Little Girls (Oingo Boingo song)

"Little Girls" is a song by American new wave group Oingo Boingo and the opening track of their debut album Only a Lad.

Background
"Little Girls" was written by Danny Elfman after reading an article in a newspaper. The song was written as a satire and has a strong punk influence, plus horn arrangements. When asked about the song's darkly humorous lyrics in 2010, Elfman replied that:

Elfman would reiterate this view in 2014, claiming that the song was an "in-your-face facetious jab." Elfman has occasionally offered other explanations; in a 1985 concert he jokingly suggested that the song was about how his girlfriend was so "very, very little" that "she fits in the palm of [his] hand."

"Little Girls" was described by Creative Loafing Tampa as one of the standout tracks of Only a Lad.

The music video depicts Elfman in an empty house dancing with girls and people with dwarfism, followed by on-lookers staring vacantly as he walks down a street with an apparent underage girl. The Independent called the video "the creepiest music video of all time" and was originally banned in Canada.

References

Category:Oingo Boingo songs
Category:1981 songs
Category:Music video controversies