After many years of going to shows, seeing more bands live than I can remember, and over ten years working in the music industry in the 80s and 90s, I have still never come across a more talented, more original, and more FUN band than Oingo Boingo. Going to concerts was fun, but going to Boingo concerts was an experience of it's own! We miss you guys!
@killthekraken Look into the band "Dead Man's Party." I saw them in Orange County, CA two nights ago. The greatest O.B. tribute band. They played well over two hours. It's the closest you'll get to O.B. now. They even have one of the two balaphones from this video.
@killthekraken I know the feeling! My friends and I always went to their show in the OC on Halloween.....still have a sweat shirt that has never been worn!
This song was a response to record labels in Los Angeles who said that Boingo's music was too complex for the kids to understand. In fact, it was the kids who discovered them and made them popular. They weren't part of any fad, and didn't have the support of the LA Times or any press for that matter.
@elfojuice boy did you say a mouthful and Danny is one of the most talented people of our generation i was one of those kids that loved oingo boingo and i have followed his music ever since pure talent and a very gifted musician.
I really need a time machine. I'm 14, and all I listen to is stuff from the 70's and 80's. What happened to good music? What happened to having lyrical depth? WHAT HAPPENED?!
@InBetweenAreDoors Sorry. Musically, it was amazing being your age in the early 80's. I was your age when I went to my first Boingo concert. How cool it was to watch freaks with brass and woods electric - real artists! Now the crap that is created is based on mathematical algorithms to sell to the masses. But they cannot touch the human cord that is people who look for excellence. BTW MTV was incredible then and Elfman is a hessian god.
I saw them live and it absolutely amazed me how AWESOME they sounded. Danny's voice s an instrument onto itself. Classic Boingo through a good set of headphones... HEAVEN.
I may have been born in 91, but I've still gone to 3 Boingo concerts :D I only remember 2 of them though cause for my first one my mom was still pregnant with me XD
That's right, kids. Before Autotune, bands could give fantastic live performances by actually singing and playing instruments well. Plus, their music had a message! Amazing to think how entertainment has (d)evolved since then.
@pjrg1919 i yam a kkid todahy an fuk u,juuuusztim beirbur ann britney isz good,thiz oiuingo boingo suckks,an i waz gonn a sa ahh blnbbahh,urg,oop,oop,oogabooa,,,.dsjjfgkgkg.nir3
@espiga1 damn, I am jealous that you got to see those performances. I saw every show in SLC (their 2nd favorite tour location outside of LA), but their farewell show. Amazing fun band that was so highly underrated.
Grey matter is the unmyelinated tissue nerves and composes most of the brain tissue. Because it is unmyelinated it means that the neurons do not have nodes for the electrical impulses to jump which allows the impluse to transmit faster than an unmyelinated neuron can. Ex; a infant still has a lot of myelination in the body to occur, so that is why thier movements are uncoordinated and jerky. Bet you didn't expect a science lesson with your music, did you? XD
I saw them at First Avenue in Minneapolis probably about this time... don't know the date this was recorded... but they were ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! Wish I had had the opportunity to have seen them more. Clever lyrics, Fantastic instrumentations. Wish they would reform. If you haven't, check out the Burton Willy Wonka film... you can so see Boingo influences in that soundtrack - more than any other Elfman ones that I've heard.
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
@screamolives I like how he has the fake disclaimer like that. "Like me:" is a way to diffuse a strong statement. Him doing so when the audience knows better is a little stronger that the diffusion's' perceived softening.
Geez....I really hope technology becomes so advanced within my lifetime that a time machine is produced, because I would so use one to see Oingo Boingo's shows over and over again
Wow...I have to say this is awesome, I was curious about Oingo Boingo for so long, and at fist I heard stuff like "Little Girls" and "Only a Lad" and thought, this Danny Elfman guy is twisted. But I gave the music a chance and realized fact those songs have underlying meanings and are BRILLIANTLY written. Not to mention the band being so TIGHT, like in this video. Jeez, I was just a kid when they were touring, wish I could have seen them.
I cherish the times I was able to see these guys live. I'm pretty sure I was at this gig, and I'm pretty sure that it was called a Rhumbaphone. One of my first "vinyl" purchases was the 4 song EP of Only a Lad as advised to me via radio by Jud The Fish of KROQ 106.7 in SoCal. That station has been sucking lately...anyway, I'm glad so many people still enjoy.
From time to time I start to take for granted how awesome Boingo was. But honestly, they were bloody AMAZING. And this performance is proof. No one rocks the balophone like Elfman and Avila!!! xD
I saw them in 1984 at the Del Mar Fair w/ Joe Buselt and Rhonda Salvastrini. So killer!!! Last day of school, 9th grade, Chula Vista High School. I lived it and loved it. Even rode the bumper boats with RIBS....
@FTroop37F They're all doing stuff on their own now. Danny Elfman is a film composer(and has also written a symphony and a ballet), Steve Bartek is also a composer and orchestrator, and John Avila is a music producer, and still performs live shows with various other bands. Not sure about the rest.
It's safe to say that they're all doing pretty well, though. Boingo must've been good for them. :)
OK. . .now I'm really dating myself. The first song I ever heard was "You Got Your Baby Back" by the Mystic Nights of the Oingo Boingo sometime in the mid 70s.
We were listening to Led Zeppelin, The Who and the Rolling Stones at the time and these guys came out with this new, different sound.... amazing.
I love the xylophone and percussion in this song. The lyrics are great too. They had a big band with a large brass section at times too. I saw them at the Roxy in Hollywood.
Where are bands like this today? Danny... I know that you're busy but do this again man!
I had no idea prior to Agent24 mentioning that a week ago. I know that Danny's scoring every freaking thing in Hollywood these days. That's even more impressive since he suffers from acute hearing loss.
Danny...Still... Throw on some high quality ear protection, call everybody up and play at the Greek Theatre next summer dammit :)
I saw them live on New Years eve early 90's. Very small club. Danny wore camo fatigues and Doc Martens, Johnny Vatos in nothing but a diaper (NY's baby.) People stage diving and moshing everywhere. Also saw their very last show in Hollywood. They played over 3 hrs. Brings back great memories. Great band!
*Great*, live performance. The message in this song is *so* worth remembering: God gave people BRAINS so they could think for THEMSELVES---not be dictated to by others; respect your *own* opinion, your *own* judgment; DONT be afraid to cut loose; the alternative is far more frightening---to be grossly misled. *My* GREY MATTER matters to me: What about yours?! Is it a sponge or do you celebrate its being the most incredibly, marvelous machine in the history of the world?
*Great*, live performance. The message in this song is *so* worth remembering: God gave people BRAINS so they could think for THEMSELVES---not be dictated to by others; respect your *own* opinion, your *own* judgment; DONT be afraid to cut loose; the alternative is far more frightening---to be grossly misled. *My* GREY MATTER matters to me: What about yours?! Is it a sponge or do you celebrate its being the most incredibly, marvelous machine in the history of the world?
*Great*, live performance. The message in this song is *so* worth remembering: God gave people BRAINS so they could think for THEMSELVES---not be dictated to by others; respect your *own* opinion, your *own* judgment; DONT be afraid to cut loose; the alternative is far more frightening---to be grossly misled. *My* GREY MATTER matters to me: What about yours?! Is it a sponge or do you celebrate its being the most incredibly, marvelous machine in the history of the world?
@MrJennion: Hah-hah-hah...! I did not deliberately mean to post this 3 freakin' times! YT had just reconfigured its format, that day and I didn't see that it'd already gone to the page, but, heck, maybe, *some people* NEED to read my comment 3 times! Brilliant vid: Great band!
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This is sooooOOOooo fun -- I love hearing this again!! Thank you for posting, it's Oingo Boingo Night ~~~ ROCK ON Oingo Boingo! I love you guys soooo much STILL. Saw you at Santa Clara's Great America with Missing Persons
@Shittybum I saw these guys 6 times during this album on tour. I followed them around L.A. Danny Elfman was even wilder than this. The xylophones were designed as teeth. What is so cool about this band was they were very versatile. Some songs with brass and this one with xylophones. Music pretty agressive head bashing slam dancing music non-stop all the way. Missing Persons also followed a protocal like this but not as balanced in talent.
the only time i saw danny was at the whisky...(way wilder)....i remember the xylophones, what a sound . to this day that was by far the most energetic live music ive experienced..we were front row general. Saw/Felt missing persons santa monica civic auditorim about then too.. ggod days
one of my top five favorite songs of all time. when Danny starts jumpin' and bangin' om the balaphone at the start it reminds me of a little kid just cutting loose and having fun. I've seen them many times and have great memories from every show. could'nt make their farewell, but can't win 'em all. wish I had a time machine...this show and halloween '94 would be top on the list to go back to.
I had the opportunity to see Boingo three times, all at SDSU's Open Air Theatre (late 80's/early 90's). Was always pumped when they played this song. BTW, their actually balaphones from west Africa. They're a xylpphones close cousin.
I would've been at this fucking concert if I wasn't such an anal retentive gentleman & blew off the show to wait 4 a girl I'd met 2 days earlier to get off work at her Venice Beach apartment.
WHAT A DUMBASS!!!!!!! KILL ME ERIC CARTMAN KILL ME!!!
Dude, your Mom rocks!!!! My sons are finally appreciating the "school of rock" they've gotten in my car since birth. From FEAR, Circle Jerks, Motley Crue, Oingo... All 80's madness.
Unfortunately, will never happen. Danny Elfman suffered some hearing loss because of Boingo. I think he wants to keep what hearing he has so he can continue has excellent orchestral career.
Pitty though. I do miss their live shows. I was at one of the Farewell shows in 1995. Had a freakin' blast. That and the Irvine Meadow Halloween shows.
Hey!! Band is really funa dn great experience. Truly something that, even if you don't get the instrument you want (like moi) you'll still most likely enjoy a fuckload. Band was the only damn reason I even went to school. xD
I was in band in middle school, i fuckin' loved it. Not trying to blow my own horn but i was pretty good at xylaphone. Once i got to high school it seem different so i didn't join. I'm a senior right now and i both regret and am glad i didn't join.Regret because my high school was the only school on the west of the Miss. River to play at the Macy's Parade.Glad because all those people are their own little cult!
well you can at least be glad that you don't have to march. xDD Marching is total hell, that's why i'm not joining this year.. >,> that and being a strings person rather than wind. haha, but considering your allusion to it being a cult, i suppose it really is. xD super fun cult!
As much an orchestra in miniature as a rock band, these guys so effectively realized Elfman's darkly brilliant pop music imaginings...& were such performers, too! PERHAPS the best band of the '80s? Could be...
After many years of going to shows, seeing more bands live than I can remember, and over ten years working in the music industry in the 80s and 90s, I have still never come across a more talented, more original, and more FUN band than Oingo Boingo. Going to concerts was fun, but going to Boingo concerts was an experience of it's own! We miss you guys!
timecowx 1 month ago
my dad has their farewell DVD and i love watching it, i wish could've seen them in concert but sadly i wasn't old enough!!!
DanceLover3190 1 month ago
Thank God for growing up in HB in the 80's and having the best bands ever!
tropicreyn 2 months ago
Love the opening.
OrangeBandanna 2 months ago
Another Halloween and no Boingo concert. I might as well have children or something. Geeeez...
killthekraken 3 months ago 5
@killthekraken Look into the band "Dead Man's Party." I saw them in Orange County, CA two nights ago. The greatest O.B. tribute band. They played well over two hours. It's the closest you'll get to O.B. now. They even have one of the two balaphones from this video.
SubconsciousGatherer 3 months ago
@killthekraken I know the feeling! My friends and I always went to their show in the OC on Halloween.....still have a sweat shirt that has never been worn!
tropicreyn 2 months ago
What a show, fantastic.
mattsmoski3737 3 months ago
5 people are stone cold dead, without their heads.
MagzHalo 3 months ago
R-H-U-M-B-A-P-H-O-N-E
52barney 4 months ago 2
This song was a response to record labels in Los Angeles who said that Boingo's music was too complex for the kids to understand. In fact, it was the kids who discovered them and made them popular. They weren't part of any fad, and didn't have the support of the LA Times or any press for that matter.
elfojuice 4 months ago 13
@elfojuice boy did you say a mouthful and Danny is one of the most talented people of our generation i was one of those kids that loved oingo boingo and i have followed his music ever since pure talent and a very gifted musician.
freemanlisa445 3 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
I really need a time machine. I'm 14, and all I listen to is stuff from the 70's and 80's. What happened to good music? What happened to having lyrical depth? WHAT HAPPENED?!
InBetweenAreDoors 5 months ago 7
@InBetweenAreDoors Sorry. Musically, it was amazing being your age in the early 80's. I was your age when I went to my first Boingo concert. How cool it was to watch freaks with brass and woods electric - real artists! Now the crap that is created is based on mathematical algorithms to sell to the masses. But they cannot touch the human cord that is people who look for excellence. BTW MTV was incredible then and Elfman is a hessian god.
WeknowhoUR 2 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Oingo Boingo 3
One word Awesome :-) Still my favorite live band ever....wish they would dust off the instruments and do a reunion tour.
DownzyTheBear 6 months ago
I''ll bet dollars to doughnuts that they couldn't use the 8K seat Greek Theatre and would have to go to the 18K seat Hollywood Bowl.... For 2 nights.
Just as well, that's also a great place to see a live concert. I'm going!.... Twice.
I'll take my 12 and 15 year old daughters who've only every heard the CDs and seen the YouTube videos... Twice.
FTroop37F 6 months ago 3
I was at that concert in the direct center of UA. I've yet to see myself in any of the vids. Damn! LOL
FavreianVengeance 6 months ago
danny is a true golden GEnius - good for him....
MegaSeanBo 6 months ago
I saw them live and it absolutely amazed me how AWESOME they sounded. Danny's voice s an instrument onto itself. Classic Boingo through a good set of headphones... HEAVEN.
TheNakedLibrarian 6 months ago
Nothing will ever compare to Oingo Boingo! Wish they would do a reunion.
mybowiedog 6 months ago
this is dedicated to all the stupid people like me
weedsongvideos 8 months ago
this live version is better than the studio
weedsongvideos 8 months ago
shit man, i wonder if danny knew about mk ultra and the illuminati new world order when he wrote this
Chizpurfle52595 8 months ago
I may have been born in 91, but I've still gone to 3 Boingo concerts :D I only remember 2 of them though cause for my first one my mom was still pregnant with me XD
Mir0kuSama 8 months ago
5 dislikes!? Who the fuck are these people!?
bluevixen1 8 months ago
5 people's tiny little brains slipped down the kitchen sink
MagzHalo 8 months ago
Danny Elfman young, hot and topless... THANK YOU, GOD!!!
bluevixen1 8 months ago 16
Use to see them at the Palladium in LA.......... slam face!!!!!!!!! They be rocking the MOFO house.
globalmack 9 months ago
I saw them 6x @ Wolf & Rissmiller's Country Club, In Reseda, CA. Loved them SO MUCH & always will!! One of the best live bands EVER!!
bobyost42 9 months ago
pancake bones akimbo!
Hopspop 9 months ago
Dec 82 New Wave Spectacular i saw Oingo Boingo
Tattooine77 9 months ago
Damn I miss the 80's music. Thank God I was apart of the class of 86 when they had music like this. Today's music is a joke. :(
greywolfone1 9 months ago
@greywolfone1 I know! I would much rather graduate if it was the 80s again... :)
musiquemandolin 8 months ago
I miss Oingo Boingo !!!!! Danny Elfman crazy genius!!!
08maricuca 9 months ago
I saw Oingo Boingo on this tour in November (I think) of 1994 in Sacramento. Awesome show! Probably my favorite concert of all time. Good times.
dagorak333 10 months ago
That's right, kids. Before Autotune, bands could give fantastic live performances by actually singing and playing instruments well. Plus, their music had a message! Amazing to think how entertainment has (d)evolved since then.
pjrg1919 10 months ago 2
@pjrg1919 i yam a kkid todahy an fuk u,juuuusztim beirbur ann britney isz good,thiz oiuingo boingo suckks,an i waz gonn a sa ahh blnbbahh,urg,oop,oop,oogabooa,,,.dsjjfgkgkg.nir3
bobo007xx 9 months ago
Fantastic performance, great instruments. But Danny is wearing his pants a little too high for going all topless...
woosnext 11 months ago
@woosnext lol Fashion was never Danny's strong suit. That's okay; awesomeness makes up for lack of style.
FlippinBooks 10 months ago
@FlippinBooks it sure does :D
woosnext 10 months ago
The live version of this song just blows away the studio version. God I am so lucky that I have this concert on VHS; do you know how rare it is?
ZaneXY45 11 months ago
Rock. And. Roll.
One of the best live acts I've ever seen.
LorinTone 11 months ago
It's a damn shame we will never see Boingo back together performing live again. I'd pay anything to see 1 more Halloween show
espiga1 11 months ago
@espiga1 damn, I am jealous that you got to see those performances. I saw every show in SLC (their 2nd favorite tour location outside of LA), but their farewell show. Amazing fun band that was so highly underrated.
HesraiG 11 months ago
5 smart people gave it a thumbs down cause it wasn't dedicated to them.
BobbyEnergy 11 months ago
What kind of psychedelic , mind altering , confusion inducing song is this ?
Baller527 1 year ago
*fans self* Oh my...One of the finer sights, right thar. A young Danny Elfman, bare-chested, sewaty, and banging on a xylophoneish thingy. *faint*
Fab4Sunrises 1 year ago
Five people have nothing inside their heads.
HighPlainsDrifter66 1 year ago
saw them everytime they came to town like 20 times
brucegor 1 year ago
Grey matter is the unmyelinated tissue nerves and composes most of the brain tissue. Because it is unmyelinated it means that the neurons do not have nodes for the electrical impulses to jump which allows the impluse to transmit faster than an unmyelinated neuron can. Ex; a infant still has a lot of myelination in the body to occur, so that is why thier movements are uncoordinated and jerky. Bet you didn't expect a science lesson with your music, did you? XD
dragonholder411 1 year ago
I saw them at First Avenue in Minneapolis probably about this time... don't know the date this was recorded... but they were ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!! Wish I had had the opportunity to have seen them more. Clever lyrics, Fantastic instrumentations. Wish they would reform. If you haven't, check out the Burton Willy Wonka film... you can so see Boingo influences in that soundtrack - more than any other Elfman ones that I've heard.
julierabbitt 1 year ago
This is my theme song.
ooozetoons 1 year ago
@ooozetoons mine too
freemanlisa445 1 year ago
what the crap was that??
happyfishwash 1 year ago
@happyfishwash
That's okay that you don't get it. This was one of the most infuential bands of the 80's. Maybe someday you will underdtand.
BryanIsAScaryKid 1 year ago 2
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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
Halloween doesnt have have the same feel without a Boingo show
Scottydont66 1 year ago 3
@Scottydont66
Nor does New Years Eve. Some of the best concerts I went to as a teen were Boingo. Probably the only band I have seen several times.
BryanIsAScaryKid 1 year ago
I've loved this band since I was little! I wish I was able to see them, but I was only 10 when they had their farewell. :(
I still bump these guys.
NO OTHER MUSIC COMES CLOSE. Love it. Danny is the man!
kailenq 1 year ago
I saw them and loved it!!
Ravenprpl 1 year ago
"This is dedicated to all the stupid people like me." epic haha
screamolives 1 year ago
@screamolives I like how he has the fake disclaimer like that. "Like me:" is a way to diffuse a strong statement. Him doing so when the audience knows better is a little stronger that the diffusion's' perceived softening.
MrJaidesoto 1 year ago
@MrJaidesoto Yes, very clever
screamolives 1 year ago
I wonder how many people got rip roaring drunk at this final show...
CitySkin09 1 year ago
This is one of the best live performances I've seen... Inspired!!
pjrg1919 1 year ago
I miss Oingo Boingo. Saw them 3 or 4 times during the 80s. I remember their shows were so much fun.
mocyber68 1 year ago
Geez....I really hope technology becomes so advanced within my lifetime that a time machine is produced, because I would so use one to see Oingo Boingo's shows over and over again
Funkykitsune 1 year ago
Wow...I have to say this is awesome, I was curious about Oingo Boingo for so long, and at fist I heard stuff like "Little Girls" and "Only a Lad" and thought, this Danny Elfman guy is twisted. But I gave the music a chance and realized fact those songs have underlying meanings and are BRILLIANTLY written. Not to mention the band being so TIGHT, like in this video. Jeez, I was just a kid when they were touring, wish I could have seen them.
twistedkeys1976 1 year ago
SO. HOT.
librarianstyle 1 year ago
The crowd always went crazy when they started wheeling out the xylophones, knowing that Grey Matter was coming up. Danny: PLEASE do a Reunion tour!!!
radckh 1 year ago
I cherish the times I was able to see these guys live. I'm pretty sure I was at this gig, and I'm pretty sure that it was called a Rhumbaphone. One of my first "vinyl" purchases was the 4 song EP of Only a Lad as advised to me via radio by Jud The Fish of KROQ 106.7 in SoCal. That station has been sucking lately...anyway, I'm glad so many people still enjoy.
hungrytrees 1 year ago
too awesome for words.
PaunchyChux 1 year ago
What other band is going to say "Think for yourself" by saying "There's something inside your head"?
InkyBloc 1 year ago
Rock On!!!!
screaming71datsun510 1 year ago
From time to time I start to take for granted how awesome Boingo was. But honestly, they were bloody AMAZING. And this performance is proof. No one rocks the balophone like Elfman and Avila!!! xD
FlippinBooks 1 year ago 2
I saw them in 1984 at the Del Mar Fair w/ Joe Buselt and Rhonda Salvastrini. So killer!!! Last day of school, 9th grade, Chula Vista High School. I lived it and loved it. Even rode the bumper boats with RIBS....
malabananracing 1 year ago
WTF happened to Boingo anyway?
FTroop37F 1 year ago
@FTroop37F They're all doing stuff on their own now. Danny Elfman is a film composer(and has also written a symphony and a ballet), Steve Bartek is also a composer and orchestrator, and John Avila is a music producer, and still performs live shows with various other bands. Not sure about the rest.
It's safe to say that they're all doing pretty well, though. Boingo must've been good for them. :)
FlippinBooks 1 year ago
They were one of a kind
TheTinapino 1 year ago
I have a definite thing for pasty guys who play xylophone.
ponfarr69 1 year ago
I really love Oingo Boingo. This was a great video. I've been to a couple of their concerts. They were really good live.
voodooiggy 1 year ago
I really love Oingo Boingo. This was a great video. I've been to a couple of their concerts. They were really good live.
voodooiggy 1 year ago
OK. . .now I'm really dating myself. The first song I ever heard was "You Got Your Baby Back" by the Mystic Nights of the Oingo Boingo sometime in the mid 70s.
runcatalina 1 year ago
I was at this concert. There was and is nothing like it!
SolditBuyer 1 year ago 2
Two words.... Awe some :)
We were listening to Led Zeppelin, The Who and the Rolling Stones at the time and these guys came out with this new, different sound.... amazing.
I love the xylophone and percussion in this song. The lyrics are great too. They had a big band with a large brass section at times too. I saw them at the Roxy in Hollywood.
Where are bands like this today? Danny... I know that you're busy but do this again man!
FTroop37F 1 year ago 28
@FTroop37F He has permanent hearing loss and says playing on stage may ruin it for good so he refuses to do a reunion
AGENT24 6 months ago
@FTroop37F You know he went deaf?
kaimendre 6 months ago
@kaimendre, @AGENT24 >>>
I had no idea prior to Agent24 mentioning that a week ago. I know that Danny's scoring every freaking thing in Hollywood these days. That's even more impressive since he suffers from acute hearing loss.
Danny...Still... Throw on some high quality ear protection, call everybody up and play at the Greek Theatre next summer dammit :)
FTroop37F 6 months ago
UA was an excellent venue too, they always played there, kicked ass and later... did it all over again. yes, the Rhumba Phones rock yer sox too!
EuroTrash1138 1 year ago
elfman is a genius
celloPHANe27 1 year ago
Boingo live at UCSB circa 1985... what a blast !!
DTogoHonnin 1 year ago
I just crapped my pants!
kiesersozay 1 year ago 2
I hope Danny doesn't think he is still stupid LOL Genius!!
catchryder 1 year ago
I saw them live on New Years eve early 90's. Very small club. Danny wore camo fatigues and Doc Martens, Johnny Vatos in nothing but a diaper (NY's baby.) People stage diving and moshing everywhere. Also saw their very last show in Hollywood. They played over 3 hrs. Brings back great memories. Great band!
tdreff 1 year ago
@tdreff oops..... make that early 80's the first time I saw them. (Damn, I'm getting old!)
tdreff 1 year ago
*Great*, live performance. The message in this song is *so* worth remembering: God gave people BRAINS so they could think for THEMSELVES---not be dictated to by others; respect your *own* opinion, your *own* judgment; DONT be afraid to cut loose; the alternative is far more frightening---to be grossly misled. *My* GREY MATTER matters to me: What about yours?! Is it a sponge or do you celebrate its being the most incredibly, marvelous machine in the history of the world?
Mavarla 1 year ago
*Great*, live performance. The message in this song is *so* worth remembering: God gave people BRAINS so they could think for THEMSELVES---not be dictated to by others; respect your *own* opinion, your *own* judgment; DONT be afraid to cut loose; the alternative is far more frightening---to be grossly misled. *My* GREY MATTER matters to me: What about yours?! Is it a sponge or do you celebrate its being the most incredibly, marvelous machine in the history of the world?
Mavarla 1 year ago
*Great*, live performance. The message in this song is *so* worth remembering: God gave people BRAINS so they could think for THEMSELVES---not be dictated to by others; respect your *own* opinion, your *own* judgment; DONT be afraid to cut loose; the alternative is far more frightening---to be grossly misled. *My* GREY MATTER matters to me: What about yours?! Is it a sponge or do you celebrate its being the most incredibly, marvelous machine in the history of the world?
Mavarla 1 year ago
@Mavarla
i choose to use my brain to dispute your theological ideas.
however i love this song <3
MrJennion 1 year ago
@MrJennion: Hah-hah-hah...! I did not deliberately mean to post this 3 freakin' times! YT had just reconfigured its format, that day and I didn't see that it'd already gone to the page, but, heck, maybe, *some people* NEED to read my comment 3 times! Brilliant vid: Great band!
Mavarla 1 year ago
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Mavarla 1 year ago
This is my favorite song.
It's got witty lyrics, clever instruments and a good beat that gets better as the song goes on.
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deagla2 1 year ago
I want a wiggety-wack xylophone!
I can't find the music video, but I allways imagined the xylophones to be hollowed-out bones, does that make me a schmuck?
Love the line in the begining, Oingo Boingo RULZ!!!
NekoChanSenpai 1 year ago
GO KEYBOARD PERCUSSION PLAYERS!! especially xylophone. that what i play
tytykatzgrl 1 year ago
in the day they called them 'rhumbaphones' and made them themselves...
EuroTrash1138 1 year ago
dam not only is he a stunna but danny has the pipes of a god
basanovababyclu31 1 year ago 12
@basanovababyclu31 Yes..because chubby gingers are always stunning... --_--
bongobang77 6 months ago
he is the master of our generation
freemanlisa445 1 year ago
I'm a stupid person! Danny, PICK ME!!!
BigMac7780 1 year ago 3
used to love to just listen to this and cruise.. and party of course...
SisterSunnshine 2 years ago 2
ooh yeah forgot all about it johnny vatos..
mryellowcrown 2 years ago
Awesomeness! So awesome, that it deserves the title of awesome sauce!
mushumushushoe 2 years ago 2
2:57 xylophone solo!!!!!!!!
GSSC1 2 years ago 2
Love It!
bmxpacman 2 years ago
Danny elfman your my hero!
Ajen1959 2 years ago 3
we'll have to share he's mine to
freemanlisa445 1 year ago
I believe this performance was also available on the Farewell album, unless I'm sorely mistaken.
Albeans 2 years ago
HOLY SHIT That's Warren Fitzgerald!
starrynazz 2 years ago
Man this is awesome.
ZZLe4Ni 2 years ago
Is that the bass player playing the other xylophone? God I love this band.
roaddawg 2 years ago
This is sooooOOOooo fun -- I love hearing this again!! Thank you for posting, it's Oingo Boingo Night ~~~ ROCK ON Oingo Boingo! I love you guys soooo much STILL. Saw you at Santa Clara's Great America with Missing Persons
katsmeo 2 years ago
We saw Oingo so many times, CA and Hawaii.
Gave Roses to the Band before they Played.
Love you Danny, You have always been Brilliant!
A Brilliant Composer. First Heard Oingo on drive to TJ over the border. WIll never forget & listen to SoLo and albums often to this day.
Kat
kataheim 2 years ago 4
Brilliant! I love Danny!
ochinochi 2 years ago
trippin balls
simonfergus1 2 years ago
Awesome band. Awesome tune. Awesome performance.
I wud have fucking killed to see these guys live, but they were way before my time
Shittybum 2 years ago 29
Same here not many bands live up to Oingo Boingo but they were also before my time.
readein 2 years ago
@Shittybum i feel ya man, if theres any band i could see live, active or defunct, it would be BOINGO!!!! these guys are one of my top 5 favorties!!!
Laminateddeffect 1 year ago
@Shittybum I saw these guys 6 times during this album on tour. I followed them around L.A. Danny Elfman was even wilder than this. The xylophones were designed as teeth. What is so cool about this band was they were very versatile. Some songs with brass and this one with xylophones. Music pretty agressive head bashing slam dancing music non-stop all the way. Missing Persons also followed a protocal like this but not as balanced in talent.
The72Rabbit 1 year ago
the only time i saw danny was at the whisky...(way wilder)....i remember the xylophones, what a sound . to this day that was by far the most energetic live music ive experienced..we were front row general. Saw/Felt missing persons santa monica civic auditorim about then too.. ggod days
lucychoov 1 year ago
@Shittybum i sawv them love 4 times! best musicians on the planet! Elfman is genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
iediah 1 year ago
@Shittybum yeah, that sucks man
Cartabattesasso 9 months ago
one of my top five favorite songs of all time. when Danny starts jumpin' and bangin' om the balaphone at the start it reminds me of a little kid just cutting loose and having fun. I've seen them many times and have great memories from every show. could'nt make their farewell, but can't win 'em all. wish I had a time machine...this show and halloween '94 would be top on the list to go back to.
kahunamek 2 years ago 12
Track down that DVD. It is freakin' awesome.
djgizmoe 2 years ago
@djgizmoe
which dvd is this? I love this clip!!!
ochinochi 2 years ago
Heck I love the band itself to. I only wish i was alive while they were together
Shreddedpup 2 years ago
Man I love this song.
Shreddedpup 2 years ago
When I Think of Xyylophones, I think of Lawrence Welk. I never saw xyylophones rock this hard!
ponfarr69 2 years ago 2
I had the opportunity to see Boingo three times, all at SDSU's Open Air Theatre (late 80's/early 90's). Was always pumped when they played this song. BTW, their actually balaphones from west Africa. They're a xylpphones close cousin.
StokedTaco 2 years ago
lol at the guy in the middle at 0:10
ldo112 2 years ago
Danny Elfman?
waggy52 2 years ago
Rock dem xylophones! Me Lovey! Now to convince me brudder! There is something inside my head?!!!~~~~
ponfarr69 2 years ago
Elfman is the best. Genius.
ochinochi 2 years ago
observing Rick Skanking hard and blowin out his knee.
ochinochi 2 years ago
I would've been at this fucking concert if I wasn't such an anal retentive gentleman & blew off the show to wait 4 a girl I'd met 2 days earlier to get off work at her Venice Beach apartment.
WHAT A DUMBASS!!!!!!! KILL ME ERIC CARTMAN KILL ME!!!
JesusPenisMachine 2 years ago 3
okay I kill you now
ponfarr69 2 years ago
You Like Being TOLD ,,,What to DO,?
Wake-UP, It's
1984!
bravotu 2 years ago
I like being told what to do, aint that true
ponfarr69 2 years ago
Halloween just wont be the same without them
Scottydont66 2 years ago
im only 14
and i grew up listening to Boingo my mom would play the TAPE in the car whenever we went somewhere :D
ewman12 2 years ago 2
Dude, your Mom rocks!!!! My sons are finally appreciating the "school of rock" they've gotten in my car since birth. From FEAR, Circle Jerks, Motley Crue, Oingo... All 80's madness.
iceman91321 2 years ago 2
Dual xylophones!
Elfman is a genius
Oingo Boingo-totally unique and orginal band. One of a kind, no one sounds like them.
And Im a Slayer and Morbid Angel fan
ickeyjoey 2 years ago 2
Back in the 80's this was the ultimate song to slamdance to! I got messed up many times!
unluckyfrank 2 years ago
I really like this song. Back then for me I thought it had a kind of "Industrial Punk" sound to it.
NalaStash 2 years ago
saw them on New Year's eve back in '80s
They rocked the year out.
CherylBurkart 2 years ago
I grew up in L.A. and had the pleasure of seeing them a few times in the 80's. Awesome!!
osteodog 2 years ago 4
i would have given anything to have been there!!! i wish i could have gone to one of their concerts... to bad i was born a few decades too late haha.
alysarenee9 2 years ago 2
Definitely one of their best songs. I love how they rock out on the xylaphone
sshatchell 2 years ago
The most bitchen part is danny built them himself. my god they should reunite
camerahooligan 2 years ago
Unfortunately, will never happen. Danny Elfman suffered some hearing loss because of Boingo. I think he wants to keep what hearing he has so he can continue has excellent orchestral career.
Pitty though. I do miss their live shows. I was at one of the Farewell shows in 1995. Had a freakin' blast. That and the Irvine Meadow Halloween shows.
BrauckMan 2 years ago
Hey I was at Irvine Meadow Halloween. I seen them so many times, I lost track. Always a hoot
ponfarr69 2 years ago 2
by the way, this video is the reason i'm taking band next year.
i'm going to be a junior
and i have never ever taken band before
lol it should be interesting
MagnumStellarz 2 years ago 2
Hey!! Band is really funa dn great experience. Truly something that, even if you don't get the instrument you want (like moi) you'll still most likely enjoy a fuckload. Band was the only damn reason I even went to school. xD
metalliriffer 2 years ago
I was in band in middle school, i fuckin' loved it. Not trying to blow my own horn but i was pretty good at xylaphone. Once i got to high school it seem different so i didn't join. I'm a senior right now and i both regret and am glad i didn't join.Regret because my high school was the only school on the west of the Miss. River to play at the Macy's Parade.Glad because all those people are their own little cult!
CaxAttack 2 years ago
well you can at least be glad that you don't have to march. xDD Marching is total hell, that's why i'm not joining this year.. >,> that and being a strings person rather than wind. haha, but considering your allusion to it being a cult, i suppose it really is. xD super fun cult!
metalliriffer 2 years ago
I'm on the outside!
That is why haha
CaxAttack 2 years ago
its going really well actually
im in marching band
some kid got appendicitis (like danny did now that i think about it. wow that's actually really cool haha)
filling in for him at all the performances holding a clarinet :D
its awesome so far
MagnumStellarz 2 years ago
I must learn the balaphone.
MakeBelieveinDreams 2 years ago
I wish this DVD would be re-released. It very overpriced and rare now.
ConnDevi88 2 years ago 2
i want this video to do me <3!!!!!
littlecebo 2 years ago 2
Such a classic. One of my favorites by them.
RainPoetry 2 years ago
Xlophones Rock!
ponfarr69 2 years ago 2
way beyond normal parameters. Houston we have an Oingo Boingo.
tomeeeee1 2 years ago
As much an orchestra in miniature as a rock band, these guys so effectively realized Elfman's darkly brilliant pop music imaginings...& were such performers, too! PERHAPS the best band of the '80s? Could be...
The21stcenturypaul 2 years ago 2
Oingo Boing and Halloween show
its not the same anymore
Scottydont66 2 years ago
I haven't seen xylopones rock this hard since Lawrence Welk!
ponfarr69 2 years ago 3
This is dedicated to all the stoopid people, like me!
ponfarr69 2 years ago 2
They are called rhumbaphones, invented
by Danny and the Boys and to this day
the preferred instrument used in music therapy for kids who are autisitic.
52barney 2 years ago 4