Garden Party Song

Garden Party (Rick Nelson song) Jump to navigation Jump to search. 'Garden Party' is a 1972 hit song written by Rick Nelson and recorded by him and the Stone Canyon Band on the album Garden Party. The song tells the story of Nelson being booed at a concert at Madison Square Garden. D D(C#bass) D(B bass) D(A bass) G A D A chance to share old memories and play our songs again. D G D G When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name, D D(C#bass) D(B bass) D(A bass) G A D but no one recog - nized me, I didn't look the same Chorus: D G A D D(B bass) G A D But it's, all right now. I learned my lesson well.

Intro: Starts with 5th string bass notes: A, B, C#(C#bass) ( bass) ( bass) ( bass) ( bass) ( bass)Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh OohVerse 1:I went to a garden party to reminisce with my old friends.(C#bass) ( bass) ( bass)A chance to share old memories and play our songs again.When I got to the garden party, they all knew my name,(C#bass) ( bass) ( bass)but no one recog - nized me, I didn't look the sameChorus:( bass)But it's, all right now. I learned my lesson well.You see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.Verse 2:People came from miles around. Everyone was there.(C#bass) ( bass) ( bass)Yoko brought her walrus. There was magic in the air.And over in the corner, much to my surprise,(C#bass) ( bass) ( bass)Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes wearing his disguise.Chorus:( bass)But it's, all right now. Team sonic racing characters.

I learned my lesson well.You see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.Lot da da, lot n da da daVerse 3:I played them all the old songs, I thought that's why they came. Tab from: (C#bass) ( bass) ( bass)No one heard the music, We didn't look the same.I said hello to 'Mary Lou', she belongs to me.(C#bass) ( bass) ( bass)When I sang a song about a honky tonk, it was time to leave.Chorus:( bass)But it's, all right now.

I learned my lesson well.You see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.Lot da da, lot n da da daVerse 4:Someone opened up the closet door and out stepped Johnny B. Goode,(C#bass) ( bass) ( bass)Playing guitar like a ringin' a bell and lookin'like he should.If you gotta play at garden parties, I wish you a lotta luck(C#bass) ( bass) ( bass)But if memories were all I sang, I'd rather drive a truck.Chorus:( bass)But it's, all right now. I learned my lesson well.You see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.Lot da da, lot n da da daFinal Chorus:( bass)And it's, all right now. Fractured space ships.

I learned my lesson well.You see you, can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself.

On October 15, 1971, a Rock 'n Roll Revival concert was given at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The playbill included many greats of the early rock era, including Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, and Bobby Rydell.Nelson came on stage dressed in the then-current fashion, wearing bell-bottoms and a purple velvet shirt, with his hair hanging down to his shoulders. He started playing his older songs 'Hello Mary Lou' and 'She Belongs to Me', but then he played The Rolling Stones' 'Country Honk' (a country version of their hit song 'Honky Tonk Women') and the crowd began to boo. While some reports say that the booing was caused by police action in the back of the audience, Nelson took it personally and left the stage.

He watched the rest of the concert backstage and did not reappear on stage for the finale.