Episode 3: On Being an Outsider

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03/20/22 • 51 min

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Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society

The OBSAS crew takes a bird’s-eye view of a recurring theme in Oingo Boingo - alienation and being on the outside. We offer a selection of amuse-bouches for your listening pleasure: a set of song analyses in miniature; meeting Steve Bartek under a lamppost; speculation about who was the real skeleton in the closet; and much more.

Song Clips:

“On The Outside” - Oingo Boingo, Only A Lad (1981)
“Islands” - Oingo Boingo, Nothing To Fear (1982)
“Private Life” - Oingo Boingo, Nothing To Fear (1982)
“Go Away” - Oingo Boingo (Danny Elfman), So-Lo (1984)
“Everybody Needs” - Oingo Boingo (Danny Elfman), So-Lo (1984)
“We Close Our Eyes” - Oingo Boingo, Boi-Ngo (1987)
“Cinderella Undercover” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo Alive (1988)
“Gratitude” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo Alive (1988)
“Run Away (The Escape Song)” - Oingo Boingo, Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1990)
“When The Lights Go Out” - Oingo Boingo, Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1990)
“Mary” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo (1994)
“Lost Like This” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo (1994)
“Helpless” - Oingo Boingo, Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheater (1996)
“Grey Matter” - Oingo Boingo, Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheater (1996)

Fan-Supplied Content:

“Private Life” - Oingo Boingo, MIDI file
“Teenage Monster” - Oingo Boingo, bootleg rough mix
“On The Outside” - Oingo Boingo, bootleg rough mix
“Lost Like This” - Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo
“Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo

Film and Music Video Clips:

Stay (music video), Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet (1989)
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

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

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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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Song Clips:

“On The Outside” - Oingo Boingo, Only A Lad (1981)
“Islands” - Oingo Boingo, Nothing To Fear (1982)
“Private Life” - Oingo Boingo, Nothing To Fear (1982)
“Go Away” - Oingo Boingo (Danny Elfman), So-Lo (1984)
“Everybody Needs” - Oingo Boingo (Danny Elfman), So-Lo (1984)
“We Close Our Eyes” - Oingo Boingo, Boi-Ngo (1987)
“Cinderella Undercover” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo Alive (1988)
“Gratitude” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo Alive (1988)
“Run Away (The Escape Song)” - Oingo Boingo, Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1990)
“When The Lights Go Out” - Oingo Boingo, Dark at the End of the Tunnel (1990)
“Mary” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo (1994)
“Lost Like This” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo (1994)
“Helpless” - Oingo Boingo, Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheater (1996)
“Grey Matter” - Oingo Boingo, Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheater (1996)

Fan-Supplied Content:

“Private Life” - Oingo Boingo, MIDI file
“Teenage Monster” - Oingo Boingo, bootleg rough mix
“On The Outside” - Oingo Boingo, bootleg rough mix
“Lost Like This” - Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo
“Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo

Film and Music Video Clips:

Stay (music video), Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet (1989)
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

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!)

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Episode 2: Stay

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One of Oingo Boingo's most beloved songs, "Stay," gets the full Secret Appreciation Society treatment. Come for the lyric and song analysis, stay for the yip-yips.

Song Clips:

“Cry of the Vatos” - Oingo Boingo, Good For Your Soul (1983)
“Stay” - Oingo Boingo, Dead Man’s Party (1985)
“Dead Man’s Party” - Oingo Boingo, Dead Man’s Party (1985)
“Stay (Stay Late Mix)” - Oingo Boingo, Stay 12” Single (1985)
"Dead Man's Party" - Oingo Boingo, Boingo Alive (1988)
“Stay” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo Alive (1988)
“Out Of Control (Funky Drummer Mix)” - Oingo Boingo, Out Of Control 12” Single (1990)
“Stay” - Oingo Boingo, Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheater (1996)
“Skullcrusher Mountain” - Jonathon Coulton, JoCo Looks Back (2008)

Fan-Supplied Content:

“Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo
“Stay” - Oingo Boingo, 1-15-1993, bootleg concert

TV, Film, and Music Video Clips:

Yip-Yip Clip, Sesame Street (1971)
Stay (music video), Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet (1989)
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

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!)

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Episode 4: Games & Coachella

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Come play games with us! We debate which Oingo Boingo album we’d bring with us to a deserted island, take a stab at Name That Boingo Tune, and speculate on Danny Elfman’s upcoming Coachella set. We think this episode is lots of fun, and we hope you do too.
Song Clips:

“Violent Love” - Willie Dixon & The Big Three Trio, Lonesone/Violent Love 7” Single (1951)
“Violent Love” - Oingo Boingo, Oingo Boingo EP (1980)
“Ain’t This The Life” - Oingo Boingo, Oingo Boingo EP (1980)
“Running on a Treadmill” - Oingo Boingo, Nothing To Fear (1982)
“Private Life” - Oingo Boingo, Nothing To Fear (1982)
“Little Guns” - Oingo Boingo, Good For Your Soul (1983)
“Bachelor Party” - Oingo Boingo, Bachelor Party Original Soundtrack (1984)
“It Only Makes Me Laugh” - Danny Elfman, So-Lo (1984)
“Gratitude” - Danny Elfman, So-Lo (1984)
“Cool City” - Danny Elfman, So-Lo (1984)
“Weird Science” - Oingo Boingo, Dead Man’s Party (1985)
“Stay” - Oingo Boingo, Dead Man’s Party (1985)
“Take Your Medicine” - Oingo Boingo, Live: For Life! Compilation (1986)
“New Generation” - Oingo Boingo, Boi-Ngo (1987)
“Country Sweat” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo Alive (1988)
“Out Of Control” - Oingo Boingo, Dark At The End Of The Tunnel (1990)
“Insanity” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo (1994)
“War Again” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo (1994)
“Helpless” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo (1994)
“Running on a Treadmill” - Danny Elfman, Instagram (2020)
“Insects” - Danny Elfman, Big Mess (2021)