Boingo Alive is a double album by Oingo Boingo (also known as The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo). It serves a number of purposes, being a hybrid of a best-of album, studio album and live album. It was recorded to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the band and contained a selection of the band's classics re-recorded live on a soundstage without an audience. (itunes)
Oingo Boingo was an American new wave band. They are best known for their influence on other musicians, their soundtrack contributions and their high energy Halloween concerts. The band was founded in 1972 as a performance art group called The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, and from 1976 it was led by songwriter/vocalist Danny Elfman, who has since achieved substantial renown as a composer for film and television.
The group's format changed twice. In 1979, it changed from a semi-theatrical music and comedy troupe into a ska-influenced New Wave octet and shortened their name to Oingo Boingo. In 1994, the band reshuffled its lineup, adopted an alternative rock sound and further shortened the group's name to Boingo. The band retired after a farewell concert on Halloween 1995, having reverted to the name Oingo Boingo for the concert. (wiki)
Boingo Alive
1988
OINGO BOINGO
Danny Elfman
Boingo Alive track listing:
Disc 11. "Dead Man's Party" - 6:222. "Dead or Alive" - 4:04 3. "No Spill Blood" - 4:32 4. "Stay" - 3:57 5. "Cinderella Undercover" (unreleased) - 4:37 6. "Home Again" - 5:24 7. "Help Me" - 3:56 8. "Just Another Day" - 5:07 9. "It Only Makes Me Laugh" - 3:41 10. "My Life" - 4:46 11. "Nothing to Fear (But Fear Itself)" - 3:48 12. "Not My Slave" - 4:08 13. "We Close Our Eyes" - 3:29 14. "Elevator Man" - 4:26 15. "Return of the Dead Man" (unreleased) - 1:46 * Track 11 is a re-recorded version of a song that originally appeared on Nothing to Fear (1982). * Tracks 2 and 3 are re-recorded versions of songs that originally appeared on Good for Your Soul (1983). * Track 9 is a re-recorded version of a song that originally appeared on So-Lo (1984). * Tracks 1, 4 (Stay) , 7, and 8 are re-recorded versions of songs that originally appeared on Dead Man's Party (1985). * Tracks 6, 10, 12, 13 (We Close Our Eyes) , and 14 are re-recorded versions of songs that originally appeared on Boi-ngo (1987). * Tracks 5 and 15 were previously unreleased. Disc 2(All songs written and composed by Danny Elfman, except "Violent Love" by Willie Dixon.)1. "Winning Side" (previously unreleased) - 3:57 2. "Wild Sex (In the Working Class)" - 4:16 3. "Grey Matter" - 5:42 4. "Private Life" - 3:09 5. "Gratitude" - 4:47 6. "No One Lives Forever" - 4:06 7. "Mama" (previously unreleased) - 4:52 8. "Capitalism" - 4:12 9. "Who Do You Want to Be" - 3:20 10. "Sweat" - 4:29 11. "Violent Love" - 2:21 12. "On the Outside" - 3:43 13. "Only a Lad" - 3:50 14. "Goodbye-Goodbye" - 3:32 15. "Country Sweat" (previously unreleased) - 5:13 16. "Return of the Dead Man 2" (previously unreleased) - 2:40 * Track 11 is a re-recorded version of a song that originally appeared on Oingo Boingo (1980). * Tracks 8, 12, and 13 are re-recorded versions of songs that originally appeared on Only a Lad (1981). * Track 2, 3, and 4 are re-recorded versions of songs that originally appeared on Nothing to Fear (1982). * Track 14 is a re-recorded version of a song that originally appeared on Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Music from the Motion Picture (1982). * Tracks 9 and 10 are re-recorded versions of songs that originally appeared on Good for Your Soul (1983). * Track 5 is a re-recorded version of a song that originally appeared on So-Lo (1984). * Track 6 is a re-recorded version of a song that originally appeared on Dead Man's Party (1985). * Tracks 1, 7, 15, and 16 were previously unreleased. | Videos"We Close Our Eyes" (Live)We Close Our Eyes (Lyrics)We close our eyesWe close our eyes and dream and the world has turned around again When everybody is running in the big race And having a good time Who am I to cast a shadow Who am I? I looked Death in the face last night I saw him in a mirror And he simply smiled He told me not to worry He told me just to take my time Chorus: We close our eyes and the world has turned around again We close our eyes and dream and another year has come and gone We close our eyes and the world has turned around again We close our eyes and dream ... And if you come to me And if you touch my hand I might just slip away I might just disappear Who am I? And if you think I'm worth it And if you think it's not too late We might start falling If we don't try to hard We might start falling in love (Chorus) We're on the healing path We're on a roller coaster ride That could never turn back And if you love me And if you really try To make the seconds count Then we can close our eyes (chorus) We close our eyes and the world has turned around again |
Early years
The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, formed in late 1972 by Richard Elfman, was a musical theater troupe in the tradition of Spike Jones and Frank Zappa, performing an eclectic repertoire ranging from Cab Calloway covers to instrumentals in the style of Balinese gamelan and Russian ballet music. The name was inspired by a fictional secret society on the Amos 'n' Andy TV series called The Mystic Knights of the Sea. Most of the members performed in whiteface and clown makeup, and a typical show contained music ranging from the 1890s to the 1950s, in addition to original material. This version of the band employed as many as 15 musicians at any given time, playing over 30 instruments, including some instruments built by band members. Few recordings from this period exist, although they released a novelty record about kidnapped heiress Patty Hearst, "You've Got Your Baby Back".
