Saturday Happy Song - Danny Elfman - Gratitude

Oh my GAWD!!!!!

I have had so much going on I didn't talk about the release of the Deluxe Remastered rereleases of the first 3 Led Zeppelin albums that came out YESTERDAY (or, well, 2 days ago as it is now after midnight)!!!

I can't wait to get my hands on these! I think Jimmy is seriously itching to get back to playing some Zeppelin music, and that this is a reflection of that. Till anybody can get Robert to change his damn stubborn mind I guess we go without a live show. I mean, what the hell dude..my other leading man, Danny Elfman who also publicly swore off playing live again has had a changed of heart for a couple of shows (EEEEEK! I missed it the first time and the music Gods have smiled upon me once more!!!).

I have heard Black Dog and  Gallows Pole (my favorite Zeppelin song, thank you music gods for putting that on the radio last week) and while the versions that were released at the time are far superior so far, it's going to be very interesting to hear what almost was. 

So, enjoy the below teaser and let's compare notes when we have an opinion developed.

The Dark Master, in his youth

Image via Wikipedia

Those that know me well could probably ramble off the short list of my all time favorite bands because I am so very, very obsessed with them. I like music from all over the world, however, if I were to narrow it down to music I couldn't live with out; music that I would require to keep me sane on my proverbial desert island it would come down to about 5 bands. Sadly or not most are rock, I realize Led Zeppelin is a given here seeing as I have sung loudly the praises of one Robert Plant. I also realize, startlingly in fact, that you wouldn't be able to claim to know me so well without one vital piece of information I have neglected to mention in this space: I love, LOVE, LOVE...Oingo Boingo.


In the earlier days of seeing each other, The Man and I realized we were having one of those I'm really gonna like this person moments when I asked if he liked Oingo Boingo and it happened to be the CD he had grabbed to put on.


The music of Oingo Boingo shaped my youth and may be a very good indicator as to why I am so...unique.


Anyhow, you can imagine how surprised and delighted I was to find this as I was going through my fathers slides:





That is an approximately 20 year old Danny Elfman, in approximately 1974, on the beach in Venice California. EEEEEEK! What a fricking find!


The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo formed in 1972 by Danny's older brother Richard Elfman as a performance art group that toured large parts of the world. In 1976 Richard retired the group to Danny who turned it into the Punk/New Wave wonder that took over the 1980's and toured for 17 more years.

Incidentally I also happen to have a photo of Richard taken on the same day!!


Double Eeeeeeek!

Both Elfman brothers in one day! I nearly fell over when we found these. There are a few more, of the band in costume, with instruments. I haven't photoshopped those yet, so I'll post them later. Till then you can just bask in this rare and amazing Boingo find.