How many times in a row can lightning strike? Three times? (Or is it four?) Come help us count the holes! Listen for the layered meanings and the Devil's tritone embedded in this classic tune from the 1984 Danny Elfman album So-Lo.

Song Clips:

• “Lightning” - Danny Elfman, So-Lo (1984)

Fan-Supplied Content:

• “Goodbye-Goodbye” - The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, bootleg demo
• “Lightning” - Oingo Boingo, bootleg demos
• “Lightning” - Oingo Boingo, The Palace, Los Angeles, CA, 4-28-1985
• “Lightning” - Oingo Boingo, The Palace, Los Angeles, CA, 4-30-1985
• “Sweat” - Oingo Boingo, Universal Amphitheatre, Hollywood, CA, 1-16-1993
• “I Am The Walrus” - Oingo Boingo, Universal Amphitheatre, Hollywood, CA, 1-16-1993
• “Lightning” - Oingo Boingo, Universal Amphitheatre, Hollywood, CA, 1-16-1993

The Oingo Boingo Secret Appreciation Society Podcast is produced and hosted by Robynne Winchester. Patreon is operated by Adam Burr.

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