Do any of you listen to Oingo Boingo? This song reminds me of the great "Sweet & Tender Hooligan"

[Theo van Gogh Martyrs Brigade]

"Only a Lad" by Oingo Boingo

Johnny was bad.
Even as a child everybody could tell
Everyone said, "If you don't get straight you'll surely go to Hell."
But, Johnny didn't care.
He was an outlaw by the time that he was ten years old.
He didn't wanna do what he was told.
Just a prankster.
A juvenile gangster!

The lady down the block
She had a radio that Johnny wanted, oh, so bad
And so he took it the first chance he had
And then he shot her in the leg
And this is what she said

(Chorus):

Only A Lad
You really can't blame him
Only A Lad
Society's made him
Only A Lad
He's our responsibility
Only A Lad
He really couldn't help it
Only A Lad
He didn't wanna do it
Only A Lad
He's underprivileged and abused
Perhaps a little bit confused

And when he stole the car
Nobody dreamed that he would try to take it so far
He didn't mean to hit the poor man
Who had to go and die
It made the judge cry

(Chorus):

It's not his fault that he can't behave
Society's made him go astray
Perhaps if we're nice he'll go away
Perhaps he'll go away, he'll go away...

 

[The Seeker of Good Songs]

Re: Do any of you listen to Oingo Boingo? This song reminds me of the great "Sweet & Tender Hooligan

I thought similarly long ago when I heard it but you reminded me of my lost memory.

 

[Theo van Gogh Martyrs Brigade]

Oingo Boing "Capitalism" - a great song, don't ya think?

Oingo Boing "Capitalism" - very good lyrics!

There’s nothing wrong with capitalism
There’s nothing wrong with free enterprise
Don’t try to make me feel guilty
I’m so tired of hearing you cry

There’s nothing wrong with making some profit
If you ask me I’ll say it’s just fine
There’s nothing wrong with wanting to live nice
I’m so tired of hearing you whine
About the revolution
Bringin’ down the rich
When was the last time you dug a ditch, baby!

If it ain’t one thing
Then it’s the other
Any cause that crosses your path
Your heart bleeds for anyone’s brother
I’ve got to tell you you’re a pain in the ass

You criticize with plenty of vigor
You rationalize everything that you do
With catchy phrases and heavy quotations
And everybody is crazy but you

You’re just a middle class, socialist brat
From a suburban family and you never really had to work
And you tell me that we’ve got to get back
To the struggling masses (whoever they are)
You talk, talk, talk about suffering and pain
Your mouth is bigger than your entire brain
What the hell do you know about suffering and pain . . .

(repeat first verse)

(repeat chorus)

There’s nothing wrong with capitalism
There’s nothing wrong with capitalism
There’s nothing wrong with capitalism
There’s nothing wrong with capitalism

 

[Theo van Gogh Martyrs Brigade]

Here's another good Oingo Boingo song. Danny Elfman is smart!

Oingo Boingo - Perfect System Lyrics

I'm in love with you I know
And I know that you love me too
I'm in love with you I know
I'm in love with everyone too
We're all comrades now you know
We're all brothers under the skin
With a few adjustments now
Living in the perfect system

The adjustment's simple there is really no pain
You'll hardly notice anything has changed
Living in a programmed life never really has ups and downs
There's no need for fighting now
There's no reason to wear a frown

In a perfect system
There's no confrontation
Unnecessary friction
To impede our concentration
We've simply done away with
Unnecessary friction
I live in a system
I got an occupation
I get enough nutrition
By eating protein biscuits
Recommended by the system
It's routine regulation
I had an operation . . .

I'm in love with you I know
And I know that you love me too
I'm in love with you I know
I'm in love with everyone too

I can tell by the look in your blank dull eyes
That you agree, but I'm not a bit surprised

Living in a programmed life never really has ups and downs
There's no need for fighting now
There's no reason to wear a frown

I had an operation
With no adverse reaction
They tampered with my brain some
It helped me see the reason
For living in the system
It helped me see the reason

(We're all brothers in a perfect world)
In a perfect world there's uniformity
(We're all brothers in a perfect world)
In a perfect world there's conformity
(We're all brothers in a perfect world)

There's no need for spontaneity
Perfect system we're all brothers to the end
Brothers to the end
Brothers to the end
I know and I know that you love me too
(Brothers to the end) I know I'm in love with everyone too
(Brothers to the end) I know we're all comrades under the skin
(Brothers to the end) I know living in a perfect system
BROTHERS TO THE END

 

[Theo van Gogh Martyrs Brigade]

The music of "Ambitious Outsiders" always reminds me of an Elfman film score

 

[seriously flawed - not right in the head]

Re: The music of "Ambitious Outsiders" always reminds me of an Elfman film score

Well the music of "Ambitious Outsiders" always leads me to believe they are obviously racist.
Why?
Because they happen to be ambitious outsiders.

 

[please]

Re: Oingo Boing "Capitalism" - a great song, don't ya think?

That song is very very poor indeed written like an essay and not a very good one at that

> Oingo Boing "Capitalism" - very good lyrics!

> There’s nothing wrong with capitalism
> There’s nothing wrong with free enterprise
> Don’t try to make me feel guilty
> I’m so tired of hearing you cry

> There’s nothing wrong with making some profit
> If you ask me I’ll say it’s just fine
> There’s nothing wrong with wanting to live nice
> I’m so tired of hearing you whine
> About the revolution
> Bringin’ down the rich
> When was the last time you dug a ditch, baby!

> If it ain’t one thing
> Then it’s the other
> Any cause that crosses your path
> Your heart bleeds for anyone’s brother
> I’ve got to tell you you’re a pain in the ass

> You criticize with plenty of vigor
> You rationalize everything that you do
> With catchy phrases and heavy quotations
> And everybody is crazy but you

> You’re just a middle class, socialist brat
> From a suburban family and you never really had to work
> And you tell me that we’ve got to get back
> To the struggling masses (whoever they are)
> You talk, talk, talk about suffering and pain
> Your mouth is bigger than your entire brain
> What the hell do you know about suffering and pain . . .

> (repeat first verse)

> (repeat chorus)

> There’s nothing wrong with capitalism
> There’s nothing wrong with capitalism
> There’s nothing wrong with capitalism
> There’s nothing wrong with capitalism