Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society

Don’t insects make you want to... dance? Come hear the Society get extremely silly about these extremely silly songs. Who are those reptiles and samurai who keep invading our dreams, and where did all these nasty insects come from? In this episode, we dissect two songs from Oingo Boingo’s legendary album Nothing to Fear.
The Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society Podcast is hosted/co-produced by Robynne Winchester & co-produced/engineered by Matt Ellsworth.
Song Clips:

• “Jaws Theme” - John Williams (1975)
• “Insects” - Oingo Boingo, Nothing To Fear (1982)
• “Reptiles and Samurai” - Oingo Boingo, Nothing To Fear (1982)
• “You Make Me” - Weird Al Yankovic, Even Worse (1988)
• “Reptiles and Samurai” - Oingo Boingo, Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheater (1996)
• “Insects” - Oingo Boingo, Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheater (1996)
• “Insects” - Danny Elfman, Big Mess (2021)
• “Insects (Stu Brooks Remix)” - Danny Elfman, Big Mess (2021)
• “Insects (Debugged & Refucked Machine Girl Remix)” - Danny Elfman, Big Mess (2021)
• “Insects (Machine Girl Insecticidal Tendencies Remix)” - Danny Elfman, Big Mess (2021)

Fan-Supplied Content:

• “Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo
• “Insects” - Oingo Boingo, 11-06-1983; The Penthouse/Omni Magazine College Rock Concert, bootleg concert
• “Insects” - Oingo Boingo, 10-31-1986; Irvine Meadows, bootleg concert
• “Reptiles and Samurai” - Oingo Boingo, 11-02-1991; Universal Amphitheater, bootleg concert
• “Insects” - Oingo Boingo, 10-21-1993; The Warfield, bootleg concert

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Please note: The music and film clips included in this podcast (listed above) fall under the "Fair Use Doctrine" as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, parody, and education.
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Do you really want to change?
We unpack the existential question at the heart of Oingo Boingo’s nearly-final studio release. What’s the key to Change - and what key is it in? Find out, plus more, in this episode.
Song Clips:

• “Taxman” - The Beatles, Revolver (1966)
• “Her Majesty” - The Beatles, Abbey Road (1969)
• “Echoes” - Pink Floyd, Meddle (1971)
• “Time” - Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
• “Nothing Bad Ever Happens” - Oingo Boingo, Good For Your Soul (1983)
• “Help Me” - Oingo Boingo, Dead Man's Party (1985)
• “Skin” - Oingo Boingo, Dark At The End Of The Tunnel (1990)
• “Parting The River” - Food For Feet, Order (1991)
• “Change” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo (1994)
• "Helpless” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo (1994)
• "Change" - Oingo Boingo, Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheater (1996)

Fan-Supplied Content:

• “Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo
• “Who Do You Want To Be” - Oingo Boingo, 10-27-1990; Irvine Meadows, bootleg concert
• “Change” - Oingo Boingo, 06-10-1994; Live 105's BFD, bootleg concert
• “Change” - Oingo Boingo, 07-22-1994; Sacramento, bootleg concert
• “Change” - Oingo Boingo, 10-31-1994; Universal Amphitheater, bootleg concert

The Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society Podcast is hosted/co-produced by Robynne Winchester & co-produced/engineered by Matt Ellsworth.

Thoughts? Send OBSAS a Text Message! (Please note, we can't respond directly to texts, but we read them all!)

Please note: The music and film clips included in this podcast (listed above) fall under the "Fair Use Doctrine" as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, parody, and education.
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Let’s have a party! There’s a full moon in the sky!
Join us as we sing the praises of one of Oingo Boingo’s gleefully macabre songs from 1985, No One Lives Forever. We explore the moral philosophy of mortality, examine genre influences, and discover a new OBSAS drinking game.
Let’s drink to bones that turn to dust!
Song Clips:

• “No One Lives Forever” - Oingo Boingo, Dead Man’s Party (1985)
• “No One Lives Forever” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo Alive (1988)
• “Main Titles” - Danny Elfman, Beetlejuice - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1988)
• “No One Lives Forever” - Oingo Boingo, Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheater (1996)
• “Hava Nagila Klezmer” - Hagevtron, Shmuel Achizer, Klezmer (Clarinet & Violin Best Jewish Music) (2001)
• “Hey! Zhankoye!” - The Burning Bush, Yiddish, Klezmer & Sephardic Music (2011)
• “No One Lives Forever” - Oingo Boingo Former Members, Dead Man’s Party Single (2023)
• “No One Lives Forever” - Danny Elfman, Hollywood Bowl, 10-29-2022, dannyelfman.com

Fan-Supplied Content:

• “Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo
• “No One Lives Forever” - Oingo Boingo, Utah State Fairgrounds, Logan, UT, 11-12-1985
• “No One Lives Forever” - Oingo Boingo, Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, 11-09-1988
• “No One Lives Forever” - Oingo Boingo, Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA, 11-02-1991
• “No One Lives Forever” - Oingo Boingo, Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA, 1-15-1993
• “No One Lives Forever” - Oingo Boingo, Sacramento Community Center, Sacramento, CA, 7-22-1994

The Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society Podcast is produced/hosted by Robynne Winchester & produced/edited by Matt Ellsworth. Patreon is operated by Adam Burr.

Thoughts? Send OBSAS a Text Message! (Please note, we can't respond directly to texts, but we read them all!)

Please note: The music and film clips included in this podcast (listed above) fall under the "Fair Use Doctrine" as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, parody, and education.
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Stu Brooks is a multi talented bassist, producer, and founding member of Dub Trio. He’s Danny Elfman’s bassist, and he co-produced Elfman’s album of remixes, Bigger, Messier. We got to chat with him about his upcoming solo album 40Hz, what it was like working with Danny Elfman on a big, messy project in the middle of a pandemic, and why, for Stu, playing bass is like swinging a telephone pole.

Stu is about to release his first solo album, 40Hz, featuring different collaborators on every track. Listen to the first single, Sound the Alarm, feat. Patrick Stump, here.
Find out more from Stu Brooks at his website, where you can find playlists, articles, merch, and more.
The Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society Podcast is hosted/co-produced by Robynne Winchester & co-produced/edited by Matt Ellsworth.
Song Clips:

• “We Belong (feat. Rebekah Del Rio)” - Danny Elfman, Big Mess (2021)
• “Insects (Stu Brooks Remix)” - Danny Elfman, Big Mess (2021)
• "Kick Me (feat. FEVER333)" - Danny Elfman, Bigger. Messier. (2022)
• “True (Stu Brooks Remix)” - Danny Elfman & Trent Reznor, Bigger. Messier. (2022)
• “Happy (Boy Harsher Remix)” - Danny Elfman, Bigger. Messier. (2022)
• “We Belong (Squarepusher Remix)” - Danny Elfman, Bigger. Messier. (2022)
• “Sound The Alarm” - Stu Brooks (2022)

Fan-Supplied Content:

• “Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo

Thoughts? Send OBSAS a Text Message! (Please note, we can't respond directly to texts, but we read them all!)

Please note: The music and film clips included in this podcast (listed above) fall under the "Fair Use Doctrine" as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, parody, and education.
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Listen to the OBSAS crew’s unbridled excitement about Danny Elfman’s wild, weird, incandescent Coachella 2022 shows. We share “goosebump moments,” give mad props to everyone involved, and break down why the show worked so beautifully. And of course we geek out over hearing Danny sing Boingo songs for the first time in 27 years.
Song Clips:

• “Just Another Day” - Danny Elfman, Coachella, 4-16-2022
• “Just Another Day” - Danny Elfman, Coachella, 4-23-2022
• “Insects” - Danny Elfman, Coachella, 4-16-2022
• “Nothing To Fear” - Danny Elfman, Coachella, 4-23-2022
• “Dead Man's Party” - Danny Elfman, Coachella, 4-16-2022
• “Insanity” - Danny Elfman, Coachella, 4-23-2022
• “Sorry” - Danny Elfman, Coachella, 4-16-2022
• “Pee Wee's Big Adventure Suite” - Danny Elfman, Coachella, 4-16-2022
• “The Simpsons Theme” - Danny Elfman, Coachella, 4-16-2022
• “True” - Danny Elfman, Coachella, 4-16-2022
• “Happy” - Danny Elfman, Coachella, 4-23-2022

Fan-Supplied Content:

• “Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo

The Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society Podcast is hosted/co-produced by Robynne Winchester & engineered/co-produced by Matt Ellsworth.

Thoughts? Send OBSAS a Text Message! (Please note, we can't respond directly to texts, but we read them all!)

Please note: The music and film clips included in this podcast (listed above) fall under the "Fair Use Doctrine" as defined by Section 107 of the Copyright Act. The law allows for use of music clips for purposes of criticism, comment, parody, and education.
WEBSITE
Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society
SUPPORT
Buy Us A Coffee!
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