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* AudienceAlienatingEra: When the band dropped the "Oingo" from its name and became simply Boingo, they also dropped the horns, along with any semblance of ska, dance, or pop. A full-on AlternativeRock group whose DarkerAndEdgier music now more closely matched their lyrics, Boingo definitely alienated some of their earlier Oingo Boingo fans, while others went along for the ride. The group name reverted to Oingo Boingo (and they reinstated the horn section) for their farewell show.

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* FaceOfTheBand: The lead singer is [[Creator/DannyElfman one of the most famous film composers of all time]]. We challenge you to name one other member off the top of your head.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Oh so many. "Stay", their cover of "[[Music/TheKinks You Really Got Me]]", "Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me", "Dead Man's Party"... the list goes on.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Oh so Oh-so many. "Stay", their cover of "[[Music/TheKinks You Really Got Me]]", "Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me", "Dead Man's Party"... the list goes on.

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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: "Stay" is one of their biggest songs in Brazil after being part of a telenovela's soundtrack, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stay_(Oingo_Boingo_album) even naming a special compilation.]]



* HilariousInHindsight: "Dead Man's Party" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UbGtjnluyY takes on a whole new level]] when you realize/know the lead singer is [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington's singing voice]] and [[WesternAnimation/CorpseBride Bonejangles]].a

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* HilariousInHindsight: "Dead Man's Party" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UbGtjnluyY takes on a whole new level]] when you realize/know the lead singer is [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington's singing voice]] and [[WesternAnimation/CorpseBride Bonejangles]].a
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* HilariousInHindsight: "Dead Man's Party" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UbGtjnluyY takes on a whole new level]] when you realize/know the lead singer is [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington's singing voice]] and [[WesternAnimation/CorpseBride Bonejangles]].
* MemeticMutation: “Little Girls” has become quite popular as a theme for {{memetic molester}}s.

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* HilariousInHindsight: "Dead Man's Party" [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UbGtjnluyY takes on a whole new level]] when you realize/know the lead singer is [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington's singing voice]] and [[WesternAnimation/CorpseBride Bonejangles]].
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* MemeticMutation: “Little Girls” has become quite popular as a theme for {{memetic molester}}s. The song's LyricalDissonance has also become a meme, with many commenters noting the contrast between the music's catchiness and the inappropriateness of the lyrics.
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Pedophilia was still frowned upon back then.


* ValuesDissonance: Already risqué for the time, there's no way a song like "Little Girls" would be made today.
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* SignatureSong: For better or worse, "Little Girls" is probably their best known song these days. Although, "Dead Man's Party" is definitely giving it healthy competition.

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* SignatureSong: For better or worse, "Little Girls" is probably their best known song these days. Although, "Dead Man's Party" is definitely giving it healthy competition.competition, as with "Weird Science" (possibly due to [[Film/WeirdScience the movie of the same name]]).
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: "Little Girls" crosses the line roughly about 23 times the entire song.

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* CrossesTheLineTwice: "Little Girls" crosses the line roughly about 23 times the entire song.song, given that the song is apparently sung from the perspective of an incorrigible pedophile.

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* SignatureSong: For better or worse, "Little Girls" is probably their best known song these days.

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* SignatureSong: For better or worse, "Little Girls" is probably their best known song these days. Although, "Dead Man's Party" is definitely giving it healthy competition.


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* ValuesDissonance: Already risqué for the time, there's no way a song like "Little Girls" would be made today.
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* EarWorm: So much. “Little Girls” and the trumpets in “No One Lives Forever” spring to mind. "Dead Man's Party" is also likely to stick in your head like glue, ''especially'' the instrumental bridge.
** "Pedestrian Wolves" in its entirety, from the [[BigYes "Yeah! (Yeah!) Yeah! (Yeah!)"]] "chorus" to the EpicRiff to this awesome verse:
--->"I'm so excit'''''eeee'''''d about the prospects of meeting with a stranger in an alleeeey\\
I'm so excit'''''eeee'''''d...\\
I hope they're rough, I hope their skin is tough like Spanish leather, [[BigYes yeeeeeeeeeeah!]]\\
Can't wait until their dull, dead eyes meet mine!\\
I can't wait until their dull, dead eyes meet mine!"
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* SignatureSong: For better or worse, "Little Girls" is probably their best known song these days.
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--> "I'm so excit'''''eeee'''''d about the prospects of meeting with a stranger in an alleeeey\\

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--> "I'm --->"I'm so excit'''''eeee'''''d about the prospects of meeting with a stranger in an alleeeey\\
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I can't wait until their dull, dead eyes meet mine!"\\

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I can't wait until their dull, dead eyes meet mine!"\\mine!"
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** "Pedestrian Wolves" in its entirety, from the [[BigYes "Yeah! (Yeah!) Yeah! (Yeah!)"]] "chorus" to the EpicRiff to this awesome verse:
--> "I'm so excit'''''eeee'''''d about the prospects of meeting with a stranger in an alleeeey\\
I'm so excit'''''eeee'''''d...\\
I hope they're rough, I hope their skin is tough like Spanish leather, [[BigYes yeeeeeeeeeeah!]]\\
Can't wait until their dull, dead eyes meet mine!\\
I can't wait until their dull, dead eyes meet mine!"\\
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** "Mary". Young woman decides to leave her stultifying family and hometown, sees things out in the wider world that completely change her, and when she comes home to visit... she's rejected as a stranger.
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* TearJerker: The lyrics of ''Private Life'', especially the repeated pleas of [[DespairEventHorizon "Get me out of here!"]]

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* TearJerker: The lyrics of ''Private Life'', "Private Life", especially the repeated pleas of [[DespairEventHorizon "Get me out of here!"]]
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* TearJerker: The lyrics of ''Private Life'', especially the repeated pleas of [[DespairEventHorizon "Get me out of here!"]]
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* FaceOfTheBand: The lead singer is [[Creator/DannyElfman one of the most famous film composers of all time]]. We challenge you to name one other.

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* FaceOfTheBand: The lead singer is [[Creator/DannyElfman one of the most famous film composers of all time]]. We challenge you to name one other.other member off the top of your head.

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