Another week, and it’s time once again for my Back to the 80s Challenge – my very own A-Z Challenge! This time, we’ve made it to another one of those awkward letters, where I’m left scratching way back into my memory banks – and this is where the help of my husband usually comes in. 😉
The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo were formed in 1972 and were a musical theatre troupe. In the late 1970s, they shortened their name to Oingo Boingo and released an EP a year later. They released three albums during the early 1980s and their music began to appear on a number of movie soundtracks. Their best known song ‘Weird Science‘ was written for the movie of the same name and appeared on their album Dead Man’s Party. Song writer and front man Danny Elfman, then began composing for major films. They released three more albums and explored different musical directions, but eventually played their final concert in 1995. Danny Elfman continues to compose for film and television and has been nominated for four Academy Awards.
I always thought that the song ‘Stay’ was a love song, but when I looked further into it, I’ve come to the conclusion that it may be about suicide. And as it is from their album Dead Man’s Party, it seems to make sense.
Other bands formed or who had hits in the 1980s starting with the letter O include:- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
What other bands of the 1980s that begin with the letter O can you think of? What are you thoughts about the song ‘Stay’ – do you think it is about suicide? Is it just me or does Danny Elfman have a creepy looking vibe going on in that video and do it really well?
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Loved this Deb and love these jolts back into a time when I knew every note of a song and inch of its video. Fantastic! I am not sure about either interpretation of the meaning behind this song, if indeed there is one. I think it fits both notions and in fact could be much deeper. Either way, something about Elfman’s tone and it’s rhythm make Stay very compelling.
Thanks Dimity! I think you’re right that this song could fit either notion when it comes to meaning – I seem to have a foot in both camps. And these songs certainly do bring back memories, those good old days of staying up late watching MTV. 😉