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Track: On The Outside
Artist: Oingo Boingo
Album: Only A Lad

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Name: Oingo Boingo
Spotify Genres: new wave
Followers: 498,761
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American new wave band formed by songwriter Danny Elfman in 1979. The band emerged from a surrealist musical theatre troupe, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, that Elfman had led since 1976 and written material for in the years previous. Oingo Boingo were known for their high energy live concerts and experimental music, which can be described as mixing rock, ska, pop, and world music. The band's body of work spanned 17 years, with various genre and line-up changes. As a rock band, Oingo Boingo started as a ska and punk-influenced new wave octet, achieving significant popularity in Southern California. During the mid-1980s, the band changed line-ups, and adopted a more pop-oriented style, until a significant genre change to alternative rock in 1994. At that point, the name was shortened to simply "Boingo" and the horn section was dropped. The band retired after a farewell tour in 1995, for which they reverted to the name Oingo Boingo and readopted the horn section. [b]Line-up:[/b] Danny Elfman (1979-1995) - composer, music director, lead vocals, brass, violin, guitar, percussion Steve Bartek (1979-1995) - guitar, vocals, percussion, horn arrangements, accordion Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez (1979-1995) - drums, percussion Sam "Sluggo" Phipps (1979-1993, 1995) - tenor & soprano saxophones, clarinet, flute, percussion, backing vocals Leon Schneiderman (1979-1993, 1995)- baritone & alto saxophones, flute, instrument design and construction, percussion, backing vocals Dale Turner (1979-1993, 1995) - trumpet, trombone, percussion, guitar, backing vocals Dan Schmitt (1979-1980) - keyboards Jeff Breeh (1979) - bass Kerry Hatch (1979-1984) - bass guitar, vocals, bass synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals Richard "Ribbs" Gibbs (1980-1984) - keyboards, synthesizer, trombone, percussion, backing vocals David Eagle (1980) - drums Michael Bacich (1984-1987) - keyboards, backing vocals John Avila (1984-1995) - bass guitar, bass synthesizer, percussion, accordion, backing vocals Carl Graves (1987-1993) - keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals Warren Fitzgerald (1993-1995) - guitar, backing vocals

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Release: Oingo Boingo - On The Outside
Year: 2022
Genres: Rock

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LYRICS

They laugh at me aloud
They say I'm just a clown
That I ain't got no pride
I'm on the outside
The girls look really cute
They really make it work
They think I'm just a jerk
I'm on the outside
I never could sit still
I never was too hip
I never caught the ride
I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside, I'm on the outside now
This is where it all begins right here
On the outside lookin' in, I'm on the outside

I never was a punk
I never shot junk
I never even tried counter
Culture passed me right by
(I'm on the outside)

Don't talk to debutantes
Don't eat in restaurants
The patrons sit and stare
The waiters make wise cracks behind my back
(I'm on the outside)

Teachers there in school
They flunked me by the rule
They say I had no motivation, brains or dedication
I guess the imbeciles were right I'm on the outside

I'm on the outside, I'm on the outside now
This is where it all begins on the outside looking in
Looking in
At you
I'm just an alien through and through
Tryin' to make believe I'm you
Tryin' to fit
Just a stranger on the outside looking in

The disco makes me sick I
Wear the wrong clothes
I say the wrong things
You know I can't dance
My feet are much too wide (I'm on the outside)

You think you set the trends
You wear your hair just right
Your clothes are out-a-sight
Your house is modern really kitch
You get so macho when you're with your bitch
(I'm on the outside)

I see them go to work
I see them go to sleep
I see them on T.V.
I see them laugh and cry
I'm on the outside. I'm on the outside. I'm on the outside

(Repeat chorus)

I'm on the outside. I'm on the outside now
I'm on the outside
I'm on the outside now