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Oingo Boingo

Only a Lad

1979 · via Oingo Boingo

Oingo Boingo’s 1979 recording of “Only a Lad” is the earliest release on file. Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo is credited as its writer. Also recorded by The Stereo (released 2005), Delta Nove (released 2006) and WaveGroup Sound (released 2007), among 9 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Danny Elfman wrote "Only a Lad" and Oingo Boingo cut it first in 1979; The Stereo picked it up in 2005. Spin them back to back and hear what a quarter century does to a song.

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Credited writer: Danny Elfman.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1979.

Other recordings on file · first release year

9 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Danny Elfman wrote "Only a Lad" for Oingo Boingo. Which band recorded its own take on the song decades later?The Stereo
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