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How old are you?
Bingo. Anybody who's "knowledgeable in music" but never heard of Oingo Boingo is hovering around 25 AND doesn't know nearly as much about music as they think they do.
Or 55.
Well, unfortunately for your arguments, I'm just at half way between 25 and 55. So right in what appears to be the range of someone who should know who this is, according to a few of you.
I grew up in the 80s in a household that had radio on all day every weekend, and top 40 radio at that. My older brother had a cd collection that hit 1000 by the mid the 90s, and it was all 60s-80s. I've been in bands for over 10 years that played a huge variety of rock, pop and 80s.
I know a lot more about popular music than most. I have had several 80s compilation CDs in the past, and OB is not on any of them. I have made 80s playlists based on best of website lists, and OB has never shown up, and it's never come across my pandora stations either.
You're not gonna convince me this band is a household name. They are very mildly successful. Relatively obscure one might say.