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Oingo Boingo

Dead Man’s Party

1985 · via Oingo Boingo

Oingo Boingo’s 1985 recording of “Dead Man’s Party” is the earliest release on file. Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo is credited as its writer. Also recorded by Protest the Hero + Dethklok (released 2020), The Last Dance (released 2003) and Clear Static (released 2005), among 31 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Elfman wrote this one for his own band in 1985, and by 2020 it had turned into a two-act team-up. Start with the Boingo cut, then hear how far the party traveled.

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Credited writer: Danny Elfman.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1985.

Other recordings on file · first release year

31 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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