Let’s go back in time, shall we? It’s circa 1984 and you’re a record slut who buys music every week. When you’re not buying music, you’re often seen trolling the “Used LP” section at your local new and used record store (in my case it was Rasputin Records). Week after week you keep seeing a soundtrack for a film you’ve never heard of in the cutout bin, but the artists who have contributed songs are quite well known. You keep passing on buying the LP because, quite honestly, there are other records that are vying for (and winning!) your attention. And since you’re a record slut, you usually go with the records in the front of the store instead of the bottom feeders in the cutout bin. Hey, you may be a record slut, but you have your standards…sort of.
Finally, one day, after finding really nothing of interest, you break down and buy a copy of the “Party Party” soundtrack that’s been giving you the “How YOU doin’ ” look every week. You get home, put the record on the turntable and you have the good kind of “WTF” moment where you just love the song you’re hearing.
In my case, it’s the title track by Elvis Costello and the Attractions. To my knowledge, this song is not easy to find, so what we have here is a nugget from the LP (digitized for your musical enjoyment) of the “Party Party” soundtrack that Elvis fans (and non-fans) should import to their music player. It’s a goofy song that probably reflects the idiocy of the movie. But it’s so dang likable, that you’ll probably be singing the chorus long after you’ve moved on to other songs.
“Party Party” Elvis Costello and the Attractions (Download)
BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!
Wanna know what Sting is like at a party after a few drinks? No, he’s not going to entice you with tales of hanging out with native people of the Amazon. Nor will he enthrall you with his awesome yoga moves while holding a small dog…
Nope. He’s going to jump up on the coffee table, grab a Mr. Microphone, a crappy bass guitar, and belt out that classic from Little Richard, “Tutti Frutti.”
“Tutti Frutti” Sting (Download)
Pops and scratches are included at no additional cost!
–PK
11 thoughts on ““I Could Give A Rip”: Party Party”
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“But it’s so dang likable…” LOL! Dang? Never thought you’d use that word 🙂
Thanks for the party party music.
Yeah “dang.” As J reminds me from the Little House books words like “dang” are “Wooden swearing” and it’s just as bad. 😉
OK, first your comments on Sting had me cracking up, but then you quoted Ma from Little House! Too funny! Next you’ll be saying “gol ding it!” (That’s how Almonzo swore in the book…and I don’t even think that was considered ‘wooden’, them was real swear words!)
I could have gone my whole life without hearing Tutti Frutti, I think, but Party Party is a great song.
I have never heard of the movie Party Party, or the song. But I like Elvis, so there you go.
And, our record hangout was Middle Earth Records, and they always had all the newest import singles and such that you couldn’t get anywhere else. I loved that place.
Sting with a little dog doing the Yoga. Hehehee I wonder if he would to do a downward dog with Piper smiling up at him and Geni with her head tilted to the side checking them out. Nice songs…
As long as he’s not getting all Tantric with that dog! hahaha
Well, it has been said that Sting suffers from bi-polar disorder….
Thanks for the listen. It was enjoyable and fun.
Pah-ty Pah-ty Pah-ty Paaah-ty!
Great! How am I supposed to get that out of my head now?
I loved Rasputin Records, and in my high school days I spent many a after school afternoon there and next door at Blondi’s.
Did you see that they moved into Tower’s old space?
I did see that Rasputin is now at the old Tower location…and I did check out the place. It’s not very nice, but they have tons of stuff.
And a bit of a God complex, too.