Elementary Physics — Oingo Boingo | Nothing To Fear Unreleased 1982

Elementary Physics (Reuploaded from higher quality source) — This is a demo recording of a lost song, before recording Nothing To Fear. It was never played live as far as anyone knows. Great lustful groove and the slightly twisted lyrics.
Often mislabelled as being from the Dead Man's Party era but definitely an earlier song from the original lineup (Vatos confirmed), sounds a lot more Nothing To Fear.

[OingoBoingoTapes]

Lyrics:
I wish I could say something
To make you understand
I wish I could get through to you
For just a minute or two

It’s really very simple
I want your body now
I’ll get to know you later
We’ll work it out somehow

And I need you tonight
And I need you tonight
And I need you tonight
And I need you tonight

It’s elementary physics
It’s simple chemistry
It doesn’t take computers
To know what you mean to me

It’s popular mechanics
That keeps me up at night
It’s all those pumps and pulleys
That makes me long for you by my side

If you would just believe me
If you would just give in
Are motives so important anyhow?
If I could only speak my mind
Without you running away
If I could just convince you please to stay

And I need you tonight
And I need you tonight
And I need you tonight
And I need you tonight

It’s really very simple
I want your body now
I’ll get to know you later
We’ll work it out somehow

It’s elementary physics
Beginner calculus
First term biology
What will become of you and me?

If you would just believe me
If you would just give in
Are motives so important anyhow?
If I could only speak my mind
Without you running away
If I could just convince you please to stay

And I need you tonight
And I need you tonight
And I need you tonight
And I need you tonight

[darvinmk]

Reading that this song was never played in live i now wonder how many songs out there, recorded, but never resurfaced (never even played live)...

[hiropon]

when I was in my teens and into boingo some sweet russian Boingo fan painstakingly emailed me all of these weird b-sides etc. it took us like a month, now they're just on youtube for everyone. I'm so chuffed it's so glorious having boingo lovers and potential new fans can actually access their discog. people like you and my old russian mate are doing gods work. thank you kings amongst men <3

[ntheflesh]

We were robbed! This song is peak Oingo Boingo! Really wish it got an official release because it absolutely deserves it.

[mummifiedgoose]

The bass shining through at 2:25 gets me so pumped every time I cant even explain it

[nerdiboy]

It makes me think of Mad Scientists with suggestively erotic (though most likely more disturbing) lyrics. Like the guy practicing Elementary Physics and Chemistry is working on some Cronenberg-type shit, with flies and telepads; with Frankensteinean vivisection and brain transplants and tin-foil mind-control; with malevolent AI and cybernetic augments.
Basically, stock science-fiction tropes and imagery, about some community college kid or med-school misfit creating monsters or f***ing with the laws of nature, science, and reality.

[Heartofjoya]

The horns!! How dare Danny tour in 94 without them. Tee tee he!!! Peace and love! .

[heliojip]

im so fucking mad this isnt on spotify

[itsterminal]

elementary physics has to be one of my favourite demo songs

[MrTeton]

I really hope demos and rough mixes for rest of the Nothing To Fear tracks are gonna surface soon, it would be so amazing.

[connormckibben]

Loving the new video format too with the block writing and custom info fonts. Very nice!

[TricaudaeStudio]

I realllyy love the use of more industrial instrumentation and syncopation in this. It all feels so sinister, but also compelling and sexy. I'm a sucker for industrial style music, but still. This is one song that I just cannot put down!

[rootbeer]

Don’t get me wrong, I love Why’d We Come but if this was too replace it, I would have absolutely no problem with that.

[leelamason]

What a groovy bass line. 😩 a tragedy it ended up not on the album

[SpookySims]

I like the little detail you have. You know what I mean- you made the text represent the record’s cover title. Really nice thing to add I love it :D

[cayenne]

i would do unspeakable things in return for a higher quality version of this song. i need it. NEED

[MrRandomguy]

Really happy to see these higher quality uploads, didn't think this would happen

[djspecialk]

Oingo Boingo was my favorite band in the 80s. It makes sense that many of their unreleased tracks were not released because they were lacking. But this one--I have idea why this song wasn't pursued. Tragic. Wow.

[MephProduction]

Does sound more like the Good For Your Soul stuff.. sounds like the bridges the gap between those albums so interesting reading it came before Nothing to Fear.

[strangewayfaringstranger]

This song is infectious. Also, are you gonna post videos of Danny's performances at Coachella? He did A LOT of Oingo Boingo songs.