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What SMOKING music are you listening to? (2025)

Oingo Boingo 27 Oct 1989
Irvine CA

The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo started out as a theater troupe in 1972 before morphing into a band led by Danny Elfman in 1979. Certainly part of the New Wave in general they found waves nobody else was riding. Known for tight rhythms, quirky lyrics and a somewhat macabre stage show Oingo Boingo carved out s presence on the radio, albums and soundtrack. While any show was always a party it was their Halloween shows that rose to legendary status.

As soon as I knew I would be flying back to Camp Pendleton for some training I start trying to get tickets for the show. It took lots of calls but I finally got locked in and what a show it was. People in costume some mostly out of costume, dancing. some circles with the more frantic dancers. sing-a-longs. A good time was has by all and of course the closer - Dead Man's Party lasted a good 20 minutes.

 
AVB said:
Oingo Boingo 27 Oct 1989
Irvine CA

The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo started out as a theater troupe in 1972 before morphing into a band led by Danny Elfman in 1979. Certainly part of the New Wave in general they found waves nobody else was riding. Known for tight rhythms, quirky lyrics and a somewhat macabre stage show Oingo Boingo carved out s presence on the radio, albums and soundtrack. While any show was always a party it was their Halloween shows that rose to legendary status.

As soon as I knew I would be flying back to Camp Pendleton for some training I start trying to get tickets for the show. It took lots of calls but I finally got locked in and what a show it was. People in costume some mostly out of costume, dancing. some circles with the more frantic dancers. sing-a-longs. A good time was has by all and of course the closer - Dead Man's Party lasted a good 20 minutes.

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Still crazy that the 80s New Wave band spawned (quite possibly?) one of the most prolific film scorers of the generation. Still crazy that he looks like a creepy little elf man, too...
 
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