Published 09:57 IST, October 30th 2020

Danny Elfman releases first solo song 'Happy' after 36 years, Watch

Danny Elfman recently released a new single for Halloween called Happy. The song is quite unusual and fans have been loving it. Take a look.

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Singer and songwriter Danny Elfman's new single called Happy recently premiered on YouTube. Happy is Danny Elfman's first solo pop song in 36 years and a delight for Oingo Boingo fans who have been asking for a new song from artist for quite some time w. Take a look at music video and see what Danny Elfman h to say about his latest music.

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A very weird and eerie video by singer, fans can spot singer Elfman’s face go through many changes in video. Fans also see Danny Elfman's eyeballs pop out and his face decay at one point. video is very appropriately Halloween med and at one point, fans see puppies turn into skeletons too.  video has many more such instances and overall has been described as a song that is 'weird' yet a 'delight' to see. 

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This is also first song that has released after Danny Elfman's breakup with his band Oingo Boingo. Oingo Boingo was a waveband and was formed by Danny in 1979. band was kwn for ir high energy concerts and unusual music. After a while, band also shifted to making rock music. A few of most famous songs by band were "Only a L", "De Man's Party" and "Weird Science".

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Danny Elfman recently talked to Variety to explain a bit about song. He started his interview by mentioning that he h written song ‘Happy’ to perform at Coachella 2020. He furr ded that song was written to be 'an absurd anti-pop song' and also basic tune h been designed to be something simple that 'degres into something more subversive'. Danny Elfman's macabre song has cynical lyrics and he ded that song represented how he felt about living in world right w. 

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Talking a bit more about  song, singer ded that Haloween was his 'Big Night' and that for Oingo Boingo Halloween concerts were ' special events and our biggest shows of year.' He furr ded that day was quite special for him. 

09:57 IST, October 30th 2020