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Oingo Boingo
(
) was an
American
new wave
band. It was formed by
songwriter
Danny Elfman
in 1979. The band was created from a
surrealist
musical theatre
group,
The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo
. Elfman had led and written material for that group for years before creating Oingo Boingo.
[5]
Their highest
charting
song, "
Weird Science
", reached No. 45 on the US
Billboard
Hot 100
.
Oingo Boingo were known for their high energy
concerts
and experimental music. Their music can be described as mixing
rock
,
ska
,
pop
, and
world music
.
[1]
The band made music over 17 years. They used many different
genres
and had many line-up changes. Their best-known songs include "
Only a Lad
", "
Little Girls
", "
Dead Man's Party
" and "
Weird Science
".
- ↑
1.0
1.1
"Oingo Boingo ? Biography, Albums, Streaming Links ? AllMusic"
.
AllMusic
.
Archived
from the original on November 13, 2016.
- ↑
2.0
2.1
Holden, Stephen (August 31, 1981).
"Rock Bands: Oingo Boing and Go-Go's"
.
The New York Times
. p. C15
. Retrieved
July 2,
2022
.
- ↑
Miller, Scott (2010).
Music: What Happened?
. 125 Records.
ISBN
978-0-615-38196-1
.
- ↑
"Danny Elfman: The 10 songs that changed my life"
.
Kerrang.com
. Retrieved
October 20,
2021
.
- ↑
Benson, Alex (May 15, 2018).
"The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo: Danny Elfman's Circus Theater Origins"
.
Medium
. Retrieved
October 13,
2019
.