1971년 뉴욕의 매디슨 스퀘어가든에서 열렸던 록앤롤 싱어들과의 공연에서 Rick Nelson이 노래 불렀을 때 관중들이 boo ~ ~ 라고 하면서 야유 보낸 흥미로운 해프닝을 기억하며 1972년 만들어진 노래입니다.
가사내용은 당시 공연상황과 출연가수들, 릭 넬슨 자신의 처지에 대하여 이야기하고 있습니다. 'Garden Party'는 국내에서 라디오DJ들이 방송에서 자주 틀어주었고 반응이 괜찮았던 것으로 기억되네요.
1940년생 가수이자 배우였던 릭 넬슨은 원래 Ricky Nelson이라는 예명으로 어렸을때부터 연예계 아이돌로 인기있었으며 인기가 떨어질 무렵 이곡으로 잠시 재기하였습니다.
https://youtu.be/hoHx0Tesa70
I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends.
A chance to share old memories and play our old songs again.
When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name,
But no one recognized me, I didn't look the same.
But it's all right now. I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.
People came from miles around. Everyone was there.
Yoko brought her walrus. There was magic in the air.
And over in the corner, much to my surprise,
Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise.
But it's all right now. I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.
I played them all the old songs, I thought that's why they came.
No one heard the music. We didn't look the same.
I said hello to "Mary Lou", she belongs to me.
When I sang a song about a Honky-Tonk, it was time to leave.
But it's all right now. I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.
Someone opened up a closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode,
Playing guitar like a ring and a bell and lookin' like he should.
If you gotta play at garden parties, I wish you a lotta lock,
But if memories were all I sang, I rather drive a truck.
But it's all right now. I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.
첫댓글 릭 넬슨의 재기곡 잘 감상합니다
인기의 부침에 고민하던 그는 이 노래로 다시 재기하였으나 45세의 이른 나이에 비행기사고로 타계하였다고 합니다.