Danny, don't be surprised that people love your work. You're a genius, dude.

From my perspective the lyric "chauffer coming to my door, says there room for maybe just one more" references the ferryman, Charon coming to take your soul across the river Styx and that he always has room for another soul. That leads to "shiny silver dollar on either eye" which is what you need to pay Charon for his service. All of that goes back to, of course, ancient Greek myths about dying and going to the underworld to meet Hades and Persephone.

@shazith9999

3 ай бұрын

i always thought the chauffeur was the guy driving the hearse

So absolutely insane that I woke up this morning wishing that I could interview Danny and ask him about the lyrics to this song.

That's how I write music too. Danny is my idol & completely shaped my singing voice from birth.

@flippy101mph9

Жыл бұрын

dude same outside of I've been composing all my damn life somehow this style popped into me

love this! Danny my biggest musical inspiration. love hearing him talk about processes like this

The live video they show , its one of the best live performances ever.

Danny is ha always had a sort of "Whimsy-Goth" asthedic long before the term"Goth" was even a thing. Back in the 80's Oingo Boingo was only playedon collage radio which me made bootleg /diy mix tapes of and passed them around and the rare occasion we had money to buy records in Atlanta it was Wax N Facts in Little Five Points! I have a special place in my heart for Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo!

That song just sounds inevitable. Like it's always been there and he just found it.

Love Danny. What a musical hero.

i’ve been in love with the dead man’s party album for a while now. it’s great to hear about the creation of it

i am always listening to oingo bongo

Such an incredible guy. Love him so much. I'd heard the story about Lola asking about the drum machine before but I don't remember where. He's almost 70 and his hair is still so red!

@nuclearcatbaby1131

9 ай бұрын

His armpit hair is still red too. That’s how you know he’s not dyeing it. Unless he dyes his armpit hair as well. But gingers generally take longer to go grey especially if they take care of themselves as he does.

Danny Elfman is being interviewed by David S. Pumkins.

@Nightrun007

Ай бұрын

Any questions?!

@stevepd1

Ай бұрын

@@Nightrun007 Aieee pappi!

@Nightrun007

Ай бұрын

@@stevepd1 Haha, too funny! Gotta love the beat boy skeletons!

@stevepd1

Ай бұрын

@@Nightrun007 You're cool.

What a genius

Avenged sevenfold definitely got "dancing dead" from oingo boingo. Both great songs, plus Danny working with them even puts the cherry on top

Thanks!!

Genius.

Danny is so versatile & multi-talented, that it truly is 'yikes' !!!😂🤩 &, if you ever go lookin' for a 'dead man,' you'll probably hear this song in the Malibu foothills...😂🤩 (me, via Haslett, MI, to Topanga, too !!!)😂 THIS, IS ONE FAB, NONE LIKE IT, DANCING, SWINGIN' TUNE... &, i Never tired of it... :) 💫✨💜 THANKS !🙏 (Oh, & i watched '9,' like twice, in a row, & it's amazingly adorable... big wow... :)😵‍💫😊😁

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Praise BoB! From a friend of the Church of the Sub Genius

I thought the album was from 1985, not 1986.

@1r0nl10nz10n

7 ай бұрын

And you'd be correct. I'm surprised no one else has mentioned it...and why Danny doesn't correct the interviewer is kinda odd.

Danny Elfman disavows Oingo Boingo like Bill Nelson disavows Be-BopDeluxe. Not how proper pop stars are supposed to act!

Danny Is the greatest musician ever!!!