now to watch some X, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebreak. WOOHOOO!
piliage 4 years ago
OMG this reminds me of seeing them at the Hollywood Palladium, being smashed up front, both feet completely off the ground at many times, body swaying left and right, sweating all over people next to me, have a BALL! (except my cousin fainted)
Squeaky1423 4 years ago 4
Amazing. Just great. It's funny that Mark from Devo talks about a mild rivalry he's had with Elf in the movie scoring, and when he sings that baby, baby, baby-I can see the parallel.
zoom56ok 4 years ago 2
This looks like a movie.
aaronfast 4 years ago 3
It's from Urgh! A Music War. A documentary capturing New Wave, Punk, and Ska music from the 80's.
CaptainM4d 4 years ago 5
Yeah, Madam Wong's West was pretty small and had a really low ceiling. My guess is the Santa Monica Auditorium.
OMG, you oldsters. The Suburban Lawns? Nuclear Reactor. Boom boom boom boom.
Oh Danny. Speaking as an Angeleno, let me say you are an egotisical gash who owes a lot to his talented but insane big brother, but oh how you made my youth rich. Thanks, man.
sweetiebunniepie 4 years ago 4
whyyy couldnt i have been from that time! :'(
seriously im spending my teenager hood in the 2000s let me tell u it sucks and everyones a loser!
id kill to be my age i am now in the late 70s and spend it through till oingo was gone!
elfmanappreciation 4 years ago 2
Sturgeon's law - 90% of everything is crap
it'd suck just as much back then, the music would just be better
dasgdasg 4 years ago 2