Garden Party
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"Garden Party" is a 1972 country rock song by Ricky Nelson reflecting on his experience of being booed at a Madison Square Garden concert for playing new material instead of his early hits.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Garden Party ⓘ |
| artist | Ricky Nelson ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
US Billboard Adult Contemporary hit
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US Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre | country rock ⓘ |
| hasBSide | So Long Mama ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersion |
John Fogerty
ⓘ
Johnny Lee ⓘ various country artists ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeElement |
concludes with personal resolution to "please yourself"
ⓘ
recounts specific concert incidents ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
Bob Dylan
ⓘ
surface form:
references Bob Dylan
The Beatles ⓘ
surface form:
references The Beatles
Yoko Ono ⓘ
surface form:
references Yoko Ono
|
| hasRecordingArtistRole | lead vocals by Ricky Nelson ⓘ |
| inspiredByEvent |
Ricky Nelson
ⓘ
surface form:
Ricky Nelson concert at Madison Square Garden
|
| label | Decca Records ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes and 45 seconds ⓘ |
| locationMentioned | Madison Square Garden ⓘ |
| lyricsRefrain |
"But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well"
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"You can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself" ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Ricky Nelson ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ricky Nelson
ⓘ
surface form:
Ricky Nelson discography
|
| performer | Ricky Nelson ⓘ |
| producer |
Ricky Nelson
ⓘ
surface form:
Rick Nelson
|
| recordingDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
artist’s decision to play new material
ⓘ
audience expectations of old hits ⓘ concert at Madison Square Garden ⓘ |
| tempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
reaction to being booed for playing new material
ⓘ
reflection on fame and artistic integrity ⓘ |
| writer | Ricky Nelson ⓘ |
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