Episode 31: No One Lives Forever
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11/20/23 • 50 min
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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.
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.
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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Previous Episode
Episode 30: Weird Science
It’s all in the name of science... Weird Science.
Join us as we examine the magic and technology of Oingo Boingo’s hit song from 1985, Weird Science. We review the John Hughes film, explore the bits and pieces that make up the song, and navigate the diagrams and charts of the music video.
Let’s shoot from the hip and discover just what is behind those bolted doors!
Song Clips:
- “Weird Science” - Oingo Boingo, Dead Man’s Party (1985)
- “Weird Science” - Oingo Boingo Former Members, Still Alive EP (2023)
Film Clips:
- Weird Science (1985)
Fan-Supplied Content:
- “Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo
The Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society Podcast is produced/hosted by Robynne Winchester & produced/edited by Matt Ellsworth. Patreon is operated by Adam Burr.
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!
Patreon
Next Episode
Episode 32: Covers
We’ve got you covered!
We ring in the new year by covering ten songs that Oingo Boingo covered over the years: Minnie The Moocher, Violent Love, California Girls, You Really Got Me, Monster Mash, Rawhide, Heard It Through The Grapevine, Sunshine of Your Love, I Am The Walrus, and Open Eyes.
That should cover it!
Song Clips:
- “Minnie The Moocher” - Cab Calloway, Minnie The Moocher (1931)
- “Violent Love” - Willie Dixon, Violent Love (1951)
- “Auld Lang Syne” - Guy Lombardo, Auld Lang Syne (1953)
- “The Monster Mash” - Bobby Pickett, Monsters’ Holiday (1962)
- “You Really Got Me” - The Kinks, The Kinks (1964)
- “California Girls” - The Beach Boys, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) (1965)
- “I Am The Walrus” - The Beatles, Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
- “Sunshine of Your Love” - Cream, Disraeli Gears (1967)
- “Heard It Through The Grapevine - Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cosmos’s Factory (1970)
- “Minnie The Moocher” - Cab Calloway, The Blues Brothers Soundtrack (1980)
- “Rawhide” - The Blues Brothers Band, The Blues Brothers Soundtrack (1980)
- “Violent Love - Oingo Boingo, Oingo Boingo EP (1980)
- “You Really Got Me” - Oingo Boingo, Only A Lad (1981)
- “Squeezit the Moocher” - Danny Elfman, Forbidden Zone Soundtrack (1983)
- “Violent Love” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo Alive (1988)
- “I Am The Walrus” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo (1994)
- “Change” - Oingo Boingo, Boingo (1994)
- “I Am The Walrus” - Oingo Boingo, Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheater (1996)
Film Clips:
- The Blues Brothers (1980)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Fan-Supplied Content:
- “Goodbye-Goodbye," "Minnie the Moocher," & "California Girls" - Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo
- “California Girls” & "Open Eyes" - Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo
- “You Really Got Me” - Oingo Boingo, bootleg alternate mix
- “Heard It Through The Grapevine” & " Sunshine of Your Love" - Oingo Boingo, bootleg rehearsals
- “Violent Love” - Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, Alcazar Theatre, 1977
- “Minnie the Moocher” & “On Chedrania” - Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, The Aquarius, 1978
- “Chedrania Girls” & “Violent Love” - Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, The Roxy, 3-31-1979
- “Violent Love” - Oingo Boingo, bootleg live rehearsal, 1980
- “California Girls" - Oingo Boingo, The Whisky, 10-03-1980
- “Monster Mash” - Oingo Boingo, Atlanta, GA, 10-27-1982
- “Rawhide” - Oingo Boingo, Logan, UT, 11-12-1985
- “Minnie The Moocher” - Oingo Boingo, Irvine, CA, 10-27-1990
- “Monster Mash” & “Minnie The Moocher” - Oingo Boingo Former Members, Coach House 10-30-2022
The Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society Podcast is produced/hosted
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!
Patreon
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