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- Best O' Boingo
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Oingo Boingo
Released 1992

When The Lights Go Out
04:11
9,638 plays

Who Do You Want To Be
03:21
9,631 plays

Skin
04:40
8,826 plays

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- 1
- Dead Man's Party
- 06:24
- 73,723 plays

- 2
- When The Lights Go Out
- 04:11
- 9,638 plays

- 3
- Gratitude
- 05:14
- 11,428 plays

- 4
- Skin
- 04:40
- 8,826 plays

- 5
- Flesh 'N Blood
- 04:09
- 8,331 plays

- 6
- Not My Slave
- 04:46
- 10,555 plays

- 7
- Stay
- 03:38
- 13,923 plays

- 8
- Sweat
- 04:31
- 7,694 plays

- 9
- No Spill Blood
- 04:33
- 7,617 plays

- 10
- Out Of Control
- 04:10
- 7,192 plays

- 11
- Weird Science
- 06:06
- 22,091 plays

- 12
- No One Lives Forever
- 04:08
- 11,268 plays

- 13
- Wild Sex (In The Working Class)
- 04:15
- 8,478 plays

- 14
- Just Another Day
- 05:14
- 21,122 plays

- 15
- Who Do You Want To Be
- 03:21
- 9,631 plays

- 16
- Only A Lad
- 03:50
- 15,067 plays

- 17
- Goodbye-Goodbye
- 03:30
- 8,180 plays

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album review

A gothic, experimental band that utilized a simple blend of R&B and new wave, Oingo Boingo was quite an innovative force in the eight or so years covered on Best O' Boingo. Few bands can claim such a unique spot in the annals of pop music, but thanks to the visionary songs from lead singer Danny Elfman, Oingo Boingo often transcended the limitations of whatever genre they chose to take on. Picking up after their highly bizarre new wave years, this retrospective emphasizes their poppy, mainstream work, starting with their morbid good-times anthem "Dead Man's Party." Perhaps the best song in their catalog, the track utilizes every likable aspect of their sound, from the intense horn work and start-and-stop rhythms to Elfman's endearingly nasally yelp and impressive compositional skills. Other highlights include the Talking Heads-influenced "Not My Slave," the eerie Eastern-flavored "Sweat," and the campy creep-out anthem "No One Lives Forever." Without access to the material from Boingo's years on A&M Records, the album does feel a bit padded, especially when material from the bland Boi-ngo gets so much play. But with so many great Elfman songs in one place, it's hard to argue with the amount of quality new wave that makes it onto the record. Besides, 1999's Anthology underrated this period in their career, making Best O' Boingo the premiere sampler of their pop-oriented years. ~ Bradley Torreano, All Music Guide