No Spill Blood

Album: Good for Your Soul (1982)
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Songfacts®:

  • The lyrics to this song were inspired by the H.G. Wells book The Island of Dr. Moreau, which is about a mad scientist on a remote island who conducts horrific experiments on animals, turning them into man-like creatures. Devo's "Jocko Homo" was also inspired by Dr. Moreau.
  • Oingo Boingo was led by Danny Elfman, who was getting his career as a film composer going when this song was released in 1982. Elfman wrote all the songs for Oingo Boingo and had many more to spare - melodies are always running through his head. He kept the band going until 1995, even as he was scoring films like Batman and Edward Scissorhands. "No Spill Blood" is a great example of how he could turn a narrative into a song.

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