But the entire set of music was pretty entertaining, “Skinheads” being no exception. It was pegged as “weird,” of course, alongside other college rock staples as They Might Be Giants, Devo and Wall of Voodoo. Demento hosted special weekend on MTV, back when they were still young and less inclined toward reality TV. The first time I heard “Take the Skinheads Bowling” was on a Dr. (By the way, listen to “Nasty Habits” at the end of the album for a sneak peek at Elfman’s future career in film scoring.) – Terrance Terichįrom Telephone Free Landslide Victory (1985) It would be a few more albums before they would play up the whole `Dia de los Muertos’ theme in design and image, but “Only a Lad” was certainly a step in the direction of the macabre. Yes, Boingo was dark from the very onset. In the beginning, Boingo was much more ska-influenced, especially in the rude boy, horn heavy “Only a Lad.” The song tells the tale of a boy causing trouble, with an old lady and a judge making apologies for him, as the title of the song gives away, but frontman Danny Elfman isn’t fooled, hoping he gets the electric chair. The band mixed genres convincingly, with new wave, soul, metal and ska all taking a seat within their first few albums. Oingo Boingo never became as popular outside of Southern California, but their SoCal fans were legion, packing venues every Halloween. I could have easily written about Only a Lad as a personal best album review, but decided to narrow it down to the title track, one of the standouts on the debut from one of the biggest local bands in the world. So without further ado, here are 60-some-odd songs from the ’80s that we just happen to consider the best ever. It may not be comprehensive and all-inclusive, but it’s pretty damn good, if we say so ourselves. Rather, these are a few dozen songs of the ’80s that we really like, and were inspired to write about for whatever reason struck us. That would require more time and effort and that’s something that, maybe, we’ll get to another time, if we feel like it. Now, just to clarify, this isn’t an ordered, polled, be-all/end-all list of the greatest songs of the 80s. And now, as we’re a week away from beginning our Best of the ’80s feature, we have a similar list of our favorite songs of the ’80s. Last year, as you may recall, we took a look at the Best of the ’70s, beginning with a special Best Song Ever edition of songs that we saw fit to call the best ever of that decade.
As autumn approaches, it can only mean one thing for Treble: decade-in-review time.
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