Oingo Boingo - Cool City Lyrics






Icy steel shooting through concrete, Cool City
Mountains of glass reflect the sky
Everybody feels real good in Cool City
Each day brings a new surprise

Johnny came 2000 miles to Cool City
He came to see what makes things tick
He cut his hair and bought new clothes in the Cool City
Finally found his life's ambition

How to do nothing perfectly
To do it with style so gracefully
'Cause life is so delicious in Cool City

Outside, no one's on the street
Don't stop, or you'll miss a beat

Someone's standing in a doorway—Cool City
You open the door and check him out so casually
The music's blasting all night long in Cool City
They recognize his face, so it's all right
This one knew the right address
He even knew someone in a band
While the others wait all night standing there in
Cool City

So hard to make the right friends
You might have to sell some skin
The nights go on forever

The blacks, they all hate the whites
The whites think they're tough, but they're not
The boys go out with each other
The girls who will be in movies

If you're high, you're in the right place—Cool City
Animals seek out their own kind
Shake some hands and take a lunch in Cool City
Someone's going to try and tempt you
Listen to all the brilliant plans in the Cool City
It's all free now, but you'll pay later with your soul
Pray to the objects on the wall
That you'll stay young and never grow old

So come on, the water's fine
Have a drink; snort a line
'Cause the nights get very chilly here in
Cool City





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  1. J.... J....

    Los Angeles much?

  2. b.... b....

    this man is a gift of heaven

    b.... b....

    Favorite Boingo song! His voice.........no one else like it

  3. D.... ....

    Cool City is on the way to Shell Beach!

  4. H.... S....

    I love his music and he may just get his own playlist in my youtube playlist cool city will be the second song to go in there right after his peewee's theme i love this man music

  5. H.... S....

    I will have to watch this damn movie now that i know danny elfman did the cool city song

  6. J.... ....

    If anyone here has read/seen the outsiders, this song fre k kin matches it pretty well...

  7. A.... I....

    Hey Danny, here\s my COOL CITY, produced by Reverend Kevin Nunn, rapper-preacher of Asbury Park, NJ. He is fantastic. Blessings to you all! ihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2zu9ngBTVc&start_radio=1&list=RDGMEMMib4QpREwENw3_jAc0YgNwVMM2zu9ngBTVc

  8. S.... A....

    I had an idea for a scripted jukebox musical based on Oingo Boingo songs. This was an early song to establish setting. Laura Engel never wrote back to me.

  9. N.... ....

    Johnny from only a lad?

    N.... ....

    I like how he uses that reoccurring name. There are a lot of Johnnys in this world. Brats who think the rules dont apply to them.

  10. T.... S....

    This is a good one ! :-)

  11. S.... H....

    Ghoul City

  12. D.... C....

    Have a drink, snort a line
    'Cause the nights get very chilly here in cool city
    .......................................

  13. M.... K....

    Reminds me of Cool World.

  14. r.... ....

    Anyone else think an instrumental of this song could be music for a Sega Genesis game?

    r.... ....

    +robert4092 Yes, and that's a great thing in my book. Sonic The Hedgehog 2, for example, has some of the best game music around.

    r.... ....

    haha ive been thinking this for awhile, mostly sonic the hedgehog 2

    r.... ....

    streets of rage?

    r.... ....

    The reason they sounds similar is because they use a famous synthesizer called the Yamaha DX7 which uses a unique sound called FM (frequency modulation). Yamaha made the sound-chips for the Sega Genesis using FM synthesis.

    r.... ....

    Boss fight!

  15. T.... L....

    YOU ARE A THIEF DIRT BAG BLOOD SUCKER "COOL CITY" YOU STOLE IT FROM ME!

    T.... L....

    THE LEGACY QUEST Can you prove that? I mean seriously?

    T.... L....

    danny elfman is best the world

    T.... L....

    @Karol Ginnette Yes he is!💜

    T.... L....

    yes right lisa is reflexetion

    T.... L....

    WOW....GRT HELP

  16. E.... F....

    JTHM totally...

  17. r.... k....

    the whites think they're tough but they're not

    r.... k....

    cooooooool cityyyy

    r.... k....

    @ernestine maloy ok!

    r.... k....

    The blacks still hate the whites

    r.... k....

    kinda random but k

    r.... k....

    The white folks think they're at the top, ask any proud white male...

  18. N.... M....

    The band playing with him IS Oingo Boingo

  19. d.... ....

    I think it's illustrative of the fact that Danny Elfman is Oingo Boingo - are there some good musician in there with him? .. of course, but without him there is no band.

    d.... ....

    this is all oingo boingo. they were in a fight with their record label, so came out with an album under danny elfman's name in the meantime

    d.... ....

    not only that be he wanted to record some songs he couldn't do on a normal OB record, so this was a good excuse to so something different, although "Dark..." ended up being released under the Boingo name and that;s kinda a solo album too,

  20. G.... ....

    He's also sung his songs for some of Tim Burton movies, such as "Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Charley and the Chocolate Factory."

  21. L.... L....

    His sang quite a bit, his band was called Oingo Boingo.
    This album, "SO-LO", actually IS an Oingo Boingo one (all the other members are the back up musicians,) but either he wanted to have a solo album or he released it this way contractually.
    Check out any of the first 4 Boingo albums or the greatest hits collection!

    L.... L....

    Laroo Learue SoLo was created because of a label contract problem. MCA was having problems with Oingo Boingo as they were switching to a new label. They wouldn't let Boingo release an album. Elfman worked on an album in secret with the Boingo crew and this album came out on MCA. Then Boingo switched to the new label album and released Dead Mans Party.

    L.... L....

    Oingo Boingo featuring Paul Fox.

  22. A.... ....

    @SpectacularSapphire Guess your rock is never to be found

  23. E.... H....

    I didn't even know that Danny Elfman sang! Wow! :D I'm so glad that I found this, it's awesome!

    E.... H....

    Oingo boingo is awesome, check out their other work too!!

    E.... H....

    dont worry bout it thay make fun....cuase i DO..............DEL....NTS.........LB

    E.... H....

    also the voice of jack skellington in nightmare before christmas!

    E.... H....

    Eimíle H and what planet are you from anyway ????of course he sang til hearing loss changed his ability to hit those high notes...

    E.... H....

    He's sung at least as recently as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Corpse Bride.

  24. s.... ....

    @Sharif280pro Especially since a weak score can't really hurt your career at all, while a really good one will get recycled in trailers for decades to come. The theme from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure probably rakes in more ASCAP fees than most Beatles songs.

  25. A.... C....

    @Jsot745 I really hope you've learned how to use Torrents by now.

  26. p.... ....

    i meant 2:27

  27. p.... ....

    2:22, i love how he says "the boys go out with each other" lol :)

  28. A.... ....

    i like him as much as basil poledouris xD

  29. F.... ....

    "Animals seek out their own kind"
    Fabulous

  30. c.... ....

    finally found his life's ambition...how to do nothing perfectly, to do with style so gracefully. His life is so delicious...

  31. A.... D....

    AHHHHH I love this flipping song!!!

    A.... D....

    Me too! It's all sleek and shiny and electric!

    A.... D....

    YESSSSSS......IT IS......DEL

  32. S.... C....

    @Jsot745 google "dvdvideosoft". 100 thousand times better than limewire. ;)

  33. F.... ....

    This song rocks! Danny is one of the greater geniuses of our time. Great upload.

  34. M.... P....

    @steveasat2 I think Danny was more or less done with playing with boingo by the time they called it quits in 95. I really wish they would get back together, but alas, it is not to be

  35. G.... ....

    Ty SO much for posting this!

  36. s.... ....

    Love this. Wish he'd spend more time singing than scoring, but...well, scoring has its attractions.